May 26th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers win over Red Sox 6-1
Walker and Bridges lead Tigers at bat and on mound

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Tigers............. 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 x - 6 14 1

Tommy Bridges went the distance as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6 to 1. Bridges(2-5) looked very much in control throughout the day. He allowed only 6 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 4.71. Detroit rapped out 14 hits for the afternoon, three of which belong to outfielder 'Gee' Wilson (pictured), who is leading Detroit with a .373 batting average so far.

The loss was charged to Fritz Ostermueller(1-4). He was touched for 10 hitsand 2 walks in 7 innings.



Nats Top Sox at Comiskey, 7-5
Reserve helps defending champs to strong start

Nationals....... 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 7 11 0
White Sox....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 8 1

Nats' backup catcher Eddie Phillips hit a homerun and had 3 RBI at Comiskey Park as the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 7 to 5.

Washington jumped on top to stay in the top of the 3rd inning scoring 3runners on 3 hits. Washington out-hit Chicago for the game, 11 hits to 8. The victory was credited to General Crowder (1-2) who went 7 and 2/3 innings,allowing 4 runs. Phil Gallivan(0-3) suffered the loss. He allowed 10 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 1/3 innings.


Indian Bats Quieted by Strong A's Pitching
Cascarella is dominant on mound for Philly

Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1
Indians......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1

Joe Cascarella (pictured) is quietly amassing a strong start to the 1934 season. with today's victory over Cleveland, he is 4-0 with a 2.76 ERA. 'Joe's been a very pleasant surprise this season,' said A's owner and manager Connie Mack. 'He's a prime reason we're where we are, even after we lost some key players from previous seasons.'

Cascarella completed the game without help from the bullpen at League Parkas the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians by the count of 3 to 1. Cascarella(4-0) looked very much in control throughout the day. He allowed just 6 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Philadelphia had 9 hits for the afternoon. Willis Hudlin (2-4) was charged with the loss. He pitched 8 innings giving up7 hits and 3 walks.


Yanks Top Browns 8-2 with Solid Play at Bat, Mound
New York win streak stands at six

Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 - 8 12 3
Browns.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1

Johnny Murphy (pictured) pitched a complete game as the New York Yankees topped the St. Louis Browns by a score of 8 to 2 at Sportsman's Park.

Sammy Byrd had a big day with his bat. He laced a base-hit in the 1st inning, emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season) in the 6th inning and banged out a single in the 8th inning. New York had a total of 12 hits for the game.

The win went to Murphy(2-2) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Bump Hadley(2-4) took the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 8 hits and 5 walks in 5 and 2/3innings. New York extended their winning streak to 6 games.