June 14th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Nats Pound Sox for 12-6 Win with Late Heroics

Harris rips two triples for Washington

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 - 6 15 4

Nationals........ 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 3 - 12 14 1

Dave Harris smacked 2 triples and had 4 RBI as the Washington Nationals defeated the Chicago White Sox 12 to 6 at Griffith Stadium. The Washington fans enjoyed the offense provided by Harris. He lined a single in the 2nd inning, tripled scoring two base runners in the 3rd inning and tripled which was good for two runs in the 7th inning. Washington managed 14in their victory. The victory went to Monte Weaver(7-5) who went 7 innings, allowing 1 run.George Earnshaw(4-7) absorbed the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 6innings. Washington continued their winnings ways improving their record to a league leading 32-21. They are 8-2 in their last ten games. With the loss, Chicago has a record of 4-6 lately, 20-30 overall.

Indians Prevail in Philly, 5-3

Harder tames A's sluggers

Indians......... 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 - 5 8 0

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1

Mel Harder tossed a complete game as the Cleveland Indians topped the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 5 to 3 at Shibe Park. The game was won by Cleveland with a run in the 8th inning. Hal Trosky drew a walk. Frankie Pytlak was next and he slapped a base-hit. Pytlak was safe ona stolen base. Bob Seeds was up next and he singled scoring the run.Cleveland banged out 8 on the afternoon. The win was credited to Harder(6-1) who went the whole way allowing 3 runs.Joe Cascarella(4-3) took the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 9 walks in 8and 1/3 innings.

Yanks Come from Behind to Nip Browns, 5-3

Dickey hits dramatic 3 run homer in 8th

Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1

Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 5 0

In a two run game the New York Yankees got by the St. Louis Browns by the score of 5 to 3. New York won the game with a rally in the bottom of the 8th inning scoring 3runs utilizing 2 base hits. After two outs Lou Gehrig was the spark plug when he drew a walk. Ben Chapman next to the plate and he lashed a single. Bill Dickey then smacked a three-run homer (his 4th of the season). New York had only 5 hits for the afternoon. Jimmie Deshong (3-1) went 2 innings allowing 1 run for the win. Ivy Andrews (1-6) was charged with the loss. He gave up 4 hits and 4 walks in 7and 2/3 innings.

June 14th, 1934 - How're They Doin? - Joe Kuhel

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl

J.Kuhel          .288 208  60   7   7   1  34  25   0   8   .364  .404  .768

vs. Left         .304  46  14   2   0   0   5   3   0   3   .347  .348  .695

vs. Right        .284 162  46   5   7   1  29  22   0   5   .370  .420  .789

Batting 1        .323  62  20   2   4   0   8  12   0   2   .432  .484  .916

Batting 2        .277  83  23   2   3   1  12   6   0   3   .326  .410  .735

Batting 3        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----

Batting 4        .400  10   4   1   0   0   2   3   0   0   .538  .500 1.038

Batting 5        .167   6   1   0   0   0   1   2   0   1   .375  .167  .542

Batting 6        .231  39   9   2   0   0   8   2   0   1   .268  .282  .550

Batting 7        .375   8   3   0   0   0   3   0   0   1   .375  .375  .750

Batting 8        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----

Batting 9        ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----

Clutch           .310  29   9   0   0   0  10   0   0   0   .310  .310  .621

Loaded           .167   6   1   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   .167  .167  .333

 

          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak

Misc.    53 243  4  4   2  0   7  ----   0   0   0  51   1    0   84   1-13

 

          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR

Averages 126  82 1.54    929 3.82  28.6   4.54   .685  .768  .115 208.00

 

                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO

Baserunning        38   0   7  .00   0   6   0   0   0   1  18  13   2

 

Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.

1st Baseman        53  53  467.2  524   55   4  64  0  .993

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Book Review: Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman

Branch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman

Lee Lowenfish

University of Nebraska Press

683 pp. incl. notes, bibliography and index

It is possible to write a 683 page biograhy of a baseball executive and leave the reader wanting more? Lee Lowenfish convinces me that it can be done.

Lowenfish's biography of baseball executive Branch Rickey is a very well written, exhaustive examination of Rickey's life and times. Covering Rickey from his time as a stern school teacher through his death in 1965, Lowenstein's history follows Rickey on a year by year basis. Accordingly, the book also serves as a history of the National League, which Rickey was a vital part of from when he joined the St. Louis Cardinals in 1919 to his tenure as a Cardinals' consultant in the early 1960s.

Lowenfish does not only discuss Rickey's baseball activities, but his political (Republican) activities and community work as well. In doing so, he shows how Rickey led a vigorous, deeply principled life that was spent in service to family, church, community and baseball. Rickey's philosophy is also discussed at length, and Lowenfish shows how it helped guide him in some of his most important decisions. By taking the time to read and contemplate Rickey's own words, and take them seriously rather than as mere rationalization, Lowenfish is able to paint a vivid picture of a man who was both generous and tight-fisted, fiercely competitive, but who refused to work on Sundays.

As amazing as it is, there are still questions that Lowenfish doesn't fully answer. Was Rickey really tight fisted or does he come off looking worse than other parsimonious executives due to his own financial success? There's a great history PhD thesis to be written in settling the question of whether Rickey was really the "tightwad" he was portrayed or whether he appeared that way because his lack of financial charity at contract time seemed to contrast with the Christian principles he espoused on Sunday.

My own sense is that Rickey was probably even tighter with the dollar than other executives generally, but I think part of this was due to Rickey's sense of morality. It wasn't, after all, his own money he was paying players (as it was, for example, Connie Mack's). If he paid a player more than he needed to retain his services, Rickey was failing in his duty to the team's owners. Such would have been seen as a failure of duty by the devout Calvinist. We may disagree, but Rickey was being true to his convictions - not contradicting them.

Another unresolved question is how to measure Rickey's contributions to the Dodgers and Pirates championships. Rickey was with both teams for several years, but left before they won the World Series. I would have liked to have seen Lowenfish assess to what degree they were the residue of Rickey's earlier activities before he left. I would have also liked to have had a better idea of what Rickey contributed (if anything) to the Cardinals' 1964 World Championship. In his book on the 1964 season, David Halberstam portarys Rickey as an over the hill medler. It would be interesting to hearing Lowenfish's take.

(Note: Lowenfish DOES answer the question on Rickey and Pittsburgh in an interview, which can be accessed at the link below):

in the long view of history (which is the hat as a historian I am proud to wear), his work in Pittsburgh established the nucleus of the 1960 World Series champion. He and his scouts plucked relief ace Roy Face from the Dodger farm system in 1952, the same year he signed shortstop Dick Groat out of Duke. His scouts signed Bill Mazeroski and Bob Skinner, and of course, most famously, they plucked Roberto Clemente out of the Dodger system after 1954.

These are fairly minor quibbles, though. This is an extraordinarily fine book about an extraordinary man, and a must read for all serious lovers of baseball history.

Rating: **** (worth buying new)

Purchasing information: Available from the publisher directly or from Amazon or Barnes and Noble.

For an interview with Lowenfish, see this AmericanHeritage.com interview.

June 13th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cardinals Win in Cakewalk Over Braves

Collins blasts 3 homers on the afternoon

Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 2

Cardinals...... 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 x- 13 13 2

First baseman Rip Collins ripped 3 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Bill Hallahan tossed a complete game as the St. Louis Cardinals ball club embarrassed the floundering Boston Braves by the count of 13 to 1. Collins had a great day at the plate. He had the crowd cheering his every move. He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in the 4th inning, bombed a two-run dinger in the 4th inning and blasted a solo shot (his 14th of the season) in the 6th inning. St. Louis rapped out 13 hits for the afternoon. The victory was credited to Hallahan (4-3) who went the distance, allowing 1 run. Fred Frankhouse (5-6) suffered the loss. St. Louis scored big getting 7 runs off him in 3 and 2/3 innings. The St. Louis ballclub's record now stands at 27-22. With the loss Boston now has a record of 19-29.

Pirates Rally in 8th to Snap Dodgers' Streak

Traynor leads team as new manager

Dodgers......... 1 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 8 12 2

Pirates.......... 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 x - 10 10 2

Pie Traynor had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates outscored theBrooklyn Dodgers 10 to 8. Waite Hoyt(2-5) got the win with a nice relief outing. He was stingy on themound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 2 innings. Brooklyn had a chance inthe 9th but they came up short. Hoyt got help from Bill Harris who earned his 1st save. Harry Smythe(0-1)suffered the loss in relief. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 3runs in 2 and 2/3 innings.

Giants Win with Strong 9th, 4-1

Terry sparks offense as Bowman controls Reds

Giants.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 10 0

Reds............ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1

Joe Bowman pitched a complete game and first baseman Bill Terry hit 2 doublesand had 3 RBI at Crosley Field where the New York Giants beat the CincinnatiReds 4 to 1. New York had the winning rally in the 9th inning scoring 3 runs using 4 hits.Gus Mancuso got things going when he laced a base-knock. After an out wasrecorded, Jo-Jo Moore stepped up to the plate and he banged out a single.Hughie Critz then delivered a one-base hit to load the bases. Terry followedand he doubled scoring two teammates. Mel Ott struck out, unable to help therally. Travis Jackson contributed to the rally and drew a walk to load thebases. Dazzy Vance then let one slip out of his hand for a wild pitchscoring the final run of the inning. New York had 10 hits for the afternoon. The winning pitcher was Bowman(2-2) who allowed 1 run for the game. Vance(0-2)ended up with the loss in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 4 hits in 1inning. New York now has a record of a league leading 33-19. Cincinnati has a recordof 16-30, worst in the league after the loss.

Cubs Rally in 9th with 3 to Top Phils

Hartnett doubles in two in clutch situation

Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 0

Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0

With the hometown crowd on the edge of their seats, Chicago Cubs came from behind to top Philadelphia Phillies, 4 to 3. Chicago scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning scoring 3runs using 3 hits. Chuck Klein opened up the inning nicely when he lashed asingle. Babe Herman* stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk. After an out was recorded, Gabby Hartnett stepped in and he doubled scoring two baserunners. Charlie Grimm followed and he stroked a one-base hit giving Chicago the victory as 8,511 happy fans celebrated wildly.

Although they lost, Philadelphia did out-hit Chicago 10 to 7. The win went to Bill Lee (4-2) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Curt Davis(5-5)was the losing pitcher. Despite the loss, he struck out 11 Chicago batters in 8 and 1/3 innings.

'What a win!', Lee said. 'These are the kind of games that stand out in your mind at the end of a season.'

June 13th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Redsox Torch Marberry in 8-5 Win

5 runs not enough for losing Bengals

Tigers.......... 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 1

Red Sox......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 - 8 15 1

Johnny Welch tossed a complete game and Billy Werber had 3 base hits as theBoston Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 8 to 5 at Fenway Park. Boston brought 5 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 7th inning withthe help of 6 hits. They would prove to be the difference in the contest.Boston rapped out 15 hits for the afternoon. The victory went to Welch(5-1) who went the distance allowing 5 runs. FirpoMarberry(3-6) was the losing pitcher. Boston scored big getting 8 runs offhim in 6 and 2/3 innings.

Nationals Sweep Sox with Strong Pitching

Whitehill gets Win Number 10

White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 10 2

Nationals....... 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 - 12 16 0

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1

Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1

The Washingtion Nationals earned a sweep against the Chicago Whitesox in their double header.

In the first game, Earl Whitehill allowed Joe Cronin to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete gameas the Nationals topped the Chicago White Sox by a score of 12 to 3 at Griffith Stadium. Whitehill (10-2) pitched a solid game. He surrendered 10 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Washington had 16 hits for the afternoon. Ted Lyons(2-5) suffered the loss. By surrending 7 runs in 7 innings, his ERA jumped from 5.83 to 6.20.

In a game for the baseball purist, Jack Russell(3-1) and Milt Gaston(4-4) squared off in a tense pitching duel in the nightcap. Washington finally emergedvictorious over Chicago, 1 to 0. Washington scored the only run of the game in the 6th inning. John Stoned oubled. Cecil Travis followed and he stroked a one-base hit. Joe Cronin then hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run. Chicago threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Alex McColl earned his 4th save.

A's Bash Tribe with the Long Ball in 10-0 Win

Cain gets plenty of support in shutout

Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2

Athletics....... 5 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 - 10 13 0

Sugar Cain whitewashed Cleveland and Jimmie Foxx went yard and had 3 RBI asthe Philadelphia Athletics destroyed the Cleveland Indians by a score of 10to 0 at Shibe Park. The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performanceprovided by Foxx. He rifled a three-run blast (his 17th of the season) inthe 1st inning, doubled in the 5th inning and ripped a base-knock in the 7thinning. Philadelphia finished with 13 hits in the victory. It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Cain(6-5). Monte Pearson(6-5) took theloss. He allowed 5 runs and 3 hits in 1/3 of an inning.

Yankees Clip Browns at Home, 2-1

Gomez tough in pitchers' duel

Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1

Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1

Lefty Gomez pitched a complete game as the New York Yankees beat the St. LouisBrowns by a score of 2 to 1. Gomez(7-5) was tremendous on the mound for New York. He didn't allow much,just 5 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 2.92 to 2.64. St.Louis made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the neededruns across. Bump Hadley(3-6) was the losing pitcher. Rogers Hornsby was reflective afterthe loss, 'We should have won this one, we just made one too many mistakes.Son-of-a-gun, that added a couple more white hairs on this noggin of mine.'

June 12th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubs Win Over Phillies with a Bang
Hurst delivers three run blast in 5th to spark Cubs to win

Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 - 5 7 1

At Wrigley Field the Chicago Cubs outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 2. Chicago came up with 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Kiki Cuyler initiated the scoring spurtwhen he singled. Gabby Hartnett stepped into the batter's box and he slappeda one-base hit. Don Hurst then belted a three-run homer (his 3rd of theseason). Philadelphia was set down quietly in the 9th.

Hurst was recently traded to Chicago from Philadelphia.

Jim Weaver(1-3) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Bill Lee recorded his 2nd save. The loss was charged to George Darrow (0-5). He pitched 5 innings giving up 3 hits and 3 walks. With this win, Chicago has a 31-20 record. "Our trade for Don's looking like a great move!" said Cubs manager Charlie Grimm.

Reds Defeat League Leaders, 4-0

Frey "brilliant" on mound

Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1

Reds............. 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x- 4 9 1

Harlin Pool had 4 hits and Benny Frey blanked New York allowing just 3 hits asthe Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 4 to 0 at CrosleyField. Frey(1-6) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the New York offense. Hesurrendered only 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Cincinnati rapped out 9hits for the afternoon. Fred Fitzsimmons(7-5) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 4 runs and 8hits in 7 innings.

Dodgers Pummel Pirates in Pitt

Leonard goes to 7-0 as Dodgers win 10th straight

Dodgers......... 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 12 11 2

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 5 times in the opening inning, and went on to win easily over the Pirates. Dodger starter Dutch Leonard tossed a complete game and earned his 7th win of the season as the red hot Dodgers ran their win streak to 10.

Sam Leslie provided the offensive punch. He cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season) in the 1st inning and doubled, which plated a run in the 2nd inning. Brooklyn rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon. The win went to Leonard (7-0) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Ralph Birkofer(4-5) took the loss. Brooklyn added another win to their mountingwinning streak. 'We're on quite a roll lately' said Casey Stengel. 'I justhope we can keep it going.'

Cards Shred Braves pitching for 10-3 Win

Dean goes the distance on mound as Rothrock goes 5 for 5

Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 12 2
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 - 10 16 2

Paul Dean completed the game without help from the bullpen and right fielderJack Rothrock (pictured) had 5 hits and scored 4 times at Sportsman's Park as the St.Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 10 to 3. Boston never recovered after St. Louis took the lead in the 5th inning scoring 3 runners on 5 hits. St. Louis totaled 16 on the afternoon. The win went to Dean(4-3) who allowed 3 runs in the game. Huck Betts(3-6) wasgiven the loss. He allowed St. Louis 7 runs in 6 innings of work.

June 12th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Win After Fast Start in Boston
Gehringer ignites Detroit offense as Bridges quiets BoSox Bats

Tigers.......... 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 2

Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 1

Charlie Gehringer (pictured) hit 2 doubles and had 4 RBI and Tommy Bridges completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6 to 3 at Fenway Park. Detroit claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring 3 runners on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Gehringer who deflated the spirits of the hometown crowd when he doubled bringing in two baserunners. Boston could do no damage in the bottom of the 9th. Bridges(6-5) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. Gordon Rhodes(4-7) took the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks.

June 11th, 1934 - How're They Doin? - George Grantham

Grantham's in his last year in baseball after a 13 year NL career. After playing in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, he'll see very limited playing time with the Giants. Although he slumped last year, he's hit significantly better than average every year in the league since he was a rookie, with his best year in 1929. He'll see a little more action this year, but not much.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl

G.Grantham       .400  15   6   1   0   2   5   2   0   2   .471  .867 1.337

vs. Left         ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----

vs. Right        .400  15   6   1   0   2   5   2   0   2   .471  .867 1.337

Clutch           .500   2   1   0   0   1   3   1   0   0   .667 2.000 2.667

Loaded           ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  1.000  ---- 1.000

 

          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak

Misc.    17  17  0  0   0  0   0  .200  10   2   1   2   0    0   13   1- 1

 

          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR

Averages   7   6 1.17     56 3.29   6.4  19.09  1.667 1.337  .467   7.50

 

                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO

Baserunning         2   0   0  ---   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0

 

Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.

1st Baseman         1   0    1.1    2    0   0   0  0 1.000

3rd Baseman         8   0   13.0    0    4   0   1  0 1.000

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June 11th, 1934 - Transactions

Cubs, Phillies Swap First Sackers

The Cubs announced that they have traded first baseman Dolph Camilli to the Philadelphia Phillies. In return, they'll get first baseman Don Hurst, and a large, undisclosed sum of money. Hurst is currently hitting .255, with 2 home runs and 22 RBIs. Camilli is hitting .288, with 3 homers and 19 RBIs.

June 11th, 1934 - Tigers of the Week - Goose Goslin - Detroit

There were no games in either the AL or NL on June 11th, 1934, so we offer another "Tiger of the Week" profile

Tiger of the Week - Goose Goslin

Outfielder Leon "Goose" (so-called beacause of his large nose) Goslin (HA 16) spent most of his 18 year professional baseball career with the Washington Nationals, who traded him to Detroit after the 1933 season after reacquiring him from the St. Louis Browns. Goslin would play 4 seasons for the Tigers before returning to Washington for one final season in 1938.

Along with Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer, Goslin was known as one of the "G-Men" on Detroit's two pennant winners in 1934 and 1935. Goslin was known for his unusually close batting stance, and only accepted a bat from the batboy when already in the batter's box out of superstition. Goslin was also a superior fielder with a strong arm, but never recovered from a seperated shoulder in 1927. He generally played left, which required more mobility in Griffith Park, and also because Washington had another star outfielder in Sam Rice during Goslin's tenure there. According to Bill James, Goslin "lost about as many home runs to playing in poor home run parks as any player in history." James also notes that Goslin had a bad repuation as a team player with teammates, but argues that his history of playing for World Series winners belies it.

You Can Take that Monkey Suit Off

Goslin's biggest contribution to Detroit came in the final game of the 1935 World Series when he drove in Mickey Cochrane with a walk off single to give Detroit its very first World Series Championship. Goslin was frustrated, having failed to get a hit all day. Before his at bat, he turned to the umpire and said "If they pitch that ball over the plate, you can take that monket suit off." Goslin had also come up big for another World Series winner, the 1924 Washington Senators. His record of six straight hits in that series would stand until Thurman Munson tied it in 1976.

Goslin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1968.

June 11th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/11/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 29 20 J.Stone WAA .437 L.Gehrig NYA 20 L.Gehrig NYA 67 1934 WAA 29 21 J.Vosmik CLA .412 J.Foxx PHA 16 C.Gehring DEA 42 1934 BOA 27 21 P.Higgins PHA .382 E.Averill CLA 15 J.Foxx PHA 42 1934 PHA 25 22 E.Averill CLA .373 B.Johnson PHA 11 M.Owen DEA 38 1934 CLA 23 21 B.Myer WAA .372 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Johnson PHA 38 1934 NYA 24 23 1934 CHA 20 27 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 12 34 E.Whitehi WAA 9 H.Pennock BOA 5 B.Weiland *** 2.30 OTHERS TIED W 6 C.Hogsett DEA 5 M.Harder CLA 2.84 F.Ostermu BOA 4 S.Rowe DEA 2.85 OTHERS TIED W 3 L.Gomez NYA 2.92 M.Pearson CLA 3.01 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS E.Combs NYA 13 B.Werber BOA 14 L.Gomez NYA 53 J.Kuhel WAA 12 J.White DEA 11 B.Newsom SLA 50 R.Pepper SLA 10 P.Fox DEA 10 S.Rowe DEA 45 H.Manush WAA 10 B.Chapman NYA 9 T.Bridges DEA 43 F.Bordaga CHA 8 G.Walker DEA 8 R.Ruffing NYA 42 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 2 at DEA 3 PHA 8 at NYA 1 SLA 1 at CLA 2 WAA 4 at BOA 6 WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS C.Gehringer DEA .378 37 14 9 10 3 T.Bridges DEA 18 12 1 3 12 0 200 J.Stone WAA .421 19 8 7 6 0 M.Pearson CLA 17 9 1 5 10 0 110 P.Higgins PHA .452 31 14 6 4 2 S.Jones CHA 20 19 1 5 7 0 100 L.Gehrig NYA .297 37 11 8 3 4 S.Rowe DEA 31 25 10 6 18 2 210 E.Coleman PHA .304 23 7 5 2 2 B.Weiland CLA 18 12 2 8 5 0 200 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS R.Warstler PHA .172 29 5 1 0 0 J.Heving CHA 5 16 11 4 3 0 000 B.Chapman NYA .148 27 4 1 3 0 T.Lyons CHA 16 24 16 7 6 3 020 E.Madjeski CHA .129 31 4 2 1 1 M.Flohr PHA 5 5 4 7 0 1 010 D.Cramer PHA .220 41 9 2 0 1 G.Blaeholder SLA 5 7 4 3 0 1 010 H.Clift SLA .194 36 7 2 4 0 J.Cascarella PHA 8 12 6 7 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 29 20 .592 ---- 105 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 29 21 .580 .5 66 88 .429 1934 Boston BOA 27 21 .563 1.5 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 25 22 .532 3.0 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 23 21 .523 3.5 85 69 .552 1934 New York NYA 24 23 .511 4.0 90 64 .584 1934 Chicago CHA 20 27 .426 8.0 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 12 34 .261 15.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 27 21 .563 16-10 11-11 6- 4 21-17 3- 3 11- 6 6-4 Won 2 CHA 20 27 .426 9-16 11-11 3- 1 17-26 1- 3 2- 6 4-6 Lost 2 CLA 23 21 .523 15- 7 8-14 5- 7 18-14 1- 1 5- 5 6-4 Won 2 DEA 29 20 .592 15-12 14- 8 4- 9 25-11 2- 2 10- 7 7-3 Won 2 NYA 24 23 .511 11-10 13-13 6- 4 18-19 2- 1 4- 7 4-6 Lost 1 PHA 25 22 .532 12- 9 13-13 5- 3 20-19 3- 1 7- 2 3-7 Won 1 SLA 12 34 .261 7-15 5-19 4- 9 8-25 1- 3 2-10 2-8 Lost 2 WAA 29 21 .580 16- 9 13-12 5- 8 24-13 2- 1 6- 4 6-4 Lost 2 TOTAL 189 189 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 6- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 4- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 6- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 7- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 3- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 2- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 6- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 2 2 4 5 3 3 8 CHA 3 - 3 4 1 0 6 3 CLA 3 3 - 4 1 3 7 2 DEA 3 8 3 - 3 3 7 2 NYA 2 5 3 2 - 6 3 3 PHA 3 4 4 3 6 - 3 2 SLA 2 1 3 0 4 1 - 1 WAA 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 -

June 11th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 6/11/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 32 18 J.Medwick SLN .418 G.Hartnet CHN 13 M.Ott NYN 50 1934 CHN 30 20 M.Ott NYN .383 M.Ott NYN 13 W.Berger BON 38 1934 BRN 27 21 E.Allen PHN .380 R.Collins SLN 11 G.Suhr PIN 38 1934 SLN 25 22 S.Leslie BRN .370 W.Berger BON 8 G.Hartnet CHN 36 1934 PIN 21 23 P.Waner PIN .367 L.Koeneck BRN 7 OTHERS TIED W 35 1934 BON 19 27 1934 PHN 18 27 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 15 29 L.Warneke CHN 10 W.Hoyt PIN 4 C.Hubbell NYN 1.74 C.Hubbell NYN 10 J.Haines SLN 4 L.Warneke CHN 2.26 R.Benge BRN 7 B.Smith BON 3 B.Cantwel BON 2.42 F.Fitzsim NYN 7 H.Bell NYN 3 C.Davis PHN 2.72 OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Luque NYN 3 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.90 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS T.Jackson NYN 16 P.Martin SLN 9 D.Dean SLN 64 S.Leslie BRN 9 J.Rothroc SLN 6 V.Mungo BRN 62 B.Jurges CHN 9 D.Taylor BRN 5 L.Warneke CHN 54 G.Mancuso NYN 9 L.Chiozza PHN 5 C.Hubbell NYN 46 W.Jensen PIN 9 C.Fullis PHN 5 H.Schumac NYN 41 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 5 at BRN 6 CIN 0 at CHN 4 NYN 5 at PHN 6 PIN 0 at SLN 3 WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS M.Ott NYN .281 32 9 12 5 4 D.Dean SLN 27 20 4 6 13 1 210 R.Collins SLN .378 37 14 9 1 4 L.Warneke CHN 18 11 5 0 6 1 200 H.Lee BON .422 45 19 16 3 2 D.Leonard BRN 26 27 9 1 7 1 200 S.Leslie BRN .404 47 19 15 5 2 V.Mungo BRN 18 15 3 4 4 1 200 T.Cuccinello BRN .371 35 13 11 6 1 T.Kleinhans CIN 17 13 2 2 4 0 110 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS T.Thevenow PIN .172 29 5 0 1 0 R.Grabowski PHN 11 22 14 3 2 3 020 L.Waner PIN .200 40 8 2 0 0 D.Barrett BON 5 11 8 5 2 0 000 P.Traynor PIN .189 37 7 4 1 0 J.Weaver CHN 14 24 13 3 11 1 020 H.Critz NYN .091 33 3 2 3 1 R.Lucas PIN 13 18 10 3 3 2 020 C.Fullis PHN .240 25 6 1 2 0 P.Dean SLN 7 9 6 2 4 3 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 32 18 .640 ---- 103 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 30 20 .600 2.0 86 65 .570 1934 Brooklyn BRN 27 21 .563 4.0 71 81 .467 1934 St. Louis SLN 25 22 .532 5.5 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 21 23 .477 8.0 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 19 27 .413 11.0 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 18 27 .400 11.5 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 15 29 .341 14.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 19 27 .413 9-12 10-15 1- 5 18-22 2- 2 6- 9 5-5 Lost 4 BRN 27 21 .563 11-11 16-10 7- 5 20-16 1- 0 5- 8 9-1 Won 9 CHN 30 20 .600 16- 9 14-11 8- 3 22-17 1- 1 11- 6 5-5 Won 2 CIN 15 29 .341 10-14 5-15 3- 5 12-24 2- 2 8- 6 5-5 Lost 2 NYN 32 18 .640 17- 9 15- 9 8- 3 24-15 1- 3 10- 9 5-5 Lost 1 PHN 18 27 .400 13-10 5-17 4- 7 14-20 1- 1 6- 7 2-8 Won 1 PIN 21 23 .477 11-10 10-13 7- 9 14-14 1- 1 4- 7 4-6 Lost 1 SLN 25 22 .532 14-11 11-11 5- 6 20-16 3- 2 6- 4 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 187 187 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 5- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 9- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 5- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 5- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 2- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 3- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 5- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 5 2 4 5 1 2 0 BRN 7 - 1 4 2 7 3 3 CHN 4 6 - 7 3 2 2 6 CIN 2 0 5 - 1 2 3 2 NYN 3 5 2 5 - 7 5 5 PHN 4 2 4 1 4 - 2 1 PIN 1 2 4 4 1 4 - 5 SLN 6 1 2 4 2 4 6 -

June 10, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Dodgers Come Back in 9th, Win in 11th

9th win in a row for Brooklyn puts them only 4.5 games out

Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 3

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 - 6 11 2

The sizzling Brooklyn Dodgers edged the Boston Braves in 11 innings at Ebbetts Field by the score of 6 to 5. Both teams were tied at 5 runs a piece after nine innings after the Dodgers tied it in the bottom of the 9th. Brooklyn then won thehard fought contest in the 11th inning.

Joe Stripp slapped a single, and an error was also committed. Al Lopez came to the plate and laid down a sacrifice bunt. Johnny Frederick then banged out a single resulting in an exciting win for Brooklyn and a wild post-game celebration by the home townfans. Brooklyn rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon.

Les Munns (pictured) (3-1) was the winner, allowing no runs in 3 and 1/3 innings of sterling relief. EdBrandt (3-6) was the loser. Brooklyn won for the 9th straight time.


Cubs Prevail at Home Over Cinci

Warneke shuts down Reds

Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1

Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 - 4 9 0

Gabby Hartnett ripped 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Lon Warneke came throughwith a solid 9 innings at Wrigley Field as the Chicago Cubs beat theCincinnati Reds by the count of 4 to 0. Hartnett had a big day at the plate. He hit a bases-empty home run in the 4thinning and smashed a two-run homer (his 13th of the season) in the 8thinning. Chicago managed 9 in their victory. For Warneke(10-1) it was his 4th shutout this year. Paul Derringer(4-5) wasthe loser. 'Warneke took our guys to school' Bob O'Farrell said. 'Too bad hedoesn't pitch for us - it would make my job a whole lot easier!'

Phillies Defeat Giants, Hubbell

Collins wins complete game, adds two hits

Giants.......... 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 4

Phillies........ 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 6 7 0

Phil Collins allowed Jimmie Wilson to rest his bullpen, tossing a completegame at Baker Bowl where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Giants 6to 5. Collins(5-5) pitched well for Philadelphia in their victory. He went 9innings surrendering 11 hits and 1 walk. The New York bats were silent inthe 9th. Carl Hubbell (10-3) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 6 runs and 7 hits in 8 innings.

Cardinals Win in Pittsburgh

Dean blanks Bucs

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0

Cardinals....... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 0

Dizzy Dean went 9 strong innings and Joe Medwick had 3 base hits as the St.Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3 to 0 atSportsman's Park. St. Louis jumped on top to stay in the 2nd inning scoring a single run. That early scoring held up. St. Louis took care of Pittsburgh with no trouble inthe 9th. It was the 2nd shutout of the year for Dean(4-7). Heinie Meine (2-2) was the loser. 'Dean pitched a gem of a game', Pie Traynor recounted. 'He kept ourbatters off balance the entire game.'

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June 10th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Prevail in 13 Inning Pitching Duel

Rowe goes the distance for the win; Gehringer with walk off

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 3

Tigers.............. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 1

Charlie Gehringer went yard and Schoolboy Rowe came through with a solid 13 innings as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Chicago White Sox in 13 innings 3to 2.

The score was tied at 2 after nine. Detroit won it in the 13th inning. Gehringer delivered a solo blast (his 7th of the season) giving Detroit thewin and sending the home town fans into a frenzy. Detroit banged out 13 on the afternoon. The victory went to Rowe(6-2) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Phil Gallivan(0-4) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 1 walk in 1inning. 'Rowe took our guys to school' Jimmy Dykes said. 'Too bad he doesn't pitch forus - it would make my job a whole lot easier!'

A's Batter Yankees in 8-1 Win

Murphy can't figure out A's hitting

Athletics....... 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 0

Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 10 2

In a lop-sided win the Philadelphia Athletics scored 5 runs in the 4th inningand ripped the New York Yankees by a 8 to 1 count. In the top of the 2nd inning Philadelphia went on top for good plating anisolated run utilizing 2 base hits. Philadelphia had 13 hits for theafternoon while New York had 10. The victory went to Roy Mahaffey(1-5) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing noruns. Johnny Murphy(4-3) absorbed the loss. He was touched for 10 hits and 3walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.

Indians Win Tight One Over Browns

Weiland, Coffman in pitching duel

Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Indians.......... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 x - 2 7 1

Bob Weiland was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns 2 to 1at League Park. Weiland (6-2) had a strong outing. He surrendered only 6 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. Cleveland had a total of 7 hits for the game. Dick Coffman (0-6) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 2 runs and 7 hits in 8 innings.

Red Sox Win Over Nationals, 6-4

Pennock earns 5th save, Werber homers in BoSox victory

Nationals....... 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 11 0

Red Sox......... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 x - 6 10 2

Third baseman Billy Werber homered as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals by a score of 6 to 4.

Washington never recovered after Boston took the lead in the bottom of the 7th, scoring one runner using 2 hits. Washington had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

Wes Ferrell (1-0) got the win allowing 4 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings. Herb Pennock got the save, his 5th. Tommy Thomas(2-2) was tagged with the loss.

'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff,' Bucky Harris said after the game. 'Ferrell did not have command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew how to pitch!'

June 9th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Cruise in Philadelphia

Phillies outhit visitors, can't plate runs

Giants.......... 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0

Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 1

Third baseman Blondy Ryan went deep and had 2 RBI and Hal Schumacher was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the NewYork Giants defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 2 at the Baker Bowl. New York promptly took the lead in their half of the first plating an isolated run. After two outs Bill Terry took charge himself, delivering a solo homerun (his 4th of the season). Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning. Schumacher(6-4) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. Reggie Grabowski(0-3) was tagged with the loss. He allowed 8 hits and 1 walk in 5innings.

Cubs Hammer Reds, 14-4

Bruins score 22 hits off Reds' pitching as Herman hits for the cycle

Reds............ 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 1

Cubs............ 1 0 3 0 4 0 4 2 x - 14 22 0

Babe Herman hit for the cycle and had 4 RBI at Wrigley Field as the ChicagoCubs embarrassed the Cincinnati Reds by the lopsided score of 14 to4. Herman enjoyed a big day at the plate. He laced a base-knock resulting in arun in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot (his 6th of the season) in the 5th inning, doubled in the 7th inning and tripled which scored a run in the 8th inning. Chicago bats were hot in the 5th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits and the 7th inning with 4 runs on 5 hits. Chicago out-hit Cincinnati for the game, 22 hits to 10. Pat Malone(5-4) picked up the victory, allowing 4 runs in 8 innings. Tony Freitas(0-2) was hit with the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 8 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings. 'I had a big day, but there's a lot of credit to go around' Herman said. 'We played well together as a team.'

Dodgers Sweep Braves for 7 Straight Wins

6 run 8th in nightcap preserves streak

Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 12 2
Dodgers........ 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 9 1

Braves.......... 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 8 13 1

Dodgers....... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 6 x - 12 17 2

Buzz Boyle had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the blistering-hot Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves by the score of 5 to 4 at Ebbetts Field in the first game of a double header. In the 3rd inning, Brooklyn scored 3 runs with the help of 3 hits. Ray Benge led off and started the rally when he reached on an error. Boyle stepped up to the plate and he laced a base-knock. Two outs later, Hack Wilson came up and he drew a walk to load the bases. Sam Leslie stepped in and he laced a one-base hit which scored a run. Tony Cuccinello came to the plate and drew a walk bringing in another run. Joe Stripp kept things alive and laced a single scoring the final run of the inning. Boston threatened in the 9th, but their rally came up short. The win went to Benge (7-5) who allowed 4 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings. Tom Zachary recorded the save, his 2nd. Ben Cantwell(2-3) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks.

In the nightcap, the sizzling Dodgers defeated the Braves by a score of 12 to 8. Danny Taylor enjoyed a big game at the plate. He popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 2nd of the season) in the 1st inning, doubled knocking in a run in the 2nd inning and singled plating a run in the 8th inning. A wild and woolly affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times. Les Munns (2-1) allowed 2 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the victory. The loss was charged to Huck Betts (3-5). He allowed a few too manybase runners giving up 14 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. Brooklyn continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 8 games and counting.

Afterwards, Dodgers manager Casey Stengel bantered with the presss. 'It seems we can't lose these days', Stengel volunteered. Then after a moment to reflect he lamented, 'Oh great! Now I've gone and jinxed us!'