Wednesday, October 10, 2007

June 6th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Braves Stun Giants in 6-3 Win
Hubbell earns only 2nd loss of season

Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 6 10 2
Giants.......... 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 3

Buck Jordan had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Huck Betts tossed a complete game as the Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants by the score of 6 to 3 at PoloGrounds. Boston scored 3 runs in the 5th inning when they had 4 base hits. The criticalplate appearance was by Jordan who quieted the crowd when he delivered abase-hit which was good for two runs. New York was set down quietly in thebottom of the 9th. Betts(3-4) lasted until the end allowing 3 runs for the win. CarlHubbell(10-2) ended up with the loss. He pitched 8 innings giving up 9 hitsand no walks.



Cubs Top Cards on Road
Dean again gets no support

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 10 1
Cardinals....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1

Kiki Cuyler left the yard and had 3 RBI as the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 4 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. Charlie Root(3-2) gave Chicago a solid outing. He allowed 10 hits and 4 walksin 8 and 2/3 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.75 to 4.18. Both teams finished the game with 10 hits. Roy Joiner got the save, his 1st. Dizzy Dean(3-7) absorbed the loss. Hesurrendered 10 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.


Dodgers Bomb Phils
Beck pitches strong game for Brooklen Club

Dodgers......... 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 10 14 0
Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1

The struggling Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach might be looking for a new job soon. His team allowed 10 runs while Boom-Boom Beck(3-3), with reliefhelp from Tom Zachary, held Philadelphia to 1 run in a laugher. Philadelphia fell behind quickly as the Brooklyn offense came through in thefirst inning when they tallied 5 runs on 6 hits. That was all Beck needed.Brooklyn had 14 hits for the game and Philadelphia had 7. Phil Collins(4-5) was given the loss. He was knocked around by Brooklyn,allowing 13 hits and 7 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings. The Brooklyn ballclub'srecord now stands at 22-21. With the loss Philadelphia now has a record of 16-25.


Reds Achieve Split Against Powerful Bucs Bats
Derringer prevails in opener, but Pittsburgh offense too much in nightcap

Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 14 1
Reds............ 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 11 0

Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 - 9 14 0
Reds............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 2

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5 to 2 at Crosley Field in the first game of a double bill. Cincinnati brought 2 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 7th inningwhen they had 3 base hits. The key at-bat was by Gordon Slade who brought the crowd to their feet when he banged out a single plating two runs. Pittsburgh had 14 hits in the game while Cincinnati had 11, but Cincinnati had the more timely hits. The win went to Paul Derringer (4-4) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Don Brennan earned the save, his 1st. Bill Swift(3-3) took the loss. He surrendered 5 runs and 11 hits in 8 innings.

In game 2, the Reds were battered 9 to 4 by the Pirates. Cincinnati was unable to claim the lead after Pittsburgh went ahead in the 7th inning when they scored 4 runs on 5 hits. Pittsburgh had a total of 14 hitsfor the game. The victory went to Ralph Birkofer(4-4) who went 8 and 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs. Benny Frey(0-6) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 9 hits and 3 walksin 7 innings.

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