June 8th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

White Sox Shut Down Tigers

Earnshaw shows flashes of old brilliance in 7-4 win

White Sox....... 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 - 7 9 2

Tigers.............. 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 4 9 1

George Earnshaw whiffed 10 batters as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 7 to 4 at Navin Field. Earnshaw (4-6) pitched well for Chicago in their victory. He surrendered 9 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings. Both teams totaled 9 on the afternoon. Harry Kinzy recorded the save, his 1st. Firpo Marberry(3-5) was hit with the loss. He was not very effective, surrendering 6 runs in 5 innings. 'He was really impressive today,' Marberry said of his counterpart. 'Our guys were just swinging at air.'

A's Top Yankees in Bronx

Higgins delivers for visiting team

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 - 5 10 3

Yankees......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 4 2

Third baseman Pinky Higgins jacked one out of the ballyard and had 2 RBI asthe Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 5 to3 at Yankee Stadium. In the 7th inning Philadelphia went on top for good scoring a single runutilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Eric McNair banged out asingle. Bing Miller stepped up next and he drew a walk. Higgins then lined a one-base hit scoring the run. Higgins took second on the throw. OverallPhiladelphia out-hit New York 10 to 4. Johnny Marcum(5-3) went 7 and 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory.Marcum got help from Ed Lagger who was credited with his 1st save. LeftyGomez(6-5) suffered the loss. He gave up 10 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. With this win, Philadelphia has a 24-21 record. They have been 3-7 lately. New York has a record of 23-22 after the loss.

Burns Leads Brownies in Win Over Tribe

Wells shuts out Indians through 8

Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 - 4 8 1

Indians......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0

Jack Burns had 2 base hits as the St. Louis Browns defeated the ClevelandIndians by a score of 4 to 2 at League Park. In the top of the 7th inning St. Louis scored 2 runs with the help of 3 hits.They would be enough to earn the win. St. Louis had a total of 8 hits forthe game. Ed Wells(2-5) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 1/3 innings andallowing 2 runs. Jack Knott was credited with his 3rd save. WillisHudlin(3-5) absorbed the loss. For St. Louis the victory was a welcome one, indeed. They had been strugglingin their last ten games with a disappointing 2-8 record. With the loss, the Cleveland ballclub's record is 21-21.

Nats Over Sox 6-4 at the Fen

Late Boston rally falls short

Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 - 6 8 2

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 11 3

In a close game the Washington Nationals got by the Boston Red Sox by thescore of 6 to 4. Boston was unable to recover after Washington went ahead in the top of the 5thinning as they scored 2 runs on 3 base hits. Boston had a chance in the 9thbut they came up short. The victory went to Jack Russell(2-1) who went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs.Fritz Ostermueller(1-6) was charged with the loss. 'I just wanted to give myteam a chance to win.' said Russell, 'I got burned on a couple of pitches. But we won the game, and that's all that matters.'