July 7th, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Back in First After Beating Browns, 5-3!

Hogsett gets 7th save, gives Bengals 7th straight win

Indians Batter White Sox, 7-2

Sox cement place as cellar dwellers

A's Win Easy in Boston with Big 6th

Red Sox 1/2 game behind Detroit

Yankees Deal Whitehill Rare Loss

Defeat is Nats' Star's 5th of Season

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/7/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 44 30 J.Stone WAA .392 J.Foxx PHA 27 L.Gehrig NYA 85 1934 BOA 43 30 P.Higgins PHA .380 E.Averill CLA 25 C.Gehring DEA 70 1934 PHA 41 31 H.Manush WAA .365 L.Gehrig NYA 24 J.Foxx PHA 69 1934 WAA 42 33 C.Gehring DEA .358 B.Johnson PHA 23 B.Johnson PHA 69 1934 NYA 37 34 L.Gehrig NYA .356 Z.Bonura CHA 16 E.Averill CLA 62 1934 CLA 35 36 1934 SLA 23 45 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 24 50 E.Whitehi WAA 12 C.Hogsett DEA 7 L.Gomez NYA 2.40 M.Pearson CLA 9 A.McColl WAA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.89 S.Rowe DEA 9 H.Pennock BOA 5 E.Whitehi WAA 2.92 L.Gomez NYA 9 F.Ostermu BOA 4 R.Ruffing NYA 2.97 R.Ruffing NYA 9 J.Murphy NYA 4 B.Weiland *** 3.00 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Johnson PHA 14 B.Werber BOA 23 L.Gomez NYA 78 R.Hemsley SLA 11 P.Fox DEA 19 B.Newsom SLA 76 B.Campbel SLA 11 B.Chapman NYA 14 T.Bridges DEA 74 O.Melillo SLA 11 G.Walker DEA 13 M.Pearson CLA 64 OTHERS TIED W 10 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 64 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 2 at CLA 7 PHA-Cain(8-6, 3.93) at BOA-Ostermu(2-8, 4.09) PHA 6 at BOA 1 SLA-Andrews(1-6, 6.31) at DEA-Bridges(8-7, 3.30) SLA 3 at DEA 5 WAA-Weaver(7-7, 4.19) at NYA-Gomez(9-7, 2.40) WAA 3 at NYA 8 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 E.Averill CLA .327 49 16 18 6 7 L.Gomez NYA 18 12 2 4 10 0 200 B.Johnson PHA .432 37 16 10 4 4 R.Ruffing NYA 26 29 8 6 13 1 200 J.Foxx PHA .387 31 12 8 8 2 E.Auker DEA 9 6 0 1 3 0 100 C.Gehringer DEA .378 37 14 11 10 1 A.Benton PHA 28 23 7 10 9 1 120 O.Hale CLA .386 44 17 9 8 2 B.Dietrich PHA 25 19 9 8 10 2 210 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 C.Berry PHA .167 36 6 2 0 0 L.Hamlin DEA 7 12 10 2 6 2 010 F.Uhalt CHA .154 26 4 2 1 0 L.Brown CLA 5 9 7 4 3 0 010 J.Saltzgaver NYA .158 38 6 2 3 0 M.Gaston CHA 18 26 15 8 6 3 030 G.Myatt CLA .172 29 5 1 3 0 P.Gallivan CHA 7 15 9 5 2 0 000 D.Porter BOA .162 37 6 3 3 0 B.Bean CLA 6 13 6 1 2 0 011 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 44 30 .595 ---- 81 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 43 30 .589 .5 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 41 31 .569 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 42 33 .560 2.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 37 34 .521 5.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 35 36 .493 7.5 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 23 45 .338 18.0 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 24 50 .324 20.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 43 30 .589 31-15 12-15 7- 5 36-25 7- 3 16- 9 5-5 Lost 1 CHA 24 50 .324 9-22 15-28 3- 4 21-46 1- 4 3-12 1-9 Lost 8 CLA 35 36 .493 17-10 18-26 7-11 28-25 1- 4 8- 9 5-5 Won 2 DEA 44 30 .595 18-13 26-17 9-12 35-18 4- 3 14- 9 7-3 Won 7 NYA 37 34 .521 23-18 14-16 11- 6 26-28 4- 4 8-10 5-5 Won 2 PHA 41 31 .569 27-15 14-16 5- 4 36-27 5- 2 14- 5 6-4 Won 1 SLA 23 45 .338 9-16 14-29 8-11 15-34 1- 3 4-13 7-3 Lost 1 WAA 42 33 .560 28-18 14-15 7- 9 35-24 2- 2 8- 8 5-5 Lost 2 TOTAL 289 289 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 18-10 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 0- 6 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-13 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 7- 1 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 3- 4 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 3- 4 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 3- 2 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 7 5 5 8 4 6 8 CHA 3 - 3 5 2 1 6 4 CLA 3 9 - 4 2 5 7 5 DEA 5 8 8 - 7 3 9 4 NYA 3 8 7 2 - 6 5 6 PHA 7 8 5 6 6 - 6 3 SLA 4 3 3 2 5 3 - 3 WAA 5 7 5 6 4 9 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 7/7/1934



 

ST. LOUIS AT DETROIT Browns.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Tigers.......... 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 1 Win:Sorrell(5-6) Loss:Hadley(4-10) Save:Hogsett(7th) Homeruns- J.Burns(7th), C.Gehringer(8th) In a two run game the seemingly unstoppable Detroit Tigers got by the St. Louis Browns by the score of 5 to 3. Detroit brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Detroit totaled 9 on the afternoon. Vic Sorrell(5-6) got the win allowing 3 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings. Chief Hogsett was credited with his 7th save. Bump Hadley(4-10) suffered the loss. He allowed 9 hits and 9 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. With the win, Detroit continued their winning ways; their streak now stands at 7 games and counting. Mickey Cochrane was clearly happy after the game -- 'Everything is clicking for us right now.' CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 2 Indians......... 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 - 7 11 1 Win:Winegarner(1-2) Loss:Gaston(4-9) Homeruns- E.Averill(25th) At League Park the struggling Chicago White Sox were battered 7 to 2 by the Cleveland Indians. Cleveland drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Earl Averill who brought the crowd to their feet when he bombed a two-run dinger (his 25th of the season). Overall Cleveland out-hit Chicago 11 to 7. The win went to Ralph Winegarner(1-2) who allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Milt Gaston(4-9) was charged with the loss. He pitched 6 innings allowing 7 hits and 4 walks. PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON Athletics....... 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 Win:Dietrich(7-2) Loss:Ferrell(4-2) Bill Dietrich allowed just 2 hits as the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Boston Red Sox by a score of 6 to 1 at Fenway Park. Philadelphia did all the necessary damage in the 3rd inning when they scored 6 runs on 6 hits. That early scoring held up. Philadelphia banged out 14 on the afternoon. Dietrich(7-2) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Wes Ferrell(4-2) suffered the loss. He was touched for 14 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings. WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 2 Yankees......... 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 - 8 9 0 Win:Ruffing(9-4) Loss:Whitehill(12-5) Homeruns- E.Whitehill(2nd), F.Crosetti(6th) Red Ruffing was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game at Yankee Stadium where the New York Yankees beat the Washington Nationals 8 to 3. New York took the lead for keeps in the bottom of the 3rd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 2 hits. The big moment was provided by Ruffing who brought the crowd to their feet when he smacked a single bringing in two baserunners. New York finished with 9 hits in the victory. Ruffing(9-4) allowed 3 runs on the game. Earl Whitehill(12-5) absorbed the loss. He surrendered 9 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings. With this win, New York has a 37-34 record. They have been 5-5 lately. Washington has a record of 42-33 after the loss.

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/6/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 4 0 1 0 .238 P.Fox RF 5 0 1 0 .325 S.West CF 5 1 1 0 .336 M.Cochrane C 3 0 1 1 .347 J.Burns 1B 4 1 2 2 .251 G.Goslin LF 5 0 2 1 .263 R.Pepper LF 4 0 2 0 .255 C.Gehringer 2B 4 1 2 1 .358 B.Campbell RF 4 1 2 0 .249 B.Rogell SS 4 0 1 0 .282 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .253 H.Greenberg 1B 2 1 1 0 .303 F.Grube C 4 0 1 1 .288 J.White CF 3 1 1 0 .350 E.Wells P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Owen 3B 3 1 0 0 .341 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .281 V.Sorrell P 2 0 0 1 .100 B.Hadley P 2 0 0 0 .167 C.Hogsett P 0 1 0 0 .200 A-R.Hemsley C 1 0 1 0 .323 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 11 3 Totals 31 5 9 4 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hadley In 8th Inning Browns.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Tigers.......... 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 1 Browns (23-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley LOSS(4-10) 7 2/3 9 5 4 9 1 1 150 6.63 E.Wells 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.95 Totals 8 9 5 4 10 1 1 Tigers (44-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Sorrell WIN(5-6) 6 2/3 8 3 3 2 4 1 96 5.12 C.Hogsett SAVE(7th) 2 1/3 3 0 0 0 2 0 33 3.48 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 14,245 DATE- Friday, July 6th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Harry Geisel, Charles Donnelly, , George Moriarty T- 2:22 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 8 Tigers:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 2 Tigers: 2 ERRORS- A.Strange, B.Rogell DOUBLES- S.West(15th), B.Campbell(7th), R.Hemsley(19th), H.Greenberg(28th) HOME RUNS- J.Burns(7th), C.Gehringer(8th) STOLEN BASES- P.Fox(19th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gehringer WALKS- H.Clift, B.Hadley, M.Cochrane-2, C.Gehringer, B.Rogell, H.Greenberg-2, J.White, M.Owen, V.Sorrell, C.Hogsett STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, S.West, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, A.Strange, B.Hadley, V.Sorrell GIDP- R.Pepper, B.Campbell, P.Fox, H.Greenberg WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Jo-Jo White robbed Oscar Melillo of an extra base hit.

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 Cleveland Indians 7/6/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG J.Conlan RF 4 0 2 0 .400 S.Rice RF 3 0 0 0 .291 M.Haas CF 4 1 0 0 .266 J.Burnett SS 5 1 1 0 .281 J.Dykes 2B 3 0 0 0 .281 E.Averill CF 2 2 2 2 .355 Z.Bonura 1B 3 0 1 0 .272 H.Trosky 1B 5 1 1 0 .287 A.Simmons LF 4 0 1 1 .316 O.Hale 2B 4 1 2 0 .304 B.Boken SS 4 1 1 0 .258 W.Kamm 3B 4 1 0 0 .233 J.Chamberlain 3B 3 0 2 0 .211 D.Holland LF 4 1 3 2 .216 M.Shea C 4 0 0 0 .130 F.Pytlak C 4 0 2 0 .228 M.Gaston P 2 0 0 0 .057 R.Winegarner P 4 0 0 0 .000 A-E.Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 .319 S.Connally P 0 0 0 0 ---- P.Gallivan P 0 0 0 0 .273 B-F.Uhalt PH 1 0 0 0 .222 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 2 7 1 Totals 35 7 11 4 A-Pinch Hit For Gaston In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Gallivan In 9th Inning White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 2 Indians......... 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 - 7 11 1 White Sox (24-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Gaston LOSS(4-9) 6 7 4 3 4 2 1 100 5.49 P.Gallivan 2 4 3 3 2 0 0 42 8.23 Totals 8 11 7 6 6 2 1 Indians (35-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Winegarner WIN(1-2) 7 2/3 7 2 1 3 1 0 111 3.93 S.Connally 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 22.50 Totals 9 7 2 1 3 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,188 DATE- Friday, July 6th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:34 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 7 Indians:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 2 Indians: 1 ERRORS- J.Conlan, J.Chamberlain, J.Burnett DOUBLES- J.Conlan(1st), A.Simmons(16th), B.Boken(3rd), J.Burnett(6th), E.Averill(26th), O.Hale(26th) TRIPLES- D.Holland(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Averill(25th) WALKS- J.Dykes, Z.Bonura, J.Chamberlain, S.Rice-2, E.Averill-3, O.Hale STRIKE OUTS- M.Gaston, H.Trosky, R.Winegarner GIDP- O.Hale WILD PITCHES- M.Gaston, P.Gallivan

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Boston Red Sox 7/6/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG E.McNair SS 5 1 3 0 .266 M.Bishop 2B 4 0 1 0 .264 D.Cramer CF 5 1 2 1 .305 B.Werber 3B 3 0 1 1 .351 B.Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 .349 E.Morgan 1B 4 0 0 0 .291 J.Foxx 1B 5 1 2 1 .356 R.Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 .327 P.Higgins 3B 4 1 1 0 .380 C.Reynolds CF 3 0 0 0 .279 B.Miller RF 4 0 2 2 .256 D.Porter RF 3 0 0 0 .221 R.Warstler 2B 2 1 0 0 .255 R.Ferrell C 2 0 0 0 .336 C.Berry C 4 0 1 0 .210 L.Lary SS 2 1 0 0 .272 B.Dietrich P 4 1 2 1 .304 W.Ferrell P 2 0 0 0 .143 J.Mulligan P 0 0 0 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 14 5 Totals 27 1 2 1 Athletics....... 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 2 2 Athletics (41-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich WIN(7-2) 9 2 1 1 3 3 0 116 3.19 Totals 9 2 1 1 3 3 0 Red Sox (43-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Ferrell LOSS(4-2) 8 1/3 14 6 6 3 2 0 149 3.10 J.Mulligan 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.55 Totals 9 14 6 6 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,565 DATE- Friday, July 6th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:15 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Red Sox: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 Red Sox: 3 ERRORS- R.Warstler, R.Ferrell, L.Lary DOUBLES- E.McNair(16th), B.Miller(4th) STOLEN BASES- R.Warstler(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- E.McNair, B.Werber SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Werber WALKS- B.Johnson, R.Warstler-2, R.Ferrell, L.Lary, W.Ferrell STRIKE OUTS- J.Foxx, B.Dietrich, E.Morgan, L.Lary, W.Ferrell GIDP- J.Foxx, P.Higgins, B.Miller, W.Ferrell

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 New York Yankees 7/6/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG B.Myer 2B 4 0 2 1 .344 F.Crosetti SS 5 1 2 2 .237 J.Stone RF 4 0 0 0 .392 J.Saltzgaver 3B 5 0 1 0 .182 H.Manush LF 4 0 0 0 .365 B.Ruth RF 3 1 0 0 .242 J.Cronin SS 4 0 0 0 .281 L.Gehrig 1B 3 2 0 0 .356 C.Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 .294 B.Chapman CF 3 0 1 0 .238 F.Schulte CF 3 1 2 0 .313 B.Dickey C 4 0 0 0 .235 R.Kress 1B 4 0 1 1 .188 S.Byrd LF 2 2 1 0 .341 L.Sewell C 3 1 1 0 .209 D.Heffner 2B 4 2 2 1 .262 E.Whitehill P 2 1 1 1 .322 R.Ruffing P 4 0 2 3 .224 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 33 8 9 6 Nationals....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 2 Yankees......... 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 - 8 9 0 Nationals (42-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Whitehill LOSS(12-5) 8 9 8 3 4 4 1 127 2.92 Totals 8 9 8 3 4 4 1 Yankees (37-34) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Ruffing WIN(9-4) 9 8 3 3 1 4 1 130 2.97 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 15,304 DATE- Friday, July 6th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:41 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 4 Yankees: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2 Yankees: 2 ERRORS- J.Stone, R.Kress DOUBLES- B.Myer(18th), F.Schulte(14th), D.Heffner(6th) HOME RUNS- E.Whitehill(2nd), F.Crosetti(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- E.Whitehill WALKS- F.Schulte, B.Ruth, L.Gehrig, B.Chapman, S.Byrd HIT BY PITCH- S.Byrd STRIKE OUTS- H.Manush, J.Cronin, C.Travis-2, F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver, B.Chapman, R.Ruffing GIDP- J.Stone, L.Sewell, B.Ruth, D.Heffner WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Joe Cronin robbed Frank Crosetti of a base hit. Top 8th: Lou Gehrig robbed Heinie Manush of a base hit.