June 20th, 1934 - AL News

Tribe, Nats Split Doubleheader Official Washington takes a breather from Nation's economic woes to catch a pair at Griffith Stadium; home town Nationals right on the tail of league leading Detroit

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/20/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 35 21 J.Stone WAA .432 L.Gehrig NYA 23 L.Gehrig NYA 73 1934 WAA 34 25 J.Vosmik CLA .419 J.Foxx PHA 21 J.Foxx PHA 52 1934 BOA 31 25 P.Higgins PHA .387 E.Averill CLA 17 C.Gehring DEA 47 1934 PHA 30 25 E.Averill CLA .367 B.Johnson PHA 13 J.Vosmik CLA 43 1934 CLA 28 24 H.Manush WAA .363 Z.Bonura CHA 12 M.Owen DEA 43 1934 NYA 26 28 1934 CHA 22 34 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 15 39 E.Whitehi WAA 10 H.Pennock BOA 5 B.Weiland *** 2.48 OTHERS TIED W 7 C.Hogsett DEA 5 L.Gomez NYA 2.73 F.Ostermu BOA 4 S.Rowe DEA 2.76 A.McColl WAA 4 M.Harder CLA 2.77 OTHERS TIED W 3 B.Newsom SLA 2.93 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS P.Fox DEA 10 B.Werber BOA 17 L.Gomez NYA 66 R.Johnson BOA 8 P.Fox DEA 13 T.Bridges DEA 57 F.Bordaga CHA 8 J.White DEA 11 B.Newsom SLA 57 G.Goslin DEA 6 B.Chapman NYA 9 S.Rowe DEA 50 D.Garms SLA 6 G.Walker DEA 8 M.Pearson CLA 45 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 4 at WAA 7 CHA-Jones(5-5, 4.18) at BOA-Ostermu(1-7, 4.65) CLA 16 at WAA 4 CLA-Hudlin(3-5, 3.60) at NYA-Broaca(1-0, 1.85) CLA-Brown(3-4, 4.89) at NYA-Ruffing(5-4, 3.56) DEA-Rowe(7-2, 2.76) at WAA-Crowder(2-4, 5.65) SLA-Blaehol(2-7, 6.05) at PHA-Cascare(4-3, 3.52) 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 J.Foxx PHA .314 35 11 11 4 5 J.Marcum PHA 9 3 0 2 6 0 100 L.Gehrig NYA .379 29 11 6 5 3 B.Newsom SLA 9 5 0 1 7 0 100 S.West SLA .364 33 12 7 6 3 A.Benton PHA 19 9 2 5 14 1 200 C.Gehringer DEA .345 29 10 6 10 1 S.Rowe DEA 22 14 3 4 12 1 200 H.Trosky CLA .353 34 12 7 4 3 J.Russell WAA 11 4 0 4 6 0 100 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 H.Clift SLA .152 33 5 0 2 0 T.Thomas WAA 10 16 12 4 1 1 020 J.Dykes CHA .150 40 6 1 2 0 R.Ruffing NYA 6 12 7 3 1 0 010 M.Hoag NYA .231 26 6 0 0 0 B.Hadley SLA 12 14 11 11 3 2 020 R.Warstler PHA .077 26 2 1 4 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 8 12 11 7 0 3 110 A.Simmons CHA .238 42 10 1 1 0 J.Murphy NYA 14 17 11 8 7 1 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 35 21 .625 ---- 96 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 34 25 .576 2.5 66 88 .429 1934 Boston BOA 31 25 .554 4.0 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 30 25 .545 4.5 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 28 24 .538 5.0 85 69 .552 1934 New York NYA 26 28 .481 8.0 90 64 .584 1934 Chicago CHA 22 34 .393 13.0 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 15 39 .278 19.0 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 31 25 .554 20-14 11-11 6- 4 25-21 3- 3 12- 7 6-4 Won 2 CHA 22 34 .393 9-16 13-18 3- 2 19-32 1- 4 3-10 2-8 Lost 1 CLA 28 24 .538 15- 7 13-17 6- 9 22-15 1- 1 5- 5 7-3 Won 1 DEA 35 21 .625 15-12 20- 9 7- 9 28-12 4- 2 11- 7 8-2 Won 5 NYA 26 28 .481 13-15 13-13 6- 5 20-23 2- 3 5- 8 3-7 Lost 5 PHA 30 25 .545 17-12 13-13 5- 3 25-22 4- 1 10- 3 6-4 Won 1 SLA 15 39 .278 7-15 8-24 5-10 10-29 1- 3 3-12 3-7 Lost 2 WAA 34 25 .576 21-13 13-12 6- 9 28-16 2- 1 7- 4 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 221 221 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 10- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 6-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 11- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 13- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 6-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 8- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 5-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 11- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 2 2 5 5 3 6 8 CHA 3 - 3 4 1 1 6 4 CLA 3 3 - 4 1 5 7 5 DEA 5 8 3 - 7 3 7 2 NYA 2 5 3 2 - 6 5 3 PHA 3 8 5 3 6 - 3 2 SLA 4 1 3 0 5 1 - 1 WAA 5 7 5 3 3 6 5 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 6/20/1934

 

CLEVELAND AT WASHINGTON Indians......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1 Nationals....... 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 0 Win:Stewart(3-5) Loss:Hildebrand(4-6) Homeruns- E.Averill(17th), H.Trosky(11th), H.Manush(4th) Lefty Stewart tossed a complete game at Griffith Stadium as the Washington Nationals beat the Cleveland Indians 7 to 4. Washington had 4 runs cross the plate in the 2nd inning with the help of 4 hits. They would hold up as the winning runs. Washington totaled 10 on the afternoon. The win was credited to Stewart(3-5) who went the whole way allowing 4 runs. Oral Hildebrand(4-6) ended up with the loss. He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 1/3 innings. With this win, Washington has a 34-24 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With this loss, Cleveland has a 6-4 record of late, 27-24 overall. CLEVELAND AT WASHINGTON Indians......... 0 5 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 - 16 24 2 Nationals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 6 3 Win:Harder(7-1) Loss:Weaver(7-6) Mel Harder was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game and he had 4 hits and 3 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Cleveland Indians belted the Washington Nationals by the count of 16 to 4. Cleveland scored 5 runs in the 2nd inning with the help of 6 hits. That scoring would be all that was needed. Cleveland kept the scorekeepers busy in the 2nd inning with 5 runs on 6 hits, the 5th inning when they had 4 runs on 6 hits and the 6th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 5 hits. Cleveland banged out 24 on the afternoon. Harder(7-1), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Monte Weaver(7-6) suffered the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 9 runs in 4 innings.

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Washington Nationals 6/19/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG B.Seeds LF 3 1 1 0 .275 B.Myer 2B 4 0 1 1 .351 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 1 1 1 .296 J.Stone RF 3 1 0 1 .425 E.Averill CF 3 1 1 1 .368 H.Manush LF 4 1 2 3 .371 D.Holland RF 4 0 0 0 .229 J.Cronin SS 4 0 2 0 .271 O.Hale 2B 4 0 1 1 .252 C.Travis 3B 4 1 2 0 .275 H.Trosky 1B 4 1 2 1 .327 J.Kuhel 1B 4 1 2 1 .284 F.Pytlak C 4 0 0 0 .242 F.Schulte CF 3 1 0 0 .300 W.Kamm 3B 3 0 1 0 .243 L.Sewell C 4 0 0 0 .154 O.Hildebrand P 0 0 0 0 .190 L.Stewart P 3 2 1 1 .160 T.Lee P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-J.Vosmik PH 1 0 0 0 .419 R.Winegarner P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 4 7 4 Totals 33 7 10 7 A-Pinch Hit For Lee In 8th Inning Indians......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 1 Nationals....... 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 0 Indians (27-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand LOSS(4-6) 3 1/3 8 7 7 3 0 1 86 5.43 T.Lee 3 2/3 2 0 0 0 4 0 55 4.23 R.Winegarner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.87 Totals 8 10 7 7 3 4 1 Nationals (34-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Stewart WIN(3-5) 9 7 4 4 2 1 2 120 5.32 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 1 2 ATTENDANCE- 5,809 DATE- Tuesday, June 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Summers, , , Bill Dineen T- 2:29 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3 Nationals: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Nationals: 2 ERRORS- O.Hale DOUBLES- B.Seeds(3rd), J.Cronin(14th) TRIPLES- C.Travis(2nd) HOME RUNS- E.Averill(17th), H.Trosky(11th), H.Manush(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- O.Hildebrand SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Stone WALKS- B.Seeds, E.Averill, B.Myer, F.Schulte, L.Stewart STRIKE OUTS- W.Kamm, B.Myer, J.Kuhel-2, L.Stewart GIDP- B.Knickerbocker, F.Pytlak WILD PITCHES- L.Stewart

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Washington Nationals 6/19/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG S.Rice RF 6 0 1 1 .308 B.Myer 2B 4 1 1 2 .350 B.Knickerbocker SS 6 2 3 0 .301 J.Stone RF 4 1 3 0 .432 E.Averill CF 6 3 2 1 .367 H.Manush LF 5 0 0 1 .363 O.Hale 2B 6 3 4 1 .267 J.Cronin SS 4 0 0 0 .267 H.Trosky 1B 4 1 1 2 .325 C.Travis 3B 4 0 1 0 .274 B.Seeds LF 5 3 4 1 .306 J.Kuhel 1B 4 0 1 1 .284 G.Myatt C 5 2 3 3 .300 F.Schulte CF 3 1 0 0 .296 J.Burnett 3B 5 1 2 2 .281 E.Phillips C 3 0 0 0 .152 M.Harder P 5 1 4 3 .355 M.Weaver P 1 0 0 0 .179 J.Milligan P 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Prim P 0 0 0 0 .333 A-D.Harris PH 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Russell P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-G.Dugas PH 1 1 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 48 16 24 14 Totals 35 4 6 4 A-Pinch Hit For Prim In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Russell In 9th Inning Indians......... 0 5 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 - 16 24 2 Nationals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 6 3 Indians (28-24) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Harder WIN(7-1) 9 6 4 2 3 3 0 142 2.77 Totals 9 6 4 2 3 3 0 Nationals (34-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Weaver LOSS(7-6) 4 13 9 9 0 0 0 83 3.88 J.Milligan 1 7 5 3 0 0 0 39 22.50 R.Prim 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 30 8.64 J.Russell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 2.41 Totals 9 24 16 13 0 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,984 DATE- Tuesday, June 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6 Nationals: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Nationals: 4 ERRORS- E.Averill, G.Myatt, J.Cronin-2, F.Schulte DOUBLES- E.Averill(21st), O.Hale(17th), B.Seeds(4th), G.Myatt(5th), J.Burnett(2nd), M.Harder-2, B.Myer(13th) TRIPLES- E.Averill(3rd) SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Trosky WALKS- B.Myer, F.Schulte, E.Phillips HIT BY PITCH- J.Stone STRIKE OUTS- H.Manush, J.Cronin, J.Milligan GIDP- B.Knickerbocker, E.Averill, H.Trosky, J.Burnett