June 26th, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Lose Another Game in 9th Johnson comes through again for Philadelhpia Yankees easily dispose White Sox 13-3 Broaca goes to 3-0 Red Sox Win Again, 4-1 Rhodes (left) blasts homer, picks up win Browns prevail in DC, 4-3 Coffman gets complete game victory

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/26/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 37 25 J.Vosmik CLA .421 L.Gehrig NYA 24 L.Gehrig NYA 84 1934 DEA 37 26 J.Stone WAA .416 J.Foxx PHA 24 J.Foxx PHA 59 1934 PHA 35 27 P.Higgins PHA .389 B.Johnson PHA 19 C.Gehring DEA 58 1934 WAA 37 29 L.Gehrig NYA .372 E.Averill CLA 18 B.Johnson PHA 58 1934 NYA 32 29 H.Manush WAA .367 Z.Bonura CHA 13 H.Manush WAA 48 1934 CLA 29 29 1934 CHA 22 41 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 19 42 E.Whitehi WAA 11 H.Pennock BOA 5 L.Gomez NYA 2.62 M.Pearson CLA 8 C.Hogsett DEA 5 B.Newsom SLA 2.66 S.Rowe DEA 8 A.McColl WAA 5 M.Harder CLA 2.77 J.Marcum PHA 8 F.Ostermu BOA 4 B.Weiland *** 2.81 OTHERS TIED W 7 OTHERS TIED W 3 M.Pearson CLA 2.91 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Johnson BOA 14 B.Werber BOA 17 B.Newsom SLA 70 O.Hale CLA 9 P.Fox DEA 16 L.Gomez NYA 68 B.Werber BOA 8 G.Walker DEA 13 T.Bridges DEA 66 F.Bordaga CHA 8 J.White DEA 11 S.Rowe DEA 55 OTHERS TIED W 7 B.Chapman NYA 11 M.Pearson CLA 54 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 3 at NYA 13 CHA-Lyons(2-7, 6.19) at NYA-Macfayd(1-6, 6.26) CLA 1 at BOA 4 CLA-Harder(7-1, 2.77) at BOA-Ferrell(3-0, 2.03) DEA 4 at PHA 5 DEA-Auker(6-2, 5.43) at PHA-Benton(5-3, 3.84) SLA 4 at WAA 3 SLA-Blaehol(3-8, 6.12) at WAA-Russell(3-1, 2.90) 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 B.Johnson PHA .340 47 16 18 5 7 M.Pearson CLA 18 4 1 10 14 0 200 L.Gehrig NYA .465 43 20 15 5 4 J.Marcum PHA 27 16 5 5 17 2 300 B.Werber BOA .357 42 15 13 11 2 A.Benton PHA 19 9 2 5 14 1 200 M.Cochrane DEA .593 27 16 4 7 0 W.Ferrell BOA 18 12 2 7 10 0 200 J.Foxx PHA .313 48 15 9 3 5 D.Coffman SLA 18 12 3 4 7 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 J.Dykes CHA .091 44 4 0 4 0 B.Hadley SLA 12 18 15 13 3 3 020 A.Strange SLA .143 28 4 2 1 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 9 16 12 5 2 2 020 B.KnickerbockeCLA .224 49 11 3 0 0 M.Gaston CHA 7 10 9 4 1 1 020 J.Chamberlain CHA .171 41 7 0 5 0 M.Weaver WAA 11 24 14 0 1 0 010 E.Madjeski CHA .174 23 4 1 2 0 P.Gallivan CHA 5 10 6 6 3 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 37 25 .597 ---- 92 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 37 26 .587 .5 101 53 .656 1934 Philadelphia PHA 35 27 .565 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 37 29 .561 2.0 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 32 29 .525 4.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 29 29 .500 6.0 85 69 .552 1934 Chicago CHA 22 41 .349 15.5 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 19 42 .311 17.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 37 25 .597 26-14 11-11 7- 4 30-21 3- 3 12- 7 8-2 Won 8 CHA 22 41 .349 9-16 13-25 3- 3 19-38 1- 4 3-10 1-9 Lost 8 CLA 29 29 .500 15- 7 14-22 7- 9 22-20 1- 2 6- 7 3-7 Lost 2 DEA 37 26 .587 15-12 22-14 7-12 30-14 4- 3 13- 9 5-5 Lost 2 NYA 32 29 .525 19-16 13-13 8- 5 24-24 3- 3 7- 9 6-4 Won 3 PHA 35 27 .565 22-14 13-13 5- 3 30-24 5- 1 12- 3 7-3 Won 2 SLA 19 42 .311 7-15 12-27 7-10 12-32 1- 3 4-12 5-5 Won 3 WAA 37 29 .561 24-17 13-12 7- 9 30-20 2- 1 7- 7 4-6 Lost 3 TOTAL 248 248 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 16- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 6-20 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 12-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 12-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 13-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 9-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 14-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 7 3 5 5 3 6 8 CHA 3 - 3 4 1 1 6 4 CLA 3 3 - 4 2 5 7 5 DEA 5 8 3 - 7 3 7 4 NYA 2 7 7 2 - 6 5 3 PHA 3 8 5 5 6 - 6 2 SLA 4 1 3 0 5 3 - 3 WAA 5 7 5 6 3 6 5 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 6/26/1934

 

DETROIT AT PHILADELPHIA Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 - 4 8 0 Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 Win:Marcum(8-3) Loss:Bridges(7-7) Homeruns- H.Greenberg(10th), B.Johnson(19th), B.Miller(1st) Johnny Marcum tossed a complete game at Shibe Park as the Philadelphia Athletics pulled off a dramatic comeback beating the Detroit Tigers by the count of 5 to 4. Philadelphia came up with the deciding runs in the bottom of the 9th inning scoring 3 runs using 2 hits. Pinky Higgins got things going when he drew a walk. Ed Coleman was next and he drew a walk. Dib Williams then singled to load the bases. After an out was recorded, Bing Miller came to the plate and lost the ball over the fence for three runs (his 1st of the season) making Philadelphia victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Philadelphia rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon. The win went to Marcum(8-3) who allowed 4 runs in the game. Tommy Bridges(7-7) was the loser. He allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings. CHICAGO AT NEW YORK White Sox....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 2 Yankees......... 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 - 13 14 1 Win:Broaca(3-0) Loss:Earnshaw(5-8) Homeruns- A.Simmons(5th), J.Saltzgaver(1st) Johnny Broaca went the distance and Lou Gehrig hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI as the slumping Chicago White Sox were badly beaten by the New York Yankees, 13 to 3. New York started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the first when they tallied 5 runs on 4 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. New York finished with 14 hits in the victory. Broaca(3-0), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. George Earnshaw(5-8) was given the loss. He gave up 4 hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning. CLEVELAND AT BOSTON Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 Red Sox......... 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 2 Win:Rhodes(6-8) Loss:Weiland(7-4) Save:Walberg(3rd) Homeruns- G.Rhodes(1st) At Fenway Park the blistering-hot Boston Red Sox outscored the Cleveland Indians 4 to 1. Boston took the lead for good in the bottom of the 3rd inning scoring one runner. Boston had a total of 9 hits for the game. Gordon Rhodes(6-8) was the winner allowing 1 run in 8 and 1/3 innings. Rhodes was helped out by Rube Walberg who recorded his 3rd save. Bob Weiland(7-4) took the loss. It was another victory for Boston at Fenway Park. Now their winning streak stands at 8 games. ST. LOUIS AT WASHINGTON Browns.......... 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 12 0 Nationals....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 3 Win:Coffman(2-6) Loss:Whitehill(11-4) Dick Coffman tossed a complete game and Rollie Hemsley had 4 hits as the St. Louis Browns defeated the Washington Nationals by a score of 4 to 3 at Griffith Stadium. Coffman(2-6) gave St. Louis a solid outing. He was reached for 7 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. St. Louis totaled 12 on the afternoon. Earl Whitehill(11-4) was charged with the loss. With this win, St. Louis has a 19-42 record. They have been 5-5 lately. With the loss, Washington has a record of 4-6 lately, 37-29 overall.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 6/25/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 5 0 0 0 .340 E.McNair SS 4 1 1 0 .256 M.Cochrane C 4 0 2 0 .363 D.Cramer CF 4 0 1 1 .301 G.Goslin LF 5 0 0 0 .242 B.Johnson LF 4 1 1 1 .330 C.Gehringer 2B 3 0 0 0 .356 J.Foxx 1B 4 0 1 0 .349 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .289 P.Higgins 3B 3 0 0 0 .389 H.Greenberg 1B 4 1 2 1 .302 E.Coleman RF 2 1 1 0 .272 G.Walker CF 3 2 0 0 .340 R.Warstler 2B 3 0 1 0 .247 M.Owen 3B 4 1 2 1 .320 A-D.Williams PH 1 1 1 0 .333 T.Bridges P 4 0 2 2 .111 C.Berry C 3 0 1 0 .220 B-F.Hayes PH 1 0 0 0 .271 J.Marcum P 3 0 0 0 .211 C-B.Miller PH 1 1 1 3 .259 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 8 4 Totals 33 5 9 5 A-Pinch Hit For Warstler In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Berry In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Marcum In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 - 4 8 0 Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 Tigers (37-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges LOSS(7-7) 8 2/3 9 5 5 3 5 2 150 3.55 Totals 8 2/3 9 5 5 3 5 2 Athletics (35-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Marcum WIN(8-3) 9 8 4 3 2 5 1 138 4.01 Totals 9 8 4 3 2 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 6,260 DATE- Monday, June 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:15 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Athletics: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Athletics: 0 ERRORS- P.Higgins DOUBLES- M.Cochrane(18th), H.Greenberg(21st), M.Owen(13th), T.Bridges, E.McNair(13th), E.Coleman(8th) HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg(10th), B.Johnson(19th), B.Miller(1st) STOLEN BASES- G.Walker-2(13th) CAUGHT STEALING- R.Warstler WALKS- M.Cochrane, C.Gehringer, P.Higgins, E.Coleman-2 HIT BY PITCH- G.Walker STRIKE OUTS- P.Fox, G.Goslin-2, G.Walker, T.Bridges, E.McNair, B.Johnson, J.Foxx, R.Warstler, J.Marcum PASSED BALLS- M.Cochrane WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Gee Walker robbed Bob Johnson of an extra base hit. Bot 9th: Mickey Cochrane blocked the plate, saving a run!

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 New York Yankees 6/25/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG F.Uhalt RF 4 1 2 0 .230 E.Combs LF 5 2 1 0 .314 M.Haas CF 3 1 0 0 .276 J.Saltzgaver 3B 2 3 1 2 .206 A.Simmons LF 4 1 2 3 .318 B.Chapman RF 5 1 3 2 .242 Z.Bonura 1B 3 0 0 0 .259 L.Gehrig 1B 5 2 3 3 .372 B.Boken 2B 4 0 0 0 .241 M.Hoag CF 4 1 1 1 .225 J.Dykes 3B 4 0 0 0 .292 B.Dickey C 4 1 1 1 .235 J.Chamberlain SS 3 0 1 0 .229 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 1 0 .215 M.Shea C 2 0 0 0 .148 D.Heffner 2B 5 1 3 3 .257 A-E.Swanson PH 1 0 0 0 .317 J.Broaca P 2 1 0 0 .133 B-M.Ruel C 0 0 0 0 .218 P.Gallivan P 0 0 0 0 .273 G.Earnshaw P 0 0 0 0 .270 J.Heving P 2 0 1 0 .231 C-G.Caithamer C 1 0 0 0 .222 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 3 6 3 Totals 36 13 14 12 A-Pinch Hit For Shea In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Swanson In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Heving In 7th Inning White Sox....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 2 Yankees......... 5 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 - 13 14 1 White Sox (22-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Earnshaw LOSS(5-8) 0 2/3 4 5 5 2 0 0 41 5.79 J.Heving 5 2/3 6 4 4 3 2 1 114 8.12 P.Gallivan 1 2/3 4 4 4 3 2 0 65 7.74 Totals 8 14 13 13 8 4 1 Yankees (32-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Broaca WIN(3-0) 9 6 3 3 2 4 1 143 2.76 Totals 9 6 3 3 2 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 9,406 DATE- Monday, June 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:14 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 3 Yankees: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Yankees: 2 ERRORS- Z.Bonura, J.Dykes, D.Heffner DOUBLES- F.Uhalt(4th), J.Heving, L.Gehrig-2(17th), D.Heffner-2(5th) HOME RUNS- A.Simmons(5th), J.Saltzgaver(1st) STOLEN BASES- B.Chapman-2(11th), F.Crosetti(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Broaca SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Dickey WALKS- M.Haas, Z.Bonura, E.Combs, J.Saltzgaver-3, M.Hoag, F.Crosetti, J.Broaca-2 STRIKE OUTS- M.Haas, A.Simmons, J.Heving, G.Caithamer, M.Hoag, F.Crosetti, J.Broaca-2 GIDP- Z.Bonura, M.Shea, E.Combs WILD PITCHES- J.Heving PASSED BALLS- M.Shea

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Boston Red Sox 6/25/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG S.Rice RF 3 0 1 1 .296 B.Cissell 2B 3 0 1 0 .289 B.Knickerbocker SS 5 0 1 0 .287 B-M.Bishop 2B 0 0 0 0 .237 E.Averill CF 4 0 1 0 .359 B.Werber 3B 3 1 1 0 .337 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 0 0 .304 E.Morgan 1B 4 1 1 0 .285 O.Hale 2B 4 0 1 0 .277 R.Johnson LF 4 1 1 1 .348 B.Seeds LF 4 0 0 0 .296 M.Solters CF 4 0 2 1 .398 W.Kamm 3B 3 0 2 0 .255 D.Porter RF 2 0 0 1 .239 G.Myatt C 3 1 1 0 .282 R.Ferrell C 3 0 0 0 .313 C-J.Vosmik PH 1 0 0 0 .421 L.Lary SS 3 0 2 0 .295 D-F.Pytlak C 0 0 0 0 .237 G.Rhodes P 2 1 1 1 .176 B.Weiland P 2 0 1 0 .200 R.Walberg P 0 0 0 0 .182 A-J.Burnett PH 1 0 0 0 .263 T.Lee P 0 0 0 0 .000 E-D.Holland PH 1 0 0 0 .225 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 1 8 1 Totals 28 4 9 4 A-Pinch Hit For Weiland In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Cissell In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Myatt In 8th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Vosmik In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Lee In 9th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 Red Sox......... 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 4 9 2 Indians (29-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Weiland LOSS(7-4) 5 5 2 1 0 2 1 67 2.81 T.Lee 3 4 2 2 1 0 0 60 4.28 Totals 8 9 4 3 1 2 1 Red Sox (37-25) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Rhodes WIN(6-8) 8 1/3 8 1 1 3 3 0 155 4.57 R.Walberg SAVE(3rd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.50 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 9,209 DATE- Monday, June 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:41 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:12 Red Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Red Sox: 0 ERRORS- B.Knickerbocker, O.Hale, B.Cissell, L.Lary DOUBLES- E.Averill(22nd), G.Myatt(6th) HOME RUNS- G.Rhodes(1st) STOLEN BASES- R.Johnson(4th), M.Solters(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Werber, G.Rhodes SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Rice, D.Porter WALKS- S.Rice, E.Averill, W.Kamm, M.Bishop STRIKE OUTS- E.Averill, B.Weiland, D.Holland, E.Morgan, R.Ferrell GIDP- B.Cissell, B.Werber WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Dick Porter robbed Sam Rice of an extra base hit.

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Washington Nationals 6/25/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 4 0 1 1 .234 B.Myer 2B 4 1 2 0 .353 S.West CF 4 0 1 0 .323 J.Stone RF 4 0 0 0 .416 J.Burns 1B 3 0 1 1 .247 H.Manush LF 4 1 1 1 .367 R.Pepper LF 4 0 0 0 .232 J.Cronin SS 3 1 2 1 .282 R.Hornsby RF 4 0 0 0 .379 C.Travis 3B 3 0 2 1 .271 R.Hemsley C 4 1 4 0 .304 F.Schulte CF 3 0 0 0 .306 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 1 .236 R.Kress 1B 4 0 0 0 .033 A.Strange SS 4 2 2 0 .255 L.Sewell C 3 0 0 0 .208 D.Coffman P 3 1 2 0 .250 E.Whitehill P 2 0 0 0 .315 A-F.Sington PH 1 0 0 0 .200 G.Crowder P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 4 12 3 Totals 31 3 7 3 A-Pinch Hit For Whitehill In 8th Inning Browns.......... 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 12 0 Nationals....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 3 Browns (19-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Coffman WIN(2-6) 9 7 3 3 3 2 0 134 3.01 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 2 0 Nationals (37-29) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Whitehill LOSS(11-4) 8 12 4 3 1 3 0 136 3.02 G.Crowder 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.73 Totals 9 12 4 3 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,512 DATE- Monday, June 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 7 Nationals: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 3 Nationals: 3 ERRORS- H.Manush, J.Cronin, L.Sewell DOUBLES- R.Hemsley-2(16th), A.Strange(7th), H.Manush(16th) CAUGHT STEALING- S.West SACRIFICE HITS- S.West, D.Coffman SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Burns WALKS- H.Clift, J.Cronin, C.Travis, F.Schulte STRIKE OUTS- S.West, R.Pepper, A.Strange, F.Schulte, R.Kress GIDP- H.Clift, R.Hornsby, F.Schulte, R.Kress WILD PITCHES- D.Coffman