Depression Era Baseball: A chronicle from the era of "Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms": July 13th, 1934

Yankees Spoil Rowe's Post All Star Game Homecoming with 9-4 Win Over Tigers

Gehringer's two home runs not enough as New York lineup runs on all cylinders

White Sox Defeat Visiting A's, 11-5
Earnshaw gets win over former teammates

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/13/1934

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1934 BOA 45 32 J.Stone WAA .390 J.Foxx PHA 28 L.Gehrig NYA 86
1934 PHA 43 33 P.Higgins PHA .379 E.Averill CLA 25 C.Gehring DEA 73
1934 WAA 44 34 C.Gehring DEA .366 L.Gehrig NYA 25 J.Foxx PHA 73
1934 DEA 44 34 B.Werber BOA .363 B.Johnson PHA 24 B.Johnson PHA 73
1934 NYA 39 36 B.Johnson PHA .359 Z.Bonura CHA 16 E.Averill CLA 62
1934 CLA 38 37
1934 SLA 25 45 WINS SAVES ERA
1934 CHA 25 52 E.Whitehi WAA 12 C.Hogsett DEA 7 L.Gomez NYA 2.45
M.Pearson CLA 10 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.84
L.Gomez NYA 10 A.McColl WAA 6 E.Whitehi WAA 2.92
OTHERS TIED W 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Weiland *** 3.00
D.Coffman SLA 3.05

CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
B.Johnson PHA 18 B.Werber BOA 26 L.Gomez NYA 83
B.Werber BOA 13 P.Fox DEA 19 T.Bridges DEA 79
S.West SLA 12 B.Chapman NYA 14 B.Newsom SLA 79
J.Burnett CLA 9 G.Walker DEA 13 M.Pearson CLA 70
R.Kress *** 9 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 65

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
NYA 9 at DEA 4 BOA-Ferrell(5-2, 2.93) at SLA-Coffman(2-6, 3.05)
PHA 5 at CHA 11 NYA-Ruffing(9-4, 3.08) at DEA-Bridges(8-8, 3.40)
WAA-Stewart(3-7, 5.27) at CLA-Hildebr(6-7, 4.96)

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
C.Gehringer DEA .480 25 12 10 10 3 G.Blaeholder SLA 17 16 3 8 5 0 200
E.Averill CLA .370 27 10 7 9 3 R.Walberg BOA 8 5 0 2 3 0 100
H.Greenberg DEA .444 27 12 9 6 1 B.Dietrich PHA 15 7 4 6 5 0 100
R.Kress WAA .452 31 14 15 2 1 B.Burke WAA 9 6 1 3 4 0 100
J.Foxx PHA .306 36 11 8 9 2 J.Broaca NYA 17 12 6 8 5 2 200

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
H.Manush WAA .229 35 8 0 2 0 G.Rhodes BOA 7 13 11 5 3 0 010
L.Lary BOA .138 29 4 1 4 0 L.Hamlin DEA 11 14 11 5 4 3 010
P.Fox DEA .188 32 6 2 2 0 S.Rowe DEA 10 16 10 5 3 1 010
E.McNair PHA .227 44 10 2 2 0 M.Pearson CLA 11 15 12 5 8 0 110
M.Hoag NYA .200 25 5 2 1 0 W.Wilshere PHA 5 12 4 3 3 0 000

INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League

WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1934 Boston BOA 45 32 .584 ---- 77 76 76 .500
1934 Philadelphia PHA 43 33 .566 1.5 68 82 .453
1934 Washington WAA 44 34 .564 1.5 66 88 .429
1934 Detroit DEA 44 34 .564 1.5 101 53 .656
1934 New York NYA 39 36 .520 5.0 90 64 .584
1934 Cleveland CLA 38 37 .507 6.0 85 69 .552
1934 St. Louis SLA 25 45 .357 16.5 67 85 .441
1934 Chicago CHA 25 52 .325 20.0 53 99 .349

OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BOA 45 32 .584 33-17 12-15 7- 5 38-27 7- 4 17- 9 6-4 Won 2
CHA 25 52 .325 10-22 15-30 3- 4 22-48 1- 4 3-12 1-9 Won 1
CLA 38 37 .507 20-10 18-27 7-11 31-26 1- 4 8- 9 5-5 Won 1
DEA 44 34 .564 18-17 26-17 9-12 35-22 4- 3 14-10 6-4 Lost 4
NYA 39 36 .520 24-19 15-17 11- 7 28-29 5- 4 9-10 5-5 Won 1
PHA 43 33 .566 27-15 16-18 5- 5 38-28 6- 2 14- 6 4-6 Lost 2
SLA 25 45 .357 9-16 16-29 8-11 17-34 1- 3 5-13 7-3 Won 2
WAA 44 34 .564 28-18 16-16 7-10 37-24 2- 3 8- 9 6-4 Won 2
TOTAL 303 303 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+
BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 5- 5 0- 0 0- 0
CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 1- 8 0- 0 0- 0
CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0
DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0
NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0
PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0
SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 5- 2 0- 0 0- 0
WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 6- 4 0- 0 0- 0

WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA
BOA - 7 6 5 8 5 6 8
CHA 3 - 3 5 2 2 6 4
CLA 3 11 - 4 3 5 7 5
DEA 5 8 8 - 7 3 9 4
NYA 3 8 7 3 - 6 5 7
PHA 9 8 5 6 6 - 6 3
SLA 4 3 3 4 5 3 - 3
WAA 5 7 5 7 5 9 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/13/1934

NEW YORK AT DETROIT
Yankees......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 - 9 14 0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 6 1
Win:Broaca(5-1) Loss:Rowe(9-3)
Homeruns- L.Gehrig(25th), C.Gehringer-2(10th)

Ben Chapman smacked 2 triples and had 2 RBI as the New York Yankees beat the
Detroit Tigers by a score of 9 to 4.

New York jumped out to the early lead in the first inning with 3 runs
utilizing 3 base hits. Frank Crosetti kicked off the action when he doubled.
Jack Saltzgaver stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk. Babe Ruth
followed, but he was set down on strikes. After another out, Chapman stepped
in and he tripled scoring two teammates. Bill Dickey came to the plate and
slapped a single scoring the final run of the inning. New York finished with
14 hits while Detroit ended up with 6.

Johnny Broaca(5-1) allowed 4 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory.
Schoolboy Rowe(9-3) was given the loss. He was touched for 13 hits and 4
walks in 8 and 1/3 innings.

PHILADELPHIA AT CHICAGO
Athletics....... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 - 11 11 2
Win:Earnshaw(6-10) Loss:Cain(9-7)
Homeruns- J.Foxx(28th)

Luke Appling had 2 base hits and 6 RBI and George Earnshaw allowed Jimmy Dykes
to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Comiskey Park where the
Chicago White Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 11 to
5.

The Chicago fans enjoyed the offense provided by Appling. He doubled with all
three runners coming home in the 4th inning and lined a base-hit bringing in
two baserunners in the 5th inning. Chicago finished with 11 hits in the
victory.

The victory went to Earnshaw(6-10) who went the distance allowing 5 runs.
Sugar Cain(9-7) was charged with the loss. He was unable to control the
Chicago offense and allowed 7 hits and 5 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/12/1934

Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 1 .242 P.Fox RF 4 0 0 0 .305
J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 1 2 1 .206 J.White CF 4 1 1 0 .341
B.Ruth LF 3 1 0 0 .237 G.Goslin LF 4 1 1 1 .257
L.Gehrig 1B 4 2 2 1 .353 C.Gehringer 2B 2 2 2 3 .366
B.Chapman CF 5 2 3 2 .241 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .278
B.Dickey C 5 0 2 3 .236 H.Greenberg 1B 3 0 1 0 .308
M.Hoag RF 5 0 0 1 .252 M.Owen 3B 4 0 1 0 .334
J.Deshong P 0 0 0 0 .133 R.Hayworth C 3 0 0 0 .284
D.Heffner 2B 5 2 3 0 .286 B-M.Cochrane PH 1 0 0 0 .332
J.Broaca P 1 0 0 0 .095 S.Rowe P 3 0 0 0 .294
A-S.Byrd RF 0 0 0 0 .333 C.Hogsett P 0 0 0 0 .200
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 9 14 9 Totals 32 4 6 4

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Broaca In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hayworth In 9th Inning

Yankees......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 - 9 14 0
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 6 1

Yankees (39-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Broaca WIN(5-1) 8 6 4 4 2 3 2 101 3.26
J.Deshong 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.52
Totals 9 6 4 4 3 3 2

Tigers (44-34) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Rowe LOSS(9-3) 8 1/3 13 9 9 4 3 1 154 4.62
C.Hogsett 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.54
Totals 9 14 9 9 4 3 1

ATTENDANCE- 18,416 DATE- Thursday, July 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:58
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Tigers: 1
ERRORS- C.Gehringer
DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(10th), L.Gehrig(21st), D.Heffner(7th), G.Goslin(18th)
TRIPLES- B.Chapman-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Gehrig(25th), C.Gehringer-2(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Broaca-3
WALKS- J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth-2, L.Gehrig, C.Gehringer-2, H.Greenberg
HIT BY PITCH- F.Crosetti
STRIKE OUTS- J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth, B.Chapman, H.Greenberg, R.Hayworth, S.Rowe
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Frank Crosetti robbed Schoolboy Rowe of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Chicago White Sox 7/12/1934

Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
E.McNair SS 5 1 1 0 .264 J.Conlan CF 3 2 2 0 .353
D.Cramer CF 5 1 1 0 .299 E.Swanson RF 4 1 0 1 .310
B.Johnson LF 4 1 2 0 .359 J.Dykes 3B 3 2 1 0 .279
J.Foxx 1B 3 1 1 3 .346 Z.Bonura 1B 3 2 1 2 .273
P.Higgins 3B 4 0 1 2 .379 A.Simmons LF 2 2 2 2 .322
B.Miller RF 5 0 0 0 .258 L.Appling 2B 4 0 2 6 .351
R.Warstler 2B 2 0 1 0 .261 B.Boken SS 5 0 1 0 .256
F.Hayes C 4 0 0 0 .244 E.Madjeski C 5 1 1 0 .189
S.Cain P 1 1 1 0 .256 G.Earnshaw P 5 1 1 0 .277
R.Vaughn P 0 0 0 0 ----
W.Wilshere P 0 0 0 0 .000
A-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .283
J.Cascarella P 0 0 0 0 .071
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 34 11 11 11

A-Pinch Hit For Wilshere In 8th Inning

Athletics....... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
White Sox....... 0 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 - 11 11 2

Athletics (43-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Cain LOSS(9-7) 4 1/3 7 7 7 5 2 0 92 4.39
R.Vaughn 1 1/3 1 2 2 4 0 0 44 13.50
W.Wilshere 1 1/3 2 2 2 2 1 0 38 10.80
J.Cascarella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.04
Totals 8 11 11 11 11 3 0

White Sox (25-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
G.Earnshaw WIN(6-10) 9 8 5 5 7 2 1 166 5.52
Totals 9 8 5 5 7 2 1

ATTENDANCE- 2,463 DATE- Thursday, July 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10 White Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 White Sox: 1
ERRORS- L.Appling, B.Boken
DOUBLES- B.Johnson(16th), A.Simmons(17th), L.Appling(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(28th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Cain
WALKS- B.Johnson, J.Foxx-2, P.Higgins, R.Warstler-2, R.Vaughn, J.Conlan-2,
E.Swanson, J.Dykes-2, Z.Bonura-2, A.Simmons-3, L.Appling
STRIKE OUTS- P.Higgins, F.Hayes, J.Dykes, G.Earnshaw-2
GIDP- L.Appling, G.Earnshaw