July 14th, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Pounce on Yankees, 6-2

Bridges (pictured) keep Yankees bats quiet and doubles as Detroit seizes on New York errors

Boston Outlasts St. Louis, 1-0
Coffman solid on mound, but Ferrell does him one better

Indians Push Winning Run Across in 9th
Beat Senators 4-3 in Cleveland

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/14/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 46 32 J.Stone WAA .390 J.Foxx PHA 28 L.Gehrig NYA 86 1934 DEA 45 34 P.Higgins PHA .379 E.Averill CLA 25 C.Gehring DEA 74 1934 PHA 43 33 C.Gehring DEA .369 L.Gehrig NYA 25 J.Foxx PHA 73 1934 WAA 44 35 H.Manush WAA .361 B.Johnson PHA 24 B.Johnson PHA 73 1934 NYA 39 37 B.Werber BOA .359 Z.Bonura CHA 16 E.Averill CLA 62 1934 CLA 39 37 1934 SLA 25 46 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 D.Coffman SLA 2.87 OTHERS TIED W 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 R.Ruffing NYA 2.92 E.Whitehi WAA 2.92 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Johnson PHA 18 B.Werber BOA 26 L.Gomez NYA 83 R.Kress *** 10 P.Fox DEA 19 T.Bridges DEA 82 J.Burnett CLA 9 B.Chapman NYA 14 B.Newsom SLA 79 OTHERS TIED W 8 G.Walker DEA 13 M.Pearson CLA 70 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 68 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 1 at SLA 0 BOA-Ostermu(3-8, 3.92) at SLA-Hadley(4-10, 6.63) NYA 2 at DEA 6 NYA-Gomez(10-7, 2.45) at DEA-Sorrell(5-6, 5.12) WAA 3 at CLA 4 PHA-Dietric(7-2, 3.30) at CHA-Gaston(4-9, 5.49) WAA-Whitehi(12-5, 2.92) at CLA-Harder(8-3, 3.42) 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 .519 27 14 9 8 3 W.Ferrell BOA 26 21 7 4 6 0 210 E.Averill CLA .346 26 9 4 9 2 G.Blaeholder SLA 17 16 3 8 5 0 200 R.Kress WAA .419 31 13 15 1 1 R.Walberg BOA 8 5 0 2 3 0 100 H.Greenberg DEA .385 26 10 7 6 1 B.Dietrich PHA 15 7 4 6 5 0 100 B.Werber BOA .471 34 16 5 3 1 B.Burke WAA 9 6 1 3 4 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 L.Sewell WAA .083 24 2 2 1 0 G.Rhodes BOA 7 13 11 5 3 0 010 P.Fox DEA .156 32 5 1 2 0 S.Rowe DEA 10 16 10 5 3 1 010 F.Schulte WAA .160 25 4 1 3 0 W.Wilshere PHA 5 12 4 3 3 0 000 L.Lary BOA .167 30 5 1 4 0 S.Cain PHA 12 14 12 6 3 0 110 C.Reynolds BOA .219 32 7 4 0 0 J.Mulligan BOA 6 7 5 8 0 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 46 32 .590 ---- 76 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 45 34 .570 1.5 101 53 .656 1934 Philadelphia PHA 43 33 .566 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 44 35 .557 2.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 39 37 .513 6.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 39 37 .513 6.0 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 25 46 .352 17.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 25 52 .325 20.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 46 32 .590 33-17 13-15 7- 5 39-27 7- 4 18- 9 7-3 Won 3 CHA 25 52 .325 10-22 15-30 3- 4 22-48 1- 4 3-12 1-9 Won 1 CLA 39 37 .513 21-10 18-27 8-11 31-26 1- 4 9- 9 6-4 Won 2 DEA 45 34 .570 19-17 26-17 9-12 36-22 4- 3 14-10 6-4 Won 1 NYA 39 37 .513 24-19 15-18 11- 7 28-30 5- 4 9-10 4-6 Lost 1 PHA 43 33 .566 27-15 16-18 5- 5 38-28 6- 2 14- 6 4-6 Lost 2 SLA 25 46 .352 9-17 16-29 8-11 17-35 1- 3 5-14 6-4 Lost 1 WAA 44 35 .557 28-18 16-17 7-10 37-25 2- 3 8-10 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 306 306 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 6- 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 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 5- 7 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- 3 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 6- 5 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 7 8 CHA 3 - 3 5 2 2 6 4 CLA 3 11 - 4 3 5 7 6 DEA 5 8 8 - 8 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: 7/14/1934
 

NEW YORK AT DETROIT Yankees......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 - 6 10 1 Win:Bridges(9-8) Loss:Ruffing(9-5) Tommy Bridges went the distance and second baseman Charlie Gehringer had 2 base hits at Navin Field as the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees by the count of 6 to 2. Detroit brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 7th inning when they had 3 base hits. They ended up being the winning runs. Detroit had 10 hits for the afternoon. The win went to Bridges(9-8) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Red Ruffing(9-5) was hit with the loss. He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 7 innings of work. BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Win:Ferrell(6-2) Loss:Coffman(2-7) Wes Ferrell allowed 3 hits while blanking St. Louis and he had 2 base hits as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 1 to 0 at Sportsman's Park. Ferrell(6-2) dominated St. Louis hitters. He gave up just 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 2.93 to 2.56. Boston had a total of 9 hits for the game. Dick Coffman(2-7) took the loss. He surrendered 9 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings. 'I've been working on a few things in my delivery, and I think I'm hitting a good groove.' Ferrell said after the game. 'I'm ready to start another game tomorrow!' WASHINGTON AT CLEVELAND Nationals....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Indians......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Win:Weiland(8-5) Loss:Stewart(3-8) Shortstop Billy Knickerbocker had 3 base hits as the Cleveland Indians pulled out a win over the Washington Nationals by a score of 4 to 3 at League Park. The game was won by Cleveland with a run in the 9th inning. Odell Hale doubled. Willie Kamm stepped up next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Frankie Pytlak then stroked a single making Cleveland the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. Cleveland had 9 hits for the afternoon. Bob Weiland(8-5) allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Lefty Stewart(3-8) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 9 hits and 2 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/13/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG E.Combs CF 5 0 0 0 .303 P.Fox RF 4 0 1 0 .304 J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 0 1 0 .208 J.White CF 4 2 2 0 .346 B.Ruth LF 3 0 0 0 .233 G.Goslin LF 4 2 1 0 .257 L.Gehrig 1B 4 1 1 0 .352 C.Gehringer 2B 3 1 2 1 .369 B.Chapman RF 4 1 1 1 .241 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .274 B.Dickey C 3 0 2 0 .241 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 1 .307 F.Crosetti SS 4 0 2 0 .246 M.Cochrane C 4 0 0 0 .327 D.Heffner 2B 2 0 1 1 .289 M.Owen 3B 4 1 2 0 .337 R.Ruffing P 3 0 0 0 .212 T.Bridges P 3 0 1 1 .130 A-R.Rolfe PH 1 0 0 0 .255 R.Van Atta P 0 0 0 0 .214 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 2 8 2 Totals 34 6 10 3 A-Pinch Hit For Ruffing In 8th Inning Yankees......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 3 Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 - 6 10 1 Yankees (39-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Ruffing LOSS(9-5) 7 9 5 0 2 3 0 132 2.92 R.Van Atta 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 6.02 Totals 8 10 6 1 3 4 0 Tigers (45-34) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges WIN(9-8) 9 8 2 2 5 3 0 155 3.31 Totals 9 8 2 2 5 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 10,022 DATE- Friday, July 13th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:13 Tigers: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Tigers: 0 ERRORS- J.Saltzgaver, F.Crosetti, D.Heffner, H.Greenberg DOUBLES- L.Gehrig(22nd), T.Bridges TRIPLES- M.Owen(7th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Chapman SACRIFICE HITS- B.Dickey, P.Fox SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Heffner, T.Bridges WALKS- J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth-2, L.Gehrig, D.Heffner, J.White, G.Goslin, C.Gehringer HIT BY PITCH- B.Chapman, B.Dickey STRIKE OUTS- L.Gehrig, B.Chapman, R.Ruffing, P.Fox, G.Goslin-2, T.Bridges WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Frank Crosetti robbed Charlie Gehringer of a base hit.

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 St. Louis Browns 7/13/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG M.Bishop 2B 4 0 1 0 .264 H.Clift 3B 4 0 1 0 .242 B.Werber 3B 3 0 0 0 .359 S.West CF 4 0 0 0 .330 E.Morgan 1B 4 0 1 1 .292 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 0 .249 R.Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 .325 R.Pepper LF 3 0 0 0 .252 C.Reynolds CF 4 0 1 0 .282 D.Garms RF 3 0 0 0 .273 D.Porter RF 4 0 0 0 .218 O.Melillo 2B 2 0 0 0 .244 R.Ferrell C 4 0 3 0 .333 A-B.Campbell PH 1 0 1 0 .249 L.Lary SS 3 0 1 0 .266 C-O.Bejma 2B 0 0 0 0 .216 W.Ferrell P 3 1 2 0 .185 R.Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 .318 A.Strange SS 3 0 0 0 .285 D.Coffman P 2 0 1 0 .333 B-F.Grube PH 1 0 0 0 .283 J.Knott P 0 0 0 0 .091 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 9 1 Totals 30 0 3 0 A-Pinch Hit For Melillo In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Coffman In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Campbell In 9th Inning Red Sox......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2 Red Sox (46-32) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Ferrell WIN(6-2) 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 126 2.56 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 3 0 Browns (25-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Coffman LOSS(2-7) 8 9 1 1 1 0 0 126 2.87 J.Knott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.56 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 964 DATE- Friday, July 13th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Charles Donnelly, , George Moriarty, Harry Geisel T- 1:49 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10 Browns: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Browns: 1 ERRORS- R.Hemsley, A.Strange SACRIFICE HITS- B.Werber-2, W.Ferrell WALKS- M.Bishop STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, O.Melillo, R.Hemsley GIDP- D.Porter CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- L.Lary

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Cleveland Indians 7/13/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG B.Myer 2B 4 0 1 0 .341 B.Seeds RF 4 0 1 0 .299 J.Stone RF 3 0 1 0 .390 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 1 3 0 .314 H.Manush LF 4 1 3 0 .361 E.Averill CF 3 1 1 0 .351 J.Cronin SS 3 1 0 0 .285 J.Vosmik LF 4 1 1 2 .430 C.Travis 3B 3 1 1 2 .297 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 1 1 .294 F.Schulte CF 4 0 0 0 .300 O.Hale 2B 3 1 1 0 .296 R.Kress 1B 4 0 1 1 .222 W.Kamm 3B 3 0 0 0 .233 L.Sewell C 4 0 0 0 .167 F.Pytlak C 4 0 1 1 .224 L.Stewart P 3 0 0 0 .125 O.Hildebrand P 3 0 0 0 .129 B.Weiland P 0 0 0 0 .189 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 3 7 3 Totals 32 4 9 4 Nationals....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 Indians......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 9 0 Nationals (44-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Stewart LOSS(3-8) 8 1/3 9 4 4 2 1 0 138 5.18 Totals 8 1/3 9 4 4 2 1 0 Indians (39-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand 7 2/3 7 3 3 3 3 0 112 4.85 B.Weiland WIN(8-5) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.96 Totals 9 7 3 3 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,734 DATE- Friday, July 13th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:52 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5 Indians: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Indians: 1 ERRORS- J.Cronin DOUBLES- C.Travis(14th), J.Vosmik(24th), H.Trosky(21st), O.Hale(28th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stone SACRIFICE HITS- W.Kamm WALKS- J.Stone, J.Cronin, C.Travis, E.Averill, O.Hale STRIKE OUTS- B.Myer, C.Travis, R.Kress-2, O.Hildebrand GIDP- F.Schulte, W.Kamm WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Billy Knickerbocker robbed John Stone of a base hit. Bot 3rd: Red Kress robbed Hal Trosky of a base hit.