July 15th, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Fall to Yankees, 4-2
Ruth's two homers reminds Detroiters of the old Bambino

Browns Refuse to Give Up in 5-4 Extra Inning Win Over Boston
McAffee, Pepper gives tiny St. Louis crowd a reason to cheer

White Sox No Match for Slugging A's
Foxx hits 29th homer of year in 9-6 win



Tribe Defeats Nats, 2-1, With Run in Last Frame
Harder stingy for Cleveland

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/15/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 46 33 J.Stone WAA .390 J.Foxx PHA 29 L.Gehrig NYA 86 1934 PHA 44 33 P.Higgins PHA .380 E.Averill CLA 25 C.Gehring DEA 75 1934 DEA 45 35 C.Gehring DEA .369 L.Gehrig NYA 25 J.Foxx PHA 75 1934 WAA 44 36 H.Manush WAA .362 B.Johnson PHA 24 B.Johnson PHA 74 1934 NYA 40 37 B.Johnson PHA .361 Z.Bonura CHA 16 E.Averill CLA 63 1934 CLA 40 37 1934 SLA 26 46 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 25 53 E.Whitehi WAA 12 C.Hogsett DEA 7 L.Gomez NYA 2.42 L.Gomez NYA 11 H.Pennock BOA 6 E.Whitehi WAA 2.83 M.Pearson CLA 10 A.McColl WAA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.84 OTHERS TIED W 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Coffman SLA 2.87 R.Ruffing NYA 2.92 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Johnson PHA 19 B.Werber BOA 26 L.Gomez NYA 88 R.Kress *** 11 P.Fox DEA 19 T.Bridges DEA 82 J.Burnett CLA 10 B.Chapman NYA 14 B.Newsom SLA 79 J.Saltzga NYA 9 G.Walker DEA 13 M.Pearson CLA 70 OTHERS TIED W 8 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 68 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 4 at SLA 5 BOA-Rhodes(6-10, 5.28) at SLA-Andrews(2-6, 6.03) NYA 4 at DEA 2 BOA-Rhodes(6-10, 5.28) at SLA-Blaehol(6-8, 5.19) PHA 9 at CHA 6 NYA-Murphy(5-5, 3.74) at DEA-Rowe(9-3, 4.62) WAA 1 at CLA 2 PHA-Benton(7-5, 3.33) at CHA-Tietje(2-6, 4.29) PHA-Cain(9-7, 4.39) at CHA-Earnsha(6-10, 5.52) WAA-Weaver(8-7, 4.11) at CLA-Hudlin(5-6, 3.91) WAA-Weaver(8-7, 4.11) at CLA-Pearson(10-6, 3.39) 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 .522 23 12 6 7 4 L.Gomez NYA 21 12 6 11 10 1 200 J.Foxx PHA .333 27 9 7 10 2 R.Walberg BOA 8 5 0 2 3 0 100 E.Averill CLA .364 22 8 4 9 1 B.Dietrich PHA 24 15 10 9 9 1 200 H.Greenberg DEA .364 22 8 3 5 1 F.OstermuellerBOA 16 11 3 4 5 1 100 B.Johnson PHA .452 31 14 5 5 1 M.Harder CLA 9 5 1 4 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 P.Fox DEA .067 30 2 0 0 0 G.Rhodes BOA 7 13 11 5 3 0 010 L.Sewell WAA .080 25 2 2 2 0 S.Rowe DEA 8 13 9 4 3 1 010 L.Lary BOA .148 27 4 0 3 0 J.Mulligan BOA 10 10 7 13 0 0 010 F.Schulte WAA .125 24 3 1 2 0 M.Gaston CHA 14 17 10 10 2 2 020 J.Dykes CHA .095 21 2 1 4 0 J.Deshong NYA 8 10 6 4 0 1 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 46 33 .582 ---- 76 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 44 33 .571 1.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 45 35 .563 1.5 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 44 36 .550 2.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 40 37 .519 5.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 40 37 .519 5.0 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 26 46 .361 16.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 25 53 .321 20.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 46 33 .582 33-17 13-16 7- 5 39-28 7- 5 18-10 6-4 Lost 1 CHA 25 53 .321 10-23 15-30 3- 4 22-49 1- 4 3-12 1-9 Lost 1 CLA 40 37 .519 22-10 18-27 9-11 31-26 1- 4 10- 9 7-3 Won 3 DEA 45 35 .563 19-18 26-17 9-13 36-22 4- 3 14-10 5-5 Lost 1 NYA 40 37 .519 24-19 16-18 11- 7 29-30 5- 4 9-10 5-5 Won 1 PHA 44 33 .571 27-15 17-18 5- 5 39-28 6- 2 14- 6 5-5 Won 1 SLA 26 46 .361 10-17 16-29 9-11 17-35 2- 3 6-14 7-3 Won 1 WAA 44 36 .550 28-18 16-18 7-10 37-26 2- 3 8-11 4-6 Lost 2 TOTAL 310 310 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 1- 9 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 9- 5 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 8- 6 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 6- 7 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 6- 3 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 6- 6 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 7 DEA 5 8 8 - 8 3 9 4 NYA 3 8 7 4 - 6 5 7 PHA 9 9 5 6 6 - 6 3 SLA 5 3 3 4 5 3 - 3 WAA 5 7 5 7 5 9 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 7/15/1934

 

NEW YORK AT DETROIT Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Win:Gomez(11-7) Loss:Auker(7-4) Homeruns- B.Ruth-2(10th), C.Gehringer(11th) Babe Ruth slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI and Lefty Gomez went the distance at Navin Field where the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 4 to 2. New York won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs. After an out was recorded, Lou Gehrig keyed the rally when he drew a walk. Ruth stepped into the batter's box and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 10th of the season). New York had a total of 12 hits for the game. The victory went to Gomez(11-7) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Elden Auker(7-4) in relief. 'It's almost like the ball was trying to hit my bat,' Ruth said. 'Whenever I would swing, the ball found the sweet spot.' BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS Red Sox......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 12 2 Browns.......... 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 7 1 Win:McAfee(1-1) Loss:Mulligan(1-1) Homeruns- R.Pepper(4th) 1,760 fans watched an exciting game at Sportsman's Park. The St. Louis Browns topped the Boston Red Sox by the slimmest of margins, 5 to 4. The score was tied at 3 after nine. Finally, St. Louis pulled the game out in the 11th inning. Oscar Melillo drew a walk. Rollie Hemsley next to the plate and he drew a walk. Alan Strange then laid down a sacrifice bunt. Bill McAfee was up next and he laced a one-base hit making St. Louis the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. Boston had 12 hits in the game while St. Louis had 7, but St. Louis had the more timely hits. The win was credited to McAfee(1-1) who went 1 inning allowing no runs. Joe Mulligan(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. PHILADELPHIA AT CHICAGO Athletics....... 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 - 9 12 2 White Sox....... 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 1 Win:Dietrich(8-2) Loss:Gaston(4-10) Save:Cascarella(1st) Homeruns- J.Foxx(29th), B.Miller(2nd), B.Boken(6th) The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox by a score of 9 to 6 at Comiskey Park. Chicago was unable to recover after Philadelphia went ahead in the 5th inning scoring a single run. For the game Philadelphia out-hit Chicago 12 to 9. The victory was credited to Bill Dietrich(8-2) who went 8 and 2/3 innings, allowing 6 runs. Joe Cascarella got the save, his 1st. Milt Gaston(4-10) was given the loss. He gave up 8 runs and 10 hits in 8 innings. WASHINGTON AT CLEVELAND Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Indians......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 3 Win:Harder(9-3) Loss:Russell(3-3) Mel Harder allowed Walter Johnson to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Cleveland Indians pulled out a win over the Washington Nationals by a score of 2 to 1 at League Park. The deciding run was scored by Cleveland in the bottom of the 9th. Odell Hale singled. Willie Kamm stepped into the batter's box and he doubled. Frankie Pytlak then was hit by a pitch. Johnny Burnett stepped in and he laced a base-hit making Cleveland victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Cleveland totaled 10 on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Harder(9-3) who went the distance, allowing 1 run. The losing pitcher was Jack Russell(3-3) in relief. He was unable to retire a batter giving up 3 hits and no walks.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/14/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG L.Gehrig SS 4 1 0 0 .347 P.Fox RF 5 0 0 0 .298 B.Ruth LF 5 3 4 3 .246 G.Walker CF 4 0 0 0 .332 J.Saltzgaver 1B 5 0 1 0 .207 G.Goslin LF 4 0 1 0 .257 E.Combs CF 5 0 1 0 .300 C.Gehringer 2B 3 1 1 1 .369 B.Chapman RF 3 0 2 0 .246 B.Rogell SS 4 0 1 0 .274 B.Dickey C 4 0 2 0 .245 H.Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 0 .306 F.Crosetti 3B 2 0 2 1 .252 M.Owen 3B 3 0 2 0 .340 D.Heffner 2B 4 0 0 0 .283 R.Hayworth C 2 0 1 1 .289 L.Gomez P 4 0 0 0 .078 E.Auker P 0 0 0 0 .100 B-J.White PH 1 0 0 0 .343 V.Sorrell P 2 0 0 0 .094 A-M.Cochrane PH,C 1 0 0 0 .326 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 12 4 Totals 33 2 7 2 A-Pinch Hit For Sorrell In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Auker In 9th Inning Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 Yankees (40-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez WIN(11-7) 9 7 2 2 4 5 1 127 2.42 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 5 1 Tigers (45-35) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Sorrell 7 10 2 2 1 3 1 108 4.94 E.Auker LOSS(7-4) 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 27 4.79 Totals 9 12 4 4 3 3 2 ATTENDANCE- 28,889 DATE- Saturday, July 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:03 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Tigers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- L.Gehrig, V.Sorrell DOUBLES- B.Ruth(13th), B.Chapman(10th), B.Dickey(15th), H.Greenberg(29th), M.Owen(18th) HOME RUNS- B.Ruth-2(10th), C.Gehringer(11th) SACRIFICE HITS- F.Crosetti WALKS- L.Gehrig, B.Chapman, F.Crosetti, C.Gehringer, M.Owen, R.Hayworth, M.Cochrane STRIKE OUTS- L.Gomez-3, P.Fox-2, G.Walker, G.Goslin, R.Hayworth GIDP- D.Heffner

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 St. Louis Browns 7/14/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG M.Bishop 2B 5 1 1 0 .261 H.Clift 3B 4 0 0 0 .238 B.Werber 3B 5 1 1 0 .357 S.West CF 5 1 1 0 .327 E.Morgan 1B 5 1 2 2 .294 J.Burns 1B 5 1 1 1 .248 R.Johnson LF 4 1 2 0 .327 R.Pepper LF 4 1 2 2 .256 C.Reynolds CF 5 0 2 1 .284 B.Campbell RF 5 0 0 0 .243 D.Porter RF 4 0 2 0 .223 O.Melillo 2B 3 1 2 0 .248 J.Mulligan P 1 0 0 0 .143 R.Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 .313 R.Ferrell C 3 0 1 1 .333 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .277 C-D.Cooke PR 0 0 0 0 .246 B.Hadley P 3 0 0 0 .154 D-L.Legett C 0 0 0 0 .200 B.Newsom P 0 0 0 0 .200 L.Lary SS 5 0 1 0 .264 E.Wells P 0 0 0 0 .000 F.Ostermueller P 2 0 0 0 .179 B-R.Hornsby PH 0 1 0 0 .379 A-M.Solters PH,RF 3 0 0 0 .361 B.McAfee P 1 0 1 1 .500 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 4 12 4 Totals 37 5 7 4 A-Pinch Hit For Ostermueller In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Wells In 10th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Ferrell In 11th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cooke In 11th Inning Red Sox......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 12 2 Browns.......... 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 7 1 Red Sox (46-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Ostermuell 7 4 3 1 2 4 1 95 3.75 J.Mulligan LOSS(1-1) 3 1/3 3 2 2 5 0 0 69 4.46 Totals 10 1/3 7 5 3 7 4 1 Browns (26-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley 7 2/3 7 3 3 1 3 0 118 6.42 B.Newsom BS(1st) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.84 E.Wells 2 1/3 4 1 1 0 1 0 42 6.80 B.McAfee WIN(1-1) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 4.00 Totals 11 12 4 4 2 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 1,760 DATE- Saturday, July 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:42 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8 Browns: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Browns: 3 ERRORS- E.Morgan, C.Reynolds, A.Strange DOUBLES- M.Bishop(9th), E.Morgan(23rd), L.Lary(14th), J.Burns(13th), O.Melillo(14th) TRIPLES- B.Werber(4th) HOME RUNS- R.Pepper(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- A.Strange SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Ferrell WALKS- R.Johnson, R.Ferrell, H.Clift, R.Pepper, O.Melillo-2, R.Hemsley-2, R.Hornsby STRIKE OUTS- B.Werber-2, E.Morgan, D.Porter, J.Mulligan, M.Solters, H.Clift-3, B.Campbell GIDP- C.Reynolds, F.Ostermueller WILD PITCHES- E.Wells WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Max Bishop robbed Roy Pepper of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Chicago White Sox 7/14/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG E.McNair SS 6 0 1 1 .262 J.Conlan CF 5 0 1 0 .318 D.Cramer CF 5 1 1 0 .297 E.Swanson RF 4 0 2 0 .314 B.Johnson LF 4 2 2 1 .361 J.Dykes 3B 5 0 0 0 .274 J.Foxx 1B 3 2 2 2 .350 Z.Bonura 1B 4 0 0 0 .269 P.Higgins 3B 2 1 1 2 .380 A.Simmons LF 3 1 0 0 .319 B.Miller RF 4 2 2 1 .273 L.Appling 2B 3 3 2 0 .356 R.Warstler 2B 4 1 2 2 .265 B.Boken SS 4 2 2 2 .260 C.Berry C 5 0 1 0 .224 M.Shea C 3 0 2 4 .149 B.Dietrich P 3 0 0 0 .250 A-M.Hopkins PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.Cascarella P 0 0 0 0 .071 M.Gaston P 2 0 0 0 .054 J.Heving P 0 0 0 0 .231 B-M.Haas PH 1 0 0 0 .263 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 9 12 9 Totals 35 6 9 6 A-Pinch Hit For Shea In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Heving In 9th Inning Athletics....... 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 - 9 12 2 White Sox....... 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 - 6 9 1 Athletics (44-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich WIN(8-2) 8 2/3 8 6 6 3 4 1 176 3.61 J.Cascarella SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.03 Totals 9 9 6 6 3 4 1 White Sox (25-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Gaston LOSS(4-10) 8 10 8 7 6 0 1 160 5.66 J.Heving 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 25 7.94 Totals 9 12 9 8 7 0 2 ATTENDANCE- 4,985 DATE- Saturday, July 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:59 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10 White Sox: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 White Sox: 1 ERRORS- E.McNair, J.Foxx, B.Boken DOUBLES- P.Higgins(17th), R.Warstler(14th), J.Conlan(2nd), B.Boken(4th), M.Shea-2(6th) TRIPLES- J.Foxx(2nd) HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(29th), B.Miller(2nd), B.Boken(6th) STOLEN BASES- B.Miller(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- E.Swanson SACRIFICE HITS- B.Dietrich, M.Gaston SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Johnson WALKS- J.Foxx-2, P.Higgins-2, B.Miller, R.Warstler, B.Dietrich, E.Swanson, A.Simmons, L.Appling HIT BY PITCH- P.Higgins STRIKE OUTS- E.Swanson, Z.Bonura, A.Simmons, M.Gaston GIDP- J.Dykes WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Doc Cramer robbed Bob Boken of a Homerun!

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Cleveland Indians 7/14/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG F.Schulte CF 5 0 0 0 .295 D.Holland RF 4 1 1 0 .218 B.Myer 2B 4 1 2 0 .344 B.Knickerbocker SS 3 0 1 0 .314 H.Manush LF 4 0 2 1 .362 E.Averill CF 4 0 2 1 .353 J.Cronin SS 3 0 0 0 .282 J.Vosmik LF 3 0 0 0 .424 C.Travis 3B 4 0 0 0 .292 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 1 0 .294 D.Harris RF 3 0 0 0 .241 O.Hale 2B 3 1 1 0 .296 R.Kress 1B 3 0 1 0 .226 W.Kamm 3B 4 0 2 0 .238 L.Sewell C 3 0 0 0 .159 F.Pytlak C 3 0 0 0 .221 E.Whitehill P 3 0 0 0 .306 M.Harder P 3 0 1 0 .286 A-F.Sington PH 1 0 0 0 .167 B-J.Burnett PH 1 0 1 1 .329 J.Russell P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 5 1 Totals 32 2 10 2 A-Pinch Hit For Whitehill In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Harder In 9th Inning Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Indians......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 3 Nationals (44-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Whitehill 8 7 1 1 2 3 0 101 2.83 J.Russell LOSS(3-3) 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 3.06 Totals 8 10 2 2 2 3 0 Indians (40-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Harder WIN(9-3) 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 141 3.23 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,066 DATE- Saturday, July 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:04 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 9 Indians: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2 Indians: 2 ERRORS- C.Travis, B.Knickerbocker, O.Hale, W.Kamm DOUBLES- B.Myer(20th), E.Averill(27th), H.Trosky(22nd), W.Kamm(12th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Knickerbocker WALKS- J.Cronin, D.Harris, R.Kress, L.Sewell, J.Vosmik, O.Hale HIT BY PITCH- F.Pytlak STRIKE OUTS- D.Harris, E.Whitehill-2, F.Sington, D.Holland, E.Averill, M.Harder GIDP- F.Schulte, R.Kress, D.Holland, H.Trosky