July 25th, 1934 - AL News

Gehringer, Gehrig and Foxx all shine as AL race for MVP begins to both take form and heat up

Tigers Slip Past Boston, 6-4

Gehringer rings up 3 hits for Detroit offense

Yankees Topple Browns, 8-4

Gehrig a triple shy of the cycle

A's Win Over Indians, 6-4

Foxx continues tear with 3 hit game

Senators Overcome 5 Run First to Triumph Over Chicago

Schulte blasts home, three other hits in comeback win

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/25/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 53 37 J.Vosmik CLA .415 J.Foxx PHA 35 L.Gehrig NYA 101 1934 BOA 54 38 J.Stone WAA .390 L.Gehrig NYA 28 J.Foxx PHA 97 1934 WAA 50 41 C.Gehring DEA .379 B.Johnson PHA 27 C.Gehring DEA 84 1934 PHA 48 40 P.Higgins PHA .377 E.Averill CLA 25 B.Johnson PHA 79 1934 NYA 45 43 J.Foxx PHA .371 Z.Bonura CHA 20 A.Simmons CHA 71 1934 CLA 44 45 1934 SLA 31 52 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 31 60 E.Whitehi WAA 13 C.Hogsett DEA 8 L.Gomez NYA 2.68 L.Gomez NYA 12 A.McColl WAA 7 D.Coffman SLA 2.79 M.Pearson CLA 11 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.91 S.Rowe DEA 11 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Weiland *** 2.93 OTHERS TIED W 10 E.Whitehi WAA 2.95 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Schulte WAA 10 B.Werber BOA 33 L.Gomez NYA 92 F.Bordaga CHA 8 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 86 L.Gehrig NYA 8 B.Chapman NYA 19 T.Bridges DEA 86 E.Coleman PHA 8 G.Walker DEA 14 B.Newsom SLA 85 OTHERS TIED W 7 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 77 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 4 at DEA 6 BOA-Rhodes(8-10, 5.32) at DEA-Bridges(9-10, 3.75) NYA 8 at SLA 4 NYA-Broaca(5-3, 3.81) at SLA-Wells(2-6, 6.06) PHA 6 at CLA 4 PHA-Flohr(0-3, 7.94) at CLA-Harder(10-3, 3.38) WAA 10 at CHA 9 WAA-Stewart(3-9, 5.18) at CHA-Jones(7-10, 4.50) 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 .512 43 22 22 6 6 E.Auker DEA 11 5 0 2 7 0 200 L.Gehrig NYA .488 43 21 15 10 3 S.Rowe DEA 21 13 5 4 12 0 201 J.Gill WAA .452 31 14 9 2 3 J.Russell WAA 10 5 0 2 1 0 200 H.Trosky CLA .449 49 22 15 3 4 F.OstermuellerBOA 17 14 2 9 4 0 200 B.Ruth NYA .458 24 11 10 2 1 F.Marberry DEA 13 6 2 4 2 0 101 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 G.Myatt CLA .226 31 7 1 1 0 I.Andrews SLA 6 12 10 5 1 1 010 L.Finney PHA .200 40 8 1 4 0 T.Bridges DEA 10 15 11 6 4 1 020 J.Cronin WAA .175 40 7 4 4 0 T.Lee CLA 10 19 10 6 3 1 020 B.Dickey NYA .205 39 8 6 2 0 R.Walberg BOA 13 22 12 7 2 0 020 P.Fox DEA .225 40 9 4 4 0 P.Gallivan CHA 9 14 11 9 7 2 110 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 53 37 .589 ---- 64 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 54 38 .587 ---- 76 76 .500 1934 Washington WAA 50 41 .549 3.5 66 88 .429 1934 Philadelphia PHA 48 40 .545 4.0 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 45 43 .511 7.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 44 45 .494 8.5 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 31 52 .373 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 31 60 .341 22.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 54 38 .587 33-17 21-21 8- 6 46-32 8- 5 19-11 6-4 Lost 1 CHA 31 60 .341 16-30 15-30 4- 5 27-55 2- 4 6-13 5-5 Lost 1 CLA 44 45 .494 26-18 18-27 9-13 35-32 1- 5 10-12 3-7 Lost 3 DEA 53 37 .589 27-20 26-17 12-15 41-22 6- 3 17-10 8-2 Won 1 NYA 45 43 .511 24-19 21-24 12- 7 33-36 5- 5 10-12 5-5 Won 1 PHA 48 40 .545 27-15 21-25 5- 5 43-35 6- 3 14- 8 4-6 Won 2 SLA 31 52 .373 15-23 16-29 11-11 20-41 2- 3 8-15 5-5 Lost 1 WAA 50 41 .549 28-18 22-23 8-11 42-30 2- 4 11-14 5-5 Won 1 TOTAL 356 356 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 14-11 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 7-16 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 16- 8 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 11-13 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 10-13 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 11- 9 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 12-11 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 6 8 5 8 8 CHA 4 - 3 5 5 3 6 5 CLA 5 11 - 4 4 5 7 8 DEA 6 8 8 - 9 7 9 6 NYA 3 10 9 4 - 6 6 7 PHA 9 10 7 6 6 - 7 3 SLA 6 3 3 4 6 5 - 4 WAA 5 8 6 8 5 9 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 7/25/1934







 

BOSTON AT DETROIT Red Sox......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 0 Tigers.......... 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 9 3 Win:Fischer(6-1) Loss:Walberg(7-3) Save:Hogsett(8th) Second baseman Charlie Gehringer had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Boston Red Sox 6 to 4. Carl Fischer(6-1) had a steady outing. He went 6 innings surrendering 8 hits and no walks. Detroit finished with 9 hits in the victory. Fischer got help from Chief Hogsett who was credited with his 8th save. The loss was charged to Rube Walberg(7-3). He gave up 5 runs and 5 hits in 2/3 of an inning. NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 - 8 12 2 Browns.......... 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Win:Murphy(6-6) Loss:Blaeholder(7-10) Homeruns- L.Gehrig(28th), H.Clift(4th) Johnny Murphy completed the game without help from the bullpen and Lou Gehrig had 4 hits and 3 RBI at Sportsman's Park where the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Browns 8 to 4. Gehrig provided the offensive punch. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 28th of the season) in the 1st inning, hit a single in the 6th inning, doubled in the 7th inning and doubled plating a run in the 9th inning. New York had a total of 12 hits for the game. Murphy(6-6) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 4 runs. George Blaeholder(7-10) took the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 10 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEVELAND Athletics....... 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 6 12 0 Indians......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 Win:Marcum(10-6) Loss:Pearson(11-7) Johnny Marcum allowed Connie Mack to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and first baseman Jimmie Foxx had 3 base hits and 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Athletics topped the Cleveland Indians by a score of 6 to 4 at League Park. Marcum(10-6) pitched well for Philadelphia in their victory. He went 9 innings surrendering 11 hits and 5 walks. Philadelphia banged out 12 on the afternoon. The loss was charged to Monte Pearson(11-7). He allowed 12 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. WASHINGTON AT CHICAGO Nationals....... 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 10 15 1 White Sox....... 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 12 1 Win:Russell(5-3) Loss:Kinzy(0-1) Save:McColl(7th) Homeruns- F.Schulte(3rd) Jack Russell came through with a solid 5 and two third innings and Fred Schulte had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the Washington Nationals staged a dramatic comeback over the lifeless Chicago White Sox by a score of 10 to 9 at Comiskey Park. Washington had the winning rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs using 2 hits. Cecil Travis started the inning off right when he ripped a base-knock. Schulte was next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Red Kress dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. One out later, Fred Sington came to the plate and drew a walk to load the bases. Buddy Myer stepped into the box and singled driving home two runs. Myer took second on the throw. Overall Washington out-hit Chicago 15 to 12. Russell(5-3) went 5 and 2/3 innings allowing no runs for the win. Alex McColl recorded the save, his 7th. Harry Kinzy(0-1) ended up with the loss in relief.

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/24/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG B.Cissell 2B 5 1 1 0 .282 P.Fox RF 2 1 1 0 .289 B.Werber 3B 5 2 4 0 .356 G.Walker CF 3 2 1 0 .346 E.Morgan 1B 3 0 0 1 .296 G.Goslin LF 2 0 1 1 .259 R.Johnson LF 4 0 1 1 .337 C.Gehringer 2B 4 1 3 2 .379 C.Reynolds RF 5 0 0 0 .284 B.Rogell SS 3 1 1 0 .283 M.Solters CF 4 0 0 0 .352 H.Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 2 .305 R.Ferrell C 4 1 2 0 .319 M.Owen 3B 3 0 0 0 .328 L.Lary SS 4 0 2 0 .268 R.Hayworth C 4 0 1 1 .255 R.Walberg P 0 0 0 0 .211 C.Fischer P 3 0 0 0 .037 L.Grove P 3 0 1 0 .185 C.Hogsett P 0 0 0 0 .182 A-L.Legett PH 0 0 0 1 .200 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .100 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 4 11 3 Totals 28 6 9 6 A-Pinch Hit For Grove In 8th Inning Red Sox......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 11 0 Tigers.......... 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 6 9 3 Red Sox (54-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Walberg LOSS(7-3) 0 2/3 5 5 5 1 0 0 31 3.46 L.Grove 6 1/3 3 1 1 2 1 0 81 4.54 H.Pennock 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 1.37 Totals 8 9 6 6 4 1 0 Tigers (53-37) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Fischer WIN(6-1) 6 8 3 3 0 1 0 102 4.43 C.Hogsett SAVE(8th) 3 3 1 1 0 3 0 39 3.82 Totals 9 11 4 4 0 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,450 DATE- Tuesday, July 24th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:17 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10 Tigers: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- P.Fox, G.Walker, C.Gehringer DOUBLES- B.Cissell(11th), R.Ferrell(18th), H.Greenberg(34th) STOLEN BASES- B.Werber-2(33rd), P.Fox(22nd), G.Walker(14th) CAUGHT STEALING- P.Fox SACRIFICE HITS- G.Goslin, B.Rogell SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Morgan, R.Johnson, L.Legett WALKS- P.Fox-2, G.Goslin, M.Owen HIT BY PITCH- E.Morgan, G.Walker STRIKE OUTS- E.Morgan, R.Johnson, C.Reynolds, L.Grove, B.Rogell GIDP- C.Reynolds, G.Walker BALKS- C.Fischer WILD PITCHES- C.Fischer WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Billy Rogell robbed Bill Cissell of a base hit.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 St. Louis Browns 7/24/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG E.Combs LF 4 1 2 2 .302 H.Clift 3B 4 1 1 1 .237 J.Saltzgaver 3B 5 0 0 0 .243 S.West CF 4 0 0 0 .311 B.Chapman CF 4 2 2 0 .245 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 0 .242 L.Gehrig 1B 5 2 4 3 .365 R.Pepper LF 4 1 1 0 .269 B.Dickey C 5 1 2 1 .240 B.Campbell RF 3 2 2 0 .257 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 1 0 0 .309 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 2 1 .257 S.Byrd RF 4 0 0 0 .281 R.Hemsley C 4 0 1 1 .308 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 1 .250 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .258 J.Murphy P 4 0 0 0 .073 G.Blaeholder P 1 0 0 0 .026 D.Coffman P 1 0 0 0 .320 A-D.Garms PH 1 0 0 0 .269 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 8 12 7 Totals 34 4 7 3 A-Pinch Hit For Coffman In 9th Inning Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 - 8 12 2 Browns.......... 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 4 7 0 Yankees (45-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Murphy WIN(6-6) 9 7 4 3 4 2 1 134 3.89 Totals 9 7 4 3 4 2 1 Browns (31-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Blaeholder LOSS(7-10) 5 2/3 10 7 7 2 5 1 101 4.93 D.Coffman 3 1/3 2 1 1 1 1 0 38 2.79 Totals 9 12 8 8 3 6 1 ATTENDANCE- 892 DATE- Tuesday, July 24th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Louis Kolls, , Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Browns: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1 Browns: 1 ERRORS- F.Crosetti, J.Murphy DOUBLES- L.Gehrig-2(27th), R.Pepper(9th), B.Campbell(11th), R.Hemsley(23rd) HOME RUNS- L.Gehrig(28th), H.Clift(4th) STOLEN BASES- B.Chapman(19th) SACRIFICE HITS- G.Blaeholder WALKS- E.Combs, B.Chapman, T.Lazzeri, H.Clift, S.West, J.Burns, B.Campbell STRIKE OUTS- J.Saltzgaver, L.Gehrig, S.Byrd, J.Murphy-3, S.West, D.Coffman GIDP- T.Lazzeri, R.Hemsley WILD PITCHES- G.Blaeholder

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Cleveland Indians 7/24/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG L.Finney LF 5 1 2 0 .266 K.Carson RF 3 1 2 0 .250 D.Cramer CF 5 2 2 0 .289 S.Rice LF 5 1 3 2 .300 E.Coleman RF 4 2 1 0 .275 E.Averill CF 3 1 0 0 .338 A-B.Miller RF 0 0 0 0 .275 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 1 0 .315 J.Foxx 1B 5 1 3 4 .371 O.Hale 2B 3 0 1 1 .305 P.Higgins 3B 5 0 3 1 .377 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 1 1 .318 E.McNair SS 4 0 1 0 .268 J.Burnett 3B 4 0 1 0 .313 R.Warstler 2B 3 0 0 0 .260 G.Myatt C 4 0 0 0 .222 C.Berry C 4 0 0 0 .225 M.Pearson P 3 1 2 0 .308 J.Marcum P 3 0 0 0 .185 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 6 12 5 Totals 34 4 11 4 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Coleman In 9th Inning Athletics....... 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 6 12 0 Indians......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 1 Athletics (48-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Marcum WIN(10-6) 9 11 4 4 5 1 0 143 4.68 Totals 9 11 4 4 5 1 0 Indians (44-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Pearson LOSS(11-7) 9 12 6 5 4 4 0 158 3.41 Totals 9 12 6 5 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,954 DATE- Tuesday, July 24th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:11 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 9 Indians: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Indians: 1 ERRORS- E.Averill DOUBLES- L.Finney(1st), J.Foxx(25th), P.Higgins(22nd), K.Carson-2(3rd), M.Pearson SACRIFICE HITS- K.Carson WALKS- E.Coleman, E.McNair, R.Warstler, J.Marcum, K.Carson, E.Averill-2, O.Hale, M.Pearson STRIKE OUTS- L.Finney-2, J.Foxx, E.McNair, E.Averill GIDP- C.Berry, K.Carson, B.Knickerbocker WILD PITCHES- M.Pearson

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Chicago White Sox 7/24/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG B.Myer 2B 6 1 2 2 .327 E.Swanson RF 4 1 1 1 .309 J.Gill RF 5 1 3 1 .452 J.Conlan CF 5 0 1 1 .281 H.Manush LF 3 0 1 1 .364 A.Simmons LF 5 1 3 1 .331 J.Cronin SS 5 1 0 0 .270 Z.Bonura 1B 5 0 1 0 .273 C.Travis 3B 4 2 2 0 .287 L.Appling SS 5 1 1 0 .348 F.Schulte CF 4 3 4 3 .306 J.Dykes 2B 4 2 3 0 .276 R.Kress 1B 4 1 1 1 .187 A-F.Uhalt PR 0 0 0 0 .220 L.Sewell C 5 0 2 2 .186 H.Kinzy P 0 0 0 0 .500 G.Crowder P 1 0 0 0 .043 D-E.Madjeski PH 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Russell P 2 1 0 0 .000 M.Hopkins 3B 2 2 1 1 .156 C-F.Sington PH 0 0 0 0 .190 M.Shea C 3 1 0 0 .128 A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .111 L.Tietje P 0 0 0 0 .188 J.Heving P 2 1 1 2 .313 P.Gallivan P 0 0 0 0 .357 B-B.Boken PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .263 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 10 15 10 Totals 37 9 12 6 A-Pinch Ran For Dykes In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Gallivan In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Russell In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Kinzy In 9th Inning Nationals....... 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 10 15 1 White Sox....... 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 12 1 Nationals (50-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Crowder 2 1/3 8 8 8 4 0 0 80 5.38 J.Russell WIN(5-3) 5 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 2.54 A.McColl SAVE(7th) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 26 4.03 Totals 9 12 9 8 4 0 0 White Sox (31-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Tietje 0 2/3 6 5 5 0 0 0 26 4.88 J.Heving 6 7 3 3 3 5 1 97 7.06 P.Gallivan 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 8.50 H.Kinzy LOSS(0-1) 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 35 6.87 Totals 9 15 10 10 6 8 1 ATTENDANCE- 2,592 DATE- Tuesday, July 24th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:07 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10 White Sox: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2 White Sox: 2 ERRORS- J.Cronin, A.Simmons DOUBLES- H.Manush(23rd), E.Swanson(8th), A.Simmons(22nd), Z.Bonura(19th) TRIPLES- L.Sewell(2nd) HOME RUNS- F.Schulte(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- F.Schulte, M.Hopkins SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Manush WALKS- J.Gill, H.Manush, C.Travis, R.Kress, J.Russell, F.Sington, E.Swanson, M.Hopkins, M.Shea, J.Heving STRIKE OUTS- B.Myer-2, C.Travis-2, R.Kress, G.Crowder, J.Russell-2 GIDP- B.Myer, H.Manush, E.Swanson, J.Conlan WILD PITCHES- G.Crowder-2, J.Heving-2