July 27th, 1934 - AL News

Detroit and Boston Once Again Deadlocked for First! Gomez fails to impress against St. Louis; Babe Ruth on an enjoyable .476 tear in past 10 days

Tigers Pound Boston, 13-5
Pete Fox notches 3 hits, 4 RBIs

Browns Knockoff Yankes, Gomez, 5-1

Newsom (pictured) is the dominant pitcher of afternoon

Nats Win in 9th Over Chicago

Manager Cronin squeezes game winner

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 7/27/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 54 38 J.Vosmik CLA .412 J.Foxx PHA 35 L.Gehrig NYA 104 1934 BOA 55 39 J.Stone WAA .390 L.Gehrig NYA 29 J.Foxx PHA 98 1934 PHA 49 40 C.Gehring DEA .387 B.Johnson PHA 27 C.Gehring DEA 85 1934 WAA 51 42 P.Higgins PHA .376 E.Averill CLA 25 B.Johnson PHA 79 1934 NYA 46 44 J.Foxx PHA .369 Z.Bonura CHA 20 A.Simmons CHA 72 1934 CLA 44 46 1934 SLA 32 53 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 32 61 E.Whitehi WAA 13 C.Hogsett DEA 8 L.Gomez NYA 2.60 L.Gomez NYA 12 A.McColl WAA 7 D.Coffman SLA 2.75 M.Pearson CLA 11 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.78 S.Rowe DEA 11 OTHERS TIED W 4 W.Ferrell BOA 2.90 OTHERS TIED W 10 B.Weiland *** 2.93 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS E.Coleman PHA 9 B.Werber BOA 34 L.Gomez NYA 98 F.Bordaga CHA 8 P.Fox DEA 22 B.Newsom SLA 90 J.Vosmik CLA 8 B.Chapman NYA 19 M.Pearson CLA 86 OTHERS TIED W 7 G.Walker DEA 14 T.Bridges DEA 86 J.White DEA 12 R.Ruffing NYA 77 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 5 at DEA 13 NYA 1 at SLA 5 WAA 7 at CHA 5 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 .500 32 16 21 7 5 S.Rowe DEA 13 5 2 2 5 0 101 L.Gehrig NYA .442 43 19 17 10 4 A.Benton PHA 18 12 2 6 7 0 110 B.Ruth NYA .476 21 10 7 5 2 F.OstermuellerBOA 17 14 2 9 4 0 200 J.Gill WAA .450 40 18 11 2 4 S.Cain PHA 9 5 1 1 4 0 100 H.Trosky CLA .341 41 14 11 5 3 J.Russell WAA 9 5 0 2 1 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 L.Finney PHA .195 41 8 1 3 0 L.Tietje CHA 13 25 14 8 3 2 020 R.Warstler PHA .152 33 5 1 4 0 T.Bridges DEA 10 15 11 6 4 1 020 J.Conlan CHA .129 31 4 3 3 0 H.Johnson BOA 14 27 13 7 5 2 020 A.Strange SLA .097 31 3 2 5 0 R.Walberg BOA 7 13 7 2 0 0 010 O.Melillo SLA .220 41 9 4 1 0 J.Marcum PHA 10 18 11 5 1 0 110 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 54 38 .587 ---- 62 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 55 39 .585 ---- 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 49 40 .551 3.5 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 51 42 .548 3.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 46 44 .511 7.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 44 46 .489 9.0 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 32 53 .376 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 32 61 .344 22.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 55 39 .585 33-17 22-22 8- 6 47-33 8- 5 19-11 5-5 Lost 1 CHA 32 61 .344 17-31 15-30 5- 5 27-56 2- 4 6-13 6-4 Lost 1 CLA 44 46 .489 26-19 18-27 9-14 35-32 1- 6 10-12 3-7 Lost 4 DEA 54 38 .587 28-21 26-17 12-15 42-23 6- 3 17-10 7-3 Won 1 NYA 46 44 .511 24-19 22-25 13- 7 33-37 5- 5 10-12 5-5 Lost 1 PHA 49 40 .551 27-15 22-25 5- 5 44-35 7- 3 14- 8 4-6 Won 3 SLA 32 53 .376 16-24 16-29 12-11 20-42 2- 3 8-15 4-6 Won 1 WAA 51 42 .548 28-18 23-24 8-11 43-31 2- 4 11-14 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 363 363 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 15-12 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 8-17 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 13-14 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 17- 9 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-14 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 11-13 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 12-10 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 13-12 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 7 8 5 8 8 CHA 4 - 3 5 5 3 6 6 CLA 5 11 - 4 4 5 7 8 DEA 7 8 8 - 9 7 9 6 NYA 3 10 9 4 - 6 7 7 PHA 9 10 8 6 6 - 7 3 SLA 6 3 3 4 7 5 - 4 WAA 5 9 6 8 5 9 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 7/27/1934



 

BOSTON AT DETROIT Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 - 5 10 2 Tigers.......... 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 5 - 13 23 2 Win:Hogsett(5-1) Loss:Johnson(3-3) Homeruns- C.Gehringer(12th) Pete Fox had 3 base hits and 4 RBI as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox 13 to 5 at Navin Field. Fox provided much of the offense. He stroked a single bringing in a run in the 2nd inning, laced a one-base hit scoring a run in the 7th inning and tripled plating two runs in the 8th inning. Detroit bats were very productive in the 8th inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 6 hits. Detroit had many opportunities throughout the game and scored in 6 separate innings. Chief Hogsett(5-1) allowed 1 run in 3 innings, and picked up the victory. Hank Johnson(3-3) took the loss. He allowed 17 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. NEW YORK AT ST. LOUIS Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Browns.......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 7 1 Win:Newsom(8-4) Loss:Gomez(12-8) Homeruns- B.Campbell(6th) Bobo Newsom allowed Rogers Hornsby to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and right fielder Bruce Campbell connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Browns outscored the New York Yankees 5 to 1. In the 5th inning St. Louis scored 4 runs. The critical plate appearance was by Campbell who thrilled the crowd when he belted a three-run homer (his 6th of the season). St. Louis totaled 7 on the afternoon. Newsom(8-4) lasted until the end allowing 1 run for the win. Lefty Gomez(12-8) ended up with the loss. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings. WASHINGTON AT CHICAGO Nationals....... 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 7 13 3 White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 - 5 13 2 Win:Russell(6-3) Loss:Gallivan(1-7) Heinie Manush hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the Washington Nationals topped the Chicago White Sox by a score of 7 to 5 at Comiskey Park. Washington erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. Buddy Myer led off and started the rally when he doubled. Johnny Gill stepped up to the plate and he doubled resulting in a run. One out later, Joe Cronin came up and he worked the squeeze play to perfection scoring the final run of the inning. Both teams totaled 13 on the afternoon. Jack Russell(6-3) allowed no runs in 2 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Phil Gallivan(1-7) was the loser in relief. He gave up 3 hits and no walks in 2 innings.

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Detroit Tigers 7/26/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG B.Cissell 2B 5 0 0 0 .277 J.White CF 6 0 2 1 .314 B.Werber 3B 4 1 1 0 .357 M.Cochrane C 4 1 1 0 .325 E.Morgan 1B 5 0 1 0 .297 G.Goslin LF 6 0 2 2 .259 R.Johnson LF 3 1 2 0 .340 C.Gehringer 2B 6 3 4 1 .387 C.Reynolds RF 4 1 2 1 .293 B.Rogell SS 4 1 2 1 .281 M.Solters CF 5 0 1 1 .344 H.Greenberg 1B 4 3 3 2 .306 R.Ferrell C 4 1 1 0 .316 M.Owen 3B 5 3 4 1 .338 L.Lary SS 3 1 1 1 .269 P.Fox RF 5 2 3 4 .296 H.Johnson P 2 0 0 0 .172 V.Sorrell P 2 0 0 0 .108 A-L.Legett PH 1 0 1 0 .273 C.Hogsett P 3 0 2 0 .286 L.Grove P 0 0 0 0 .185 R.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 5 10 3 Totals 45 13 23 12 A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 - 5 10 2 Tigers.......... 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 5 - 13 23 2 Red Sox (55-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Johnson LOSS(3-3) 7 17 8 8 2 1 1 122 5.06 L.Grove 1 6 5 5 1 0 0 37 5.07 Totals 8 23 13 13 3 1 1 Tigers (54-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Sorrell 5 7 4 2 1 1 0 82 4.92 C.Hogsett W(5-1) BS(6th) 3 3 1 1 3 2 0 62 3.78 R.Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.59 Totals 9 10 5 3 4 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,719 DATE- Thursday, July 26th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:26 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:10 Tigers:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Tigers: 1 ERRORS- C.Reynolds, L.Lary, C.Gehringer, B.Rogell DOUBLES- M.Cochrane(23rd), G.Goslin(24th), C.Gehringer(26th), B.Rogell(20th), H.Greenberg(35th), M.Owen(20th), C.Hogsett TRIPLES- P.Fox(3rd) HOME RUNS- C.Gehringer(12th) STOLEN BASES- C.Gehringer(7th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gehringer SACRIFICE HITS- H.Johnson, B.Rogell SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Lary WALKS- B.Werber, R.Johnson-2, C.Reynolds, M.Cochrane-2, H.Greenberg STRIKE OUTS- E.Morgan, R.Ferrell, H.Johnson, V.Sorrell GIDP- C.Reynolds WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Chief Hogsett robbed Rick Ferrell of a base hit.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 St. Louis Browns 7/26/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG F.Crosetti SS 5 1 1 0 .246 H.Clift 3B 3 0 0 0 .234 J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 0 2 0 .258 S.West CF 4 1 2 1 .316 B.Ruth LF 3 0 0 0 .267 J.Burns 1B 2 1 0 0 .240 L.Gehrig 1B 3 0 0 1 .362 R.Pepper LF 4 0 0 0 .261 B.Dickey C 4 0 0 0 .236 B.Campbell RF 4 1 2 3 .266 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 0 1 0 .308 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 0 0 .250 S.Byrd CF 4 0 0 0 .262 R.Hemsley C 3 1 2 0 .315 M.Hoag RF 3 0 0 0 .243 A.Strange SS 2 0 0 0 .253 L.Gomez P 3 0 1 0 .085 B.Newsom P 3 1 1 1 .224 A-B.Chapman PH 0 0 0 0 .247 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 29 5 7 5 A-Pinch Hit For Gomez In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 Browns.......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 7 1 Yankees (46-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez LOSS(12-8) 8 7 5 1 2 6 1 111 2.60 Totals 8 7 5 1 2 6 1 Browns (32-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Newsom WIN(8-4) 9 5 1 1 6 5 0 130 2.78 Totals 9 5 1 1 6 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 808 DATE- Thursday, July 26th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand, Louis Kolls, T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees:10 Browns: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Browns: 1 ERRORS- J.Saltzgaver, R.Pepper DOUBLES- J.Saltzgaver(4th), S.West(18th) HOME RUNS- B.Campbell(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- H.Clift, J.Burns WALKS- J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth, L.Gehrig, T.Lazzeri, M.Hoag, B.Chapman, J.Burns, A.Strange STRIKE OUTS- F.Crosetti, S.Byrd-2, M.Hoag, L.Gomez, H.Clift, S.West, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, O.Melillo, A.Strange GIDP- B.Ruth WILD PITCHES- B.Newsom

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Chicago White Sox 7/26/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG B.Myer 2B 5 1 1 0 .325 E.Swanson RF 5 0 1 1 .303 J.Gill RF 5 3 3 1 .450 J.Conlan CF 5 0 0 0 .261 H.Manush LF 5 2 3 2 .366 A.Simmons LF 5 0 2 0 .331 J.Cronin SS 3 0 1 3 .270 Z.Bonura 1B 4 1 2 0 .275 C.Travis 3B 5 0 2 1 .288 B-F.Uhalt PR 0 0 0 0 .220 F.Schulte CF 4 0 2 0 .305 C-M.Bocek 1B 0 0 0 0 .091 R.Kress 1B 4 0 1 0 .191 L.Appling SS 5 1 2 0 .348 L.Sewell C 4 0 0 0 .185 J.Dykes 2B 3 0 0 1 .277 M.Weaver P 3 1 0 0 .179 M.Hopkins 3B 4 1 1 0 .179 J.Russell P 1 0 0 0 .000 E.Madjeski C 5 1 2 1 .207 S.Jones P 2 1 2 0 .154 A-B.Boken PH 1 0 1 2 .266 P.Gallivan P 0 0 0 0 .357 D-M.Ruel PH 1 0 0 0 .220 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 7 13 7 Totals 40 5 13 5 A-Pinch Hit For Jones In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Bonura In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Uhalt In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Gallivan In 9th Inning Nationals....... 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 7 13 3 White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 - 5 13 2 Nationals (51-42) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Weaver 6 2/3 11 5 4 2 0 0 152 4.55 J.Russell W(6-3) BS(2nd) 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 36 2.44 Totals 9 13 5 4 3 1 0 White Sox (32-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Jones 7 10 5 3 0 2 0 120 4.47 P.Gallivan LOSS(1-7) 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 30 8.52 Totals 9 13 7 5 0 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 1,244 DATE- Thursday, July 26th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:35 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 7 White Sox:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 0 White Sox: 0 ERRORS- B.Myer, C.Travis, M.Weaver, A.Simmons, L.Appling DOUBLES- B.Myer(23rd), J.Gill(5th), H.Manush-2(25th), C.Travis(17th), Z.Bonura(20th) STOLEN BASES- H.Manush(5th) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Cronin SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Cronin, J.Dykes WALKS- Z.Bonura, J.Dykes, M.Hopkins HIT BY PITCH- S.Jones STRIKE OUTS- J.Gill, F.Schulte, J.Russell, E.Madjeski