Tigers Complete Sweep of Browns, 10-7Tigers infield accounts for 6 hits, double and homer
Browns.......... 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 - 7 11 3
Tigers............ 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 x - 10 13 0
In a similar story line to yesterday's 11-10 win, the Tigers were as steady at the plate as they were unsteady on the mound. The Tigers got extra base hits from Charlie Gehringer and Marv Owen, who homered. However, starter Vic Sorrell became fatigued in the sixth. Tiger manager Mickey Cochrane again went to Elden Auker for some relief. Although Auker managed to get the win, he gave up 3 runs in the two innings he pitched.
Once again, Chief Hogsett had to mop up the final two innings to earn his third save of the year. Detroit scored 5 runs in the 7th inning when they had 5 base hits. However, two home runs by Browns' outfielder Sam West kept the game close. The highlight belonged to Charlie Gehringer who made the Detroit fans a happy lot when he doubled bringing in two base runners. A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 6 times. 'We need to figure out who's going to pitch for us,' said Cochrane. 'Clearly, we need to keep experimenting,' he added, noting that every Tiger in today's lineup was hitting over .300.
Philadelphia Tops Redsox 7-1
Benton stymies Sox in complete game win
Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 - 7 12 0
Red Sox........ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 3
Al Benton pitched a complete game at Fenway Park as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox by the count of 7 to 1. Benton(2-0) pitched a solid game. He went 9 innings surrendering 7 hits and 5 walks, seeing his ERA drop from 5.00 to 3.00. Philadelphia rapped out 12 hits for the afternoon. The losing pitcher was Gordon Rhodes(2-2). He allowed 6 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. Two of the A's runs were unearned as Boston committed three errors.
Yanks Stun Nats with 11 Run First to Avoid Sweep
Gehrig blasts tape measure homer over right field wall
Yankees.........11 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 17 15 2
Nationals....... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 4
Having lost the first two games of their three game visit to Washington by a single run, the Yankees left nothing to chance, scoring 11 times in the first inning and winning 17-3. They almost ran out of baseballs at Griffith Stadium as New York Yankees clobbered the Washington Nationals pitching staff.
Meanwhile, Yankee hurler Russ Van Atta (1-1), with relief help from Johnny Murphy, surrendered 3 runs to Washington. Van Atta got the win but did not look spectacular. He gave up 2 runs, 7 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings. New York bats were very productive in the 1st inning which saw them plate 11 runs on 6 hits and the 5th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits. Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig got 2 hits, including a blast over the big right field wall that seemed like it was still on its way up when it left Griffith Stadium, his 5th on the year. New York finished with 15 hits while Washington ended up with 11.
Van Atta got relief help from Murphy who gained credit for his 1st save. Monte Weaver(1-3) ended up with the loss, pitching less than one full inning. The only bright spot for the Nats was the relief work of Bobby Burke who held the Yanks to a single run in 4 and 2/3 innings. 'We'll probably look for Bobby more in that role,' said Washington manager Joe Cronin. 'There wasn't a lot to be sunny about today, though. It's been a long one.'
