Wednesday, July 25, 2007

May 10th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cards Batter Schumaker, Giants 14-1
Collins and Medwick have monster days

Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 11 2
Cardinals..... 0 4 0 0 2 3 2 1 x - 12 20 1

Bill Hallahan allowed Frankie Frisch to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and Rip Collins had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals smashed the overmatched New York Giants, 12 to 1. Collins helped send the fans home happy. He lined a one-base hit in the 2nd inning, smashed a two-run homer (his 5th of the season) in the 5th inning, singled scoring a run in the 6th inning and laced a base-hit in the 8thinning. St. Louis bats were hot in the 2nd inning with 4 runs on 6 hits. St. Louis banged out 20 on the afternoon. Hallahan (2-1) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Hal Schumacher(3-2) was the losing pitcher. St. Louis scored big getting 9 runs off him in 6 innings. This win by St. Louis continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 9-1. For the season, they are 12-9. With the loss, the New York ballclub's record is 13-8.


Cubs Thrash Dodgers Again, 14-1
Warneke stingy in fifth win of season

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 3
Cubs............... 5 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 x - 14 17 0

Lon Warneke pitched a complete game and Dolph Camilli (pictured) went yard and had 3 RBIas the Chicago Cubs ballclub embarrassed the Brooklyn Dodgers by the count of 14 to 1. Camilli enjoyed a big day at the plate. He slapped a one-base hit bringing in a run in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot (his 2nd of the season) inthe 2nd inning and lined a base-hit in the 4th inning. Chicago managed 17 in their victory. The win went to Warneke (5-1) who allowed 1 run in the game. Ownie Carroll (0-2)was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 5 runs in 2/3 of an inning and saw his ERA increase from 4.40 to 5.40.


Adams Leads Reds in 7-6 Win Over Boston
Derringer closes game in 9th to preserve win


Braves.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 6 11 1
Reds.............. 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 x - 7 9 1

Sparky Adams had 2 base hits and 4 RBI as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the floundering Boston Braves 7 to 6 at Crosley Field. Boston was unable to recover after Cincinnati went ahead in the 6th inning as they scored 3 runs on 4 base hits. The big moment was provided by Adams who thrilled the crowd when he slapped a single which was good for two runs. Si Johnson(1-5) was helped out by Paul Derringer who pitched a perfect ninth and recorded his 1st save. Tom Zachary(0-3) was the loser. He was knocked around, surrendering 7 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. 'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff,' Reds manager Bob O'Farrell said after the game. 'Johnson did not have command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but hep roved he really knew how to pitch!'