Tuesday, August 7, 2007

May 15th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Triumph in Tight Ball Game Against League Leading Cubs
Hubbell wins seventh in a row!!!

Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 7 1
Cubs............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 2

Carl Hubbell went the distance at Wrigley Field as the New York Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4 to 3. It was Hubbell's 7th win and complete game in as many starts.

Chicago lost it in the 6th inning when New York did all their damage scoring 4 runners on 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Gus Mancuso, who disappointed the partisan crowd when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 2nd of the season). Chicago threatened in the 9th but New York was able to put down the rally. Hubbell (7-0) finished the game allowing 3 runs in the victory. Charlie Root(2-1) was tagged with the loss. Giants manager Bill Terry was beaming after the game, 'I don't know when Carl's going to lose. Heck, I don't know if he's ever going to fail to complete a ball game! He's just awesome right now. We need to support him and our other pitchers the way they've supported us. If we do, there's no reason we can't win the pennant again this year.'



Dodgers Upend Cards at Sportsman's Park
Benge contains Cardinal lineup in 6-3 win

Dodgers......... 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0
Cardinals....... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0

Ray Benge allowed Casey Stengel to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete gameas the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6 to3 at Sportsman's Park. St. Louis was unable to claim the lead after Brooklyn went ahead in the top ofthe 2nd inning scoring 2 runs using 3 hits. Hack Wilson opened up the inning nicely when he hit a single. Sam Leslie stepped up to the plate and doubled. After an out was recorded, Al Lopez came up and would ground out, knocking in a run. Jimmy Jordan stepped in and he stroked a base-hit scoring the final run of the inning. Brooklyn totaled 11 on the afternoon. Benge (4-2) got the victory, allowing 3 runs for the game. Jim Mooney (1-1) suffered the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 9 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.