Gomez tames Tigers to Avoid Sweep in DetroitAuker fails in relief as Yanks score 3 in 9th
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 - 5 8 1
Tigers............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 5 2
Lefty Gomez was able to finish what he started and was credited with ac omplete game. Yankee first baseman Lou Gehrig had 2 base hits and 2 RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 5 to 2. New York jumped on top of Detroit in the top of the 6th inning when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Tony Lazzeri ,who deflated the crowd as he doubled scoring two baserunners. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning.
Gomez (4-3) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. Vic Sorrell (2-3)was hit with the loss. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 4 hits and 4 walks.
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Indians Blank Nationals in ClevelandHarder wins 4th with complete game shutout
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1
Indians.......... 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 x - 6 12 0
Mel Harder went 9 strong innings at League Park where the Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Nationals 6 to 0.
Cleveland tallied 3 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning with the help of 4 hits. Hal Trosky started the inning off right when he tripled. Frankie Pytlak next to the plate and he hit a sacrifice fly scoring a run. WillieKamm then ripped a base-knock. Harder followed and he doubled, scoring another run. After another out, Billy Knickerbocker came to the plate andslapped a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning. That scoring would be all that was needed.
Cleveland banged out 12 on the afternoon. Harder (4-1) was credited with the shutout. Monte Weaver (2-4) was tagged with the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. 'Harder just dominated us' losing pitcher Weaver said. 'Hopefully we can get to him the next time around'
A's Prevail in Hard Fought Match Over Sox
Higgins comes up big in 10th
Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 - 7 17 1
White Sox....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 9 0
Jimmie Foxx hit a homerun and had 3 RBI at Comiskey Park where thePhiladelphia Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings by the scoreof 7 to 5.
The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Finally, Philadelphia pulled the game out in the 10th inning. Foxx led off and he laced a single. Lou Finney stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk. Eric McNair then lined a base-hit to load the bases. Pinky Higgins (pictured) stepped in and he bangedout a single scoring two teammates.
Philadelphia out-hit Chicago for the game, 17 hits to 9. The victory was credited to Bill Dietrich(3-1) who went 2 innings, allowing 1 run. Tietje (1-2) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 7 hits in 4 innings.
Boston Prevails Over St. Louis, 7-3Grove wins second; unable to complete
Red Sox......... 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 0
Browns.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 11 3
At Sportsman's Park the Boston Red Sox put 5 runs on the scoreboard in the 4th inning and easily handled the St. Louis Browns by the score of 7 to 3. Boston took the lead off Dick Coffman in the first inning scoring one runner on 2 hits. Bill Cissell tripled. Billy Werber was next and he hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run. St. Louis had a chance in the 9th but theycame up short. The win went to Lefty Grove(2-0) who allowed 3 runs in 8 and 2/3 innings, before yielding way to Hank Johnson to quell the Browns 9th inning rally. The loss was charged to Coffman (0-2). He was touched for 8 hits and 4 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.
