August 11th, 1934 - AL News

Foxx leads A's Into Second As Tigers' Woes Continue; Vosmik leads AL batting race; Bill Werber dominates the base paths

Tigers Lose Another to Tribe, 5-3

Home not sweet for third place Detroit

Yanks, Gomez Dominate Boston, 5-2

New York climbs to .500 with win

A's Win Over Washington, 6-4

Foxx again provides big bat for Mack's team

White Sox Nick Browns, 2-1

Tietje outduels Hadley

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/11/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 65 43 J.Vosmik CLA .395 J.Foxx PHA 41 L.Gehrig NYA 120 1934 PHA 56 45 C.Gehring DEA .383 L.Gehrig NYA 32 J.Foxx PHA 120 1934 DEA 58 48 J.Foxx PHA .371 B.Johnson PHA 31 C.Gehring DEA 96 1934 CLA 54 50 P.Higgins PHA .366 E.Averill CLA 27 B.Johnson PHA 90 1934 WAA 54 51 B.Johnson PHA .360 Z.Bonura CHA 22 O.Hale CLA 80 1934 NYA 52 52 1934 SLA 42 59 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 37 70 M.Pearson CLA 14 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.43 L.Gomez NYA 14 A.McColl WAA 7 D.Coffman SLA 2.56 S.Rowe DEA 13 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Weiland *** 2.65 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 W.Ferrell BOA 2.70 S.Cain PHA 12 B.Newsom SLA 2.89 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Ferrell BOA 17 B.Werber BOA 41 L.Gomez NYA 110 B.Chapman NYA 17 P.Fox DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 108 F.Crosett NYA 15 B.Chapman NYA 21 M.Pearson CLA 103 J.Saltzga NYA 11 J.White DEA 19 B.Newsom SLA 100 J.Gill WAA 11 G.Walker DEA 14 S.Rowe DEA 99 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 5 at DEA 3 CLA-Hudlin(6-11, 4.63) at DEA-Auker(9-6, 4.15) NYA 5 at BOA 2 NYA-Deshong(5-4, 4.43) at BOA-Ostermu(7-8, 3.45) PHA 6 at WAA 4 PHA-Benton(8-8, 4.09) at WAA-Weaver(8-8, 5.08) SLA 1 at CHA 2 SLA-Coffman(4-7, 2.56) at CHA-Lyons(4-10, 5.34) 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 .367 30 11 16 3 4 M.Pearson CLA 18 11 0 3 11 0 200 O.Hale CLA .353 34 12 15 3 2 S.Rowe DEA 27 18 7 10 18 0 200 J.Burns SLA .381 42 16 13 6 3 W.Ferrell BOA 18 13 3 5 9 0 200 J.Saltzgaver NYA .341 41 14 12 3 4 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 3 1 7 2 200 B.Johnson PHA .455 33 15 6 3 3 S.Cain PHA 18 14 2 9 5 1 200 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 E.McNair PHA .156 32 5 1 1 0 C.Hogsett DEA 6 16 10 3 4 1 010 P.Susko WAA .182 33 6 1 2 0 M.Weaver WAA 9 15 14 5 2 2 010 J.Conlan CHA .237 38 9 1 1 0 M.Gaston CHA 7 14 10 6 2 0 010 R.Warstler PHA .083 24 2 1 6 0 J.Cascarella PHA 8 14 10 7 2 1 020 B.Boken CHA .217 23 5 2 2 0 L.Stewart WAA 5 13 8 5 1 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 65 43 .602 ---- 45 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 56 45 .554 5.5 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 58 48 .547 6.0 101 53 .656 1934 Cleveland CLA 54 50 .519 9.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 54 51 .514 9.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 52 52 .500 11.0 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 42 59 .416 19.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 37 70 .346 27.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 65 43 .602 35-19 30-24 11- 7 54-36 9- 5 21-12 6-4 Lost 2 CHA 37 70 .346 19-35 18-35 5- 5 32-65 2- 6 7-16 4-6 Won 1 CLA 54 50 .519 32-20 22-30 10-14 44-36 4- 7 13-13 9-1 Won 3 DEA 58 48 .547 30-26 28-22 12-18 46-30 6- 5 19-11 2-8 Lost 3 NYA 52 52 .500 26-24 26-28 16- 8 36-44 5- 7 10-15 6-4 Won 6 PHA 56 45 .554 32-18 24-27 5- 6 51-39 8- 3 17-11 5-5 Won 2 SLA 42 59 .416 23-26 19-33 12-11 30-48 4- 3 10-18 6-4 Lost 1 WAA 54 51 .514 28-25 26-26 9-13 45-38 2- 4 13-14 3-7 Lost 4 TOTAL 418 418 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 5- 4 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 3- 6 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 7- 1 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 2- 7 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 6- 3 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 4- 4 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 6- 4 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 2- 6 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 7 12 6 8 13 CHA 4 - 3 8 5 3 8 6 CLA 5 13 - 9 4 5 10 8 DEA 7 11 8 - 9 7 10 6 NYA 4 10 9 4 - 8 7 10 PHA 11 10 8 6 10 - 7 4 SLA 6 7 7 6 7 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 6 8 5 11 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/11/1934



 

CLEVELAND AT DETROIT Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 Tigers.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 2 Win:Lee(2-2) Loss:Marberry(7-9) In a close game the Cleveland Indians got by the Detroit Tigers in 12 innings by the score of 5 to 3. The score was tied at 2 after nine. Cleveland came out on top in the 12th inning. Bob Seeds opened up the inning nicely when he slapped a one-base hit. Billy Knickerbocker stepped up next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Earl Averill then lined a base-hit to load the bases. Dutch Holland was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. Hal Trosky stepped into the box and laced a base-knock, and an error was also committed, driving home two runs. Odell Hale added to the outburst and hit a deep fly scoring the final run of the inning. Detroit had 12 hits in the game while Cleveland had 9, but Cleveland had the more timely hits. The winning pitcher was Thornton Lee(2-2) who allowed 1 run in 2 innings. Firpo Marberry(7-9) suffered the loss in relief. He pitched 1 inning and surrendered 3 hits and no walks. NEW YORK AT BOSTON Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 Win:Gomez(14-9) Loss:Walberg(7-4) Jack Saltzgaver had 2 base hits and 3 RBI and Lefty Gomez went 9 strong innings as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 5 to 2. New York took the lead for good in the 5th inning scoring one runner on 2 hits. New York managed 10 in their victory. Gomez(14-9) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Rube Walberg(7-4) was tagged with the loss. He was unable to control the New York offense and allowed 9 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. With this win, New York has a 52-52 record. They have been 6-4 lately. With this loss, Boston has a 6-4 record of late, 65-43 overall. PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON Athletics....... 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 1 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 3 Win:Dietrich(9-4) Loss:Linke(3-3) Save:Mahaffey(1st) First baseman Jimmie Foxx had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Griffith Stadium as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Washington Nationals by the count of 6 to 4. Bill Dietrich(9-4) delivered a fine performance for Philadelphia. He surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings. Washington threatened in the 9th but Philadelphia was able to put down the rally. Roy Mahaffey earned his 1st save. Ed Linke(3-3) was given the loss. When questioned about the loss, Joe Cronin said, 'The fans got to see an exciting game out there this afternoon. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it done this time. Next time, though, we'll be the clubhouse with all the smiles.' ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 4 2 Win:Tietje(4-9) Loss:Hadley(6-13) Les Tietje completed the game without help from the bullpen at Comiskey Park as the Chicago White Sox won in their last at-bat beating the St. Louis Browns by the count of 2 to 1. The game was decided in the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Jimmy Dykes drew a walk. Jackie Hayes followed and he doubled. Marty Hopkins then was walked intentionally to load the bases. One out later, Al Simmons stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk giving Chicago the victory and sending the 2,443 home-town fans home happy. Chicago had only 4 hits for the afternoon. The victory went to Tietje(4-9) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Bump Hadley(6-13) absorbed the loss. He pitched 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 4 hits and 8 walks.

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Detroit Tigers 8/10/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG B.Seeds RF 4 2 1 0 .281 J.White CF 5 2 2 0 .326 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 1 3 0 .310 M.Cochrane C 5 1 3 1 .329 E.Averill CF 4 1 1 0 .335 C.Gehringer 2B 5 0 2 1 .383 D.Holland LF 6 0 0 0 .212 G.Goslin LF 3 0 1 0 .268 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 2 1 .331 D-F.Doljack LF 3 0 0 0 .219 O.Hale 2B 5 1 1 1 .305 B.Rogell SS 6 0 2 1 .290 J.Burnett 3B 4 0 0 0 .274 H.Greenberg 1B 5 0 1 0 .307 M.Berg C 2 0 0 0 .288 M.Owen 3B 5 0 0 0 .326 A-J.Vosmik PH 0 0 0 0 .395 P.Fox RF 4 0 0 0 .290 C-F.Pytlak C 2 0 1 1 .254 S.Rowe P 3 0 1 0 .293 O.Hildebrand P 2 0 0 0 .128 R.Phillips P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-S.Rice PH 1 0 0 0 .294 F-G.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .319 C.Brown P 1 0 0 0 .250 F.Marberry P 0 0 0 0 .313 E-M.Galatzer PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Lee P 0 0 0 0 .071 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 5 9 3 Totals 45 3 12 3 A-Pinch Hit For Berg In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hildebrand In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Vosmik In 7th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Goslin In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Brown In 11th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 11th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 Tigers.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 12 2 Indians (54-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand 6 4 2 0 3 4 0 105 4.26 C.Brown 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 55 6.00 T.Lee WIN(2-2) 2 4 1 1 3 3 0 43 4.20 Totals 12 12 3 1 6 7 0 Tigers (58-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Rowe 10 6 2 2 6 5 0 169 4.14 R.Phillips 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 4.41 F.Marberry LOSS(7-9) 1 3 3 2 0 1 0 30 5.30 Totals 12 9 5 4 8 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 11,137 DATE- Friday, August 10th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 3:18 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11 Tigers:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Tigers: 2 ERRORS- J.Burnett, J.White, B.Rogell DOUBLES- B.Knickerbocker(16th), O.Hale(40th), M.Cochrane(25th), C.Gehringer(30th), B.Rogell-2(23rd), H.Greenberg(42nd) STOLEN BASES- J.White-2(19th), C.Gehringer(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.White, C.Gehringer SACRIFICE HITS- B.Knickerbocker-2, M.Cochrane SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Hale WALKS- B.Seeds-2, E.Averill-2, H.Trosky, J.Burnett-2, J.Vosmik, J.White, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, M.Owen, P.Fox, S.Rowe STRIKE OUTS- B.Seeds-2, E.Averill, D.Holland-2, C.Brown, G.Goslin, F.Doljack, B.Rogell, M.Owen, P.Fox-2, G.Walker GIDP- D.Holland, O.Hale, G.Goslin WILD PITCHES- S.Rowe

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/10/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 0 .268 M.Bishop 1B 3 1 0 0 .250 J.Saltzgaver 3B 5 0 2 3 .269 B-E.Morgan PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .294 B.Ruth LF 3 0 0 0 .257 B.Werber 3B 4 0 1 0 .358 L.Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 0 .351 B.Cissell 2B 4 0 0 0 .275 B.Dickey C 4 0 0 0 .239 R.Johnson LF 4 0 1 1 .356 B.Chapman CF 4 1 2 0 .278 C.Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 .280 T.Lazzeri 2B 4 2 2 1 .296 M.Solters CF 4 0 1 0 .324 S.Byrd RF 2 1 1 1 .236 R.Ferrell C 4 1 1 0 .317 L.Gomez P 1 0 0 0 .104 L.Lary SS 3 0 1 0 .253 R.Walberg P 2 0 0 0 .190 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .091 A-L.Legett PH 1 0 1 1 .412 G.Rhodes P 0 0 0 0 .135 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 5 10 5 Totals 34 2 6 2 A-Pinch Hit For Pennock In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bishop In 7th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 Yankees (52-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez WIN(14-9) 9 6 2 1 0 3 0 121 2.43 Totals 9 6 2 1 0 3 0 Red Sox (65-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Walberg LOSS(7-4) 6 2/3 9 5 5 3 3 0 110 3.77 H.Pennock 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1.55 G.Rhodes 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 5.05 Totals 9 10 5 5 4 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 10,886 DATE- Friday, August 10th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:48 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Red Sox: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Red Sox: 0 ERRORS- F.Crosetti DOUBLES- B.Chapman(17th), T.Lazzeri(23rd), S.Byrd(3rd), B.Werber(29th) TRIPLES- F.Crosetti(5th) STOLEN BASES- B.Chapman(21st), B.Werber(41st) CAUGHT STEALING- L.Gehrig, S.Byrd SACRIFICE HITS- L.Gomez-3 WALKS- F.Crosetti, B.Ruth, S.Byrd-2 STRIKE OUTS- J.Saltzgaver-2, B.Ruth-2, B.Chapman, T.Lazzeri, B.Werber, C.Reynolds, M.Solters WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Lyn Lary robbed Bill Dickey of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/10/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG D.Cramer CF 5 0 2 1 .283 B.Myer 2B 5 0 1 2 .323 D.Williams 2B 4 1 1 0 .270 P.Susko 1B 5 0 0 0 .182 B.Johnson LF 5 1 3 0 .360 H.Manush LF 5 0 0 0 .357 J.Foxx 1B 5 2 2 2 .371 J.Cronin SS 4 0 1 0 .260 P.Higgins 3B 4 1 2 2 .366 F.Schulte CF 2 0 1 0 .305 E.Coleman RF 3 0 1 0 .299 C.Travis 3B 4 1 1 0 .293 E.McNair SS 3 0 0 0 .257 C.Bolton C 4 1 3 0 .278 C.Berry C 4 0 0 0 .214 D.Harris RF 3 2 1 2 .281 B.Dietrich P 4 1 0 0 .244 E.Linke P 2 0 0 0 .200 R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .280 A-F.Sington PH 1 0 0 0 .250 A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .077 B-E.Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 .208 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 11 5 Totals 36 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Linke In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For McColl In 9th Inning Athletics....... 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 1 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4 8 3 Athletics (56-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich WIN(9-4) 8 7 4 4 3 2 0 127 4.51 R.Mahaffey SAVE(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5.21 Totals 9 8 4 4 3 2 0 Nationals (54-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Linke LOSS(3-3) 7 9 6 5 2 5 0 121 6.43 A.McColl 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 3.94 Totals 9 11 6 5 3 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,273 DATE- Friday, August 10th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- George Moriarty, Harry Geisel, Charles Donnelly, T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Nationals: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Nationals: 2 ERRORS- D.Williams, H.Manush, J.Cronin-2 DOUBLES- D.Cramer(18th), J.Foxx(27th), P.Higgins(25th), C.Travis(19th), C.Bolton(3rd) TRIPLES- D.Harris(5th) STOLEN BASES- J.Cronin(2nd) WALKS- D.Williams, E.Coleman, E.McNair, F.Schulte-2, D.Harris STRIKE OUTS- E.Coleman, E.McNair, C.Berry, B.Dietrich-2, B.Myer, D.Harris GIDP- C.Berry WILD PITCHES- A.McColl

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Chicago White Sox 8/10/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 3 0 1 0 .238 E.Swanson RF 2 0 0 0 .321 S.West CF 4 0 1 1 .328 J.Conlan CF 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 0 .265 C.Uhlir LF 4 1 1 0 .083 R.Pepper LF 4 0 0 0 .272 L.Appling SS 3 0 1 1 .325 B.Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 .284 J.Dykes 1B 3 1 1 0 .275 O.Melillo 2B 4 1 0 0 .249 J.Hayes 2B 3 0 1 0 .310 R.Hemsley C 4 0 2 0 .319 M.Hopkins 3B 2 0 0 0 .217 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .253 M.Shea C 4 0 0 0 .137 B.Hadley P 2 0 1 0 .173 L.Tietje P 3 0 0 0 .158 A-A.Simmons PH 0 0 0 1 .332 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 28 2 4 2 A-Pinch Hit For Tietje In 9th Inning Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 4 2 Browns (42-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley LOSS(6-13) 8 2/3 4 2 2 8 3 0 153 5.69 Totals 8 2/3 4 2 2 8 3 0 White Sox (37-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Tietje WIN(4-9) 9 5 1 0 2 5 0 156 4.94 Totals 9 5 1 0 2 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,443 DATE- Friday, August 10th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Louis Kolls, , Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand T- 2:01 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 7 White Sox: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 2 White Sox: 0 ERRORS- L.Appling, M.Hopkins DOUBLES- C.Uhlir(1st), J.Dykes(12th), J.Hayes(7th) STOLEN BASES- L.Appling(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Hadley WALKS- H.Clift, B.Campbell, E.Swanson-2, L.Appling, J.Dykes, J.Hayes, M.Hopkins-2, A.Simmons STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, J.Burns, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, B.Hadley, J.Conlan, L.Tietje-2 GIDP- J.Conlan, J.Hayes WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Merv Shea blocked the plate, saving a run! Top 7th: Evar Swanson robbed Rollie Hemsley of an extra base hit.