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August 12th, 1934 - AL News

Red Sox Build Bigger Lead as Tigers, A's, Yankees Lose While Boston Cruises; 6.5 games seperate Yawkey's Sox from rest of AL as August heat is at its peak

Deja Vu All Over Again as Tribe Defeat Tigers, 5-3
Hudlin holds Tigers, deals Auker 7th loss

Red Sox Turn Tables in New York
Oestermueller (pictured) holds Yankees in 6-1 win

Nationals Defeat A's 6-1
Weaver throws complete game win for slumping Washington

White Sox Win Over St. Louis, 6-1
Lyons shows some old magic in victory for Chicago



















NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/12/1934















TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN







1934 BOA 66 43 J.Vosmik CLA .395 J.Foxx PHA 42 J.Foxx PHA 121







1934 PHA 56 46 C.Gehring DEA .382 L.Gehrig NYA 32 L.Gehrig NYA 120







1934 DEA 58 49 J.Foxx PHA .372 B.Johnson PHA 31 C.Gehring DEA 96







1934 CLA 55 50 P.Higgins PHA .367 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 90







1934 WAA 55 51 B.Johnson PHA .361 Z.Bonura CHA 22 O.Hale CLA 80







1934 NYA 52 53







1934 SLA 42 60 WINS SAVES ERA







1934 CHA 38 70 M.Pearson CLA 14 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.43







L.Gomez NYA 14 A.McColl WAA 7 B.Weiland *** 2.65







S.Rowe DEA 13 H.Pennock BOA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 2.70







E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Coffman SLA 2.74







S.Cain PHA 12 B.Newsom SLA 2.89















CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS







R.Ferrell BOA 18 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 110







B.Chapman NYA 18 P.Fox DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 108







F.Crosett NYA 16 B.Chapman NYA 21 M.Pearson CLA 103







OTHERS TIED W 11 J.White DEA 20 B.Newsom SLA 100







G.Walker DEA 14 S.Rowe DEA 99















YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS







CLA 5 at DEA 3 CLA-Pearson(14-7, 2.90) at DEA-Hamlin(1-3, 6.75)







NYA 1 at BOA 6 NYA-Allen(4-2, 4.43) at BOA-Rhodes(10-11, 5.05)







PHA 1 at WAA 6 NYA-Ruffing(10-8, 3.46) at BOA-Ferrell(11-3, 2.70)







SLA 1 at CHA 6 SLA-Blaehol(7-12, 5.14) at CHA-Jones(8-11, 4.78)







SLA-Blaehol(7-12, 5.14) at CHA-Earnsha(8-13, 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 .345 29 10 13 3 4 M.Pearson CLA 18 11 0 3 11 0 200







O.Hale CLA .344 32 11 13 4 2 S.Rowe DEA 27 18 7 10 18 0 200







E.Averill CLA .323 31 10 8 7 2 W.Ferrell BOA 18 13 3 5 9 0 200







J.Saltzgaver NYA .333 39 13 9 3 3 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 3 1 7 2 200







J.Burns SLA .342 38 13 9 6 2 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







J.Conlan CHA .176 34 6 0 1 0 M.Gaston CHA 7 14 10 6 2 0 010







H.Manush WAA .188 32 6 1 0 0 L.Stewart WAA 5 13 8 5 1 0 010







E.McNair PHA .161 31 5 1 1 0 J.Heving CHA 6 6 8 7 1 1 010







A.Strange SLA .121 33 4 0 4 0 S.Jones CHA 11 21 14 4 3 2 010







B.Ruth NYA .167 24 4 0 3 0 E.Whitehill WAA 11 20 11 1 4 2 020















INJURY REPORT







No injuries to report







LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League















WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT







1934 Boston BOA 66 43 .606 ---- 43 76 76 .500







1934 Philadelphia PHA 56 46 .549 6.5 68 82 .453







1934 Detroit DEA 58 49 .542 7.0 101 53 .656







1934 Cleveland CLA 55 50 .524 9.0 85 69 .552







1934 Washington WAA 55 51 .519 9.5 66 88 .429







1934 New York NYA 52 53 .495 12.0 90 64 .584







1934 St. Louis SLA 42 60 .412 20.5 67 85 .441







1934 Chicago CHA 38 70 .352 27.5 53 99 .349































OVERALL RECORD







Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK







BOA 66 43 .606 36-19 30-24 11- 7 55-36 9- 5 21-12 6-4 Won 1







CHA 38 70 .352 20-35 18-35 5- 5 33-65 2- 6 7-16 4-6 Won 2







CLA 55 50 .524 32-20 23-30 10-14 45-36 4- 7 13-13 9-1 Won 4







DEA 58 49 .542 30-27 28-22 12-18 46-31 6- 5 19-11 2-8 Lost 4







NYA 52 53 .495 26-24 26-29 16- 9 36-44 5- 7 10-15 6-4 Lost 1







PHA 56 46 .549 32-18 24-28 5- 6 51-40 8- 3 17-11 4-6 Lost 1







SLA 42 60 .412 23-26 19-34 12-11 30-49 4- 3 10-18 5-5 Lost 2







WAA 55 51 .519 29-25 26-26 9-13 46-38 2- 4 13-14 4-6 Won 1







TOTAL 422 422 .500















TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+







BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 6- 4 0- 0







CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 4- 6 0- 0







CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 8- 1 0- 0







DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 2- 8 0- 0







NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 6- 4 0- 0







PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 4- 5 0- 0







SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 6- 5 0- 0







WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 3- 6 0- 0























WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:















TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA







BOA - 10 9 7 13 6 8 13







CHA 4 - 3 8 5 3 9 6







CLA 5 13 - 10 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 12 9 -




















NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/12/1934






























CLEVELAND AT DETROIT







Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 - 5 8 2







Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 0







Win:Hudlin(7-11) Loss:Auker(9-7) Save:Winegarner(3rd)







Homeruns- E.Averill(28th)















Bob Seeds had 2 base hits and 3 RBI as the Cleveland Indians defeated the







Detroit Tigers 5 to 3 at Navin Field.















Willis Hudlin(7-11) pitched a fine game. He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 7







and 1/3 innings. Cleveland banged out 8 on the afternoon. Hudlin got relief







help from Ralph Winegarner who gained credit for his 3rd save. Elden







Auker(9-7) was given the loss.























NEW YORK AT BOSTON







Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 3







Red Sox......... 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0







Win:Ostermueller(8-8) Loss:Deshong(5-5)















Bill Cissell had 2 base hits and Fritz Ostermueller allowed Bucky Harris to







rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Boston Red Sox topped the







New York Yankees by a score of 6 to 1 at Fenway Park.















Boston claimed the early lead in the first inning plating an isolated run







using 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Billy Werber slapped a single.







Werber swiped second base. Cissell then stroked a one-base hit scoring the







run. Boston totaled 10 on the afternoon.















Ostermueller(8-8) allowed 1 run on the game. Jimmie Deshong(5-5) was hit with







the loss. He gave up 7 hits and 3 walks in 6 innings.















PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON







Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 1







Nationals....... 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 6 6 0







Win:Weaver(9-8) Loss:Benton(8-9)







Homeruns- J.Foxx(42nd)















Monte Weaver pitched a complete game as the Washington Nationals outscored the







Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 1.















Weaver(9-8) had a solid outing for Washington. He went 9 innings allowing 10







hits and 1 walk lowering his ERA to 4.86. Although they lost, Philadelphia







did out-hit Washington 10 to 6.















Al Benton(8-9) absorbed the loss. He allowed 6 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.















ST. LOUIS AT CHICAGO







Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 0







White Sox....... 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 - 6 10 1







Win:Lyons(5-10) Loss:Coffman(4-8)















Ted Lyons completed the game without help from the bullpen at Comiskey Park







where the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns 6 to 1.















Lyons(5-10) pitched a solid game. He went 9 innings surrendering 8 hits and 4







walks. Chicago managed 10 in their victory.















The loss was charged to Dick Coffman(4-8). He surrendered 4 runs and 7 hits







in 6 innings.

















































1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Detroit Tigers 8/11/1934















Indians AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG







M.Galatzer LF 5 0 0 0 .000 J.White CF 4 2 1 0 .324







B.Knickerbocker SS 5 0 1 0 .309 M.Cochrane C 4 1 2 1 .331







E.Averill CF 2 2 1 1 .336 C.Gehringer 2B 4 0 1 0 .382







H.Trosky 1B 4 1 1 1 .330 G.Goslin LF 3 0 1 1 .269







O.Hale 2B 3 1 0 0 .303 B.Rogell SS 3 0 0 0 .288







J.Burnett 3B 4 1 3 0 .291 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 .307







B.Seeds RF 4 0 2 3 .287 M.Owen 3B 3 0 0 0 .324







F.Pytlak C 4 0 0 0 .250 P.Fox RF 4 0 0 0 .287







W.Hudlin P 3 0 0 0 .196 E.Auker P 3 0 0 0 .097







R.Winegarner P 1 0 0 0 .000 C.Fischer P 0 0 0 0 .069







A-G.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .318







-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---







Totals 35 5 8 5 Totals 33 3 6 2















A-Pinch Hit For Fischer In 9th Inning















Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 - 5 8 2







Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 0















Indians (55-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







W.Hudlin WIN(7-11) 7 1/3 6 3 2 2 2 0 151 4.52







R.Winegarner SAVE(3rd) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.44







Totals 9 6 3 2 3 3 0















Tigers (58-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







E.Auker LOSS(9-7) 7 2/3 8 5 5 3 2 1 157 4.27







C.Fischer 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 4.01







Totals 9 8 5 5 3 3 1















ATTENDANCE- 29,166 DATE- Saturday, August 11th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good







T- 2:07







LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 6 Tigers: 7







DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Tigers: 0







ERRORS- B.Knickerbocker, B.Seeds







DOUBLES- H.Trosky(32nd), J.Burnett(9th), B.Seeds(10th), M.Cochrane(26th),







G.Goslin(31st)







HOME RUNS- E.Averill(28th)







STOLEN BASES- J.White(20th), C.Gehringer(10th)







SACRIFICE HITS- M.Owen







WALKS- E.Averill-2, O.Hale, J.White, G.Goslin, B.Rogell







STRIKE OUTS- B.Knickerbocker, H.Trosky, W.Hudlin, J.White, H.Greenberg, P.Fox







WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Jo-Jo White robbed Milt Galatzer of an extra base hit.







Bot 1st: Milt Galatzer robbed Hank Greenberg of an extra base hit.







1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/11/1934















Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG







F.Crosetti SS 3 0 2 0 .271 M.Bishop 1B 4 0 1 1 .250







J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 0 0 0 .266 B.Werber 3B 5 1 2 0 .359







B.Ruth LF 4 0 0 0 .253 B.Cissell 2B 3 2 2 1 .278







L.Gehrig 1B 4 0 1 0 .350 R.Johnson LF 3 0 1 1 .356







B.Chapman CF 4 1 1 0 .277 C.Reynolds RF 4 0 1 0 .279







B.Dickey C 4 0 1 1 .239 M.Solters CF 4 2 1 1 .323







T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 1 0 .295 R.Ferrell C 3 1 1 1 .317







S.Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 .229 L.Lary SS 4 0 0 0 .250







J.Deshong P 2 0 0 0 .160 F.Ostermueller P 4 0 1 1 .194







A-M.Hoag PH 1 0 0 0 .247







R.Van Atta P 0 0 0 0 .176







-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---







Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 34 6 10 6















A-Pinch Hit For Deshong In 7th Inning















Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 6 3







Red Sox......... 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 6 10 0















Yankees (52-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







J.Deshong LOSS(5-5) 6 7 5 4 3 2 0 97 4.53







R.Van Atta 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 43 5.68







Totals 8 10 6 5 4 2 0















Red Sox (66-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







F.Ostermuell WIN(8-8) 9 6 1 1 1 7 0 126 3.31







Totals 9 6 1 1 1 7 0















ATTENDANCE- 20,232 DATE- Saturday, August 11th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average







UMPIRES- Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, ,







T- 1:49







LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Red Sox: 9







DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Red Sox: 0







ERRORS- F.Crosetti-2, B.Ruth







DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(14th), B.Dickey(21st), M.Bishop(10th), R.Ferrell(21st)







TRIPLES- B.Cissell(6th)







STOLEN BASES- B.Werber(42nd)







SACRIFICE HITS- J.Saltzgaver







SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Johnson







WALKS- F.Crosetti, M.Bishop, B.Cissell-2, R.Ferrell







STRIKE OUTS- J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth-2, L.Gehrig-2, J.Deshong-2, R.Johnson, L.Lary







GIDP- R.Johnson, R.Ferrell







1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/11/1934















Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG







D.Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 .283 B.Myer 2B 3 2 1 0 .323







D.Williams 2B 3 0 1 0 .273 P.Susko 1B 5 0 2 4 .211







R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .280 H.Manush LF 4 0 0 0 .353







B.Johnson LF 4 0 2 0 .361 J.Cronin SS 3 0 0 0 .258







J.Foxx 1B 4 1 2 1 .372 F.Schulte CF 3 0 0 0 .302







P.Higgins 3B 4 0 2 0 .367 C.Bolton C 3 2 1 0 .282







E.Coleman RF 4 0 0 0 .295 D.Harris RF 4 1 2 1 .288







E.McNair SS 4 0 1 0 .257 O.Bluege 3B 3 1 0 0 .172







C.Berry C 2 0 1 0 .216 M.Weaver P 2 0 0 0 .161







A.Benton P 1 0 0 0 .128







A-R.Warstler PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .252







-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---







Totals 31 1 10 1 Totals 30 6 6 5















A-Pinch Hit For Benton In 8th Inning















Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 1







Nationals....... 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 6 6 0















Athletics (56-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







A.Benton LOSS(8-9) 7 6 6 5 7 1 0 157 4.20







R.Mahaffey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.15







Totals 8 6 6 5 7 1 0















Nationals (55-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







M.Weaver WIN(9-8) 9 10 1 1 1 2 1 123 4.86







Totals 9 10 1 1 1 2 1















ATTENDANCE- 12,025 DATE- Saturday, August 11th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good







T- 1:48







LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6 Nationals: 8







DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Nationals: 3







ERRORS- E.McNair







DOUBLES- P.Higgins(26th), E.McNair(21st)







TRIPLES- B.Myer(6th), P.Susko(1st), D.Harris(6th)







HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(42nd)







SACRIFICE HITS- D.Williams, A.Benton, M.Weaver







WALKS- C.Berry, B.Myer-2, J.Cronin, F.Schulte, C.Bolton, O.Bluege, M.Weaver







STRIKE OUTS- B.Johnson, J.Foxx, D.Harris







GIDP- P.Higgins, E.McNair







WILD PITCHES- A.Benton







1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Chicago White Sox 8/11/1934















Browns AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG







H.Clift 3B 4 0 0 0 .236 E.Swanson RF 5 0 1 1 .318







S.West CF 5 0 0 0 .324 J.Conlan CF 4 1 1 0 .250







J.Burns 1B 5 1 2 0 .266 A.Simmons LF 3 1 0 0 .330







R.Pepper LF 4 0 1 1 .272 L.Appling SS 4 1 2 0 .328







B.Campbell RF 3 0 2 0 .288 J.Dykes 1B 2 1 1 0 .277







O.Melillo 2B 4 0 2 0 .252 J.Hayes 2B 3 1 2 4 .322







R.Hemsley C 4 0 1 0 .319 M.Hopkins 3B 3 0 1 0 .221







A.Strange SS 2 0 0 0 .251 E.Madjeski C 4 1 1 0 .212







A-R.Hornsby PH 0 0 0 0 .395 T.Lyons P 3 0 1 1 .200







C-O.Bejma SS 1 0 0 0 .232







D.Coffman P 2 0 0 0 .290







B-D.Garms PH 1 0 0 0 .312







B.McAfee P 0 0 0 0 .222







D-G.Hartley PH 0 0 0 0 .455







-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---







Totals 35 1 8 1 Totals 31 6 10 6















A-Pinch Hit For Strange In 7th Inning







B-Pinch Hit For Coffman In 7th Inning







C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Hornsby In 7th Inning







D-Pinch Hit For McAfee In 9th Inning















Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 0







White Sox....... 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 - 6 10 1















Browns (42-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







D.Coffman LOSS(4-8) 6 7 4 4 3 0 0 112 2.74







B.McAfee 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 33 4.50







Totals 8 10 6 6 4 1 0















White Sox (38-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA







T.Lyons WIN(5-10) 9 8 1 1 4 1 0 166 5.06







Totals 9 8 1 1 4 1 0















ATTENDANCE- 2,700 DATE- Saturday, August 11th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad







T- 1:54







LEFT ON BASE- Browns:11 White Sox: 7







DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 White Sox: 1







ERRORS- L.Appling







DOUBLES- R.Pepper(13th), L.Appling(13th), J.Hayes-2(9th)







TRIPLES- J.Burns(11th)







SACRIFICE HITS- J.Dykes, T.Lyons







WALKS- H.Clift, B.Campbell, R.Hornsby, G.Hartley, A.Simmons, J.Dykes, J.Hayes,







M.Hopkins







STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, M.Hopkins







GIDP- H.Clift, T.Lyons







PASSED BALLS- R.Hemsley










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