August 13th, 1934 - NL News

"Game On" in NL! Cards Take Two from Cubs, Within 2.5 of Idle New York!

Cards Sweep Cubbies at Sportsman's Park

Dean Brothers Deliver on Early Boasts as Cards' streak extends to (Dizzy pictured at left warming up)

Bucs Win Over Cinci, 2-1

Pitching duel goes 14 innings

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 8/13/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 68 41 J.Medwick SLN .382 R.Collins SLN 30 M.Ott NYN 98 1934 SLN 65 43 E.Allen PHN .381 M.Ott NYN 29 W.Berger BON 94 1934 CHN 60 49 B.Terry NYN .358 W.Berger BON 24 R.Collins SLN 94 1934 PIN 58 48 S.Leslie BRN .355 G.Hartnet CHN 18 G.Suhr PIN 90 1934 BON 49 59 R.Collins SLN .348 OTHERS TIED W 16 K.Cuyler CHN 82 1934 BRN 46 59 1934 PHN 46 61 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 38 70 C.Hubbell NYN 18 W.Hoyt PIN 7 C.Hubbell NYN 1.94 F.Fitzsim NYN 17 L.Chagnon PIN 7 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.43 L.Warneke CHN 16 B.Smith BON 6 W.Hoyt PIN 2.52 T.Carleto SLN 15 H.Bell NYN 6 D.Dean SLN 2.53 D.Dean SLN 14 OTHERS TIED W 5 L.Warneke CHN 2.57 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS T.Piet CIN 13 P.Martin SLN 17 V.Mungo BRN 118 D.Bartell PHN 13 K.Cuyler CHN 12 D.Dean SLN 116 J.Medwick SLN 12 D.Taylor BRN 11 L.Warneke CHN 106 K.Cuyler CHN 10 D.Bartell PHN 11 P.Derring CIN 93 P.Weintra NYN 9 J.Rothroc SLN 10 P.Dean SLN 92 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHN 3 at SLN 5 CHN 5 at SLN 11 CIN 1 at PIN 2 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 H.Lee BON .391 23 9 10 3 2 D.Dean SLN 28 18 6 5 16 1 300 R.Collins SLN .477 44 21 12 4 4 W.Hoyt PIN 26 27 8 4 14 3 210 B.Herman* CHN .359 39 14 11 6 2 F.Fitzsimmons NYN 16 15 4 3 4 1 200 L.Koenecke BRN .364 33 12 7 4 2 E.Brandt BON 9 5 1 3 4 0 100 P.Weintraub NYN .545 33 18 8 5 0 C.Davis PHN 18 14 5 2 7 1 110 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 B.Walters PHN .107 28 3 1 2 0 B.Lee CHN 11 25 13 2 10 0 020 A.Kampouris CIN .125 48 6 2 3 0 O.Carroll BRN 5 9 9 4 0 2 000 S.Hogan BON .174 23 4 0 2 0 P.Malone CHN 20 27 21 8 10 1 020 C.Grimm CHN .161 31 5 2 2 0 B.Tinning CHN 5 10 6 3 3 1 010 D.Taylor BRN .227 22 5 0 3 0 V.Mungo BRN 9 15 9 1 10 2 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 68 41 .624 ---- 44 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 65 43 .602 2.5 95 58 .621 1934 Chicago CHN 60 49 .550 8.0 86 65 .570 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 58 48 .547 8.5 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 49 59 .454 18.5 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 46 59 .438 20.0 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 46 61 .430 21.0 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 38 70 .352 29.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 49 59 .454 28-26 21-33 5-14 44-45 4- 5 17-20 7-3 Won 2 BRN 46 59 .438 22-29 24-30 11-15 35-44 6- 2 14-18 3-7 Lost 1 CHN 60 49 .550 34-20 26-29 20-10 40-39 5- 5 20-17 2-8 Lost 7 CIN 38 70 .352 23-32 15-38 5-13 33-57 2- 7 18-19 2-8 Lost 1 NYN 68 41 .624 39-17 29-24 14- 9 54-32 7- 4 23-20 5-5 Lost 2 PHN 46 61 .430 28-24 18-37 12-12 34-49 4- 3 15-17 5-5 Won 1 PIN 58 48 .547 33-20 25-28 15-12 43-36 5- 3 19-15 7-3 Won 1 SLN 65 43 .602 37-18 28-25 13- 9 52-34 6-10 15-15 9-1 Won 7 TOTAL 430 430 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 7- 3 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 3- 7 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 4- 9 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 5- 8 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 6- 6 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 5- 5 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 7- 6 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 10- 3 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 8 7 11 11 6 5 1 BRN 9 - 2 7 5 10 8 5 CHN 7 12 - 12 8 7 3 11 CIN 4 5 7 - 2 11 6 3 NYN 7 12 6 12 - 12 7 12 PHN 10 8 7 3 6 - 8 4 PIN 8 6 12 12 6 7 - 7 SLN 14 8 8 13 3 8 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/13/1934















 

CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 9 1 Cardinals....... 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 5 10 2 Win:Dean(10-6) Loss:Weaver(5-7) Homeruns- R.Collins(30th) Paul Dean went the distance as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the reeling Chicago Cubs by a score of 5 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. St. Louis jumped on top to stay in the bottom of the 2nd inning plating an isolated run using 2 hits. Chicago proved to be no trouble in the 9th. Dean(10-6) allowed 3 runs on the game. Jim Weaver(5-7) suffered the loss. He pitched 7 innings allowing 9 hits and 3 walks.St. Louis won for the 6th straight time. Frankie Frisch was in a talkative mood after the ballgame. 'Fellows, I don't know what to tell you. our guys are just playing lights out lately. Everything and everybody is just really hitting on all cylinders. I know it can't last forever - but that isn't going to stop us from trying!' CHICAGO AT ST. LOUIS Cubs............ 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Cardinals....... 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 0 - 11 16 1 Win:Dean(14-8) Loss:Malone(9-8) Dizzy Dean pitched a complete game and first baseman Rip Collins had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the seemingly unstoppable St. Louis Cardinals beat the slumping Chicago Cubs 11 to 5. St. Louis tallied 5 runs in the 5th inning with the help of 5 hits. The big moment was provided by Collins who electrified Sportsman's Park when he tripled scoring two baserunners. St. Louis rapped out 16 hits for the afternoon. Dean(14-8) was the winner allowing 5 runs for the game. The losing pitcher was Pat Malone(9-8). He was unable to control the St. Louis offense and allowed 9 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings. St. Louis continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 7 games and counting. CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 13 0 Win:Birkofer(12-7) Loss:Kolp(4-4) Arky Vaughan had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Cincinnati Reds in 14 innings by a score of 2 to 1 at Forbes Field. Both teams were tied at 1 runs apiece after nine innings. Pittsburgh won the hard fought contest in the 14th inning. After two were out Fred Lindstrom reached on an error. Ray Kolp then let one slip out of his hand for a wild pitch. Vaughan then lashed a single giving Pittsburgh the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. Overall Pittsburgh out-hit Cincinnati 13 to 9. The win went to Ralph Birkofer(12-7) who allowed no runs in 6 innings. Kolp(4-4) was hit with the loss in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 3 innings of work.

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8/12/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Herman 2B 4 0 2 0 .275 B.Whitehead 2B 4 1 0 0 .293 W.English SS 4 0 0 0 .279 J.Rothrock RF 3 0 1 0 .303 T.Stainback LF 4 1 1 1 .297 F.Frisch 3B 4 0 1 1 .313 B.Herman* RF 3 0 0 0 .307 J.Medwick LF 4 1 1 0 .382 K.Cuyler CF 4 0 1 2 .333 R.Collins 1B 3 2 2 1 .343 B.O'Farrell C 4 0 1 0 .191 B.Delancey C 3 0 1 1 .307 C.Grimm 1B 4 0 0 0 .299 C.Fullis CF 4 1 1 1 .275 S.Hack 3B 4 1 3 0 .320 L.Durocher SS 3 0 1 0 .251 J.Weaver P 1 0 0 0 .063 P.Dean P 2 0 2 1 .302 A-A.Galan PH 1 1 1 0 .240 B.Tinning P 0 0 0 0 .120 B-G.Hartnett PH 1 0 0 0 .303 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 30 5 10 5 A-Pinch Hit For Weaver In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Tinning In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 9 1 Cardinals....... 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 5 10 2 Cubs (60-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Weaver LOSS(5-7) 7 9 4 3 3 2 0 109 3.69 B.Tinning 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 3.39 Totals 8 10 5 4 3 3 1 Cardinals (64-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Dean WIN(10-6) 9 9 3 3 1 4 0 124 3.91 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 20,945 DATE- Sunday, August 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:13 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6 Cardinals: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- T.Stainback, F.Frisch-2 DOUBLES- C.Fullis(9th) HOME RUNS- R.Collins(30th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Rothrock, F.Frisch SACRIFICE HITS- J.Weaver, J.Rothrock WALKS- B.Herman*, R.Collins, B.Delancey, P.Dean STRIKE OUTS- W.English, B.Herman*, J.Weaver, G.Hartnett, J.Rothrock, J.Medwick, B.Delancey GIDP- K.Cuyler, L.Durocher BALKS- J.Weaver WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Burgess Whitehead robbed Kiki Cuyler of a base hit.

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8/12/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Herman 2B 5 1 2 0 .276 B.Whitehead 2B 4 0 0 1 .288 W.English SS 4 3 1 0 .279 J.Rothrock RF 5 1 2 0 .304 T.Stainback LF 4 0 1 1 .296 F.Frisch 3B 5 0 0 0 .309 B.Herman* RF 3 1 2 1 .310 J.Medwick LF 5 1 2 0 .382 K.Cuyler CF 3 0 1 2 .333 R.Collins 1B 5 3 4 2 .348 B.Phelps C 3 0 0 1 .267 S.Davis C 3 3 2 0 .333 C.Grimm 1B 4 0 1 0 .298 C.Fullis CF 3 2 2 3 .281 S.Hack 3B 4 0 0 0 .315 L.Durocher SS 4 1 3 2 .256 P.Malone P 2 0 0 0 .180 D.Dean P 4 0 1 1 .250 L.Nelson P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-A.Galan PH 1 0 0 0 .237 R.Joiner P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-G.Hartnett PH 1 0 0 0 .302 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 8 5 Totals 38 11 16 9 A-Pinch Hit For Nelson In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Joiner In 9th Inning Cubs............ 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Cardinals....... 0 2 0 1 5 0 3 0 - 11 16 1 Cubs (60-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Malone LOSS(9-8) 4 2/3 9 8 8 2 2 0 107 4.66 L.Nelson 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11.37 R.Joiner 3 7 3 3 0 0 0 48 6.83 Totals 8 16 11 11 2 2 0 Cardinals (65-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Dean WIN(14-8) 9 8 5 4 3 6 0 129 2.53 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 18,014 DATE- Sunday, August 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:16 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6 Cardinals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- C.Grimm, L.Durocher DOUBLES- W.English(17th), B.Herman*(32nd), S.Davis(22nd) TRIPLES- K.Cuyler(3rd), R.Collins(9th) SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Phelps, B.Whitehead WALKS- W.English, B.Herman*, K.Cuyler, S.Davis, C.Fullis HIT BY PITCH- S.Davis STRIKE OUTS- B.Herman-2, C.Grimm, S.Hack, P.Malone, A.Galan, F.Frisch, D.Dean GIDP- W.English, F.Frisch, S.Davis WILD PITCHES- P.Malone WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Chick Fullis robbed Babe Phelps of an extra base hit.

1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/12/1934 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG A.Kampouris 2B 4 0 0 0 .125 L.Waner CF 7 0 2 0 .274 L.Benton P 1 0 0 0 .400 P.Waner RF 6 1 1 0 .343 R.Kolp P 1 0 0 0 .083 F.Lindstrom LF 7 1 2 0 .321 G.Slade SS 6 0 1 0 .315 A.Vaughan SS 6 0 3 2 .342 M.Koenig 3B 6 0 0 0 .260 G.Suhr 1B 5 0 2 0 .304 J.Bottomley 1B 5 0 1 0 .257 P.Traynor 3B 6 0 0 0 .317 C.Hafey CF 5 0 1 0 .293 T.Thevenow 2B 4 0 2 0 .270 H.Pool RF 4 0 0 0 .415 D-C.Lavagetto PR,2B 1 0 0 0 .222 E.Lombardi C 3 0 1 0 .320 E.Grace C 4 0 1 0 .283 A-T.Piet PR,2B 2 1 1 0 .254 E-W.Jensen PR 0 0 0 0 .306 A.Comorosky LF 5 0 3 0 .300 F-P.Veltman C 1 0 0 0 .056 A.Stout P 2 0 0 0 .179 H.Meine P 1 0 0 0 .034 B-J.Shevlin PH 1 0 1 1 .368 R.Birkofer P 1 0 0 0 .283 C-C.Manion C 2 0 0 0 .095 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 47 1 9 1 Totals 49 2 13 2 A-Pinch Ran For Lombardi In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Stout In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Shevlin In 8th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Thevenow In 9th Inning E-Pinch Ran For Grace In 11th Inning F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Jensen In 12th Inning Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 13 0 Reds (38-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Stout 7 6 1 1 3 2 0 137 4.13 L.Benton 3 2/3 5 0 0 1 0 0 62 8.83 R.Kolp LOSS(4-4) 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 56 6.17 Totals 13 2/3 13 2 1 5 2 0 Pirates (58-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Meine 8 6 1 1 0 3 0 110 4.75 R.Birkofer WIN(12-7) 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 88 4.07 Totals 14 9 1 1 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,712 DATE- Sunday, August 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 5 Pirates:14 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 0 Pirates: 2 ERRORS- A.Comorosky TRIPLES- G.Suhr(8th) STOLEN BASES- C.Lavagetto(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- A.Comorosky, A.Vaughan SACRIFICE HITS- H.Meine, R.Birkofer-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Vaughan WALKS- H.Pool, P.Waner, G.Suhr, C.Lavagetto, E.Grace, H.Meine STRIKE OUTS- A.Kampouris-2, J.Bottomley, A.Vaughan, P.Traynor GIDP- M.Koenig, T.Piet WILD PITCHES- R.Kolp WEB GEMS- Top 12th: Cookie Lavagetto robbed Mark Koenig of a base hit.