August 14th, 1934 - AL News

Senators Still Fighting, Despite Recent Slide; A's loss puts Tigers back in 2nd

Washington Wins Close One at Home Over A's, 9-8
Travis (pictured) hits walk off to cap off comeback in 10th; Manush has four hits as Cronin doubles twice; "Won't give up" say defending AL champs

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/14/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 66 45 J.Vosmik CLA .395 J.Foxx PHA 42 L.Gehrig NYA 125 1934 DEA 59 49 C.Gehring DEA .385 L.Gehrig NYA 34 J.Foxx PHA 123 1934 PHA 56 47 J.Foxx PHA .373 B.Johnson PHA 31 C.Gehring DEA 99 1934 WAA 56 51 P.Higgins PHA .365 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 90 1934 CLA 55 51 B.Johnson PHA .361 Z.Bonura CHA 22 O.Hale CLA 80 1934 NYA 54 53 1934 SLA 43 61 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 39 71 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 D.Coffman SLA 2.74 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 W.Ferrell BOA 2.74 S.Cain PHA 12 B.Newsom SLA 2.84 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Crosett NYA 18 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 110 J.White DEA 12 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 108 J.Gill WAA 11 B.Chapman NYA 22 T.Bridges DEA 108 OTHERS TIED W 9 J.White DEA 20 B.Newsom SLA 105 G.Walker DEA 14 S.Rowe DEA 99 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS PHA 8 at WAA 9 CLA-Harder(11-4, 3.15) at WAA-Stewart(3-11, 5.38) DEA-Rowe(13-5, 4.14) at NYA-Gomez(14-9, 2.43) DEA-Bridges(10-13, 3.90) at NYA-Gomez(14-9, 2.43) SLA-Hadley(6-13, 5.69) at BOA-Grove(6-3, 4.95) 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 L.Gehrig NYA .333 39 13 16 3 4 J.Allen NYA 9 3 0 1 8 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .323 31 10 11 2 3 B.Newsom SLA 27 24 7 9 14 1 300 O.Hale CLA .286 28 8 11 4 2 W.Ferrell BOA 26 18 6 9 16 1 210 J.Burns SLA .368 38 14 9 5 3 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 3 1 7 2 200 A.Simmons CHA .360 25 9 5 5 1 L.Tietje CHA 9 5 0 2 5 0 100 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 A.Strange SLA .147 34 5 0 2 0 L.Stewart WAA 5 13 8 5 1 0 010 C.Reynolds BOA .152 33 5 0 2 0 E.Linke WAA 13 18 13 9 8 0 020 J.Conlan CHA .222 27 6 0 0 0 A.Benton PHA 12 17 11 9 3 2 020 E.McNair PHA .194 31 6 1 1 0 C.Brown CLA 9 20 10 1 1 2 000 L.Lary BOA .161 31 5 1 4 0 E.Whitehill WAA 12 21 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 45 .595 ---- 42 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 59 49 .546 5.5 101 53 .656 1934 Philadelphia PHA 56 47 .544 6.0 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 56 51 .523 8.0 66 88 .429 1934 Cleveland CLA 55 51 .519 8.5 85 69 .552 1934 New York NYA 54 53 .505 10.0 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 43 61 .413 19.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 39 71 .355 26.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 66 45 .595 36-21 30-24 11- 7 55-38 9- 5 21-12 4-6 Lost 2 CHA 39 71 .355 21-36 18-35 5- 5 34-66 2- 6 7-16 5-5 Lost 1 CLA 55 51 .519 32-20 23-31 10-14 45-37 4- 7 13-13 8-2 Lost 1 DEA 59 49 .546 31-27 28-22 12-18 47-31 6- 5 19-11 3-7 Won 1 NYA 54 53 .505 26-24 28-29 16- 9 38-44 5- 7 10-15 8-2 Won 2 PHA 56 47 .544 32-18 24-29 5- 6 51-41 8- 4 17-12 4-6 Lost 2 SLA 43 61 .413 23-26 20-35 12-11 31-50 4- 3 10-18 4-6 Won 1 WAA 56 51 .523 30-25 26-26 9-13 47-38 3- 4 14-14 4-6 Won 2 TOTAL 428 428 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 6- 6 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 5- 7 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 8- 2 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 3- 8 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 8- 4 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 4- 6 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 7- 6 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 4- 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 10 6 CLA 5 13 - 10 4 5 10 8 DEA 7 11 9 - 9 7 10 6 NYA 6 10 9 4 - 8 7 10 PHA 11 10 8 6 10 - 7 4 SLA 6 8 7 6 7 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 6 8 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/14/1934



 

PHILADELPHIA AT WASHINGTON Athletics....... 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 8 14 1 Nationals....... 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 - 9 15 2 Win:Russell(7-3) Loss:Cascarella(6-7) Homeruns- C.Travis(1st) Cecil Travis jacked one out of the ballyard and had 4 RBI as the Washington Nationals defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in 10 innings by the score of 9 to 8 at Griffith Stadium. The score was knotted at 8 after nine innings. Finally, Washington pulled the game out in the 10th inning. After two were out Travis blasted a solo shot (his 1st of the season) resulting in an exciting win for Washington and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. Washington rapped out 15 hits for the afternoon. Jack Russell(7-3) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. Joe Cascarella(6-7) was the loser in relief. He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 2 hits and no walks.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/13/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG D.Cramer CF 5 0 0 0 .280 F.Schulte CF 5 0 1 0 .301 D.Williams 2B 5 2 3 1 .293 P.Susko 1B 6 2 3 0 .250 L.Finney LF 5 2 4 2 .291 H.Manush LF 6 2 4 1 .358 J.Foxx 1B 5 2 2 2 .373 J.Cronin SS 5 1 2 1 .260 P.Higgins 3B 5 0 1 0 .365 C.Travis 3B 5 2 2 4 .295 E.Coleman RF 5 0 0 2 .289 B.Myer 2B 4 1 0 1 .320 E.McNair SS 5 0 1 0 .257 C.Bolton C 5 0 0 0 .250 C.Berry C 5 1 2 0 .219 D.Harris RF 5 1 3 2 .300 J.Marcum P 4 1 1 0 .188 T.Thomas P 1 0 0 0 .129 J.Cascarella P 1 0 0 0 .059 A.McColl P 2 0 0 0 .067 A-F.Sington PH 0 0 0 0 .250 E.Whitehill P 0 0 0 0 .297 J.Russell P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 45 8 14 7 Totals 45 9 15 9 A-Pinch Hit For McColl In 7th Inning Athletics....... 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 8 14 1 Nationals....... 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 - 9 15 2 Athletics (56-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Marcum 7 13 8 7 5 4 0 142 4.61 J.Cascarella L(6-7)B(3rd) 2 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 1 33 4.29 Totals 9 2/3 15 9 8 5 4 1 Nationals (56-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Thomas 2 2/3 7 5 5 0 0 0 57 5.04 A.McColl 4 1/3 4 3 2 0 0 0 60 3.95 E.Whitehill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.45 J.Russell WIN(7-3) 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 2.28 Totals 10 14 8 7 0 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,129 DATE- Monday, August 13th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:51 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Nationals:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- P.Higgins, P.Susko, J.Cronin DOUBLES- L.Finney(3rd), J.Foxx(28th), J.Cronin-2(23rd) TRIPLES- D.Harris(7th) HOME RUNS- C.Travis(1st) STOLEN BASES- P.Susko(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Myer WALKS- F.Schulte, J.Cronin, C.Travis, B.Myer, F.Sington STRIKE OUTS- P.Higgins, E.Coleman, J.Cascarella, F.Schulte, P.Susko, C.Travis, B.Myer GIDP- J.Foxx WILD PITCHES- T.Thomas WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Jimmie Foxx robbed Pete Susko of a base hit.