August 15th, 1934 - NL News

Giants Reassert Themselves with Narrow Win as Cards Suffer Narrow Loss; Hubbell looks "very mortal" despite 19th win; Danning (pictured) has stellar day at plate in place of ailing Mancuso

Cubs Escape with 4-3 Win Over Braves
Chicago scores two in 9th, and win in extras

Cincinnati Enjoys Rare Win, 2-1, Over Floundering Dodgers
Reds win in bottom of 9th in game that was scoreless until 8th

Phillies Snap Cards' Hot Streak, 8-7
Johnson holds St. Louis sluggers until Davis can notch save

Giants Survive Late 6 Run Pirates Surge
Hubbell's 19th win "ugly" as he gives up 10 earned runs; Danning (pictured) saves the day with 4 hits, 5 RBIs

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 8/15/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 69 41 J.Medwick SLN .383 R.Collins SLN 30 M.Ott NYN 100 1934 SLN 65 44 E.Allen PHN .379 M.Ott NYN 29 W.Berger BON 94 1934 CHN 61 49 B.Terry NYN .361 W.Berger BON 24 R.Collins SLN 94 1934 PIN 58 49 S.Leslie BRN .351 G.Hartnet CHN 19 G.Suhr PIN 93 1934 BON 49 60 D.Bartell PHN .345 OTHERS TIED W 16 K.Cuyler CHN 82 1934 PHN 47 61 1934 BRN 46 60 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 39 70 C.Hubbell NYN 19 W.Hoyt PIN 7 C.Hubbell NYN 2.26 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 14 P.Martin SLN 17 V.Mungo BRN 118 D.Bartell PHN 14 K.Cuyler CHN 12 D.Dean SLN 116 J.Medwick SLN 13 D.Taylor BRN 11 L.Warneke CHN 106 K.Cuyler CHN 11 D.Bartell PHN 11 P.Derring CIN 93 P.Weintra NYN 10 J.Rothroc SLN 10 P.Dean SLN 92 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 3 at CHN 4 BRN-Mungo(9-14, 4.20) at CIN-Derring(8-13, 3.49) BRN 1 at CIN 2 BRN-Mungo(9-14, 4.20) at CIN-Derring(8-13, 3.49) NYN 13 at PIN 12 NYN-Fitzsim(17-6, 2.43) at PIN-French(12-9, 3.51) PHN 6 at SLN 5 NYN-Fitzsim(17-6, 2.43) at PIN-French(12-9, 3.51) 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 B.Delancey SLN .318 22 7 8 3 2 D.Dean SLN 19 11 5 4 14 0 200 H.Lee BON .348 23 8 8 3 2 W.Hoyt PIN 18 20 4 0 12 2 200 R.Collins SLN .488 41 20 10 3 3 E.Brandt BON 18 15 4 8 7 1 100 A.Vaughan PIN .405 37 15 11 7 1 R.Benge BRN 24 19 7 4 6 1 120 B.Herman* CHN .324 37 12 10 5 2 H.Meine PIN 16 15 4 0 3 0 000 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.Kampouris CIN .150 40 6 2 2 0 B.Lee CHN 11 25 13 2 10 0 020 B.Jordan BON .167 30 5 3 1 0 P.Malone CHN 12 18 15 6 6 0 010 H.Critz NYN .156 32 5 3 2 0 B.Tinning CHN 5 10 6 3 3 1 010 A.Comorosky CIN .225 40 9 1 3 0 B.Grimes PIN 5 9 6 4 2 1 010 C.Grimm CHN .200 30 6 2 2 0 C.Root CHN 6 15 7 2 3 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 69 41 .627 ---- 42 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 65 44 .596 3.5 95 58 .621 1934 Chicago CHN 61 49 .555 8.0 86 65 .570 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 58 49 .542 9.5 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 49 60 .450 19.5 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 47 61 .435 21.0 56 93 .376 1934 Brooklyn BRN 46 60 .434 21.0 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 39 70 .358 29.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 49 60 .450 28-26 21-34 5-14 44-46 4- 6 17-21 6-4 Lost 1 BRN 46 60 .434 22-29 24-31 11-15 35-45 6- 2 14-19 2-8 Lost 2 CHN 61 49 .555 35-20 26-29 21-10 40-39 6- 5 21-17 2-8 Won 1 CIN 39 70 .358 24-32 15-38 5-13 34-57 2- 7 19-19 3-7 Won 1 NYN 69 41 .627 39-17 30-24 14- 9 55-32 7- 4 24-20 6-4 Won 1 PHN 47 61 .435 28-24 19-37 12-12 35-49 4- 3 16-17 6-4 Won 2 PIN 58 49 .542 33-21 25-28 15-13 43-36 5- 3 19-16 7-3 Lost 1 SLN 65 44 .596 37-19 28-25 13- 9 52-35 6-10 15-16 8-2 Lost 1 TOTAL 434 434 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 7- 4 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 3- 8 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 5- 9 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 6- 8 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 7- 6 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 6- 5 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 7- 7 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 10- 4 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 8 12 - 12 8 7 3 11 CIN 4 6 7 - 2 11 6 3 NYN 7 12 6 12 - 12 8 12 PHN 10 8 7 3 6 - 8 5 PIN 8 6 12 12 6 7 - 7 SLN 14 8 8 13 3 8 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/15/1934



 

BOSTON AT CHICAGO Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 4 11 1 Win:Bush(10-7) Loss:Smith(4-3) Homeruns- G.Hartnett(19th) Billy Herman had 3 base hits and Guy Bush allowed Charlie Grimm to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Chicago Cubs topped the Boston Braves in 11 innings by a score of 4 to 3 at Wrigley Field. The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Chicago ended up winning it in the 11th inning. After an out was recorded, Herman tripled. Woody English came next and he would hit into a fielders choice making Chicago the victors to the delight of the home town faithful. Chicago managed 11 in their victory. Bush(10-7) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 runs. Bob Smith(4-3) suffered the loss in relief. He gave up 1 run and 1 hit in 1 and 1/3 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS Phillies........ 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 Cardinals....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 13 3 Win:Johnson(4-4) Loss:Vance(3-6) Save:Davis(2nd) Homeruns- E.Allen(6th), J.Medwick(12th), B.Delancey(9th) The Philadelphia Phillies nipped the St. Louis Cardinals 6 to 5 at Sportsman's Park in a hard fought contest. Syl Johnson(4-4) was solid if not spectacular. He was reached for 12 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 2 'long-bombs'. St. Louis threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Curt Davis recorded his 2nd save. Dazzy Vance(3-6) was the losing pitcher. 'We won because we did the little things right.' Jimmie Wilson said after the game. 'This is why we practice things over and over and over, so when we get in close games we don't make mistakes.' BROOKLYN AT CINCINNATI Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 10 1 Win:Freitas(4-9) Loss:Benge(11-12) In an exciting finish the Cincinnati Reds pulled out a win over the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 2 to 1 at Crosley Field. The deciding run was scored by Cincinnati in the bottom of the 9th. Ernie Lombardi slapped a one-base hit. Adam Comorosky was next and he stroked a base-hit. Two outs later Gordon Slade stepped in and he stroked a single making Cincinnati the winners and sending the 2,453 fans home happy. The game was a scoreless duel until the 8th inning. Tony Freitas(4-9) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no runs. Ray Benge(11-12) was given the loss. He allowed 10 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings. NEW YORK AT PITTSBURGH Giants.......... 4 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 - 13 17 2 Pirates......... 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 - 12 20 1 Win:Hubbell(19-6) Loss:Grimes(0-1) Save:Smith(2nd) Homeruns- H.Danning(1st) Harry Danning had 4 hits and 5 RBI at Forbes Field as the New York Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 13 to 12. Danning had a great day at the plate. He doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 1st inning, delivered a base-hit scoring two baserunners in the 4th inning, doubled in the 6th inning and delivered a solo blast (his 1st of the season) in the 8th inning. Pittsburgh had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. Carl Hubbell(19-6) picked up the victory, allowing 11 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings. Al Smith earned his 2nd save. Burleigh Grimes(0-1) was the loser. 'Some losses are harder to take than others' Pie Traynor lamented after the game. 'This was one of them.'

1934 Boston Braves At 1934 Chicago Cubs 8/14/1934 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG B.Urbanski SS 4 1 1 0 .297 B.Herman 2B 4 1 3 0 .281 L.Mallon 2B 4 0 2 1 .322 W.English SS 4 0 0 1 .276 B.Jordan 1B 5 0 0 0 .305 T.Stainback LF 5 0 0 0 .289 W.Berger CF 4 1 1 0 .280 B.Herman* RF 5 0 0 0 .305 H.Lee LF 5 0 1 1 .282 K.Cuyler CF 5 0 1 0 .332 R.Moore RF 5 0 1 1 .297 B.O'Farrell C 4 1 2 0 .200 P.Whitney 3B 4 0 2 0 .256 D-D.Hurst 1B 1 0 0 0 .233 S.Hogan C 3 0 0 0 .249 C.Grimm 1B 3 0 2 0 .303 A-T.Thompson PR 0 1 0 0 .311 C-G.Hartnett PH,C 1 1 1 2 .304 B-A.Spohrer C 1 0 0 0 .238 S.Hack 3B 4 1 1 0 .314 E.Brandt P 2 0 0 0 .302 G.Bush P 5 0 1 1 .163 E-M.McManus PH 1 0 0 0 .275 B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .182 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 3 8 3 Totals 41 4 11 4 A-Pinch Ran For Hogan In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Thompson In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Grimm In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For O'Farrell In 10th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Brandt In 10th Inning Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 8 0 Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 - 4 11 1 Braves (49-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Brandt 9 10 3 3 5 3 1 151 3.70 B.Smith LOSS(4-3) 1 1/3 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 3.26 Totals 10 1/3 11 4 4 6 4 1 Cubs (61-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Bush WIN(10-7) 11 8 3 2 2 4 0 160 3.72 Totals 11 8 3 2 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 11,828 DATE- Tuesday, August 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:05 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 6 Cubs:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 2 Cubs: 2 ERRORS- W.English DOUBLES- L.Mallon(4th), W.Berger(19th), B.O'Farrell-2(10th), S.Hack(13th) TRIPLES- B.Herman(5th) HOME RUNS- G.Hartnett(19th) STOLEN BASES- R.Moore(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- L.Mallon, E.Brandt WALKS- B.Urbanski, W.Berger, B.Herman-2, W.English-2, G.Hartnett, S.Hack STRIKE OUTS- W.Berger, H.Lee, P.Whitney, A.Spohrer, T.Stainback, B.Herman*, G.Bush-2 GIDP- B.Jordan, S.Hogan, W.English, B.O'Farrell WEB GEMS- Top 10th: Kiki Cuyler robbed Buck Jordan of an extra base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Phillies At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8/14/1934 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG D.Bartell SS 5 2 1 0 .345 B.Whitehead 2B 5 0 1 0 .286 L.Chiozza 2B 3 0 0 0 .251 J.Rothrock RF 5 1 2 1 .305 E.Allen RF 4 2 1 2 .379 F.Frisch 3B 5 1 2 0 .311 H.Wilson LF 4 1 2 1 .270 J.Medwick LF 4 1 2 3 .383 D.Camilli 1B 3 1 2 2 .292 R.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .345 K.Davis CF 4 0 1 0 .320 B.Delancey C 3 1 1 1 .308 B.Walters 3B 4 0 1 0 .239 C.Fullis CF 4 0 1 0 .281 J.Wilson C 4 0 1 1 .369 L.Durocher SS 4 0 3 0 .261 S.Johnson P 4 0 0 0 .160 D.Vance P 1 0 0 0 .059 C.Davis P 0 0 0 0 .254 A-S.Davis PH 1 0 0 0 .332 J.Haines P 0 0 0 0 .150 B-E.Orsatti PH 1 1 1 0 .287 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 6 9 6 Totals 37 5 13 5 A-Pinch Hit For Vance In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Haines In 9th Inning Phillies........ 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 0 Cardinals....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 13 3 Phillies (47-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Johnson WIN(4-4) 8 2/3 12 5 5 1 1 2 128 2.40 C.Davis SAVE(2nd) 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.00 Totals 9 13 5 5 1 1 2 Cardinals (65-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Vance LOSS(3-6) 7 8 6 3 0 4 1 95 4.48 J.Haines 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 3.81 Totals 9 9 6 3 0 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 2,886 DATE- Tuesday, August 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Ernie Quigley, Charlie Moran, Ted McGrew, T- 2:32 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 4 Cardinals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 2 Cardinals: 2 ERRORS- B.Whitehead, F.Frisch, J.Medwick DOUBLES- J.Rothrock(31st), L.Durocher(20th) HOME RUNS- E.Allen(6th), J.Medwick(12th), B.Delancey(9th) SACRIFICE HITS- L.Chiozza, D.Vance WALKS- B.Delancey HIT BY PITCH- D.Camilli STRIKE OUTS- D.Bartell, L.Chiozza, E.Allen-2, D.Vance GIDP- K.Davis, B.Whitehead, C.Fullis

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 8/14/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG B.Boyle RF 4 0 2 0 .300 T.Piet 2B 5 0 1 0 .253 L.Frey SS 4 0 1 1 .260 G.Slade SS 5 0 3 1 .318 D.Taylor LF 4 0 2 0 .287 M.Koenig 3B 4 1 1 0 .260 S.Leslie 1B 4 0 0 0 .351 J.Bottomley 1B 3 0 1 0 .258 T.Cuccinello 2B 4 0 1 0 .295 C.Hafey CF 3 0 0 1 .291 L.Koenecke CF 4 0 0 0 .319 H.Pool LF 4 0 1 0 .412 J.Stripp 3B 4 0 0 0 .323 E.Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 .319 A.Lopez C 3 0 0 0 .265 A-S.Adams PR 0 1 0 0 .260 R.Benge P 3 1 2 0 .081 A.Comorosky RF 4 0 2 0 .302 B.Frey P 2 0 0 0 .186 T.Freitas P 0 0 0 0 .115 B-J.Shevlin PH 1 0 0 0 .359 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 1 8 1 Totals 35 2 10 2 A-Pinch Ran For Lombardi In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Freitas In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 10 1 Dodgers (46-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Benge LOSS(11-12) 8 2/3 10 2 2 1 1 0 152 4.55 Totals 8 2/3 10 2 2 1 1 0 Reds (39-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Frey 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 108 6.45 T.Freitas WIN(4-9) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.75 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,453 DATE- Tuesday, August 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Klem, Cy Pfirman, Ziggy Sears, T- 1:48 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6 Reds: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Reds: 0 ERRORS- L.Frey, G.Slade DOUBLES- B.Boyle(17th), R.Benge, G.Slade(14th), J.Bottomley(21st), A.Comorosky(15th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Taylor SACRIFICE HITS- B.Frey SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Hafey WALKS- J.Bottomley STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, D.Taylor, B.Frey PASSED BALLS- E.Lombardi WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Mark Koenig robbed Lonny Frey of a base hit.

1934 New York Giants At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/14/1934 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Moore LF 5 1 3 1 .299 L.Waner CF 6 4 5 1 .281 H.Critz 2B 5 1 0 0 .217 P.Waner RF 5 2 2 2 .344 B.Terry 1B 5 2 3 1 .361 F.Lindstrom LF 6 1 1 0 .318 M.Ott RF 6 2 2 2 .344 A.Vaughan SS 4 1 2 2 .343 P.Weintraub CF 4 1 2 1 .444 G.Suhr 1B 6 1 3 3 .307 T.Jackson SS 3 2 1 1 .288 P.Traynor 3B 6 0 2 0 .317 H.Danning C 5 2 4 5 .310 T.Thevenow 2B 5 1 2 1 .272 J.Vergez 3B 4 0 1 1 .175 T.Padden C 5 1 1 0 .327 C.Hubbell P 5 2 1 0 .165 B.Grimes P 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .286 E.Holley P 1 1 1 0 .207 B.Swift P 2 0 0 0 .157 A-W.Jensen PH 1 0 0 0 .305 H.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-W.Roettger PH 1 0 1 1 .188 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 13 17 12 Totals 48 12 20 10 A-Pinch Hit For Swift In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning Giants.......... 4 1 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 - 13 17 2 Pirates......... 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 - 12 20 1 Giants (69-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Hubbell WIN(19-6) 8 1/3 19 11 10 2 3 0 165 2.26 A.Smith SAVE(2nd) 0 2/3 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 3.66 Totals 9 20 12 10 3 3 0 Pirates (58-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Grimes LOSS(0-1) 1 5 5 5 3 1 0 44 7.82 E.Holley 2 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 0 42 9.00 B.Swift 4 2/3 8 5 3 2 2 1 88 5.93 H.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.13 Totals 9 17 13 11 6 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,736 DATE- Tuesday, August 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, , Cy Rigler, Dolly Stark T- 2:50 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 9 Pirates:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- J.Moore, T.Jackson, A.Vaughan DOUBLES- M.Ott(22nd), H.Danning-2(3rd), J.Vergez(9th), G.Suhr(32nd), T.Thevenow(11th), T.Padden(12th) TRIPLES- J.Moore(3rd), L.Waner(6th) HOME RUNS- H.Danning(1st) SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Vergez WALKS- J.Moore, H.Critz, B.Terry, P.Weintraub, T.Jackson-2, P.Waner, A.Vaughan-2 STRIKE OUTS- P.Weintraub-2, J.Vergez, F.Lindstrom, B.Swift-2 GIDP- M.Ott WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Lloyd Waner robbed Johnny Vergez of an extra base hit.