August 16th, 1934 - AL News

Bob Johnson blasts two home runs for Philly in extra inning win over White Sox - now among league's leading hitters in average, HR and RBI; Philadelphia outfielder challenges teammate Foxx for triple crown

Broaca Outduels Bridges in Yankees' 3-2 Win Over Detroit
New York wins with small ball approach

Browns Beat League Leading Sox, 3-1
Hadley contains Red Sox hitters as Pepper provides timely hits

White Sox and A's Split Double Header
Appling (pictured) has 4 hits in night cap to prevent Philly Sweep

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/16/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 66 47 J.Vosmik CLA .395 J.Foxx PHA 43 L.Gehrig NYA 127 1934 PHA 57 48 C.Gehring DEA .379 L.Gehrig NYA 35 J.Foxx PHA 125 1934 DEA 60 51 J.Foxx PHA .371 B.Johnson PHA 33 C.Gehring DEA 99 1934 CLA 56 51 B.Johnson PHA .365 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 95 1934 WAA 56 52 P.Higgins PHA .364 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 81 1934 NYA 56 54 1934 SLA 45 61 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 40 72 L.Gomez NYA 15 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.37 M.Pearson CLA 14 A.McColl WAA 7 B.Weiland *** 2.65 S.Rowe DEA 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 2.74 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Newsom SLA 2.84 OTHERS TIED W 12 D.Coffman SLA 2.87 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Crosett NYA 21 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 117 J.Gill WAA 11 P.Fox DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 111 Z.Bonura CHA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 M.Pearson CLA 108 C.Travis WAA 9 J.White DEA 21 B.Newsom SLA 105 F.Bordaga CHA 8 G.Walker DEA 14 S.Rowe DEA 103 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 8 at PHA 9 CHA 11 at PHA 7 DEA 2 at NYA 3 SLA 3 at BOA 1 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 12 5 3 J.Allen NYA 9 3 0 1 8 0 100 E.Averill CLA .360 25 9 6 6 2 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 2 2 10 0 200 L.Gehrig NYA .293 41 12 14 3 4 S.Rowe DEA 28 22 7 12 14 1 200 B.Johnson PHA .448 29 13 5 4 2 I.Andrews SLA 7 4 0 1 6 0 100 H.Greenberg DEA .343 35 12 8 4 3 J.Broaca NYA 27 25 10 9 9 0 300 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 C.Reynolds BOA .171 35 6 1 1 0 E.Whitehill WAA 5 12 7 1 2 2 010 B.Werber BOA .200 40 8 1 1 0 L.Stewart WAA 12 23 11 9 2 0 020 P.Fox DEA .171 35 6 1 3 0 S.Jones CHA 12 20 12 7 6 2 110 L.Lary BOA .212 33 7 1 2 0 M.Gaston CHA 7 13 7 3 4 2 000 A.Strange SLA .167 36 6 2 3 0 A.Benton PHA 7 6 5 7 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 66 47 .584 ---- 41 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 57 48 .543 5.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 60 51 .541 5.0 101 53 .656 1934 Cleveland CLA 56 51 .523 7.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 56 52 .519 7.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 56 54 .509 8.5 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 45 61 .425 17.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 40 72 .357 25.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 66 47 .584 36-23 30-24 11- 7 55-40 9- 6 21-13 2-8 Lost 4 CHA 40 72 .357 21-36 19-36 5- 5 35-67 2- 7 7-17 6-4 Won 1 CLA 56 51 .523 32-20 24-31 11-14 45-37 4- 7 14-13 8-2 Won 1 DEA 60 51 .541 31-27 29-24 12-19 48-32 6- 5 20-13 3-7 Lost 1 NYA 56 54 .509 28-25 28-29 16- 9 40-45 5- 7 12-16 8-2 Won 1 PHA 57 48 .543 33-19 24-29 5- 6 52-42 9- 4 18-12 4-6 Lost 1 SLA 45 61 .425 23-26 22-35 14-11 31-50 5- 3 11-18 6-4 Won 3 WAA 56 52 .519 30-26 26-26 9-13 47-39 3- 4 14-15 3-7 Lost 1 TOTAL 436 436 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 6- 8 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 6- 8 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 9- 2 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 4-10 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 10- 5 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 5- 7 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 9- 6 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 4- 7 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 4 10 6 CLA 5 13 - 10 4 5 10 9 DEA 7 11 9 - 10 7 10 6 NYA 6 10 9 6 - 8 7 10 PHA 11 11 8 6 10 - 7 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 7 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 6 8 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/16/1934



 

DETROIT AT NEW YORK Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 Yankees......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 3 0 Win:Broaca(9-4) Loss:Bridges(10-14) Johnny Broaca was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the New York Yankees outscored the Detroit Tigers 3 to 2. New York did all of it's offensive work in the 4th inning with 3 runs. Frank Crosetti kicked off the action when he doubled. Jack Saltzgaver stepped up next and he drew a walk. Babe Ruth then drew a walk to load the bases. Lou Gehrig came up and he drew a walk which scored a run. After an out was recorded, George Selkirk stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk bringing home one more runner. Tony Lazzeri added his contribution to the rally and hit a sacrifice fly scoring the final run of the inning. Detroit threatened in the 9th but New York was able to put down the rally. The victory went to Broaca(9-4) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Tommy Bridges(10-14) was hit with the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 3 hits in 8 innings. ST. LOUIS AT BOSTON Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Win:Hadley(7-13) Loss:Walberg(7-5) Left fielder Roy Pepper had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Bump Hadley allowed Rogers Hornsby to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the St. Louis Browns beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of 3 to 1. In the top of the 6th inning St. Louis scored 2 runs when they had 3 base hits. It was enough to earn the victory. St. Louis finished with 10 hits in the victory. The win was credited to Hadley(7-13) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. Rube Walberg(7-5) was the loser. He pitched 9 innings giving up 10 hits and no walks. CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA White Sox....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 - 8 18 1 Athletics....... 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 16 5 Win:Wilshere(2-0) Loss:Heving(2-3) Homeruns- B.Johnson-2(33rd), J.Foxx(43rd) Left fielder Bob Johnson slammed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the hapless Chicago White Sox in 12 innings 9 to 8 at Shibe Park. The game was deadlocked at 8 after nine full innings. Philadelphia won the hard fought contest in the 12th inning. After two outs Johnson smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 33rd of the season) giving Philadelphia the victory and sending the 6,399 home-town fans home happy. Philadelphia managed 16 in their victory. Whitey Wilshere(2-0) allowed no runs in 2/3 of an inning, and picked up the victory. Joe Heving(2-3) was the losing pitcher in relief. 'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there and being prepared,' Johnson said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game, and pitch by pitch.' CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 - 11 14 1 Athletics....... 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 7 4 Win:Gallivan(3-8) Loss:Dietrich(9-5) Homeruns- E.Coleman-2(13th) Shortstop Luke Appling had 4 hits and 3 RBI at Shibe Park as the Chicago White Sox won in dramatic fashion coming back to beat the Philadelphia Athletics by the count of 11 to 7. Chicago had the winning rally in the top of the 9th inning when they scored 6 runs on 4 hits. Chicago had 14 hits for the afternoon while Philadelphia had 7. The victory went to Phil Gallivan(3-8) who went 2 innings, allowing no runs. The loss was charged to Bill Dietrich(9-5). He allowed 13 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 1/3 innings. Jimmy Dykes was feeling mighty fine as he answered questions in his office after the game, 'Now that was one fine ending! Did you see how the crowd just sat there in silence after the winning run scored? Here we are celebrating wildly, and the stadium is cloaked in virtual silence. Weird. but GREAT!'

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 New York Yankees 8/15/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 4 2 1 0 .319 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 0 .275 M.Cochrane C 4 0 3 1 .337 J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 1 0 0 .255 C.Gehringer 2B 1 0 0 0 .379 B.Ruth RF 2 1 0 0 .252 G.Goslin LF 4 0 1 1 .273 B-S.Byrd RF 0 0 0 0 .239 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .284 L.Gehrig 1B 2 0 0 1 .351 H.Greenberg 1B 3 0 0 0 .312 B.Chapman CF 3 0 1 0 .272 M.Owen 3B 4 0 0 0 .319 G.Selkirk LF 2 0 0 1 .294 P.Fox RF 4 0 1 0 .285 T.Lazzeri 2B 2 0 0 1 .295 T.Bridges P 3 0 0 0 .110 A-D.Heffner 2B 0 0 0 0 .274 C-R.Hayworth PH 1 0 0 0 .264 A.Jorgens C 3 0 0 0 .231 J.Broaca P 3 0 0 0 .140 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 24 3 3 3 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Lazzeri In 9th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ruth In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Bridges In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 Yankees......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 3 0 Tigers (60-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges LOSS(10-14) 8 3 3 3 4 3 0 118 3.88 Totals 8 3 3 3 4 3 0 Yankees (56-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Broaca WIN(9-4) 9 6 2 2 5 3 0 143 3.85 Totals 9 6 2 2 5 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 18,193 DATE- Wednesday, August 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:59 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Yankees: 2 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Yankees: 1 DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(15th) STOLEN BASES- J.White(21st) SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Lazzeri WALKS- J.White, C.Gehringer-3, H.Greenberg, J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth, L.Gehrig, G.Selkirk STRIKE OUTS- J.White, H.Greenberg, R.Hayworth, L.Gehrig, A.Jorgens, J.Broaca GIDP- G.Goslin, G.Selkirk WILD PITCHES- T.Bridges

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/15/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 4 0 0 0 .227 M.Bishop 1B 4 0 1 0 .261 S.West CF 4 2 3 0 .331 B.Werber 3B 4 0 2 0 .350 J.Burns 1B 4 1 1 0 .275 R.Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 .346 R.Pepper LF 4 0 2 2 .276 C.Reynolds RF 4 0 1 0 .276 B.Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 .284 M.Solters CF 4 1 1 0 .320 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .255 R.Ferrell C 2 0 0 0 .305 R.Hemsley C 4 0 1 0 .313 B.Cissell 2B 4 0 0 0 .269 A.Strange SS 4 0 1 0 .246 L.Lary SS 4 0 3 0 .252 B.Hadley P 4 0 0 0 .161 R.Walberg P 4 0 1 1 .200 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 10 2 Totals 34 1 9 1 Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1 Browns (45-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley WIN(7-13) 9 9 1 1 2 3 0 112 5.45 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 3 0 Red Sox (66-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Walberg LOSS(7-5) 9 10 3 3 0 4 0 119 3.68 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,326 DATE- Wednesday, August 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:55 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 6 Red Sox: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Red Sox: 0 ERRORS- R.Johnson DOUBLES- O.Melillo(16th), R.Hemsley(27th), B.Werber(30th) TRIPLES- R.Pepper(5th) STOLEN BASES- S.West(4th) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Melillo WALKS- R.Ferrell-2 STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift-2, B.Campbell, R.Hemsley, C.Reynolds, R.Walberg-2 GIDP- B.Cissell WILD PITCHES- B.Hadley

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/15/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG E.Swanson RF 5 0 0 0 .313 D.Cramer CF 7 2 2 0 .280 J.Heving P 2 0 1 0 .368 D.Williams 2B 7 0 1 0 .281 M.Haas CF 6 2 3 0 .268 B.Johnson LF 7 4 5 5 .367 A.Simmons LF 5 1 1 1 .330 J.Foxx 1B 3 2 1 2 .372 L.Appling SS 6 2 6 2 .336 P.Higgins 3B 5 0 2 0 .365 J.Dykes 1B 7 0 1 1 .274 E.Coleman RF 5 0 0 1 .284 J.Hayes 2B 7 1 1 0 .301 R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .280 M.Hopkins 3B 4 1 2 1 .237 F-B.Miller PH 1 0 0 0 .267 C-B.Boken PH,3B 2 0 1 1 .264 R.Vaughn P 0 0 0 0 .000 E.Madjeski C 5 0 1 1 .217 W.Wilshere P 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Gaston P 2 1 1 0 .061 E.McNair SS 6 0 3 0 .260 A-F.Uhalt PH,RF 3 0 0 0 .219 F.Hayes C 4 1 2 0 .222 D-R.Warstler PR 0 0 0 0 .252 E-C.Berry C 1 0 0 0 .219 S.Cain P 2 0 0 0 .262 B-L.Finney RF 2 0 0 0 .287 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 54 8 18 7 Totals 50 9 16 8 A-Pinch Hit For Gaston In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Cain In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Hopkins In 9th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Hayes In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Warstler In 10th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Mahaffey In 10th Inning White Sox....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 - 8 18 1 Athletics....... 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 16 5 White Sox (39-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Gaston 7 13 8 7 3 4 2 162 6.69 J.Heving LOSS(2-3) 4 2/3 3 1 1 2 4 1 83 7.64 Totals 11 2/3 16 9 8 5 8 3 Athletics (57-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Cain 8 11 7 6 3 4 0 161 3.94 R.Mahaffey BS(1st) 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 41 5.13 R.Vaughn 1 1/3 2 0 0 2 0 0 32 14.85 W.Wilshere WIN(2-0) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.97 Totals 12 18 8 7 5 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 6,399 DATE- Wednesday, August 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:42 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:16 Athletics:13 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- M.Hopkins, B.Johnson, J.Foxx, E.Coleman, E.McNair, F.Hayes DOUBLES- J.Heving, L.Appling(15th), B.Johnson(23rd), E.McNair(22nd) HOME RUNS- B.Johnson-2(33rd), J.Foxx(43rd) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Cain-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Simmons WALKS- M.Haas, A.Simmons, L.Appling, E.Madjeski, M.Gaston, J.Foxx-3, P.Higgins, F.Hayes STRIKE OUTS- E.Swanson, M.Haas, A.Simmons-2, J.Hayes-2, D.Williams-2, J.Foxx, P.Higgins-3, E.McNair, S.Cain GIDP- J.Hayes, F.Uhalt WILD PITCHES- S.Cain PASSED BALLS- E.Madjeski-2

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/15/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG E.Swanson RF 5 2 2 0 .314 D.Cramer CF 5 0 0 0 .277 P.Gallivan P 1 0 1 2 .400 D.Williams 2B 4 0 0 1 .269 M.Haas CF 4 1 3 0 .274 B.Johnson LF 2 1 0 0 .365 A.Simmons LF 6 3 1 1 .327 J.Foxx 1B 4 1 1 0 .371 L.Appling SS 5 1 4 3 .343 P.Higgins 3B 4 1 1 1 .364 J.Dykes 1B 5 1 2 2 .275 E.Coleman RF 4 2 2 4 .287 J.Hayes 2B 4 1 0 0 .290 E.McNair SS 4 1 2 0 .262 M.Hopkins 3B 4 0 1 0 .238 C.Berry C 4 1 1 1 .219 M.Shea C 3 1 0 0 .129 B.Dietrich P 2 0 0 0 .233 L.Tietje P 2 0 0 0 .150 M.Flohr P 0 0 0 0 .500 J.Heving P 1 0 0 0 .350 B-L.Finney PH 1 0 0 0 .285 A-F.Uhalt PH,RF 1 1 0 1 .218 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 11 14 9 Totals 34 7 7 7 A-Pinch Hit For Heving In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Flohr In 9th Inning White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 - 11 14 1 Athletics....... 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 7 4 White Sox (40-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Tietje 3 1/3 5 6 5 2 1 1 60 5.17 J.Heving 3 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 50 7.39 P.Gallivan WIN(3-8) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 7.33 Totals 9 7 7 6 3 3 2 Athletics (57-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich LOSS(9-5) 8 1/3 13 8 6 1 4 0 151 4.64 M.Flohr 0 2/3 1 3 2 4 0 0 34 8.47 Totals 9 14 11 8 5 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,337 DATE- Wednesday, August 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, , T- 2:18 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:10 Athletics: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 0 Athletics: 1 ERRORS- J.Heving, D.Williams-2, B.Johnson, E.McNair DOUBLES- J.Dykes(14th), E.McNair(23rd) TRIPLES- L.Appling(4th) HOME RUNS- E.Coleman-2(13th) CAUGHT STEALING- E.McNair SACRIFICE HITS- M.Haas, M.Hopkins, B.Dietrich WALKS- M.Haas, J.Hayes, M.Shea-2, F.Uhalt, D.Williams, B.Johnson-2 STRIKE OUTS- J.Dykes, M.Shea, L.Tietje, J.Heving, B.Johnson, J.Foxx, E.Coleman GIDP- J.Hayes WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Doc Cramer robbed Evar Swanson of an extra base hit.