Depression Era Baseball: A chronicle from the era of "Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms": August 9th, 1934

American League Sees Big Bats Comeout in a Day of Routs; Shibe sees only close game as Brown, Indians and Yankees all enjoy big day at the plate

Browns Catch Fire. "Burns" Tigers 13-0

Jack Burns goes 4 for 4, including triple and HR

Red Sox Survive Close Shave in Philly

Ferrell wins 11th with strong performance on mound

Tribe Bats Batter White Sox Senseless

Sox manager calls 20-0 loss "among my most embarrasing moments"

New York Bats Awaken in 15-4 Rout of Washington

Crosetti notches 4 hits to set tone for Yanks

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/9/1934

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN

1934 BOA 65 41 J.Vosmik CLA .395 J.Foxx PHA 40 L.Gehrig NYA 120

1934 DEA 58 46 C.Gehring DEA .388 L.Gehrig NYA 32 J.Foxx PHA 114

1934 PHA 54 45 J.Foxx PHA .369 B.Johnson PHA 31 C.Gehring DEA 95

1934 WAA 54 50 P.Higgins PHA .363 E.Averill CLA 27 B.Johnson PHA 90

1934 CLA 53 50 H.Manush WAA .361 Z.Bonura CHA 22 O.Hale CLA 79

1934 NYA 51 52

1934 SLA 41 58 WINS SAVES ERA

1934 CHA 36 70 M.Pearson CLA 14 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.50

S.Rowe DEA 13 A.McColl WAA 7 D.Coffman SLA 2.56

L.Gomez NYA 13 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Weiland *** 2.65

E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 W.Ferrell BOA 2.70

OTHERS TIED W 11 B.Newsom SLA 2.88

CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS

B.Chapman NYA 16 B.Werber BOA 40 L.Gomez NYA 107

R.Ferrell BOA 15 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 103

F.Crosett NYA 14 B.Chapman NYA 20 T.Bridges DEA 102

S.West SLA 12 J.White DEA 16 B.Newsom SLA 96

J.Gill WAA 11 G.Walker DEA 14 S.Rowe DEA 94

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS

BOA 3 at PHA 2 BOA-Welch(9-3, 4.29) at PHA-Cain(11-8, 3.96)

CLA 20 at CHA 0 SLA-Newsom(9-5, 2.88) at DEA-Bridges(10-12, 3.90)

NYA 15 at WAA 4

SLA 13 at DEA 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 .360 25 9 10 3 3 M.Pearson CLA 18 11 0 3 11 0 200

J.Burns SLA .419 43 18 15 8 3 W.Ferrell BOA 27 20 6 10 12 0 300

B.Johnson PHA .379 29 11 6 2 3 B.Weiland CLA 11 6 0 4 6 0 100

O.Hale CLA .324 37 12 14 4 2 H.Johnson BOA 25 22 5 7 18 3 210

E.Averill CLA .324 37 12 10 6 2 M.Harder CLA 18 16 3 5 6 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

E.McNair PHA .148 27 4 1 1 0 M.Gaston CHA 11 23 19 12 3 0 020

W.Kamm CLA .125 24 3 1 2 0 E.Linke WAA 8 14 13 9 3 0 020

P.Susko WAA .214 28 6 1 2 0 C.Hogsett DEA 6 16 10 3 4 1 010

D.Cramer PHA .152 33 5 2 0 1 M.Weaver WAA 9 15 14 5 2 2 010

M.Owen DEA .182 33 6 1 5 0 J.Heving CHA 7 9 10 8 1 2 010

INJURY REPORT

No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League

WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT

1934 Boston BOA 65 41 .613 ---- 45 76 76 .500

1934 Detroit DEA 58 46 .558 6.0 101 53 .656

1934 Philadelphia PHA 54 45 .545 7.5 68 82 .453

1934 Washington WAA 54 50 .519 10.0 66 88 .429

1934 Cleveland CLA 53 50 .515 10.5 85 69 .552

1934 New York NYA 51 52 .495 12.5 90 64 .584

1934 St. Louis SLA 41 58 .414 20.5 67 85 .441

1934 Chicago CHA 36 70 .340 29.0 53 99 .349

OVERALL RECORD

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

BOA 65 41 .613 35-18 30-23 11- 6 54-35 9- 5 21-11 8-2 Won 1

CHA 36 70 .340 18-35 18-35 5- 5 31-65 2- 6 6-16 3-7 Lost 2

CLA 53 50 .515 32-20 21-30 10-14 43-36 3- 7 13-13 9-1 Won 2

DEA 58 46 .558 30-24 28-22 12-18 46-28 6- 4 19-11 3-7 Lost 1

NYA 51 52 .495 26-24 25-28 15- 8 36-44 5- 7 10-15 5-5 Won 5

PHA 54 45 .545 31-18 23-27 5- 6 49-39 8- 3 16-11 5-5 Lost 1

SLA 41 58 .414 23-26 18-32 12-11 29-47 4- 3 10-17 6-4 Won 1

WAA 54 50 .519 28-24 26-26 9-13 45-37 2- 4 13-14 3-7 Lost 3

TOTAL 412 412 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+

BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 5- 2 0- 0

CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 2- 6 0- 0

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

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

NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 5- 3 0- 0

PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 2- 4 0- 0

SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 5- 3 0- 0

WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 2- 5 0- 0

WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA

BOA - 10 9 7 12 6 8 13

CHA 4 - 3 8 5 3 7 6

CLA 5 13 - 8 4 5 10 8

DEA 7 11 8 - 9 7 10 6

NYA 3 10 9 4 - 8 7 10

PHA 10 10 8 6 10 - 7 3

SLA 6 7 7 5 7 5 - 4

WAA 6 9 6 8 5 11 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/9/1934

BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA

Red Sox......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0

Win:Ferrell(11-3) Loss:Cascarella(6-6)

Wes Ferrell went the distance at Shibe Park as the Boston Red Sox beat the

Philadelphia Athletics by the count of 3 to 2.

Boston drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inning

plating an isolated run utilizing 2 base hits. Philadelphia went down

without a fight in the bottom of the 9th.

Ferrell(11-3) lasted until the end allowing 2 runs for the win. The loss was

charged to Joe Cascarella(6-6). He allowed 7 hits and 6 walks in 7 innings.

CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO

Indians......... 2 0 0 3 5 0 5 3 2 - 20 19 1

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2

Win:Pearson(14-7) Loss:Jones(8-11)

Homeruns- E.Averill(27th), D.Holland-2(2nd), O.Hale(10th)

Monte Pearson threw a complete game shutout and Odell Hale had 4 hits and 6

RBI as the Cleveland Indians destroyed the pitiful Chicago White Sox by a

score of 20 to 0 at Comiskey Park.

Hale enjoyed a great day at the plate. He stroked a base-hit which was good

for two runs in the 1st inning, lifted one out of the park for a two run home

run (his 10th of the season) in the 4th inning, tripled plating a run in the

5th inning and tripled which plated a run in the 8th inning. Cleveland kept

the scorekeepers busy in the 5th inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 5 hits

and the 7th inning when they had 5 runs on 3 hits. Cleveland kept the

pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.

For Pearson(14-7) it was his 6th shutout this year. Sam Jones(8-11) suffered

the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3

innings.

NEW YORK AT WASHINGTON

Yankees......... 1 0 1 012 0 1 0 0 - 15 21 0

Nationals....... 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1

Win:Ruffing(10-8) Loss:Whitehill(13-9)

Homeruns- L.Gehrig(32nd), T.Lazzeri(6th)

Red Ruffing pitched a complete game and Lou Gehrig collected 4 RBI with one

swing of the bat at Griffith Stadium as the New York Yankees belted the

Washington Nationals by the count of 15 to 4.

Gehrig had a big day against Washington. He launched a rocket-shot out of the

park for a Grand Slam homerun (his 32nd of the season) in the 5th inning and

laced a base-knock knocking in a run in the 5th inning. New York bats were

hot in the 5th inning with 12 runs on 10 hits. New York finished with 21

hits in the victory.

The win was credited to Ruffing(10-8) who went the whole way allowing 4 runs.

Earl Whitehill(13-9) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around,

surrendering 7 runs in 4 innings.

ST. LOUIS AT DETROIT

Browns.......... 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 - 13 22 1

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

Win:Wells(3-7) Loss:Crowder(5-6)

Homeruns- J.Burns(12th), O.Melillo(2nd)

Jack Burns had 4 hits and 3 RBI as the St. Louis Browns ballclub embarrassed

the Detroit Tigers by the count of 13 to 1.

Burns enjoyed a big day at the plate. He tripled resulting in a run in the

1st inning, delivered a single in the 4th inning, singled knocking in a run

in the 5th inning and lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 12th of the season)

in the 7th inning. St. Louis bats were very productive in the 5th inning

when they had 4 runs on 4 hits. Offensively, St. Louis was a juggernaut.

They scored in 6 separate innings.

The victory went to Ed Wells(3-7) who went 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run.

General Crowder(5-6) absorbed the loss. He was unable to control the St.

Louis offense and allowed 15 hits and 4 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/8/1934

Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG

M.Bishop 1B 2 2 0 0 .252 D.Cramer CF 5 0 2 0 .284

B.Werber 3B 2 1 1 0 .361 R.Warstler 2B 4 0 0 0 .255

B.Cissell 2B 4 0 1 1 .278 B.Johnson LF 5 0 1 0 .356

R.Johnson LF 3 0 2 2 .358 J.Foxx 1B 3 1 0 0 .369

C.Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 .283 P.Higgins 3B 3 0 1 0 .363

M.Solters CF 4 0 1 0 .322 E.Coleman RF 4 1 4 1 .298

R.Ferrell C 3 0 1 0 .318 E.McNair SS 4 0 1 0 .259

L.Lary SS 3 0 0 0 .255 C.Berry C 3 0 0 0 .217

W.Ferrell P 3 0 1 0 .234 J.Cascarella P 2 0 0 0 .061

A-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 1 .271

R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .280

B-L.Finney PH 1 0 0 0 .272

E.Lagger P 0 0 0 0 .000

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Totals 28 3 7 3 Totals 35 2 9 2

A-Pinch Hit For Cascarella In 7th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Mahaffey In 8th Inning

Red Sox......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0

Red Sox (65-41) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

W.Ferrell WIN(11-3) 9 9 2 2 4 4 0 147 2.70

Totals 9 9 2 2 4 4 0

Athletics (54-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

J.Cascarella LOSS(6-6) 7 7 3 3 6 1 0 122 4.32

R.Mahaffey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.27

E.Lagger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.98

Totals 9 7 3 3 6 1 0

ATTENDANCE- 8,050 DATE- Wednesday, August 8th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- Charles Donnelly, , George Moriarty, Harry Geisel

T- 2:00

LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6 Athletics:10

DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Athletics: 2

DOUBLES- B.Johnson(22nd)

STOLEN BASES- B.Werber(40th)

CAUGHT STEALING- M.Solters

SACRIFICE HITS- B.Werber

SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Johnson

WALKS- M.Bishop-2, B.Werber, R.Ferrell, L.Lary, W.Ferrell, R.Warstler, J.Foxx,

P.Higgins, C.Berry

STRIKE OUTS- W.Ferrell, B.Johnson-2, C.Berry-2

GIDP- C.Reynolds, L.Lary, R.Warstler

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Chicago White Sox 8/8/1934

Indians AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG

B.Seeds RF 4 1 0 2 .282 E.Swanson RF 4 0 2 0 .323

B.Knickerbocker SS 5 1 1 1 .306 J.Conlan CF 4 0 2 0 .259

E.Averill CF 5 3 2 4 .336 C.Uhlir LF 4 0 0 0 .000

D.Holland LF 5 3 2 3 .224 L.Appling SS 4 0 0 0 .325

H.Trosky 1B 6 3 4 0 .330 J.Dykes 1B 3 0 0 0 .275

O.Hale 2B 6 3 4 6 .307 B.Boken 2B 3 0 1 0 .262

W.Kamm 3B 4 2 1 1 .235 M.Hopkins 3B 4 0 2 0 .222

M.Berg C 5 3 4 1 .294 E.Madjeski C 4 0 0 0 .211

M.Pearson P 4 1 1 0 .286 S.Jones P 1 0 0 0 .169

P.Gallivan P 1 0 0 0 .368

A-A.Simmons PH 1 0 0 0 .332

J.Heving P 0 0 0 0 .353

B-F.Uhalt PH 1 0 0 0 .223

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Totals 44 20 19 18 Totals 34 0 7 0

A-Pinch Hit For Gallivan In 7th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Heving In 9th Inning

Indians......... 2 0 0 3 5 0 5 3 2 - 20 19 1

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 2

Indians (53-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

M.Pearson WIN(14-7) 9 7 0 0 2 5 0 134 2.90

Totals 9 7 0 0 2 5 0

White Sox (36-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

S.Jones LOSS(8-11) 4 1/3 11 9 9 2 1 2 88 4.78

P.Gallivan 2 2/3 4 6 1 1 3 1 52 7.65

J.Heving 2 4 5 5 2 1 1 57 8.05

Totals 9 19 20 15 5 5 4

ATTENDANCE- 3,053 DATE- Wednesday, August 8th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

UMPIRES- George Hildebrand, Louis Kolls, , Red Ormsby

T- 2:38

LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5 White Sox: 9

DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 White Sox: 0

ERRORS- B.Knickerbocker, B.Boken, E.Madjeski

DOUBLES- M.Pearson, J.Conlan(8th), M.Hopkins(5th)

TRIPLES- O.Hale-2(4th)

HOME RUNS- E.Averill(27th), D.Holland-2(2nd), O.Hale(10th)

STOLEN BASES- E.Averill(3rd), H.Trosky(1st), M.Berg(1st)

SACRIFICE HITS- M.Pearson

SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Seeds, W.Kamm

WALKS- B.Seeds, B.Knickerbocker, E.Averill, D.Holland, W.Kamm, J.Dykes, B.Boken

STRIKE OUTS- D.Holland, H.Trosky, W.Kamm-2, M.Pearson, E.Swanson, C.Uhlir-2,

M.Hopkins, E.Madjeski

GIDP- C.Uhlir

WILD PITCHES- M.Pearson, P.Gallivan

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/8/1934

Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG

F.Crosetti SS 6 3 4 2 .265 B.Myer 2B 3 0 1 0 .325

J.Saltzgaver 3B 5 3 3 1 .266 P.Susko 1B 4 0 0 0 .214

B.Chapman CF 6 1 3 2 .275 H.Manush LF 4 2 2 0 .361

L.Gehrig 1B 6 2 2 6 .353 J.Cronin SS 2 0 1 2 .260

T.Lazzeri 2B 5 3 2 1 .293 F.Schulte CF 4 1 1 0 .304

B.Dickey C 5 0 3 2 .241 C.Travis 3B 4 1 2 0 .294

M.Hoag RF 5 1 2 1 .249 C.Bolton C 4 0 1 1 .219

S.Byrd LF 5 1 1 0 .231 D.Harris RF 4 0 1 1 .280

R.Ruffing P 4 1 1 0 .232 E.Whitehill P 1 0 0 0 .297

A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .077

A-F.Sington PH 1 0 0 0 .259

J.Russell P 0 0 0 0 .000

B-E.Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 .209

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

Totals 47 15 21 15 Totals 32 4 9 4

A-Pinch Hit For McColl In 7th Inning

B-Pinch Hit For Russell In 9th Inning

Yankees......... 1 0 1 012 0 1 0 0 - 15 21 0

Nationals....... 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1

Yankees (51-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

R.Ruffing WIN(10-8) 9 9 4 4 2 4 0 137 3.46

Totals 9 9 4 4 2 4 0

Nationals (54-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

E.Whitehill LOSS(13-9) 4 11 7 7 1 2 2 110 3.47

A.McColl 3 9 8 3 1 0 0 74 4.07

J.Russell 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 2.35

Totals 9 21 15 10 2 2 2

ATTENDANCE- 6,778 DATE- Wednesday, August 8th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

T- 2:18

LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 8 Nationals: 5

DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Nationals: 1

ERRORS- B.Myer

DOUBLES- B.Dickey(20th), R.Ruffing

TRIPLES- B.Chapman(5th), H.Manush-2(10th)

HOME RUNS- L.Gehrig(32nd), T.Lazzeri(6th)

SACRIFICE HITS- R.Ruffing, E.Whitehill

SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Cronin

WALKS- J.Saltzgaver, T.Lazzeri, B.Myer, J.Cronin

STRIKE OUTS- L.Gehrig, R.Ruffing, P.Susko, C.Bolton, D.Harris, E.Phillips

GIDP- T.Lazzeri, C.Travis, C.Bolton

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Detroit Tigers 8/8/1934

Browns AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG

H.Clift 3B 6 2 3 1 .237 P.Fox RF 4 0 1 0 .296

S.West CF 5 2 3 2 .333 C.Hogsett P 0 0 0 0 .333

J.Burns 1B 4 4 4 3 .269 G.Walker CF 4 0 0 0 .321

R.Pepper LF 6 2 3 2 .275 C.Gehringer 2B 3 0 0 0 .388

B.Campbell RF 6 1 3 2 .281 G.Goslin LF 4 0 0 0 .268

O.Melillo 2B 6 1 3 3 .252 B.Rogell SS 4 0 1 0 .287

R.Hemsley C 5 0 1 0 .317 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 .308

A.Strange SS 6 0 1 0 .258 M.Owen 3B 4 1 1 0 .327

E.Wells P 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Hayworth C 4 0 1 1 .267

I.Andrews P 2 1 1 0 .370 G.Crowder P 1 0 0 0 .111

F.Marberry P 1 0 0 0 .313

A-J.White PH,RF 1 0 1 0 .324

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

Totals 49 13 22 13 Totals 34 1 6 1

A-Pinch Hit For Marberry In 7th Inning

Browns.......... 3 0 0 2 4 0 1 2 1 - 13 22 1

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

Browns (41-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

E.Wells WIN(3-7) 6 2/3 4 1 1 1 0 0 86 6.20

I.Andrews 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 5.80

Totals 9 6 1 1 1 3 0

Tigers (58-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA

G.Crowder LOSS(5-6) 4 2/3 15 9 6 4 2 0 118 5.67

F.Marberry 2 1/3 2 1 1 0 2 1 34 5.21

C.Hogsett 2 5 3 3 1 1 1 45 4.64

Totals 9 22 13 10 5 5 2

ATTENDANCE- 17,818 DATE- Wednesday, August 8th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good

T- 2:31

LEFT ON BASE- Browns:14 Tigers: 7

DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 0 Tigers: 1

ERRORS- R.Pepper, P.Fox-2

DOUBLES- H.Clift-2(24th), S.West-3(24th), R.Hemsley(25th), P.Fox(21st),

H.Greenberg(41st), M.Owen(22nd)

TRIPLES- J.Burns(10th), R.Pepper(4th)

HOME RUNS- J.Burns(12th), O.Melillo(2nd)

WALKS- S.West, J.Burns-2, R.Hemsley, E.Wells, C.Gehringer

STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, B.Campbell, R.Hemsley, E.Wells-2, G.Goslin, H.Greenberg,

M.Owen

GIDP- R.Hemsley