August 24th, 1934

Red Sox Open Some Room in AL as Tigers, A's Lose

Senators Upend Tigers, 3-1

Bridges is solid, but without support

Boston Over Chicago, 6-2

Welch, Solters give Boston a little breathing room

Indians Stop NY, 3-2

Hudlin cools off hot Yankee bats

Browns Top A's, 5-2

Campbell sparks St. Louis offense

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/24/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 69 52 C.Gehring DEA .377 J.Foxx PHA 44 L.Gehrig NYA 136 1934 PHA 63 50 J.Foxx PHA .375 L.Gehrig NYA 39 J.Foxx PHA 131 1934 DEA 65 54 B.Johnson PHA .364 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 112 1934 NYA 63 56 P.Higgins PHA .358 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 99 1934 CLA 59 57 H.Manush WAA .354 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 88 1934 WAA 58 57 1934 SLA 47 67 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 44 75 L.Gomez NYA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Burke WAA 2.03 S.Rowe DEA 15 A.McColl WAA 7 L.Gomez NYA 2.18 M.Pearson CLA 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Weiland *** 2.65 S.Cain PHA 13 F.Ostermu BOA 5 W.Ferrell BOA 2.86 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Newsom SLA 2.91 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS S.West SLA 12 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 127 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 120 Z.Bonura CHA 9 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 115 F.Bordaga CHA 8 B.Chapman NYA 22 B.Newsom SLA 115 E.Swanson CHA 8 OTHERS TIED W 14 S.Rowe DEA 109 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 2 at BOA 6 DEA-Auker(10-7, 4.17) at WAA-Stewart(3-12, 5.29) CLA 3 at NYA 2 SLA-Hadley(7-14, 5.49) at PHA-Cain(13-8, 3.90) DEA 1 at WAA 3 SLA 5 at PHA 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 L.Gehrig NYA .289 38 11 11 9 5 L.Gomez NYA 27 13 1 10 17 0 300 B.Ruth NYA .261 23 6 5 6 3 B.Burke WAA 18 10 1 3 4 0 200 J.Foxx PHA .400 30 12 8 8 2 J.Deshong NYA 18 11 3 4 7 0 200 F.Crosetti NYA .383 47 18 5 8 4 S.Rowe DEA 27 26 9 12 10 2 210 B.Johnson PHA .386 44 17 9 2 3 J.Broaca NYA 18 17 5 7 5 1 200 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 O.Melillo SLA .190 42 8 1 1 0 M.Pearson CLA 12 17 14 8 7 5 020 O.Bejma SLA .185 27 5 1 2 0 M.Weaver WAA 7 15 9 6 2 0 010 A.Strange SLA .162 37 6 2 3 0 B.McAfee SLA 6 12 10 7 4 2 001 C.Reynolds BOA .217 46 10 4 1 0 A.Benson WAA 6 11 6 6 4 0 000 D.Williams PHA .214 42 9 1 4 0 C.Brown CLA 7 10 5 0 1 3 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 69 52 .570 ---- 36 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 63 50 .558 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 65 54 .546 3.0 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 63 56 .529 5.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 59 57 .509 7.5 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 58 57 .504 8.0 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 47 67 .412 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 44 75 .370 24.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 69 52 .570 39-28 30-24 11- 7 58-45 9- 7 21-14 3-7 Won 1 CHA 44 75 .370 21-36 23-39 5- 5 39-70 2- 7 7-17 5-5 Lost 1 CLA 59 57 .509 32-20 27-37 12-16 47-41 4- 7 16-14 4-6 Won 1 DEA 65 54 .546 31-27 34-27 16-21 49-33 7- 5 22-13 6-4 Lost 1 NYA 63 56 .529 35-27 28-29 17-10 46-46 5- 7 12-18 8-2 Lost 1 PHA 63 50 .558 39-21 24-29 5- 6 58-44 9- 4 19-12 7-3 Lost 1 SLA 47 67 .412 23-26 24-41 14-12 33-55 5- 3 12-18 4-6 Won 1 WAA 58 57 .504 32-31 26-26 9-13 49-44 3- 4 14-17 4-6 Won 1 TOTAL 468 468 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 9-13 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 10-11 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 12- 8 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 9-13 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 17- 7 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 11- 9 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 11-12 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 6-12 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 9 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 5 - 3 8 5 4 10 9 CLA 5 13 - 10 5 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 7 10 7 NYA 6 10 11 8 - 8 10 10 PHA 11 13 11 6 10 - 8 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 6 - 4 WAA 6 9 7 9 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/24/1934

 

DETROIT AT WASHINGTON Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 6 2 Win:Burke(7-4) Loss:Bridges(11-15) Bobby Burke tossed a complete game as the Washington Nationals defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3 to 1 at Griffith Stadium. Detroit lost it in the 8th inning when Washington did all their damage with 3 runs utilizing 4 base hits. Pete Susko kicked off the action when he tripled. Ossie Bluege stepped up to the plate and he tripled which scored a run. Burke then smacked a single driving in one more runner. Buddy Myer was up next and he doubled scoring the final run of the inning. Washington had only 6 hits for the game. Burke(7-4) allowed 1 run on the game. Tommy Bridges(11-15) ended up with the loss. He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings. CHICAGO AT BOSTON White Sox....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Red Sox......... 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 9 0 Win:Welch(10-7) Loss:Lyons(5-12) Homeruns- M.Solters(5th) Moose Solters lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI and Johnny Welch completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Chicago White Sox by the score of 6 to 2 at Fenway Park. The game started off with Boston taking the lead in the first scoring 2 runners on 1 hit. The key offensive moment was provided by Solters who made the crowd happy when he smashed a two-run homer (his 5th of the season). Boston totaled 9 on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Welch(10-7) who went the distance, allowing 2 runs. Ted Lyons(5-12) was the loser. 'Ahhh, that victory was surely needed. Man alive, things were getting awfully grim,' noted Bucky Harris. 'Now, we need to string a bunch of wins together and turn things around!' CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK Indians......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 0 Win:Hudlin(8-12) Loss:Ruffing(10-11) Homeruns- F.Crosetti(13th) Willis Hudlin was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game as the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 3 to 2 at Yankee Stadium. Cleveland scored all of the necessary runs in the 5th inning with 3 runs using 4 hits. Hal Trosky led off and started the rally when he delivered a one-base hit. Odell Hale stepped into the batter's box and he laced a base-hit. Johnny Burnett got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes. Billy Knickerbocker stepped in and he doubled plating a run. Frankie Pytlak stepped into the box and delivered a single as two more runners crossed the plate. New York made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Hudlin(8-12), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Red Ruffing(10-11) was hit with the loss. He gave up only 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. Joe McCarthy was in a contemplative mood after the tough loss, 'It is really hard to lose this kind of a game. It may seem weird to some, but it is easier to take the occasional blow-out loss. It is the ones that just barely get away that hurt so much - like this one!' ST. LOUIS AT PHILADELPHIA Browns.......... 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Athletics....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Win:Newsom(12-6) Loss:Cascarella(7-8) Right fielder Bruce Campbell had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Bobo Newsom went the distance at Shibe Park where the St. Louis Browns beat the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 5 to 2. Newsom(12-6) pitched a fine game. He was reached for 7 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings. Both teams totaled 7 on the afternoon. Joe Cascarella(7-8) was charged with the loss. He allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 9 innings.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/23/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 3 0 0 0 .282 B.Myer 2B 4 0 1 1 .319 J.White CF 2 1 1 0 .317 J.Stone RF 4 0 0 0 .389 C.Gehringer 2B 4 0 1 1 .377 H.Manush LF 4 0 1 0 .354 G.Goslin LF 4 0 1 0 .273 J.Cronin SS 3 0 0 0 .248 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .281 C.Bolton C 3 0 0 0 .292 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 0 0 .314 F.Schulte CF 3 0 1 0 .301 M.Owen 3B 4 0 1 0 .321 P.Susko 1B 2 1 1 0 .253 R.Hayworth C 3 0 0 0 .259 O.Bluege 3B 3 1 1 1 .182 T.Bridges P 3 0 0 0 .100 B.Burke P 3 1 1 1 .263 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 4 1 Totals 29 3 6 3 Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 6 2 Tigers (65-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges LOSS(11-15) 8 6 3 3 1 4 0 93 3.86 Totals 8 6 3 3 1 4 0 Nationals (58-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Burke WIN(7-4) 9 4 1 0 3 1 0 140 2.03 Totals 9 4 1 0 3 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 9,390 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Charles Donnelly, , George Moriarty, Harry Geisel T- 1:50 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Nationals: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Nationals: 1 ERRORS- H.Manush, P.Susko DOUBLES- M.Owen(26th), B.Myer(28th), H.Manush(29th) TRIPLES- P.Susko(2nd), O.Bluege(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- P.Susko WALKS- P.Fox, J.White-2, J.Cronin STRIKE OUTS- R.Hayworth, B.Myer, J.Stone-2, B.Burke WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Pete Fox robbed Buddy Myer of an extra base hit.

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/23/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG E.Swanson RF 5 0 1 0 .314 L.Lary SS 3 0 1 1 .257 M.Haas CF 3 0 0 0 .278 B.Werber 3B 4 0 0 0 .343 A.Simmons LF 4 2 1 0 .331 R.Johnson LF 3 2 1 0 .337 L.Appling SS 3 0 1 0 .344 M.Solters CF 4 1 2 2 .320 J.Dykes 1B 4 0 3 1 .280 C.Reynolds RF 4 1 1 0 .270 J.Hayes 2B 4 0 1 1 .309 E.Morgan 1B 4 1 1 1 .294 M.Hopkins 3B 3 0 0 0 .246 R.Ferrell C 3 1 2 1 .310 E.Madjeski C 3 0 0 0 .210 B.Cissell 2B 2 0 1 1 .269 T.Lyons P 1 0 0 0 .209 J.Welch P 3 0 0 0 .245 A-F.Uhalt PH 1 0 0 0 .214 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 2 7 2 Totals 30 6 9 6 A-Pinch Hit For Lyons In 9th Inning White Sox....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Red Sox......... 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 9 0 White Sox (44-75) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Lyons LOSS(5-12) 8 9 6 6 2 3 1 98 5.01 Totals 8 9 6 6 2 3 1 Red Sox (69-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Welch WIN(10-7) 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 130 4.56 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 9,434 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand, Louis Kolls, T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 8 Red Sox: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 2 Red Sox: 0 DOUBLES- J.Dykes(16th), J.Hayes(11th), R.Johnson(35th), R.Ferrell(24th) HOME RUNS- M.Solters(5th) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Lyons-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Cissell WALKS- M.Haas, L.Appling, M.Hopkins, E.Madjeski, L.Lary, R.Johnson STRIKE OUTS- M.Hopkins, J.Welch-3 GIDP- B.Werber, C.Reynolds

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 New York Yankees 8/23/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 3 0 0 0 .125 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 1 .285 S.Rice LF 3 0 0 0 .288 J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 0 0 0 .261 E.Averill CF 4 0 0 0 .326 G.Selkirk LF 4 0 2 1 .413 H.Trosky 1B 3 1 1 0 .314 L.Gehrig 1B 3 0 1 0 .347 O.Hale 2B 4 1 1 0 .305 B.Chapman CF 4 0 2 0 .266 J.Burnett 3B 3 0 0 0 .271 T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 .294 A-W.Kamm 3B 0 0 0 0 .243 S.Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 .242 B.Knickerbocker SS 3 1 1 1 .299 B-B.Ruth PH 1 0 0 0 .254 F.Pytlak C 3 0 1 2 .253 A.Jorgens C 3 0 0 0 .211 W.Hudlin P 3 0 0 0 .179 R.Ruffing P 3 1 1 0 .241 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 3 4 3 Totals 32 2 8 2 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Burnett In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Byrd In 9th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0 Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 0 Indians (59-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Hudlin WIN(8-12) 9 8 2 2 1 5 1 126 4.44 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 5 1 Yankees (63-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Ruffing LOSS(10-11) 9 4 3 3 3 2 0 133 3.56 Totals 9 4 3 3 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,401 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 1:39 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 2 Yankees: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Yankees: 1 DOUBLES- B.Knickerbocker(18th) HOME RUNS- F.Crosetti(13th) CAUGHT STEALING- M.Galatzer SACRIFICE HITS- J.Saltzgaver WALKS- M.Galatzer, S.Rice, H.Trosky, L.Gehrig STRIKE OUTS- J.Burnett, W.Hudlin, T.Lazzeri, S.Byrd-2, A.Jorgens, R.Ruffing GIDP- O.Hale, T.Lazzeri

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/23/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 3 2 1 0 .228 D.Cramer CF 5 0 0 0 .277 S.West CF 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Williams 2B 3 2 3 0 .266 J.Burns 1B 4 1 0 1 .263 B.Johnson LF 4 0 2 0 .364 R.Pepper LF 4 1 3 1 .277 J.Foxx 1B 2 0 0 1 .375 B.Campbell RF 3 1 2 2 .283 P.Higgins 3B 2 0 0 0 .358 O.Melillo 2B 3 0 0 1 .248 E.Coleman RF 4 0 0 0 .281 F.Grube C 4 0 0 0 .259 E.McNair SS 4 0 0 0 .270 A.Strange SS 3 0 0 0 .237 C.Berry C 3 0 1 0 .231 B.Newsom P 4 0 0 0 .224 J.Cascarella P 2 0 1 0 .128 A-L.Finney PH 1 0 0 0 .287 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 5 7 5 Totals 30 2 7 1 A-Pinch Hit For Cascarella In 9th Inning Browns.......... 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 7 0 Athletics....... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Browns (47-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Newsom WIN(12-6) 9 7 2 2 5 6 0 139 2.91 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 6 0 Athletics (63-50) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Cascarella LOSS(7-8) 9 7 5 4 3 1 0 132 4.01 Totals 9 7 5 4 3 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,974 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, , T- 1:57 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 4 Athletics: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 3 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- P.Higgins TRIPLES- B.Campbell(3rd) STOLEN BASES- H.Clift(3rd), B.Johnson(5th) SACRIFICE HITS- S.West, O.Melillo SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Foxx WALKS- H.Clift, B.Campbell, A.Strange, D.Williams, J.Foxx, P.Higgins-2, C.Berry HIT BY PITCH- J.Cascarella STRIKE OUTS- R.Pepper, J.Foxx-2, P.Higgins, E.Coleman, C.Berry, J.Cascarella GIDP- S.West, O.Melillo, B.Johnson, P.Higgins, E.Coleman WILD PITCHES- B.Newsom