August 28th, 1934 - NL News

Cards Take Over First! St. Louis wins 1 run game while Giants lose in extras; Pittsburgh rallies late in season with 11 straight - but is their enought time for a run at the pennant?

Cards Beat Dodgers by Single Run

Dizzy shows up with strong relief win

Cubs Get 10th Inning Win Over Giants

Chicago victory greeted with celebration in St. Louis

Pittsburgh Wins Pitcher's Duel Over Braves (pictured)

Traynor has Pirate ballclub clicking - 11 straight wins and only 6.5 games back!

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 8/28/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 SLN 76 46 J.Medwick SLN .377 M.Ott NYN 35 M.Ott NYN 118 1934 NYN 76 47 E.Allen PHN .364 R.Collins SLN 33 R.Collins SLN 108 1934 PIN 69 51 P.Waner PIN .357 W.Berger BON 24 W.Berger BON 102 1934 CHN 69 53 M.Ott NYN .356 G.Hartnet CHN 20 G.Suhr PIN 102 1934 PHN 52 68 R.Collins SLN .353 OTHERS TIED W 17 K.Cuyler CHN 93 1934 BON 51 70 1934 BRN 47 73 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 45 77 C.Hubbell NYN 20 J.Haines SLN 8 W.Hoyt PIN 2.38 F.Fitzsim NYN 19 B.Smith BON 7 L.Warneke CHN 2.45 T.Carleto SLN 18 W.Hoyt PIN 7 C.Hubbell NYN 2.48 L.Warneke CHN 17 L.Chagnon PIN 7 D.Dean SLN 2.52 D.Dean SLN 17 H.Bell NYN 6 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.63 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS H.Lee BON 11 P.Martin SLN 17 V.Mungo BRN 137 S.Hack CHN 11 D.Bartell PHN 13 D.Dean SLN 125 R.Collins SLN 10 K.Cuyler CHN 12 L.Warneke CHN 114 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 11 P.Derring CIN 106 B.Lee CHN 105 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 0 at PIN 2 BON-Brandt(9-13, 3.90) at PIN-Grimes(0-1, 8.10) BRN 6 at SLN 7 BRN-Benge(11-14, 4.74) at SLN-Dean(10-7, 3.90) NYN 2 at CHN 3 NYN-Hubbell(20-7, 2.48) at CHN-Weaver(6-7, 3.48) PHN-Moore(3-9, 6.02) at CIN-Frey(4-14, 6.22) PHN-Hansen(6-7, 5.18) at CIN-Freitas(5-11, 4.88) 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 M.Ott NYN .447 38 17 15 5 5 W.Hoyt PIN 18 13 2 4 8 0 300 B.Delancey SLN .350 20 7 5 8 2 B.Walker SLN 18 12 2 3 5 0 200 S.Hogan BON .467 30 14 11 1 2 L.French PIN 16 12 1 2 6 0 200 R.Collins SLN .450 40 18 11 2 3 B.Lee CHN 26 16 6 8 21 3 210 P.Waner PIN .417 36 15 7 5 2 A.Stout CIN 17 13 2 4 7 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 G.Mancuso NYN .032 31 1 1 2 0 B.Cantwell BON 7 17 9 4 1 0 010 A.Comorosky CIN .133 30 4 2 2 0 T.Zachary BRN 7 16 9 4 6 0 010 P.Whitney BON .125 24 3 3 1 0 L.Mangum BON 9 14 11 5 2 1 000 J.Vergez NYN .200 35 7 1 3 0 S.Johnson CIN 6 11 6 6 2 0 010 T.Piet CIN .222 36 8 1 3 0 S.Johnson PHN 7 15 7 2 3 2 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 St. Louis SLN 76 46 .623 ---- 32 95 58 .621 1934 New York NYN 76 47 .618 .5 93 60 .608 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 69 51 .575 6.0 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 69 53 .566 7.0 86 65 .570 1934 Philadelphia PHN 52 68 .433 23.0 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 51 70 .421 24.5 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 47 73 .392 28.0 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 45 77 .369 31.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 51 70 .421 28-26 23-44 5-17 46-53 4- 7 17-24 2-8 Lost 2 BRN 47 73 .392 22-29 25-44 11-17 36-56 6- 4 14-25 0-10 Lost 10 CHN 69 53 .566 43-24 26-29 22-10 47-43 8- 7 25-19 6-4 Won 1 CIN 45 77 .369 30-39 15-38 5-14 40-63 3- 7 21-19 3-7 Won 1 NYN 76 47 .618 39-17 37-30 17-10 59-37 8- 5 25-22 5-5 Lost 1 PHN 52 68 .433 28-24 24-44 13-13 39-55 5- 4 17-19 5-5 Lost 1 PIN 69 51 .575 44-23 25-28 17-13 52-38 6- 3 24-16 10-0 Won 11 SLN 76 46 .623 48-21 28-25 15-10 61-36 7-10 17-16 9-1 Won 5 TOTAL 485 485 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 9-14 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-21 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 13-13 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-15 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 14-12 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 11-12 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 18- 9 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 21- 6 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 8 7 13 11 6 5 1 BRN 9 - 2 8 5 10 8 5 CHN 11 15 - 12 9 8 3 11 CIN 5 9 7 - 3 12 6 3 NYN 7 12 7 15 - 12 10 13 PHN 10 8 10 4 6 - 8 6 PIN 10 10 12 12 8 10 - 7 SLN 18 11 8 13 5 10 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/28/1934







 

BROOKLYN AT ST. LOUIS Dodgers......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 9 1 Cardinals....... 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 13 2 Win:Dean(17-8) Loss:Beck(4-7) Homeruns- L.Koenecke(12th), A.Lopez(5th) Shortstop Leo Durocher had 3 base hits and 3 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the St. Louis Cardinals won in their last at-bat beating the struggling Brooklyn Dodgers by the count of 7 to 6. The game was won by St. Louis with a run in the 9th inning. Burgess Whitehead lined a one-base hit. Jack Rothrock followed and he drew a walk. Frankie Frisch then stroked a single giving St. Louis the win and sending the home town fans into a frenzy. Brooklyn was out-hit by St. Louis, 13 hits to 9. The victory went to Dizzy Dean(17-8) who went 3 innings, allowing 2 runs. Boom-Boom Beck(4-7) was tagged with the loss in relief. He gave up 2 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 1/3 innings. This win by St. Louis continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 9-1. For the season, they are 76-46. Not able to get much going in recent weeks, Brooklyn is 0-10 of late and now has an overall record of 47-73. NEW YORK AT CHICAGO Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Cubs............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Win:Lee(11-9) Loss:Schumacher(14-9) Homeruns- M.Ott(35th), A.Galan(2nd) Bill Lee tossed a complete game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants in 10 innings by a score of 3 to 2. The score was tied at 2 after nine. Finally, Chicago pulled the game out in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Stan Hack banged out a single. Augie Galan came next and he laced a single. Kiki Cuyler then doubled giving Chicago the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. Chicago rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon. Lee(11-9) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 2 runs. Hal Schumacher(14-9) was given the loss. He surrendered 9 hits and 3 walks in 9 and 1/3 innings. BOSTON AT PITTSBURGH Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Win:French(14-10) Loss:Rhem(7-9) Larry French delivered 9 solid innings as the red-hot Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves by the score of 2 to 0 at Forbes Field. French(14-10) simply dominated Boston. He allowed only 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Pittsburgh finished with 9 hits in the victory. Flint Rhem(7-9) ended up with the loss. For Pittsburgh, it was just another victory in their mounting winning streak. Bill McKechnie was very irritated after the contest. 'Just our luck to run into a team that's playing like a juggernaut right now. I have to congratulate Pie Traynor on his team's recent performance. A very impressive run.'

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8/27/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Boyle RF 4 0 0 1 .301 B.Whitehead 2B 5 1 3 1 .282 L.Frey SS 5 2 2 0 .270 J.Rothrock RF 4 0 1 0 .312 D.Taylor LF 4 1 3 1 .291 F.Frisch 3B 4 0 1 1 .314 S.Leslie 1B 4 0 0 0 .344 J.Medwick LF 4 2 2 0 .377 T.Cuccinello 3B 4 0 1 2 .294 R.Collins 1B 3 1 1 1 .353 L.Koenecke CF 4 1 1 1 .295 S.Davis C 4 1 1 0 .331 J.Jordan 2B 3 0 0 0 .293 C.Fullis CF 4 2 1 1 .272 B.Beck P 1 0 0 0 .222 L.Durocher SS 4 0 3 3 .268 A.Lopez C 4 1 1 1 .271 T.Carleton P 3 0 0 0 .203 T.Zachary P 2 0 0 0 .091 D.Dean P 1 0 0 0 .247 A-G.Chapman 2B 2 1 1 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 9 6 Totals 36 7 13 7 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Zachary In 6th Inning Dodgers......... 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 9 1 Cardinals....... 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 13 2 Dodgers (47-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Zachary 5 2/3 11 6 5 1 5 0 103 4.82 B.Beck LOSS(4-7) 2 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 0 43 5.11 Totals 8 13 7 6 3 6 0 Cardinals (76-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Carleton 6 7 4 4 1 3 2 95 3.29 D.Dean WIN(17-8) BS(1st) 3 2 2 1 2 2 0 58 2.52 Totals 9 9 6 5 3 5 2 ATTENDANCE- 3,115 DATE- Monday, August 27th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Charlie Moran, Ted McGrew, , Ernie Quigley T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Cardinals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Cardinals: 0 ERRORS- J.Jordan, B.Whitehead-2 DOUBLES- L.Frey(21st), D.Taylor(17th), B.Whitehead(19th), R.Collins(33rd), C.Fullis(11th), L.Durocher(23rd) TRIPLES- G.Chapman(1st) HOME RUNS- L.Koenecke(12th), A.Lopez(5th) SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Boyle WALKS- D.Taylor, S.Leslie, T.Cuccinello, J.Rothrock, F.Frisch, R.Collins STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, T.Cuccinello, J.Jordan, B.Beck, T.Zachary, J.Rothrock, J.Medwick, R.Collins, S.Davis-2, T.Carleton GIDP- F.Frisch, J.Medwick

1934 New York Giants At 1934 Chicago Cubs 8/27/1934 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG J.Moore LF 5 0 1 0 .313 S.Hack 3B 3 1 1 0 .327 H.Critz 2B 4 0 1 0 .218 A.Galan 2B 5 1 2 2 .238 B.Terry 1B 5 1 1 0 .347 K.Cuyler CF 5 0 2 1 .335 M.Ott RF 4 1 1 1 .356 B.Herman* RF 3 0 0 0 .302 T.Jackson SS 4 0 2 1 .285 T.Stainback LF 4 0 1 0 .306 G.Watkins CF 4 0 0 0 .241 G.Hartnett C 4 0 0 0 .298 G.Mancuso C 3 0 0 0 .238 C.Grimm 1B 4 1 2 0 .303 J.Vergez 3B 2 0 0 0 .186 B.Jurges SS 4 0 0 0 .266 H.Schumacher P 3 0 0 0 .159 B.Lee P 3 0 1 0 .106 A-C.Klein PH 1 0 0 0 .303 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 2 6 2 Totals 36 3 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Lee In 10th Inning Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Cubs............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Giants (76-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Schumacher LOSS(14-9) 9 1/3 9 3 3 3 5 1 151 3.01 Totals 9 1/3 9 3 3 3 5 1 Cubs (69-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lee WIN(11-9) 10 6 2 2 5 5 1 147 3.91 Totals 10 6 2 2 5 5 1 ATTENDANCE- 38,884 DATE- Monday, August 27th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:24 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 9 Cubs: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Cubs: 1 ERRORS- B.Lee DOUBLES- B.Terry(20th), K.Cuyler-2(35th) HOME RUNS- M.Ott(35th), A.Galan(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- H.Critz, H.Schumacher WALKS- M.Ott, T.Jackson, G.Mancuso, J.Vergez-2, S.Hack-2, B.Herman* STRIKE OUTS- J.Moore, B.Terry, T.Jackson, J.Vergez, H.Schumacher, K.Cuyler, B.Herman*, T.Stainback, G.Hartnett, B.Jurges GIDP- G.Mancuso, C.Grimm BALKS- B.Lee WILD PITCHES- B.Lee

1934 Boston Braves At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/27/1934 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Urbanski SS 4 0 0 0 .289 L.Waner CF 4 0 1 0 .279 L.Mallon 2B 4 0 2 0 .295 P.Waner RF 3 1 3 0 .357 B.Jordan 1B 3 0 1 0 .314 F.Lindstrom LF 4 0 2 1 .318 W.Berger CF 4 0 0 0 .283 A.Vaughan SS 4 0 0 0 .337 H.Lee LF 4 0 1 0 .285 G.Suhr 1B 3 0 2 1 .312 T.Thompson RF 3 0 0 0 .291 T.Thevenow 3B 3 0 0 0 .276 P.Whitney 3B 3 0 0 0 .246 C.Lavagetto 2B 4 0 0 0 .225 S.Hogan C 3 0 1 0 .278 E.Grace C 3 0 0 0 .289 F.Rhem P 1 0 0 0 .096 L.French P 3 1 1 0 .236 A-D.Gyselman PH 1 0 0 0 .185 D.Barrett P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 0 5 0 Totals 31 2 9 2 A-Pinch Hit For Rhem In 8th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Braves (51-70) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Rhem LOSS(7-9) 7 8 2 2 2 5 0 112 4.03 D.Barrett 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8.73 Totals 8 9 2 2 2 5 0 Pirates (69-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.French WIN(14-10) 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 112 3.40 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,677 DATE- Monday, August 27th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:59 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Pirates: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Pirates: 0 DOUBLES- P.Waner(25th) SACRIFICE HITS- F.Rhem, T.Thevenow WALKS- B.Jordan, P.Waner, G.Suhr STRIKE OUTS- B.Urbanski-3, L.Waner, F.Lindstrom, A.Vaughan, C.Lavagetto, L.French GIDP- T.Thevenow