August 22nd, 1934 - Tiger of the Week - Gee Walker

Tiger of the Week

Gee Walker

Gerald "Gee" Walker played 15 seasons in the big league, but got his start in Detroit, where he played from 1931 through 1937. Walker was a regular outfielder for the most part, but was heavily platooned some seasons, including 1934.

Walker was one of the boys - he and his wife lived in the same housing complex as many of the other Tigers players, and he played golf in the winters down in Florida with Elden Auker, Paul Waner, Babe Ruth and many others. He was best known for his easy, clowning style that made him a fan favorite, and his speed, which allowed him to steal plenty of basis. Unfortunately, Walker was also notoriously innatentive on the base paths, and was regularly picked off. He may hold the distinction of being the only major league ball player responsible for two pickoffs in the same inning, when he was caught off base and saved by Hank Greenberg's self sacrifice, only to then be picked off himself. Tiger manager Mickey Cochrane had finally had enough and suspended and fined Walker.

Walker peaked in 1936-37, and made the All Star in the latter season. Although he continued to play after being traded in 1938 to Chicago, it was mostly down hill for him, and Walker posed very mediocre numbers in his 30s, despite that lax competition that came from the war time substitute players.

A football and baseball standout at the University of Mississippi, Walker is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame.

August 22nd, 1934 - AL News

SWEEP!!!


Tigers Win All Three in Boston, 3 Games Out of First; will travel to Washington from Boston for today's game - set to face Senators' Ace Whitehill

Tigers Earn Narrow Extra Inning Win in Boston, 8-7
Rowe pushes through 10 inning complete game win

Yankees Win Again Over Browns, 7-4
Van Atta hits HR and notches win for Bombers

Cleveland Wins at Shibe, 7-5
A's unable to capitalize on Red Sox woes; remain 2 games out

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/22/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 68 51 C.Gehring DEA .375 J.Foxx PHA 43 L.Gehrig NYA 131 1934 PHA 62 49 J.Foxx PHA .374 L.Gehrig NYA 36 J.Foxx PHA 128 1934 DEA 64 53 B.Johnson PHA .361 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 109 1934 NYA 61 55 P.Higgins PHA .358 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 99 1934 CLA 58 55 H.Manush WAA .355 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 88 1934 WAA 57 56 1934 SLA 46 66 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 43 74 L.Gomez NYA 16 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.27 S.Rowe DEA 15 A.McColl WAA 7 B.Weiland *** 2.65 M.Pearson CLA 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 2.92 S.Cain PHA 13 F.Ostermu BOA 5 B.Newsom SLA 2.95 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Coffman SLA 3.04 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Gill WAA 11 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 123 M.Hopkins CHA 10 J.White DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 116 S.West SLA 10 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 114 Z.Bonura CHA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 S.Rowe DEA 109 W.Kamm CLA 9 OTHERS TIED W 14 B.Newsom SLA 109 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 7 at PHA 5 CHA-Tietje(4-9, 5.17) at BOA-Ferrell(12-4, 2.92) DEA 8 at BOA 7 CLA-Pearson(14-9, 3.25) at NYA-Gomez(16-9, 2.27) SLA 4 at NYA 7 CLA-Pearson(14-9, 3.25) at NYA-Gomez(16-9, 2.27) DEA-Sorrell(6-7, 5.15) at WAA-Whitehi(13-10, 3.43) SLA-Blaehol(7-14, 5.17) at PHA-Dietric(9-5, 4.64) 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 .273 33 9 11 10 4 J.Allen NYA 10 4 0 1 9 0 101 B.Ruth NYA .261 23 6 3 10 2 L.Gomez NYA 18 9 1 8 13 0 200 H.Greenberg DEA .425 40 17 13 4 3 J.Broaca NYA 27 24 8 8 8 1 300 A.Simmons CHA .366 41 15 12 4 3 B.Burke WAA 9 6 1 0 3 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .400 30 12 7 7 1 S.Rowe DEA 27 26 9 12 10 2 210 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 B.Chapman NYA .125 40 5 0 6 0 J.Welch BOA 13 21 16 5 4 1 030 O.Melillo SLA .233 43 10 1 1 0 M.Weaver WAA 7 15 9 6 2 0 010 A.Strange SLA .184 38 7 2 2 0 B.McAfee SLA 6 12 10 7 4 2 001 H.Clift SLA .083 24 2 3 2 0 T.Thomas WAA 5 11 8 3 2 0 000 R.Johnson BOA .188 48 9 6 0 0 M.Pearson CLA 14 24 12 8 11 1 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 68 51 .571 ---- 38 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 62 49 .559 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 64 53 .547 3.0 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 61 55 .526 5.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 58 55 .513 7.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 57 56 .504 8.0 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 46 66 .411 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 43 74 .368 24.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 68 51 .571 38-27 30-24 11- 7 57-44 9- 7 21-14 2-8 Lost 4 CHA 43 74 .368 21-36 22-38 5- 5 38-69 2- 7 7-17 6-4 Won 3 CLA 58 55 .513 32-20 26-35 12-15 46-40 4- 7 15-14 5-5 Won 1 DEA 64 53 .547 31-27 33-26 15-20 49-33 7- 5 21-13 6-4 Won 4 NYA 61 55 .526 33-26 28-29 17-10 44-45 5- 7 12-17 8-2 Won 3 PHA 62 49 .559 38-20 24-29 5- 6 57-43 9- 4 19-12 6-4 Lost 1 SLA 46 66 .411 23-26 23-40 14-12 32-54 5- 3 12-18 4-6 Lost 3 WAA 57 56 .504 31-30 26-26 9-13 48-43 3- 4 14-16 3-7 Lost 3 TOTAL 459 459 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 8-12 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 9-10 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 11- 6 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 8-12 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 15- 6 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 10- 8 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 10-11 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 5-11 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 4 - 3 8 5 4 10 9 CLA 5 13 - 10 4 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 7 10 6 NYA 6 10 9 8 - 8 10 10 PHA 11 13 11 6 10 - 7 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 7 8 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/22/1934







 

DETROIT AT BOSTON Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 1 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 Win:Rowe(15-6) Loss:Mulligan(2-2) Homeruns- B.Cissell(3rd) Schoolboy Rowe tossed a complete game as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings 8 to 7. The score was tied at 7 after nine. Detroit came out on top in the 10th inning. Ray Hayworth drew a walk. Rowe next to the plate and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Pete Fox then drew a walk. Jo-Jo White was up next and he drew a walk to load the bases. Charlie Gehringer stepped into the box and drew a walk scoring the run. A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times. Rowe(15-6), allowing 7 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Joe Mulligan(2-2) was hit with the loss in relief. 'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Rowe said. CLEVELAND AT PHILADELPHIA Indians......... 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 2 Athletics....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 2 Win:Hildebrand(11-7) Loss:Benton(9-10) Save:Brown(2nd) Homeruns- O.Hale(11th) In a close game the Cleveland Indians got by the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 7 to 5. Cleveland took the lead for good in the top of the 3rd inning scoring 2 runners on 1 hit. The critical plate appearance was by Odell Hale who disappointed the partisan crowd when he delivered a single plating two runs. Cleveland banged out 10 on the afternoon. The winning pitcher was Oral Hildebrand(11-7) who allowed 5 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Hildebrand got help from Lloyd Brown who was credited with his 2nd save. Al Benton(9-10) absorbed the loss. 'I didn't have my best stuff but sometimes you just get lucky,' Hildebrand said, 'this was one of those times.' ST. LOUIS AT NEW YORK Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 9 1 Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 - 7 11 0 Win:Van Atta(3-10) Loss:Wells(3-8) Homeruns- F.Crosetti(12th), R.Van Atta(1st) The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7 to 4 at Yankee Stadium. Russ Van Atta(3-10) gave a fine effort for New York. He was reached for 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. New York totaled 11 on the afternoon. Ed Wells(3-8) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/21/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 4 0 0 0 .285 L.Lary SS 5 1 2 1 .259 J.White CF 4 1 0 0 .319 B.Werber 3B 4 0 1 1 .345 C.Gehringer 2B 5 2 3 2 .375 R.Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 .339 G.Goslin LF 4 2 0 0 .271 M.Solters CF 5 2 1 0 .321 B.Rogell SS 5 0 1 0 .284 C.Reynolds RF 5 0 3 1 .273 H.Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 2 .317 E.Morgan 1B 3 1 1 0 .293 M.Owen 3B 5 1 2 1 .324 R.Ferrell C 4 1 1 2 .308 R.Hayworth C 3 1 2 2 .271 B-D.Cooke PH 1 0 0 0 .229 S.Rowe P 4 0 2 0 .291 B.Cissell 2B 4 1 1 2 .270 F.Ostermueller P 2 0 0 0 .188 A-M.Bishop PH 1 1 1 0 .269 J.Mulligan P 1 0 0 0 .083 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 8 11 7 Totals 40 7 11 7 A-Pinch Hit For Ostermueller In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ferrell In 10th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 1 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 Tigers (64-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Rowe WIN(15-6) 10 11 7 3 2 3 1 146 3.99 Totals 10 11 7 3 2 3 1 Red Sox (68-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Ostermuell 7 11 7 6 6 2 0 149 3.45 J.Mulligan LOSS(2-2) 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 50 4.32 Totals 10 11 8 7 10 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 17,194 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:04 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11 Red Sox: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Red Sox: 2 ERRORS- B.Rogell, L.Lary, M.Solters DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(33rd), S.Rowe, L.Lary(18th), M.Solters(22nd), R.Ferrell(23rd) TRIPLES- L.Lary(4th), E.Morgan(3rd) HOME RUNS- B.Cissell(3rd) STOLEN BASES- C.Gehringer(14th) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Rowe SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Werber WALKS- P.Fox-2, J.White-2, C.Gehringer, G.Goslin-2, H.Greenberg, R.Hayworth-2, E.Morgan-2 STRIKE OUTS- J.White, S.Rowe-2, R.Johnson, M.Solters, J.Mulligan GIDP- J.White, G.Goslin, R.Ferrell WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Rick Ferrell blocked the plate, saving a run!

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/21/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 4 0 0 0 .154 D.Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 .278 S.Rice LF 3 1 1 1 .291 D.Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 .256 E.Averill CF 3 1 0 1 .333 B.Johnson LF 5 0 1 0 .361 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 1 0 .316 J.Foxx 1B 4 1 1 0 .374 O.Hale 2B 5 1 2 3 .303 P.Higgins 3B 4 2 2 0 .358 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 1 0 .303 E.Coleman RF 3 1 2 0 .286 W.Kamm 3B 3 2 1 0 .242 E.McNair SS 3 1 1 2 .272 M.Berg C 4 2 4 0 .311 C.Berry C 4 0 1 1 .233 O.Hildebrand P 1 0 0 1 .115 A.Benton P 2 0 0 0 .113 L.Brown P 0 0 0 0 .379 A-R.Warstler PH 0 0 0 0 .251 J.Cascarella P 0 0 0 0 .108 B-B.Miller PH 1 0 0 0 .263 W.Wilshere P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 7 10 6 Totals 34 5 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Benton In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Cascarella In 8th Inning Indians......... 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 2 Athletics....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 2 Indians (58-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand WIN(11-7) 7 1/3 7 5 4 6 5 0 129 4.23 L.Brown SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.86 Totals 9 9 5 4 6 5 0 Athletics (62-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Benton LOSS(9-10) 7 9 7 5 6 0 1 136 4.18 J.Cascarella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.01 W.Wilshere 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.65 Totals 9 10 7 5 6 1 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,974 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Athletics: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- M.Galatzer, O.Hale, B.Johnson, P.Higgins DOUBLES- E.Coleman(13th) HOME RUNS- O.Hale(11th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Knickerbocker SACRIFICE HITS- O.Hildebrand-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Hildebrand WALKS- M.Galatzer, S.Rice-2, E.Averill-2, W.Kamm, D.Cramer, D.Williams, J.Foxx, E.Coleman, E.McNair, R.Warstler STRIKE OUTS- O.Hale, B.Johnson, P.Higgins, E.Coleman, C.Berry, A.Benton GIDP- H.Trosky, D.Williams-2 WILD PITCHES- O.Hildebrand, L.Brown

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 New York Yankees 8/21/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG O.Bejma 3B 4 0 0 0 .230 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 1 1 .278 S.West CF 5 1 1 0 .334 J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 0 2 0 .264 J.Burns 1B 3 1 1 2 .268 B.Ruth RF 4 1 0 0 .254 R.Pepper LF 4 1 2 1 .275 L.Gehrig 1B 3 1 1 0 .345 B.Campbell RF 5 0 1 1 .282 B.Chapman CF 4 0 0 0 .264 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Dickey C 4 1 3 0 .249 R.Hemsley C 3 0 1 0 .323 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 1 0 0 .299 A.Strange SS 4 0 1 0 .242 M.Hoag LF 4 1 2 0 .247 E.Wells P 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Van Atta P 3 1 1 2 .200 B.McAfee P 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Allen P 0 0 0 0 .182 B-G.Hartley PH 1 1 1 0 .533 A-R.Rolfe PH 1 0 1 2 .261 F.Newkirk P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 33 7 11 5 A-Pinch Hit For Allen In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For McAfee In 9th Inning Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 9 1 Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 - 7 11 0 Browns (46-66) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Wells LOSS(3-8) 5 6 2 1 1 5 1 70 5.76 B.McAfee 3 5 5 4 3 1 1 59 5.63 Totals 8 11 7 5 4 6 2 Yankees (61-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Van Atta WIN(3-10) 7 1/3 6 2 2 3 4 0 101 5.35 J.Allen HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.80 F.Newkirk 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 28 18.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,070 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Browns:10 Yankees: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- B.Campbell DOUBLES- J.Burns(18th), R.Hemsley(30th), G.Hartley(6th), B.Dickey(24th) TRIPLES- R.Pepper(6th) HOME RUNS- F.Crosetti(12th), R.Van Atta(1st) WALKS- O.Bejma, J.Burns-2, R.Pepper, R.Hemsley, F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver, L.Gehrig, T.Lazzeri STRIKE OUTS- S.West, J.Burns, R.Hemsley, E.Wells, B.McAfee, F.Crosetti-2, J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth-2, T.Lazzeri GIDP- R.Van Atta PASSED BALLS- R.Hemsley-2

August 22nd, 1934 - NL News

Giants lead on NL slipping, Cards within 2 games

Cards Hold Off 9th Inning Rally, Defeat Braves 11-10

Medwick garners another 4 hits

Reds Stun Giants, 10-4

Bullpen proves to be NY's Achilles' heel

Pirates Escape with Narrow Win Over Dodgers

Brooklyn can't get break in the '34 season

Phillies Win in 12 Over Cubs

Cubs lose on passed ball

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 8/22/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 74 44 J.Medwick SLN .384 M.Ott NYN 32 M.Ott NYN 110 1934 SLN 71 45 E.Allen PHN .370 R.Collins SLN 30 R.Collins SLN 103 1934 PIN 64 51 P.Waner PIN .355 W.Berger BON 24 G.Suhr PIN 101 1934 CHN 65 52 B.Terry NYN .354 G.Hartnet CHN 19 W.Berger BON 99 1934 PHN 51 64 M.Ott NYN .354 OTHERS TIED W 17 K.Cuyler CHN 90 1934 BON 49 67 1934 BRN 47 67 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 43 74 C.Hubbell NYN 19 J.Haines SLN 8 C.Hubbell NYN 2.44 F.Fitzsim NYN 19 W.Hoyt PIN 7 W.Hoyt PIN 2.47 T.Carleto SLN 18 L.Chagnon PIN 7 L.Warneke CHN 2.47 L.Warneke CHN 17 B.Smith BON 6 D.Dean SLN 2.53 OTHERS TIED W 14 H.Bell NYN 6 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.66 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Moore NYN 9 P.Martin SLN 17 V.Mungo BRN 130 H.Leiber NYN 8 K.Cuyler CHN 12 D.Dean SLN 116 L.Chiozza PHN 7 D.Bartell PHN 12 L.Warneke CHN 113 OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Taylor BRN 11 P.Derring CIN 104 J.Rothroc SLN 11 P.Dean SLN 100 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 10 at SLN 11 BRN 2 at PIN 3 NYN 4 at CIN 10 PHN 3 at CHN 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 D.Camilli PHN .400 30 12 8 4 3 D.Leonard BRN 9 3 1 1 5 0 100 M.Ott NYN .450 40 18 12 3 3 L.Warneke CHN 20 12 3 4 7 0 100 B.Delancey SLN .286 21 6 3 10 1 C.Davis PHN 9 9 0 0 4 0 101 J.Moore NYN .533 45 24 12 1 2 W.Hoyt PIN 17 13 4 2 7 1 210 L.Durocher SLN .459 37 17 11 2 1 H.Schumacher NYN 17 17 3 6 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 G.Mancuso NYN .103 29 3 2 1 0 B.Cantwell BON 7 17 9 4 1 0 010 B.Whitehead SLN .156 45 7 1 2 0 J.Babich BRN 9 17 10 5 5 1 010 D.Hurst CHN .179 28 5 1 1 0 C.Hubbell NYN 13 26 16 5 3 0 110 M.Koenig CIN .143 42 6 5 0 0 L.Mangum BON 8 11 8 7 2 1 010 H.Pool CIN .216 37 8 1 2 0 R.Joiner CHN 5 13 6 0 0 0 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 74 44 .627 ---- 36 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 71 45 .612 2.0 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 64 51 .557 8.5 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 65 52 .556 8.5 86 65 .570 1934 Philadelphia PHN 51 64 .443 21.5 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 49 67 .422 24.0 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 47 67 .412 25.0 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 43 74 .368 30.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 49 67 .422 28-26 21-41 5-16 44-51 4- 7 17-24 2-8 Lost 8 BRN 47 67 .412 22-29 25-38 11-16 36-51 6- 3 14-23 1-9 Lost 4 CHN 65 52 .556 39-23 26-29 22-10 43-42 7- 6 23-18 5-5 Lost 3 CIN 43 74 .368 28-36 15-38 5-13 38-61 2- 7 20-19 5-5 Won 1 NYN 74 44 .627 39-17 35-27 17- 9 57-35 7- 4 24-21 6-4 Lost 1 PHN 51 64 .443 28-24 23-40 13-13 38-51 5- 3 17-17 6-4 Won 3 PIN 64 51 .557 39-23 25-28 16-13 48-38 6- 3 23-16 7-3 Won 6 SLN 71 45 .612 43-20 28-25 14- 9 57-36 6-10 16-16 8-2 Won 4 TOTAL 464 464 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 7-11 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-15 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 9-12 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 10-12 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 12- 9 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 10- 8 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 13- 9 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 16- 5 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 8 5 10 8 5 CHN 11 12 - 12 8 8 3 11 CIN 4 9 7 - 3 11 6 3 NYN 7 12 6 15 - 12 10 12 PHN 10 8 10 3 6 - 8 6 PIN 8 10 12 12 8 7 - 7 SLN 18 8 8 13 3 10 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/22/1934







 

BOSTON AT ST. LOUIS Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 - 10 14 1 Cardinals....... 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 - 11 13 2 Win:Carleton(18-6) Loss:Brown(3-5) Save:Haines(8th) Joe Medwick had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the reeling Boston Braves by a score of 11 to 10. Medwick had a big day at the plate. He delivered a base-hit in the 1st inning, doubled in the 3rd inning, doubled clearing all three ducks off the pond. in the 4th inning and doubled resulting in a run in the 7th inning. Boston made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. The win was credited to Tex Carleton(18-6) who went 8 innings allowing 8 runs. Carleton got help from Jesse Haines who earned his 8th save. The losing pitcher was Bob Brown(3-5). He allowed 7 hits and 4 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings. 'You have to give Boston credit, they fought us tough to the end' Frankie Frisch said. 'It could have gone either way, but I'm glad we pulled out the victory.' NEW YORK AT CINCINNATI Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 12 2 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 - 10 14 1 Win:Derringer(9-13) Loss:Fitzsimmons(19-7) Homeruns- J.Moore(7th) The Cincinnati Reds had very little trouble at Crosley Field downing the New York Giants. The score was 10 to 4. Paul Derringer(9-13) gave Cincinnati a solid outing. He went 8 innings surrendering 9 hits and no walks. Cincinnati managed 14 in their victory. Fred Fitzsimmons(19-7) took the loss. He surrendered 8 hits and no walks in 6 innings. BROOKLYN AT PITTSBURGH Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 1 Win:French(13-10) Loss:Mungo(9-16) Save:Birkofer(2nd) The Pittsburgh Pirates nipped the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 to 2 at Forbes Field in a hard fought contest. Larry French(13-10) gave a fine effort for Pittsburgh. He was reached for 7 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. Brooklyn made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Ralph Birkofer was credited with his 2nd save. Van Lingle Mungo(9-16) was given the loss. Pittsburgh continued on their recent roll, their winning streak now reaching 6 games and counting. PHILADELPHIA AT CHICAGO Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Win:Collins(12-10) Loss:Tinning(6-6) Save:Lohrman(2nd) Homeruns- B.Herman*(17th) The Philadelphia Phillies edged the Chicago Cubs in 12 innings at Wrigley Field by the score of 3 to 2. Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Finally, Philadelphia pulled the game out in the 12th inning. After two outs Harvey Hendrick hit a single. Dick Bartell came next and he delivered a single. Bud Tinning then threw a pitch that the catcher muffed scoring the run. Philadelphia totaled 9 on the afternoon. Phil Collins(12-10) allowed 2 runs in 11 innings, and picked up the victory. Collins got help from Bill Lohrman who was credited with his 2nd save. Tinning(6-6) was the loser in relief. He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 inning of work.

1934 Boston Braves At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 8/21/1934 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG B.Urbanski SS 5 2 2 0 .294 B.Whitehead 2B 5 0 0 0 .274 L.Mallon 2B 5 2 1 0 .297 J.Rothrock RF 3 1 0 0 .311 B.Jordan 1B 5 1 2 1 .304 F.Frisch 3B 4 3 2 0 .320 W.Berger CF 4 2 3 4 .285 J.Medwick LF 5 2 4 4 .384 H.Lee LF 5 1 1 2 .284 R.Collins 1B 5 2 2 1 .348 R.Moore RF 4 0 2 1 .304 B.Delancey C 3 1 1 0 .304 P.Whitney 3B 4 0 0 1 .249 C.Fullis CF 3 1 1 2 .288 S.Hogan C 4 1 1 0 .258 L.Durocher SS 4 0 2 3 .269 B-J.Mowry PH 1 0 1 1 .194 T.Carleton P 4 1 1 0 .222 B.Brown P 1 0 0 0 .125 J.Mooney P 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Mangum P 2 0 0 0 .167 J.Haines P 0 0 0 0 .125 A-M.McManus PH 1 1 1 0 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 10 14 10 Totals 36 11 13 10 A-Pinch Hit For Mangum In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hogan In 9th Inning Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 - 10 14 1 Cardinals....... 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 0 - 11 13 2 Braves (49-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Brown LOSS(3-5) 3 2/3 7 6 3 4 0 0 80 4.55 L.Mangum 4 1/3 6 5 5 3 1 0 87 5.43 Totals 8 13 11 8 7 1 0 Cardinals (71-45) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Carleton WIN(18-6) 8 12 8 7 0 1 0 144 3.32 J.Mooney 0 2/3 1 2 2 2 0 0 22 4.65 J.Haines SAVE(8th) 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 3.57 Totals 9 14 10 9 3 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,809 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:37 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7 Cardinals: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1 Cardinals: 1 ERRORS- L.Mallon, B.Whitehead, T.Carleton DOUBLES- W.Berger-2(22nd), R.Moore(13th), J.Medwick-3(32nd), R.Collins(31st), C.Fullis(10th), L.Durocher-2(22nd) STOLEN BASES- F.Frisch(10th) WALKS- W.Berger, R.Moore, P.Whitney, J.Rothrock-2, F.Frisch, B.Delancey-2, C.Fullis-2 STRIKE OUTS- P.Whitney, T.Carleton GIDP- S.Hogan, L.Durocher WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Bill Urbanski robbed Rip Collins of a base hit.

1934 New York Giants At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 8/21/1934 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Moore CF 5 2 2 1 .321 T.Piet 2B 4 0 1 0 .251 H.Critz 2B 5 0 1 0 .219 G.Slade SS 5 0 1 2 .312 B.Terry 1B 5 1 3 0 .354 M.Koenig 3B 4 0 0 1 .253 M.Ott RF 5 1 2 1 .354 J.Bottomley 1B 5 0 0 0 .261 P.Weintraub LF 4 0 2 1 .417 C.Hafey CF 4 2 2 0 .294 T.Jackson SS 4 0 0 0 .283 H.Pool LF 4 2 3 1 .391 G.Mancuso C 4 0 1 1 .249 A.Comorosky RF 4 2 1 1 .298 J.Vergez 3B 4 0 0 0 .187 E.Lombardi C 4 3 3 1 .327 F.Fitzsimmons P 3 0 1 0 .227 P.Derringer P 2 0 2 2 .219 H.Bell P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-S.Adams PH 1 1 1 2 .266 B-G.Grantham PH 1 0 0 0 .344 D.Brennan P 0 0 0 0 .063 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 4 12 4 Totals 37 10 14 10 A-Pinch Hit For Derringer In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bell In 9th Inning Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 12 2 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 - 10 14 1 Giants (74-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Fitzsimmon LOSS(19-7) 6 8 5 4 0 2 0 102 2.66 H.Bell 2 6 5 4 1 0 0 52 4.58 Totals 8 14 10 8 1 2 0 Reds (43-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Derringer WIN(9-13) 8 9 3 3 0 7 0 132 3.57 D.Brennan 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 20 2.49 Totals 9 12 4 4 0 8 1 ATTENDANCE- 1,895 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:16 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 9 Reds: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Reds: 0 ERRORS- P.Weintraub, H.Bell, M.Koenig DOUBLES- J.Moore(29th), G.Mancuso(15th), H.Pool(13th), P.Derringer, S.Adams(8th) HOME RUNS- J.Moore(7th) SACRIFICE HITS- P.Derringer SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Koenig WALKS- T.Piet STRIKE OUTS- J.Moore, H.Critz, M.Ott, P.Weintraub, T.Jackson, G.Mancuso, J.Vergez-2, G.Slade, J.Bottomley GIDP- T.Piet

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/21/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG G.Chapman RF 5 0 1 0 .239 L.Waner CF 5 0 0 0 .274 L.Frey SS 4 1 1 0 .262 P.Waner RF 4 0 1 2 .355 D.Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 .287 F.Lindstrom LF 4 1 2 0 .318 S.Leslie 1B 3 1 1 0 .347 A.Vaughan SS 2 0 1 0 .336 T.Cuccinello 2B 3 0 2 0 .292 G.Suhr 1B 4 0 1 1 .308 L.Koenecke CF 3 0 0 0 .311 T.Thevenow 3B 3 0 0 0 .272 J.Stripp 3B 4 0 1 1 .316 L.Chagnon P 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Lopez C 4 0 2 0 .270 B-W.Jensen PH 0 0 0 0 .303 D-J.Bucher PR 0 0 0 0 .115 R.Birkofer P 0 0 0 0 .291 V.Mungo P 3 0 0 0 .195 C.Lavagetto 2B 3 0 0 0 .224 C-J.Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 .293 E.Grace C 3 1 1 0 .284 L.French P 2 0 0 0 .232 A-P.Traynor PH,3B 1 1 1 0 .318 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 2 9 1 Totals 31 3 7 3 A-Pinch Hit For French In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Chagnon In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Mungo In 9th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Lopez In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 9 0 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 1 Dodgers (47-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Mungo LOSS(9-16) 8 7 3 3 6 4 0 131 4.07 Totals 8 7 3 3 6 4 0 Pirates (64-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.French WIN(13-10) 7 7 1 1 1 3 0 98 3.55 L.Chagnon HOLD(2nd) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 23 3.68 R.Birkofer SAVE(2nd) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.24 Totals 9 9 2 1 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,904 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:28 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Pirates:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- L.Waner DOUBLES- L.Frey(17th), D.Taylor(15th), A.Lopez(23rd), E.Grace(17th) TRIPLES- P.Waner(11th), F.Lindstrom(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- G.Chapman, J.Bucher WALKS- S.Leslie, T.Cuccinello, L.Koenecke, A.Vaughan-2, W.Jensen, C.Lavagetto, E.Grace, P.Traynor STRIKE OUTS- G.Chapman, D.Taylor, S.Leslie, A.Lopez, F.Lindstrom, G.Suhr, C.Lavagetto, L.French GIDP- L.Koenecke WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Cookie Lavagetto robbed Van Lingle Mungo of a base hit. Bot 4th: Tony Cuccinello robbed Cookie Lavagetto of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Phillies At 1934 Chicago Cubs 8/21/1934 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG D.Bartell SS 6 1 2 0 .344 S.Hack 3B 6 0 2 0 .314 L.Chiozza 2B 5 1 1 0 .254 B.Herman 2B 6 0 0 0 .283 E.Allen LF 4 0 1 1 .370 T.Stainback LF 6 0 2 0 .307 J.Moore RF 5 0 0 0 .292 B.Herman* RF 4 1 2 1 .305 D.Camilli 1B 4 0 1 1 .297 K.Cuyler CF 5 1 1 0 .334 J.Wilson C 3 0 1 0 .355 G.Hartnett C 4 0 0 0 .301 A-M.Haslin PR 0 0 0 0 .274 D.Hurst 1B 4 0 0 0 .227 B-A.Todd C 1 0 0 0 .321 C-A.Galan PR 0 0 0 0 .237 K.Davis CF 5 0 1 0 .320 D-C.Grimm 1B 1 0 0 0 .298 B.Walters 3B 5 0 0 0 .243 B.Jurges SS 4 0 2 1 .273 P.Collins P 4 0 1 0 .217 F-C.Klein PH 1 0 1 0 .306 E-H.Hendrick PH 1 1 1 0 .328 H-W.English PR 0 0 0 0 .276 B.Lohrman P 0 0 0 0 .500 L.Warneke P 3 0 0 0 .184 B.Tinning P 0 0 0 0 .111 G-B.Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 .258 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 43 3 9 2 Totals 45 2 10 2 A-Pinch Ran For Wilson In 9th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Haslin In 9th Inning C-Pinch Ran For Hurst In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Galan In 10th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Collins In 12th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Jurges In 12th Inning G-Pinch Hit For Tinning In 12th Inning H-Pinch Ran For Klein In 12th Inning Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Cubs............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1 Phillies (51-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Collins WIN(12-10) 11 8 2 2 2 4 1 143 4.39 B.Lohrman SAVE(2nd) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.74 Totals 12 10 2 2 2 4 1 Cubs (65-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Warneke 11 7 2 2 3 5 0 152 2.47 B.Tinning LOSS(6-6) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19 3.17 Totals 12 9 3 2 3 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,062 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:41 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Cubs:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Cubs: 2 ERRORS- L.Chiozza, C.Grimm DOUBLES- J.Wilson(8th), K.Davis(12th), S.Hack(16th) HOME RUNS- B.Herman*(17th) CAUGHT STEALING- T.Stainback SACRIFICE HITS- L.Chiozza, L.Warneke WALKS- E.Allen, D.Camilli, J.Wilson, B.Herman*, G.Hartnett STRIKE OUTS- D.Bartell, D.Camilli, B.Walters, P.Collins-2, B.Herman, G.Hartnett, D.Hurst, L.Warneke GIDP- A.Todd WILD PITCHES- L.Warneke PASSED BALLS- G.Hartnett