August 31st, 1934 - Other Sports Champions

In real life, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers in a classic seven game World Series. Here are the other sports champions from 1934:

US Open: Olin Dutra

Pro Football: New York Giants

Indy 500: Bill Cummings (104.863 MPH)

Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks (pictured)

NCAA Baskteball: Wyoming

NCAA Football: Minnesota

Kentucky Derby: Calvacade

August 31st, 1934 - AL News

Tigers loss gives Boston 1/2 game lead in AL; Gomez (pictured) dazzles on mound - AL's leading hurler has Yankees within 2 games of AL lead!

Cleveland Outslugs Tigers, 13-7

Fisher unable to contain Tribe sluggers

Gomez Wins 1-0 Dual for New York

Star pitcher yields only five hits to Washington

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/31/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 71 56 C.Gehring DEA .377 J.Foxx PHA 47 L.Gehrig NYA 141 1934 PHA 67 53 J.Foxx PHA .377 L.Gehrig NYA 40 J.Foxx PHA 138 1934 DEA 70 56 B.Johnson PHA .366 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 117 1934 NYA 68 57 P.Higgins PHA .353 E.Averill CLA 29 B.Johnson PHA 100 1934 WAA 62 61 L.Gehrig NYA .351 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 94 1934 CLA 62 61 1934 SLA 48 74 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 47 77 L.Gomez NYA 19 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 2.01 S.Rowe DEA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Burke WAA 2.04 M.Pearson CLA 15 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.71 OTHERS TIED W 14 F.Ostermu BOA 5 W.Ferrell BOA 2.80 P.Galliva CHA 5 M.Harder CLA 3.11 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Crosett NYA 12 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 133 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 23 M.Pearson CLA 126 Z.Bonura CHA 9 P.Fox DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 126 G.Goslin DEA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 B.Newsom SLA 125 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 14 S.Rowe DEA 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS DEA 7 at CLA 13 CHA-Earnsha(9-15, 5.04) at SLA-Blaehol(7-16, 4.97) WAA 0 at NYA 1 WAA-Stewart(3-13, 5.14) at NYA-Ruffing(11-11, 3.45) 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 .429 35 15 10 7 4 L.Gomez NYA 27 15 0 6 10 0 300 J.Foxx PHA .394 33 13 10 6 4 G.Earnshaw CHA 9 1 0 3 4 0 100 B.Ruth NYA .333 24 8 7 1 3 B.Newsom SLA 25 14 3 9 16 1 210 F.Crosetti NYA .436 39 17 4 6 2 S.Rowe DEA 29 27 9 6 9 3 310 B.Campbell SLA .297 37 11 9 9 1 J.Marcum PHA 18 13 3 6 7 0 200 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 J.Burnett CLA .125 24 3 1 1 0 B.Hadley SLA 8 14 12 7 1 2 020 H.Manush WAA .167 24 4 0 2 0 T.Lee CLA 5 11 8 3 4 0 010 J.Hayes CHA .172 29 5 2 1 0 M.Pearson CLA 19 26 20 13 12 6 120 O.Melillo SLA .205 44 9 3 0 0 C.Fischer DEA 6 11 6 1 4 0 010 R.Johnson BOA .184 38 7 2 3 0 L.Grove BOA 10 20 8 1 2 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 71 56 .559 ---- 31 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 67 53 .558 .5 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 70 56 .556 .5 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 68 57 .544 2.0 90 64 .584 1934 Washington WAA 62 61 .504 7.0 66 88 .429 1934 Cleveland CLA 62 61 .504 7.0 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 48 74 .393 20.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 47 77 .379 22.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 71 56 .559 41-32 30-24 11- 7 60-49 10- 7 23-16 3-7 Lost 2 CHA 47 77 .379 21-36 26-41 6- 6 41-71 2- 7 7-17 7-3 Won 1 CLA 62 61 .504 33-20 29-41 15-17 47-44 4- 8 18-16 4-6 Won 3 DEA 70 56 .556 31-27 39-29 17-21 53-35 7- 5 24-14 7-3 Lost 2 NYA 68 57 .544 40-28 28-29 18-10 50-47 5- 7 13-18 8-2 Won 1 PHA 67 53 .558 43-24 24-29 5- 6 62-47 9- 4 22-13 5-5 Won 1 SLA 48 74 .393 23-26 25-48 15-13 33-61 5- 3 12-22 2-8 Lost 1 WAA 62 61 .504 36-34 26-27 9-14 53-47 3- 4 16-19 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 495 495 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-13 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 22- 8 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 12-19 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-16 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 11 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 7 - 3 8 6 4 10 9 CLA 7 13 - 11 5 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 10 10 9 NYA 6 12 13 8 - 8 10 11 PHA 11 13 11 7 10 - 11 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 6 - 5 WAA 6 9 7 9 5 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/31/1934







 

DETROIT AT CLEVELAND Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 - 7 12 3 Indians......... 0 3 1 0 6 2 1 0 - 13 15 1 Win:Pearson(15-11) Loss:Fischer(6-2) Homeruns- H.Greenberg(16th), H.Trosky(19th) Hal Trosky connected with a 'big fly' and had 3 RBI at League Park where the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 13 to 7. The Cleveland fans enjoyed the offense provided by Trosky. He slapped a one-base hit which scored a run in the 3rd inning, doubled in the 5th inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 19th of the season) in the 6th inning. Cleveland ended up with 15 hits for the game while Detroit had 12. The victory was credited to Monte Pearson(15-11) who went 8 and 2/3 innings, allowing 7 runs. The losing pitcher was Carl Fischer(6-2). He gave up 7 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings of work. WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Win:Gomez(19-9) Loss:Weaver(9-11) Lefty Gomez had a strong outing as the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals by the score of 1 to 0 at Yankee Stadium. The game was decided in the bottom of the 8th inning. After two outs Babe Ruth tripled. Lou Gehrig was next and he slapped a base-hit scoring the run. Washington had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. For Gomez(19-9) it was his 2nd shutout this year. Monte Weaver(9-11) took the loss. 'This was a tough loss,' said Joe Cronin, 'the kind that sticks with you for awhile.'

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Cleveland Indians 8/30/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 5 0 1 0 .315 M.Galatzer LF 5 0 0 1 .171 M.Cochrane C 3 1 0 0 .321 J.Burnett RF 5 1 1 1 .259 C.Gehringer 2B 5 3 4 0 .377 E.Averill CF 3 1 2 0 .329 G.Goslin LF 5 1 1 1 .280 H.Trosky 1B 5 2 3 3 .313 B.Rogell SS 4 1 1 1 .278 O.Hale 2B 5 2 2 0 .308 H.Greenberg 1B 2 1 2 2 .320 W.Kamm 3B 5 2 2 1 .246 M.Owen 3B 5 0 2 1 .327 B.Knickerbocker SS 5 2 1 1 .299 G.Walker RF 4 0 1 0 .313 M.Berg C 4 2 3 3 .311 C.Fischer P 2 0 0 0 .065 T.Lee P 0 0 0 0 .063 R.Phillips P 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Pearson P 3 1 1 3 .276 A-F.Doljack PH 1 0 0 0 .205 B-F.Pytlak C 0 0 0 0 .251 L.Hamlin P 0 0 0 0 .200 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 7 12 5 Totals 40 13 15 13 A-Pinch Hit For Phillips In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Pearson In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 - 7 12 3 Indians......... 0 3 1 0 6 2 1 0 - 13 15 1 Tigers (70-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Fischer LOSS(6-2) 4 1/3 10 7 6 0 3 0 87 4.39 R.Phillips 2 2/3 4 6 4 3 0 1 67 5.68 L.Hamlin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.20 Totals 8 15 13 10 3 4 1 Indians (62-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Pearson WIN(15-11) 8 2/3 11 7 5 6 4 1 169 3.80 T.Lee 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.88 Totals 9 12 7 5 6 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 11,940 DATE- Thursday, August 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:21 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10 Indians: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Indians: 1 ERRORS- C.Gehringer, G.Goslin, B.Rogell, O.Hale DOUBLES- H.Trosky(34th), M.Berg-2(10th), M.Pearson HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg(16th), H.Trosky(19th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Rogell SACRIFICE HITS- M.Pearson SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Greenberg WALKS- M.Cochrane-2, B.Rogell, H.Greenberg-2, G.Walker, E.Averill-2, M.Berg STRIKE OUTS- J.White-2, M.Cochrane, C.Fischer, M.Galatzer, E.Averill, W.Kamm, B.Knickerbocker GIDP- M.Owen WILD PITCHES- M.Pearson-4

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 New York Yankees 8/30/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG O.Bluege 3B 4 0 2 0 .180 F.Crosetti SS 3 0 1 0 .292 P.Susko 1B 4 0 1 0 .279 J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 0 0 0 .257 H.Manush LF 4 0 1 0 .346 B.Ruth RF 4 1 1 0 .262 J.Cronin SS 4 0 0 0 .247 L.Gehrig 1B 4 0 2 1 .351 F.Schulte CF 4 0 1 0 .296 B.Chapman CF 4 0 0 0 .269 D.Harris RF 2 0 0 0 .280 T.Lazzeri 2B 2 0 1 0 .301 L.Sewell C 3 0 0 0 .191 G.Selkirk LF 3 0 1 0 .344 J.Kerr 2B 3 0 0 0 .455 A.Jorgens C 3 0 1 0 .225 M.Weaver P 3 0 0 0 .143 L.Gomez P 2 0 0 0 .083 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 0 5 0 Totals 28 1 7 1 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0 Nationals (62-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Weaver LOSS(9-11) 8 7 1 1 2 2 0 110 5.16 Totals 8 7 1 1 2 2 0 Yankees (68-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez WIN(19-9) 9 5 0 0 1 1 0 110 2.01 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 18,958 DATE- Thursday, August 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5 Yankees: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Yankees: 1 DOUBLES- F.Schulte(20th), T.Lazzeri(30th) TRIPLES- B.Ruth(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- J.Saltzgaver, L.Gomez WALKS- D.Harris, F.Crosetti, T.Lazzeri STRIKE OUTS- M.Weaver, T.Lazzeri, L.Gomez GIDP- J.Cronin, B.Chapman