September 4th, 1934 - AL News

Incredible Gomez Hurls Shutout For 8th Win in a Row! Yankee Ace hasn't surrendered an earned run since August 14th.

Red Sox Top Nats in Tight Game

Ferrell keep Boston on top with two run effort

Tribe Takes Two From Brown

Vosmik has big day at plate for Cleveland

Yanks Split DH with A's

Gomez gets shutout in opener to become first in AL to reach 20 wins

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/4/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 74 56 C.Gehring DEA .387 J.Foxx PHA 47 L.Gehrig NYA 142 1934 DEA 72 56 J.Foxx PHA .377 L.Gehrig NYA 40 J.Foxx PHA 139 1934 PHA 68 56 P.Higgins PHA .353 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 122 1934 NYA 71 59 B.Johnson PHA .351 E.Averill CLA 30 B.Johnson PHA 100 1934 CLA 64 63 L.Gehrig NYA .346 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 94 1934 WAA 63 64 1934 SLA 50 77 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 48 79 L.Gomez NYA 20 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 1.94 S.Rowe DEA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 W.Ferrell BOA 2.75 M.Pearson CLA 16 H.Pennock BOA 7 B.Newsom SLA 2.79 S.Cain PHA 15 F.Ostermu BOA 5 D.Coffman SLA 3.19 E.Whitehi WAA 15 P.Galliva CHA 5 F.Ostermu BOA 3.31 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS G.Goslin DEA 11 B.Werber BOA 43 L.Gomez NYA 139 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 24 T.Bridges DEA 132 E.Averill CLA 10 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 131 M.Owen DEA 10 B.Chapman NYA 22 B.Newsom SLA 129 Z.Bonura CHA 9 C.Gehring DEA 15 OTHERS TIED W 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 4 at WAA 2 CLA-Brown(4-9, 5.44) at SLA-Knott(4-6, 3.86) CLA 16 at SLA 3 CLA 3 at SLA 1 PHA 0 at NYA 4 PHA 6 at NYA 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 B.Ruth NYA .500 28 14 11 5 3 L.Gomez NYA 27 13 0 7 12 0 300 H.Greenberg DEA .515 33 17 9 4 3 G.Earnshaw CHA 9 1 0 3 4 0 100 T.Lazzeri NYA .343 35 12 11 10 1 T.Bridges DEA 18 9 3 6 12 1 200 C.Gehringer DEA .556 36 20 10 6 0 J.Marcum PHA 18 13 3 6 7 0 200 J.Foxx PHA .364 33 12 6 7 2 B.Newsom SLA 23 14 5 10 14 1 121 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 .128 47 6 3 1 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 8 18 15 9 0 0 020 H.Manush WAA .219 32 7 1 0 0 C.Brown CLA 11 32 18 4 3 2 000 L.Finney PHA .231 26 6 1 0 0 T.Lee CLA 6 12 8 3 5 0 010 S.Rice CLA .212 33 7 3 0 0 J.Russell WAA 12 21 15 5 3 1 110 L.Lary BOA .161 31 5 1 5 0 W.Wilshere PHA 5 12 5 0 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 74 56 .569 ---- 25 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 72 56 .563 1.0 101 53 .656 1934 Philadelphia PHA 68 56 .548 3.0 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 71 59 .546 3.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 64 63 .504 8.5 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 63 64 .496 9.5 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 50 77 .394 22.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 48 79 .378 24.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 74 56 .569 41-32 33-24 12- 7 62-49 10- 7 23-16 6-4 Won 3 CHA 48 79 .378 21-36 27-43 6- 6 42-73 2- 7 7-18 5-5 Lost 1 CLA 64 63 .504 33-22 31-41 16-17 48-46 4- 8 18-16 5-5 Won 2 DEA 72 56 .563 31-27 41-29 17-21 55-35 7- 5 24-14 7-3 Won 2 NYA 71 59 .546 43-30 28-29 19-11 52-48 5- 7 14-19 7-3 Lost 1 PHA 68 56 .548 43-26 25-30 5- 7 63-49 9- 4 22-13 4-6 Won 1 SLA 50 77 .394 25-29 25-48 15-13 35-64 5- 3 13-22 3-7 Lost 2 WAA 63 64 .496 36-35 27-29 9-14 54-50 3- 4 17-20 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 510 510 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 3- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-14 1- 1 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 2- 2 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 2- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 8 2- 2 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 1- 3 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 1- 3 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 1- 2 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 11 7 13 8 10 14 CHA 7 - 3 8 6 4 11 9 CLA 7 13 - 11 5 6 12 10 DEA 11 11 11 - 10 10 10 9 NYA 6 12 13 8 - 9 10 13 PHA 11 13 11 7 11 - 11 4 SLA 8 10 7 6 8 6 - 5 WAA 6 9 7 9 6 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 9/4/1934



 

BOSTON AT WASHINGTON Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 11 0 Nationals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0 Win:Ferrell(14-5) Loss:Weaver(9-12) Homeruns- R.Johnson(5th), W.Ferrell(1st) Wes Ferrell pitched a complete game as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Washington Nationals 4 to 2 at Griffith Stadium. In the top of the 5th inning Boston went on top for good plating an isolated run on 2 hits. Boston totaled 11 on the afternoon. Ferrell(14-5) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. The loss was charged to Monte Weaver(9-12). With this win, Boston has a league leading 74-56 record. They have been 6-4 lately. Washington has a record of 63-64 after the loss. CLEVELAND AT ST. LOUIS Indians......... 6 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 - 16 20 0 Browns.......... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 3 Win:Pearson(16-11) Loss:Blaeholder(8-17) Left fielder Joe Vosmik had 5 hits and 2 RBI and Monte Pearson went the distance as the Cleveland Indians ballclub embarrassed the hapless St. Louis Browns by the count of 16 to 3. Pearson(16-11) earned his pay with a solid performance for Cleveland. He was reached for 11 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings. Cleveland bats were hot in the 1st inning when they had 6 runs on 7 hits and the 4th inning which saw them plate 4 runs on 4 hits. Cleveland finished with 20 hits in the victory. George Blaeholder(8-17) was tagged with the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 1 walk in 2/3 of an inning. CLEVELAND AT ST. LOUIS Indians......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Win:Hudlin(10-12) Loss:Wells(3-9) Willis Hudlin tossed a complete game as the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns by a score of 3 to 1 at Sportsman's Park. Cleveland tallied 2 runs in the top of the 5th inning. Cleveland had 8 hits for the afternoon. The victory went to Hudlin(10-12) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Ed Wells(3-9) suffered the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 8 hits in 8 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Yankees......... 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 Win:Gomez(20-9) Loss:Dietrich(10-6) Lefty Gomez pitched a 2 hit shutout at Yankee Stadium where the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 0. Gomez(20-9) was simply too much for the Philadelphia batters. He surrendered only 2 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. Neither team managed to score after the 3rd inning. Bill Dietrich(10-6) was hit with the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings. 'He had his 'A' game today,' Joe McCarthy said of Gomez. 'Very impressive performance.' PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK Athletics....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 - 6 12 1 Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Win:Cain(15-9) Loss:Broaca(11-5) Homeruns- R.Warstler(1st) Sugar Cain allowed Connie Mack to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Yankee Stadium as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 6 to 2. Philadelphia won the game with a rally in the 9th inning scoring 4 runners on 3 hits. Philadelphia totaled 12 on the afternoon. Cain(15-9) was the winner allowing 2 runs for the game. Johnny Broaca(11-5) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 12 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings.

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Washington Nationals 9/3/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG M.Bishop 2B 4 0 0 0 .257 O.Bluege 3B 5 0 0 0 .172 B.Werber 3B 5 0 2 0 .344 J.Stone RF 3 0 0 0 .366 R.Johnson LF 4 2 2 2 .333 J.Cronin SS 4 1 1 0 .251 D.Porter RF 5 0 1 0 .222 H.Manush LF 4 0 2 1 .343 D.Cooke CF 4 0 1 0 .244 C.Bolton C 4 1 3 0 .304 R.Ferrell C 4 0 3 1 .309 F.Schulte CF 3 0 1 0 .297 E.Morgan 1B 4 0 1 0 .287 P.Susko 1B 4 0 2 1 .288 L.Lary SS 3 1 0 0 .249 J.Kerr 2B 3 0 0 0 .280 W.Ferrell P 3 1 1 1 .306 M.Weaver P 3 0 0 0 .137 B.Burke P 0 0 0 0 .275 L.Stewart P 0 0 0 0 .114 A-B.Myer PH 1 0 0 0 .311 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 11 4 Totals 34 2 9 2 A-Pinch Hit For Stewart In 9th Inning Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 - 4 11 0 Nationals....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0 Red Sox (74-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Ferrell WIN(14-5) 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 115 2.75 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 3 0 Nationals (63-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Weaver LOSS(9-12) 7 2/3 10 3 3 1 1 2 106 5.10 B.Burke 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 20 2.10 L.Stewart 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.95 Totals 9 11 4 4 3 1 2 ATTENDANCE- 12,202 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9 Nationals: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Nationals: 1 DOUBLES- J.Cronin(27th) HOME RUNS- R.Johnson(5th), W.Ferrell(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- W.Ferrell, F.Schulte WALKS- M.Bishop, R.Johnson, L.Lary, J.Kerr HIT BY PITCH- J.Stone STRIKE OUTS- M.Bishop, J.Kerr-2, M.Weaver GIDP- D.Cooke, P.Susko

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/3/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 5 1 3 1 .222 H.Clift 3B 5 1 2 0 .239 E.Averill CF 5 2 2 1 .332 D.Garms LF 5 0 2 0 .288 H.Trosky 1B 4 2 1 1 .311 J.Burns 1B 2 0 1 0 .259 J.Vosmik LF 5 3 5 2 .406 R.Pepper CF 3 0 1 1 .269 O.Hale 2B 5 3 2 3 .305 B.Campbell RF 4 1 2 0 .289 J.Burnett 3B 6 1 3 3 .263 O.Melillo 2B 3 1 0 0 .240 B.Knickerbocker SS 5 2 2 1 .298 R.Hemsley C 3 0 3 2 .324 M.Berg C 6 1 1 1 .313 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .252 M.Pearson P 4 1 1 2 .275 G.Blaeholder P 0 0 0 0 .036 B.McAfee P 2 0 0 0 .167 I.Andrews P 0 0 0 0 .414 A-R.Hornsby PH 1 0 0 0 .370 B.Hadley P 0 0 0 0 .167 B-G.Hartley PH 0 0 0 0 .529 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 45 16 20 15 Totals 32 3 11 3 A-Pinch Hit For Andrews In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hadley In 9th Inning Indians......... 6 3 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 - 16 20 0 Browns.......... 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 3 Indians (63-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Pearson WIN(16-11) 9 11 3 3 5 5 0 152 3.76 Totals 9 11 3 3 5 5 0 Browns (50-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Blaeholder LOSS(8-17) 0 2/3 7 6 6 1 0 0 46 5.14 B.McAfee 4 2/3 8 8 5 1 0 0 103 5.79 I.Andrews 1 2/3 3 2 2 2 0 0 40 5.19 B.Hadley 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 42 5.77 Totals 9 20 16 11 6 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 685 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:46 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11 Browns: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 4 Browns: 1 ERRORS- D.Garms, B.Campbell, A.Strange DOUBLES- M.Galatzer(2nd), J.Vosmik-2(33rd), O.Hale(44th), R.Pepper(14th), R.Hemsley(31st) TRIPLES- B.Knickerbocker(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Knickerbocker SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Pearson-2 WALKS- M.Galatzer, E.Averill, H.Trosky-2, J.Vosmik, O.Hale, J.Burns-2, R.Pepper, O.Melillo, G.Hartley HIT BY PITCH- R.Hemsley STRIKE OUTS- D.Garms-2, B.Campbell, B.McAfee, R.Hornsby GIDP- O.Hale, H.Clift, R.Pepper, A.Strange-2 WILD PITCHES- M.Pearson-2 PASSED BALLS- R.Hemsley WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Billy Knickerbocker robbed Harlond Clift of a base hit.

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/3/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 3 1 1 1 .226 H.Clift 3B 4 0 2 0 .242 E.Averill CF 4 0 1 1 .331 D.Garms LF 3 1 2 0 .296 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 0 0 .309 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 1 .257 J.Vosmik LF 5 0 1 0 .402 R.Pepper CF 4 0 0 0 .267 O.Hale 2B 4 0 1 0 .304 B.Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 .289 W.Kamm 3B 4 0 1 0 .247 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 0 0 .238 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 0 0 .295 R.Hemsley C 4 0 0 0 .321 B.Garbark C 4 2 2 0 .500 A.Strange SS 4 0 2 0 .255 W.Hudlin P 3 0 1 0 .183 E.Wells P 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Hadley P 0 0 0 0 .167 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 3 8 2 Totals 34 1 7 1 Indians......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0 Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 3 Indians (64-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Hudlin WIN(10-12) 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 137 4.23 Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 Browns (50-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Wells LOSS(3-9) 8 8 3 3 2 2 0 152 5.44 B.Hadley 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 5.74 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,119 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:00 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:10 Browns: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Browns: 1 ERRORS- H.Clift, B.Campbell, R.Hemsley DOUBLES- B.Garbark-2(2nd), D.Garms(7th) TRIPLES- M.Galatzer(2nd), D.Garms(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- W.Hudlin WALKS- M.Galatzer-2, E.Averill, H.Trosky, D.Garms STRIKE OUTS- H.Trosky, W.Hudlin, R.Pepper-2, E.Wells-3 GIDP- H.Trosky WILD PITCHES- E.Wells PASSED BALLS- R.Hemsley

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 New York Yankees 9/3/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG D.Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 .274 F.Crosetti SS 4 0 0 0 .289 R.Warstler 2B 4 0 0 0 .247 R.Rolfe 3B 3 2 1 0 .265 B.Johnson LF 4 0 0 0 .355 B.Ruth RF 2 1 1 1 .273 J.Foxx 1B 2 0 0 0 .376 L.Gehrig 1B 3 1 1 1 .344 E.McNair SS 4 0 1 0 .274 B.Chapman CF 4 0 0 0 .271 B.Miller RF 4 0 0 0 .260 T.Lazzeri 2B 2 0 1 0 .303 L.Finney 3B 2 0 0 0 .287 G.Selkirk LF 4 0 1 2 .375 A-P.Higgins PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .353 A.Jorgens C 4 0 0 0 .208 C.Berry C 2 0 0 0 .230 L.Gomez P 3 0 0 0 .080 B.Dietrich P 1 0 0 0 .220 B-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .243 R.Vaughn P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 0 2 0 Totals 29 4 5 4 A-Pinch Hit For Finney In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Dietrich In 8th Inning Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 Yankees......... 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 1 Athletics (67-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich LOSS(10-6) 7 5 4 4 6 3 0 131 4.35 R.Vaughn 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 12.91 Totals 8 5 4 4 7 4 0 Yankees (71-58) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez WIN(20-9) 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 128 1.94 Totals 9 2 0 0 3 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 57,802 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:50 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6 Yankees: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- L.Finney, T.Lazzeri DOUBLES- E.McNair(26th), B.Ruth(24th), L.Gehrig(35th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Dietrich WALKS- J.Foxx-2, C.Berry, R.Rolfe, B.Ruth-2, L.Gehrig, T.Lazzeri-2, L.Gomez STRIKE OUTS- B.Johnson-3, B.Miller, C.Berry, B.Dietrich, B.Ruth, B.Chapman, G.Selkirk, A.Jorgens GIDP- L.Gehrig

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 New York Yankees 9/3/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG D.Cramer CF 5 2 2 0 .275 F.Crosetti SS 4 0 0 0 .286 R.Warstler 2B 3 2 2 1 .251 R.Rolfe 3B 3 1 0 0 .260 B.Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 .351 B.Chapman CF 4 1 2 0 .273 J.Foxx 3B 4 1 2 1 .377 L.Gehrig 1B 3 0 2 0 .346 E.McNair SS 4 0 2 1 .276 G.Selkirk LF 4 0 1 1 .368 B.Miller RF 5 1 2 2 .267 T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 .299 L.Finney 1B 5 0 0 0 .278 M.Hoag RF 2 0 0 0 .268 F.Hayes C 5 0 2 0 .226 A.Jorgens C 4 0 1 0 .210 S.Cain P 4 0 0 0 .227 J.Broaca P 3 0 1 0 .148 J.Allen P 1 0 0 0 .174 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 40 6 12 5 Totals 32 2 7 1 Athletics....... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 - 6 12 1 Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 3 Athletics (68-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Cain WIN(15-9) 9 7 2 2 4 0 0 155 3.82 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 0 0 Yankees (71-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Broaca LOSS(11-5) 8 2/3 12 6 2 3 8 1 144 3.70 J.Allen 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.09 Totals 9 12 6 2 3 8 1 ATTENDANCE- 22,551 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Summers, , , Bill Dineen T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:11 Yankees: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- B.Johnson, F.Crosetti, G.Selkirk, T.Lazzeri DOUBLES- B.Miller(10th) HOME RUNS- R.Warstler(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Warstler WALKS- R.Warstler, J.Foxx, E.McNair, R.Rolfe, L.Gehrig, M.Hoag-2 STRIKE OUTS- D.Cramer, R.Warstler, B.Johnson, J.Foxx, E.McNair, B.Miller, F.Hayes, S.Cain GIDP- L.Gehrig, A.Jorgens

September 4th, 1934 - NL News

Cards See Lead Slimmed to Three Games After Dropping Two in Pittsburgh

Pirates Deal Blow to League Leading Cards

Bucs "take two" at home against St. Louis squad with pair of one run wins; Hoyt "brilliant" on mound for Pittsburgh

Braves Get Sweep Against Brooklyn

Pair of 9th inning rallies leaves Stengal shaking head

Chicago Wins Pair at Crosley

Warneke earns 19th win in opener

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/4/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 SLN 80 48 J.Medwick SLN .385 M.Ott NYN 35 M.Ott NYN 120 1934 NYN 77 51 E.Allen PHN .366 R.Collins SLN 34 R.Collins SLN 112 1934 PIN 74 53 B.Terry NYN .351 W.Berger BON 25 W.Berger BON 108 1934 CHN 73 55 P.Waner PIN .351 G.Hartnet CHN 20 G.Suhr PIN 104 1934 BON 56 72 M.Ott NYN .351 C.Hafey CIN 19 K.Cuyler CHN 98 1934 PHN 54 70 1934 BRN 49 78 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 46 82 C.Hubbell NYN 20 L.Chagnon PIN 9 W.Hoyt PIN 2.25 F.Fitzsim NYN 20 B.Smith BON 8 D.Dean SLN 2.42 L.Warneke CHN 19 J.Haines SLN 8 B.Walker SLN 2.53 D.Dean SLN 18 W.Hoyt PIN 7 L.Warneke CHN 2.56 T.Carleto SLN 18 H.Bell NYN 6 C.Hubbell NYN 2.58 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS S.Hack CHN 17 P.Martin SLN 18 V.Mungo BRN 140 J.Medwick SLN 9 D.Bartell PHN 14 D.Dean SLN 132 OTHERS TIED W 7 K.Cuyler CHN 13 L.Warneke CHN 122 F.Frisch SLN 13 P.Dean SLN 113 OTHERS TIED W 12 P.Derring CIN 107 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 3 at BON 4 BRN-Mungo(9-18, 4.11) at BON-Mangum(2-3, 5.64) BRN 5 at BON 6 NYN-Hubbell(20-7, 2.58) at PHN-Davis(11-11, 3.77) CHN 6 at CIN 2 NYN-Fitzsim(20-7, 2.70) at PHN-Davis(11-11, 3.77) CHN 9 at CIN 4 SLN 5 at PIN 6 SLN 1 at PIN 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 H.Lee BON .400 40 16 14 1 3 W.Hoyt PIN 26 23 3 8 12 1 300 M.Ott NYN .276 29 8 6 9 2 D.Dean SLN 16 12 1 3 11 0 300 F.Lindstrom PIN .317 41 13 14 5 2 B.Walker SLN 26 16 5 11 16 1 210 B.Walters PHN .441 34 15 8 0 2 R.Lucas PIN 18 11 2 1 1 1 200 T.Cuccinello BRN .281 32 9 8 3 2 L.Warneke CHN 27 32 10 10 9 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 .077 26 2 0 3 0 B.Frey CIN 18 30 15 1 4 1 030 H.Pool CIN .212 33 7 1 1 0 A.Smith NYN 6 10 4 6 6 1 021 B.Boyle BRN .214 42 9 2 1 0 S.Hansen PHN 5 6 4 4 1 0 010 H.Critz NYN .194 36 7 4 0 0 H.Meine PIN 5 12 6 2 4 0 001 J.Stripp BRN .212 33 7 2 2 0 S.Johnson PHN 8 9 6 2 2 2 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 St. Louis SLN 80 48 .625 ---- 24 95 58 .621 1934 New York NYN 77 51 .602 3.0 93 60 .608 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 74 53 .583 5.5 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 73 55 .570 7.0 86 65 .570 1934 Boston BON 56 72 .438 24.0 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 54 70 .435 24.0 56 93 .376 1934 Brooklyn BRN 49 78 .386 30.5 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 46 82 .359 34.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 56 72 .438 32-26 24-46 6-17 50-55 5- 7 19-24 6-4 Won 4 BRN 49 78 .386 24-30 25-48 11-18 38-60 6- 5 14-27 2-8 Lost 2 CHN 73 55 .570 45-26 28-29 23-11 50-44 9- 8 27-20 7-3 Won 2 CIN 46 82 .359 31-44 15-38 6-14 40-68 3- 8 21-20 3-7 Lost 3 NYN 77 51 .602 39-17 38-34 17-11 60-40 8- 6 25-24 3-7 Lost 2 PHN 54 70 .435 28-24 26-46 13-14 41-56 6- 4 18-19 4-6 Lost 2 PIN 74 53 .583 48-24 26-29 20-13 54-40 6- 3 26-16 8-2 Won 3 SLN 80 48 .625 50-21 30-27 15-11 65-37 8-10 18-18 8-2 Lost 2 TOTAL 509 509 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 10-16 4- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-24 2- 2 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 15-14 2- 1 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-17 1- 3 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 15-14 0- 2 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 13-12 0- 2 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 20-10 3- 1 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 24- 6 1- 2 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 10 7 13 11 8 6 1 BRN 9 - 2 8 7 10 8 5 CHN 11 15 - 14 11 8 3 11 CIN 5 9 7 - 3 12 7 3 NYN 7 13 7 15 - 12 10 13 PHN 10 8 10 6 6 - 8 6 PIN 12 10 12 13 8 10 - 9 SLN 18 13 10 13 5 10 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 9/4/1934



 

BROOKLYN AT BOSTON Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 8 1 Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 8 0 Win:Smith(5-3) Loss:Clark(2-5) Homeruns- H.Lee(10th) Hal Lee touched them all and had 2 RBI at Braves Field where the Boston Braves beat the dreadful Brooklyn Dodgers in 10 innings by the score of 4 to 3. The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Boston won the game in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Bob Smith laced a base-hit. One out later, Tommy Thompson came to the plate and delivered a single. Watty Clark then threw one that got by the catcher for a passed ball giving Boston the victory and sending the 3,136 home-town fans home happy. Both teams ended up with 8 on the afternoon. Smith(5-3) got credit for the victory, pitching 2 innings and allowing no runs. Clark(2-5) was the loser in relief. BROOKLYN AT BOSTON Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Braves.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 10 1 Win:Cantwell(7-7) Loss:Babich(0-11) Homeruns- W.Berger(25th) Tommy Thompson had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Boston Braves rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over league door-mat Brooklyn Dodgers, 6 to 5. Boston erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 3 runs on 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Pinky Whitney opened up the rally as he reached on an error. Shanty Hogan stepped up next and he drew a walk. One out later, Bill Urbanski came to the plate and drew a walk to load the bases. Thompson came up and he lashed a single which was good for two runs. Randy Moore stepped into the box and smacked a one-base hit making Boston victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Boston managed 10 in their victory. The victory was credited to Ben Cantwell(7-7) who went 4 innings, allowing no runs. Johnny Babich(0-11) was the losing pitcher. Cantwell and Thompson were really whooping it up in the clubhouse after the great come from behind victory. As Bill McKechnie noted, 'A win like this one can do wonders for a team's attitude.' Everyone shares in the joy - the fans, the players - even you guys - it's better than winning by a dozen runs!' CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 - 6 9 0 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 12 2 Win:Warneke(19-7) Loss:Frey(4-16) Save:Root(1st) The Chicago Cubs toppled the hopeless Cincinnati Reds by a 6 to 2 score at Crosley Field. Lon Warneke(19-7) gave a fine effort for Chicago. He went 8 and 1/3 innings surrendering 12 hits and 1 walk. Chicago won despite being out-hit by Cincinnati 12 hits to 9. Charlie Root recorded the save, his 1st. The loss was charged to Benny Frey(4-16). He pitched 8 innings allowing 9 hits and no walks. CHICAGO AT CINCINNATI Cubs............ 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 9 14 1 Reds............ 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 3 Win:Weaver(7-7) Loss:Stout(4-9) Homeruns- B.O'Farrell(1st) Jim Weaver completed the game without help from the bullpen and Babe Herman* had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the dreadful Cincinnati Reds by a score of 9 to 4 at Crosley Field. Cincinnati fell behind quickly as the Chicago offense came through in the first inning scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits. Chicago finished with 14 hits in the victory. The victory was credited to Weaver(7-7) who went the distance, allowing 4 runs. Allyn Stout(4-9) was hit with the loss. He allowed Chicago 7 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings of work.

ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH Cardinals....... 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 1 Pirates......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 10 1 Win:French(15-11) Loss:Dean(11-8) Save:Chagnon(9th) Homeruns- A.Vaughan(8th) 2,896 fans were treated to a fine game at Forbes Field as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Pittsburgh Pirates won by the slimmest of margins, 6 to 5. Pittsburgh tallied 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning with the help of 4 hits. The highlight belonged to Arky Vaughan who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when he cracked a two-run shot (his 8th of the season). St. Louis threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. Larry French(15-11) went 7 and 1/3 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. French was helped out by Leon Chagnon who recorded his 9th save. Paul Dean(11-8) ended up with the loss. 'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his best stuff,' Pie Traynor said after the game. 'French did not have command of his pitches most of the afternoon, but he proved he really knew how to pitch!' ST. LOUIS AT PITTSBURGH Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Win:Hoyt(14-9) Loss:Walker(10-4) Save:Grimes(1st) Arky Vaughan had 2 base hits at Forbes Field where the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2 to 1. Pittsburgh set the tone of the game in the first inning scoring a single run utilizing 2 base hits. St. Louis had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. The victory was credited to Waite Hoyt(14-9) who went 7 and 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run. Burleigh Grimes was credited with his 1st save. Bill Walker(10-4) took the loss.

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves 9/3/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Boyle RF 5 1 1 0 .294 B.Urbanski SS 4 1 1 0 .287 L.Frey SS 5 0 2 2 .268 T.Thompson RF 2 1 1 0 .301 D.Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 .282 R.Moore 1B 3 0 0 1 .304 J.McCarthy 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 W.Berger CF 4 0 0 0 .282 T.Cuccinello 2B 4 0 0 0 .291 H.Lee LF 4 1 2 2 .298 L.Koenecke CF 3 0 0 0 .294 M.McManus 2B 4 0 2 0 .279 J.Stripp 3B 4 1 2 0 .305 P.Whitney 3B 4 0 1 0 .249 A.Lopez C 2 0 1 1 .267 S.Hogan C 4 0 0 0 .275 A-J.Bucher PR 0 0 0 0 .115 F.Frankhouse P 2 0 0 0 .222 B-W.Millies C 1 0 0 0 .000 C-B.Jordan PH 1 0 0 0 .318 R.Benge P 3 1 1 0 .110 B.Smith P 1 1 1 0 .208 D-J.Frederick PH 1 0 1 0 .327 E-G.Chapman PR 0 0 0 0 .268 W.Clark P 0 0 0 0 .222 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 8 3 Totals 33 4 8 3 A-Pinch Ran For Lopez In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bucher In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Frankhouse In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Benge In 10th Inning E-Pinch Ran For Frederick In 10th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 8 1 Braves.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 8 0 Dodgers (49-77) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Benge 9 6 3 3 3 3 1 134 4.68 W.Clark LOSS(2-5) 0 2/3 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.98 Totals 9 2/3 8 4 3 3 3 1 Braves (55-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Frankhouse 8 7 3 3 1 3 0 111 4.15 B.Smith WIN(5-3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 31 3.12 Totals 10 8 3 3 2 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,136 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5 Braves: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Braves: 0 ERRORS- J.McCarthy DOUBLES- B.Boyle(19th), J.Stripp(15th), B.Urbanski(27th) HOME RUNS- H.Lee(10th) CAUGHT STEALING- L.Koenecke, J.Bucher SACRIFICE HITS- T.Thompson-2 WALKS- L.Koenecke, A.Lopez, B.Urbanski, T.Thompson, R.Moore STRIKE OUTS- D.Taylor, T.Cuccinello, A.Lopez, W.Berger, H.Lee, P.Whitney GIDP- W.Berger, M.McManus PASSED BALLS- W.Millies

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves 9/3/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG B.Boyle RF 5 0 0 0 .290 B.Urbanski SS 4 1 0 0 .285 L.Frey SS 4 1 1 1 .268 T.Thompson RF 4 2 2 2 .304 J.Frederick LF 4 0 2 0 .329 R.Moore 1B 4 0 3 1 .309 A-G.Chapman LF 0 0 0 0 .268 W.Berger CF 4 1 1 2 .281 J.McCarthy 1B 4 0 0 1 .167 H.Lee LF 3 0 0 1 .296 J.Bucher 2B 4 0 0 0 .100 M.McManus 2B 4 0 1 0 .278 L.Koenecke CF 2 1 2 0 .298 P.Whitney 3B 4 0 1 0 .249 J.Stripp 3B 4 1 1 0 .305 S.Hogan C 3 1 0 0 .271 R.Berres C 4 1 1 2 .244 H.Betts P 1 0 1 0 .232 J.Babich P 4 1 1 0 .333 B.Cantwell P 1 0 1 0 .239 O.Carroll P 0 0 0 0 .385 B-L.Mallon PH 1 1 0 0 .299 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 8 4 Totals 33 6 10 6 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Frederick In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Cantwell In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Braves.......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 6 10 1 Dodgers (49-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Babich LOSS(0-11) 8 2/3 9 6 3 5 1 1 148 5.80 O.Carroll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8.11 Totals 8 2/3 10 6 3 5 1 1 Braves (56-72) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Betts 5 7 5 4 1 1 0 84 4.38 B.Cantwell WIN(7-7) 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 49 3.52 Totals 9 8 5 4 2 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,434 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5 Braves: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3 Braves: 0 ERRORS- J.Babich, R.Moore DOUBLES- J.Frederick(15th), R.Berres(4th), T.Thompson(7th) HOME RUNS- W.Berger(25th) STOLEN BASES- T.Thompson(5th) SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Lee WALKS- L.Koenecke-2, B.Urbanski, T.Thompson, R.Moore, S.Hogan, H.Betts STRIKE OUTS- J.Babich-2, P.Whitney GIDP- B.Urbanski, T.Thompson, W.Berger

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 9/3/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG S.Hack 3B 4 0 1 1 .331 S.Adams 2B 4 0 1 0 .276 A.Galan 2B 5 0 1 0 .232 G.Slade SS 4 0 3 1 .322 K.Cuyler CF 4 2 2 1 .335 M.Koenig 3B 5 1 0 0 .260 B.Herman* RF 4 0 3 1 .305 J.Bottomley 1B 4 0 3 0 .258 C.Klein LF 3 0 0 1 .306 C.Hafey CF 3 0 1 1 .296 A-T.Stainback LF 0 0 0 0 .308 H.Pool LF 4 0 1 0 .374 G.Hartnett C 3 1 0 0 .300 E.Lombardi C 4 0 0 0 .327 C.Grimm 1B 4 1 1 0 .300 A.Comorosky RF 4 1 2 0 .288 B.Jurges SS 4 1 1 1 .263 B.Frey P 3 0 1 0 .180 L.Warneke P 4 1 0 0 .184 D.Brennan P 0 0 0 0 .059 C.Root P 0 0 0 0 .226 B-W.Schulmerich PH 0 0 0 0 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 6 9 5 Totals 35 2 12 2 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Klein In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Brennan In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 - 6 9 0 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 12 2 Cubs (72-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Warneke WIN(19-7) 8 1/3 12 2 2 1 2 0 150 2.56 C.Root SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.33 Totals 9 12 2 2 1 2 0 Reds (46-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Frey LOSS(4-16) 8 9 6 3 0 0 0 121 6.43 D.Brennan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.53 Totals 9 9 6 3 0 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 787 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, , Cy Rigler, Dolly Stark T- 2:26 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5 Reds:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Reds: 0 ERRORS- G.Slade, M.Koenig DOUBLES- B.Herman*(38th), B.Jurges(15th), S.Adams(9th) TRIPLES- B.Herman*(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Hack, G.Slade SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Klein, C.Hafey WALKS- W.Schulmerich HIT BY PITCH- G.Hartnett, S.Adams STRIKE OUTS- H.Pool, B.Frey GIDP- M.Koenig PASSED BALLS- E.Lombardi

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 9/3/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG S.Hack 3B 4 1 2 0 .333 S.Adams 2B 4 0 0 0 .270 A.Galan 2B 4 1 1 2 .233 G.Slade SS 5 2 4 0 .328 K.Cuyler CF 4 3 3 1 .338 M.Koenig 3B 5 0 2 0 .261 B.Herman* RF 4 1 2 2 .307 J.Bottomley 1B 3 1 1 1 .258 C.Klein LF 5 0 2 2 .307 C.Hafey CF 2 1 0 1 .295 B.O'Farrell C 4 1 1 2 .205 H.Pool LF 3 0 0 0 .370 C.Grimm 1B 5 1 2 0 .302 A.Comorosky RF 4 0 2 2 .291 B.Jurges SS 5 0 0 0 .258 C.Manion C 4 0 1 0 .111 J.Weaver P 4 1 1 0 .119 T.Kleinhans P 0 0 0 0 .095 A.Stout P 3 0 0 0 .179 L.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-E.Lombardi PH,C 1 0 0 0 .326 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 9 14 9 Totals 34 4 10 4 A-Pinch Hit For Grissom In 8th Inning Cubs............ 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 9 14 1 Reds............ 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 3 Cubs (73-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Weaver WIN(7-7) 9 10 4 4 5 2 0 156 3.43 Totals 9 10 4 4 5 2 0 Reds (46-82) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Stout LOSS(4-9) 6 2/3 11 7 4 1 3 1 127 3.61 L.Grissom 1 1/3 2 2 2 3 0 0 31 11.57 T.Kleinhans 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.34 Totals 9 14 9 6 4 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 658 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Reds: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 3 Reds: 0 ERRORS- C.Grimm, S.Adams, A.Comorosky, C.Manion DOUBLES- S.Hack(19th), C.Grimm(12th) TRIPLES- B.Herman*(4th) HOME RUNS- B.O'Farrell(1st) STOLEN BASES- K.Cuyler(13th), C.Klein(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- S.Hack SACRIFICE FLIES- B.O'Farrell WALKS- S.Hack, A.Galan, K.Cuyler, B.Herman*, S.Adams, J.Bottomley-2, C.Hafey-2 HIT BY PITCH- H.Pool STRIKE OUTS- J.Weaver-3, A.Comorosky, A.Stout GIDP- C.Hafey, C.Manion, E.Lombardi BALKS- J.Weaver

1934 St. Louis Cardinals At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 9/3/1934 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG P.Martin 3B 5 0 2 1 .311 L.Waner CF 5 1 1 0 .277 J.Rothrock RF 5 0 1 0 .311 F.Lindstrom LF 3 2 3 1 .320 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 1 0 .314 P.Waner RF 4 1 2 2 .352 J.Medwick LF 4 1 2 0 .384 A.Vaughan SS 4 1 1 2 .331 R.Collins 1B 4 0 2 1 .349 P.Traynor 3B 4 0 0 0 .322 S.Davis C 4 2 1 0 .330 G.Suhr 1B 3 1 1 0 .310 C.Fullis CF 4 1 2 1 .275 T.Thevenow 2B 4 0 0 0 .273 B.Whitehead SS 4 1 2 2 .276 E.Grace C 4 0 1 0 .291 P.Dean P 3 0 0 0 .277 L.French P 3 0 1 1 .237 A-B.Delancey PH 1 0 0 0 .291 L.Chagnon P 1 0 0 0 .231 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 5 13 5 Totals 35 6 10 6 A-Pinch Hit For Dean In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 1 Pirates......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 10 1 Cardinals (80-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Dean LOSS(11-8) 8 10 6 6 2 3 1 137 3.89 Totals 8 10 6 6 2 3 1 Pirates (73-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.French WIN(15-11) 7 1/3 11 4 4 0 3 0 135 3.67 L.Chagnon SAVE(9th) 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 3.69 Totals 9 13 5 5 0 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,896 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:07 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 6 Pirates: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- C.Fullis, P.Traynor DOUBLES- S.Davis(23rd), B.Whitehead-2(21st), F.Lindstrom(22nd), G.Suhr(41st), E.Grace(20th) TRIPLES- P.Martin(7th), J.Medwick(17th), P.Waner-2(15th) HOME RUNS- A.Vaughan(8th) STOLEN BASES- P.Martin(18th), F.Frisch(12th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Rothrock WALKS- F.Lindstrom, G.Suhr STRIKE OUTS- P.Martin, J.Medwick, P.Dean, A.Vaughan, T.Thevenow, L.Chagnon GIDP- S.Davis

1934 St. Louis Cardinals At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 9/3/1934 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG P.Martin 3B 4 0 1 0 .310 L.Waner CF 3 0 0 0 .275 J.Rothrock RF 3 1 0 0 .310 F.Lindstrom LF 2 2 0 0 .319 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 2 1 .316 P.Waner RF 4 0 1 1 .351 J.Medwick LF 4 0 2 0 .385 A.Vaughan SS 4 0 2 1 .333 R.Collins 1B 4 0 0 0 .346 P.Traynor 3B 4 0 1 0 .321 B.Delancey C 3 0 0 0 .286 G.Suhr 1B 4 0 0 0 .307 A-C.Fullis PR 0 0 0 0 .275 T.Thevenow 2B 4 0 2 0 .276 E.Orsatti CF 4 0 2 0 .299 T.Padden C 3 0 1 0 .336 B.Whitehead SS 3 0 1 0 .277 W.Hoyt P 3 0 0 0 .140 B.Walker P 3 0 0 0 .122 B.Grimes P 0 0 0 0 .143 B-P.Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 .263 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 8 1 Totals 31 2 7 2 A-Pinch Ran For Delancey In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Walker In 9th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 1 Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 Cardinals (80-48) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Walker LOSS(10-4) 8 7 2 2 4 7 0 129 2.53 Totals 8 7 2 2 4 7 0 Pirates (74-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Hoyt WIN(14-9) 7 2/3 7 1 1 2 5 0 125 2.25 B.Grimes SAVE(1st) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 7.34 Totals 9 8 1 1 3 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,314 DATE- Monday, September 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Ted McGrew, , Ernie Quigley, Charlie Moran T- 1:39 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Pirates: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- R.Collins DOUBLES- P.Martin(24th), E.Orsatti(13th), P.Waner(27th), T.Padden(15th) STOLEN BASES- J.Rothrock(12th), F.Frisch(13th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Fullis WALKS- J.Rothrock, B.Delancey, B.Whitehead, L.Waner, F.Lindstrom-2, T.Padden STRIKE OUTS- J.Medwick, R.Collins, B.Delancey, B.Whitehead, B.Walker, L.Waner, P.Waner, P.Traynor, G.Suhr-2, W.Hoyt-2 GIDP- W.Hoyt