Vacation

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NL Player of the Week - Chick Hafey

NL Player of the Week

Chick Hafey

Chick Hafey (HA 59) began his career with the Cardinals in 1922 and played there until just before the 1932 season when he was traded for a couple of players and cash to the Cincinnati Reds. He remained a Red until his retirement after the 1937 season. Originally a pitcher, he was converted to the outfield one day after Cardinal executive Branch Rickey saw Hafey in batting practice.

Hafey's career began slowly. His first 3 years he was platooned, but in 1926 he caught a break when outfielder Ray Blades busted a leg. Hafey was good, but not great. After the season he was fitted for glasses, and 1927 was his breakthrough year. From there he remained one of the league's hitting stars. Hafey hit for both average and power. He would be plauged by sinus problems, which would limit his playing time during various seasons. His playing time was also limited by rotuine holdout for more money, which eventually led to his trade.

As evidenced by Dick Perez's fine portrait, Hafey wore glasses, and was very nearsighted. Teammate Rob Broeg recalled watching him try to make out train schedule boards, and would wonder what Hafey would hit if he had good eyesight. It's amazing to note how Hafey would have hot, he noted, if he had been able to see!

Hafey was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1971.

September 23rd, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Get it Done Against Browns in Double Header! "Magic Number" stands at 6 after Detroit batters St. Louis; Gehringer poised to win AL batting title

Tigers Get Sweep in St. Louis

White (pictured) and Greenberg power Detroit to 26 runs on afternoon

Tribe Whips White Sox, 11-2

Hildebrand notches 13th win as Averill blasts home run number 36

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/23/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 86 61 C.Gehring DEA .394 J.Foxx PHA 50 L.Gehrig NYA 157 1934 NYA 82 63 J.Foxx PHA .375 L.Gehrig NYA 42 J.Foxx PHA 150 1934 BOA 81 64 P.Higgins PHA .352 B.Johnson PHA 41 C.Gehring DEA 138 1934 PHA 77 66 B.Werber BOA .351 E.Averill CLA 36 B.Johnson PHA 120 1934 CLA 71 76 L.Appling CHA .350 H.Trosky CLA 25 H.Greenbe DEA 115 1934 WAA 68 76 1934 SLA 62 84 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 53 90 L.Gomez NYA 23 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 2.00 S.Rowe DEA 21 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Burke WAA 2.31 T.Bridges DEA 17 H.Pennock BOA 7 B.Newsom SLA 2.80 J.Marcum PHA 17 P.Galliva CHA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 3.01 OTHERS TIED W 16 OTHERS TIED W 5 F.Ostermu BOA 3.18 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Werber BOA 12 B.Werber BOA 50 T.Bridges DEA 161 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 29 L.Gomez NYA 154 J.Foxx PHA 10 B.Chapman NYA 26 B.Newsom SLA 154 OTHERS TIED W 8 P.Fox DEA 23 M.Pearson CLA 145 OTHERS TIED W 15 S.Rowe DEA 141 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 11 at CHA 2 BOA-Rhodes(14-12, 4.91) at NYA-Gomez(23-9, 2.00) DEA 10 at SLA 4 BOA-Rhodes(14-12, 4.91) at NYA-Gomez(23-9, 2.00) DEA 16 at SLA 1 CLA-Pearson(16-13, 3.85) at CHA-Kennedy(0-1, 1.93) CLA-Pearson(16-13, 3.85) at CHA-Earnsha(10-17, 4.98) DEA-Rowe(21-8, 3.69) at SLA-Newsom(16-9, 2.80) DEA-Rowe(21-8, 3.69) at SLA-Blaehol(9-17, 4.80) WAA-Weaver(9-14, 5.30) at PHA-Cain(15-9, 3.80) 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 S.Graham BOA .278 18 5 6 11 0 S.Rowe DEA 19 8 1 7 12 0 200 H.Trosky CLA .400 40 16 10 4 3 J.Walkup SLA 7 1 0 4 4 0 201 B.Johnson PHA .278 36 10 12 2 3 L.Gomez NYA 20 12 3 6 9 1 200 R.Pepper SLA .333 42 14 11 1 4 O.Hildebrand CLA 26 20 5 8 6 1 110 A.Simmons CHA .286 35 10 7 4 3 B.Newsom SLA 25 19 6 11 16 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 J.Conlan CHA .088 34 3 1 0 0 H.Klaerner CHA 9 19 15 9 4 4 020 O.Bejma SLA .115 26 3 0 2 0 T.Lee CLA 9 14 8 5 4 2 020 M.Galatzer CLA .159 44 7 1 1 0 I.Andrews SLA 5 9 7 4 1 1 000 A.Jorgens NYA .111 27 3 1 3 0 T.Lyons CHA 11 18 11 3 6 0 010 O.Bluege WAA .190 42 8 2 1 0 L.Stewart WAA 9 21 11 2 4 0 110 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 86 61 .585 ---- 6 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 82 63 .566 3.0 90 64 .584 1934 Boston BOA 81 64 .559 4.0 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 77 66 .538 7.0 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 71 76 .483 15.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 68 76 .472 16.5 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 62 84 .425 23.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 53 90 .371 31.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 81 64 .559 41-32 40-32 12- 7 69-57 12- 7 25-20 4-6 Lost 4 CHA 53 90 .371 26-47 27-43 7- 6 46-84 3- 8 11-23 3-7 Lost 3 CLA 71 76 .483 39-34 32-42 17-22 54-54 5-12 22-20 3-7 Won 2 DEA 86 61 .585 43-32 43-29 20-22 66-39 7- 5 26-15 8-2 Won 2 NYA 82 63 .566 43-30 39-33 20-11 62-52 7- 7 16-20 6-4 Won 1 PHA 77 66 .538 43-26 34-40 5- 7 72-59 10- 5 26-17 6-4 Won 2 SLA 62 84 .425 37-36 25-48 21-15 41-69 6- 4 17-23 6-4 Lost 2 WAA 68 76 .472 36-35 32-41 11-15 57-61 4- 6 20-25 4-6 Lost 1 TOTAL 580 580 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 10- 8 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-14 6-12 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 9-15 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 16- 5 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 8 13- 6 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 10-13 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 13-10 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 6-14 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 13 14 9 13 8 10 14 CHA 8 - 3 8 6 5 11 12 CLA 8 14 - 11 6 9 12 11 DEA 13 11 11 - 12 14 12 13 NYA 6 15 16 10 - 9 13 13 PHA 11 17 13 8 11 - 13 4 SLA 12 10 8 6 9 8 - 9 WAA 6 10 11 9 6 13 13 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 140 115 110 100 69 97 114 CHA 104 - 51 91 69 108 94 134 CLA 99 126 - 99 95 95 105 105 DEA 148 142 130 - 94 148 121 111 NYA 72 124 131 89 - 109 126 119 PHA 88 136 104 112 102 - 112 80 SLA 94 93 77 104 94 93 - 86 WAA 78 124 112 82 72 103 98 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 9/23/1934

 

CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO Indians......... 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 - 11 18 2 White Sox....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 3 Win:Hildebrand(13-10) Loss:Klaerner(0-2) Homeruns- E.Averill(36th), H.Trosky(25th), O.Hale(15th) Center fielder Earl Averill had 4 hits and 3 RBI and Oral Hildebrand had a strong outing at Comiskey Park as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 11 to 2. Averill enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 36th of the season) in the 1st inning, doubled in the 4th inning, doubled in the 5th inning and banged out a single in the 9th inning. Cleveland managed 18 in their victory. Hildebrand(13-10), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Hugo Klaerner(0-2) was the loser. He served up 3 homeruns in his 5 innings. 'Hildebrand took our guys to school' Jimmy Dykes said. 'Too bad he doesn't pitch for us - it would make my job a whole lot easier!' DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS Tigers.......... 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 - 10 20 0 Browns.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 7 1 Win:Bridges(17-15) Loss:Hadley(10-17) Homeruns- R.Pepper(9th) First baseman Hank Greenberg had 3 base hits and 2 RBI and Tommy Bridges completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Detroit Tigers defeated the St. Louis Browns by a score of 10 to 4 at Sportsman's Park. Bridges(17-15) pitched a fine game. He surrendered 7 hits and 7 walks in 9 innings. Detroit bats were hot in the 6th inning when they had 4 runs on 5 hits. Detroit finished with 20 hits in the victory. The losing pitcher was Bump Hadley(10-17). He was hit hard and gave up 18 hits and 7 walks in 8 innings. DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS Tigers.......... 2 5 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 - 16 16 0 Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 4 Win:Fischer(8-2) Loss:Coffman(6-13) Homeruns- C.Gehringer(16th), H.Greenberg(22nd), R.Pepper(10th) Carl Fischer went the distance and Jo-Jo White had 3 base hits and 5 RBI as the Detroit Tigers man-handled the St. Louis Browns - the final score was 16 to 1. White had a big day with his bat. He lined a single which was good for two runs in the 2nd inning, doubled scoring two baserunners in the 5th inning and laced a base-knock scoring a run in the 7th inning. Detroit provided plenty of action in the 2nd inning when they had 5 runs on 4 hits, the 5th inning when they had 4 runs on 4 hits and the 7th inning when they had 4 runs on 3 hits. Detroit rapped out 16 hits for the afternoon. The win was credited to Fischer(8-2) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. Dick Coffman(6-13) absorbed the loss. He gave up 7 runs and 7 hits in 1 and 1/3 innings.

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Chicago White Sox 9/22/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 6 2 2 0 .217 J.Conlan CF 4 0 0 0 .219 E.Averill CF 5 3 4 3 .325 J.Heving P 0 0 0 0 .333 H.Trosky 1B 5 3 3 2 .312 M.Mauldin 3B 4 0 0 0 .250 J.Vosmik LF 4 1 2 1 .398 A.Simmons LF 4 0 0 0 .327 O.Hale 2B 5 1 1 3 .303 Z.Bonura 1B 4 1 1 0 .287 W.Kamm 3B 4 0 2 0 .255 L.Appling SS 3 1 2 0 .350 B.Knickerbocker SS 5 0 2 1 .295 R.Radcliff RF 4 0 1 2 .250 B.Brenzel C 5 0 0 0 .148 J.Hayes 2B 3 0 0 0 .301 O.Hildebrand P 5 1 2 0 .149 M.Shea C 2 0 0 0 .140 L.Stine P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-M.Haas PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .284 H.Klaerner P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-M.Ruel C 2 0 0 0 .209 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 44 11 18 10 Totals 32 2 4 2 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Klaerner In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Stine In 8th Inning Indians......... 3 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 - 11 18 2 White Sox....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 4 3 Indians (71-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand WIN(13-10) 9 4 2 1 1 0 0 101 4.48 Totals 9 4 2 1 1 0 0 White Sox (53-90) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Klaerner LOSS(0-2) 5 14 11 7 2 1 3 153 11.40 L.Stine 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.69 J.Heving 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 6.96 Totals 9 18 11 7 2 2 3 ATTENDANCE- 2,926 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Louis Kolls, , Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand T- 2:00 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 9 White Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 White Sox: 1 ERRORS- O.Hale, B.Brenzel, M.Mauldin, L.Appling-2 DOUBLES- M.Galatzer(5th), E.Averill-2(39th), H.Trosky(41st), J.Vosmik(40th), W.Kamm(18th), O.Hildebrand, R.Radcliff(2nd) TRIPLES- J.Vosmik(1st) HOME RUNS- E.Averill(36th), H.Trosky(25th), O.Hale(15th) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Hale SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Averill WALKS- J.Vosmik, W.Kamm, L.Appling STRIKE OUTS- J.Vosmik, W.Kamm GIDP- M.Galatzer, J.Hayes WILD PITCHES- H.Klaerner

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/22/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 5 2 2 1 .327 H.Clift 3B 4 1 1 0 .250 M.Cochrane C 6 2 2 1 .327 I.Andrews P 0 0 0 0 .424 C.Gehringer 2B 5 1 4 1 .392 D.Garms LF 3 2 2 0 .292 H.Greenberg 1B 5 1 3 2 .332 J.Burns 1B 5 0 2 1 .256 M.Owen 3B 4 2 2 1 .325 R.Pepper CF 5 1 1 3 .275 G.Goslin LF 6 0 3 1 .282 B.Campbell RF 4 0 1 0 .290 B.Rogell SS 5 1 2 1 .292 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 0 0 .240 P.Fox RF 3 1 2 2 .284 R.Hemsley C 2 0 0 0 .307 T.Bridges P 3 0 0 0 .107 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .249 B.Hadley P 3 0 0 0 .157 A-R.Hornsby PH,3B 0 0 0 0 .388 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 10 20 10 Totals 34 4 7 4 A-Pinch Hit For Hadley In 8th Inning Tigers.......... 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 - 10 20 0 Browns.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 4 7 1 Tigers (85-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges WIN(17-15) 9 7 4 4 7 7 1 169 3.40 Totals 9 7 4 4 7 7 1 Browns (62-83) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley LOSS(10-17) 8 18 10 10 7 3 0 168 5.62 I.Andrews 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 5.38 Totals 9 20 10 10 8 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 572 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, , T- 2:29 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:14 Browns:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Browns: 3 ERRORS- B.Hadley DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(46th), H.Greenberg(59th), P.Fox(29th), B.Campbell(22nd) TRIPLES- B.Rogell-2(8th) HOME RUNS- R.Pepper(9th) SACRIFICE HITS- T.Bridges SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Fox WALKS- J.White, M.Cochrane, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, M.Owen-2, P.Fox, T.Bridges, H.Clift, D.Garms-2, B.Campbell, R.Hemsley-2, R.Hornsby STRIKE OUTS- H.Greenberg, G.Goslin, B.Rogell, T.Bridges, H.Clift-2, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, O.Melillo-2, R.Hemsley GIDP- H.Greenberg, M.Owen, T.Bridges

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/22/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 4 3 2 0 .286 H.Clift 3B 4 0 0 0 .249 J.White CF 6 2 3 5 .330 E.Wells P 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Gehringer 2B 5 3 3 2 .394 D.Garms LF 4 0 1 0 .291 H.Greenberg 1B 6 2 3 3 .333 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 0 .255 M.Owen 3B 4 0 1 1 .324 R.Pepper CF 3 1 2 1 .277 G.Goslin LF 5 0 0 1 .280 O.Bejma RF 4 0 0 0 .227 B.Rogell SS 5 2 2 0 .293 O.Melillo 2B 3 0 1 0 .240 R.Hayworth C 4 3 2 1 .282 R.Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 .305 C.Fischer P 3 1 0 0 .079 A.Strange SS 2 0 0 0 .248 D.Coffman P 0 0 0 0 .229 B.McAfee P 1 0 0 0 .214 I.Andrews P 1 0 0 0 .412 A-R.Hornsby PH,3B 1 0 1 0 .400 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 16 16 13 Totals 30 1 5 1 A-Pinch Hit For Andrews In 8th Inning Tigers.......... 2 5 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 - 16 16 0 Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 4 Tigers (86-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Fischer WIN(8-2) 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 119 4.19 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 6 1 Browns (62-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Coffman LOSS(6-13) 1 1/3 7 7 6 2 1 1 53 3.80 B.McAfee 3 1/3 2 3 3 1 1 0 48 5.65 I.Andrews 3 1/3 6 6 6 1 0 1 58 5.68 E.Wells 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 5.32 Totals 9 16 16 15 5 2 2 ATTENDANCE- 903 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:26 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Browns: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 2 Browns: 0 ERRORS- H.Clift, R.Pepper, O.Bejma, A.Strange DOUBLES- J.White(7th), H.Greenberg-2(61st), M.Owen(30th), R.Hayworth-2(4th), D.Garms(9th) TRIPLES- C.Gehringer(6th), R.Pepper(7th) HOME RUNS- C.Gehringer(16th), H.Greenberg(22nd), R.Pepper(10th) STOLEN BASES- J.White(29th) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Owen, C.Fischer WALKS- P.Fox-2, C.Gehringer, R.Hayworth, C.Fischer, R.Pepper, A.Strange STRIKE OUTS- H.Greenberg, C.Fischer, H.Clift-2, D.Garms, O.Bejma, R.Hemsley, A.Strange GIDP- O.Melillo, R.Hemsley

September 23rd, 1934 - NL News

Cardinal Lead Stands at Half Game as Giant Win Again; St. Louis, New York both play double header this afternoon

Giants Edge Braves, 4-3

Schumaker (pictured) outduels Rhem at Ott blasts 44th homer

Pirates Batter Cubs all Afternoon

13 is Lucky for Bucs in both games

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/23/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 SLN 89 55 J.Medwick SLN .376 M.Ott NYN 44 M.Ott NYN 140 1934 NYN 90 57 B.Terry NYN .369 R.Collins SLN 36 G.Suhr PIN 126 1934 PIN 83 60 D.Bartell PHN .357 W.Berger BON 28 R.Collins SLN 121 1934 CHN 83 61 P.Waner PIN .353 G.Hartnet CHN 20 W.Berger BON 118 1934 BON 62 81 E.Allen PHN .353 C.Hafey CIN 19 OTHERS TIED W 106 1934 PHN 58 81 1934 BRN 57 87 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 52 92 F.Fitzsim NYN 23 B.Smith BON 9 C.Hubbell NYN 2.32 L.Warneke CHN 22 L.Chagnon PIN 9 W.Hoyt PIN 2.36 C.Hubbell NYN 22 J.Haines SLN 8 R.Parmele NYN 2.39 D.Dean SLN 20 W.Hoyt PIN 7 D.Dean SLN 2.39 OTHERS TIED W 19 H.Bell NYN 6 L.Warneke CHN 2.50 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS D.Bartell PHN 15 P.Martin SLN 19 V.Mungo BRN 155 K.Cuyler CHN 10 D.Bartell PHN 15 D.Dean SLN 147 P.Waner PIN 9 K.Cuyler CHN 14 L.Warneke CHN 139 B.Whitehe SLN 9 F.Frisch SLN 14 P.Dean SLN 138 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 13 OTHERS TIED W 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHN 4 at PIN 13 CHN-Bush(13-11, 3.57) at PIN-Blanton(0-0, ----) CHN 3 at PIN 13 NYN-Bowman(3-5, 4.90) at BON-Cantwel(8-7, 3.29) NYN 4 at BON 3 NYN-Salveso(6-1, 3.77) at BON-Frankho(11-15, 4.53) PHN-Collins(14-13, 4.03) at BRN-Mungo(10-21, 3.91) PHN-Collins(14-13, 4.03) at BRN-Mungo(10-21, 3.91) SLN-Hallaha(7-6, 5.96) at CIN-Frey(5-16, 5.97) SLN-Dean(20-10, 2.39) at CIN-Derring(10-16, 3.73) 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 G.Suhr PIN .500 40 20 19 4 3 C.Hubbell NYN 18 15 1 0 5 0 110 W.Berger BON .353 34 12 8 6 3 P.Dean SLN 25 22 6 1 18 1 210 S.Leslie BRN .364 22 8 7 3 1 H.Schumacher NYN 25 27 6 12 10 1 300 C.Klein CHN .318 22 7 6 4 1 R.Benge BRN 18 11 3 3 3 1 200 M.Ott NYN .297 37 11 8 4 3 W.Hoyt PIN 18 14 5 3 5 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 T.Thompson BON .139 36 5 1 1 0 C.Root CHN 6 14 9 5 2 2 110 L.Frey BRN .121 33 4 1 4 0 B.Tinning CHN 6 10 6 2 2 0 011 H.Critz NYN .167 36 6 3 1 0 W.Clark BRN 5 7 4 3 1 0 010 F.Frisch SLN .200 40 8 2 1 0 L.Mangum BON 9 13 8 2 0 0 010 L.Waner PIN .235 34 8 1 1 0 E.Moore PHN 11 16 7 3 2 0 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 St. Louis SLN 89 55 .618 ---- 9 95 58 .621 1934 New York NYN 90 57 .612 .5 93 60 .608 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 83 60 .580 5.5 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 83 61 .576 6.0 86 65 .570 1934 Boston BON 62 81 .434 26.5 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 58 81 .417 28.5 56 93 .376 1934 Brooklyn BRN 57 87 .396 32.0 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 52 92 .361 37.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 62 81 .434 38-35 24-46 8-18 55-63 6- 8 22-27 4-6 Lost 2 BRN 57 87 .396 32-38 25-49 13-20 44-67 7- 7 16-31 6-4 Won 2 CHN 83 61 .576 45-26 38-35 27-12 56-49 10- 8 29-20 6-4 Lost 2 CIN 52 92 .361 31-44 21-48 6-16 46-76 5- 8 23-22 4-6 Lost 1 NYN 90 57 .612 49-22 41-35 22-11 68-46 8- 7 29-26 7-3 Won 6 PHN 58 81 .417 32-35 26-46 14-17 44-64 7- 5 20-21 2-8 Lost 6 PIN 83 60 .580 51-25 32-35 20-16 63-44 7- 4 28-19 8-2 Won 3 SLN 89 55 .618 50-21 39-34 18-14 71-42 8-11 21-22 3-7 Lost 4 TOTAL 574 574 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 10-16 11- 9 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-24 10-11 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 15-14 12- 7 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-17 7-13 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 15-14 13- 8 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 13-12 4-13 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 20-10 12- 8 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 24- 6 10-10 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 11 7 14 11 8 8 3 BRN 9 - 4 11 7 10 9 7 CHN 15 16 - 14 12 12 3 11 CIN 8 11 7 - 3 12 8 3 NYN 9 13 9 19 - 13 13 14 PHN 10 8 10 7 7 - 8 8 PIN 12 13 14 14 9 12 - 9 SLN 18 15 10 13 8 14 11 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 113 73 110 76 89 79 76 BRN 103 - 63 93 77 108 116 95 CHN 96 122 - 106 81 122 75 95 CIN 84 90 68 - 51 101 91 58 NYN 80 94 82 136 - 86 107 94 PHN 83 95 98 121 57 - 115 106 PIN 95 108 117 114 89 118 - 80 SLN 145 145 101 109 92 135 109 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 9/23/1934

 

CHICAGO AT PITTSBURGH Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 13 1 Pirates......... 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 - 13 18 1 Win:Birkofer(15-10) Loss:Root(7-4) Homeruns- P.Waner(15th), G.Suhr(12th) Ralph Birkofer pitched a complete game and Gus Suhr had 4 hits and 7 RBI at Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs by the count of 13 to 4. Suhr enjoyed a big day at the plate. He hit a single bringing in a run in the 1st inning, lofted a three-run bomb (his 12th of the season) in the 6th inning, ripped a base-knock plating a run in the 7th inning and doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 8th inning. Pittsburgh banged out 18 on the afternoon. Birkofer(15-10), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Charlie Root(7-4) absorbed the loss in relief. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 4 runs in 2 innings. Pittsburgh now has a record of 82-60. With the loss, the Chicago ballclub's record is 83-60. CHICAGO AT PITTSBURGH Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 2 - 13 17 1 Win:Harris(3-0) Loss:Tinning(6-8) Homeruns- B.Jurges(10th), G.Suhr-2(14th) First baseman Gus Suhr slammed 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI at Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates, running on all cylinders, ripped the Chicago Cubs by a large 13 to 3 margin. Suhr provided much of the offense. He lashed a single in the 2nd inning, rifled a three-run blast in the 6th inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run (his 14th of the season) in the 8th inning. Overall Pittsburgh out-hit Chicago 17 to 11. Bill Harris(3-0) went 7 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Bud Tinning(6-8) was the loser. He was touched for 8 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings. 'Suhr led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Harris said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.' NEW YORK AT BOSTON Giants.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 4 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Win:Schumacher(19-10) Loss:Rhem(10-11) Save:Smith(4th) Homeruns- M.Ott(44th), G.Mancuso(6th) The New York Giants edged the Boston Braves at Braves Field by the score of 4 to 3. Boston was unable to claim the lead after New York went ahead in the 6th inning scoring one runner. New York banged out 9 on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Hal Schumacher(19-10) who went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs. Al Smith recorded his 4th save. Flint Rhem(10-11) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 3 runs and 8 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings. It was another victory for New York at Braves Field. Now their winning streak stands at 6 games.

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 9/22/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG S.Hack 3B 4 1 1 0 .323 W.Roettger LF 3 0 0 0 .186 C.Wiedemeyer P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-L.Waner PH,CF 2 1 1 0 .268 P.Malone P 0 0 0 0 .153 W.Jensen CF,LF 5 0 1 0 .300 B.Herman 2B 4 0 2 2 .289 P.Waner RF 4 3 2 2 .354 K.Cuyler CF 5 0 2 0 .346 A.Vaughan SS 4 4 3 0 .330 R.Stephenson LF 5 0 1 0 .190 P.Traynor 3B 5 3 4 3 .323 B.Herman* 1B 3 0 1 0 .311 G.Suhr 1B 5 1 4 7 .312 G.Hartnett C 4 1 2 0 .298 T.Thevenow 2B 5 0 0 0 .264 T.Stainback RF 4 1 2 0 .304 T.Padden C 4 1 3 0 .321 B.Jurges SS 4 0 1 0 .254 R.Birkofer P 3 0 0 0 .246 B.Lee P 2 0 0 0 .093 A-P.Cavarretta PH 1 1 1 1 .400 C.Root P 0 0 0 0 .226 C-A.Galan PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .241 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 4 13 3 Totals 40 13 18 12 A-Pinch Hit For Lee In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Roettger In 6th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Root In 8th Inning Cubs............ 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 13 1 Pirates......... 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 5 - 13 18 1 Cubs (83-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lee 5 7 4 3 0 2 1 89 4.15 C.Root LOSS(7-4) 2 6 4 4 1 1 1 48 4.81 C.Wiedemeyer 0 2/3 3 3 3 0 0 0 19 32.40 P.Malone 0 1/3 2 2 2 1 0 0 20 4.43 Totals 8 18 13 12 2 3 2 Pirates (82-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Birkofer WIN(15-10) 9 13 4 4 3 4 0 148 4.20 Totals 9 13 4 4 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 17,639 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Charlie Moran, Ted McGrew, , Ernie Quigley T- 2:54 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 9 Pirates: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 1 Pirates: 2 ERRORS- T.Stainback, W.Roettger DOUBLES- T.Stainback(16th), A.Vaughan-2(38th), P.Traynor(19th), G.Suhr(46th) HOME RUNS- P.Waner(15th), G.Suhr(12th) SACRIFICE HITS- R.Birkofer WALKS- S.Hack, B.Herman, B.Herman*, P.Waner, A.Vaughan STRIKE OUTS- R.Stephenson, B.Herman*, T.Stainback-2, W.Roettger, P.Waner, T.Thevenow GIDP- K.Cuyler, G.Hartnett, P.Waner

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 9/22/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG S.Hack 3B 5 0 0 0 .319 W.Roettger LF 5 2 2 1 .203 B.Herman 2B 5 0 1 0 .288 W.Jensen CF 5 2 3 2 .306 K.Cuyler CF 4 1 2 0 .347 P.Waner RF 4 2 1 0 .353 C.Klein RF 3 0 0 0 .305 A.Vaughan SS 4 1 0 1 .328 B.Herman* 1B 4 0 2 1 .313 P.Traynor 3B 5 2 3 4 .326 B.O'Farrell C 3 0 1 0 .212 G.Suhr 1B 5 2 3 5 .315 P.Malone P 0 0 0 0 .153 T.Thevenow 2B 5 0 4 0 .270 B-P.Cavarretta PH 1 0 1 0 .500 E.Grace C 4 1 1 0 .289 C.Root P 0 0 0 0 .226 B.Harris P 3 1 0 0 .000 T.Stainback LF 4 1 2 0 .306 L.Chagnon P 0 0 0 0 .200 B.Jurges SS 4 1 1 2 .254 B.Tinning P 2 0 0 0 .156 C.Wiedemeyer P 0 0 0 0 ---- A-G.Hartnett C 2 0 1 0 .299 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 11 3 Totals 40 13 17 13 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Wiedemeyer In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Malone In 8th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 3 11 0 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 2 - 13 17 1 Cubs (83-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Tinning LOSS(6-8) 4 8 6 6 2 1 0 79 3.34 C.Wiedemeyer 1 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 0 15 24.00 P.Malone 1 2/3 3 3 3 2 2 1 36 4.54 C.Root 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 16 4.93 Totals 8 17 13 13 4 4 2 Pirates (83-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Harris WIN(3-0) 7 9 3 3 1 2 1 94 5.56 L.Chagnon 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.52 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 20,470 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:28 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Pirates: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2 Pirates: 0 ERRORS- E.Grace DOUBLES- K.Cuyler-2(44th), T.Stainback-2(18th), W.Roettger(3rd), P.Waner(32nd) TRIPLES- G.Hartnett(3rd), P.Traynor(14th) HOME RUNS- B.Jurges(10th), G.Suhr-2(14th) STOLEN BASES- A.Vaughan(12th) WALKS- C.Klein, P.Waner, A.Vaughan, E.Grace, B.Harris STRIKE OUTS- S.Hack, B.O'Farrell, T.Stainback, P.Waner, E.Grace-2, B.Harris GIDP- G.Suhr, E.Grace

1934 New York Giants At 1934 Boston Braves 9/22/1934 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG J.Moore LF 5 0 1 0 .314 T.Thompson RF 5 0 0 0 .286 H.Critz 2B 4 0 1 0 .212 B.Jordan 1B 5 1 1 0 .319 B.Terry 1B 4 1 1 0 .369 W.Berger CF 3 0 1 0 .282 M.Ott RF 2 2 1 2 .350 R.Moore LF 4 1 1 1 .302 H.Leiber CF 4 0 0 0 .261 B.Urbanski SS 5 1 2 0 .284 G.Mancuso C 4 1 1 1 .226 P.Whitney 3B 3 0 1 1 .256 J.Vergez 3B 4 0 1 1 .182 L.Mallon 2B 3 0 0 0 .301 B.Ryan SS 4 0 1 0 .260 S.Hogan C 3 0 1 0 .258 H.Schumacher P 3 0 2 0 .178 F.Rhem P 3 0 0 0 .078 B-L.O'Doul PH 1 0 0 0 .333 L.Mangum P 0 0 0 0 .143 A.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .278 A-H.Lee PH 1 0 0 0 .292 B.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .222 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 35 3 7 2 A-Pinch Hit For Mangum In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Schumacher In 9th Inning Giants.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 4 9 4 Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 1 Giants (90-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA H.Schumacher WIN(19-10) 8 7 3 2 4 2 0 142 2.86 A.Smith SAVE(4th) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.41 Totals 9 7 3 2 5 3 0 Braves (62-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Rhem LOSS(10-11) 6 1/3 8 3 3 1 3 2 106 4.02 L.Mangum 1 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 5.30 B.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 2 3 2 ATTENDANCE- 3,473 DATE- Saturday, September 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6 Braves:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Braves: 1 ERRORS- J.Moore, B.Ryan-3, T.Thompson HOME RUNS- M.Ott(44th), G.Mancuso(6th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Vergez SACRIFICE HITS- P.Whitney WALKS- M.Ott-2, W.Berger-2, R.Moore, L.Mallon, S.Hogan STRIKE OUTS- H.Critz, J.Vergez, H.Schumacher, B.Jordan, L.Mallon, F.Rhem GIDP- B.Terry, S.Hogan

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