May 22nd, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Nats Upend Tigers with Strong Pitching
Russell keeps Tigers hitters guessing

Nationals....... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 1

Center fielder John Stone had 2 base hits as the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 4 to 3. Jack Russell (1-0) (pictured) earned the victory with a fine relief performance. Heallowed no hits and 1 walk in 3 innings, seeing his ERA drop from 4.70 to 3.38.

Washington had 9 hits for the afternoon. Tommy Bridges(1-5) absorbed the loss. The Washington ballclub's record now stands at 18-13. With the loss, Detroit has a record of 4-6 lately, 15-14 overall.



A's Hit Andrews, Browns hard in win
Cascarella dazzles with 10 Ks

Athletics....... 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 9 17 1
Browns.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 9 2

Joe Cascarella dominated striking out 10 St. Louis batters as the Philadelphia Athletics outscored the St. Louis Browns 9 to 3.

Cascarella(3-0) pitched a solid game. He was reached for 9 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 3.44. Philadelphia banged out 17 on theafternoon. Ivy Andrews(1-3) was the losing pitcher. He was knocked around pretty good,giving up 7 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.

Cascarella didn't realize how many strikeouts he was racking up. When told he had 10 he was obviouslysurprised, 'No kidding? Man, I knew that I had a decent total, but I didn'tthink I had K'd that many. Say, that's pretty good, isn't it?'


Yanks Come From Behind in 9th to Beat Tribe!!!
Chapman's bases loaded triple gives New York the win


Yankees......... 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 - 8 8 1
Indians......... 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 1

Ben Chapman lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 4 RBI as the New YorkYankees rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over Cleveland Indians,8 to 5.

New York had the winning rally in the top of the 9th inning scoring 4 runnerson 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Chapman who silenced League Park as he doubled emptying the bases. New York finished with 8 hits in the victory. Johnny Murphy(1-2) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 innings and allowing 5 runs. Harry Smythe earned the save, his 1st. Belve Bean(1-1) absorbed theloss in relief. New York scored big getting 4 runs off him in 3 and 2/3innings.

'We just kept swinging the bats and didn't give up,' Chapman said. 'If you just keep trying good things can happen!'



White Sox Outhit Redsox at Comiskey in 8-5 Win
Rookie Bonura leads the way for home town victors!

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 - 5 9 1
White Sox....... 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 1

Zeke Bonura had 3 base hits and 3 RBI at Comiskey Park where the Chicago WhiteSox beat the Boston Red Sox by the score of 8 to 5.

Boston fell behind quickly as the Chicago offense came through in the firstinning scoring 3 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, MuleHaas was the sparkplug when he drew a walk. Bonura next to the plate and heslapped a base-hit. Al Simmons then lashed a single bringing in a run.Simmons took second on the throw. Luke Appling was up next and he hit aone-base hit driving home another two teammates. Chicago rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon.

The victory went to Sam Jones(2-4) who went 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing 4runs. Les Tietje was credited with his 2nd save. Fritz Ostermueller(1-3) wasthe loser. He was knocked around, surrendering 7 runs in 6 innings.

May 22nd, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 5/24/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 PHA 18 11 J.Stone WAA .442 J.Foxx PHA 13 L.Gehrig NYA 46 1934 BOA 17 12 J.Vosmik CLA .427 L.Gehrig NYA 11 J.Foxx PHA 32 1934 WAA 18 13 M.Solters BOA .419 B.Johnson PHA 10 B.Johnson PHA 30 1934 DEA 16 14 J.Dykes CHA .419 E.Averill CLA 9 A.Simmons CHA 26 1934 CHA 12 14 E.Averill CLA .412 OTHERS TIED W 5 E.Averill CLA 26 1934 CLA 11 14 1934 NYA 12 16 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 8 18 E.Whitehi WAA 7 H.Pennock BOA 4 J.Murphy NYA 2.22 OTHERS TIED W 4 F.Ostermu BOA 4 J.Weaver SLA 2.25 C.Hogsett DEA 3 B.Newsom SLA 2.43 J.Murphy NYA 3 B.Weiland BOA 2.60 OTHERS TIED W 2 S.Rowe DEA 2.61 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Foxx PHA 11 G.Walker DEA 8 L.Gomez NYA 36 R.Warstle PHA 11 F.Uhalt CHA 6 R.Ruffing NYA 32 R.Johnson BOA 9 J.White DEA 6 F.Marberr DEA 27 S.West SLA 9 B.Werber BOA 5 M.Pearson CLA 26 B.Johnson PHA 8 OTHERS TIED W 4 B.Newsom SLA 24 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA at CLA NYA-Ruffing(3-2, 2.65) at CHA-Jones(1-4, 5.93) NYA at CHA PHA-Marcum(3-2, 4.13) at DEA-Rowe(4-0, 2.61) PHA 8 at DEA 11 WAA-Weaver(2-4, 4.98) at SLA-Coffman(0-2, 4.26) WAA at SLA 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.Werber BOA .348 23 8 10 6 4 M.Harder CLA 9 5 0 1 1 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .444 27 12 10 4 3 J.Knott SLA 9 3 0 4 6 0 001 B.Johnson PHA .385 26 10 8 5 3 E.Whitehill WAA 18 15 5 7 6 0 200 Z.Bonura CHA .261 23 6 6 6 3 L.Gomez NYA 9 5 1 4 8 0 100 A.Simmons CHA .517 29 15 11 1 2 V.Sorrell DEA 15 8 3 8 0 0 110 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 E.Phillips WAA .000 25 0 0 4 0 L.Stewart WAA 5 13 9 3 0 0 010 B.Boken CHA .217 23 5 1 2 0 A.Benton PHA 7 11 10 6 5 1 111 M.Cochrane DEA .192 26 5 1 5 0 L.Tietje CHA 8 11 7 3 3 2 010 D.Cooke BOA .095 21 2 2 6 0 J.Deshong NYA 7 16 8 4 2 3 100 F.Schulte WAA .222 27 6 4 3 0 R.Van Atta NYA 7 6 6 6 0 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Philadelphia PHA 18 11 .621 ---- 125 68 82 .453 1934 Boston BOA 17 12 .586 1.0 76 76 .500 1934 Washington WAA 18 13 .581 1.0 66 88 .429 1934 Detroit DEA 16 14 .533 2.5 101 53 .656 1934 Chicago CHA 12 14 .462 4.5 53 99 .349 1934 Cleveland CLA 11 14 .440 5.0 85 69 .552 1934 New York NYA 12 16 .429 5.5 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 8 18 .308 8.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 17 12 .586 12- 8 5- 4 5- 2 12-10 1- 1 5- 5 5-5 Won 1 CHA 12 14 .462 4- 7 8- 7 2- 0 10-14 0- 1 2- 3 3-7 Lost 1 CLA 11 14 .440 7- 2 4-12 4- 6 7- 8 1- 0 3- 4 4-6 Lost 1 DEA 16 14 .533 9- 6 7- 8 3- 6 13- 8 1- 1 4- 5 5-5 Won 1 NYA 12 16 .429 8- 7 4- 9 2- 4 10-12 0- 1 2- 6 5-5 Won 1 PHA 18 11 .621 10- 5 8- 6 2- 1 16-10 2- 0 7- 1 7-3 Won 1 SLA 8 18 .308 5- 4 3-14 3- 4 5-14 0- 1 2- 4 4-6 Lost 1 WAA 18 13 .581 11- 7 7- 6 2- 4 16- 9 0- 0 5- 2 6-4 Won 2 TOTAL 112 112 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 9- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 6-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 5-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 11- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 8- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 13- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 6-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 12- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 2 2 2 3 1 3 4 CHA 2 - 1 3 1 0 3 2 CLA 1 1 - 2 1 1 3 2 DEA 2 3 1 - 3 2 3 2 NYA 1 2 2 2 - 3 1 1 PHA 2 4 3 2 3 - 2 2 SLA 2 0 2 0 3 1 - 0 WAA 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 -

May 22nd, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 5/22/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 CHN 21 11 M.Ott NYN .448 G.Hartnet CHN 8 M.Ott NYN 32 1934 NYN 20 11 J.Medwick SLN .418 R.Collins SLN 7 W.Berger BON 26 1934 BRN 15 13 B.Terry NYN .414 W.Berger BON 6 G.Hartnet CHN 25 1934 SLN 16 14 G.Slade CIN .390 L.Koeneck BRN 6 J.Medwick SLN 25 1934 PIN 13 13 D.Bartell PHN .380 M.Ott NYN 6 OTHERS TIED W 23 1934 PHN 12 15 1934 BON 9 18 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 8 19 C.Hubbell NYN 8 B.Smith BON 3 C.Hubbell NYN 1.25 L.Warneke CHN 6 H.Bell NYN 3 B.Cantwel BON 1.45 R.Benge BRN 5 W.Hoyt PIN 3 P.Derring CIN 1.77 G.Bush CHN 5 J.Haines SLN 3 A.Stout CIN 2.08 OTHERS TIED W 4 OTHERS TIED W 2 L.Warneke CHN 2.26 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS A.Comoros CIN 13 P.Martin SLN 9 D.Dean SLN 45 B.Herman CHN 11 D.Taylor BRN 5 V.Mungo BRN 44 E.Allen PHN 11 J.Rothroc SLN 5 L.Warneke CHN 42 B.Ryan NYN 10 T.Piet CIN 4 P.Malone CHN 29 OTHERS TIED W 8 C.Fullis PHN 4 C.Hubbell NYN 26 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHN 7 at BRN 6 CHN-Root(2-1, 2.87) at BRN-Lucas(0-0, 9.00) PIN 0 at PHN 7 CIN-Derring(3-1, 1.77) at BON-Betts(1-4, 5.30) SLN 11 at NYN 12 PIN-Birkofe(2-3, 4.42) at PHN-Darrow(0-1, 5.40) SLN-Dean(3-2, 5.81) at NYN-Smith(1-1, 2.08) 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.Koenecke BRN .464 28 13 9 3 4 C.Hubbell NYN 18 16 3 1 9 0 200 G.Hartnett CHN .344 32 11 9 6 3 B.Lee CHN 25 26 11 10 13 4 300 J.Medwick SLN .382 34 13 9 1 3 B.Cantwell BON 13 11 1 3 7 0 000 G.Suhr PIN .286 21 6 7 4 1 V.Mungo BRN 24 17 8 4 15 0 120 B.Terry NYN .390 41 16 13 3 2 D.Leonard BRN 11 10 1 1 3 0 100 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS H.Critz NYN .125 32 4 2 0 0 J.Mooney SLN 5 9 6 3 1 1 010 E.Orsatti SLN .167 24 4 1 1 0 H.Smith PIN 11 20 11 4 2 0 010 M.McManus BON .192 26 5 1 1 0 A.Herring BRN 6 8 6 9 1 0 010 A.Galan CHN .219 32 7 1 2 0 H.Bell NYN 9 12 7 3 1 2 011 F.Frisch SLN .182 33 6 4 1 0 C.Root CHN 6 7 4 3 1 1 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Chicago CHN 21 11 .656 ---- 123 86 65 .570 1934 New York NYN 20 11 .645 .5 93 60 .608 1934 Brooklyn BRN 15 13 .536 4.0 71 81 .467 1934 St. Louis SLN 16 14 .533 4.0 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 13 13 .500 5.0 74 76 .493 1934 Philadelphia PHN 12 15 .444 6.5 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 9 18 .333 9.5 78 73 .517 1934 Cincinnati CIN 8 19 .296 10.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 9 18 .333 2- 7 7-11 0- 5 9-13 1- 1 5- 5 4-6 Won 1 BRN 15 13 .536 4- 5 11- 8 4- 2 11-11 0- 0 3- 6 5-5 Lost 2 CHN 21 11 .656 13- 6 8- 5 5- 1 16-10 1- 0 8- 3 6-4 Won 2 CIN 8 19 .296 5-10 3- 9 3- 4 5-15 1- 2 4- 5 4-6 Lost 4 NYN 20 11 .645 10- 4 10- 7 6- 2 14- 9 1- 3 6- 7 7-3 Won 6 PHN 12 15 .444 9- 2 3-13 1- 4 11-11 1- 0 4- 5 5-5 Won 4 PIN 13 13 .500 10- 7 3- 6 5- 4 8- 9 1- 1 3- 5 5-5 Lost 5 SLN 16 14 .533 12- 8 4- 6 3- 3 13-11 2- 1 5- 2 5-5 Lost 2 TOTAL 114 114 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 4-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 9- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 13- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 4-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 14- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 7- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 6-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 13- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 3 0 3 2 0 1 0 BRN 2 - 1 2 2 3 3 2 CHN 3 5 - 4 2 2 1 4 CIN 2 0 2 - 1 1 1 1 NYN 3 1 1 5 - 3 3 4 PHN 2 2 4 0 2 - 2 0 PIN 0 2 2 3 0 3 - 3 SLN 6 0 1 2 2 3 2 -

May 21st, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Hold On In Shutout With Cards
Home team nearly blows 12-5 lead

Cardinals....... 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 11 15 1
Giants............ 0 1 0 0 4 1 3 3 x - 12 14 1

Giants manager and first baseman Bill Terry (pictured) connected with a 'big fly' and had 7 RBI at the Polo Grounds as the New York Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 12 to 11.

Terry was in a groove all day. He delivered a one-base hit scoring two baserunners in the 5th inning, smacked a three-run homer (his 3rd of theseason) in the 7th inning and slapped a base-hit plating two runs in the 8th inning. St. Louis had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short.

The victory was credited to Fred Fitzsimmons (4-3) who went 2 and 2/3 innings,allowing 3 runs. Fitzsimmons got help from Hi Bell who earned his 3rd save. Flint Rhem(1-1) was tagged with the loss in relief. Noting the 3 unearned runs that cost the Cards the game, manager Frankie Frisch stated 'Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals...we lost this game today because we didn't follow the instructions every Little Leaguer hears every day.'



Phillies Top Pirates 7-0 at the Baker Bowl
Pearce shuts down powerful Bucs lineup

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2
Phillies........ 2 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 - 7 12 0

Frank Pearce tossed a complete game shutout as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 7 to 0 at the Baker Bowl. Pearce(1-0) pitched a fine game. He went 9 innings allowing 8 hits and 4 walks reducing his ERA from 5.79 to 1.98.

Philadelphia rapped out 12 hits for the afternoon. Larry French (3-2) was charged with the loss. He allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.


Cubs Win Close One at Ebbets!
Skipper delivers key hit for Cubs

Cubs........ 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 7 8 0
Dodgers.. 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 - 6 8 1

The Chicago Cubs edged the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbetts Field by the score of 7 to 6.

Chicago brought 5 runs across the plate in the 6th inning with the help of 4 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Charlie Grimm who quieted the crowd when he lined a base-hit bringing in two baserunners. Brooklyn had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

Bill Lee(3-1) allowed 6 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings, and picked up the victory.Lee was helped out by Dick Ward who recorded his 1st save. Art Herring(1-1)suffered the loss. He struggled with his control issuing 9 walks in 6innings. 'Anytime you lose it hurts,' said Casey Stengel 'but it's losing the close ones that really hurt.'

May 21st, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Can't Get it Going; Lose to Nats 4-2
Whitehill earns win number 7 with 2 run performance

Nationals....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 9 1
Tigers............ 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4

John Stone had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Earl Whitehill pitched a complete game as the Washington Nationals defeated the Detroit Tigers 4 to 2 at Navin Field. Whitehill (7-1) had a solid outing for Washington. He surrendered 9 hits and 2walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 3.64 to 3.42. The Detroit batters went down meekly in the bottom of the 9th. Firpo Marberry(2-3) took the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 5 walks in 6 and1/3 innings.



A's Win Over Browns in 12, 8-7
McNair hits grand slam for A's

Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 - 8 9 1
Browns.......... 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 7 16 0

Shortstop Eric McNair ripped a bases loaded blast at Sportsman's Park as the Philadelphia Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns in 12 innings 8 to 7.

The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Philadelphia won the hard fought contest in the 12th inning. Rabbit Warstler slapped a one-basehit. After an out was recorded, Bob Johnson stepped up to the plate and he delivered a base-hit. Jimmie Foxx then was walked intentionally to load the bases. Ed Coleman came up and he hit a deep fly scoring the run.

Philadelphia won despite being out-hit by St. Louis 16 hits to 9. Al Benton(3-1) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Bill McAfee(0-1)was hit with the loss in relief. His ERA increased from 3.48 to 3.97 as he allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Philadelphia now has a record of a league leading 18-11. With the loss St. Louis now has a record of 8-18, worst in the league.



Yankees Rally for Win in 9th
5 run inning breaks deadlock for Bombers

Yankees......... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 - 9 10 1
Indians........... 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 3

Lou Gehrig went deep and had 4 RBI as the New York Yankees topped theCleveland Indians by a score of 9 to 4 at League Park.

New York came up with the deciding runs in the 9th inning scoring 5 runners on 5 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Gehrig who silenced League Parkas he delivered a single bringing in two baserunners. New York had 10 hits for the afternoon.

The win went to Jimmie Deshong(1-1) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Willis Hudlin(2-3) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings giving up 8 hits and 2 walks.

Red Sox Win at Comiskey on Werber's Bat

BoSox third sacker goes yard twice; Pennock picks up 4th save

Red Sox......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 7 10 1

White Sox....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 12 0

Billy Werber slammed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI at Comiskey Park where the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 7 to 3.

Werber provided the offensive punch. He hit a single in the 1st inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 7th inning and popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 5th of the season) in the 9th inning. Boston had 10 hits for theafternoon.

Gordon Rhodes(3-5) went 6 innings allowing 3 runs for the victory. Herb Pennock got the save, his 4th. Phil Gallivan(0-2) was given the loss.

May 20th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Win 2-0 in Thriller with Cards
Hubbell outduels Dean for 8th straight complete game win!

Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 0

Giants............ 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 x - 2 5 1

Win:Hubbell (8-0) Loss:Dean (2-6)

Homeruns- M.Ott(6th)

Carl Hubbell (pictured) blanked St. Louis in a very well-pitched complete game and Mel Ott homered and had 2 RBI as the New York Giants outscored the St. Louis Cardinals 2 to 0. Hubbell (8-0) pitched a solid game. He went 9 innings allowing 10 hits and no walks. Although they lost, St. Louis did out-hit New York 10 to 5. Dizzy Dean(2-6) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered only 2 runs and 5 hits in 7 innings.

Cubs Squeak By Dodgers, 2-1

Fans witness great pitching duel at Ebbets

Cubs............ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0

Win:Warneke(6-1) Loss:Mungo(3-6)

Lon Warneke (pictured) tossed a complete game as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 2 to 1 at Ebbetts Field. Chicago had 1 run cross the plate in the 5th inning. Brooklyn threatened in the 9th but Chicago was able to put down the rally. Warneke(6-1) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Van LingleMungo (3-6) was the loser. 'He gutted it out' Charlie Grimm said of Warneke. 'I was very impressed by his tenacity.'

Braves Eke Out 15 Inning Win Over Reds

Cantwell gives up 1 run in 13 1/3 inning win

Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 12 4

Braves......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1

Win:Brown (1-1) Loss:Shaute(1-3)

Wally Berger had 2 base hits as the Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds in 15 innings by the score of 2 to 1 at Braves Field. The score was tied at 1 after nine. Boston came out the victor in the 15thinning. Berger ripped a base-knock. Two outs later Pinky Whitney came to the plate and reached on an error. Shanty Hogan then reached on an error, making Boston victorious to the delight of the the home town crowd. Despite losing, Cincinnati out-hit Boston 12 to 9.

Bob Brown (1-1) (pictured) allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Joe Shaute (1-3) was given the loss in relief. It was a tough loss for him as he did not allow an earned run in his 1 and 2/3 innings of work. With this win, Boston has a 9-18 record. They have been 4-6 lately. With the loss, the Cincinnati ballclub's record is 8-19.

Phillies Start Strong in Win Over Bucs

Davis strong on mound for Phili in 3rd "W"

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 6 3

Phillies........ 3 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 - 9 11 1

Win:Davis(3-3) Loss:Smith(0-1)

Harvey Hendrick (pictured) hit 2 doubles and had 4 RBI at Baker Bowl as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9 to 2. Philadelphia started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their halfof the first with 3 runs using 2 hits.

Dick Bartell started the inning offright when he laced a base-hit, and an error was also committed. After an out was recorded, Ethan Allen stepped up to the plate and he reached on an error. Hendrick then reached on an error which scored a run. Don Hurst was up next and he delivered a one-base hit to load the bases. Mickey Haslin stepped into the box and drew a walk scoring one more run. Lou Chiozza added his contribution to the rally and hit a deep fly scoring the final run of theinning. That scoring would be all that was needed. For the gamePhiladelphia out-hit Pittsburgh 11 to 6.

The victory went to Curt Davis(3-3) who went 8 innings, allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Hal Smith(0-1). He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 10 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings. Philadelphia now has a record of 11-15. With this loss, Pittsburgh has a 5-5record of late, 13-12 overall.

May 20th, 1934 - West Hits for the Cycle!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 St. Louis Browns      5/20/1934
 
  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Browns             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Warstler 2B       5  2  3  1 .271     H.Clift 3B          6  4  4  2 .220  
  D.Cramer CF         4  1  3  2 .369     S.West CF           5  5  5  4 .373  
  B.Johnson LF        5  0  2  1 .337     J.Burns 1B          5  2  1  1 .204  
  J.Foxx 1B           4  0  2  1 .375     R.Pepper LF         3  0  1  3 .243  
  E.Coleman RF        5  0  0  1 .235     B.Campbell RF       5  2  3  3 .250  
  E.McNair SS         4  0  0  0 .198     O.Melillo 2B        5  0  1  1 .283  
  M.Flohr P           0  0  0  01.000     R.Hemsley C         5  1  1  0 .258  
B-B.Miller PH         1  0  1  0 .222     O.Bejma SS          5  1  3  0 .333  
  P.Higgins 3B        4  0  1  0 .402     G.Blaeholder P      4  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Berry C           4  1  1  0 .180     B.McAfee P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Mahaffey P        2  0  2  0 .333                                          
  H.Matuzak P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
A-D.Williams PH,SS    1  2  1  0 .500                                          
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         Totals      39  6 16  6                 Totals      43 15 19 14
 
A-Pinch Hit For Matuzak In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Flohr In 9th Inning
 
Athletics....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 4  -  6 16  3
Browns.......... 2 0 1  0 2 6  4 0    - 15 19  0
 
Athletics (17-10)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Mahaffey LOSS(0-3)      4 1/3   8   5   4   0   3   1  84   5.77  A1 C4
H.Matuzak                 2 2/3  10  10   7   0   2   1  79  10.50  C5 E6
M.Flohr                   1       1   0   0   0   1   0  20   7.04  E7
Totals                    8      19  15  11   0   6   2
 
Browns (8-17)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Blaeholder WIN(2-3)     8 2/3  16   6   6   3   3   0 152   6.75  A1 E6
B.McAfee                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.48  E7
Totals                    9      16   6   6   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 2,974 DATE- Sunday, May 20th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand, Louis Kolls, 
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10  Browns: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0  Browns: 1
ERRORS- J.Foxx, P.Higgins, H.Matuzak
DOUBLES- R.Warstler(7th), D.Cramer(11th), S.West(5th), O.Bejma-2(2nd)
TRIPLES- H.Clift-2(5th), S.West(3rd)
HOME RUNS- S.West(3rd), B.Campbell(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Higgins
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Cramer, G.Blaeholder
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Pepper-2
WALKS- J.Foxx, P.Higgins, D.Williams
STRIKE OUTS- E.Coleman, P.Higgins, C.Berry, H.Clift, R.Pepper, O.Bejma,
             G.Blaeholder-3
GIDP- R.Warstler
PASSED BALLS- C.Berry
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Jimmie Foxx robbed Oscar Melillo of a base hit.