July 1st, 1934 - NL News

Reds Win Over Cards in Bottom of 9th

Piet single caps two out rally; less than 2,000 on hand to see big Cinci win though

Giants Win Close One at Home, 3-1, Over Brooklyn
Hubbell stingy in 12th win

Pirates Prevail Over Cubs, 5-1

Vaughan racks up 3 hit to power Bucs

Phillies Top Braves, 3-1
Collins dazzles Boston hitters

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 7/1/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 41 26 J.Medwick SLN .415 R.Collins SLN 18 M.Ott NYN 60 1934 CHN 41 26 M.Ott NYN .386 M.Ott NYN 16 R.Collins SLN 55 1934 SLN 37 28 E.Allen PHN .379 G.Hartnet CHN 15 W.Berger BON 52 1934 PIN 32 30 S.Leslie BRN .370 W.Berger BON 11 G.Suhr PIN 51 1934 BRN 33 33 S.Davis SLN .360 B.Herman* CHN 11 J.Medwick SLN 51 1934 CIN 26 38 1934 PHN 26 40 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 BON 25 40 L.Warneke CHN 12 H.Bell NYN 6 C.Hubbell NYN 1.79 C.Hubbell NYN 12 W.Hoyt PIN 6 L.Warneke CHN 2.24 V.Mungo BRN 9 B.Smith BON 4 P.Derring CIN 2.72 F.Fitzsim NYN 9 D.Luque NYN 4 D.Dean SLN 2.72 OTHERS TIED W 8 J.Haines SLN 4 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.87 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Rothroc SLN 19 P.Martin SLN 12 V.Mungo BRN 76 P.Waner PIN 12 D.Taylor BRN 9 D.Dean SLN 73 A.Comoros CIN 11 J.Rothroc SLN 8 L.Warneke CHN 62 OTHERS TIED W 9 C.Fullis *** 6 C.Hubbell NYN 60 OTHERS TIED W 5 P.Derring CIN 59 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 1 at NYN 3 BRN-Babich(0-2, 5.79) at NYN-Schumac(8-6, 3.36) CHN 1 at PIN 5 CHN-Tinning(5-2, 2.64) at PIN-French(7-5, 4.07) PHN 3 at BON 1 PHN-Holley(2-3, 9.53) at BON-Rhem(1-0, 1.00) SLN 1 at CIN 2 PHN-Davis(6-7, 3.36) at BON-Betts(4-7, 5.04) SLN-Dean(7-7, 2.72) at CIN-Freitas(1-5, 6.42) 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 C.Klein CHN .357 28 10 6 5 3 D.Vance SLN 8 2 0 2 6 0 101 C.Hafey CIN .387 31 12 3 8 2 D.Dean SLN 18 9 0 3 4 0 200 G.Suhr PIN .405 37 15 10 3 2 L.Mangum BON 6 2 0 0 0 0 001 R.Collins SLN .389 36 14 8 1 3 B.Swift PIN 18 15 2 1 8 1 200 J.Moore PHN .333 27 9 11 2 1 C.Hubbell NYN 26 20 6 3 10 3 210 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS B.Ryan NYN .125 32 4 0 0 0 C.Moore PHN 11 26 13 6 6 3 010 J.Stripp BRN .229 35 8 1 0 0 R.Benge BRN 12 18 11 0 4 2 030 L.Blakely CIN .192 26 5 2 1 0 R.Grabowski PHN 5 11 5 0 1 1 010 H.Critz NYN .222 36 8 1 0 1 H.Meine PIN 8 18 10 2 2 3 100 M.Koenig CIN .233 43 10 2 1 1 D.Barrett BON 7 13 6 2 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 41 26 .612 ---- 88 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 41 26 .612 ---- 86 65 .570 1934 St. Louis SLN 37 28 .569 3.0 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 32 30 .516 6.5 74 76 .493 1934 Brooklyn BRN 33 33 .500 7.5 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 26 38 .406 13.5 52 99 .344 1934 Philadelphia PHN 26 40 .394 14.5 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 25 40 .385 15.0 78 73 .517 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 25 40 .385 10-13 15-27 2-10 23-30 2- 3 7-13 4-6 Lost 1 BRN 33 33 .500 11-11 22-22 10- 7 23-26 1- 0 5-10 2-8 Lost 1 CHN 41 26 .612 27-14 14-12 13- 4 28-22 2- 3 14- 7 7-3 Lost 1 CIN 26 38 .406 21-23 5-15 4- 5 22-33 2- 3 14- 8 5-5 Won 1 NYN 41 26 .612 18-10 23-16 11- 5 30-21 3- 3 13-11 6-4 Won 1 PHN 26 40 .394 13-10 13-30 9- 8 17-32 3- 1 7-10 5-5 Won 1 PIN 32 30 .516 22-17 10-13 10-10 22-20 1- 1 6- 8 6-4 Won 1 SLN 37 28 .569 25-16 12-12 8- 8 29-20 3- 3 7- 6 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 261 261 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 15-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 14-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 5 4 6 5 2 3 0 BRN 7 - 1 5 3 7 6 4 CHN 6 10 - 7 5 5 2 6 CIN 4 3 5 - 2 6 3 3 NYN 3 6 4 8 - 7 5 8 PHN 5 2 5 3 4 - 5 2 PIN 5 3 5 4 4 6 - 5 SLN 10 4 2 5 3 7 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 7/1/1934



 

BROOKLYN AT NEW YORK Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1 Giants.......... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0 Win:Hubbell(12-4) Loss:Benge(7-9) Carl Hubbell had a strong outing as the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 3 to 1. New York promptly took the lead in their half of the first scoring one runner using 2 hits. New York totaled 9 on the afternoon. The victory went to Hubbell(12-4) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Ray Benge(7-9) absorbed the loss. Hubbell was obviously very pleased with his performance in the aftermath of the game, 'It was just one of those games where everything worked. My arm felt great, heck, I could have pitched another two or three innings. I only hope that I can do it again next time out!' CHICAGO AT PITTSBURGH Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 1 Pirates......... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 Win:Birkofer(5-7) Loss:Lee(6-3) Arky Vaughan had 3 base hits and Ralph Birkofer allowed Pie Traynor to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Chicago Cubs by a score of 5 to 1 at Forbes Field. Pittsburgh jumped on top of Chicago in the 3rd inning with 2 runs utilizing 4 base hits. After an out was recorded, Paul Waner opened up the rally as he lined a base-hit. One out later, Vaughan stepped in and he stroked a single. Gus Suhr then singled which scored a run. Suhr took second on the throw. Cookie Lavagetto was up next and he laced a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning. That early scoring was all that Birkofer(5-7) needed. Pittsburgh managed 12 in their victory. Bill Lee(6-3) was the losing pitcher. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 10 hits and 4 walks in 7 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 12 0 Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Win:Collins(8-5) Loss:Frankhouse(7-8) Homeruns- B.Urbanski(1st) Phil Collins went 9 strong innings and Johnny Moore had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Boston Braves by the score of 3 to 1 at Braves Field. Philadelphia came up with 2 runs in the top of the 6th inning when they had 3 base hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Moore who deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he delivered a single which was good for two runs. Philadelphia banged out 12 on the afternoon. Collins(8-5) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. Fred Frankhouse(7-8) was hit with the loss. He surrendered 12 hits and no walks in 8 and 1/3 innings. 'I thought it was my best performance in a long time,' said Collins. 'I had good command early in the game. I had my control and composure and everything went well.' ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 10 0 Win:Stout(1-3) Loss:Mooney(3-2) Homeruns- P.Martin(7th) In a dramatic ending at Crosley Field the Cincinnati Reds won in their last at-bat beating the St. Louis Cardinals by the count of 2 to 1. The deciding run was scored by Cincinnati in the 9th. After two were out Adam Comorosky laced a base-knock. Allyn Stout was next and he drew a walk. Tony Piet then delivered a one-base hit giving Cincinnati the victory and sending the 1,977 home-town fans home happy. Cincinnati finished with 10 hits while St. Louis ended up with 7. The win was credited to Stout(1-3) who went 2 innings allowing no runs. Jim Mooney(3-2) was charged with the loss in relief.

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 New York Giants 6/30/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG L.Koenecke CF 4 0 0 0 .331 J.Moore LF 4 1 1 0 .308 J.Stripp 3B 4 0 0 0 .283 H.Critz 2B 3 0 1 0 .220 D.Leonard P 0 0 0 0 .162 B.Terry 1B 4 0 1 1 .355 D.Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 .289 M.Ott RF 4 1 1 0 .386 J.Frederick RF 4 0 1 0 .352 T.Jackson SS 4 1 2 1 .273 S.Leslie 1B 4 0 1 0 .370 G.Watkins CF 3 0 1 1 .231 T.Cuccinello 2B 4 0 0 0 .297 B.Ryan 3B 3 0 0 0 .265 A.Lopez C 3 0 1 0 .295 P.Richards C 3 0 2 0 .152 J.Jordan SS 3 1 1 0 .291 C.Hubbell P 3 0 0 0 .140 R.Benge P 1 0 0 0 .025 A-H.Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 .250 P.Page P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-L.Frey PH,3B 1 0 0 1 .253 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 1 5 1 Totals 31 3 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Benge In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Page In 8th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1 Giants.......... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 0 Dodgers (33-33) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Benge LOSS(7-9) 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 69 4.58 P.Page 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 9.95 D.Leonard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.45 Totals 8 9 3 3 0 0 0 Giants (41-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Hubbell WIN(12-4) 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 120 1.79 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 27,491 DATE- Saturday, June 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, , Cy Rigler, Dolly Stark T- 1:57 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5 Giants: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2 Giants: 0 ERRORS- T.Cuccinello DOUBLES- M.Ott(15th), T.Jackson(17th), G.Watkins(13th) TRIPLES- S.Leslie(5th), J.Jordan(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- H.Critz WALKS- H.Wilson STRIKE OUTS- J.Stripp, J.Frederick, S.Leslie-2 GIDP- C.Hubbell

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 6/30/1934 Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG B.Herman 2B 4 0 1 0 .289 L.Waner CF 5 0 2 0 .302 W.English SS 4 0 2 0 .301 P.Waner RF 3 2 1 0 .357 C.Klein LF 4 0 0 0 .324 P.Traynor 3B 4 1 1 1 .335 B.Herman* RF 4 0 1 0 .312 A.Vaughan SS 3 2 3 1 .359 K.Cuyler CF 4 0 0 0 .309 G.Suhr 1B 4 0 1 1 .276 G.Hartnett C 4 1 2 0 .304 C.Lavagetto 2B 3 0 1 1 .234 D.Hurst 1B 4 0 1 1 .245 W.Jensen LF 3 0 0 1 .321 S.Hack 3B 4 0 2 0 .345 T.Padden C 4 0 1 0 .333 B.Lee P 1 0 0 0 .115 R.Birkofer P 4 0 2 0 .293 A-A.Galan PH 1 0 0 0 .232 R.Joiner P 0 0 0 0 .000 B-C.Grimm PH 1 0 0 0 .330 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 1 9 1 Totals 33 5 12 5 A-Pinch Hit For Lee In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Joiner In 9th Inning Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 9 1 Pirates......... 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 Cubs (41-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Lee LOSS(6-3) 7 10 5 5 4 2 0 123 4.16 R.Joiner 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.16 Totals 8 12 5 5 4 2 0 Pirates (32-30) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Birkofer WIN(5-7) 9 9 1 1 0 2 0 143 4.09 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 10,630 DATE- Saturday, June 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:21 LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 8 Pirates: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- B.Herman, G.Suhr DOUBLES- L.Waner(18th) TRIPLES- G.Hartnett(2nd), P.Traynor(4th) STOLEN BASES- C.Lavagetto(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Lee SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Jensen WALKS- P.Waner-2, A.Vaughan, C.Lavagetto STRIKE OUTS- B.Herman*, D.Hurst, P.Traynor, R.Birkofer GIDP- S.Hack, P.Waner, C.Lavagetto WILD PITCHES- B.Lee

1934 Philadelphia Phillies At 1934 Boston Braves 6/30/1934 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG K.Davis CF 4 1 1 0 .337 B.Urbanski SS 4 1 1 1 .317 D.Bartell SS 5 1 2 0 .336 M.McManus 3B 4 0 0 0 .281 J.Moore RF 4 1 2 2 .303 T.Thompson RF 4 0 1 0 .298 E.Allen LF 4 0 1 0 .379 W.Berger CF 3 0 1 0 .257 D.Camilli 1B 4 0 1 1 .275 R.Moore 1B 4 0 1 0 .269 J.Wilson C 4 0 3 0 .362 H.Lee LF 4 0 0 0 .293 B.Walters 3B 4 0 1 0 .210 P.Whitney 2B 3 0 0 0 .235 I.Jeffries 2B 3 0 0 0 .286 S.Hogan C 3 0 1 0 .252 A-L.Chiozza 2B 1 0 1 0 .253 F.Frankhouse P 3 0 0 0 .243 P.Collins P 3 0 0 0 .182 C.Pickrel P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 12 3 Totals 32 1 5 1 A-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Jeffries In 8th Inning Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 12 0 Braves.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 Phillies (26-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Collins WIN(8-5) 9 5 1 1 1 2 1 119 4.50 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 2 1 Braves (25-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Frankhouse LOSS(7-8) 8 1/3 12 3 3 0 8 0 131 4.97 C.Pickrel 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4.70 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 8 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,568 DATE- Saturday, June 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Braves: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Braves: 0 DOUBLES- K.Davis(6th), D.Camilli(7th), S.Hogan(4th) HOME RUNS- B.Urbanski(1st) STOLEN BASES- D.Bartell(3rd) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Bartell SACRIFICE HITS- P.Collins WALKS- K.Davis, W.Berger STRIKE OUTS- K.Davis, D.Bartell, D.Camilli, B.Walters-2, I.Jeffries, P.Collins-2, W.Berger, P.Whitney

1934 St. Louis Cardinals At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 6/30/1934 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG P.Martin 3B 4 1 2 1 .311 T.Piet 3B 4 0 2 1 .239 J.Rothrock RF 3 0 1 0 .310 G.Slade 2B 4 0 0 0 .339 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 1 0 .302 M.Koenig SS 4 0 2 0 .258 J.Medwick LF 4 0 0 0 .415 C.Hafey CF 4 0 1 0 .282 R.Collins 1B 4 0 1 0 .320 J.Shevlin 1B 4 0 2 0 .375 B.Delancey C 3 0 0 0 .320 E.Lombardi C 4 1 1 0 .319 E.Orsatti CF 3 0 0 0 .255 W.Schulmerich LF 4 0 1 0 .330 L.Durocher SS 4 0 1 0 .244 A.Comorosky RF 3 1 1 0 .306 J.Haines P 3 0 1 0 .167 S.Johnson P 2 0 0 0 .229 J.Mooney P 1 0 0 0 .000 A-H.Pool PH 0 0 0 1 .416 A.Stout P 0 0 0 0 .250 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 7 1 Totals 33 2 10 2 A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 10 0 Cardinals (37-28) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Haines 7 8 1 1 1 2 0 94 4.37 J.Mooney LOSS(3-2) 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 3.57 Totals 8 2/3 10 2 2 2 4 0 Reds (26-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Johnson 7 6 1 1 2 4 1 106 3.78 A.Stout WIN(1-3) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 3.54 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 1,977 DATE- Saturday, June 30th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:04 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 8 Reds: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 1 Reds: 1 DOUBLES- J.Rothrock(19th), F.Frisch(17th) HOME RUNS- P.Martin(7th) SACRIFICE HITS- A.Comorosky SACRIFICE FLIES- H.Pool WALKS- J.Rothrock, B.Delancey, E.Orsatti, T.Piet, A.Stout STRIKE OUTS- J.Medwick-2, R.Collins, J.Haines, C.Hafey, W.Schulmerich-2, S.Johnson GIDP- F.Frisch, C.Hafey WILD PITCHES- S.Johnson PASSED BALLS- E.Lombardi

June 30, 1934 - Breaking News

Gehrig Hit During Exhibition
"There Goes the Pennant," Laments Yankees Skipper

Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig was hit in the head by a wild pitch from Norfolk Tars pitcher Ray White. Gehrig, who laid on the ground unconscious for five minutes before being taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a concussion, is expected to miss at least a few games starting with today's with the Washington Senators, breaking his streak of consecutive games started.

June 30th, 1934 - AL News

Indians Win After Fast Start
Harder holds off Sox Surge

Boston, Philadelphia, Detroit Two Games Apart

Gehrig and Foxx Battle for Lead in Home Runs

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/30/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 39 26 J.Vosmik CLA .418 J.Foxx PHA 25 L.Gehrig NYA 85 1934 PHA 37 27 J.Stone WAA .413 L.Gehrig NYA 24 J.Foxx PHA 61 1934 DEA 37 28 P.Higgins PHA .393 B.Johnson PHA 20 B.Johnson PHA 61 1934 WAA 38 30 H.Manush WAA .371 E.Averill CLA 18 C.Gehring DEA 59 1934 NYA 34 30 L.Gehrig NYA .369 Z.Bonura CHA 14 A.Simmons CHA 50 1934 CLA 30 31 1934 CHA 24 43 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 19 43 E.Whitehi WAA 11 H.Pennock BOA 5 L.Gomez NYA 2.50 OTHERS TIED W 8 C.Hogsett DEA 5 B.Newsom SLA 2.66 A.McColl WAA 5 B.Weiland *** 2.81 F.Ostermu BOA 4 M.Pearson CLA 2.86 J.Murphy NYA 4 M.Harder CLA 2.89 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS O.Hale CLA 12 B.Werber BOA 20 L.Gomez NYA 76 H.Manush WAA 9 P.Fox DEA 17 B.Newsom SLA 70 J.Cronin WAA 9 G.Walker DEA 13 T.Bridges DEA 66 F.Bordaga CHA 8 B.Chapman NYA 12 M.Pearson CLA 58 B.Myer WAA 7 J.White DEA 11 R.Ruffing NYA 56 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 5 at CHA 4 BOA-Ferrell(3-0, 2.03) at PHA-Marcum(8-3, 4.01) CLA-Hildebr(4-7, 5.59) at CHA-Earnsha(5-8, 5.79) DEA-Fischer(3-1, 5.02) at SLA-Blaehol(3-8, 6.12) 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.Johnson PHA .462 39 18 20 2 7 R.Ruffing NYA 27 22 4 13 13 0 300 J.Foxx PHA .343 35 12 9 5 4 M.Pearson CLA 17 11 2 6 13 0 100 B.Werber BOA .432 37 16 10 7 2 L.Gomez NYA 17 11 2 5 10 0 110 A.Simmons CHA .341 41 14 13 3 3 B.Newsom SLA 18 11 3 9 13 2 200 L.Gehrig NYA .432 37 16 12 6 1 J.Marcum PHA 18 13 5 3 11 2 200 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 H.Trosky CLA .116 43 5 1 0 0 M.Gaston CHA 5 13 10 3 2 1 020 J.Dykes CHA .167 42 7 0 3 0 L.Brown CLA 8 14 8 4 4 1 020 J.Chamberlain CHA .135 37 5 0 4 0 V.Sorrell DEA 6 11 8 2 1 1 010 S.Rice CLA .205 39 8 2 2 0 L.Hamlin DEA 5 9 6 1 4 3 010 C.Berry PHA .207 29 6 2 1 0 B.Bean CLA 7 9 6 3 3 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 39 26 .600 ---- 89 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 37 27 .578 1.5 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 37 28 .569 2.0 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 38 30 .559 2.5 66 88 .429 1934 New York NYA 34 30 .531 4.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 30 31 .492 7.0 85 69 .552 1934 Chicago CHA 24 43 .358 16.0 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 19 43 .306 18.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 39 26 .600 28-14 11-12 7- 4 32-22 5- 3 14- 8 9-1 Lost 1 CHA 24 43 .358 9-17 15-26 3- 4 21-39 1- 4 3-11 2-8 Lost 1 CLA 30 31 .492 15- 7 15-24 7-10 23-21 1- 4 7- 9 3-7 Won 1 DEA 37 28 .569 15-13 22-15 7-12 30-16 4- 3 13- 9 3-7 Lost 4 NYA 34 30 .531 20-17 14-13 8- 5 26-25 4- 3 8- 9 8-2 Won 2 PHA 37 27 .578 24-14 13-13 5- 3 32-24 5- 1 13- 3 8-2 Won 4 SLA 19 43 .306 7-15 12-28 7-11 12-32 1- 3 4-12 4-6 Lost 1 WAA 38 30 .559 25-18 13-12 7- 9 31-21 2- 2 7- 8 4-6 Lost 1 TOTAL 258 258 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 18- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-22 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 15-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 9-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 7 5 5 5 3 6 8 CHA 3 - 3 5 2 1 6 4 CLA 3 4 - 4 2 5 7 5 DEA 5 8 3 - 7 3 7 4 NYA 2 8 7 2 - 6 5 4 PHA 4 8 5 6 6 - 6 2 SLA 4 1 3 0 5 3 - 3 WAA 5 7 5 6 3 6 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 6/30/1934



 

CLEVELAND AT CHICAGO Indians......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 White Sox....... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 3 Win:Harder(8-1) Loss:Tietje(2-5) Homeruns- Z.Bonura(14th), A.Simmons(7th) Mel Harder pitched a complete game at Comiskey Park as the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox by the count of 5 to 4. Cleveland promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they tallied 4 runs on 4 hits. Cleveland rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon. Harder(8-1) was the winner allowing 4 runs for the game. Les Tietje(2-5) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 9 innings allowing 9 hits and 5 walks.

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Chicago White Sox 6/29/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG S.Rice RF 5 1 1 0 .280 E.Swanson RF 3 0 0 0 .319 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 0 0 .292 F.Uhalt CF 4 0 0 0 .232 E.Averill CF 4 1 1 0 .356 J.Dykes 3B 4 1 2 0 .289 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 0 0 .289 Z.Bonura 1B 4 2 1 2 .259 O.Hale 2B 5 2 3 1 .300 A.Simmons LF 3 1 1 2 .319 W.Kamm 3B 2 1 2 2 .249 M.Shea C 3 0 1 0 .150 B.Seeds LF 4 0 2 1 .287 A-M.Haas PH 1 0 0 0 .268 G.Myatt C 3 0 0 1 .261 B-D.Fehring C 0 0 0 0 ---- M.Harder P 4 0 0 0 .314 B.Boken 2B 3 0 1 0 .249 C-J.Hayes PH 1 0 0 0 .309 J.Chamberlain SS 4 0 1 0 .216 L.Tietje P 3 0 0 0 .182 D-G.Caithamer PH 1 0 0 0 .273 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 5 9 5 Totals 34 4 7 4 A-Pinch Hit For Shea In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Haas In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Boken In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Tietje In 9th Inning Indians......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 White Sox....... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 3 Indians (30-31) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Harder WIN(8-1) 9 7 4 4 2 2 2 130 2.89 Totals 9 7 4 4 2 2 2 White Sox (24-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Tietje LOSS(2-5) 9 9 5 5 5 2 0 160 4.27 Totals 9 9 5 5 5 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,481 DATE- Friday, June 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- Louis Kolls, , Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Indians:11 White Sox: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 White Sox: 0 ERRORS- F.Uhalt, J.Dykes, M.Shea DOUBLES- W.Kamm(9th), B.Seeds(8th), M.Shea(4th) HOME RUNS- Z.Bonura(14th), A.Simmons(7th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Knickerbocker WALKS- E.Averill, W.Kamm-2, B.Seeds, G.Myatt, E.Swanson, A.Simmons STRIKE OUTS- B.Seeds, M.Harder, J.Chamberlain, G.Caithamer CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- W.Kamm PASSED BALLS- D.Fehring

June 30th, 1934 - NL News

Cards Rally Late to Defeat Reds, 5-3
Collins homer the difference for St. Louis

Dodgers Win Tight Game at Polo Grounds

Mungo shuts down NY batters in 3-1 win

Braves in Easy Win Over Phillies, 9-4

Brandt gets only 4th win of disappointing season

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 6/30/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 CHN 41 25 J.Medwick SLN .421 R.Collins SLN 18 M.Ott NYN 60 1934 NYN 40 26 M.Ott NYN .388 M.Ott NYN 16 R.Collins SLN 55 1934 SLN 37 27 E.Allen PHN .381 G.Hartnet CHN 15 W.Berger BON 52 1934 PIN 31 30 S.Leslie BRN .372 W.Berger BON 11 J.Medwick SLN 51 1934 BRN 33 32 S.Davis SLN .360 B.Herman* CHN 11 G.Suhr PIN 50 1934 CIN 25 38 1934 BON 25 39 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 PHN 25 40 L.Warneke CHN 12 H.Bell NYN 6 C.Hubbell NYN 1.84 C.Hubbell NYN 11 W.Hoyt PIN 6 L.Warneke CHN 2.24 V.Mungo BRN 9 B.Smith BON 4 P.Derring CIN 2.72 F.Fitzsim NYN 9 D.Luque NYN 4 D.Dean SLN 2.72 OTHERS TIED W 8 J.Haines SLN 4 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.87 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Rothroc SLN 18 P.Martin SLN 12 V.Mungo BRN 76 P.Whitney BON 11 D.Taylor BRN 9 D.Dean SLN 73 P.Waner PIN 11 J.Rothroc SLN 8 L.Warneke CHN 62 A.Comoros CIN 10 C.Fullis *** 6 P.Derring CIN 59 F.Lindstr PIN 9 OTHERS TIED W 5 C.Hubbell NYN 56 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 3 at NYN 1 BRN-Benge(7-8, 4.63) at NYN-Hubbell(11-4, 1.84) PHN 4 at BON 9 CHN-Lee(6-2, 3.93) at PIN-Swift(5-3, 4.14) SLN 5 at CIN 3 PHN-Collins(7-5, 4.78) at BON-Frankho(7-7, 5.11) SLN-Haines(4-2, 4.91) at CIN-Frey(2-7, 6.37) 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 C.Klein CHN .367 30 11 6 5 3 D.Dean SLN 18 9 0 3 4 0 200 M.Ott NYN .344 32 11 8 5 3 L.Mangum BON 6 2 0 0 0 0 001 C.Hafey CIN .407 27 11 3 8 2 D.Brennan CIN 13 11 0 0 6 0 200 G.Suhr PIN .417 36 15 10 4 2 D.Vance SLN 11 3 1 4 6 0 102 R.Collins SLN .389 36 14 9 2 3 B.Swift PIN 18 15 2 1 8 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 B.Ryan NYN .129 31 4 1 0 0 R.Benge BRN 7 13 9 0 4 2 020 M.Haslin PHN .154 26 4 1 1 0 R.Grabowski PHN 5 11 5 0 1 1 010 L.Blakely CIN .172 29 5 2 1 0 H.Meine PIN 8 18 10 2 2 3 100 H.Critz NYN .179 39 7 1 0 1 C.Moore PHN 19 32 16 7 9 3 020 M.Koenig CIN .196 46 9 2 2 1 D.Barrett BON 7 13 6 2 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Chicago CHN 41 25 .621 ---- 88 86 65 .570 1934 New York NYN 40 26 .606 1.0 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 37 27 .578 3.0 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 31 30 .508 7.5 74 76 .493 1934 Brooklyn BRN 33 32 .508 7.5 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 25 38 .397 14.5 52 99 .344 1934 Boston BON 25 39 .391 15.0 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 25 40 .385 15.5 56 93 .376 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 25 39 .391 10-12 15-27 2-10 23-29 2- 3 7-13 4-6 Won 1 BRN 33 32 .508 11-11 22-21 10- 6 23-26 1- 0 5-10 2-8 Won 1 CHN 41 25 .621 27-14 14-11 13- 3 28-22 2- 3 14- 7 8-2 Won 4 CIN 25 38 .397 20-23 5-15 4- 5 21-33 2- 3 13- 8 5-5 Lost 1 NYN 40 26 .606 17-10 23-16 11- 5 29-21 3- 3 13-11 5-5 Lost 2 PHN 25 40 .385 13-10 12-30 9- 8 16-32 3- 1 7-10 5-5 Lost 1 PIN 31 30 .508 21-17 10-13 10-10 21-20 1- 1 6- 8 6-4 Lost 3 SLN 37 27 .578 25-16 12-11 8- 8 29-19 3- 3 7- 5 6-4 Won 2 TOTAL 257 257 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 15-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 12-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 9-21 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 13-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 5 4 6 5 2 3 0 BRN 7 - 1 5 3 7 6 4 CHN 6 10 - 7 5 5 2 6 CIN 4 3 5 - 2 6 3 2 NYN 3 5 4 8 - 7 5 8 PHN 4 2 5 3 4 - 5 2 PIN 5 3 4 4 4 6 - 5 SLN 10 4 2 5 3 7 6 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 6/30/1934



 

ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 - 5 11 3 Reds............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 Win:Carleton(8-5) Loss:Derringer(5-7) Save:Vance(3rd) Homeruns- R.Collins(18th) Rip Collins lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 5 to 3 at Crosley Field. Tex Carleton(8-5) gave St. Louis a solid outing. He allowed 9 hits and 1 walk in 7 and 1/3 innings. St. Louis finished with 11 hits in the victory. Dazzy Vance was credited with his 3rd save. Paul Derringer(5-7) was given the loss. He surrendered 10 hits and no walks in 8 innings. The St. Louis ballclub's record now stands at 37-27. With the loss, Cincinnati has a record of 5-5 lately, 25-38 overall. BROOKLYN AT NEW YORK Dodgers......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 12 1 Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Win:Mungo(9-8) Loss:Fitzsimmons(9-6) Van Lingle Mungo was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game and first baseman Sam Leslie had 3 base hits at Polo Grounds as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants 3 to 1. Mungo(9-8) had a strong outing. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 7 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.81 to 3.56. Brooklyn totaled 12 on the afternoon. Fred Fitzsimmons(9-6) took the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 11 hits in 7 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT BOSTON Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 11 0 Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 - 9 15 0 Win:Brandt(4-9) Loss:Moore(1-5) Homeruns- B.Walters(2nd), M.McManus(8th) Ed Brandt allowed Bill McKechnie to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Braves Field where the Boston Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 9 to 4. Brandt(4-9) pitched well for Boston in their victory. He went 9 innings surrendering 11 hits and 2 walks. Boston had a total of 15 hits for the game. Cy Moore(1-5) ended up with the loss. He allowed a few too many baserunners giving up 13 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings. With this win, Boston has a 25-39 record. They have been 4-6 lately. With the loss, the Philadelphia ballclub's record is 25-40.

1934 St. Louis Cardinals At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 6/29/1934 Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG P.Martin 3B 3 1 2 1 .307 T.Piet 3B 5 1 0 0 .234 A-B.Whitehead 3B 0 0 0 0 .300 G.Slade 2B 4 0 1 0 .346 J.Rothrock RF 4 0 1 0 .310 M.Koenig SS 5 0 2 1 .254 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 0 0 .303 C.Hafey CF 4 0 0 0 .283 J.Medwick LF 4 1 2 1 .421 J.Shevlin 1B 4 1 1 0 .250 R.Collins 1B 4 1 2 2 .321 E.Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 .321 B.Delancey C 4 0 0 0 .333 W.Schulmerich LF,RF 4 1 2 0 .333 E.Orsatti CF 4 1 2 0 .261 A.Comorosky RF 3 0 1 1 .305 L.Durocher SS 3 0 0 1 .244 D.Brennan P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Carleton P 3 1 2 0 .278 P.Derringer P 3 0 1 0 .242 D.Vance P 1 0 0 0 .100 B-H.Pool PH,LF 0 0 0 0 .416 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 36 3 9 2 A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Martin In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Derringer In 8th Inning Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 - 5 11 3 Reds............ 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 Cardinals (37-27) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Carleton WIN(8-5) 7 1/3 9 3 1 1 3 0 119 3.41 D.Vance SAVE(3rd) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.34 Totals 9 9 3 1 2 4 0 Reds (25-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Derringer LOSS(5-7) 8 10 4 3 0 3 1 129 2.72 D.Brennan 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 15 2.12 Totals 9 11 5 3 0 4 1 ATTENDANCE- 1,984 DATE- Friday, June 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:17 LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 4 Reds:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0 Reds: 1 ERRORS- R.Collins-2, L.Durocher, M.Koenig, E.Lombardi DOUBLES- T.Carleton HOME RUNS- R.Collins(18th) STOLEN BASES- E.Orsatti-2(4th) SACRIFICE HITS- G.Slade SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Martin, L.Durocher, A.Comorosky WALKS- C.Hafey, H.Pool STRIKE OUTS- P.Martin, J.Medwick, B.Delancey, D.Vance, T.Piet, C.Hafey, W.Schulmerich, P.Derringer GIDP- B.Delancey WILD PITCHES- T.Carleton PASSED BALLS- E.Lombardi WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Frankie Frisch robbed Ernie Lombardi of a base hit.

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 New York Giants 6/29/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG L.Koenecke CF 5 0 0 0 .340 J.Moore LF 4 0 2 0 .309 J.Stripp 3B 5 0 2 0 .293 H.Critz 2B 4 0 0 0 .218 D.Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 .290 B.Terry 1B 4 1 3 0 .357 J.Frederick RF 4 1 1 0 .355 M.Ott RF 4 0 1 1 .388 A-B.Boyle RF 0 0 0 0 .357 T.Jackson SS 4 0 1 0 .269 S.Leslie 1B 4 1 3 1 .372 G.Watkins CF 3 0 0 0 .229 T.Cuccinello 2B 3 1 2 0 .303 B.Ryan 3B 3 0 0 0 .269 A.Lopez C 4 0 2 1 .295 B-L.O'Doul PH 1 0 0 0 .310 J.Jordan SS 4 0 2 1 .291 P.Richards C 2 0 0 0 .127 V.Mungo P 4 0 0 0 .151 F.Fitzsimmons P 3 0 0 0 .146 J.Salveson P 0 0 0 0 .333 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 3 12 3 Totals 32 1 7 1 A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Frederick In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 12 1 Giants.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0 Dodgers (33-32) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Mungo WIN(9-8) 9 7 1 0 2 5 0 120 3.56 Totals 9 7 1 0 2 5 0 Giants (40-26) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Fitzsimmon LOSS(9-6) 7 11 3 3 1 2 0 112 2.87 J.Salveson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.77 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 17,447 DATE- Friday, June 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:55 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Giants: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Giants: 0 ERRORS- J.Jordan DOUBLES- J.Frederick(5th), T.Cuccinello(18th) TRIPLES- T.Cuccinello(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stripp, S.Leslie WALKS- T.Cuccinello, G.Watkins, P.Richards STRIKE OUTS- D.Taylor, V.Mungo-2, M.Ott, G.Watkins-2, B.Ryan, P.Richards GIDP- H.Critz WILD PITCHES- F.Fitzsimmons-2 WEB GEMS- Bot 4th: Jimmy Jordan robbed Blondy Ryan of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Phillies At 1934 Boston Braves 6/29/1934 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Braves AB R H RBI AVG K.Davis CF 5 0 0 0 .340 B.Urbanski SS 4 3 2 0 .318 D.Bartell SS 4 0 2 1 .335 M.McManus 3B 4 1 3 2 .286 J.Moore RF 4 0 0 0 .299 T.Thompson RF 5 2 1 2 .300 E.Allen LF 4 0 1 0 .381 W.Berger CF 4 0 1 0 .256 D.Camilli 1B 4 0 0 0 .275 R.Moore 1B 4 2 2 0 .269 J.Wilson C 4 2 3 0 .350 H.Lee LF 4 0 2 3 .298 B.Walters 3B 4 1 3 3 .207 P.Whitney 2B 4 0 2 1 .238 I.Jeffries 2B 3 1 1 0 .291 A.Spohrer C 4 0 1 1 .272 C.Moore P 1 0 0 0 .188 E.Brandt P 3 1 1 0 .372 S.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .250 A-M.Haslin PH 1 0 1 0 .270 S.Hansen P 0 0 0 0 .333 B-A.Todd PH 1 0 0 0 .302 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 4 11 4 Totals 36 9 15 9 A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Hansen In 9th Inning Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 4 11 0 Braves.......... 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 - 9 15 0 Phillies (25-40) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Moore LOSS(1-5) 5 13 9 9 3 3 1 119 5.80 S.Johnson 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 23 1.59 S.Hansen 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 5.25 Totals 8 15 9 9 5 4 1 Braves (25-39) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Brandt WIN(4-9) 9 11 4 4 2 2 1 128 3.68 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 2 1 ATTENDANCE- 4,159 DATE- Friday, June 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 6 Braves: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 0 Braves: 3 DOUBLES- J.Wilson(5th), R.Moore(6th), A.Spohrer(6th) HOME RUNS- B.Walters(2nd), M.McManus(8th) WALKS- I.Jeffries, C.Moore, B.Urbanski, M.McManus, W.Berger, R.Moore, E.Brandt STRIKE OUTS- E.Allen, D.Camilli, W.Berger, R.Moore, H.Lee-2 GIDP- K.Davis, D.Camilli

June 30th, 1934 - Book Review - Cobb Would Have Caught It

Cobb Would Have Caught It

Richard Bak
Wayne State University Press
1991
338 pp

Subtitled "The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit," Cobb Would Have Caught It is a superb history of a ball team, its players and the city that loved it before, during and after the Great Depression. Cobb is really two books - a narrative history of the Tigers and the City of Detroit from the late 20s through the early 50s and a collection of player remineces from interviews Bak conducted with many of the players from that era. Combined into a single volume, the book is a fascinating and comprehensive account of the Tigers in that period.

Bak is a wonderful writer - clear and succinct, he keeps the reader's interest throughout the narrative chapters. The interviews are edited into some of the best oral histories I've read from players' of that period. They are full of descriptions of what life was like for players, their attitudes toward their teammates and opponents, etc. Bak has edited them so that they read well and are easy to follow.

There is little need to need to go on. If you have any interest in Tigers' history, it's a must read. Even if you just have an interest in this period of baseball, and presumably you do if you read this blog, it's one of the best books I've read that communicate a vivid picture of what life was like for ball players during this period. It's only limitation is that it only directly covers the Tigers. However, many of the players interviewed moved around (some only played a couple seasons in Detroit), so many of the stories cover other teams as well.

In short, every team and every period of baseball deserves a book like Bak's on the 1930s-1940s Detroit Tigers. I learned about the book from reading Bill James' Historical Abstract, which quotes from Bak's interviews in many of the player profiles from that period.

Rating: For Tigers' fans: **** (buy new); for all others: *** (worth purchasing used)

For more information and to order from the publisher, see here:

http://wsupress.wayne.edu/glb/detroit/bakcwhci.htm