August 23rd, 1934 - AL News

Tigers Keep Win Streak Alive as Boston Loses Again; Bridges to take mound this afternoon in Washington as Boston, Detroit and Philadelphia all within 2 games for AL lead

Tigers Escape with Narrow Win Over Senators, 6-5
Bengals survive 2 homer day by unknown by capitalizing on Washington errors; Cronin goes 0 for 4 as his slump at the plate continues

Yankees Dominate Indians, Shutout Tribe Twice in Afternoon
Gomez, DeShong each yield 4 hits and no runs

Boston Unable to Score on Chicago, Losses Again 4-2
Tietje (pictured) baffles Boston batsmen, defeats an angry Ferrell

A's Win Pitching Duel Against St. Louis
Foxx notches 44th home run, competes with Gehrig for MVP

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/23/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 68 52 C.Gehring DEA .378 J.Foxx PHA 44 L.Gehrig NYA 136 1934 PHA 63 49 J.Foxx PHA .376 L.Gehrig NYA 39 J.Foxx PHA 130 1934 DEA 65 53 B.Johnson PHA .362 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 111 1934 NYA 63 55 P.Higgins PHA .360 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 99 1934 CLA 58 57 H.Manush WAA .355 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 88 1934 WAA 57 57 1934 SLA 46 67 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 44 74 L.Gomez NYA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.18 S.Rowe DEA 15 A.McColl WAA 7 B.Weiland *** 2.65 M.Pearson CLA 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 2.86 S.Cain PHA 13 F.Ostermu BOA 5 B.Newsom SLA 2.95 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Coffman SLA 3.04 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS M.Hopkins CHA 11 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 127 S.West SLA 11 J.White DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 116 J.Gill WAA 11 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 115 Z.Bonura CHA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 S.Rowe DEA 109 F.Bordaga CHA 8 OTHERS TIED W 14 B.Newsom SLA 109 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 4 at BOA 2 CHA-Lyons(5-11, 4.91) at BOA-Welch(9-7, 4.74) CLA 0 at NYA 10 CLA-Hudlin(7-12, 4.58) at NYA-Ruffing(10-10, 3.59) CLA 0 at NYA 5 DEA-Bridges(11-14, 3.88) at WAA-Burke(6-4, 2.20) DEA 6 at WAA 5 SLA-Newsom(11-6, 2.95) at PHA-Cascare(7-7, 4.01) SLA 0 at PHA 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 L.Gehrig NYA .286 35 10 11 8 5 L.Gomez NYA 27 13 1 10 17 0 300 B.Ruth NYA .273 22 6 5 6 3 J.Deshong NYA 18 11 3 4 7 0 200 J.Foxx PHA .424 33 14 9 7 2 B.Burke WAA 9 6 1 0 3 0 100 B.Johnson PHA .375 40 15 9 2 3 S.Rowe DEA 27 26 9 12 10 2 210 F.Crosetti NYA .372 43 16 4 8 3 J.Broaca NYA 18 17 5 7 5 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 O.Melillo SLA .205 39 8 0 1 0 J.Welch BOA 9 17 12 3 3 1 020 O.Bejma SLA .185 27 5 1 2 0 M.Pearson CLA 12 17 14 8 7 5 020 A.Strange SLA .176 34 6 2 2 0 M.Weaver WAA 7 15 9 6 2 0 010 D.Williams PHA .205 44 9 2 3 0 B.McAfee SLA 6 12 10 7 4 2 001 C.Reynolds BOA .214 42 9 4 1 0 T.Thomas WAA 5 11 8 3 2 0 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 68 52 .567 ---- 38 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 63 49 .563 1.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 65 53 .551 2.0 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 63 55 .534 4.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 58 57 .504 7.5 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 57 57 .500 8.0 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 46 67 .407 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 44 74 .373 23.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 68 52 .567 38-28 30-24 11- 7 57-45 9- 7 21-14 2-8 Lost 5 CHA 44 74 .373 21-36 23-38 5- 5 39-69 2- 7 7-17 6-4 Won 4 CLA 58 57 .504 32-20 26-37 12-16 46-41 4- 7 15-14 3-7 Lost 2 DEA 65 53 .551 31-27 34-26 16-20 49-33 7- 5 22-13 6-4 Won 5 NYA 63 55 .534 35-26 28-29 17-10 46-45 5- 7 12-17 8-2 Won 5 PHA 63 49 .563 39-20 24-29 5- 6 58-43 9- 4 19-12 7-3 Won 1 SLA 46 67 .407 23-26 23-41 14-12 32-55 5- 3 12-18 4-6 Lost 4 WAA 57 57 .500 31-31 26-26 9-13 48-44 3- 4 14-17 3-7 Lost 4 TOTAL 464 464 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 8-13 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 10-10 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 11- 8 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 9-12 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 17- 6 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 11- 8 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 10-12 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 5-12 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 5 - 3 8 5 4 10 9 CLA 5 13 - 10 4 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 7 10 7 NYA 6 10 11 8 - 8 10 10 PHA 11 13 11 6 10 - 8 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 7 8 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/23/1934



 

DETROIT AT WASHINGTON Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 6 8 0 Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 8 3 Win:Sorrell(7-7) Loss:Whitehill(13-11) Save:Marberry(2nd) Homeruns- P.Susko-2(2nd) Charlie Gehringer had 3 base hits and 2 RBI as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Washington Nationals 6 to 5. Vic Sorrell(7-7) had a steady outing. He allowed 7 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 2 'round-trippers'. Washington had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Firpo Marberry was credited with his 2nd save. Earl Whitehill(13-11) ended up with the loss. 'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought it was nothing.' Sorrell said. 'I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't put the ball where I wanted it.' CHICAGO AT BOSTON White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 9 0 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 6 4 Win:Tietje(5-9) Loss:Ferrell(12-5) Les Tietje completed the game without help from the bullpen and Luke Appling had 3 base hits at Fenway Park as the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 4 to 2. Tietje(5-9) was in control of the game from the outset. He surrendered only 6 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA to 4.96. Chicago managed 9 in their victory. Wes Ferrell(12-5) was charged with the loss. He pitched 9 innings giving up 9 hits and 3 walks. CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Yankees......... 1 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 - 10 10 0 Win:Gomez(17-9) Loss:Pearson(14-10) Homeruns- J.Saltzgaver-2(8th), B.Ruth(17th), L.Gehrig-2(38th) Jack Saltzgaver smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Lefty Gomez had a strong outing as the Cleveland Indians were badly beaten by the New York Yankees, 10 to 0. Saltzgaver enjoyed a big day at the plate. He hit a bases-empty home run in the 1st inning and smacked a three-run homer (his 8th of the season) in the 6th inning. New York rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon. Gomez(17-9) went the distance for the shutout. The losing pitcher was Monte Pearson(14-10). He allowed 5 homeruns in 5 innings of work. CLEVELAND AT NEW YORK Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 Win:Deshong(7-5) Loss:Harder(12-6) Homeruns- L.Gehrig(39th) Lou Gehrig hit a homerun and had 3 RBI and Jimmie Deshong pitched a complete game shutout as the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians by a score of 5 to 0 at Yankee Stadium. Deshong(7-5) was virtually untouchable. He gave up just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 4.40 to 4.04. New York finished with 11 hits in the victory. Mel Harder(12-6) was tagged with the loss. He was knocked around by New York, allowing 10 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. ST. LOUIS AT PHILADELPHIA Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0 Win:Dietrich(10-5) Loss:Blaeholder(7-15) Homeruns- J.Foxx(44th) Bill Dietrich whitewashed St. Louis on 3 hits as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the St. Louis Browns 2 to 0 at Shibe Park. Dietrich(10-5) was tremendous on the mound for Philadelphia. He didn't allow much, just 3 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 4.64 to 4.34. St. Louis went down without a fight in the 9th. George Blaeholder(7-15) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 10 hits and no walks in 7 innings.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/22/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 5 1 1 0 .284 B.Myer 2B 4 0 0 0 .319 J.White CF 3 2 0 0 .316 J.Stone RF 3 2 2 0 .395 C.Gehringer 2B 5 2 3 2 .378 C-F.Sington PH 1 0 0 0 .241 G.Goslin LF 4 0 2 1 .273 H.Manush LF 3 0 1 0 .355 B.Rogell SS 5 0 1 2 .283 J.Cronin SS 4 0 0 0 .250 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 .316 C.Bolton C 4 1 1 1 .304 M.Owen 3B 4 0 0 0 .322 F.Schulte CF 4 0 1 1 .301 R.Hayworth C 3 1 0 0 .265 P.Susko 1B 4 2 2 3 .247 V.Sorrell P 4 0 0 0 .095 O.Bluege 3B 3 0 0 0 .178 C.Fischer P 0 0 0 0 .069 E.Whitehill P 2 0 0 0 .278 F.Marberry P 0 0 0 0 .306 A-C.Travis PH 1 0 0 0 .301 A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .063 B-D.Harris PH 1 0 1 0 .283 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 6 8 5 Totals 34 5 8 5 A-Pinch Hit For Whitehill In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For McColl In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Stone In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 6 8 0 Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 5 8 3 Tigers (65-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Sorrell WIN(7-7) 7 1/3 7 5 5 3 2 2 100 5.21 C.Fischer HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.94 F.Marberry SAVE(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.21 Totals 9 8 5 5 4 3 2 Nationals (57-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Whitehill LOSS(13-11) 7 7 6 2 3 6 0 129 3.40 A.McColl 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 3.86 Totals 9 8 6 2 3 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,852 DATE- Wednesday, August 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:30 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8 Nationals: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Nationals: 0 ERRORS- B.Myer, J.Stone, P.Susko HOME RUNS- P.Susko-2(2nd) WALKS- J.White-2, R.Hayworth, B.Myer, J.Stone, H.Manush, O.Bluege HIT BY PITCH- G.Goslin STRIKE OUTS- J.White, B.Rogell, H.Greenberg, R.Hayworth, V.Sorrell-2, B.Myer, C.Bolton, E.Whitehill WILD PITCHES- C.Fischer

1934 Chicago White Sox At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/22/1934 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG E.Swanson RF 5 2 2 0 .315 L.Lary SS 3 0 0 0 .257 M.Haas CF 2 0 0 0 .281 B.Werber 3B 3 1 1 0 .345 A.Simmons LF 5 1 1 0 .332 R.Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 .337 L.Appling SS 4 1 3 1 .344 M.Solters CF 3 0 0 1 .318 J.Dykes 1B 3 0 1 3 .276 C.Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 .271 J.Hayes 2B 4 0 1 0 .311 E.Morgan 1B 4 1 2 0 .295 M.Hopkins 3B 4 0 1 0 .252 R.Ferrell C 4 0 1 0 .307 M.Shea C 2 0 0 0 .127 B.Cissell 2B 3 0 0 0 .268 L.Tietje P 4 0 0 0 .136 A-D.Porter PH 1 0 0 0 .220 W.Ferrell P 3 0 2 1 .281 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 4 9 4 Totals 31 2 6 2 A-Pinch Hit For Cissell In 9th Inning White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 4 9 0 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 6 4 White Sox (44-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Tietje WIN(5-9) 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 130 4.96 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 0 Red Sox (68-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Ferrell LOSS(12-5) 9 9 4 2 3 2 0 142 2.86 Totals 9 9 4 2 3 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 12,359 DATE- Wednesday, August 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:22 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 9 Red Sox: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Red Sox: 1 ERRORS- B.Werber-2, M.Solters, E.Morgan DOUBLES- J.Dykes(15th), B.Werber(33rd), E.Morgan(28th), W.Ferrell STOLEN BASES- L.Lary(6th) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Haas-3 SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dykes, M.Solters WALKS- L.Appling, M.Shea-2, L.Lary, B.Werber, R.Johnson STRIKE OUTS- J.Hayes, L.Tietje, L.Lary-2, M.Solters-2, R.Ferrell GIDP- M.Hopkins, R.Ferrell

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 New York Yankees 8/22/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 3 0 0 0 .143 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 2 0 .280 B.Seeds LF 4 0 0 0 .267 J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 2 2 4 .267 E.Averill CF 4 0 1 0 .332 B.Ruth RF 3 1 1 2 .255 H.Trosky 1B 3 0 0 0 .314 L.Gehrig 1B 5 2 2 2 .345 O.Hale 2B 3 0 1 0 .303 B.Dickey C 4 1 0 0 .246 B.Knickerbocker SS 3 0 0 0 .301 B.Chapman CF 4 1 2 0 .266 W.Kamm 3B 2 0 1 0 .244 G.Selkirk LF 4 1 1 2 .368 M.Berg C 3 0 0 0 .304 T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 0 0 .295 M.Pearson P 2 0 0 0 .280 L.Gomez P 4 1 0 0 .090 L.Brown P 0 0 0 0 .379 A-F.Pytlak PH 1 0 1 0 .254 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 28 0 4 0 Totals 36 10 10 10 A-Pinch Hit For Brown In 9th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Yankees......... 1 3 0 0 1 5 0 0 - 10 10 0 Indians (58-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Pearson LOSS(14-10) 5 8 10 9 5 1 5 104 3.57 L.Brown 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 59 5.66 Totals 8 10 10 9 7 3 5 Yankees (62-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Gomez WIN(17-9) 9 4 0 0 2 4 0 105 2.18 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 21,382 DATE- Wednesday, August 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- George Moriarty, Harry Geisel, Charles Donnelly, T- 2:06 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 3 Yankees:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Yankees: 2 ERRORS- B.Knickerbocker, W.Kamm DOUBLES- E.Averill(30th), F.Pytlak(17th) HOME RUNS- J.Saltzgaver-2(8th), B.Ruth(17th), L.Gehrig-2(38th) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Hale WALKS- M.Galatzer, W.Kamm, F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth, B.Dickey, B.Chapman, G.Selkirk, T.Lazzeri HIT BY PITCH- B.Ruth STRIKE OUTS- H.Trosky, O.Hale-2, B.Knickerbocker, G.Selkirk, L.Gomez-2 GIDP- B.Seeds, M.Berg WILD PITCHES- M.Pearson

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 New York Yankees 8/22/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 3 0 0 0 .133 F.Crosetti SS 3 1 2 0 .283 S.Rice LF 4 0 1 0 .291 J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 0 0 0 .264 E.Averill CF 4 0 0 0 .329 G.Selkirk LF 4 2 3 1 .405 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 1 0 .313 B-D.Walker LF 0 0 0 0 .250 O.Hale 2B 3 0 2 0 .306 L.Gehrig 1B 4 2 2 3 .347 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 0 0 .298 B.Dickey C 4 0 1 0 .246 J.Burnett 3B 3 0 0 0 .278 B.Chapman CF 3 0 0 1 .264 F.Pytlak C 3 0 0 0 .252 T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 2 0 .298 M.Harder P 2 0 0 0 .246 S.Byrd RF 4 0 1 0 .248 A-W.Kamm PH 1 0 0 0 .243 J.Deshong P 4 0 0 0 .125 R.Winegarner P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 0 4 0 Totals 34 5 11 5 A-Pinch Hit For Harder In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Selkirk In 8th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Yankees......... 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 Indians (58-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Harder LOSS(12-6) 7 10 5 5 3 3 1 111 3.22 R.Winegarner 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.86 Totals 8 11 5 5 3 4 1 Yankees (63-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Deshong WIN(7-5) 9 4 0 0 3 4 0 129 4.04 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 23,393 DATE- Wednesday, August 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Yankees: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- E.Averill, H.Trosky, T.Lazzeri DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(17th) TRIPLES- G.Selkirk(3rd) HOME RUNS- L.Gehrig(39th) CAUGHT STEALING- O.Hale WALKS- M.Galatzer, O.Hale, J.Burnett, F.Crosetti-2, B.Chapman STRIKE OUTS- E.Averill-2, B.Knickerbocker, M.Harder, F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver, S.Byrd, J.Deshong GIDP- J.Deshong

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/22/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG O.Bejma 3B 4 0 0 0 .225 D.Cramer CF 4 0 2 0 .280 S.West CF 4 0 1 0 .333 D.Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 .248 J.Burns 1B 4 0 0 0 .266 B.Johnson LF 4 1 2 0 .362 R.Pepper LF 4 0 0 0 .272 J.Foxx 1B 3 1 2 2 .376 B.Campbell RF 2 0 0 0 .280 P.Higgins 3B 4 0 2 0 .360 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 E.Coleman RF 4 0 1 0 .285 R.Hemsley C 3 0 0 0 .320 E.McNair SS 3 0 1 0 .272 A.Strange SS 3 0 0 0 .239 C.Berry C 3 0 0 0 .230 G.Blaeholder P 2 0 1 0 .039 B.Dietrich P 3 0 1 0 .239 A-R.Hornsby PH 0 0 0 0 .385 J.Knott P 0 0 0 0 .050 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 0 3 0 Totals 32 2 11 2 A-Pinch Hit For Blaeholder In 8th Inning Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 0 Browns (46-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Blaeholder LOSS(7-15) 7 10 2 2 0 1 1 110 5.07 J.Knott 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.76 Totals 8 11 2 2 0 2 1 Athletics (63-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich WIN(10-5) 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 141 4.34 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 5,867 DATE- Wednesday, August 22nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:59 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 6 Athletics: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 2 Athletics: 0 ERRORS- O.Melillo DOUBLES- E.Coleman(14th) TRIPLES- B.Johnson(4th) HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(44th) SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Foxx WALKS- B.Campbell-2, R.Hornsby STRIKE OUTS- S.West, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, G.Blaeholder, P.Higgins, B.Dietrich GIDP- B.Johnson, E.McNair

August 22nd, 1934 - Tiger of the Week - Gee Walker

Tiger of the Week

Gee Walker

Gerald "Gee" Walker played 15 seasons in the big league, but got his start in Detroit, where he played from 1931 through 1937. Walker was a regular outfielder for the most part, but was heavily platooned some seasons, including 1934.

Walker was one of the boys - he and his wife lived in the same housing complex as many of the other Tigers players, and he played golf in the winters down in Florida with Elden Auker, Paul Waner, Babe Ruth and many others. He was best known for his easy, clowning style that made him a fan favorite, and his speed, which allowed him to steal plenty of basis. Unfortunately, Walker was also notoriously innatentive on the base paths, and was regularly picked off. He may hold the distinction of being the only major league ball player responsible for two pickoffs in the same inning, when he was caught off base and saved by Hank Greenberg's self sacrifice, only to then be picked off himself. Tiger manager Mickey Cochrane had finally had enough and suspended and fined Walker.

Walker peaked in 1936-37, and made the All Star in the latter season. Although he continued to play after being traded in 1938 to Chicago, it was mostly down hill for him, and Walker posed very mediocre numbers in his 30s, despite that lax competition that came from the war time substitute players.

A football and baseball standout at the University of Mississippi, Walker is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and the Ole Miss Sports Hall of Fame.

August 22nd, 1934 - AL News

SWEEP!!!


Tigers Win All Three in Boston, 3 Games Out of First; will travel to Washington from Boston for today's game - set to face Senators' Ace Whitehill

Tigers Earn Narrow Extra Inning Win in Boston, 8-7
Rowe pushes through 10 inning complete game win

Yankees Win Again Over Browns, 7-4
Van Atta hits HR and notches win for Bombers

Cleveland Wins at Shibe, 7-5
A's unable to capitalize on Red Sox woes; remain 2 games out

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/22/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 68 51 C.Gehring DEA .375 J.Foxx PHA 43 L.Gehrig NYA 131 1934 PHA 62 49 J.Foxx PHA .374 L.Gehrig NYA 36 J.Foxx PHA 128 1934 DEA 64 53 B.Johnson PHA .361 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 109 1934 NYA 61 55 P.Higgins PHA .358 E.Averill CLA 28 B.Johnson PHA 99 1934 CLA 58 55 H.Manush WAA .355 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 88 1934 WAA 57 56 1934 SLA 46 66 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 43 74 L.Gomez NYA 16 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.27 S.Rowe DEA 15 A.McColl WAA 7 B.Weiland *** 2.65 M.Pearson CLA 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 W.Ferrell BOA 2.92 S.Cain PHA 13 F.Ostermu BOA 5 B.Newsom SLA 2.95 E.Whitehi WAA 13 OTHERS TIED W 4 D.Coffman SLA 3.04 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Gill WAA 11 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 123 M.Hopkins CHA 10 J.White DEA 22 T.Bridges DEA 116 S.West SLA 10 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 114 Z.Bonura CHA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 S.Rowe DEA 109 W.Kamm CLA 9 OTHERS TIED W 14 B.Newsom SLA 109 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 7 at PHA 5 CHA-Tietje(4-9, 5.17) at BOA-Ferrell(12-4, 2.92) DEA 8 at BOA 7 CLA-Pearson(14-9, 3.25) at NYA-Gomez(16-9, 2.27) SLA 4 at NYA 7 CLA-Pearson(14-9, 3.25) at NYA-Gomez(16-9, 2.27) DEA-Sorrell(6-7, 5.15) at WAA-Whitehi(13-10, 3.43) SLA-Blaehol(7-14, 5.17) at PHA-Dietric(9-5, 4.64) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS L.Gehrig NYA .273 33 9 11 10 4 J.Allen NYA 10 4 0 1 9 0 101 B.Ruth NYA .261 23 6 3 10 2 L.Gomez NYA 18 9 1 8 13 0 200 H.Greenberg DEA .425 40 17 13 4 3 J.Broaca NYA 27 24 8 8 8 1 300 A.Simmons CHA .366 41 15 12 4 3 B.Burke WAA 9 6 1 0 3 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .400 30 12 7 7 1 S.Rowe DEA 27 26 9 12 10 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 B.Chapman NYA .125 40 5 0 6 0 J.Welch BOA 13 21 16 5 4 1 030 O.Melillo SLA .233 43 10 1 1 0 M.Weaver WAA 7 15 9 6 2 0 010 A.Strange SLA .184 38 7 2 2 0 B.McAfee SLA 6 12 10 7 4 2 001 H.Clift SLA .083 24 2 3 2 0 T.Thomas WAA 5 11 8 3 2 0 000 R.Johnson BOA .188 48 9 6 0 0 M.Pearson CLA 14 24 12 8 11 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 68 51 .571 ---- 38 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 62 49 .559 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 Detroit DEA 64 53 .547 3.0 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 61 55 .526 5.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 58 55 .513 7.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 57 56 .504 8.0 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 46 66 .411 18.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 43 74 .368 24.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 68 51 .571 38-27 30-24 11- 7 57-44 9- 7 21-14 2-8 Lost 4 CHA 43 74 .368 21-36 22-38 5- 5 38-69 2- 7 7-17 6-4 Won 3 CLA 58 55 .513 32-20 26-35 12-15 46-40 4- 7 15-14 5-5 Won 1 DEA 64 53 .547 31-27 33-26 15-20 49-33 7- 5 21-13 6-4 Won 4 NYA 61 55 .526 33-26 28-29 17-10 44-45 5- 7 12-17 8-2 Won 3 PHA 62 49 .559 38-20 24-29 5- 6 57-43 9- 4 19-12 6-4 Lost 1 SLA 46 66 .411 23-26 23-40 14-12 32-54 5- 3 12-18 4-6 Lost 3 WAA 57 56 .504 31-30 26-26 9-13 48-43 3- 4 14-16 3-7 Lost 3 TOTAL 459 459 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 8-12 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 9-10 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 11- 6 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 8-12 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 15- 6 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 10- 8 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 10-11 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 5-11 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 10 9 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 4 - 3 8 5 4 10 9 CLA 5 13 - 10 4 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 7 10 6 NYA 6 10 9 8 - 8 10 10 PHA 11 13 11 6 10 - 7 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 5 - 4 WAA 6 9 7 8 5 13 9 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/22/1934







 

DETROIT AT BOSTON Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 1 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 Win:Rowe(15-6) Loss:Mulligan(2-2) Homeruns- B.Cissell(3rd) Schoolboy Rowe tossed a complete game as the Detroit Tigers outscored the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings 8 to 7. The score was tied at 7 after nine. Detroit came out on top in the 10th inning. Ray Hayworth drew a walk. Rowe next to the plate and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Pete Fox then drew a walk. Jo-Jo White was up next and he drew a walk to load the bases. Charlie Gehringer stepped into the box and drew a walk scoring the run. A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 5 times. Rowe(15-6), allowing 7 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Joe Mulligan(2-2) was hit with the loss in relief. 'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Rowe said. CLEVELAND AT PHILADELPHIA Indians......... 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 2 Athletics....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 2 Win:Hildebrand(11-7) Loss:Benton(9-10) Save:Brown(2nd) Homeruns- O.Hale(11th) In a close game the Cleveland Indians got by the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 7 to 5. Cleveland took the lead for good in the top of the 3rd inning scoring 2 runners on 1 hit. The critical plate appearance was by Odell Hale who disappointed the partisan crowd when he delivered a single plating two runs. Cleveland banged out 10 on the afternoon. The winning pitcher was Oral Hildebrand(11-7) who allowed 5 runs in 7 and 1/3 innings. Hildebrand got help from Lloyd Brown who was credited with his 2nd save. Al Benton(9-10) absorbed the loss. 'I didn't have my best stuff but sometimes you just get lucky,' Hildebrand said, 'this was one of those times.' ST. LOUIS AT NEW YORK Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 9 1 Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 - 7 11 0 Win:Van Atta(3-10) Loss:Wells(3-8) Homeruns- F.Crosetti(12th), R.Van Atta(1st) The New York Yankees defeated the St. Louis Browns by a score of 7 to 4 at Yankee Stadium. Russ Van Atta(3-10) gave a fine effort for New York. He was reached for 6 hits and 3 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. New York totaled 11 on the afternoon. Ed Wells(3-8) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Boston Red Sox 8/21/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG P.Fox RF 4 0 0 0 .285 L.Lary SS 5 1 2 1 .259 J.White CF 4 1 0 0 .319 B.Werber 3B 4 0 1 1 .345 C.Gehringer 2B 5 2 3 2 .375 R.Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 .339 G.Goslin LF 4 2 0 0 .271 M.Solters CF 5 2 1 0 .321 B.Rogell SS 5 0 1 0 .284 C.Reynolds RF 5 0 3 1 .273 H.Greenberg 1B 4 1 1 2 .317 E.Morgan 1B 3 1 1 0 .293 M.Owen 3B 5 1 2 1 .324 R.Ferrell C 4 1 1 2 .308 R.Hayworth C 3 1 2 2 .271 B-D.Cooke PH 1 0 0 0 .229 S.Rowe P 4 0 2 0 .291 B.Cissell 2B 4 1 1 2 .270 F.Ostermueller P 2 0 0 0 .188 A-M.Bishop PH 1 1 1 0 .269 J.Mulligan P 1 0 0 0 .083 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 8 11 7 Totals 40 7 11 7 A-Pinch Hit For Ostermueller In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Ferrell In 10th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 - 8 11 1 Red Sox......... 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 2 Tigers (64-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Rowe WIN(15-6) 10 11 7 3 2 3 1 146 3.99 Totals 10 11 7 3 2 3 1 Red Sox (68-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Ostermuell 7 11 7 6 6 2 0 149 3.45 J.Mulligan LOSS(2-2) 3 0 1 1 4 1 0 50 4.32 Totals 10 11 8 7 10 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 17,194 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 3:04 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:11 Red Sox: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Red Sox: 2 ERRORS- B.Rogell, L.Lary, M.Solters DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(33rd), S.Rowe, L.Lary(18th), M.Solters(22nd), R.Ferrell(23rd) TRIPLES- L.Lary(4th), E.Morgan(3rd) HOME RUNS- B.Cissell(3rd) STOLEN BASES- C.Gehringer(14th) SACRIFICE HITS- S.Rowe SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Werber WALKS- P.Fox-2, J.White-2, C.Gehringer, G.Goslin-2, H.Greenberg, R.Hayworth-2, E.Morgan-2 STRIKE OUTS- J.White, S.Rowe-2, R.Johnson, M.Solters, J.Mulligan GIDP- J.White, G.Goslin, R.Ferrell WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Rick Ferrell blocked the plate, saving a run!

1934 Cleveland Indians At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/21/1934 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG M.Galatzer RF 4 0 0 0 .154 D.Cramer CF 4 0 1 0 .278 S.Rice LF 3 1 1 1 .291 D.Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 .256 E.Averill CF 3 1 0 1 .333 B.Johnson LF 5 0 1 0 .361 H.Trosky 1B 5 0 1 0 .316 J.Foxx 1B 4 1 1 0 .374 O.Hale 2B 5 1 2 3 .303 P.Higgins 3B 4 2 2 0 .358 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 1 0 .303 E.Coleman RF 3 1 2 0 .286 W.Kamm 3B 3 2 1 0 .242 E.McNair SS 3 1 1 2 .272 M.Berg C 4 2 4 0 .311 C.Berry C 4 0 1 1 .233 O.Hildebrand P 1 0 0 1 .115 A.Benton P 2 0 0 0 .113 L.Brown P 0 0 0 0 .379 A-R.Warstler PH 0 0 0 0 .251 J.Cascarella P 0 0 0 0 .108 B-B.Miller PH 1 0 0 0 .263 W.Wilshere P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 7 10 6 Totals 34 5 9 3 A-Pinch Hit For Benton In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Cascarella In 8th Inning Indians......... 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 - 7 10 2 Athletics....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 9 2 Indians (58-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand WIN(11-7) 7 1/3 7 5 4 6 5 0 129 4.23 L.Brown SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 5.86 Totals 9 9 5 4 6 5 0 Athletics (62-49) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Benton LOSS(9-10) 7 9 7 5 6 0 1 136 4.18 J.Cascarella 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.01 W.Wilshere 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.65 Totals 9 10 7 5 6 1 1 ATTENDANCE- 7,974 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:10 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 7 Athletics: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 2 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- M.Galatzer, O.Hale, B.Johnson, P.Higgins DOUBLES- E.Coleman(13th) HOME RUNS- O.Hale(11th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Knickerbocker SACRIFICE HITS- O.Hildebrand-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Hildebrand WALKS- M.Galatzer, S.Rice-2, E.Averill-2, W.Kamm, D.Cramer, D.Williams, J.Foxx, E.Coleman, E.McNair, R.Warstler STRIKE OUTS- O.Hale, B.Johnson, P.Higgins, E.Coleman, C.Berry, A.Benton GIDP- H.Trosky, D.Williams-2 WILD PITCHES- O.Hildebrand, L.Brown

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 New York Yankees 8/21/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG O.Bejma 3B 4 0 0 0 .230 F.Crosetti SS 4 1 1 1 .278 S.West CF 5 1 1 0 .334 J.Saltzgaver 3B 3 0 2 0 .264 J.Burns 1B 3 1 1 2 .268 B.Ruth RF 4 1 0 0 .254 R.Pepper LF 4 1 2 1 .275 L.Gehrig 1B 3 1 1 0 .345 B.Campbell RF 5 0 1 1 .282 B.Chapman CF 4 0 0 0 .264 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Dickey C 4 1 3 0 .249 R.Hemsley C 3 0 1 0 .323 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 1 0 0 .299 A.Strange SS 4 0 1 0 .242 M.Hoag LF 4 1 2 0 .247 E.Wells P 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Van Atta P 3 1 1 2 .200 B.McAfee P 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Allen P 0 0 0 0 .182 B-G.Hartley PH 1 1 1 0 .533 A-R.Rolfe PH 1 0 1 2 .261 F.Newkirk P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 4 9 4 Totals 33 7 11 5 A-Pinch Hit For Allen In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For McAfee In 9th Inning Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 4 9 1 Yankees......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 - 7 11 0 Browns (46-66) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Wells LOSS(3-8) 5 6 2 1 1 5 1 70 5.76 B.McAfee 3 5 5 4 3 1 1 59 5.63 Totals 8 11 7 5 4 6 2 Yankees (61-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Van Atta WIN(3-10) 7 1/3 6 2 2 3 4 0 101 5.35 J.Allen HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.80 F.Newkirk 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 28 18.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,070 DATE- Tuesday, August 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:36 LEFT ON BASE- Browns:10 Yankees: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Yankees: 0 ERRORS- B.Campbell DOUBLES- J.Burns(18th), R.Hemsley(30th), G.Hartley(6th), B.Dickey(24th) TRIPLES- R.Pepper(6th) HOME RUNS- F.Crosetti(12th), R.Van Atta(1st) WALKS- O.Bejma, J.Burns-2, R.Pepper, R.Hemsley, F.Crosetti, J.Saltzgaver, L.Gehrig, T.Lazzeri STRIKE OUTS- S.West, J.Burns, R.Hemsley, E.Wells, B.McAfee, F.Crosetti-2, J.Saltzgaver, B.Ruth-2, T.Lazzeri GIDP- R.Van Atta PASSED BALLS- R.Hemsley-2