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June 3rd, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Complete Sweep, Win 7th Straight, in Chicago with 10-0 Win
Bridges dominates in complete game shutout

Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 3 - 10 13 0
White Sox... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0

Tommy Bridges tossed a complete game shutout and Marv Owen homered and had 4 RBI at Comiskey Park as the seemingly unstoppable Detroit Tigers, running on all cylinders, ripped the Chicago White Sox by a large 10 to 0 margin.

The win marks the Tigers 7th straight victory.

The Chicago fans didn't appreciate the big day Owen had. He smashed a two-run homer (his 5th of the season) in the 7th inning and tripled plating two runs in the 9th inning. Detroit totaled 13 on the afternoon. Bridges (4-5) went the distance for the shutout. George Earnshaw(3-6) was charged with the loss. He was unable to control the Detroit offense and allowed 11 hits and 7 walks in 8 innings.


A's Find Way to Prevail Over Hot Yankees, Gomez
Higgins' three run blast shows up Gehrig, Foxx

Yankees......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Athletics......... 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0

Both Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx went yard as they vie for the home run title this year, but it was Pinky Higgins 3 run homer, only his 4th this year, that proved the difference in the game as the A's defeated the high flying (11-2 in last two weeks).

Sugar Cain tossed a complete game at Shibe Park where the Philadelphia Athletics beat the New York Yankees 4 to 2. Philadelphia did all the necessary damage in the 4th inning when they scored 4 runs on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Higgins' three-run homer. Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning. Cain (5-4) allowed 2 runs on the game. Lefty Gomez (6-4) took the loss. He surrendered 6 hits and 4 walks in 8 innings.



Tribe Defeats Browns Behind Strong Pitching
Hilderand yields 1 earned run in 6-3 victory

Indians......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 6 13 2
Browns.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0

Earl Averill left the yard as the Cleveland Indians topped the St. Louis Browns by a score of 6 to 3 at Sportsman's Park.

Oral Hildebrand (pictured)(3-4) gave a fine effort for Cleveland. He went 8 innings, surrendering 5 hits and 7 walks lowering his ERA from 5.63 to 4.97.

Cleveland out-hit St. Louis for the game, 13 hits to 5. Mel Harder got the save, his 2nd. Bump Hadley(2-5) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 9 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings.


Nats Comeback for Extra Inning Win
Two run 10th inning give home team dramatic win

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 6 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 - 5 12 0

The Washington Nationals nipped the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings 5 to 4 atGriffith Stadium in a hard fought contest. Nats pitcher Earl Whitehill was going for his 9th win, but it was not to be as he hit the showers before its completion.

The score was tied at 3 after nine. Washington won the hard fought contest inthe 10th inning. Fred Schulte led off and he slapped a one-base hit. Dave Harris next to the plate and he doubled driving in a run. After an out was recorded, Moe Berg (pictured) stepped in and he hit a single giving Washington thevictory as 11,025 happy fans celebrated wildly.

The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. Alex McColl (3-0) was the winner allowing 1 run in 1 inning. Rube Walberg(3-1) was given the loss in relief. Washington scored big getting 4 runs off him in 2 and 1/3 innings.

June 2nd, 1934- NL Game Summaries

Cardinals Have Easy Time with Dean on Mound
Dizzy dominates Bucs in 7-0 win

Cardinals....... 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 13 0
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2

Dizzy Dean shutout Pittsburgh while allowing the St. Louis bullpen a day-off at Forbes Field where the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7to 0. Dean(3-6) contributed a very nicely pitched game. He allowed only 6 hits and3 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 3.72 to 3.32. St. Louis rapped out 13 hits for the afternoon. Red Lucas (2-4) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 7 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings of work.








Giants Defeat Phils Despite Being Outhit
Little known shows the way to victory for New York

Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 13 1

Giants.......... 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0


Third baseman Blondy Ryan had 2 base hits at Polo Grounds as the sizzling NewYork Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the count of 4 to 1.


Fred Fitzsimmons(7-3) gave a fine effort for New York. He allowed 11 hits and1 walk in 7 innings lowering his ERA to 2.44. Despite losing, Philadelphia out-hit New York 13 to 8. The loss was charged to Phil Collins(4-4). With the win, New York continued their winning ways; their streak now stands at 7 games and counting.





Cubs Nip Reds 4-3 by Playing "Small Ball"
Klein provides timely hitting for Bruins

Cubs............ 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
Reds............ 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 13 2

Right fielder Chuck Klein had 2 base hits as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 3 at Crosley Field.

Bud Tinning(4-1) had a fairly solid outing. He went 7 and 2/3 innings, surrendering 11 hits and 5 walks. Cincinnati made it exciting in the 9th,but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Tinning got help from Bill Lee who earned his 1st save. The loss was charge to Ted Kleinhans(0-1).

'We won because we did the little things right,' Cubs manager Charlie Grimm said after the game. 'This is why we practice things over and over and over, so when we get in close games, we don't make mistakes.'




Braves Top Dodgers Again, 5-3
Frankhouse goes the distance to bring record to 4-5

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 3
Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 5 0

Fred Frankhouse went the distance as the Boston Braves defeated the reeling Brooklyn Dodgers by the score of 5 to 3 at Braves Field. Frankhouse(4-5) pitched a fine game. He was reached for 4 hits and 4 walks in9 innings. Brooklyn proved to be no trouble in the 9th. The loss was charged to Boom-Boom Beck(2-3). He was not very effective, surrendering 5 runs in 4 and 1/3 innings.

June 2nd, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Detroit Prevails in Close Affair at Comiskey
Owen provides clutch hitting in narrow win


Tigers.......... 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 8 13 1
White Sox....... 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2

Win:Marberry(3-4) Loss:Gaston(3-3) Save:Hamlin(1st)Homeruns- Z.Bonura(9th)

Third baseman Marv Owen had 2 base hits at Comiskey Park where the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox by the score of 8 to 7. Detroit took the lead for keeps in the 7th inning plating an isolated run on 2 hits. Chicago had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Firpo Marberry (3-4) was the winner allowing 7 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings. Luke Hamlin earned his 1st save. Milt Gaston(3-3) was the loser. He got hit hard, allowing 12 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. 'You have to give Chicago credit, they fought us tough to the end' MickeyCochrane said. 'It could have gone either way, but I'm glad we pulled outthe victory.'


Red Sox, Nationals Split DH
Plenty of runs in high scoring afternoon

Red Sox......... 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 - 8 13 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 - 7 15 3

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 - 5 11 2
Nationals....... 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 - 9 13 4


12,369 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at the end of the first game. The Boston Red Sox won by the slimmest of margins, 8 to 7. The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Finally, Boston pulled the game out in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Rick Ferrell lined a single, and an error was also committed. Lyn Lary came to the plateand drew a walk. Dusty Cooke then would ground out scoring the run. Boston rapped out 13 hits for the afternoon. The win was credited to Joe Mulligan(1-0) who went 4 innings allowing 4 runs.Rube Walberg got the save, his 1st. Jack Russell(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief.

In the second game, Bobby Burke was able to finish what he started and was credited with acomplete game and Buddy Myer had 4 hits as the Washington Nationals beat theBoston Red Sox by a score of 9 to 5. The game started off with Washington taking the lead in the first when theyscored 3 runs on 4 hits. Washington managed 13 in their victory. The victory was credited to Burke(1-2) who went the distance, allowing 5 runs.The losing pitcher was Johnny Welch(3-1). He struggled with his control, issuing 9 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.


Indians Prevail in Low Scoring Affair

Brown and Newsom keep hitters at bay all afternoon

Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0

Browns......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1

Win:Brown(2-3) Loss:Newsom(3-3) Save:Harder(1st)Homeruns- O.Hale(3rd)

Lloyd Brown(2-3) and Bobo Newsom(3-3) locked horns in a pitcher's duel withBrown and the Cleveland Indians coming out on top of the St. Louis Browns 1to 0. The game was won by Cleveland with a run in the 9th inning. Odell Halesmashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 3rd of the season). Cleveland hadonly 6 hits for the game. Mel Harder earned his 1st save. The Cleveland ballclub's record now stands at18-18. Not able to get much going in recent weeks, St. Louis is 1-9 of lateand now has an overall record of 10-28, worst in the league.

Yankees Prevail in Philly Slugfest

9th inning rally cinches game for visitors

Yankees......... 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 - 9 10 1
Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 - 6 15 2

Ruffing(5-2) Loss:Flohr(0-2)Homeruns- S.Byrd(4th), D.Cramer(3rd), E.Coleman-2(4th)

Sammy Byrd went yard and had 4 RBI as the New York Yankees defeated thePhiladelphia Athletics in 10 innings 9 to 6 at Shibe Park. The score was tied at 6 after nine. Finally, New York pulled the game out inthe 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Jack Saltzgaver keyed the rallywhen he drew a walk. Don Heffner stepped up next and he drew a walk. Afteranother out, Byrd came to the plate and rifled a three-run blast (his 4th ofthe season). Philadelphia went down quietly in the bottom of the 10th. The winning pitcher was Red Ruffing(5-2) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3innings. Mort Flohr(0-2) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 3 runs and 2 hits in 1 inning.

June 1st, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Boston Beats Dodgers at Braves Field, 13-6
Dodgers outhit Braves, but can't bring runners home

Dodgers......... 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 6 14 3
Braves.......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 - 13 13 1

Hal Lee (pictured) launched 2 homeruns at Braves Field as the Boston Braves beat theBrooklyn Dodgers by the count of 13 to 6. Lee enjoyed a great day at the plate. He clubbed a three-run home run in the1st inning and emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 4th of theseason) in the 7th inning.

Boston finished with 13 hits in the victory. The winning pitcher was Jumbo Jim Elliott(2-1) who allowed 4 runs in 7 innings. Les Munns(1-1) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 10hits and 5 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.




Reds Top Cubs in high scoring affair at Crosley, 11-7

6 run Cinci 8th gives home team come from behind win

Cubs............ 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 - 7 17 2
Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 - 11 15 0

Harlin Pool (pictured) had 3 base hits and scored 3 times as the Cincinnati Reds beat theChicago Cubs by a score of 11 to 7. Cincinnati had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning whenthey scored 6 runs on 6 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by ErnieLombardi who thrilled the crowd when he doubled plating two runs.

Due to a poorly pitched ballgame, scoring in 6 different innings was still not enough for Chicago to come away with the victory. Don Brennan (3-1) got the win allowing 1 run in 1 inning. Jim Weaver (0-2) was the losing pitcher. He allowed Cincinnati 8 runs in 7 innings of work.



Giants Win Easy Over Phils, 7-0
"King Carl" notches 10th win of season with two hitter

Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
Giants.......... 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 7 8 0

Left fielder Jo-Jo Moore had 2 base hits and scored 3 times and Carl Hubbell allowed only 2 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard forPhiladelphia at Polo Grounds where the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 7 to 0.

Hubbell(10-1) was virtually untouchable. He allowed just 2 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings. New York finished with 8 hits in the victory. George Darrow(0-3) was given the loss.

This win by New York continues their recent hot streak. In their last ten games, they have a record of 8-2. For the season, they are a league leading 29-13. With this loss, Philadelphia has a 5-5 record of late, 16-20 overall.


Pirates Top Cards at Forbes, 4-2
Lagavetto has key hit in home team win

Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
Pirates......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 0

Cookie Lavagetto (pictured) hit 2 doubles at Forbes Field as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 2. Pittsburgh had the winning rally in the 8th inning with 2 runs utilizing 4 base hits.

After an out was recorded, Paul Waner started the rally when he stroked a base-hit. Waner stole second with some aggressive base running.Pie Traynor then lined a single. Arky Vaughan stepped in and he lashed asingle driving in a run. After another out, Lavagetto stepped up to theplate and he doubled scoring the final run of the inning. Pittsburgh had 12 hits overall, while St. Louis had 8. Waite Hoyt (1-4) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Bill Hallahan (2-3) was charged with the loss. He pitched 8 innings allowing 12 hits and no walks.

June 1st, 1934 - How're They Doin'? - Lefty Grove

In 1934, Grove suffered the only "off year" during his career. He had just joined the Red Sox, having spent his entire career to date (1925-1933) with the A's. During the spring of 1934, the Red Sox discovered Grove had a sore arm that would haunt him for the season. After 1934, Grove returned to dominant form, and pitched for Boston until 1941.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Pitcher             G GS  W  L   Pct   R  ER   ERA    IP   H  BB IBB  SO HR







L.Grove             9  3  3  1  .750  24  22  4.99  39.2  53   5   2  20  2







as starter          3  3  2  1  .667  16  14  5.25  24.0  33   4   1  10  1







as reliever         6  0  1  0 1.000   8   8  4.60  15.2  20   1   1  10  1







 







       HB SH SF Bk WP CI PkOf SB CS RBI  GB  FB  G/F GDP-Opp  BFP Pitch P/BF







Misc.   2  1  3  0  0  0    0  2  1  22  83  66 1.26   3  27  176   656 3.73







 







           K/BB GDP/9  H/9 BB/9  K/9 HR/9   OBP  Slug OB+Sl







Averages    4.0    .7 12.2  1.2  4.6   .5  .343  .485  .828







 







            GS CG ShO QS RnSup   SIP IP/S Pitch Pit/S







Starter      3  1   0  1  5.00  24.0  8.0   403 134.3







 







       GR  GF Sv SvOp SvPct BS Hld Rol  IR ISP IRS IRSC%   RIP IP/R Pitch Pit/R







Relief  6   2  0    0  ----  0   2   2   6   3   0  .000  15.2  2.2   253  42.2







 







Breakdowns        Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR  BB IBB   K







Overall          .321 165  53  19   1   2   5   2  20







vs. Left         .388  49  19   8   1   1   2   1   6







vs. Right        .293 116  34  11   0   1   3   1  14







Starter          .327 101  33  14   1   1   4   1  10







Reliever         .313  64  20   5   0   1   1   1  10







 







Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.







Pitcher             9   3   39.2    5    5   1   0  0  .909







 







                 BAvg  AB Hit HR Sac







Hitting          .200  15   3  1   1

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June 1, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Detroit Opens June with a Bang in Chicago
Destroy Sox in 23-4 rout

Tigers.............. 3 0 0 3 0 0 6 4 7 - 23 22 0
White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 10 5

Schoolboy Rowe (pictured) completed the game without help from the bullpen and had 4hits and 6 RBI as the Chicago White Sox were badly beaten by the DetroitTigers, 23 to 4.

Rowe had a good day at the plate. He delivered a one-base hit which scored a run in the 4th inning, stroked a base-hit scoring a run in the 7th inning, stroked a base-hit knocking in a run in the 8th inning and tripled with all three runners coming home in the 9th inning. Detroit provided plenty of action in the 7th inning with 6 runs on 5 hits and the 9th inning which sawthem plate 7 runs on 5 hits. Detroit managed 22 in their victory.

Rowe(5-1), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ted Lyons(2-3) absorbed the loss. He was knocked around by Detroit, allowing 12 hits and 5walks in 7 innings. 'Rowe led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Tigers skipper Mickey Cochrane said.



Sox Take First Game of Series in Washington, 5-3
Pennock shines in first start

Red Sox......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 5 16 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 12 2

The Boston Red Sox arrived at Union Station (pictured) this morning in the Nation's capital to open a series against the Nationals.

Left fielder Roy Johnson had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals by a score of 5 to 3. Herb Pennock (3-0), who has been performing spot relief fo the Sox this year, pitched well for Boston his first start. He surrendered 8 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. Washington threatened in the 9th but theirrally came up short. General Crowder(1-3) was the loser. He allowed 5 runs and 14 hits in 6innings.



Yanks "Moida" A's at Shibe, 7-1
Gehrig serves notice on record book with 2 HR and 4 RBIs
Yankees......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 - 7 8 1
Athletics....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 11 1

First baseman Lou Gehrig (pictured) cracked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Jimmie Deshong allowed Joe McCarthy to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at ShibePark where the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Athletics 7 to2. Gehrig was a source of great heartache for the Philadelphia faithful all day. He just kept pounding out hits! He doubled which scored a run in the 1st inning, cracked a solo homerun in the 5th inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his 18th of the season) in the 7th inning.

New York won despite being out-hit by Philadelphia 11 hits to 8. The win went to Deshong(2-1) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Roy Mahaffey(0-5)was charged with the loss. 'The ball was jumping off my bat' Gehrig said.'I didn't do anything differently, it's the same way I always approach the game.'

June 1, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

Nats and Phils in Deadlock for First; Tigers .5 games back!

Gehrig at 59 RBI, 16 HRs after only 38 games

Whitehill and Gomez are AL's leading starters

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/1/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 PHA 22 16 J.Stone WAA .439 L.Gehrig NYA 16 L.Gehrig NYA 59 1934 WAA 23 17 J.Vosmik CLA .433 J.Foxx PHA 15 J.Foxx PHA 38 1934 DEA 22 17 E.Averill CLA .398 E.Averill CLA 13 E.Averill CLA 34 1934 BOA 21 17 G.Walker DEA .377 B.Johnson PHA 10 C.Gehring DEA 33 1934 NYA 20 18 J.Dykes CHA .371 OTHERS TIED W 7 B.Johnson PHA 33 1934 CLA 17 18 1934 CHA 16 21 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 10 27 E.Whitehi WAA 8 C.Hogsett DEA 5 J.Murphy NYA 2.55 L.Gomez NYA 6 H.Pennock BOA 4 B.Weiland *** 2.72 OTHERS TIED W 5 F.Ostermu BOA 4 L.Gomez NYA 2.73 J.Murphy NYA 3 S.Rowe DEA 2.81 OTHERS TIED W 2 R.Ruffing NYA 2.87 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Vosmik CLA 16 G.Walker DEA 8 L.Gomez NYA 44 J.Burns SLA 15 B.Chapman NYA 8 B.Newsom SLA 39 H.Clift SLA 10 J.White DEA 7 R.Ruffing NYA 36 B.Myer WAA 7 F.Uhalt CHA 6 T.Bridges DEA 31 OTHERS TIED W 6 OTHERS TIED W 5 OTHERS TIED W 30 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 6 at CLA 2 BOA-Pennock(2-0, 0.00) at WAA-Crowder(1-2, 5.34) DEA 9 at SLA 6 DEA-Rowe(4-1, 2.81) at CHA-Wyatt(3-0, 1.50) WAA 6 at NYA 1 NYA-Deshong(1-1, 7.00) at PHA-Mahaffe(0-4, 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 L.Gehrig NYA .439 41 18 13 7 5 M.Weaver WAA 27 19 3 8 7 2 300 E.Averill CLA .361 36 13 8 8 4 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 3 6 8 0 200 H.Greenberg DEA .308 39 12 9 8 3 J.Cascarella PHA 25 22 5 10 19 1 210 J.Vosmik CLA .447 38 17 10 7 1 J.Murphy NYA 25 21 8 8 10 2 300 C.Gehringer DEA .357 42 15 9 10 1 T.Bridges DEA 27 21 9 12 16 1 210 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 O.Melillo SLA .171 41 7 2 1 0 A.Benton PHA 7 12 12 11 3 1 010 B.Cissell BOA .179 39 7 1 4 0 B.Hadley SLA 14 19 13 6 6 3 010 R.Pepper SLA .143 42 6 4 5 0 R.Van Atta NYA 6 11 5 1 1 0 010 A.Simmons CHA .209 43 9 4 3 0 I.Andrews SLA 17 25 14 9 9 1 020 B.Werber BOA .167 36 6 1 7 0 R.Mahaffey PHA 8 9 7 5 2 2 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Philadelphia PHA 22 16 .579 ---- 116 68 82 .453 1934 Washington WAA 23 17 .575 ---- 66 88 .429 1934 Detroit DEA 22 17 .564 .5 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 21 17 .553 1.0 76 76 .500 1934 New York NYA 20 18 .526 2.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 17 18 .486 3.5 85 69 .552 1934 Chicago CHA 16 21 .432 5.5 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 10 27 .270 11.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 21 17 .553 12- 8 9- 9 5- 2 16-15 2- 2 8- 5 5-5 Won 1 CHA 16 21 .432 6-12 10- 9 3- 1 13-20 1- 1 2- 4 3-7 Won 1 CLA 17 18 .486 13- 6 4-12 5- 6 12-12 1- 1 3- 4 6-4 Lost 1 DEA 22 17 .564 11- 9 11- 8 4- 7 18-10 1- 2 7- 7 7-3 Won 4 NYA 20 18 .526 10- 8 10-10 5- 4 15-14 1- 1 4- 6 8-2 Lost 1 PHA 22 16 .579 11- 7 11- 9 3- 2 19-14 3- 0 7- 2 5-5 Lost 1 SLA 10 27 .270 7-13 3-14 4- 7 6-20 0- 3 2- 8 2-8 Lost 3 WAA 23 17 .575 11- 7 12-10 3- 5 20-12 1- 0 5- 2 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 151 151 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 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 4 3 3 3 4 CHA 3 - 3 3 1 0 3 3 CLA 3 3 - 2 1 3 3 2 DEA 3 3 1 - 3 3 7 2 NYA 1 5 3 2 - 3 3 3 PHA 3 4 4 3 3 - 3 2 SLA 2 0 2 0 4 1 - 1 WAA 2 4 3 3 3 3 5 -

June 1, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

Giants by three over Cubs; 6.5 over Cards Ott in Contention for Triple Crown Hubbell and Warneke duel for All Star Start

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 6/1/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 28 13 M.Ott NYN .404 G.Hartnet CHN 11 M.Ott NYN 38 1934 CHN 25 16 B.Terry NYN .399 M.Ott NYN 9 G.Hartnet CHN 32 1934 SLN 20 18 J.Medwick SLN .399 W.Berger BON 7 W.Berger BON 30 1934 PIN 18 17 E.Allen PHN .386 L.Koeneck BRN 7 K.Cuyler CHN 30 1934 BRN 18 19 A.Vaughan PIN .379 R.Collins SLN 7 A.Vaughan PIN 30 1934 PHN 16 19 1934 BON 14 22 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 10 25 C.Hubbell NYN 9 W.Hoyt PIN 4 C.Hubbell NYN 1.62 L.Warneke CHN 8 J.Haines SLN 4 L.Warneke CHN 2.21 F.Fitzsim NYN 6 B.Smith BON 3 B.Cantwel BON 2.42 OTHERS TIED W 5 H.Bell NYN 3 C.Davis PHN 2.51 OTHERS TIED W 2 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.65 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Herman CHN 11 P.Martin SLN 9 V.Mungo BRN 58 J.Bottoml CIN 11 D.Taylor BRN 5 D.Dean SLN 51 S.Davis SLN 9 J.Rothroc SLN 5 L.Warneke CHN 48 B.Terry NYN 8 OTHERS TIED W 4 C.Hubbell NYN 36 P.Martin SLN 8 H.Schumac NYN 35 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS NYN 9 at BRN 2 BRN-Munns(1-0, 4.22) at BON-Betts(2-4, 4.06) PIN 6 at CHN 2 CHN-Weaver(0-1, 5.68) at CIN-Frey(0-5, 9.74) SLN 11 at CIN 4 PHN-Darrow(0-2, 4.97) at NYN-Hubbell(9-1, 1.62) SLN-Hallaha(2-2, 6.94) at PIN-French(4-2, 3.22) 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 M.McManus BON .387 31 12 9 6 3 F.Frankhouse BON 17 9 3 2 7 0 110 S.Davis SLN .462 26 12 10 0 2 F.Fitzsimmons NYN 10 6 1 0 0 0 200 K.Cuyler CHN .400 30 12 11 3 2 L.Warneke CHN 18 9 4 6 6 1 200 E.Allen PHN .471 34 16 11 5 0 H.Betts BON 15 12 2 1 7 1 100 D.Hurst PHN .313 32 10 12 3 1 H.Schumacher NYN 26 20 8 9 14 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 T.Piet CIN .200 35 7 1 1 0 B.Frey CIN 8 17 13 3 0 0 020 L.Blakely CIN .207 29 6 1 2 0 C.Root CHN 9 14 10 7 1 0 010 L.Durocher SLN .188 32 6 3 1 0 R.Lucas BRN 10 12 11 10 1 1 010 P.Whitney BON .179 28 5 4 0 0 B.Lee CHN 6 10 6 1 2 1 010 S.Adams CIN .194 31 6 1 4 0 A.Stout CIN 6 8 6 6 4 0 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 28 13 .683 ---- 111 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 25 16 .610 3.0 86 65 .570 1934 St. Louis SLN 20 18 .526 6.5 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 18 17 .514 7.0 74 76 .493 1934 Brooklyn BRN 18 19 .486 8.0 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 16 19 .457 9.0 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 14 22 .389 11.5 78 73 .517 1934 Cincinnati CIN 10 25 .286 15.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 14 22 .389 7-11 7-11 0- 5 14-17 2- 1 5- 7 6-4 Lost 2 BRN 18 19 .486 7-11 11- 8 4- 4 14-15 0- 0 3- 8 3-7 Lost 4 CHN 25 16 .610 14- 8 11- 8 6- 2 19-14 1- 1 9- 4 5-5 Lost 2 CIN 10 25 .286 6-12 4-13 3- 4 7-21 2- 2 6- 5 2-8 Lost 2 NYN 28 13 .683 14- 6 14- 7 7- 3 21-10 1- 3 10- 7 8-2 Won 5 PHN 16 19 .457 11- 5 5-14 3- 5 13-14 1- 1 5- 7 6-4 Won 2 PIN 18 17 .514 10- 7 8-10 6- 7 12-10 1- 1 4- 7 5-5 Won 2 SLN 20 18 .526 12- 8 8-10 4- 4 16-14 3- 2 6- 3 4-6 Won 2 TOTAL 149 149 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 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 2 4 2 1 2 0 BRN 2 - 1 4 2 3 3 3 CHN 4 6 - 4 3 2 2 4 CIN 2 0 2 - 1 2 1 2 NYN 3 5 2 5 - 3 5 5 PHN 4 2 4 1 2 - 2 1 PIN 1 2 4 3 1 4 - 3 SLN 6 1 1 4 2 4 2 -

June 1st, 1934 - The Story Thus Far

1934: The Story Thus Far

With the completion of April and May games, I thought it might be in order to take stock of the season thus far.

The National League

The National League is, in some ways, proceeding according to script. The Cubs took the early lead, but the Giants are beginning to pull away with a 3 game lead over the Cubs, and are leaving the Cardinals and the rest of the league in the dust. In real life, the Pirates, Cubs, Giants and Cardinals all dueled pretty closely up until this point. The Pirates have faded a little prematurely, but their recent success in Chicago shows that they stilll have enough offense, if not pitching, to be a real factor in this pennant race.

The biggest surprise has been the failure of the Cardinals to keep pace. They are 5 games behind where they were at this point IRL. First baseman Rip Collins has seriously underperformed (SLOB of .834) vs his IRL 1934 stats (SLOB of 1.008). But the real story here is Dizzy Dean.

Dean was the NL MVP in 1934, with a W-L of 30-7 and ERA of 2.66. In the replay he is 2-6, with a 3.72 replay. The most significant factor appears to be significantly more walks (2.8 / 9 innings a game in replay and 2.2 IRL). Dean will have to start pitching truer to form if the Cards are going to pick it up. In the meanwhile, veteran Jesse Haines in helping to pick up the slack (4-0, 3.26 ERA), but he has pitched 30 of his 90 innings already, so he will not be able to carry the team on his back.

Another surprise has been the Boston Braves, who were 20-16 at this point IRL, and would finish over .500. In the replay, they're stuck at 14-22, and don't show much signs of life after their fast league leading start.

Right now in the NL, the Giants look good, the Cubs are within striking distance, and the Bucs and Cards are hanging around with plenty of games left to make their move. The Cards have a nice mixture of pitching and hitting, whereas the Bucs are hitting oriented. If the Dean brothers can start pitching up their potential, they'll challenge the Giants and the Cubs.

The Giants probably appear stronger than they really are. They've gotten a lot of timely extra base hits from faily weak hitters like Hughie Critz. That won't last. Likewise, their stars are also "overperforming" (Mel Ott is hitting .404/.497/.689 and Carl Hubbell is 9-1 with a 1.62 ERA).

In short, the Giants have gotten the good dice rolls to date and the Cards haven't. The question is whether this will continue or rectify itself in the remaining 113 games or so (told you there's still a LOT of games to be played!!!).

Here are the leading candidates for MVP so far:

Mel Ott

Bill Terry

Gabby Hartnett

Chuck Klein

Joe Medwick

The American League

In the American League, things are pretty wild. The A's and Nationals have continued to be very strong, while the Red Sox, IRL a .500 team, looked unbeatable for a while, but have now faded. The Tigers are 1 game ahead of pace at 22-17, while the Indians are 4 games behind theirs at 17-18. The other team we need to take a closer look at, however, are the New York Yankees.

The 1934 AL race in real life was mostly between the Tigers, Indians and Yankees. The Yankees are now only 2 games behind their pace at 20-18, but they needed a big streak to catch up. At one point, they were in 7th place at 11-16. They have won 9 of their last 11, have finally appear to have righted the ship. Like Dizzy Dean, Yankees ace Lefty Gomez got off to a slow start, but has now caught fire.

One big reason that the Yankees are back in the hunt is Lou Gehrig:

Batter Avg AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB K OBP Slug OB+Sl

L.Gehrig .366 153 56 9 2 16 59 21 4 4 .443 .765 1.208

To give you a sense of perspective, 59 RBIs at 38 games comes out to 239 RBIs after 154 games! This would SHATTER the current MLB record of 191, set in 1930 by Hack Wilson. Gehrig is also on track to hit 63 HRs, which would break Ruth's 1927 record of 60. We'll keep an eye on Gehrig throughout the season, but the RBI record appears to be in real trouble!

Here are the leading candidates for AL MVP so far:

Lou Gehrig
Jimmie Foxx
Earl Averill
Charlie Gehringer
Bob Johnson

June 1934 begins tomorrow! Stay tuned...

May 31st, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Overpower Dodgers at Ebbets, 9-2

Schumacher goes the distance for win number 5

NEW YORK AT BROOKLYN

Giants.......... 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 - 9 15 3

Dodgers....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 2

Win:Schumacher(5-3) Loss:Benge(5-5) Homeruns- T.Jackson(3rd)

Hal Schumacher went the distance and Travis Jackson (pictured) hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI at Ebbetts Field where the New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 9 to 2. Schumacher(5-3) looked very much in control throughout the day. He didn't give up much, just 6 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from3.87 to 3.59. New York finished with 15 hits in the victory. Ray Benge(5-5) was the losing pitcher. He was hit hard and gave up 13 hitsand 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings. New York continued their winnings waysimproving their record to a league leading 28-13. They are 8-2 in their lastten games. Brooklyn has a record of 18-19 after the loss.

Bucs Upend Cubs at Wrigley, 6-2

Swift flirts with no-no through 7

PITTSBURGH AT CHICAGO
Pirates......... 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 12 0

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0

Win:Swift(3-2) Loss:Bush(5-3)

Bill Swift carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 to 2 at Wrigley Field. Swift(3-2) pitched well for Pittsburgh in their victory. He went 9 inningsallowing 5 hits and 3 walks reducing his ERA from 5.14 to 4.50. Theright-handed Swift had his no-hit bid broken up by Woody English who singledwith nobody out in the 7th inning. Pittsburgh banged out 12 on theafternoon. Guy Bush(5-3) was charged with the loss. He allowed a few too manybase runners giving up 11 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.

Cards batter Reds with Big 8th Inning

Haines settles down after first

ST. LOUIS AT CINCINNATI

Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 0 - 11 16 0

Reds............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 2

Win:Haines(4-0) Loss:Derringer(3-4)

Homeruns- C.Hafey(4th)

The game was close through 7, with the Cards holding a 4-3 lead in a game that saw Jess Haines and Paul Derringer throwing what appeared to be a tightly pitched game. In the 8th, however, the Cards unloaded on Derringer and the Reds.

Jesse Haines tossed a complete game and Jack Rothrock hit 2 doubles and had 4 RBI. The Cincinnati fans didn't appreciate the big day Rothrock had. He doubled, plating two runs in the 5th inning, stroked a base-hit in the 7th inning anddoubled scoring two baserunners in the 8th inning. St. Louis banged out 16 on the afternoon. Haines(4-0) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 4 runs. Paul Derringer(3-4) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 13 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.

May 31st, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Slam at Sportsman's Park; Withstand Furious Browns Comeback

Hornsby 3 run pinch hit homer thrills Browns' fans despite loss

DETROIT AT ST. LOUIS
Tigers............ 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 - 9 10 0
Browns.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 - 6 9 3
Win:Fischer(3-0) Loss:Andrews(1-4)
Homeruns- H.Greenberg(6th), R.Hornsby(1st)

Hank Greenberg (pictured) left the yard and had 3 RBI at Sportsman's Park where the Detroit Tigers beat the St. Louis Browns by the score of 9 to 6.

Once again, the Tigers were only able to escape with a win after a fierce Browns' comeback. Down 8-1, Browns' manager Rogers Hornsby picked up a bat and hit a three run home run off reliever Elden Auker to cap a 4 run Browns 8th.

St. Louis was unable to recover after Detroit went ahead in the top of the 3rd inning when they scored 3 runs on 2 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Greenberg who quieted the home crowd when he doubled which was good for two runs. Detroit had a total of 10 hits for the game.

The win went to Carl Fischer(3-0) who allowed 4 runs in 7 innings. The loss was charged to Ivy Andrews(1-4). He allowed Detroit 7 runs in 6 and 2/3 innings of work. With this win, Detroit has a 22-17 record. They have been 7-3 lately. Still in a bad slump, with this loss, St. Louis is 2-8 lately and 10-27, worst in the league on the year.

Nationals Shut Down New York to Retain Share of First

Weaver "lights out" in 6-1 Nats win

WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK
Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 - 6 15 0
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0
Win:Weaver(5-4) Loss:Van Atta(1-4)
Homeruns- B.Ruth(5th)

The Washington Nationals cruised to a 6 to 1 victory over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Washington came up with 4 runs in the 6th inning when they had 5 base hits.
They would hold up as the winning runs. Washington had 15 hits for the afternoon while New York had 7.

The win was credited to Monte Weaver (pictured) (5-4) who went 8 innings allowing 1 run.
Russ Van Atta(1-4) was given the loss. He pitched 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and 1 walk.

Sox Win in 12 in Cleveland

Mule Haas provides key extra inning hit

CHICAGO AT CLEVELAND
White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 6 8 1
Indians............ 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 2
Win:Jones(3-5) Loss:Winegarner(0-2)
Homeruns- H.Trosky(7th)

At League Park the Chicago White Sox easily handled the Cleveland Indians in 12 innings by the score of 6 to 2.

The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Chicago came out on top in the 12th inning. The highlight belonged to Mule Haas who disappointed the partisan crowd when he laced a one-base hit bringing in two baserunners. Although they lost, Cleveland did out-hit Chicago 12 to 8.

The victory was credited to Sam Jones(3-5) who went 11 innings, allowing 2 runs. Ralph Winegarner(0-2) ended up with the loss in relief. Chicago scored big getting 4 runs off him in 2 innings.

The Chicago ballclub's record now stands at 16-21. With the loss Cleveland now has a record of 17-18.

May 30th, 1934 - How're They Doin'? - Joe Kuhel

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl







J.Kuhel          .280 150  42   5   6   1  24  20   0   5   .368  .413  .781







vs. Left         .286  21   6   1   0   0   2   3   0   1   .375  .333  .708







vs. Right        .279 129  36   4   6   1  22  17   0   4   .363  .426  .789







Clutch           .286  21   6   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   .286  .286  .571







Loaded           .000   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .000  .000  .000







 







          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak







Misc.    39 177  3  2   2  0   5  ----   0   0   0  36   0    0   62   1- 7







 







          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR







Averages  92  58 1.59    672 3.80  20.7   4.46   .700  .781  .133 150.00







 







                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO







Baserunning        29   0   7  .00   0   6   0   0   0   1  13   9   2







 







Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.







1st Baseman        39  39  341.2  385   42   3  47  0  .993

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May 30th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Pirates and Cubs Split Two in Chicago
Bucs stage massive comeback in 2nd game


Pirates........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Cubs............ 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 x - 9 13 0

Pirates........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 - 10 10 1
Cubs............ 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 6 12 1


In the opener, Lon Warneke allowed only 2 hits resulting in a big goose egg on the scoreboard for Pittsburgh as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 9 to 0 at Wrigley Field. Chuck Klein provided much of the offense. He tripled scoring two baserunners in the 3rd inning, smashed a two-run homer (his 4th of the season) in the 5th inning and hit a single in the 6th inning. Chicago had 13 hits for the afternoon. It was the 3rd shutout of the year for Warneke(8-1). Heinie Meine(2-1) was given the loss.


Catcher Earl Grace went yard and had 3 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied impressively to win in dramatic style over the Cubs, 10 to 6, in the second game. Pittsburgh erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning when they scored 5 runs on 3 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Lloyd Waner who quieted the home crowd when he tripled clearing all three ducks off the pond. Pittsburgh rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon. The win was credited to Bill Harris(1-0) who went 1 inning allowing no runs. Charlie Root(2-2) was the losing pitcher in relief. 'The only way this one could have been better', said Harris, 'was if we hadplayed it at home.'


Phillies Sweep Braves in Boston
Allen Rallies Phils for 9th inning comback in nightcap

Phillies......... 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 5 - 11 12 0
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 9 1

Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 6 13 1
Braves........ 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 0

Ethan Allen (pictured) had 4 hits and 3 RBI and Cy Moore shut out Boston while allowing the Philadelphia bullpen a day-off at Braves Field as the Philadelphia Phillies, running on all cylinders, ripped the Boston Braves by a large 11 to 0 margin in the opening game. Allen had a big day with his bat. He doubled in the 1st inning, doubled resulting in a run in the 3rd inning, lined a base-hit in the 5th inning and doubled scoring two baserunners in the 9th inning. Philadelphia had 12 hits for the afternoon. Moore(1-3) was credited with the shutout. Ed Brandt(3-5) was given the loss.

In the second game, Allen had 4 hits and 2 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies staged a dramatic comeback over the Boston Braves by a score of 6 to 5. Philadelphia had the game winning rally in the top of the 9th inning when theyscored 4 runs on 5 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Allen who silenced the stadium when he doubled which was good for two runs. The win went to Cy Malis(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.


Bob Brown(1-2)was the loser in relief. Brown was feeling apologetic in the locker room, 'I sure let that one get away. What a miserable feeling to let the guys down and our fans. One minute things are looking great, then. BOOM, it's overwith! I just hope I get a chance to redeem myself real soon!



Giants Take Two From Dodgers
Terry goes 5 for 10, powers Giants offense


Giants.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 - 8 14 2
Dodgers....... 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0



Giants.......... 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 - 8 8 4
Dodgers....... 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 15 2



Bill Terry had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Ebbetts Field where the New York Giantsbeat the Brooklyn Dodgers 8 to 3. Watty Clark(1-1) pitched a fine game. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings improving his ERA from 2.70 to 1.59. New York had 14 hits overall, while Brooklyn had 9. Clark got help from Dolf Luque who was credited with his 2nd save. The losing pitcher was Van Lingle Mungo(4-7). He surrendered 12 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.


In a tight second game the Giants prevailed 8 to 6. Joe Bowman(1-1) struggled at times, but was good enough to get the victory. He gave up 14 hits and 4 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. Bowman was helped out by Slick Castleman who recorded his 1st save. Ray Lucas(0-1) absorbed the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 6 runs in 5 innings. New York continued their winning ways improving their record to a leagueleading 27-13. They are 8-2 in their last ten games. With the loss, the Brooklyn ballclub's record is 18-18.




Reds Split Double Header with Cards
Cards 19-18 after split with Reds


Cardinals....... 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0
Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 - 5 13 0

Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 - 5 13 0
Reds.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 4

Jim Bottomley had 3 base hits as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. LouisCardinals in 10 innings by the score of 5 to 4 at Crosley Field in the opener.


The score was knotted at 4 after nine innings. Cincinnati ended up winning it in the 10th inning. Jake Flowers came to the plate and stroked a bases loaded single, giving Cincinnati the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. The victory was credited to Ray Kolp(2-1) who went 1 inning, allowing no runs. Bill Walker(1-2) was the loser in relief. The win by Cincinnati was very good news as they had been 2-8 of late. Now their seasonal record improves to 10-23.

In the second game, Tex Carleton tossed a shutout as the Cardinals beat the Reds 5 to 0. Carleton(4-3) put on a good performance. He gave up just 5 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 3.78 to 3.23. St. Louis finished with 13 hits in the victory. Tony Freitas(0-1) absorbed the loss. He allowed 12 hits and no walks in 7 and1/3 innings.