May 3rd, 1934 - Hiatus

Depression Era Baseball and family are going on vacation.

We'll be back posting daily on July 7th.

Have a happy fourth!!!

(If you have absolutely nothing to do, and are coming to this blog in the middle of the season, I'd recommend you go back and read the introductory material and team profiles at the beginning so you can be caught up when we reseume)

May 3rd, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

May 3rd, 1934 - Standings and Leaders (brought to you by the Leaders when it Comes to Life Insurance - The Prudential Insurance Company of America).

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 5/3/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 CHA 7 4 J.Vosmik CLA .548 J.Foxx PHA 6 L.Gehrig NYA 19 1934 BOA 8 5 E.Averill CLA .500 E.Averill CLA 5 C.Reynold BOA 13 1934 CLA 6 4 L.Appling CHA .477 L.Gehrig NYA 5 P.Higgins PHA 13 1934 DEA 7 5 J.Stone WAA .420 G.Puccine SLA 3 J.Foxx PHA 12 1934 WAA 7 7 M.Cochran DEA .412 OTHERS TIED W 2 OTHERS TIED W 11 1934 PHA 7 7 1934 NYA 5 8 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 2 9 E.Whitehi WAA 3 C.Hogsett DEA 3 D.Coffman SLA 0.63 OTHERS TIED W 2 F.Ostermu BOA 2 R.Ruffing NYA 1.38 D.Coffman SLA 2 M.Harder CLA 1.50 OTHERS TIED W 1 S.Rowe DEA 2.00 G.Earnsha CHA 2.00 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS M.Solters BOA 12 J.White DEA 3 M.Pearson CLA 19 J.Vosmik CLA 10 B.Chapman NYA 3 L.Gomez NYA 16 B.Knicker CLA 10 OTHERS TIED W 2 J.Allen NYA 14 E.Averill CLA 10 R.Ruffing NYA 13 J.Stone WAA 9 OTHERS TIED W 11 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS NYA 17 at WAA 3 PHA 7 at BOA 1 SLA 7 at DEA 10 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 .387 31 12 12 5 3 L.Gomez NYA 9 3 1 4 8 0 100 E.Averill CLA .500 22 11 3 6 2 L.Tietje CHA 9 5 0 2 3 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .321 28 9 4 7 3 R.Ruffing NYA 17 12 3 5 10 1 100 H.Greenberg DEA .414 29 12 6 5 2 S.Rowe DEA 9 4 1 3 5 0 100 J.Dykes CHA .481 27 13 6 4 1 A.Benton PHA 18 12 6 15 11 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 E.Morgan BOA .179 28 5 1 2 0 F.Marberry DEA 11 22 15 6 2 3 110 M.Berg WAA .160 25 4 3 0 0 M.Weaver WAA 8 11 8 6 2 0 020 E.Coleman PHA .222 27 6 1 1 0 B.Newsom SLA 8 14 6 5 4 1 010 B.Myer WAA .167 24 4 2 2 0 B.Hadley SLA 12 19 12 5 1 1 110 G.Goslin DEA .143 28 4 5 1 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 15 14 10 14 3 2 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Chicago CHA 7 4 .636 ---- 144 53 99 .349 1934 Boston BOA 8 5 .615 ---- 76 76 .500 1934 Cleveland CLA 6 4 .600 .5 85 69 .552 1934 Detroit DEA 7 5 .583 .5 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 7 7 .500 1.5 66 88 .429 1934 Philadelphia PHA 7 7 .500 1.5 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 5 8 .385 3.0 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 2 9 .182 5.0 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 8 5 .615 5- 4 3- 1 5- 2 3- 3 1- 0 3- 2 7-3 Lost 2 CHA 7 4 .636 3- 3 4- 1 0- 0 7- 4 0- 0 1- 0 7-3 Won 1 CLA 6 4 .600 4- 0 2- 4 2- 0 4- 4 1- 0 2- 2 6-4 Lost 1 DEA 7 5 .583 5- 3 2- 2 0- 1 7- 4 0- 1 1- 2 6-4 Won 4 NYA 5 8 .385 3- 2 2- 6 1- 3 4- 5 0- 1 1- 4 4-6 Won 1 PHA 7 7 .500 3- 3 4- 4 1- 1 6- 6 0- 0 2- 1 4-6 Won 2 SLA 2 9 .182 2- 2 0- 7 0- 1 2- 8 0- 0 1- 1 2-8 Lost 5 WAA 7 7 .500 3- 4 4- 3 1- 3 6- 4 0- 0 2- 1 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 49 49 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 2- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 2- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 CHA 0 - 1 3 0 0 3 0 CLA 0 1 - 2 0 0 3 0 DEA 0 3 1 - 0 0 3 0 NYA 1 0 0 0 - 3 0 1 PHA 2 0 0 0 3 - 0 2 SLA 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 WAA 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 -

May 3rd, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 5/3/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 PIN 8 4 M.Ott NYN .488 W.Berger BON 4 A.Vaughan PIN 16 1934 CHN 9 5 B.Terry NYN .462 G.Hartnet CHN 4 W.Berger BON 14 1934 NYN 7 6 E.Allen PHN .422 H.Wilson BRN 3 B.Herman* CHN 13 1934 BRN 7 6 J.Medwick SLN .420 B.Herman* CHN 3 R.Collins SLN 13 1934 PHN 6 6 G.Slade CIN .418 R.Collins SLN 3 P.Waner PIN 12 1934 BON 5 7 1934 SLN 5 8 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 4 9 L.Warneke CHN 3 B.Smith BON 2 C.Hubbell NYN 0.33 P.Derring CIN 3 H.Bell NYN 2 C.Davis PHN 0.50 C.Hubbell NYN 3 A.Herring BRN 1 P.Derring CIN 1.33 OTHERS TIED W 2 O.Carroll BRN 1 B.Beck BRN 1.45 B.Cantwel BON 1.59 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS G.Slade CIN 10 P.Martin SLN 7 L.Warneke CHN 24 T.Piet CIN 8 T.Piet CIN 4 V.Mungo BRN 20 J.Wilson PHN 8 OTHERS TIED W 2 D.Dean SLN 19 R.Collins SLN 8 P.Malone CHN 17 OTHERS TIED W 7 D.Vance CIN 16 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 7 at NYN 8 BON-Brandt(2-1, 1.78) at CHN-Lee(0-0, ----) CHN 6 at PIN 7 BRN-Benge(1-1, 1.86) at CIN-Kolp(0-0, ----) CIN 10 at SLN 18 NYN-Clark(0-0, ----) at PIN-French(1-1, 4.35) PHN-Collins(1-1, 3.38) at SLN-Rhem(0-0, 0.00) 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.Ott NYN .450 20 9 7 5 1 P.Derringer CIN 18 11 2 0 6 0 200 A.Vaughan PIN .538 26 14 12 6 0 C.Hubbell NYN 9 5 1 0 4 0 100 R.Collins SLN .484 31 15 11 0 2 B.Beck BRN 18 10 2 10 6 0 200 B.Herman* CHN .344 32 11 10 4 2 C.Davis PHN 9 6 0 1 1 0 100 P.Waner PIN .400 25 10 8 2 1 D.Leonard BRN 17 16 4 0 7 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 J.Bottomley CIN .097 31 3 0 1 0 L.Benton CIN 6 17 14 3 2 0 000 J.Mowry BON .154 26 4 0 0 0 D.Luque NYN 6 16 8 2 2 0 020 J.Vergez NYN .115 26 3 2 0 0 F.Frankhouse BON 14 24 15 8 2 0 020 C.Hafey CIN .125 32 4 1 2 0 J.Shaute CIN 7 8 5 2 0 0 020 J.Jordan BRN .200 30 6 1 0 0 H.Smith PIN 5 8 4 1 3 1 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 8 4 .667 ---- 142 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 9 5 .643 ---- 86 65 .570 1934 New York NYN 7 6 .538 1.5 93 60 .608 1934 Brooklyn BRN 7 6 .538 1.5 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 6 6 .500 2.0 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 5 7 .417 3.0 78 73 .517 1934 St. Louis SLN 5 8 .385 3.5 95 58 .621 1934 Cincinnati CIN 4 9 .308 4.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 5 7 .417 1- 4 4- 3 0- 3 5- 4 0- 0 2- 2 3-7 Lost 5 BRN 7 6 .538 2- 3 5- 3 2- 1 5- 5 0- 0 2- 3 6-4 Lost 1 CHN 9 5 .643 4- 2 5- 3 2- 0 7- 5 0- 0 2- 1 6-4 Lost 1 CIN 4 9 .308 1- 4 3- 5 1- 2 3- 7 1- 0 1- 1 3-7 Lost 2 NYN 7 6 .538 5- 4 2- 2 3- 1 4- 5 0- 1 2- 3 4-6 Won 1 PHN 6 6 .500 5- 1 1- 5 0- 1 6- 5 1- 0 3- 1 6-4 Won 2 PIN 8 4 .667 5- 2 3- 2 4- 1 4- 3 1- 1 2- 3 7-3 Won 1 SLN 5 8 .385 4- 4 1- 4 2- 1 3- 7 0- 1 1- 1 3-7 Won 2 TOTAL 51 51 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 0- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 0- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 1- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 1- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 2- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 BRN 2 - 0 0 2 3 0 0 CHN 0 0 - 4 0 0 1 4 CIN 0 0 2 - 0 0 1 1 NYN 3 1 0 0 - 3 0 0 PHN 2 2 0 0 2 - 0 0 PIN 0 0 2 3 0 0 - 3 SLN 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -

May 3rd, 1934 - Boxscore from Cuyler Cycle

Although I don't regularly publish box scores, this one is worth memorializing!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1934 Boston Braves At 1934 Chicago Cubs                    5/3/1934
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Urbanski SS       3  0  0  0 .321     A.Galan 3B          4  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Jordan 1B         4  0  3  1 .255     B.Herman 2B         4  1  1  0 .250  
  W.Berger CF         4  0  0  0 .170     C.Klein LF          2  3  1  0 .236  
  R.Worthington RF    3  0  1  0 .429     K.Cuyler RF         4  3  4  5 .385  
  P.Whitney 3B        4  0  0  0 .220     T.Stainback CF      4  0  2  2 .341  
  M.McManus 2B        4  1  2  0 .302     W.English SS        4  0  1  0 .211  
  J.Mowry LF          4  1  1  0 .213     C.Grimm 1B          4  0  0  0 .362  
  A.Spohrer C         4  1  1  2 .188     G.Hartnett C        3  0  0  0 .333  
  E.Brandt P          2  0  1  0 .182     P.Malone P          2  0  0  0 .125  
A-E.Fletcher PH       1  0  0  0 .667                                          
  D.Barrett P         0  0  0  0 ----                                          
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         Totals      33  3  9  3                 Totals      31  7 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Brandt In 7th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  2 0 3  0 2    -  7 10  0
 
Braves (5-8)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Brandt LOSS(2-2)        6       8   5   5   0   2   0  85   2.87  A1 C7
D.Barrett                 2       2   2   2   2   0   1  39  11.57  C8
Totals                    8      10   7   7   2   2   1
 
Cubs (10-5)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Malone WIN(2-2)         9       9   3   3   2   7   0 130   3.66  A1
Totals                    9       9   3   3   2   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 11,193 DATE- Thursday, May 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Cubs: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 3  Cubs: 2
DOUBLES- B.Jordan(2nd), J.Mowry(2nd), A.Spohrer(3rd), C.Klein(4th),
         K.Cuyler(3rd), T.Stainback(5th)
TRIPLES- B.Herman(1st), K.Cuyler(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Cuyler(1st)
WALKS- B.Urbanski, R.Worthington, C.Klein, P.Malone
HIT BY PITCH- C.Klein
STRIKE OUTS- W.Berger, R.Worthington-2, M.McManus-2, J.Mowry-2, A.Galan,
             P.Malone
GIDP- W.Berger-2, B.Herman, T.Stainback, C.Grimm
 
Kiki Cuyler hit for the cycle and had 5 RBI and Pat Malone tossed a complete
game as the Chicago Cubs defeated the struggling Boston Braves by a score of
7 to 3 at Wrigley Field.
 
Cuyler was spectacular at the plate.  The hometown fans showed their
appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat.  He banged out a
single in the 2nd inning, doubled which scored a run in the 4th inning,
tripled plating two runs in the 6th inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his
1st of the season) in the 8th inning.  Chicago rapped out 10 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
Malone(2-2), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ed
Brandt(2-2) was hit with the loss.  He gave up 8 hits and no walks in 6
innings.  
 
The Chicago ballclub's record now stands at 10-5.  Bill McKechnie was unhappy
with his club's recent performance.  'We can't keep losing games' he said.
'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.

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May 3rd, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubs Win 10th Game, Down Braves 7-3

Cuyler goes 4 for 4; hits for cycle

Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0

Cubs.............. 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 x - 7 10 0

Kiki Cuyler (pictured) hit for the cycle and had 5 RBI and Pat Malone tossed a complete game as the Chicago Cubs defeated the struggling Boston Braves by a score of 7 to 3 at Wrigley Field. Cuyler was spectacular at the plate. The hometown fans showed theirappreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat. He banged out a single in the 2nd inning, doubled, which scored a run, in the 4th inning, tripled plating two runs in the 6th inning and then bombed a two-run dinger (his1st of the season) in the 8th inning. Chicago rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon. Malone(2-2), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ed Brandt (2-2) was hit with the loss. He gave up 8 hits and no walks in 6innings. The Chicago ballclub's record now stands at 10-5. Braves skipper Bill McKechnie was unhappy with his club's recent performance. 'We can't keep losing games' he said. 'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.'

Reds Prevail 3-1 Over Dodgers
Reds prevail in tense pitching duel

Dodgers......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Reds............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 9 0

In a game for the baseball purist, Ray Benge (2-1) and Ray Kolp (0-1) squared off in a tense pitching duel, Brooklyn Dodgers finally emerged victoriousover Cincinnati Reds, 3 to 1. Cincinnati lost it in the 3rd inning when Brooklyn did all their damage, scoring 3 runs utilizing 3 base hits. Al Lopez led off and started the attack as he drew a walk. After another out, Benge came up and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Buzz Boyle then tripled resulting in a run. Lonny Frey was up next and he laced a single scoring another run. Danny Taylor came tothe plate and drew a walk. Hack Wilson added to the rally and banged out aone-base hit scoring the final run of the inning. That early run support was enough for Benge and Brooklyn. Cincinnati could do no damage in the bottomof the 9th. Les Munns got the save, his 1st.


Giants Rally in Ninth to Beat Pirates, 4-3

Giants.......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1
Pirates......... 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 10 0

Left fielder Jo-Jo Moore (pictured) hit 2 doubles at Forbes Field as the New York Giants staged a comeback win over the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 4 to3. New York won the game with a rally in the 9th inning with 2 runs on 3 hits.After two were out Harry Danning got things going when he lined a single.Moore followed and he doubled. Gus Mancuso then slapped a base-hit scoringtwo teammates. New York banged out 12 on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Al Smith(1-0) who went 2 innings, allowing noruns. Dolf Luque recorded the save, his 1st. Waite Hoyt(0-2) ended up withthe loss in relief. After the game, it took a long while before Pie Traynor emerged from hisoffice. In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions. Heconcluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood thisafternoon, as I think you'll understand. I'm sure you'll find the banter alot more light-hearted over in the New York locker room.'




Cardinals Win 4-3 Over Phils on Pinch Hit Homer
Delancey hits walk off homer to give Cards 6th win

Phillies........ 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1
Cardinals.... 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 6 3

In an exciting finish the St. Louis Cardinals pulled out a win over thePhiladelphia Phillies by a score of 4 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. The game was won by St. Louis with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Bill Delancey smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 1st of the season) resulting in an exciting win for St. Louis and a raucous post-game celebration by the home town fans. St. Louis won despite being out-hit by Philadelphia 10 hits to 6. Paul Dean (2-1) allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings, and picked up the victory. Phil Collins(1-2) was the losing pitcher. His ERA ballooned from 3.38 to 3.75 as he allowed 4 runs in 8 innings.

May 2nd, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Giants Hold Off Dodger Rally, Win 8-7

Lieber blasts homer, saves game with spectacular catch

Dodgers......... 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 7 6 0

Giants.......... 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 0

8,388 fans watched an exciting game at Polo Grounds. The New York Giants stopped the Brooklyn Dodgers by the slimmest of margins, 8 to 7. In the top of the 9th, with two out and runners on, the game looked like it might turn the Dodgers' way until Giant Center fielder Hank Lieber (pictured making catch) took off towards the outfield wall and robbed Hack Wilson of a sure extra base, game tying hit for the final out.

'One things for sure,' said Giants manager Bill Terry. 'That will always be remembered as the greatest catch in center field here at the Polo Grounds. No one will ever top that one.'

New York took the lead off Charlie Perkin in the first inning when they scored 4 runs on 4 hits. The key offensive moment was also provided by Leiber who elicited a roar from the hometown fans when he bombed a two-rundinger (his 1st of the season). Overall New York out-hit Brooklyn 12 to 6. The victory went to Hal Schumacher (2-1) who went 7 and 1/3 innings, allowing 5 runs. Hi Bell recorded his 2nd save. The losing pitcher was Perkins (0-1). He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 8 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. 'It wasn't my best outing, but I'll take the win' Schumacher said.

Pirates Pull Out All Stops to Take Series from Cubbies

Bucs score 6 in final two innings to win 7-6

Cubs............ 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0

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

Pirates manager George Gibson pulled out all the stops, using 4 pinch hitters, one defensive substitute and four pitchers to turn a 6-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the 8th into a 7-6 win.

Left fielder Fred Lindstrom (pictured) had 4 hits and 2 RBI at Forbes Field as thePittsburgh Pirates came back dramatically to top the Chicago Cubs by the score of 7 to 6. Pittsburgh had the game winning rally in the bottom of the 9th inning scoring, 3 runs on 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Wally Roettger began the rally when he drew a walk. After another out, Paul Waner came up and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 2nd of the season). Lindstrom then tripled. Arky Vaughan was up next and he slapped a single making Pittsburgh the victor and beginning a joyous home town celebration. Pittsburgh bangedout 12 on the afternoon.

The winning pitcher was Lloyd Johnson (1-0) who allowed no runs in 2/3 of an inning. Lon Warneke(3-1) was the loser. He was touched for 11 hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings. Pie Traynor was ebullient after the game, 'It's great to win a hard fought game like that. Our guys just weren't going to be denied. And did you see the fans - they were going wild! Yes sir, a very enjoyable win this afternoon!'

Cards Turn Loose in Hitting Romp with Cinci, Win 18-10

28 runs and 41 hits recorded in slugfest

Reds.............. 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 0 - 10 16 0

Cardinals....... 1 0 1 3 4 5 1 3 x - 18 25 1

Buster Mills (pictured) lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 3 RBI at Sportsman'sPark as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 18 to 10. It was a good day for St. Louis thanks to Mills. He tripled resulting in a run in the 4th inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 1st of the season) in the 5th inning. St. Louis kept the scorekeepers busy in the 5th inning when they had 4 runs on 6 hits and the 6th inning which saw them plate 5 runs on 4 hits. The St. Louis offense was great, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings. Tex Carleton(1-2) was the winner allowing 5 runs in 6 innings. Benny Frey (0-1)suffered the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings.