August 30th, 1934 - AL News

Detroit, Boston and Philadelphia Remain Deadlocked Atop AL

Tigers and A's Split DH in Key Series

Auker get win in opener, but Foxx homer defeats Rowe in nightcap

Senators Defeat Browns by Single Run

Whitehill wins first game after long dry streak

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 8/30/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 70 55 J.Foxx PHA .377 J.Foxx PHA 47 L.Gehrig NYA 140 1934 BOA 71 56 C.Gehring DEA .373 L.Gehrig NYA 40 J.Foxx PHA 138 1934 PHA 67 53 B.Johnson PHA .366 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 117 1934 NYA 67 57 P.Higgins PHA .353 E.Averill CLA 29 B.Johnson PHA 100 1934 WAA 62 60 L.Gehrig NYA .350 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 94 1934 CLA 61 61 1934 SLA 48 74 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 47 77 L.Gomez NYA 18 A.McColl WAA 10 B.Burke WAA 2.04 S.Rowe DEA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 L.Gomez NYA 2.09 OTHERS TIED W 14 H.Pennock BOA 6 B.Newsom SLA 2.71 F.Ostermu BOA 5 W.Ferrell BOA 2.80 P.Galliva CHA 5 M.Harder CLA 3.11 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Crosett NYA 11 B.Werber BOA 42 L.Gomez NYA 132 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 23 T.Bridges DEA 126 Z.Bonura CHA 9 P.Fox DEA 22 B.Newsom SLA 125 F.Bordaga CHA 8 B.Chapman NYA 22 M.Pearson CLA 122 G.Goslin DEA 8 OTHERS TIED W 14 S.Rowe DEA 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA at NYA DEA-Fischer(6-1, 3.94) at CLA-Pearson(14-11, 3.74) DEA 5 at PHA 3 WAA-Weaver(9-10, 5.34) at NYA-Macfayd(1-8, 6.10) DEA 3 at PHA 4 SLA 7 at WAA 8 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 .419 31 13 9 7 4 G.Earnshaw CHA 9 1 0 3 4 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .394 33 13 10 6 4 L.Gomez NYA 18 10 0 5 9 0 200 F.Crosetti NYA .444 36 16 4 5 2 B.Newsom SLA 25 14 3 9 16 1 210 O.Hale CLA .359 39 14 6 3 3 S.Rowe DEA 29 27 9 6 9 3 310 B.Campbell SLA .297 37 11 9 9 1 J.Marcum PHA 18 13 3 6 7 0 200 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.Hayes CHA .172 29 5 2 1 0 M.Pearson CLA 11 15 15 7 8 5 020 B.Rogell DEA .200 40 8 3 0 0 B.Hadley SLA 8 14 12 7 1 2 020 O.Melillo SLA .205 44 9 3 0 0 T.Lee CLA 5 10 8 3 4 0 010 M.Cochrane DEA .125 24 3 1 3 0 M.Weaver WAA 6 17 8 0 2 1 010 R.Johnson BOA .184 38 7 2 3 0 L.Grove BOA 10 20 8 1 2 1 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 70 55 .560 ---- 32 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 71 56 .559 ---- 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 67 53 .558 .5 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 67 57 .540 2.5 90 64 .584 1934 Washington WAA 62 60 .508 6.5 66 88 .429 1934 Cleveland CLA 61 61 .500 7.5 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 48 74 .393 20.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 47 77 .379 22.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 71 56 .559 41-32 30-24 11- 7 60-49 10- 7 23-16 3-7 Lost 2 CHA 47 77 .379 21-36 26-41 6- 6 41-71 2- 7 7-17 7-3 Won 1 CLA 61 61 .500 32-20 29-41 14-17 47-44 4- 8 18-16 4-6 Won 2 DEA 70 55 .560 31-27 39-28 17-21 53-34 7- 5 24-14 8-2 Lost 1 NYA 67 57 .540 39-28 28-29 18-10 49-47 5- 7 12-18 8-2 Lost 1 PHA 67 53 .558 43-24 24-29 5- 6 62-47 9- 4 22-13 5-5 Won 1 SLA 48 74 .393 23-26 25-48 15-13 33-61 5- 3 12-22 2-8 Lost 1 WAA 62 60 .508 36-34 26-26 9-13 53-47 3- 4 16-18 5-5 Won 1 TOTAL 493 493 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-13 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 14-12 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-14 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 21- 8 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 12-19 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-15 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 11 7 13 6 10 13 CHA 7 - 3 8 6 4 10 9 CLA 7 13 - 10 5 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 9 - 10 10 10 9 NYA 6 12 13 8 - 8 10 10 PHA 11 13 11 7 10 - 11 4 SLA 8 8 7 6 8 6 - 5 WAA 6 9 7 9 5 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 8/30/1934







 

ST. LOUIS AT WASHINGTON Browns.......... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 7 10 3 Nationals....... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 8 13 1 Win:Whitehill(14-11) Loss:Coffman(4-11) Save:McColl(10th) The Washington Nationals nipped the pitiful St. Louis Browns 8 to 7 at Griffith Stadium in a hard fought contest. Earl Whitehill(14-11) pitched a fine game. He went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 9 hits and 7 walks. St. Louis made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across. Alex McColl recorded the save, his 10th. Dick Coffman(4-11) was hit with the loss. He was touched for 12 hits and 5 walks in 6 and 2/3 innings. 'You have to give St. Louis credit, they fought us tough to the end' Joe Cronin said. 'It could have gone either way, but I'm glad we pulled out the victory.' DETROIT AT PHILADELPHIA Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 5 7 0 Athletics....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1 Win:Auker(12-7) Loss:Cain(14-9) Save:Hamlin(3rd) Homeruns- B.Miller(3rd) In a close game the Detroit Tigers got by the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 5 to 3. Detroit scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Ray Hayworth started the rally when he drew a walk. Jo-Jo White struck out, unable to help the rally. Mickey Cochrane then slapped a single. Charlie Gehringer came up and he drew a walk to load the bases. Goose Goslin stepped into the box and slapped a base-hit which was good for two runs. Goslin took second on the throw. Detroit won despite being out-hit by Philadelphia 12 hits to 7. The victory went to Elden Auker(12-7) who went 8 innings, allowing 3 runs. Luke Hamlin gained credit for his 3rd save. The losing pitcher was Sugar Cain(14-9). DETROIT AT PHILADELPHIA Tigers.......... 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Athletics....... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 11 0 Win:Marcum(14-7) Loss:Rowe(17-7) Homeruns- J.Foxx(47th) Johnny Marcum completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 4 to 3 at Shibe Park. Marcum(14-7) gave Philadelphia a solid outing. He allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings. Philadelphia rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon. Schoolboy Rowe(17-7) suffered the loss. He allowed 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Washington Nationals 8/29/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Nationals AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 3 2 1 0 .231 O.Bluege 3B 3 1 0 1 .171 S.West CF 3 0 1 0 .327 J.Stone RF 4 1 2 0 .376 J.Burns 1B 5 0 0 0 .254 D.Harris LF 2 1 0 0 .283 R.Pepper LF 3 1 0 1 .269 J.Cronin SS 3 0 0 0 .249 B.Campbell RF 2 2 1 1 .284 C.Bolton C 5 1 3 2 .299 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 0 1 .245 F.Schulte CF 5 0 1 2 .296 F.Grube C 4 1 2 0 .241 P.Susko 1B 5 2 2 0 .280 I.Andrews P 0 0 0 0 .393 J.Kerr 2B 5 2 4 0 .625 B-G.Hartley PH 0 1 0 0 .529 A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .059 A.Strange SS 4 0 2 1 .253 E.Whitehill P 2 0 1 2 .284 D-D.Garms PH 1 0 1 1 .289 C-B.Myer 2B 0 0 0 0 .312 D.Coffman P 3 0 2 1 .268 A-R.Hemsley C 2 0 0 0 .318 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 7 10 6 Totals 34 8 13 7 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Coffman In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Andrews In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Whitehill In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Strange In 9th Inning Browns.......... 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 7 10 3 Nationals....... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 - 8 13 1 Browns (48-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Coffman LOSS(4-11) 6 2/3 12 8 7 5 1 0 150 3.20 I.Andrews 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.20 Totals 8 13 8 7 5 1 0 Nationals (62-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Whitehill WIN(14-11) 8 1/3 9 7 5 7 4 0 157 3.48 A.McColl SAVE(10th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 23 3.57 Totals 9 10 7 5 9 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,475 DATE- Wednesday, August 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill McGowan, , , Brick Owens T- 2:09 LEFT ON BASE- Browns:14 Nationals:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 0 Nationals: 0 ERRORS- H.Clift, R.Pepper, O.Melillo, P.Susko DOUBLES- A.Strange(19th), D.Garms(6th), J.Stone(31st), C.Bolton(6th) TRIPLES- F.Schulte(3rd) STOLEN BASES- H.Clift(4th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Kerr SACRIFICE HITS- J.Burns, J.Stone, J.Cronin, E.Whitehill-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Pepper, B.Campbell, O.Melillo, O.Bluege WALKS- H.Clift-3, S.West-3, R.Pepper, B.Campbell, G.Hartley, O.Bluege, D.Harris-3, J.Cronin HIT BY PITCH- B.Campbell STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, S.West, J.Burns, O.Melillo, E.Whitehill WILD PITCHES- A.McColl

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/29/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 4 0 0 0 .321 D.Cramer CF 5 0 2 0 .280 M.Cochrane C 3 2 1 1 .326 R.Warstler 2B 3 0 0 0 .249 C.Gehringer 2B 2 0 0 0 .373 C-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .248 G.Goslin LF 5 0 2 2 .279 B.Miller RF 5 2 4 1 .293 B.Rogell SS 5 1 0 1 .278 J.Foxx 1B 3 1 1 0 .374 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 1 .315 P.Higgins 3B 4 0 1 1 .354 M.Owen 3B 4 1 2 0 .327 E.McNair SS 4 0 2 1 .273 P.Fox RF 3 0 1 0 .289 L.Finney LF 4 0 2 0 .281 E.Auker P 1 0 0 0 .128 F.Hayes C 3 0 0 0 .214 A-R.Hayworth PH 0 1 0 0 .259 R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .259 L.Hamlin P 0 0 0 0 .200 S.Cain P 3 0 0 0 .239 B-C.Berry C 1 0 0 0 .227 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 5 7 5 Totals 36 3 12 3 A-Pinch Hit For Auker In 9th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Cain In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Warstler In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 5 7 0 Athletics....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 1 Tigers (70-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA E.Auker WIN(12-7) 8 11 3 3 2 3 1 121 3.98 L.Hamlin SAVE(3rd) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 5.30 Totals 9 12 3 3 2 3 1 Athletics (66-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Cain LOSS(14-9) 8 2/3 7 5 3 7 5 0 149 3.90 R.Mahaffey 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.06 Totals 9 7 5 3 7 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,594 DATE- Wednesday, August 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad T- 2:32 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 9 Athletics: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1 Athletics: 0 ERRORS- R.Warstler DOUBLES- H.Greenberg(48th) HOME RUNS- B.Miller(3rd) SACRIFICE HITS- E.Auker-2, R.Warstler SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cochrane WALKS- J.White, M.Cochrane, C.Gehringer-3, P.Fox, R.Hayworth, J.Foxx, F.Hayes STRIKE OUTS- J.White, H.Greenberg-2, P.Fox, E.Auker, J.Foxx, P.Higgins-2 GIDP- F.Hayes WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Rabbit Warstler robbed Charlie Gehringer of a base hit. Bot 7th: Mickey Cochrane blocked the plate, saving a run!

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 8/29/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 3 0 0 0 .317 D.Cramer CF 5 0 1 1 .279 M.Cochrane C 4 0 0 0 .323 R.Warstler 2B 4 1 1 0 .249 C.Gehringer 2B 3 0 1 1 .373 B.Miller RF 4 1 0 0 .279 G.Goslin LF 4 1 2 0 .281 J.Foxx 1B 4 1 3 3 .377 B.Rogell SS 3 0 1 0 .278 P.Higgins 3B 4 0 1 0 .353 H.Greenberg 1B 3 1 2 1 .317 E.McNair SS 4 0 0 0 .271 M.Owen 3B 4 0 1 1 .326 L.Finney LF 4 1 1 0 .280 F.Doljack RF 4 0 0 0 .208 C.Berry C 3 0 2 0 .231 S.Rowe P 4 1 1 0 .287 J.Marcum P 2 0 2 0 .216 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 3 8 3 Totals 34 4 11 4 Tigers.......... 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1 Athletics....... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 4 11 0 Tigers (70-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA S.Rowe LOSS(17-7) 8 11 4 4 3 5 1 146 3.89 Totals 8 11 4 4 3 5 1 Athletics (67-53) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Marcum WIN(14-7) 9 8 3 3 3 3 0 135 4.20 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,204 DATE- Wednesday, August 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:45 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6 Athletics:11 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- B.Rogell DOUBLES- H.Greenberg-2(50th), S.Rowe, J.Foxx(29th), J.Marcum HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(47th) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Rogell, J.Marcum-2 WALKS- J.White, C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, R.Warstler, B.Miller, C.Berry STRIKE OUTS- C.Gehringer, B.Rogell, S.Rowe, D.Cramer, R.Warstler, E.McNair-2, C.Berry GIDP- M.Owen, F.Doljack