September 13th, 1934 - AL News

Detroit Earns Split in Series with Boston - Remains Back 0.5 Games; will Fox or Gehrig win MVP? wonder writers and fans?

Tigers Take Final Game of Series with Boston, 2-0
Bridges (pictured) pitches game of season, outduels Oestermueller

Indians Win Another One Run Game Over A's
Averill's 34th home run puts AL lead nearly out of Philly's grasp

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/13/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 79 59 C.Gehring DEA .389 J.Foxx PHA 50 L.Gehrig NYA 149 1934 DEA 78 59 J.Foxx PHA .374 L.Gehrig NYA 42 J.Foxx PHA 147 1934 NYA 77 60 P.Higgins PHA .360 B.Johnson PHA 38 C.Gehring DEA 130 1934 PHA 71 63 B.Johnson PHA .354 E.Averill CLA 34 B.Johnson PHA 108 1934 CLA 68 69 B.Werber BOA .349 B.Ruth NYA 23 H.Greenbe DEA 103 1934 WAA 64 71 1934 SLA 56 80 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 51 83 L.Gomez NYA 21 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 2.05 S.Rowe DEA 19 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Newsom SLA 2.87 M.Pearson CLA 16 H.Pennock BOA 7 W.Ferrell BOA 2.90 J.Marcum PHA 16 F.Ostermu BOA 5 F.Ostermu BOA 3.18 OTHERS TIED W 15 P.Galliva CHA 5 M.Harder CLA 3.20 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS C.Gehring DEA 13 B.Werber BOA 48 T.Bridges DEA 148 B.Ruth NYA 12 J.White DEA 26 L.Gomez NYA 145 R.Johnson BOA 11 B.Chapman NYA 25 B.Newsom SLA 138 E.Swanson CHA 11 P.Fox DEA 23 M.Pearson CLA 136 J.Gill WAA 11 OTHERS TIED W 15 S.Rowe DEA 129 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 0 at DEA 2 NYA-Gomez(21-9, 2.05) at CLA-Pearson(16-11, 3.83) PHA 3 at CLA 4 WAA-Stewart(3-15, 4.90) at DEA-Rowe(19-8, 3.94) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS B.Ruth NYA .421 19 8 9 6 3 T.Bridges DEA 25 21 5 9 16 2 200 T.Lazzeri NYA .364 33 12 11 8 5 J.Broaca NYA 27 27 7 9 15 1 210 R.Johnson BOA .455 33 15 12 2 2 W.Hudlin CLA 27 28 8 8 10 0 210 J.Foxx PHA .324 37 12 9 8 3 L.Gomez NYA 18 16 5 4 12 0 200 H.Greenberg DEA .400 35 14 10 5 2 M.Harder CLA 19 16 4 5 7 0 100 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 L.Lary BOA .226 31 7 0 2 0 G.Earnshaw CHA 7 9 9 6 7 3 010 A.Jorgens NYA .216 37 8 1 2 0 J.Allen NYA 6 8 8 3 7 1 010 M.Bishop BOA .143 35 5 1 5 0 M.Weaver WAA 12 19 11 2 2 3 020 G.Walker DEA .200 35 7 4 0 0 E.Auker DEA 11 21 13 3 6 3 110 F.Hayes PHA .214 28 6 2 1 0 E.Whitehill WAA 13 17 11 2 4 2 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 79 59 .572 ---- 17 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 78 59 .569 .5 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 77 60 .562 1.5 90 64 .584 1934 Philadelphia PHA 71 63 .530 6.0 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 68 69 .496 10.5 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 64 71 .474 13.5 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 56 80 .412 22.0 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 51 83 .381 26.0 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 79 59 .572 41-32 38-27 12- 7 67-52 11- 7 24-17 7-3 Lost 1 CHA 51 83 .381 24-40 27-43 7- 6 44-77 3- 7 9-20 4-6 Won 1 CLA 68 69 .496 37-27 31-42 16-19 52-50 5- 9 21-17 4-6 Won 2 DEA 78 59 .569 37-30 41-29 18-21 60-38 7- 5 25-15 7-3 Won 1 NYA 77 60 .562 43-30 34-30 19-11 58-49 5- 7 15-20 7-3 Lost 1 PHA 71 63 .530 43-26 28-37 5- 7 66-56 9- 5 23-16 3-7 Lost 2 SLA 56 80 .412 31-32 25-48 19-14 37-66 6- 3 15-22 6-4 Won 1 WAA 64 71 .474 36-35 28-36 9-14 55-57 3- 6 18-23 2-8 Lost 1 TOTAL 544 544 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 8- 3 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-14 4- 5 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 6- 8 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 8- 3 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 8 8- 3 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 4-10 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 7- 6 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 2- 9 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 14 9 13 8 10 14 CHA 7 - 3 8 6 4 11 12 CLA 8 13 - 11 5 9 12 10 DEA 13 11 11 - 10 14 10 9 NYA 6 15 13 8 - 9 13 13 PHA 11 13 13 8 11 - 11 4 SLA 8 10 8 6 9 6 - 9 WAA 6 10 7 9 6 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 9/13/1934
 

BOSTON AT DETROIT Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Win:Bridges(15-15) Loss:Ostermueller(10-9) Homeruns- M.Owen(9th) Tommy Bridges shutout Boston while allowing the Detroit bullpen a day-off and third baseman Marv Owen homered at Navin Field as the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox by the count of 2 to 0. Bridges(15-15) put on a good performance. He didn't allow much, just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Detroit banged out 8 on the afternoon. Fritz Ostermueller(10-9) was the losing pitcher. Detroit now has a record of 78-59. With the loss, Boston has a record of 7-3 lately, 79-59 overall. PHILADELPHIA AT CLEVELAND Athletics....... 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Indians......... 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 Win:Hudlin(11-13) Loss:Dietrich(10-8) Save:Weiland(1st) Homeruns- E.Averill(34th) Earl Averill hit a homerun as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 4 to 3 at League Park. Willis Hudlin(11-13) pitched a fine game. He went 8 and 2/3 innings surrendering 10 hits and 2 walks. Philadelphia had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Hudlin got help from Bob Weiland who was credited with his 1st save. Bill Dietrich(10-8) was charged with the loss. 'We just made a lot of mistakes, mostly mental,' Connie Mack said. 'It's bad enough when the other team beats you, but when you start beating yourselves, that's really bad.'

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Detroit Tigers 9/12/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG M.Bishop 2B 4 0 0 0 .245 P.Fox CF 4 0 0 0 .283 B.Werber 3B 4 0 2 0 .349 M.Cochrane C 3 0 0 0 .326 M.Almada CF 4 0 1 0 .350 C.Gehringer 2B 3 0 1 0 .389 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .077 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 1 0 .330 C.Reynolds LF 4 0 1 0 .278 B.Rogell SS 3 0 1 0 .293 M.Solters RF 3 0 1 0 .313 G.Goslin LF 4 1 1 0 .277 R.Ferrell C 4 0 2 0 .313 M.Owen 3B 3 1 2 1 .327 E.Morgan 1B 3 0 0 0 .286 G.Walker RF 3 0 1 1 .315 L.Lary SS 3 0 0 0 .249 T.Bridges P 3 0 1 0 .113 F.Ostermueller P 2 0 0 0 .176 A-D.Cooke PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .240 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 0 7 0 Totals 30 2 8 2 A-Pinch Hit For Ostermueller In 8th Inning Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Red Sox (79-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Ostermuell LOSS(10-9) 7 7 2 2 3 5 1 122 3.18 H.Pennock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.34 Totals 8 8 2 2 3 5 1 Tigers (78-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges WIN(15-15) 9 7 0 0 1 4 0 126 3.49 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,157 DATE- Wednesday, September 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill Dineen, Bill Summers, , T- 2:07 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 6 Tigers: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Tigers: 2 DOUBLES- B.Werber(39th) HOME RUNS- M.Owen(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Rogell WALKS- M.Solters, C.Gehringer, B.Rogell, M.Owen HIT BY PITCH- M.Cochrane STRIKE OUTS- M.Bishop, M.Almada, E.Morgan, L.Lary, P.Fox, M.Cochrane, H.Greenberg, B.Rogell, T.Bridges GIDP- M.Solters, R.Ferrell, H.Greenberg WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Charlie Gehringer robbed Rick Ferrell of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 Cleveland Indians 9/12/1934 Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG D.Cramer CF 5 0 1 0 .271 M.Galatzer RF 4 1 2 0 .235 D.Williams 2B 4 0 1 0 .246 E.Averill CF 4 1 2 1 .330 D-C.Berry PH 1 0 0 0 .238 H.Trosky 1B 3 0 0 0 .306 B.Johnson LF 4 0 1 0 .354 J.Vosmik LF 4 1 2 0 .398 B.Miller RF 3 1 1 0 .254 O.Hale 2B 4 0 1 0 .306 P.Higgins 3B 3 1 2 0 .360 W.Kamm 3B 3 1 1 0 .248 E.McNair SS 4 1 1 1 .276 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 2 1 .295 L.Finney 1B 4 0 2 1 .300 B.Brenzel C 2 0 0 1 .000 F.Hayes C 3 0 1 1 .219 B.Weiland P 0 0 0 0 .209 B.Dietrich P 3 0 0 0 .196 W.Hudlin P 3 0 0 0 .164 A-J.Foxx PH 0 0 0 0 .374 C-B.Garbark C 0 0 0 0 .500 B-R.Warstler PR 0 0 0 0 .247 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 34 3 10 3 Totals 31 4 10 3 A-Pinch Hit For Dietrich In 9th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Foxx In 9th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hudlin In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Williams In 9th Inning Athletics....... 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 0 Indians......... 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 10 0 Athletics (71-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Dietrich LOSS(10-8) 8 10 4 4 3 1 1 132 4.54 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 1 1 Indians (68-69) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Hudlin WIN(11-13) 8 2/3 10 3 3 2 1 0 150 4.17 B.Weiland SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.76 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 1 0 ATTENDANCE- 4,140 DATE- Wednesday, September 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 1:49 LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Indians: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 2 Indians: 1 DOUBLES- D.Williams(5th), P.Higgins(32nd) HOME RUNS- E.Averill(34th) STOLEN BASES- E.McNair(10th) SACRIFICE HITS- P.Higgins SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Hayes, B.Brenzel WALKS- B.Miller, J.Foxx, H.Trosky, W.Kamm, B.Brenzel STRIKE OUTS- F.Hayes, W.Hudlin GIDP- H.Trosky, B.Knickerbocker