Depression Era Baseball: A chronicle from the era of "Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms": September 15th, 1934

League Leaders All Win to Maintain Virtual Three Way Tie; Mack tells his A's "it's now or never

Detroit Slips Past Washington, 3-2
"Just enough left" after yesterday's blowout for win

Red Sox Keep Pace with One Run Win in Chicago
Ferrell brothers (picture) combine on mound and plate for win

Yankees Shutout Indians, 4-0
Ruffing with strong performance for NY

Browns, A's Split Pair
Newsom gets both win and loss for Browns

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/15/1934

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1934 DEA 80 59 C.Gehring DEA .391 J.Foxx PHA 50 L.Gehrig NYA 151
1934 BOA 80 59 J.Foxx PHA .375 L.Gehrig NYA 42 J.Foxx PHA 147
1934 NYA 79 60 P.Higgins PHA .357 B.Johnson PHA 39 C.Gehring DEA 133
1934 PHA 72 64 B.Johnson PHA .355 E.Averill CLA 35 B.Johnson PHA 111
1934 CLA 68 71 B.Werber BOA .349 B.Ruth NYA 24 H.Greenbe DEA 107
1934 WAA 64 73
1934 SLA 57 81 WINS SAVES ERA
1934 CHA 51 84 L.Gomez NYA 22 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 2.03
S.Rowe DEA 20 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Burke WAA 2.26
M.Pearson CLA 16 H.Pennock BOA 7 B.Newsom SLA 2.90
J.Marcum PHA 16 OTHERS TIED W 5 W.Ferrell BOA 2.94
OTHERS TIED W 15 F.Ostermu BOA 3.18

CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
B.Ruth NYA 13 B.Werber BOA 48 L.Gomez NYA 151
E.Swanson CHA 12 J.White DEA 27 B.Newsom SLA 150
R.Johnson BOA 11 B.Chapman NYA 25 T.Bridges DEA 148
L.Gehrig NYA 11 P.Fox DEA 23 S.Rowe DEA 139
J.Gill WAA 11 OTHERS TIED W 15 M.Pearson CLA 136

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BOA 6 at CHA 5 NYA-Murphy(10-7, 3.93) at CLA-Pearson(16-11, 3.83)
NYA 4 at CLA 0 WAA-Russell(9-5, 3.87) at DEA-Auker(14-8, 4.55)
PHA 1 at SLA 3
PHA 5 at SLA 2
WAA 2 at DEA 3

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 .522 23 12 10 4 4 V.Kennedy CHA 5 1 0 1 3 0 001
T.Lazzeri NYA .364 33 12 12 7 5 S.Rowe DEA 29 19 10 8 24 2 310
B.Johnson PHA .391 46 18 11 5 5 T.Bridges DEA 25 21 5 9 16 2 200
J.Foxx PHA .344 32 11 8 5 3 R.Ruffing NYA 18 17 2 4 14 0 200
G.Selkirk NYA .351 37 13 15 5 2 B.Newsom SLA 33 25 13 20 21 3 210

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
D.Harris WAA .037 27 1 1 4 0 J.Knott SLA 5 9 10 4 3 3 010
R.Hemsley SLA .192 26 5 2 0 0 J.Wilson PHA 6 10 8 10 3 0 020
M.Galatzer CLA .224 49 11 1 2 0 G.Earnshaw CHA 7 9 9 6 7 3 010
F.Hayes PHA .179 28 5 2 1 0 J.Allen NYA 6 8 8 3 7 1 010
L.Lary BOA .226 31 7 0 2 0 L.Stewart WAA 11 20 11 2 1 0 020

INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League

WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1934 Detroit DEA 80 59 .576 ---- 16 101 53 .656
1934 Boston BOA 80 59 .576 ---- 76 76 .500
1934 New York NYA 79 60 .568 1.0 90 64 .584
1934 Philadelphia PHA 72 64 .529 6.5 68 82 .453
1934 Cleveland CLA 68 71 .489 12.0 85 69 .552
1934 Washington WAA 64 73 .467 15.0 66 88 .429
1934 St. Louis SLA 57 81 .413 22.5 67 85 .441
1934 Chicago CHA 51 84 .378 27.0 53 99 .349

OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BOA 80 59 .576 41-32 39-27 12- 7 68-52 12- 7 25-17 7-3 Won 1
CHA 51 84 .378 24-41 27-43 7- 6 44-78 3- 8 9-21 4-6 Lost 1
CLA 68 71 .489 37-29 31-42 16-20 52-51 5-10 21-17 4-6 Lost 2
DEA 80 59 .576 39-30 41-29 20-21 60-38 7- 5 26-15 8-2 Won 3
NYA 79 60 .568 43-30 36-30 20-11 59-49 6- 7 15-20 8-2 Won 2
PHA 72 64 .529 43-26 29-38 5- 7 67-57 9- 5 23-16 3-7 Won 1
SLA 57 81 .413 32-33 25-48 19-14 38-67 6- 3 15-22 6-4 Lost 1
WAA 64 73 .467 36-35 28-38 9-15 55-58 3- 6 18-24 1-9 Lost 3
TOTAL 551 551 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+
BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 9- 3
CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-14 4- 6
CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 6-10
DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 10- 3
NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 8 10- 3
PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 5-11
SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 8- 7
WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 2-11

WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA
BOA - 12 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 11
NYA 6 15 15 8 - 9 13 13
PHA 11 13 13 8 11 - 12 4
SLA 8 10 8 6 9 7 - 9
WAA 6 10 7 9 6 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/15/1934

WASHINGTON AT DETROIT
Nationals....... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 1
Win:Hogsett(6-3) Loss:Burke(7-7) Save:Hamlin(5th)
Homeruns- H.Manush(5th)

26,598 fans watched an exciting game at Navin Field. The Detroit Tigers
topped the Washington Nationals by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.

Detroit had 2 runs cross the plate in the bottom of the 7th inning.
Washington was out-hit by Detroit, 7 hits to 4. Chief Hogsett(6-3) picked up
the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. Luke Hamlin earned his 5th save.
Bobby Burke(7-7) was the losing pitcher.

The winning ways continue for Detroit. They now have a record of 8-2 in
recent days. Joe Cronin was unhappy with his club's recent performance. 'We
can't keep losing games' he said. 'It gets to be embarrassing after a
while.'

BOSTON AT CHICAGO
Red Sox......... 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 9 2
White Sox....... 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 1
Win:Ferrell(15-5) Loss:Lyons(6-14)

Catcher Rick Ferrell had 2 base hits and 4 RBI and Wes Ferrell tossed a
complete game as the Boston Red Sox defeated the hapless Chicago White Sox in
10 innings 6 to 5 at Comiskey Park.

The game was deadlocked at 5 after nine full innings. Boston won it in the
10th inning. After an out was recorded, Moose Solters tripled. Ferrell next
to the plate and he hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run. Boston won despite
being out-hit by Chicago 12 hits to 9.

Ferrell(15-5) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 5 runs. Ted
Lyons(6-14) absorbed the loss in relief. He pitched 2 innings giving up 3
hits and no walks.

NEW YORK AT CLEVELAND
Yankees......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 0
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
Win:Ruffing(14-11) Loss:Lee(2-4)
Homeruns- G.Selkirk(2nd)

Red Ruffing blanked Cleveland in a very well-pitched complete game as the New
York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 0.

Ruffing(14-11) was very good in the win. He allowed only 7 hits and 4 walks
in 9 innings. New York totaled 10 on the afternoon.

Thornton Lee(2-4) was hit with the loss. He surrendered 3 runs and 8 hits in
7 innings.

PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1
Browns.......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Win:Newsom(15-8) Loss:Wilson(0-2)

Bobo Newsom went the distance as the St. Louis Browns topped the Philadelphia
Athletics by a score of 3 to 1 at Sportsman's Park.

St. Louis wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning scoring a
single run on 2 hits. The Philadelphia bats were silent in the 9th.

Newsom(15-8) was the winner allowing 1 run for the game. Jack Wilson(0-2) was
tagged with the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 7
walks.

PHILADELPHIA AT ST. LOUIS
Athletics....... 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 7 1
Browns.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Win:Caster(2-0) Loss:Newsom(15-9)
Homeruns- B.Johnson(39th), P.Higgins(13th)

George Caster completed the game without help from the bullpen and Bob Johnson
hit one over the fence and had 3 RBI as the Philadelphia Athletics outscored
the St. Louis Browns 5 to 2.

Johnson led the offense for Philadelphia. He doubled knocking in a run in the
1st inning, lashed a single resulting in a run in the 3rd inning and lofted a
solo-blast 'downtown' (his 39th of the season) in the 6th inning.
Philadelphia rapped out 7 hits for the afternoon.

The winning pitcher was Caster(2-0) who allowed 2 runs for the game. The loss
was charged to Bobo Newsom(15-9). He surrendered 6 hits and 3 walks in 7
innings.

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Detroit Tigers 9/14/1934

Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG
O.Bluege SS 4 1 1 0 .198 P.Fox RF 1 0 0 0 .283
J.Stone CF 2 0 0 0 .346 M.Cochrane C 2 1 1 0 .327
B.Myer 2B 2 0 0 0 .313 C.Gehringer 2B 3 0 0 1 .391
H.Manush LF 4 1 2 2 .339 H.Greenberg 1B 4 0 2 1 .333
D.Harris RF 4 0 0 0 .246 M.Owen 3B 3 0 1 0 .327
C.Bolton C 4 0 1 0 .273 G.Goslin LF 4 0 0 0 .280
C.Travis 3B 3 0 0 0 .296 B.Rogell SS 4 0 0 0 .294
P.Susko 1B 2 0 0 0 .266 J.White CF 3 1 1 0 .329
D-F.Schulte PH 1 0 0 0 .296 C.Fischer P 1 0 1 0 .086
B.Burke P 3 0 0 0 .244 A-G.Walker PH 1 0 0 0 .314
C.Hogsett P 0 0 0 0 .313
B-S.Rowe PH 1 0 1 1 .299
C-F.Clifton PR 0 1 0 0 .000
S.Larkin P 0 0 0 0 .667
L.Hamlin P 0 0 0 0 .176
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 29 2 4 2 Totals 27 3 7 3

A-Pinch Hit For Fischer In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hogsett In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Rowe In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Susko In 9th Inning

Nationals....... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 7 1

Nationals (64-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Burke LOSS(7-7) 8 7 3 3 2 0 0 128 2.26
Totals 8 7 3 3 2 0 0

Tigers (80-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.Fischer 5 4 2 2 3 3 1 72 4.50
C.Hogsett WIN(6-3) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.52
S.Larkin HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.86
L.Hamlin SAVE(5th) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 5.25
Totals 9 4 2 2 5 4 1

ATTENDANCE- 26,598 DATE- Friday, September 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 6 Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Tigers: 2
ERRORS- M.Owen
DOUBLES- M.Cochrane(29th), H.Greenberg(57th), S.Rowe
HOME RUNS- H.Manush(5th)
STOLEN BASES- J.White(27th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Stone, P.Fox-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Gehringer
WALKS- J.Stone, B.Myer-2, C.Travis, P.Susko, M.Cochrane-2
HIT BY PITCH- P.Fox, M.Owen
STRIKE OUTS- B.Myer, D.Harris, B.Burke-2
GIDP- P.Susko, B.Burke

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Chicago White Sox 9/14/1934

Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG
M.Bishop 2B 3 0 0 0 .242 E.Swanson RF 4 2 1 0 .314
B.Werber 3B 5 1 2 0 .349 J.Conlan CF 3 0 1 1 .250
M.Almada RF 5 1 2 0 .356 B-F.Uhalt PH,CF 3 1 1 0 .218
S.Graham CF 4 2 1 1 .250 A.Simmons LF 4 0 1 1 .329
M.Solters LF 5 2 2 1 .314 Z.Bonura 1B 5 1 2 2 .290
R.Ferrell C 3 0 2 4 .315 L.Appling SS 4 0 2 0 .347
E.Morgan 1B 4 0 0 0 .284 J.Hayes 2B 2 0 1 0 .314
L.Lary SS 3 0 0 0 .248 M.Mauldin 3B 4 0 1 1 .214
W.Ferrell P 3 0 0 0 .288 E.Madjeski C 4 0 0 0 .201
M.Gaston P 2 1 1 0 .094
A-M.Haas PH 0 0 0 0 .287
V.Kennedy P 0 0 0 01.000
C-R.Radcliff PH 1 0 0 0 .000
T.Lyons P 1 0 1 0 .255
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 6 9 6 Totals 37 5 12 5

A-Pinch Hit For Gaston In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Conlan In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kennedy In 8th Inning

Red Sox......... 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 9 2
White Sox....... 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 12 1

Red Sox (80-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
W.Ferrell WIN(15-5) 10 12 5 4 6 1 0 185 2.94
Totals 10 12 5 4 6 1 0

White Sox (51-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Gaston 6 6 5 4 5 3 0 108 6.02
V.Kennedy 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 0.00
T.Lyons LOSS(6-14) 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 22 5.00
Totals 10 9 6 5 6 6 0

ATTENDANCE- 509 DATE- Friday, September 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7 White Sox:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 White Sox: 0
ERRORS- M.Bishop, L.Lary, L.Appling
DOUBLES- M.Solters(23rd), A.Simmons(31st), M.Gaston
TRIPLES- M.Solters(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Werber, M.Almada
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Hayes-2, E.Madjeski
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Ferrell-2, M.Mauldin
WALKS- M.Bishop-2, S.Graham, E.Morgan, L.Lary, W.Ferrell, E.Swanson-2,
A.Simmons, L.Appling, J.Hayes, M.Haas
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bishop, S.Graham-2, R.Ferrell, L.Lary, W.Ferrell, J.Conlan
GIDP- M.Mauldin
PASSED BALLS- R.Ferrell

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Cleveland Indians 9/14/1934

Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG
F.Crosetti SS 4 0 2 0 .285 M.Galatzer RF 4 0 0 0 .221
R.Rolfe 3B 4 0 0 0 .283 E.Averill CF 4 0 1 0 .330
B.Chapman CF 4 2 2 0 .278 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 0 0 .304
L.Gehrig 1B 4 1 2 1 .347 J.Vosmik LF 3 0 2 0 .397
T.Lazzeri 2B 4 0 1 1 .305 O.Hale 2B 4 0 1 0 .305
G.Selkirk LF 4 1 2 2 .363 W.Kamm 3B 3 0 0 0 .246
M.Hoag RF 4 0 0 0 .262 B.Knickerbocker SS 4 0 3 0 .298
A.Jorgens C 3 0 0 0 .213 B.Brenzel C 0 0 0 0 .000
R.Ruffing P 4 0 1 0 .234 A-S.Rice PH 0 0 0 0 .279
C-M.Berg C 1 0 0 0 .289
T.Lee P 2 0 0 0 .056
B-J.Burnett PH 1 0 0 0 .263
B.Bean P 0 0 0 0 .091
D-D.Holland PH 1 0 0 0 .205
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 4 10 4 Totals 31 0 7 0

A-Pinch Hit For Brenzel In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lee In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rice In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bean In 9th Inning

Yankees......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 0
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0

Yankees (79-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Ruffing WIN(14-11) 9 7 0 0 4 4 0 140 3.28
Totals 9 7 0 0 4 4 0

Indians (68-71) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
T.Lee LOSS(2-4) 7 8 3 3 2 3 1 118 4.64
B.Bean 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 6.36
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 4 1

ATTENDANCE- 5,667 DATE- Friday, September 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 1:57
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6 Indians: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 2 Indians: 2
DOUBLES- F.Crosetti(20th), B.Chapman(20th), L.Gehrig-2(40th)
HOME RUNS- G.Selkirk(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Brenzel
WALKS- F.Crosetti, A.Jorgens, J.Vosmik, W.Kamm, B.Brenzel, S.Rice
STRIKE OUTS- L.Gehrig, G.Selkirk, M.Hoag, A.Jorgens, W.Kamm, B.Knickerbocker,
T.Lee-2
GIDP- R.Ruffing, W.Kamm, M.Berg
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Red Rolfe robbed Milt Galatzer of a base hit.
Bot 8th: Tony Lazzeri robbed Earl Averill of a base hit.

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/14/1934

Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cramer CF 4 0 2 0 .273 H.Clift 3B 3 1 1 0 .252
D.Williams 2B 3 1 1 0 .247 O.Bejma 2B 4 0 0 0 .236
B.Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 .352 J.Burns 1B 5 1 2 1 .259
B.Miller RF 3 0 0 1 .248 R.Pepper CF 5 0 1 1 .271
P.Higgins 3B 4 0 0 0 .357 B.Campbell RF 3 0 2 0 .289
E.McNair SS 4 0 1 0 .276 D.Garms LF 3 0 0 0 .282
L.Finney 1B 3 0 0 0 .295 F.Grube C 2 0 1 1 .255
F.Hayes C 2 0 1 0 .222 A.Strange SS 3 0 1 0 .250
A-J.Foxx PH 1 0 1 0 .375 B.Newsom P 1 1 0 0 .250
C-C.Berry C 1 0 0 0 .237
J.Wilson P 1 0 0 0 .000
B-E.Coleman PH 1 0 0 0 .287
R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .267
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 1 6 1 Totals 29 3 8 3

A-Pinch Hit For Hayes In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Wilson In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Foxx In 7th Inning

Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1
Browns.......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0

Athletics (71-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Wilson LOSS(0-2) 6 7 3 3 7 3 0 127 11.37
R.Mahaffey 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 34 4.63
Totals 8 8 3 3 9 3 0

Browns (57-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Newsom WIN(15-8) 9 6 1 1 3 4 0 119 2.79
Totals 9 6 1 1 3 4 0

ATTENDANCE- 331 DATE- Friday, September 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:07
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 7 Browns:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Browns: 1
ERRORS- B.Johnson
DOUBLES- D.Williams(6th), H.Clift(33rd), B.Campbell(20th), A.Strange(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Finney, J.Wilson, H.Clift
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Grube
WALKS- D.Williams, B.Johnson, B.Miller, H.Clift, O.Bejma, B.Campbell, D.Garms,
F.Grube, A.Strange, B.Newsom-3
STRIKE OUTS- D.Cramer, P.Higgins-2, J.Wilson, H.Clift, R.Pepper-2
GIDP- B.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- B.Newsom

1934 Philadelphia Athletics At 1934 St. Louis Browns 9/14/1934

Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Browns AB R H RBI AVG
D.Cramer CF 4 2 2 0 .275 H.Clift 3B 5 0 1 0 .251
R.Warstler 2B 2 0 0 0 .246 O.Bejma 2B 3 0 0 0 .232
B.Johnson LF 4 2 3 3 .355 C-S.West PH 1 0 0 0 .325
B.Miller RF 4 0 0 1 .241 J.Burns 1B 3 1 0 0 .258
P.Higgins 3B 3 1 1 1 .357 R.Pepper CF 4 0 1 0 .271
E.McNair SS 4 0 0 0 .274 B.Campbell RF 3 1 2 1 .291
L.Finney 1B 4 0 1 0 .295 D.Garms LF 4 0 1 0 .281
F.Hayes C 3 0 0 0 .218 R.Hemsley C 4 0 0 1 .311
G.Caster P 2 0 0 0 .167 A.Strange SS 4 0 0 0 .247
B.Newsom P 2 0 0 0 .244
A-R.Hornsby PH 1 0 1 0 .383
B.McAfee P 0 0 0 0 .231
B-G.Hartley PH 0 0 0 0 .500
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 5 7 5 Totals 34 2 6 2

A-Pinch Hit For Newsom In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McAfee In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bejma In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 7 1
Browns.......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

Athletics (72-64) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
G.Caster WIN(2-0) 9 6 2 2 3 4 0 139 2.65
Totals 9 6 2 2 3 4 0

Browns (57-81) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Newsom LOSS(15-9) 7 6 5 5 3 8 2 122 2.90
B.McAfee 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.53
Totals 9 7 5 5 3 8 2

ATTENDANCE- 446 DATE- Friday, September 14th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 2 Browns: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Browns: 1
ERRORS- E.McNair
DOUBLES- D.Cramer(21st), B.Johnson(31st), R.Pepper(15th)
HOME RUNS- B.Johnson(39th), P.Higgins(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Finney
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Warstler
WALKS- R.Warstler, P.Higgins, G.Caster, O.Bejma, B.Campbell, G.Hartley
HIT BY PITCH- J.Burns
STRIKE OUTS- B.Miller-2, P.Higgins, E.McNair-2, L.Finney, G.Caster-2, J.Burns-2,
R.Hemsley, B.Newsom
GIDP- D.Cramer
BALKS- G.Caster
WEB GEMS- Top 9th: Ollie Bejma robbed Eric McNair of a base hit.