September 2nd, 1934 - AL News

BoSox, Tigers, A's and Yankees all within 1.5 games in AL; Greenberg among AL's hottest hitters after slow start; Ruth also looking like the "Babe of Old"

Tigers Blast Indians

Greenberg continues sizzling second half with pair of homers; Hammerin' Hank raises average from .307 at All Star break to .331, while adding 70 RBIs

Yankees Win Squeaker Over Nats, 2-1

DeShong 3 hits Washington ball club

Red Sox Top A's, 6-4

Pennock notches 7th save in his "Indian Summer"

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/2/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 72 56 C.Gehring DEA .383 J.Foxx PHA 47 L.Gehrig NYA 141 1934 DEA 71 56 J.Foxx PHA .378 L.Gehrig NYA 40 J.Foxx PHA 138 1934 PHA 67 54 B.Johnson PHA .361 B.Johnson PHA 34 C.Gehring DEA 118 1934 NYA 70 57 P.Higgins PHA .355 E.Averill CLA 29 B.Johnson PHA 100 1934 CLA 62 62 L.Gehrig NYA .346 Z.Bonura CHA 22 A.Simmons CHA 94 1934 WAA 62 63 1934 SLA 49 74 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 47 78 L.Gomez NYA 19 A.McColl WAA 10 L.Gomez NYA 2.01 S.Rowe DEA 17 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Newsom SLA 2.71 M.Pearson CLA 15 H.Pennock BOA 7 W.Ferrell BOA 2.80 OTHERS TIED W 14 F.Ostermu BOA 5 M.Harder CLA 3.11 P.Galliva CHA 5 D.Coffman SLA 3.20 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS F.Crosett NYA 14 B.Werber BOA 43 L.Gomez NYA 133 J.Gill WAA 11 J.White DEA 24 T.Bridges DEA 132 G.Goslin DEA 10 P.Fox DEA 22 M.Pearson CLA 126 Z.Bonura CHA 9 B.Chapman NYA 22 B.Newsom SLA 125 M.Owen DEA 9 OTHERS TIED W 14 OTHERS TIED W 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BOA 6 at PHA 4 BOA-Rhodes(11-12, 4.92) at PHA-Cascare(7-9, 3.94) DEA 15 at CLA 1 CHA-Gaston(5-12, 6.42) at SLA-Newsom(13-7, 2.71) WAA 1 at NYA 2 CHA-Earnsha(9-15, 5.04) at SLA-Hadley(7-16, 5.83) DEA-Rowe(17-7, 3.89) at CLA-Harder(12-7, 3.11) WAA-Whitehi(14-11, 3.48) at NYA-Murphy(9-6, 3.80) 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 9 3 3 G.Earnshaw CHA 9 1 0 3 4 0 100 J.Foxx PHA .400 30 12 8 5 3 L.Gomez NYA 18 11 0 4 6 0 200 T.Lazzeri NYA .367 30 11 11 7 1 B.Newsom SLA 25 14 3 9 16 1 210 H.Greenberg DEA .400 35 14 8 4 3 T.Bridges DEA 26 15 6 7 16 1 210 J.Dykes CHA .407 27 11 6 2 2 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 H.Manush WAA .167 30 5 0 1 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 8 18 15 9 0 0 020 J.Hayes CHA .154 26 4 2 1 0 B.Hadley SLA 8 14 12 7 1 2 020 J.Stone WAA .162 37 6 0 4 0 T.Lee CLA 5 11 8 3 4 0 010 D.Cramer PHA .238 42 10 1 1 0 C.Brown CLA 8 21 12 4 3 2 000 F.Grube SLA .143 35 5 2 3 0 J.Russell WAA 12 21 15 5 3 1 110 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 72 56 .563 ---- 29 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 71 56 .559 .5 101 53 .656 1934 Philadelphia PHA 67 54 .554 1.5 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 70 57 .551 1.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 62 62 .500 8.0 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 62 63 .496 8.5 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 49 74 .398 20.5 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 47 78 .376 23.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 72 56 .563 41-32 31-24 12- 7 60-49 10- 7 23-16 4-6 Won 1 CHA 47 78 .376 21-36 26-42 6- 6 41-72 2- 7 7-17 6-4 Lost 1 CLA 62 62 .500 33-21 29-41 15-17 47-45 4- 8 18-16 4-6 Lost 1 DEA 71 56 .559 31-27 40-29 17-21 54-35 7- 5 24-14 7-3 Won 1 NYA 70 57 .551 42-28 28-29 19-10 51-47 5- 7 14-18 8-2 Won 3 PHA 67 54 .554 43-25 24-29 5- 6 62-48 9- 4 22-13 5-5 Lost 1 SLA 49 74 .398 24-26 25-48 15-13 34-61 5- 3 12-22 3-7 Won 1 WAA 62 63 .496 36-34 26-29 9-14 53-49 3- 4 16-20 4-6 Lost 3 TOTAL 500 500 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 1- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 13-14 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 0- 1 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 1- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 8 1- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 0- 1 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 0- 1 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 11 11 7 13 7 10 13 CHA 7 - 3 8 6 4 10 9 CLA 7 13 - 11 5 6 10 10 DEA 11 11 10 - 10 10 10 9 NYA 6 12 13 8 - 8 10 13 PHA 11 13 11 7 10 - 11 4 SLA 8 9 7 6 8 6 - 5 WAA 6 9 7 9 5 13 13 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 American League                Date: 9/2/1934



 

DETROIT AT CLEVELAND Tigers.......... 3 6 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 - 15 25 1 Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Win:Bridges(13-15) Loss:Hildebrand(11-9) Homeruns- H.Greenberg-2(18th), G.Walker(9th) Hank Greenberg smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and Tommy Bridges completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Detroit Tigers ballclub embarrassed the Cleveland Indians by the count of 15 to 1. The Cleveland fans didn't appreciate the big day Greenberg had. He doubled in the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 2nd inning and cracked a solo homerun (his 18th of the season) in the 6th inning. Detroit bats were very productive in the 2nd inning with 6 runs on 6 hits. Detroit totaled 25 on the afternoon. Bridges(13-15) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. Oral Hildebrand(11-9) was given the loss. With this win, Detroit has a 71-56 record. They have been 7-3 lately. Cleveland has a record of 62-62 after the loss. BOSTON AT PHILADELPHIA Red Sox......... 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 14 1 Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 14 2 Win:Welch(11-7) Loss:Wilshere(2-1) Save:Pennock(7th) In a close game the Boston Red Sox got by the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 6 to 4. Boston set the tone of the game in the first inning scoring one runner utilizing 2 base hits. After two outs Roy Johnson doubled. Carl Reynolds next to the plate and he stroked a one-base hit scoring the run. The Philadelphia batters went down meekly in the bottom of the 9th. Johnny Welch(11-7) got the win allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Herb Pennock gained credit for his 7th save. Whitey Wilshere(2-1) was the losing pitcher. Boston scored big getting 6 runs off him in 5 and 1/3 innings. WASHINGTON AT NEW YORK Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Yankees......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Win:Deshong(8-6) Loss:Stewart(3-14) Jimmie Deshong tossed a fine 3 hitter as the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Nationals 2 to 1 at Yankee Stadium. New York took the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning scoring one runner. The Washington bats were silent in the 9th. The win went to Deshong(8-6) who allowed 1 run in the game. The loss was charged to Lefty Stewart(3-14). He allowed 2 runs and 8 hits in 8 innings.

1934 Detroit Tigers At 1934 Cleveland Indians 9/1/1934 Tigers AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG J.White CF 4 2 4 3 .325 M.Galatzer RF 3 0 2 1 .190 M.Cochrane C 6 1 2 0 .321 E.Averill CF 4 0 1 0 .328 C.Gehringer 2B 6 3 5 1 .383 H.Trosky 1B 4 0 0 0 .311 G.Goslin LF 4 2 2 2 .281 J.Vosmik LF 4 0 1 0 .393 B.Rogell SS 6 1 4 2 .282 O.Hale 2B 4 0 0 0 .305 H.Greenberg 1B 5 2 3 4 .322 W.Kamm 3B 3 0 0 0 .244 M.Owen 3B 6 1 1 0 .325 B.Knickerbocker SS 3 0 0 0 .298 G.Walker RF 5 2 3 1 .318 B.Bean P 0 0 0 0 .111 T.Bridges P 5 1 1 0 .101 B-S.Rice PH 1 0 1 0 .281 M.Berg C 4 1 1 0 .309 O.Hildebrand P 0 0 0 0 .132 C.Brown P 1 0 0 0 .250 A-J.Burnett SS 2 0 0 0 .255 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 47 15 25 13 Totals 33 1 6 1 A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Brown In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Bean In 9th Inning Tigers.......... 3 6 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 - 15 25 1 Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 Tigers (71-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Bridges WIN(13-15) 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 124 3.68 Totals 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 Indians (62-62) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA O.Hildebrand LOSS(11-9) 1 2/3 8 7 7 1 0 0 57 4.85 C.Brown 4 2/3 13 7 7 2 2 2 98 8.03 B.Bean 2 2/3 4 1 1 0 3 1 39 5.71 Totals 9 25 15 15 3 5 3 ATTENDANCE- 28,390 DATE- Saturday, September 1st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:47 LEFT ON BASE- Tigers:10 Indians: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0 Indians: 0 ERRORS- M.Cochrane, O.Hale DOUBLES- C.Gehringer(36th), G.Goslin(37th), H.Greenberg(51st), G.Walker(16th), T.Bridges, E.Averill(31st) HOME RUNS- H.Greenberg-2(18th), G.Walker(9th) STOLEN BASES- J.White(24th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Gehringer, G.Walker SACRIFICE HITS- C.Brown SACRIFICE FLIES- G.Goslin, H.Greenberg WALKS- J.White-2, G.Goslin, M.Galatzer, W.Kamm STRIKE OUTS- C.Gehringer, H.Greenberg, M.Owen, T.Bridges-2, E.Averill, H.Trosky, J.Vosmik, O.Hale-2, M.Berg WILD PITCHES- T.Bridges, B.Bean, O.Hildebrand, C.Brown PASSED BALLS- M.Berg-2

1934 Boston Red Sox At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 9/1/1934 Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG B.Cissell 2B 5 1 1 0 .267 D.Cramer CF 5 0 0 0 .276 B.Werber 3B 5 1 3 2 .341 R.Warstler 2B 5 0 2 1 .251 R.Johnson LF 5 1 2 1 .331 B.Johnson LF 5 0 0 0 .361 C.Reynolds RF 5 0 3 1 .273 J.Foxx 3B,1B 4 0 2 0 .378 M.Solters CF 5 0 1 0 .315 B.Miller RF 3 1 1 0 .281 R.Ferrell C 4 1 1 0 .303 B-E.Coleman PH,RF 1 0 1 0 .289 E.Morgan 1B 4 0 0 0 .288 E.McNair SS 4 1 3 0 .275 L.Lary SS 4 1 1 1 .249 L.Finney 1B 3 0 2 1 .287 J.Welch P 4 1 2 1 .263 C-P.Higgins PH,3B 1 1 1 0 .355 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .083 C.Berry C 4 1 1 0 .231 W.Wilshere P 2 0 0 0 .000 A.Benton P 0 0 0 0 .105 A-D.Williams PH 1 0 0 0 .247 R.Mahaffey P 0 0 0 0 .259 D-F.Hayes PH 1 0 1 2 .220 B.Dietrich P 0 0 0 0 .224 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 41 6 14 6 Totals 39 4 14 4 A-Pinch Hit For Benton In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Finney In 8th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Mahaffey In 8th Inning Red Sox......... 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 14 1 Athletics....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 14 2 Red Sox (72-56) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Welch WIN(11-7) 7 12 3 3 0 2 0 113 4.53 H.Pennock SAVE(7th) 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 26 2.60 Totals 9 14 4 4 0 3 0 Athletics (67-54) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Wilshere LOSS(2-1) 5 1/3 12 6 5 0 2 0 111 7.00 A.Benton 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 3.98 R.Mahaffey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.01 B.Dietrich 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.32 Totals 9 14 6 5 0 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 14,717 DATE- Saturday, September 1st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Brick Owens, Bill McGowan, , T- 2:16 LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8 Athletics: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1 Athletics: 1 ERRORS- B.Cissell, B.Miller, E.McNair DOUBLES- B.Cissell(13th), B.Werber-2(37th), R.Johnson-2(41st), R.Ferrell(26th), R.Warstler(19th) TRIPLES- B.Werber(7th) STOLEN BASES- B.Werber(43rd), M.Solters(5th), L.Lary(7th) STRIKE OUTS- B.Werber, R.Johnson, E.Morgan, B.Johnson-2, C.Berry GIDP- B.Werber, L.Finney BALKS- J.Welch

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 New York Yankees 9/1/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Yankees AB R H RBI AVG O.Bluege 3B 4 0 0 0 .170 F.Crosetti SS 4 0 2 0 .295 J.Stone RF 4 0 0 0 .366 J.Saltzgaver 3B 4 0 1 0 .258 H.Manush LF 4 0 0 0 .343 B.Ruth RF 2 0 1 0 .272 J.Cronin SS 3 0 0 0 .249 L.Gehrig 1B 4 0 0 0 .346 C.Bolton C 3 1 1 0 .298 B.Chapman CF 3 1 1 0 .274 F.Schulte CF 3 0 1 0 .296 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 1 1 0 .304 P.Susko 1B 3 0 0 1 .270 M.Hoag LF 3 0 2 1 .266 J.Kerr 2B 3 0 1 0 .389 A.Jorgens C 2 0 0 1 .211 L.Stewart P 3 0 0 0 .114 J.Deshong P 4 0 0 0 .103 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 1 3 1 Totals 29 2 8 2 Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0 Yankees......... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Nationals (62-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Stewart LOSS(3-14) 8 8 2 2 6 1 0 142 4.96 Totals 8 8 2 2 6 1 0 Yankees (70-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Deshong WIN(8-6) 9 3 1 1 1 3 0 110 3.96 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 51,342 DATE- Saturday, September 1st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 3 Yankees:10 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Yankees: 0 DOUBLES- C.Bolton(7th), J.Kerr(1st) TRIPLES- T.Lazzeri(6th) STOLEN BASES- C.Bolton(2nd) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Ruth SACRIFICE HITS- M.Hoag WALKS- J.Cronin, B.Ruth-2, B.Chapman, T.Lazzeri, A.Jorgens-2 STRIKE OUTS- J.Stone, L.Stewart-2, F.Crosetti GIDP- L.Gehrig