Depression Era Baseball: A chronicle from the era of "Sleeper Cars and Flannel Uniforms": September 20th, 1934

Giants Back within 4 Games of Cards - will send Hubbell to mound against Reds today; Cards open with DH in Boston this afternoon looking to make up lost ground

Giants Rout Reds, 10-3
Hurler Parmalee gets win and "touches them all" for NY

Cubs Break Game Open in 7th for 6-3 Win Over Phillies
Young Stan Hack notches 3 hits to raise BA to .324 on season

Pirates Take Two at Ebbets
Paul Waner notches 4 hits in opener, clouts homer in nightcap to power Bucs

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/20/1934

TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1934 SLN 89 51 J.Medwick SLN .386 M.Ott NYN 43 M.Ott NYN 138
1934 NYN 87 57 B.Terry NYN .369 R.Collins SLN 36 R.Collins SLN 121
1934 CHN 82 59 D.Bartell PHN .357 W.Berger BON 26 W.Berger BON 113
1934 PIN 79 59 P.Waner PIN .353 G.Hartnet CHN 20 G.Suhr PIN 110
1934 BON 60 79 E.Allen PHN .353 C.Hafey CIN 19 K.Cuyler CHN 106
1934 PHN 58 80
1934 BRN 55 86 WINS SAVES ERA
1934 CIN 51 90 L.Warneke CHN 22 B.Smith BON 9 R.Parmele NYN 2.39
F.Fitzsim NYN 22 L.Chagnon PIN 9 D.Dean SLN 2.40
C.Hubbell NYN 21 J.Haines SLN 8 C.Hubbell NYN 2.40
D.Dean SLN 20 W.Hoyt PIN 7 W.Hoyt PIN 2.42
T.Carleto SLN 19 H.Bell NYN 6 L.Warneke CHN 2.51

CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS
D.Bartell PHN 14 P.Martin SLN 19 V.Mungo BRN 155
K.Cuyler CHN 7 D.Bartell PHN 15 D.Dean SLN 143
OTHERS TIED W 6 K.Cuyler CHN 14 L.Warneke CHN 136
F.Frisch SLN 14 P.Dean SLN 135
L.Chiozza PHN 13 OTHERS TIED W 113

YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
CHN 6 at PHN 3 CHN-Lee(13-10, 4.12) at PHN-Hansen(7-7, 5.20)
CIN 3 at NYN 10 CIN-Derring(10-15, 3.81) at NYN-Hubbell(21-9, 2.40)
PIN 5 at BRN 4 PIN-Hoyt(15-10, 2.42) at BRN-Munns(7-6, 5.55)
PIN 5 at BRN 3 SLN-Carleto(19-6, 3.31) at BON-Brandt(11-15, 3.76)
SLN-Dean(20-9, 2.40) at BON-Frankho(11-15, 4.58)

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.Koenecke BRN .429 35 15 8 6 2 P.Dean SLN 18 16 3 0 15 0 200
B.Delancey SLN .375 24 9 5 2 2 H.Schumacher NYN 26 29 6 11 8 1 300
M.Ott NYN .359 39 14 9 3 3 C.Hubbell NYN 18 13 2 0 6 1 110
P.Waner PIN .395 38 15 9 0 2 R.Benge BRN 9 5 1 0 2 0 100
B.Terry NYN .541 37 20 5 5 0 L.Warneke CHN 18 13 4 5 9 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
G.Mancuso NYN .138 29 4 2 1 0 S.Johnson PHN 11 26 14 1 4 4 021
H.Critz NYN .132 38 5 3 2 0 L.Mangum BON 8 12 8 3 0 0 010
L.Waner PIN .216 37 8 1 1 0 B.Walker SLN 6 10 6 3 5 1 010
T.Stainback CHN .214 28 6 1 1 0 W.Clark BRN 5 7 4 3 1 0 010
E.Allen PHN .160 25 4 1 2 0 E.Moore PHN 9 12 7 3 2 0 010

INJURY REPORT
No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League

WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
1934 St. Louis SLN 89 51 .636 ---- 9 95 58 .621
1934 New York NYN 87 57 .604 4.0 93 60 .608
1934 Chicago CHN 82 59 .582 7.5 86 65 .570
1934 Pittsburgh PIN 79 59 .572 9.0 74 76 .493
1934 Boston BON 60 79 .432 28.5 78 73 .517
1934 Philadelphia PHN 58 80 .420 30.0 56 93 .376
1934 Brooklyn BRN 55 86 .390 34.5 71 81 .467
1934 Cincinnati CIN 51 90 .362 38.5 52 99 .344

OVERALL RECORD
Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK
BON 60 79 .432 36-33 24-46 7-18 53-61 5- 8 20-26 3-7 Lost 2
BRN 55 86 .390 30-37 25-49 13-20 42-66 7- 7 15-30 5-5 Lost 2
CHN 82 59 .582 45-26 37-33 26-11 56-48 9- 8 28-20 8-2 Won 4
CIN 51 90 .362 31-44 20-46 6-15 45-75 5- 8 23-21 4-6 Lost 3
NYN 87 57 .604 48-22 39-35 22-11 65-46 8- 7 27-26 6-4 Won 3
PHN 58 80 .420 32-34 26-46 14-17 44-63 7- 4 20-20 2-8 Lost 5
PIN 79 59 .572 48-24 31-35 20-15 59-44 7- 4 27-19 5-5 Won 2
SLN 89 51 .636 50-21 39-30 18-11 71-40 8-10 21-19 7-3 Won 2
TOTAL 561 561 .500

TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+
BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 10-16 8- 7
BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-24 8-10
CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 15-14 11- 5
CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-17 6-11
NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 15-14 10- 8
PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 13-12 4-12
PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 20-10 8- 7
SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 24- 6 10- 5

WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:

TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN
BON - 11 7 14 11 8 8 1
BRN 9 - 4 11 7 10 9 5
CHN 15 16 - 14 12 11 3 11
CIN 8 11 7 - 3 12 7 3
NYN 7 13 9 18 - 13 13 14
PHN 10 8 10 7 7 - 8 8
PIN 12 12 12 13 9 12 - 9
SLN 18 15 10 13 8 14 11 -

RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN:

TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN
BON - 113 73 110 73 89 79 64
BRN 103 - 63 93 77 108 115 88
CHN 96 122 - 106 81 118 68 95
CIN 84 90 68 - 51 101 79 58
NYN 74 94 82 135 - 86 107 94
PHN 83 95 95 121 57 - 115 106
PIN 95 106 91 104 89 118 - 80
SLN 136 141 101 109 92 135 109 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/20/1934

CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 11 0
Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 11 4
Win:Weaver(9-8) Loss:Davis(12-14)

Jim Weaver was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by the score of 6
to 3 at Baker Bowl.

Weaver(9-8) pitched a solid game. He surrendered 11 hits and 5 walks in 9
innings. Both teams ended up with 11 on the afternoon.

Curt Davis(12-14) was given the loss. He surrendered 6 runs and 11 hits in 9
innings.

CINCINNATI AT NEW YORK
Reds............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 - 10 11 2
Win:Parmelee(8-8) Loss:Richmond(0-1)
Homeruns- J.Bottomley(12th), R.Parmelee(3rd)

Roy Parmelee was able to finish what he started and was credited with a
complete game at Polo Grounds where the mighty New York Giants beat the
pathetic Cincinnati Reds by the score of 10 to 3.

Cincinnati was unable to overcome the big offensive rally by New York in the
bottom of the 8th inning as they erupted for 9 runs on 7 hits. The critical
plate appearance was by Parmelee who excited the crowd when he caught a hold
of a fastball for a Grand Slam homerun. New York rapped out 11 hits for the
afternoon.

The win went to Parmelee(8-8) who allowed 3 runs in the game. Beryl
Richmond(0-1) was charged with the loss. By surrending 7 runs in 7 and 1/3
innings his ERA jumped from 1.86 to 4.24.

The New York ballclub's record now stands at 87-57. Cincinnati has a record
of 51-90, worst in the league after the loss.

PITTSBURGH AT BROOKLYN
Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 12 0
Dodgers......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 2
Win:Birkofer(14-10) Loss:Mungo(10-21) Save:Smith(2nd)

Paul Waner had 4 hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied impressively to win in
dramatic style over Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 to 4.

Pittsburgh came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th
inning scoring 3 runs on 4 hits. Pie Traynor opened up the inning nicely
when he doubled. Gus Suhr stepped into the batter's box and he stroked a
one-base hit resulting in a run. Suhr took second on the throw. Tommy
Thevenow then smacked a single plating another run. Thevenow took second on
the throw. After an out was recorded, Ralph Birkofer stepped up to the plate
and he laced a single. Lloyd Waner came to the plate and reached on an error
scoring the final run of the inning. Overall Pittsburgh out-hit Brooklyn 12
to 7.

The victory went to Birkofer(14-10) who went 8 and 2/3 innings, allowing 4
runs. Hal Smith earned his 2nd save. Van Lingle Mungo(10-21) took the loss.

PITTSBURGH AT BROOKLYN
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 10 0
Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 2
Win:Chagnon(6-2) Loss:Page(1-1)
Homeruns- P.Waner(14th)

In a tight game it was the Pittsburgh Pirates 5, the Brooklyn Dodgers 3 in 10
innings at Ebbetts Field.

The score was knotted at 3 after nine innings. Pittsburgh came out on top in
the 10th inning. After two outs Fred Lindstrom opened up the rally as he hit
a single. Paul Waner came next and he cleared the fences for a two-run home
run (his 14th of the season). Both teams ended up with 10 on the afternoon.

Leon Chagnon(6-2) went 2 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory.
Phil Page(1-1) was the losing pitcher in relief. He surrendered 3 hits and 1
walk in 3 innings.

1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Philadelphia Phillies 9/19/1934

Cubs AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG
S.Hack 3B 5 2 3 0 .324 K.Davis CF 5 0 1 0 .308
A.Galan 2B 4 2 1 0 .248 D.Bartell SS 4 1 2 0 .357
K.Cuyler CF 5 1 1 1 .347 L.Chiozza 2B 4 0 1 0 .271
C.Klein RF 3 0 3 2 .309 J.Moore LF 5 1 2 1 .302
B.Herman* 1B 4 0 2 2 .314 D.Camilli 1B 2 1 1 0 .290
G.Hartnett C 5 1 1 0 .295 E.Boland RF 4 0 3 1 .375
T.Stainback LF 5 0 0 0 .304 B.Walters 3B 3 0 0 0 .264
W.English SS 4 0 0 0 .275 J.Wilson C 3 0 1 1 .356
J.Weaver P 4 0 0 0 .120 C.Davis P 4 0 0 0 .268
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 39 6 11 5 Totals 34 3 11 3

Cubs............ 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 6 11 0
Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 3 11 4

Cubs (82-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Weaver WIN(9-8) 9 11 3 3 5 6 0 141 3.32
Totals 9 11 3 3 5 6 0

Phillies (58-80) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.Davis LOSS(12-14) 9 11 6 4 3 4 0 162 3.70
Totals 9 11 6 4 3 4 0

ATTENDANCE- 882 DATE- Wednesday, September 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs:10 Phillies:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2 Phillies: 1
ERRORS- L.Chiozza, E.Boland-2, C.Davis
DOUBLES- B.Herman*(41st), G.Hartnett(33rd), D.Bartell(29th)
TRIPLES- J.Moore(5th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Galan(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Walters
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Herman*
WALKS- A.Galan, C.Klein-2, D.Bartell, L.Chiozza, D.Camilli-2, J.Wilson
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hack, K.Cuyler, W.English, J.Weaver, K.Davis-2, D.Bartell,
L.Chiozza, J.Moore, B.Walters
GIDP- G.Hartnett, B.Walters, J.Wilson

1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 New York Giants 9/19/1934

Reds AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG
S.Adams 2B 4 0 3 0 .257 J.Moore LF 4 2 1 0 .314
G.Slade SS 5 0 0 0 .330 H.Critz 2B 4 1 1 1 .212
M.Koenig 3B 5 1 0 0 .256 B.Terry 1B 4 1 3 0 .369
J.Bottomley 1B 4 2 2 1 .253 H.Leiber CF 4 1 2 2 .265
C.Hafey CF 4 0 1 0 .284 M.Ott RF 4 1 1 1 .352
H.Pool RF 3 0 1 2 .373 G.Mancuso C 4 1 0 1 .228
E.Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 .315 J.Vergez 3B 2 0 0 0 .182
A.Comorosky LF 4 0 0 0 .290 A-G.Grantham PH,3B 1 1 0 0 .333
B.Richmond P 4 0 0 0 .167 B.Ryan SS 3 0 1 0 .262
D.Brennan P 0 0 0 0 .059 B-T.Jackson PH,SS 1 1 1 1 .270
R.Parmelee P 4 1 1 4 .151
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 3 8 3 Totals 35 10 11 10

A-Pinch Hit For Vergez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 8th Inning

Reds............ 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 - 10 11 2

Reds (51-90) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
B.Richmond LOSS(0-1) 7 1/3 9 7 6 2 5 0 115 4.24
D.Brennan 0 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 20 2.83
Totals 8 11 10 9 3 5 1

Giants (87-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Parmelee WIN(8-8) 9 8 3 1 1 6 1 123 2.39
Totals 9 8 3 1 1 6 1

ATTENDANCE- 17,818 DATE- Wednesday, September 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:48
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 9 Giants: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Giants: 1
ERRORS- M.Koenig, B.Ryan-2
TRIPLES- C.Hafey(9th)
HOME RUNS- J.Bottomley(12th), R.Parmelee(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Hafey(1st)
WALKS- S.Adams, J.Moore, H.Critz, G.Grantham
HIT BY PITCH- H.Pool
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bottomley, C.Hafey, A.Comorosky, B.Richmond-3, H.Critz, M.Ott,
G.Grantham, R.Parmelee-2
GIDP- B.Terry
WILD PITCHES- B.Richmond
PASSED BALLS- G.Mancuso
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Johnny Vergez robbed Ernie Lombardi of a base hit.

1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 9/19/1934

Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Waner CF 4 1 1 0 .270 G.Chapman RF 3 0 1 1 .312
W.Jensen LF 5 0 0 0 .306 L.Frey SS 4 0 0 0 .268
P.Waner RF 5 1 4 1 .353 L.Koenecke CF 2 0 0 0 .303
A.Vaughan SS 4 0 0 0 .329 S.Leslie 1B 4 0 0 0 .341
P.Traynor 3B 4 1 2 1 .317 T.Cuccinello 2B 3 1 1 0 .281
G.Suhr 1B 4 1 2 1 .306 D.Taylor LF 4 1 1 0 .288
T.Thevenow 2B 4 1 2 1 .266 J.Stripp 3B 4 0 0 1 .302
T.Padden C 4 0 0 0 .318 A.Lopez C 4 1 3 1 .269
R.Birkofer P 3 0 1 0 .258 V.Mungo P 3 0 0 0 .194
H.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Zachary P 0 0 0 0 .075
A-B.Boyle PH 1 1 1 1 .289
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 5 12 4 Totals 32 4 7 4

A-Pinch Hit For Zachary In 9th Inning

Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 12 0
Dodgers......... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 7 2

Pirates (78-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
R.Birkofer WIN(14-10) 8 2/3 7 4 4 5 2 0 133 4.21
H.Smith SAVE(2nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.12
Totals 9 7 4 4 5 2 0

Dodgers (55-85) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
V.Mungo LOSS(10-21) 8 1/3 12 5 4 1 5 0 137 3.91
T.Zachary 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.56
Totals 9 12 5 4 1 5 0

ATTENDANCE- 2,474 DATE- Wednesday, September 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:48
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 2 Dodgers: 3
ERRORS- T.Cuccinello, T.Zachary
DOUBLES- L.Waner(27th), P.Waner-2(30th), P.Traynor(17th), G.Chapman(5th),
T.Cuccinello(33rd), D.Taylor(20th), A.Lopez(25th), B.Boyle(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Birkofer
WALKS- L.Waner, G.Chapman-2, L.Koenecke-2, T.Cuccinello
HIT BY PITCH- L.Frey
STRIKE OUTS- A.Vaughan, P.Traynor-2, T.Thevenow, T.Padden, V.Mungo-2
GIDP- W.Jensen, T.Thevenow, T.Padden, S.Leslie-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 8th: Lloyd Waner robbed Len Koenecke of a Homerun!

1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 9/19/1934

Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG
L.Waner CF 5 0 1 0 .269 G.Chapman RF 4 1 1 0 .309
W.Jensen LF 4 0 0 0 .300 C-J.Frederick RF 1 0 1 0 .331
D-F.Lindstrom LF 1 1 1 0 .316 L.Frey SS 3 1 1 0 .268
P.Waner RF 5 1 2 2 .353 L.Koenecke CF 4 0 1 1 .302
A.Vaughan SS 5 1 2 0 .330 J.Stripp 3B 5 1 2 0 .304
P.Traynor 3B 4 0 1 0 .317 T.Cuccinello 2B 4 0 1 1 .281
G.Suhr 1B 2 1 0 0 .305 D.Taylor LF 4 0 1 0 .288
T.Thevenow 2B 3 1 1 0 .267 J.McCarthy 1B 4 0 2 1 .257
E.Grace C 4 0 1 0 .293 R.Berres C 1 0 0 0 .259
L.French P 3 0 1 2 .253 A-A.Lopez PH,C 2 0 0 0 .267
L.Chagnon P 1 0 0 0 .200 J.Babich P 2 0 0 0 .289
B-S.Leslie PH 1 0 0 0 .340
P.Page P 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 5 10 4 Totals 36 3 10 3

A-Pinch Hit For Berres In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Babich In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Chapman In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Jensen In 8th Inning

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 - 5 10 0
Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 2

Pirates (79-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.French 7 2/3 8 3 3 3 6 0 134 3.64
L.Chagnon W(6-2) BS(1st) 2 1/3 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.68
Totals 10 10 3 3 4 8 0

Dodgers (55-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Babich 7 7 3 2 2 0 0 98 5.38
P.Page LOSS(1-1) 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 52 9.60
Totals 10 10 5 4 3 2 1

ATTENDANCE- 2,379 DATE- Wednesday, September 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 5 Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Dodgers: 3
ERRORS- A.Lopez, J.Babich
DOUBLES- L.French, G.Chapman(6th), J.Stripp(21st)
HOME RUNS- P.Waner(14th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Vaughan(11th), P.Traynor(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Frey, R.Berres
WALKS- G.Suhr-2, T.Thevenow, L.Frey, L.Koenecke, T.Cuccinello, D.Taylor
STRIKE OUTS- W.Jensen, L.Chagnon, G.Chapman-2, L.Frey, J.McCarthy, A.Lopez-2,
J.Babich, P.Page
GIDP- T.Thevenow, E.Grace-2, D.Taylor
PASSED BALLS- E.Grace