September 26th, 1934 - NL News

Cards and Giants Both to Preserve Status Quo; Dean brilliant in win to keep Cards on top while "Fat Freddie" (pictured) hits two home runs while pitching Giants to win

Cards Win in Tense Pitching Duel Over Bucs, 2-1

Dean bears down to preserve win

Giants Breeze Past Phillies, 8-2

Fitzsimmins blasts two homers, picks up 24th win

Braves Squeak by Dodgers, 7-6

Hogan home run makes the difference

Cubs Win In Romp Over Reds, 9-1

Guy Bush Notches Another Win

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 9/26/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 SLN 93 55 J.Medwick SLN .382 M.Ott NYN 44 M.Ott NYN 141 1934 NYN 93 57 B.Terry NYN .372 R.Collins SLN 36 G.Suhr PIN 127 1934 PIN 84 61 D.Bartell PHN .354 W.Berger BON 28 R.Collins SLN 127 1934 CHN 84 63 E.Allen PHN .352 G.Hartnet CHN 20 W.Berger BON 118 1934 BON 63 83 R.Collins SLN .352 C.Hafey CIN 19 J.Medwick SLN 109 1934 BRN 61 88 1934 PHN 58 86 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 52 95 F.Fitzsim NYN 24 B.Smith BON 9 C.Hubbell NYN 2.25 C.Hubbell NYN 23 L.Chagnon PIN 9 D.Dean SLN 2.31 L.Warneke CHN 22 J.Haines SLN 9 W.Hoyt PIN 2.36 D.Dean SLN 21 W.Hoyt PIN 7 R.Parmele NYN 2.37 T.Carleto SLN 20 H.Bell NYN 6 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.49 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS K.Cuyler CHN 13 P.Martin SLN 22 V.Mungo BRN 164 B.Terry NYN 11 D.Bartell PHN 16 D.Dean SLN 151 E.Lombard CIN 10 K.Cuyler CHN 14 L.Warneke CHN 146 J.Rothroc SLN 9 F.Frisch SLN 14 P.Dean SLN 138 B.Whitehe SLN 9 OTHERS TIED W 13 OTHERS TIED W 115 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 7 at BRN 6 BON-Brandt(11-15, 3.73) at BRN-Babich(0-12, 5.38) CIN 1 at CHN 9 PHN-Moore(6-10, 3.95) at NYN-Schumac(19-10, 2.86) PHN 2 at NYN 8 PIN-Hoyt(16-10, 2.36) at SLN-Dean(14-9, 3.65) PIN 1 at SLN 2 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 G.Suhr PIN .421 38 16 18 4 3 C.Hubbell NYN 26 18 1 0 5 0 210 P.Waner PIN .409 44 18 9 3 3 D.Dean SLN 26 15 5 3 12 1 210 C.Klein CHN .313 32 10 8 4 2 T.Carleton SLN 25 24 4 0 9 0 100 J.Moore NYN .295 44 13 7 4 4 F.Fitzsimmons NYN 25 23 5 2 4 1 200 W.Berger BON .368 38 14 6 6 2 R.Benge BRN 25 21 7 5 4 2 210 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 T.Thompson BON .139 36 5 1 1 0 W.Wistert CIN 8 12 12 2 1 3 010 L.Mallon BON .167 42 7 0 3 0 C.Root CHN 6 14 9 5 2 2 110 E.Orsatti SLN .154 26 4 2 0 0 L.Mangum BON 6 11 7 2 0 1 000 T.Stainback CHN .231 39 9 1 0 0 S.Johnson PHN 11 14 8 2 4 4 020 B.Urbanski BON .222 45 10 0 2 0 S.Johnson CIN 5 7 4 2 0 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 93 55 .628 ---- 5 95 58 .621 1934 New York NYN 93 57 .620 1.0 93 60 .608 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 84 61 .579 7.5 74 76 .493 1934 Chicago CHN 84 63 .571 8.5 86 65 .570 1934 Boston BON 63 83 .432 29.0 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 61 88 .409 32.5 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 58 86 .403 33.0 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 52 95 .354 40.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 63 83 .432 38-37 25-46 8-19 56-64 6- 8 23-27 4-6 Won 1 BRN 61 88 .409 36-39 25-49 14-20 47-68 8- 7 19-32 6-4 Lost 1 CHN 84 63 .571 46-27 38-36 27-13 57-50 10- 9 29-20 6-4 Won 1 CIN 52 95 .354 31-46 21-49 6-17 46-78 5- 8 23-22 2-8 Lost 4 NYN 93 57 .620 50-22 43-35 22-11 71-46 8- 7 29-26 9-1 Won 9 PHN 58 86 .403 32-35 26-51 14-17 44-69 7- 6 20-24 0-10 Lost 11 PIN 84 61 .579 52-25 32-36 20-16 64-45 7- 4 28-20 7-3 Lost 1 SLN 93 55 .628 51-21 42-34 19-14 74-42 9-11 22-22 5-5 Won 4 TOTAL 588 588 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 10-16 12-11 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-24 14-12 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 15-14 13- 9 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 12-17 7-16 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 15-14 16- 8 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 13-12 4-18 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 20-10 13- 9 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 24- 6 14-10 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 12 7 14 11 8 8 3 BRN 9 - 4 11 7 14 9 7 CHN 15 16 - 15 12 12 3 11 CIN 8 11 7 - 3 12 8 3 NYN 11 13 9 19 - 14 13 14 PHN 10 8 10 7 7 - 8 8 PIN 12 13 15 14 9 12 - 9 SLN 18 15 11 15 8 14 12 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 120 73 110 78 89 79 76 BRN 109 - 63 93 77 122 116 95 CHN 96 122 - 115 81 122 77 97 CIN 84 90 69 - 51 101 91 61 NYN 90 94 82 136 - 94 107 94 PHN 83 104 98 121 59 - 115 106 PIN 95 108 121 114 89 118 - 81 SLN 145 145 107 125 92 135 111 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 9/26/1934



 

BOSTON AT BROOKLYN Braves.......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 7 11 1 Dodgers......... 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 3 Win:Frankhouse(12-15) Loss:Benge(14-16) Homeruns- S.Hogan(5th) Fred Frankhouse allowed Bill McKechnie to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Ebbetts Field as the Boston Braves beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 7 to 6. Frankhouse(12-15) pitched well for Boston in their victory. He allowed 7 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings. Boston managed 11 in their victory. Ray Benge(14-16) was hit with the loss. He was unable to control the Boston offense and allowed 10 hits and 2 walks in 7 and 1/3 innings. CINCINNATI AT CHICAGO Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Cubs............ 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 - 9 10 0 Win:Bush(14-11) Loss:Wistert(0-1) Homeruns- C.Klein(15th), P.Cavarretta(1st) First baseman Phil Cavarretta hit a homerun and had 4 RBI and Guy Bush pitched a complete game at Wrigley Field where the Chicago Cubs beat the lifeless Cincinnati Reds by the score of 9 to 1. Cavarretta helped send the fans home happy. He belted a three-run homer (his 1st of the season) in the 1st inning, tripled in the 4th inning and singled resulting in a run in the 5th inning. Chicago banged out 10 on the afternoon. The victory went to Bush(14-11) who went the distance allowing 1 run. Whitey Wistert(0-1) was tagged with the loss. He was hit hard and gave up 7 hits and 2 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings. PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YORK Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Giants.......... 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 - 8 12 2 Win:Fitzsimmons(24-8) Loss:Davis(12-15) Homeruns- J.Moore(11th), F.Fitzsimmons-2(5th) Fred Fitzsimmons ripped 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and he went the distance as the streaking New York Giants outscored the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 8 to 2. The New York fans enjoyed the offense provided by Fitzsimmons. He smashed a two-run homer in the 4th inning and cracked a two-run shot in the 6th inning. New York had 12 hits for the afternoon. Fitzsimmons(24-8) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Curt Davis(12-15). He served up 3 homeruns in his 8 innings. PITTSBURGH AT ST. LOUIS Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Cardinals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 4 Win:Dean(21-10) Loss:French(16-13) Dizzy Dean delivered 9 solid innings at Sportsman's Park as the Pittsburgh Pirates lost a heartbreaker to impressive St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 2 to 1. St. Louis scored the deciding run in the 9th inning. Joe Medwick tripled. Rip Collins next to the plate and he lined a single resulting in an exciting win for St. Louis and a wild post-game celebration by the home town fans. St. Louis finished with 7 hits in the victory. Dean(21-10) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. Larry French(16-13) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 2 runs and 7 hits in 8 innings.

1934 Boston Braves At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers 9/25/1934 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG B.Urbanski SS 5 0 1 0 .284 B.Boyle RF 5 2 2 2 .286 L.Mallon 2B 5 0 0 0 .283 L.Frey SS 4 0 0 1 .261 B.Jordan 1B 4 2 2 1 .318 L.Koenecke CF 4 0 0 0 .300 W.Berger CF 5 1 3 0 .281 S.Leslie 1B 4 1 2 1 .340 R.Moore RF 4 1 3 2 .306 J.Bucher 2B 4 0 1 0 .109 C-T.Thompson RF 1 0 0 0 .285 O.Carroll P 0 0 0 0 .278 H.Lee LF 4 1 1 0 .292 N.Tremark LF 2 1 0 0 .231 P.Whitney 3B 3 0 0 1 .253 A-G.Chapman LF 0 0 0 0 .306 S.Hogan C 3 1 1 1 .261 T.Cuccinello 3B 4 1 1 0 .276 F.Frankhouse P 3 1 0 0 .225 A.Lopez C 3 1 1 1 .264 R.Benge P 1 0 0 0 .108 B-J.Jordan 2B 1 0 0 0 .285 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 7 11 5 Totals 32 6 7 5 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Tremark In 8th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Benge In 8th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Moore In 8th Inning Braves.......... 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 7 11 1 Dodgers......... 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 3 Braves (63-83) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Frankhouse WIN(12-15) 9 7 6 5 4 4 0 144 4.55 Totals 9 7 6 5 4 4 0 Dodgers (61-88) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Benge LOSS(14-16) 7 1/3 10 7 4 2 1 1 126 4.27 O.Carroll 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 7.47 Totals 9 11 7 4 2 1 1 ATTENDANCE- 768 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Bill Klem, Cy Pfirman, Ziggy Sears, T- 2:08 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 7 Dodgers: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Dodgers: 1 ERRORS- R.Moore, L.Frey, J.Bucher, R.Benge DOUBLES- R.Moore(16th), S.Leslie(29th), J.Bucher(1st), T.Cuccinello(34th) TRIPLES- B.Boyle-2(10th) HOME RUNS- S.Hogan(5th) SACRIFICE HITS- F.Frankhouse, R.Benge-2 SACRIFICE FLIES- P.Whitney, L.Frey WALKS- B.Jordan, S.Hogan, L.Koenecke, N.Tremark-2, A.Lopez STRIKE OUTS- W.Berger, B.Boyle, L.Frey, T.Cuccinello-2 GIDP- W.Berger WILD PITCHES- O.Carroll PASSED BALLS- A.Lopez

1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 Chicago Cubs 9/25/1934 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG A.Kampouris 2B 4 0 0 0 .115 S.Hack 3B 2 1 1 0 .316 G.Slade SS 4 0 2 0 .330 A.Galan 2B 4 1 2 1 .251 M.Koenig 3B 4 0 2 0 .259 K.Cuyler CF 3 2 1 1 .348 F.McCormick 1B 4 0 1 0 .333 C.Klein RF 4 2 2 2 .304 H.Pool LF 4 1 2 0 .366 P.Cavarretta 1B 4 2 3 4 .545 W.Schulmerich RF 3 0 1 0 .267 T.Stainback LF 4 0 0 0 .302 A.Comorosky CF 3 0 0 1 .286 B.O'Farrell C 3 0 0 1 .208 B-C.Hafey PH 1 0 0 0 .285 B.Jurges SS 4 0 0 0 .248 C.Manion C 2 0 1 0 .150 G.Bush P 4 1 1 0 .183 C-J.Bottomley PH 1 0 0 0 .246 W.Wistert P 2 0 0 0 .333 L.Grissom P 0 0 0 0 ---- T.Kleinhans P 0 0 0 0 .087 A-J.Shevlin PH 1 0 0 0 .302 R.Kolp P 0 0 0 0 .077 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 1 9 1 Totals 32 9 10 9 A-Pinch Hit For Kleinhans In 7th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Comorosky In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Manion In 9th Inning Reds............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Cubs............ 3 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 - 9 10 0 Reds (52-95) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Wistert LOSS(0-1) 4 1/3 7 8 8 2 1 2 84 13.00 L.Grissom 1 1/3 3 1 1 1 1 0 40 19.50 T.Kleinhans 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.93 R.Kolp 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.38 Totals 8 10 9 9 3 4 2 Cubs (84-63) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Bush WIN(14-11) 9 9 1 1 2 2 0 141 3.46 Totals 9 9 1 1 2 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 3,887 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, , Cy Rigler, Dolly Stark T- 2:15 LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 7 Cubs: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Cubs: 2 DOUBLES- W.Schulmerich(12th), G.Bush TRIPLES- P.Cavarretta(1st) HOME RUNS- C.Klein(15th), P.Cavarretta(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- H.Pool SACRIFICE FLIES- B.O'Farrell WALKS- W.Schulmerich, C.Manion, S.Hack-2, K.Cuyler STRIKE OUTS- A.Kampouris, W.Schulmerich, K.Cuyler, T.Stainback, G.Bush-2 GIDP- H.Pool, A.Comorosky, K.Cuyler

1934 Philadelphia Phillies At 1934 New York Giants 9/25/1934 Phillies AB R H RBI AVG Giants AB R H RBI AVG K.Davis CF 5 0 2 1 .311 J.Moore LF 4 2 2 1 .314 D.Bartell SS 4 0 0 0 .354 H.Critz 2B 4 0 1 0 .216 L.Chiozza 2B 4 0 2 0 .275 B.Terry 1B 3 0 2 1 .372 J.Moore RF 4 0 0 0 .299 M.Ott RF 4 1 1 0 .348 D.Camilli 1B 4 0 0 0 .283 T.Jackson SS 4 0 0 0 .269 E.Allen LF 4 1 1 0 .352 G.Watkins CF 4 1 1 0 .238 B.Walters 3B 4 0 1 0 .269 G.Mancuso C 3 2 3 1 .232 J.Wilson C 4 1 2 1 .358 J.Vergez 3B 3 0 0 1 .181 C.Davis P 3 0 1 0 .271 F.Fitzsimmons P 4 2 2 4 .250 A-A.Todd PH 1 0 0 0 .310 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 2 9 2 Totals 33 8 12 8 A-Pinch Hit For Davis In 9th Inning Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 9 1 Giants.......... 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 - 8 12 2 Phillies (58-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA C.Davis LOSS(12-15) 8 12 8 8 2 3 3 133 3.88 Totals 8 12 8 8 2 3 3 Giants (93-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA F.Fitzsimmon WIN(24-8) 9 9 2 2 0 3 0 141 2.49 Totals 9 9 2 2 0 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 11,686 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Charlie Moran, Ted McGrew, , Ernie Quigley T- 2:22 LEFT ON BASE- Phillies: 8 Giants: 6 DOUBLE PLAYS- Phillies: 1 Giants: 0 ERRORS- C.Davis, T.Jackson, F.Fitzsimmons DOUBLES- M.Ott(29th) HOME RUNS- J.Moore(11th), F.Fitzsimmons-2(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Moore SACRIFICE HITS- H.Critz, G.Mancuso, J.Vergez WALKS- J.Moore, B.Terry STRIKE OUTS- D.Camilli, E.Allen, B.Walters, T.Jackson, G.Watkins, J.Vergez WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Jimmie Wilson blocked the plate, saving a run!

1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals 9/25/1934 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI AVG W.Roettger LF 4 0 0 0 .208 P.Martin 3B 3 0 0 0 .293 W.Jensen CF 4 0 1 0 .309 J.Rothrock RF 4 0 2 0 .308 P.Waner RF 4 0 0 0 .350 F.Frisch 2B 4 0 0 0 .308 A.Vaughan SS 3 0 0 0 .326 J.Medwick LF 4 2 2 0 .382 P.Traynor 3B 4 0 1 0 .324 R.Collins 1B 4 0 2 2 .352 G.Suhr 1B 3 0 0 0 .313 S.Davis C 1 0 0 0 .337 T.Thevenow 2B 4 1 0 0 .267 C.Fullis CF 3 0 1 0 .299 E.Grace C 3 0 2 0 .293 L.Durocher SS 3 0 0 0 .262 L.French P 2 0 0 0 .247 D.Dean P 3 0 0 0 .221 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 1 4 0 Totals 29 2 7 2 Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Cardinals....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 4 Pirates (84-61) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.French LOSS(16-13) 8 7 2 2 3 0 0 115 3.60 Totals 8 7 2 2 3 0 0 Cardinals (93-55) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA D.Dean WIN(21-10) 9 4 1 0 2 4 0 128 2.31 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 9,939 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 1:32 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 6 Cardinals: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0 Cardinals: 2 ERRORS- P.Martin, F.Frisch, L.Durocher, D.Dean TRIPLES- J.Medwick-2(21st) CAUGHT STEALING- P.Martin, F.Frisch SACRIFICE HITS- L.French WALKS- A.Vaughan, G.Suhr, P.Martin, S.Davis-2 STRIKE OUTS- W.Jensen, P.Waner-2, P.Traynor GIDP- G.Suhr