Septmeber 26th, 1934 - AL News

Senators Eliminate Red Sox from Contention; Yankees only team with chance to catch surging Tigers

Nats Sweep Red Sox at Fenway
Manush (pictured), Stone sink Sox

Yankees Hold on for One Run Win Over A's
New York builds 4 run lead, holds off late Philadephia rally

Tribe Defeats Browns, 9-3
Harder pitches complete game win

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 9/26/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 87 62 C.Gehring DEA .393 J.Foxx PHA 52 L.Gehrig NYA 160 1934 NYA 85 65 J.Foxx PHA .373 L.Gehrig NYA 43 J.Foxx PHA 154 1934 BOA 82 68 P.Higgins PHA .351 B.Johnson PHA 42 C.Gehring DEA 141 1934 PHA 80 67 B.Werber BOA .349 E.Averill CLA 36 B.Johnson PHA 122 1934 CLA 72 78 L.Appling CHA .349 Z.Bonura CHA 27 H.Greenbe DEA 116 1934 WAA 70 79 1934 SLA 63 86 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CHA 56 90 L.Gomez NYA 23 A.McColl WAA 11 L.Gomez NYA 2.01 S.Rowe DEA 21 C.Hogsett DEA 9 B.Burke WAA 2.29 J.Marcum PHA 18 H.Pennock BOA 7 B.Newsom SLA 2.70 T.Bridges DEA 17 F.Ostermu BOA 6 F.Ostermu BOA 3.24 B.Newsom SLA 17 P.Galliva CHA 6 R.Ruffing NYA 3.25 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Werber BOA 17 B.Werber BOA 52 T.Bridges DEA 161 H.Trosky CLA 11 J.White DEA 29 B.Newsom SLA 159 J.Gill WAA 11 B.Chapman NYA 26 L.Gomez NYA 158 E.Morgan BOA 10 P.Fox DEA 24 M.Pearson CLA 149 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 15 S.Rowe DEA 145 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS NYA 4 at PHA 3 CHA-Lyons(6-14, 5.38) at DEA-Bridges(17-15, 3.40) SLA 3 at CLA 9 CHA-Earnsha(11-17, 4.96) at DEA-Bridges(17-15, 3.40) WAA 10 at BOA 3 NYA-Devens(0-0, ----) at PHA-Benton(10-10, 3.90) WAA 6 at BOA 3 SLA-Newsom(17-9, 2.70) at CLA-Hudlin(11-14, 4.31) 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 Z.Bonura CHA .324 37 12 11 6 5 B.Newsom SLA 18 15 0 5 9 0 200 A.Simmons CHA .359 39 14 10 5 4 J.Walkup SLA 7 1 0 4 4 0 201 H.Trosky CLA .463 41 19 10 3 3 J.Marcum PHA 25 22 5 9 8 0 210 C.Gehringer DEA .421 38 16 8 5 3 M.Harder CLA 27 29 11 5 12 1 300 H.Manush WAA .486 35 17 12 4 1 A.McColl WAA 7 4 0 1 2 0 101 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.Sewell WAA .184 38 7 1 0 0 H.Klaerner CHA 9 19 15 9 4 4 020 J.Conlan CHA .128 39 5 3 1 0 T.Lee CLA 5 12 12 6 2 3 010 B.Brenzel CLA .138 29 4 3 1 0 O.Armbrust WAA 5 13 7 1 3 2 010 F.Crosetti NYA .152 33 5 0 5 0 M.Pearson CLA 13 21 14 7 9 2 020 A.Jorgens NYA .138 29 4 2 3 0 B.Hadley SLA 19 30 19 14 7 0 120 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 87 62 .584 ---- 3 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 85 65 .567 2.5 90 64 .584 1934 Boston BOA 82 68 .547 5.5 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 80 67 .544 6.0 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 72 78 .480 15.5 85 69 .552 1934 Washington WAA 70 79 .470 17.0 66 88 .429 1934 St. Louis SLA 63 86 .423 24.0 67 85 .441 1934 Chicago CHA 56 90 .384 29.5 53 99 .349 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 82 68 .547 41-34 41-34 13- 9 69-59 12- 7 25-22 2-8 Lost 4 CHA 56 90 .384 28-47 28-43 7- 6 49-84 3- 8 11-23 4-6 Won 3 CLA 72 78 .480 40-34 32-44 17-22 55-56 5-12 22-20 4-6 Won 1 DEA 87 62 .584 43-32 44-30 20-22 67-40 7- 5 26-15 7-3 Won 1 NYA 85 65 .567 45-32 40-33 22-11 63-54 7- 7 19-20 5-5 Won 2 PHA 80 67 .544 46-27 34-40 5- 8 75-59 10- 5 26-18 7-3 Lost 1 SLA 63 86 .423 38-37 25-49 21-15 42-71 6- 4 17-23 6-4 Lost 2 WAA 70 79 .470 36-35 34-44 11-15 59-64 4- 6 20-25 6-4 Won 2 TOTAL 595 595 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 19-10 20-12 11-17 11-12 CHA 6- 4 10-17 8-23 10-20 14-14 8-12 CLA 6- 3 11-15 14-14 16-17 15-12 10-17 DEA 5- 5 17-12 15-12 19-12 14-15 17- 6 NYA 4- 7 16-11 14-12 12-19 23- 9 16- 7 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 16-11 14-14 15-12 13-14 SLA 2- 7 8-20 10-16 16-12 13-19 14-12 WAA 6- 6 17-11 15-13 14-15 10-17 8-17 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 13 14 9 14 8 10 14 CHA 8 - 5 8 7 5 11 12 CLA 8 14 - 11 6 9 13 11 DEA 13 11 11 - 12 14 13 13 NYA 8 15 16 10 - 10 13 13 PHA 11 17 13 8 11 - 13 7 SLA 12 10 8 7 9 8 - 9 WAA 8 10 11 9 6 13 13 - RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 140 115 110 111 69 97 120 CHA 104 - 75 91 80 108 94 134 CLA 99 131 - 99 95 95 114 105 DEA 148 142 130 - 94 148 133 111 NYA 83 132 131 89 - 113 126 119 PHA 88 136 104 112 105 - 112 107 SLA 94 93 80 112 94 93 - 86 WAA 94 124 112 82 72 114 98 -

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



 

NEW YORK AT PHILADELPHIA Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 0 Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 6 2 Win:Tamulis(1-0) Loss:Cascarella(9-12) Homeruns- J.Foxx(52nd) Vito Tamulis had a strong outing as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics by a score of 4 to 3 at Shibe Park. In the 5th inning New York went on top for good when they scored 2 runs on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Tamulis who quieted the crowd when he delivered a base-hit scoring two baserunners. Philadelphia threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short. The victory was credited to Tamulis(1-0) who went the distance, allowing 3 runs. Joe Cascarella(9-12) suffered the loss. He allowed 4 runs and 4 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings. ST. LOUIS AT CLEVELAND Browns.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 4 Indians......... 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 9 10 1 Win:Harder(16-8) Loss:Hadley(10-18) Homeruns- H.Trosky(26th) Mel Harder completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Cleveland Indians defeated the St. Louis Browns by the score of 9 to 3 at League Park. Cleveland had 5 runs cross the plate in the 2nd inning when they had 4 base hits. That early run support was enough for Harder(16-8) and Cleveland. Cleveland rapped out 10 hits for the afternoon. Bump Hadley(10-18) was tagged with the loss. He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 2 innings. WASHINGTON AT BOSTON Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 - 10 17 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 11 0 Win:Burke(9-7) Loss:Ferrell(15-7) Left fielder Heinie Manush collected 2 extra-base hits and had 4 RBI and Bobby Burke tossed a complete game at Fenway Park as the Washington Nationals beat the Boston Red Sox 10 to 3. Washington jumped on top of Boston in the 2nd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 4 hits. Washington totaled 17 on the afternoon. The victory went to Burke(9-7) who went the distance allowing 3 runs. The loss was charged to Wes Ferrell(15-7). He was unable to control the Washington offense and allowed 14 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings. WASHINGTON AT BOSTON Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 - 6 7 0 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 9 2 Win:Stewart(5-16) Loss:Welch(11-11) Save:McColl(11th) At Fenway Park the Washington Nationals outscored the Boston Red Sox 6 to 3. Washington erupted with the game winning runs in the top of the 8th inning scoring 3 runs utilizing 2 base hits. John Stone led off and started the rally when he drew a walk. Fred Sington next to the plate and he lined a base-hit. After an out was recorded, Ossie Bluege came up and he lined a one-base hit knocking in a run. Herb Pennock then uncorked a pitch that was ruled a passed ball. Eddie Phillips came to the plate and reached on an error as two more runners crossed the plate. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. The win was credited to Lefty Stewart(5-16) who went 7 innings allowing 3 runs. Stewart got relief help from Alex McColl who gained credit for his 11th save. Johnny Welch(11-11) was charged with the loss. He surrendered 6 runs and 6 hits in 7 and 1/3 innings.

1934 New York Yankees At 1934 Philadelphia Athletics 9/25/1934 Yankees AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG F.Crosetti SS 2 1 0 0 .274 D.Cramer CF 3 0 0 0 .283 R.Rolfe 3B 5 0 1 2 .310 C-B.Miller PH 1 1 1 0 .244 G.Selkirk LF 4 0 1 0 .359 D.Williams 2B 4 0 1 1 .259 L.Gehrig 1B 3 0 0 0 .339 B.Johnson LF 3 1 2 0 .349 T.Lazzeri 2B 3 0 0 0 .302 J.Foxx 1B 4 1 1 2 .373 B-D.Heffner 2B 0 0 0 0 .270 P.Higgins 3B 4 0 0 0 .351 B.Chapman CF 3 1 0 0 .277 E.McNair SS 3 0 1 0 .281 M.Hoag RF 4 1 1 0 .250 L.Finney RF 3 0 0 0 .302 A.Jorgens C 3 0 0 0 .197 F.Hayes C 2 0 0 0 .234 V.Tamulis P 4 1 2 2 .500 A-C.Berry C 1 0 0 0 .236 J.Cascarella P 2 0 0 0 .107 G.Caster P 1 0 0 0 .364 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 4 5 4 Totals 31 3 6 3 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hayes In 7th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Lazzeri In 8th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Cramer In 9th Inning Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 5 0 Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 6 2 Yankees (85-65) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA V.Tamulis WIN(1-0) 9 6 3 3 0 3 1 92 3.00 Totals 9 6 3 3 0 3 1 Athletics (80-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Cascarella LOSS(9-12) 6 1/3 4 4 4 7 2 0 121 4.27 G.Caster 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 40 3.45 Totals 9 5 4 4 8 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,086 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average T- 2:31 LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9 Athletics: 2 DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0 Athletics: 2 ERRORS- P.Higgins, E.McNair DOUBLES- B.Miller(14th), B.Johnson(34th) HOME RUNS- J.Foxx(52nd) STOLEN BASES- F.Crosetti(2nd) SACRIFICE HITS- B.Johnson WALKS- F.Crosetti-2, G.Selkirk, L.Gehrig-2, T.Lazzeri, B.Chapman, A.Jorgens HIT BY PITCH- F.Crosetti STRIKE OUTS- F.Crosetti, L.Gehrig, T.Lazzeri, B.Johnson, J.Cascarella, G.Caster GIDP- R.Rolfe, G.Selkirk WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: George Selkirk robbed Pinky Higgins of an extra base hit.

1934 St. Louis Browns At 1934 Cleveland Indians 9/25/1934 Browns AB R H RBI AVG Indians AB R H RBI AVG H.Clift 3B 4 1 2 0 .249 M.Galatzer RF 5 2 3 3 .233 D.Garms LF 4 1 1 1 .289 E.Averill CF 4 1 0 0 .320 J.Burns 1B 4 1 2 1 .258 H.Trosky 1B 4 2 2 2 .314 R.Pepper CF 4 0 0 0 .274 J.Vosmik LF 5 0 2 2 .393 B.Campbell RF 4 0 1 1 .293 O.Hale 2B 3 0 0 1 .301 O.Melillo 2B 4 0 1 0 .246 W.Kamm 3B 4 0 1 0 .252 R.Hemsley C 4 0 0 0 .299 B.Knickerbocker SS 3 2 2 0 .293 A.Strange SS 4 0 1 0 .246 B.Brenzel C 3 1 0 0 .121 B.Hadley P 1 0 0 0 .155 M.Harder P 3 1 0 0 .250 I.Andrews P 2 0 0 0 .389 A-G.Hartley PH 1 0 0 0 .474 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 8 3 Totals 34 9 10 8 A-Pinch Hit For Andrews In 9th Inning Browns.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 4 Indians......... 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 - 9 10 1 Browns (63-86) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Hadley LOSS(10-18) 2 4 5 5 3 1 0 71 5.77 I.Andrews 6 6 4 3 2 3 1 102 5.63 Totals 8 10 9 8 5 4 1 Indians (72-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Harder WIN(16-8) 9 8 3 3 0 7 0 136 3.26 Totals 9 8 3 3 0 7 0 ATTENDANCE- 1,592 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Harry Geisel, Charles Donnelly, , George Moriarty T- 2:11 LEFT ON BASE- Browns: 6 Indians: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Browns: 1 Indians: 0 ERRORS- H.Clift-2, A.Strange, B.Hadley, B.Knickerbocker DOUBLES- J.Burns(20th), M.Galatzer(7th), W.Kamm(19th), B.Knickerbocker(23rd) TRIPLES- H.Clift-2(9th) HOME RUNS- H.Trosky(26th) SACRIFICE HITS- M.Harder SACRIFICE FLIES- O.Hale WALKS- E.Averill, H.Trosky, O.Hale, B.Knickerbocker, B.Brenzel STRIKE OUTS- H.Clift, D.Garms, J.Burns, B.Campbell, O.Melillo, B.Hadley, I.Andrews, H.Trosky, W.Kamm-2, M.Harder GIDP- O.Hale

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Boston Red Sox 9/25/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG J.Powell CF 5 3 2 0 .313 A.Niemiec 2B 2 0 1 0 .318 B.Myer 2B 5 2 3 1 .320 B-B.Cissell PH,2B 2 0 0 0 .264 H.Manush LF 4 1 2 4 .348 B.Werber 3B 5 1 2 0 .350 F.Sington RF 4 0 0 1 .269 M.Almada CF 2 0 0 0 .274 P.Susko 1B 5 1 3 1 .295 E-D.Porter PH 1 0 1 0 .226 O.Bluege SS 4 0 1 0 .198 D.Cooke LF 3 0 1 0 .252 L.Sewell C 5 1 1 0 .181 C-M.Solters PH,LF 1 1 0 1 .318 J.Kerr 3B 5 0 2 1 .341 S.Graham RF 2 0 0 0 .214 B.Burke P 5 2 3 0 .264 A-C.Reynolds PH,RF 3 0 2 1 .282 R.Ferrell C 4 0 0 0 .313 E.Morgan 1B 3 1 1 0 .291 L.Lary SS 4 0 2 0 .247 W.Ferrell P 3 0 1 1 .278 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .077 J.Mulligan P 0 0 0 0 .133 D-L.Legett PH 1 0 0 0 .306 R.Walberg P 0 0 0 0 .207 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 42 10 17 8 Totals 36 3 11 3 A-Pinch Hit For Graham In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Niemiec In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Cooke In 7th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Mulligan In 8th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Almada In 9th Inning Nationals....... 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 - 10 17 1 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 - 3 11 0 Nationals (69-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Burke WIN(9-7) 9 11 3 2 4 5 0 154 2.29 Totals 9 11 3 2 4 5 0 Red Sox (82-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Ferrell LOSS(15-7) 7 14 9 9 2 0 0 138 3.31 H.Pennock 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 2.52 J.Mulligan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 4.11 R.Walberg 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.83 Totals 9 17 10 10 3 0 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,044 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad UMPIRES- Red Ormsby, George Hildebrand, Louis Kolls, T- 2:58 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals:10 Red Sox:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 1 Red Sox: 0 ERRORS- B.Myer DOUBLES- J.Powell(1st), H.Manush(37th), J.Kerr(7th), B.Burke, B.Werber(44th), D.Cooke(5th), C.Reynolds(19th) TRIPLES- H.Manush(14th), B.Werber(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- P.Susko SACRIFICE HITS- H.Manush, M.Almada SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Sington, M.Solters WALKS- J.Powell, B.Myer, O.Bluege, A.Niemiec, M.Almada, R.Ferrell, E.Morgan STRIKE OUTS- B.Werber, D.Cooke, S.Graham, E.Morgan, L.Legett GIDP- M.Solters WILD PITCHES- W.Ferrell-2

1934 Washington Nationals At 1934 Boston Red Sox 9/25/1934 Nationals AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG J.Powell CF 4 0 2 1 .350 A.Niemiec 2B 4 1 1 0 .308 B.Myer 2B 5 0 1 0 .319 B.Werber 3B 4 0 1 0 .349 J.Stone RF 3 2 1 0 .346 M.Almada CF 4 0 1 1 .273 F.Sington LF 3 2 2 1 .291 D.Cooke LF 4 0 0 0 .245 P.Susko 1B 4 0 0 0 .289 S.Graham RF 4 0 1 0 .219 O.Bluege SS 4 1 1 2 .199 R.Ferrell C 4 1 2 0 .314 E.Phillips C 2 0 0 1 .209 E.Morgan 1B 4 1 1 0 .291 A.McColl P 0 0 0 0 .048 L.Lary SS 3 0 2 2 .250 J.Kerr 3B 3 1 0 0 .330 J.Welch P 2 0 0 0 .234 L.Stewart P 2 0 0 0 .127 H.Pennock P 0 0 0 0 .077 A-L.Sewell C 1 0 0 0 .180 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 6 7 5 Totals 33 3 9 3 A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Stewart In 8th Inning Nationals....... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 - 6 7 0 Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 9 2 Nationals (70-79) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA L.Stewart WIN(5-16) 7 9 3 3 0 3 0 101 5.19 A.McColl SAVE(11th) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 3.74 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 4 0 Red Sox (82-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Welch LOSS(11-11) 7 1/3 6 6 4 4 4 0 112 4.43 H.Pennock 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 2.47 Totals 9 7 6 4 4 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 7,152 DATE- Tuesday, September 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Bill McGowan, , , Brick Owens T- 2:24 LEFT ON BASE- Nationals: 5 Red Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Nationals: 2 Red Sox: 1 ERRORS- M.Almada, E.Morgan DOUBLES- J.Stone(38th), F.Sington(2nd), L.Lary-2(22nd) STOLEN BASES- J.Stone(1st) CAUGHT STEALING- J.Powell-2 SACRIFICE HITS- L.Stewart, J.Welch SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Phillips WALKS- J.Powell, J.Stone, F.Sington, J.Kerr HIT BY PITCH- E.Phillips STRIKE OUTS- O.Bluege, E.Phillips, J.Kerr, L.Stewart, S.Graham, E.Morgan-2, J.Welch GIDP- E.Morgan WILD PITCHES- J.Welch PASSED BALLS- R.Ferrell