 Quiet Day in National League as Giants Sweep Series in Brooklyn
 Quiet Day in National League as Giants Sweep Series in Brooklyn
 
Giants Defeat Slumping Giants, 5-4
Ott homers,"Prince Hal" wins 12th
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League                 Date: 8/10/1934
 
 
 TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
 
 1934 NYN  68  39    J.Medwick SLN .381  M.Ott     NYN   29  M.Ott     NYN   98
 
 1934 SLN  61  43    E.Allen   PHN .378  R.Collins SLN   29  W.Berger  BON   91
 
 1934 CHN  60  45    B.Terry   NYN .358  W.Berger  BON   22  R.Collins SLN   90
 
 1934 PIN  55  47    M.Ott     NYN .349  G.Hartnet CHN   18  G.Suhr    PIN   87
 
 1934 BON  47  59    P.Waner   PIN .349  OTHERS TIED W   16  K.Cuyler  CHN   77
 
 1934 BRN  45  58
 
 1934 PHN  45  60    WINS                SAVES               ERA
 
 1934 CIN  37  67    C.Hubbell NYN   18  W.Hoyt    PIN    7  C.Hubbell NYN 1.79
 
 F.Fitzsim NYN   17  H.Bell    NYN    6  L.Warneke CHN 2.32
 
 L.Warneke CHN   16  L.Chagnon PIN    6  F.Fitzsim NYN 2.43
 
 T.Carleto SLN   14  B.Smith   BON    5  D.Dean    SLN 2.43
 
 D.Dean    SLN   13  J.Haines  SLN    5  W.Hoyt    PIN 2.63
 
 
 
 CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
 
 B.Whitehe SLN   15  P.Martin  SLN   17  V.Mungo   BRN  118
 
 T.Piet    CIN   11  K.Cuyler  CHN   12  D.Dean    SLN  109
 
 D.Bartell PHN   11  D.Taylor  BRN   11  L.Warneke CHN  101
 
 F.Frisch  SLN   10  D.Bartell PHN   10  P.Derring CIN   91
 
 W.English CHN    9  J.Rothroc SLN   10  P.Dean    SLN   88
 
 
 
 YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
 
 BRN  5  at  NYN  9  BON-Betts(6-9, 4.35) at NYN-Hubbell(18-5, 1.79)
 
 BRN-Leonard(8-3, 3.63) at PHN-Collins(11-8, 4.32)
 
 CHN-Warneke(16-6, 2.32) at SLN-Carleto(14-6, 3.09)
 
 CIN-Derring(8-12, 3.50) at PIN-Hoyt(8-8, 2.63)
 
 
 
 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
 
 H.Lee         BON .292 24  7 10  3  2  D.Dean        SLN 18  8  1  2  9  1 200
 
 R.Collins     SLN .310 42 13 10  4  4  F.Fitzsimmons NYN 25 19  5  3  4  2 300
 
 P.Whitney     BON .303 33 10  8  2  3  H.Schumacher  NYN 17  8  4  4  9  0 200
 
 B.Herman*     CHN .375 40 15 10  4  2  R.Benge       BRN 24 15  5  6  6  1 210
 
 C.Hafey       CIN .304 46 14 13  2  3  E.Brandt      BON 18 10  3  4  8  2 200
 
 
 
 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
 
 J.Bottomley   CIN .191 47  9  2  2  0  J.Babich      BRN 13 17 16  9  4  0 010
 
 A.Kampouris   CIN .138 29  4  1  3  0  V.Mungo       BRN  9 15  9  1 10  2 020
 
 S.Hogan       BON .160 25  4  0  3  0  B.Swift       PIN 18 31 18  1  5  5 120
 
 M.Koenig      CIN .211 38  8  1  3  0  O.Carroll     BRN  7 10  9  4  0  2 000
 
 G.Mancuso     NYN .121 33  4  3  4  0  J.Salveson    NYN  8 15  8  3  8  2 010
 
 
 
 INJURY REPORT
 
 No injuries to report
 
 
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LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League   
 
 
 WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#   ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT
 
 1934 New York NYN            68  39  .636 ----    44         93      60   .608
 
 1934 St. Louis SLN           61  43  .587  5.5               95      58   .621
 
 1934 Chicago CHN             60  45  .571  7.0               86      65   .570
 
 1934 Pittsburgh PIN          55  47  .539 10.5               74      76   .493
 
 1934 Boston BON              47  59  .443 20.5               78      73   .517
 
 1934 Brooklyn BRN            45  58  .437 21.0               71      81   .467
 
 1934 Philadelphia PHN        45  60  .429 22.0               56      93   .376
 
 1934 Cincinnati CIN          37  67  .356 29.5               52      99   .344
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 OVERALL RECORD
 
 Team   WON LOST   PCT  HOME  ROAD  LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN   LAST 10   STREAK
 
 BON     47   59  .443 28-26 19-33  4-14 43-45  4- 5 15-20     5-5     Lost 1
 
 BRN     45   58  .437 22-29 23-29 11-15 34-43  6- 2 14-17     4-6     Lost 3
 
 CHN     60   45  .571 34-20 26-25 20- 9 40-36  5- 5 20-17     4-6     Lost 3
 
 CIN     37   67  .356 23-32 14-35  5-12 32-55  2- 6 17-18     4-6     Lost 4
 
 NYN     68   39  .636 39-15 29-24 14- 9 54-30  7- 4 23-18     6-4     Won 3
 
 PHN     45   60  .429 27-23 18-37 11-12 34-48  4- 3 14-17     4-6     Won 1
 
 PIN     55   47  .539 30-19 25-28 15-11 40-36  4- 3 18-14     5-5     Won 4
 
 SLN     61   43  .587 33-18 28-25 13- 9 48-34  6-10 15-15     7-3     Won 3
 
 TOTAL  418  418  .500
 
 
 
 TEAM   -APRIL   MAY  JUNE  JULY   AUG SEPT+
 
 BON      5- 6  9-16 11-18 17-16  5- 3  0- 0
 
 BRN      6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18  2- 6  0- 0
 
 CHN      8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14  4- 5  0- 0
 
 CIN      4- 7  6-18 16-13  7-24  4- 5  0- 0
 
 NYN      6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9  6- 4  0- 0
 
 PHN      5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16  4- 4  0- 0
 
 PIN      7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12  4- 5  0- 0
 
 SLN      3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12  6- 3  0- 0
 
 
 
 
 
 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN:
 
 
 
 TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN
 
 BON   -   8   7  11   9   6   5   1
 
 BRN   9   -   2   7   5   9   8   5
 
 CHN   7  12   -  12   8   7   3  11
 
 CIN   4   5   7   -   2  11   5   3
 
 NYN   7  12   6  12   -  12   7  12
 
 PHN  10   7   7   3   6   -   8   4
 
 PIN   8   6  12   9   6   7   -   7
 
 SLN  14   8   4  13   3   8  11   -
 
 
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NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/10/1934
 
BROOKLYN AT NEW YORK
 Dodgers......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 3  -  5  8  1
 
 Giants.......... 2 2 0  0 1 0  2 2    -  9  9  2
 
 Win:Schumacher(12-8) Loss:Benge(11-11)
 
 Homeruns- M.Ott(29th), T.Jackson(12th)
 
 
 
 The incredible New York Giants toppled the Brooklyn Dodgers by a 9 to 5 score
 
 at Polo Grounds.
 
 
 
 New York promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they scored 2
 
 runs on 2 hits.  The big moment was provided by Mel Ott who excited the crowd
 
 when he cracked a two-run shot (his 29th of the season).  New York had a
 
 total of 9 hits for the game.
 
 
 
 The winning pitcher was Hal Schumacher(12-8) who allowed 2 runs in 7 and 2/3
 
 innings. Ray Benge(11-11) was charged with the loss.  He allowed 5 runs and 8
 
 hits in 6 innings.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 New York Giants              8/9/1934
 
 
 Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
 
 B.Boyle RF          5  1  1  1 .295     G.Watkins LF        5  1  2  1 .239
 
 L.Frey SS           3  0  0  0 .261     H.Critz 2B          4  0  1  1 .219
 
 D.Taylor LF         3  0  0  0 .287     B.Terry 1B          3  2  1  1 .358
 
 S.Leslie 1B         5  0  1  1 .345     M.Ott RF            3  2  1  2 .349
 
 T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  0  0 .294     P.Weintraub CF      3  0  2  2 .405
 
 L.Koenecke CF       4  1  1  0 .312     T.Jackson SS        4  1  1  2 .289
 
 J.Stripp 3B         4  2  2  0 .321     G.Mancuso C         4  0  0  0 .264
 
 A.Lopez C           4  1  2  3 .265     J.Vergez 3B         3  2  1  0 .168
 
 R.Benge P           2  0  0  0 .051     H.Schumacher P      3  0  0  0 .154
 
 A-J.Frederick PH      1  0  0  0 .325     A.Smith P           0  1  0  0 .286
 
 L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .333
 
 B-G.Chapman PH        1  0  1  0 .250
 
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 Totals      36  5  8  5                 Totals      32  9  9  9
 
 
 
 A-Pinch Hit For Benge In 7th Inning
 
 B-Pinch Hit For Munns In 9th Inning
 
 
 
 Dodgers......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 3  -  5  8  1
 
 Giants.......... 2 2 0  0 1 0  2 2    -  9  9  2
 
 
 
 Dodgers (45-58)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
 
 R.Benge LOSS(11-11)       6       8   5   5   3   3   1 107   4.69
 
 L.Munns                   2       1   4   4   6   1   1  59   5.61
 
 Totals                    8       9   9   9   9   4   2
 
 
 
 Giants (68-39)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
 
 H.Schumacher WIN(12-8)    7 2/3   4   2   2   3   5   0 119   3.13
 
 A.Smith                   1 1/3   4   3   2   1   0   0  39   3.72
 
 Totals                    9       8   5   4   4   5   0
 
 
 
 ATTENDANCE- 18,949 DATE- Thursday, August 9th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
 
 UMPIRES- Bill Stewart, , Cy Rigler, Dolly Stark
 
 T- 2:11
 
 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Giants: 9
 
 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Giants: 1
 
 ERRORS- L.Frey, H.Critz, J.Vergez
 
 DOUBLES- B.Boyle(16th), A.Lopez(21st), G.Chapman(1st), G.Watkins(17th),
 
 P.Weintraub(3rd), J.Vergez(8th)
 
 TRIPLES- J.Stripp(4th), H.Critz(1st)
 
 HOME RUNS- M.Ott(29th), T.Jackson(12th)
 
 SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Terry
 
 WALKS- L.Frey-2, D.Taylor-2, H.Critz, B.Terry, M.Ott-2, P.Weintraub-2,
 
 T.Jackson, J.Vergez, A.Smith
 
 STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle-2, L.Frey, T.Cuccinello-2, G.Watkins-2, G.Mancuso,
 
 H.Schumacher
 
 GIDP- D.Taylor, H.Critz
 
 
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