Depression Era Baseball Gets Its First Tag

Jaybird's Jottings in a blog covering a wide variety of subjects: DC area issues, the San Francisco Giants, Major League Baseball and baseball history written by a DC area SABR member. Here's the except from his February, 2008 post:

You Know Bill Terry is Watching
Alec, a baseball and Strat-o-Matic fan here in Washington, is replaying the 1934 season at his blog, Depression Era Baseball. He told me, "I thought doing a replay would be a good way for me to get into a period of baseball history I knew little about but found very interesting."
Alec enhances his look back with biographies, backgrounds, book reviews, etc.

Check him out at:

http://jay.typepad.com/

August 21st, 1934 - NL News

Giants Maintain 3 game lead in NL; Hoyt, Chagnon and Haines dual for title as best relief pitcher

Pirates Rally in 10th Past Dodgers

Bucs score 3 to complete come back

Giants Breeze Past Reds, 6-1

Ott hits HR number 32

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 8/21/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 74 43 J.Medwick SLN .380 M.Ott NYN 32 M.Ott NYN 109 1934 SLN 70 45 E.Allen PHN .371 R.Collins SLN 30 R.Collins SLN 102 1934 CHN 65 51 P.Waner PIN .356 W.Berger BON 24 G.Suhr PIN 100 1934 PIN 63 51 M.Ott NYN .353 G.Hartnet CHN 19 W.Berger BON 95 1934 PHN 50 64 B.Terry NYN .352 C.Hafey CIN 17 K.Cuyler CHN 90 1934 BON 49 66 1934 BRN 47 66 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 42 74 C.Hubbell NYN 19 W.Hoyt PIN 7 C.Hubbell NYN 2.44 F.Fitzsim NYN 19 L.Chagnon PIN 7 W.Hoyt PIN 2.47 L.Warneke CHN 17 J.Haines SLN 7 L.Warneke CHN 2.51 T.Carleto SLN 17 B.Smith BON 6 D.Dean SLN 2.53 OTHERS TIED W 14 H.Bell NYN 6 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.57 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Rothroc SLN 12 P.Martin SLN 17 V.Mungo BRN 126 B.Herman CHN 10 K.Cuyler CHN 12 D.Dean SLN 116 J.Moore NYN 8 D.Bartell PHN 12 L.Warneke CHN 108 H.Leiber NYN 8 D.Taylor BRN 11 P.Dean SLN 100 L.Chiozza PHN 6 J.Rothroc SLN 11 P.Derring CIN 97 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BRN 8 at PIN 9 BON-Brown(3-4, 4.35) at SLN-Dean(14-8, 2.53) NYN 6 at CIN 1 BRN-Beck(4-6, 5.16) at PIN-French(12-10, 3.64) NYN-Fitzsim(19-6, 2.57) at CIN-Derring(8-13, 3.58) PHN-Collins(11-10, 4.56) at CHN-Warneke(17-7, 2.51) 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.Delancey SLN .316 19 6 6 8 1 D.Leonard BRN 9 3 1 1 5 0 100 D.Camilli PHN .387 31 12 9 3 3 B.Walker SLN 26 25 9 8 19 1 300 M.Ott NYN .436 39 17 11 3 3 J.Haines SLN 9 7 1 0 2 0 102 L.Durocher SLN .459 37 17 11 3 1 C.Davis PHN 9 9 0 0 4 0 101 J.Moore NYN .537 41 22 11 1 1 L.Warneke CHN 9 5 1 1 2 0 100 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 B.Jordan BON .188 32 6 0 3 0 B.Cantwell BON 7 17 9 4 1 0 010 H.Pool CIN .211 38 8 1 2 0 J.Babich BRN 9 17 10 5 5 1 010 P.Whitney BON .194 31 6 3 0 0 C.Hubbell NYN 13 26 16 5 3 0 110 D.Hurst CHN .208 24 5 1 1 0 R.Joiner CHN 5 13 6 0 0 0 000 M.Koenig CIN .209 43 9 4 0 0 B.Grimes PIN 7 13 6 5 3 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 74 43 .632 ---- 36 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 70 45 .609 3.0 95 58 .621 1934 Chicago CHN 65 51 .560 8.5 86 65 .570 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 63 51 .553 9.5 74 76 .493 1934 Philadelphia PHN 50 64 .439 22.5 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 49 66 .426 24.0 78 73 .517 1934 Brooklyn BRN 47 66 .416 25.0 71 81 .467 1934 Cincinnati CIN 42 74 .362 31.5 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 49 66 .426 28-26 21-40 5-16 44-50 4- 7 17-23 2-8 Lost 7 BRN 47 66 .416 22-29 25-37 11-15 36-51 6- 3 14-22 2-8 Lost 3 CHN 65 51 .560 39-22 26-29 22-10 43-41 7- 5 23-17 5-5 Lost 2 CIN 42 74 .362 27-36 15-38 5-13 37-61 2- 7 20-19 5-5 Lost 4 NYN 74 43 .632 39-17 35-26 17- 9 57-34 7- 4 24-21 6-4 Won 3 PHN 50 64 .439 28-24 22-40 13-13 37-51 4- 3 16-17 6-4 Won 2 PIN 63 51 .553 38-23 25-28 16-13 47-38 6- 3 22-16 6-4 Won 5 SLN 70 45 .609 42-20 28-25 14- 9 56-36 6-10 15-16 8-2 Won 3 TOTAL 460 460 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 11-18 17-16 7-10 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-15 15-14 10-18 4-14 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 16-10 15-14 9-11 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 16-13 7-24 9-12 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 13-13 21- 9 12- 8 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 10-21 15-16 9- 8 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 12-14 14-13 18-12 12- 9 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 17-10 18-12 15- 5 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 8 7 11 11 6 5 1 BRN 9 - 2 8 5 10 8 5 CHN 11 12 - 12 8 8 3 11 CIN 4 9 7 - 2 11 6 3 NYN 7 12 6 15 - 12 10 12 PHN 10 8 9 3 6 - 8 6 PIN 8 9 12 12 8 7 - 7 SLN 17 8 8 13 3 10 11 -

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1934 National League                Date: 8/21/1934







 

BROOKLYN AT PITTSBURGH Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 - 8 17 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 - 9 16 1 Win:Hoyt(11-9) Loss:Zachary(3-9) Gus Suhr had 4 hits and 4 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates outscored the Brooklyn Dodgers in 10 innings 9 to 8. Both teams were tied at 6 runs apiece after nine innings. Pittsburgh won the game in the 10th inning. After an out was recorded, Lloyd Waner initiated the scoring spurt when he smacked a single. Paul Waner followed and he laced a base-hit. After another out, Arky Vaughan stepped in and he drew a walk to load the bases. Suhr was up next and he doubled scoring two baserunners. Wally Roettger stepped into the box and stroked a single giving Pittsburgh the victory and sending the 6,243 home-town fans home happy. This was the kind of game that many fans love as the lead changed hands 5 times. Waite Hoyt(11-9) got the win allowing no runs in 1/3 of an inning. Tom Zachary(3-9) was the loser in relief. He pitched 1 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 3 walks. NEW YORK AT CINCINNATI Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 - 6 13 1 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 Win:Parmelee(6-4) Loss:Freitas(4-11) Homeruns- M.Ott(32nd) Roy Parmelee pitched 9 strong innings and Mel Ott cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the New York Giants topped the hapless Cincinnati Reds by a score of 6 to 1 at Crosley Field. Parmelee(6-4) looked very much in control throughout the day. He surrendered only 4 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings. The game was a scoreless duel until the 6th inning. Tony Freitas(4-11) took the loss. He allowed 9 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.

1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates 8/20/1934 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Pirates AB R H RBI AVG J.Frederick RF 4 1 1 1 .320 L.Waner CF 5 2 2 1 .277 L.Frey SS 4 2 3 1 .262 P.Waner RF 6 2 4 0 .356 D.Taylor LF 6 1 3 2 .287 F.Lindstrom LF 6 0 0 0 .315 D-G.Chapman LF 0 0 0 0 .244 A.Vaughan SS 3 2 1 1 .336 S.Leslie 1B 3 0 1 1 .347 G.Suhr 1B 5 1 4 4 .309 T.Cuccinello 2B 5 1 3 1 .289 T.Thevenow 3B 3 0 0 0 .275 L.Koenecke CF 5 0 0 0 .313 H.Smith P 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Stripp 3B 5 1 3 1 .317 B-T.Padden PH 1 0 0 0 .329 T.Zachary P 0 0 0 0 .097 R.Birkofer P 1 0 0 0 .291 A.Lopez C 2 1 0 1 .267 W.Hoyt P 0 0 0 0 .154 J.Babich P 4 1 2 0 .400 E-W.Roettger PH 1 0 1 1 .204 C-J.Jordan 3B 1 0 1 0 .294 C.Lavagetto 2B 4 0 1 0 .226 E.Grace C 4 1 2 0 .284 B.Swift P 2 0 0 0 .148 A-P.Traynor PH,3B 3 1 1 2 .316 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 39 8 17 8 Totals 44 9 16 9 A-Pinch Hit For Swift In 6th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Smith In 7th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Babich In 9th Inning D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Taylor In 10th Inning E-Pinch Hit For Hoyt In 10th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 - 8 17 0 Pirates......... 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 3 - 9 16 1 Dodgers (47-66) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Babich 8 1/3 11 5 5 4 4 0 166 5.91 T.Zachary L(3-9) BS(2nd) 1 1/3 5 4 4 3 1 0 48 4.64 Totals 9 2/3 16 9 9 7 5 0 Pirates (63-51) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Swift 6 9 4 3 4 1 0 116 5.85 H.Smith 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 23 6.24 R.Birkofer 2 2/3 6 2 2 0 2 0 47 4.26 W.Hoyt WIN(11-9) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.47 Totals 10 17 8 7 4 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 6,243 DATE- Monday, August 20th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good UMPIRES- George Barr, Beans Reardon, , George Magerkurth T- 3:28 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10 Pirates:12 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1 Pirates: 1 ERRORS- E.Grace DOUBLES- D.Taylor(14th), P.Waner(24th), G.Suhr-3(37th), E.Grace(16th) TRIPLES- J.Stripp(5th), P.Traynor(11th) STOLEN BASES- L.Frey-2(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Taylor SACRIFICE HITS- L.Frey SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Frederick, S.Leslie, A.Lopez WALKS- J.Frederick, L.Frey, S.Leslie, A.Lopez, L.Waner, A.Vaughan-3, G.Suhr, C.Lavagetto, E.Grace HIT BY PITCH- A.Lopez STRIKE OUTS- D.Taylor, A.Lopez, J.Babich, L.Waner, T.Thevenow, R.Birkofer, C.Lavagetto, B.Swift GIDP- A.Lopez, G.Suhr WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Arky Vaughan robbed Sam Leslie of a base hit.

1934 New York Giants At 1934 Cincinnati Reds 8/20/1934 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Reds AB R H RBI AVG J.Moore LF 5 2 5 1 .320 T.Piet 2B 4 0 0 0 .251 H.Critz 2B 5 0 0 0 .220 G.Slade SS 4 0 0 0 .313 B.Terry 1B 3 0 2 1 .352 M.Koenig 3B 4 0 0 0 .255 H.Leiber CF 4 1 1 1 .288 J.Bottomley 1B 4 0 1 0 .264 M.Ott RF 4 1 2 3 .353 C.Hafey CF 2 0 0 0 .292 T.Jackson SS 5 0 1 0 .286 H.Pool LF 3 1 1 0 .384 G.Mancuso C 4 0 0 0 .249 E.Lombardi C 3 0 2 0 .321 J.Vergez 3B 4 1 1 0 .190 A.Comorosky RF 3 0 0 0 .299 R.Parmelee P 4 1 1 0 .118 T.Freitas P 1 0 0 0 .111 T.Kleinhans P 0 0 0 0 .050 S.Johnson P 0 0 0 0 .190 A-S.Adams PH 0 0 0 1 .262 D.Brennan P 0 0 0 0 .063 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 38 6 13 6 Totals 28 1 4 1 A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 - 6 13 1 Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 4 1 Giants (74-43) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA R.Parmelee WIN(6-4) 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 110 1.89 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 3 0 Reds (42-74) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Freitas LOSS(4-11) 6 9 3 3 1 2 0 110 5.03 T.Kleinhans 0 2/3 2 3 3 1 0 1 16 5.21 S.Johnson 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.85 D.Brennan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.40 Totals 9 13 6 6 4 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 2,593 DATE- Monday, August 20th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:35 LEFT ON BASE- Giants:10 Reds: 3 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 2 Reds: 2 ERRORS- J.Moore, M.Koenig DOUBLES- J.Moore(28th), J.Vergez(12th), E.Lombardi-2(11th) HOME RUNS- M.Ott(32nd) SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Terry, S.Adams WALKS- B.Terry, H.Leiber, M.Ott, G.Mancuso, C.Hafey, T.Freitas STRIKE OUTS- J.Vergez-2, R.Parmelee, J.Bottomley, A.Comorosky, T.Freitas GIDP- B.Terry, T.Jackson, T.Piet, C.Hafey WILD PITCHES- R.Parmelee