Once a day starting at the end of May, I plan to post a "how're they doin?" post.
It will consist of the stats to date of a single player. For example, May 28th will be Ollie Bejma day. This tool will help highlight some day to day players who won't get their own profile. I'll generally choose based on reader feedback and surprises, i.e., players doing much better or worse then anticipated.
If there's someone you read about in the game summaries and are wondering "how are they doing?" either leave a comment or send me an E-mail at BaseballinDC@gmail.com.
Now back to our regularly scheduled show.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
May 4th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries
Yanks Build Lead, Narrowly Survive Tigers Comeback, 6-5Gehrig grandslam first ball ever hit out of Yankee Stadium
Tigers.......... 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 5 9 0
Yankees....... 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 6 1
Lefty Gomez went the distance at Yankee Stadium where the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 6 to 5. New York promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they tallied 4 runs on 3 hits. The key at-bat was by Lou Gehrig who made the crowd happywhen he electrified the crowd with a Grand Slam home run (his 6th of the season) that cleared the back wall in right center field - a first. Detroit had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. The victory went to Gomez (2-2) who went the distance allowing 5 runs. Tommy Bridges(0-2) was the losing pitcher. 'He gutted it out' Joe McCarthy said of Gomez. 'I was very impressed by his tenacity.'
Redsox Win Close One Over Browns at Fenway, 2-1
Browns manager expresses frutration over narrow loss
Browns.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x - 2 5 0
At Fenway Park, the Boston faithful were treated to an intriguing pitcher's duel. Bob Weiland (2-2) finally bested his St. Louis counterpart, Bobo Newsom(0-2), by the score of 2 to 1. Weiland looked very much in control throughout the day. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 7 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings seeing his ERA drop from 3.38 to 2.84. St. Louis had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Fritz Ostermueller earned the save, his 3rd. Newsom was given the loss. Rogers Hornsby was subdued after the ballgame, 'That one really hurts. If our guys had simply played more fundamentally sound, we could have won that one. That is what really ticks me off!'
Might Tribe Shutdown by Whitehill, 15-0Nats pitcher pounds three doubles; wins 4th game in as many starts
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 2
Nationals....... 7 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 x - 15 19 0
Earl Whitehill tossed a shutout as the Cleveland Indians were badly beaten by the Washington Nationals, 15 to 0. The home town fans were very appreciative of the fine hitting performance provided by Joe Cronin, who just missed hitting for the cycle. He doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 1st inning, tripled which was good for two runs in the 5th inning and stroked abase-hit in the 8th inning. Washington kept the scorekeepers busy in the 1stinning which saw them plate 7 runs on 7 hits. The Washington offense poured it on, scoring in 7 of the 9 innings. Whitehill (4-0) was credited with the shutout. Lloyd Brown(0-1) was the loser. He allowed 6 runs and 4 hits without retiring a batter.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
May 4th, 1934 - AL Player of the Week
AL Player of the Week - Jimmie FoxxJimmie Foxx (HA2) was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. Foxx played for the Philadelphia Athletics for the first part of his career (1925-1935) before A's owner Connie Mack sold his contract to Boston, where he played from 1936-1942. He won back to back MVPs in 1932 and 1933 with the A's, and then again in 1938 with the Red Sox. He also won the triple crown in 1933 and came close several other times. He appeared in 9 All Star games, and doubtlessly would have appeared in many more had they existed at the beginning of his career. His lifetime BA was .325 (.303 neutralized) with 534 home runs.
Foxx was scouted by Frank "Home Run" Baker, an A's deadball era star who signed him for the A's just ahead of the New York Yankees. At the time Foxx was a catcher, but moved to accomodate teammate Mickey Cochrane. Although he played most of his games at first, Foxx also played third a fair amount, caught and played the outfield. He even did some pitching late in his career when he played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1945.
In an era where few ballplayers lifted weights, Foxx was "all muscles." New York pitcher Lefty Gomez quipped that even Foxx's hair had muscles. Gomez is also known to have observed about Foxx, who was nicknamed "the Beast," that "he wasn't scouted - he was trapped." According to teammate Doc Cramer, Foxx once hit a homer into the left field third deck extension in Yankee Stadium so hard that "paint fell off it for 10 minutes." CWCI 308.
Foxx was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1951.
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
May 3rd, 1934 - Hiatus
Depression Era Baseball and family are going on vacation. We'll be back posting daily on July 7th.
Have a happy fourth!!!
(If you have absolutely nothing to do, and are coming to this blog in the middle of the season, I'd recommend you go back and read the introductory material and team profiles at the beginning so you can be caught up when we reseume)
May 3rd, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders
May 3rd, 1934 - Standings and Leaders (brought to you by the Leaders when it Comes to Life Insurance - The Prudential Insurance Company of America).
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May 3rd, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders
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May 3rd, 1934 - Boxscore from Cuyler Cycle
| Although I don't regularly publish box scores, this one is worth memorializing! |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1934 Boston Braves At 1934 Chicago Cubs 5/3/1934
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Cubs AB R H RBI AVG
B.Urbanski SS 3 0 0 0 .321 A.Galan 3B 4 0 1 0 .333
B.Jordan 1B 4 0 3 1 .255 B.Herman 2B 4 1 1 0 .250
W.Berger CF 4 0 0 0 .170 C.Klein LF 2 3 1 0 .236
R.Worthington RF 3 0 1 0 .429 K.Cuyler RF 4 3 4 5 .385
P.Whitney 3B 4 0 0 0 .220 T.Stainback CF 4 0 2 2 .341
M.McManus 2B 4 1 2 0 .302 W.English SS 4 0 1 0 .211
J.Mowry LF 4 1 1 0 .213 C.Grimm 1B 4 0 0 0 .362
A.Spohrer C 4 1 1 2 .188 G.Hartnett C 3 0 0 0 .333
E.Brandt P 2 0 1 0 .182 P.Malone P 2 0 0 0 .125
A-E.Fletcher PH 1 0 0 0 .667
D.Barrett P 0 0 0 0 ----
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Totals 33 3 9 3 Totals 31 7 10 7
A-Pinch Hit For Brandt In 7th Inning
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Cubs............ 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 - 7 10 0
Braves (5-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
E.Brandt LOSS(2-2) 6 8 5 5 0 2 0 85 2.87 A1 C7
D.Barrett 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 39 11.57 C8
Totals 8 10 7 7 2 2 1
Cubs (10-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
P.Malone WIN(2-2) 9 9 3 3 2 7 0 130 3.66 A1
Totals 9 9 3 3 2 7 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,193 DATE- Thursday, May 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:11
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5 Cubs: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 3 Cubs: 2
DOUBLES- B.Jordan(2nd), J.Mowry(2nd), A.Spohrer(3rd), C.Klein(4th),
K.Cuyler(3rd), T.Stainback(5th)
TRIPLES- B.Herman(1st), K.Cuyler(1st)
HOME RUNS- K.Cuyler(1st)
WALKS- B.Urbanski, R.Worthington, C.Klein, P.Malone
HIT BY PITCH- C.Klein
STRIKE OUTS- W.Berger, R.Worthington-2, M.McManus-2, J.Mowry-2, A.Galan,
P.Malone
GIDP- W.Berger-2, B.Herman, T.Stainback, C.Grimm
Kiki Cuyler hit for the cycle and had 5 RBI and Pat Malone tossed a complete
game as the Chicago Cubs defeated the struggling Boston Braves by a score of
7 to 3 at Wrigley Field.
Cuyler was spectacular at the plate. The hometown fans showed their
appreciation with a standing ovation his last time at bat. He banged out a
single in the 2nd inning, doubled which scored a run in the 4th inning,
tripled plating two runs in the 6th inning and bombed a two-run dinger (his
1st of the season) in the 8th inning. Chicago rapped out 10 hits for the
afternoon.
Malone(2-2), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ed
Brandt(2-2) was hit with the loss. He gave up 8 hits and no walks in 6
innings.
The Chicago ballclub's record now stands at 10-5. Bill McKechnie was unhappy
with his club's recent performance. 'We can't keep losing games' he said.
'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.
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