May 7th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Philadelphia Defeats Chicago 3-1 at Wrigley
Allen leads way as Phillies break 4 game losing streak


Philadelphia (NL) 3 8 1
Chicago (NL) 1 5 0


Center fielder Ethan Allen (pictured) had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Chicago Cubs by a score of 3 to 1 at Wrigley Field. Ed Holley(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Philadelphia. He went 7 innings, surrendering 5 hits and 2 walks, improving his ERA from 7.71 to 4.41. Philadelphia finished with 8 hits while Chicago ended up with 5. George Darrow got the save, his 1st. Bill Lee(0-1) was given the loss. He gave up 3 runs and 6 hits in 7 innings.


Giants Dominate Reds Yet Again, 6-0
Hubbell wins fifth game in as many starts; ERA a jaw dropping 0.40

New York (NL) 6 14 1
Cincinnati 0 5 2

First baseman Bill Terry had 4 hits and Carl Hubbell (pictured) came through with a solid 9 innings as the New York Giants outscored the ice-cold Cincinnati Reds 6 to 0. Hubbell (5-0) was tremendous on the mound for New York. He allowed just 5 hits and no walks in 9 innings. In fact, Hubbell has yet to issue a single walk in his 5 starts.


New York had 14 hits for the afternoon. Benny Frey (0-2) absorbed the loss. He allowed a few too many base runnersgiving up 12 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings. 'All of my pitches were working today,' Hubbell said. 'I felt really good out there, and heck, I think I could have gone longer.'





Pirates Defeat Dodgers at Forbes, 6-2
Solid outing by French keeps Dodgers hitters quiet


Brooklyn 2 7 1
Pittsburgh 6 12 4


Earl Grace homered and had 3 RBI as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Brooklyn Dodgers by a score of 6 to 2. Larry French (2-1) (pictured) earned his pay with a solid performance for Pittsburgh. He went 8 innings surrendering 7 hits and 1 walk improving his ERA from 3.77 to3.44. For the game Pittsburgh out-hit Brooklyn 12 to 7. Waite Hoyt gained credit for his 1st save. Ray Benge(2-2) took the loss. He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 11 hits and 1 walk.




Cards Only Score One, But Still Prevail Over Hapless Braves
Carlton "Stellar" in Complete Game Shutout



Boston (NL) 0 4 0
St. Louis (NL) 1 8 1

Tex Carleton came through with a solid 9 innings and second baseman Frankie Frisch had 2 base hits as the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals outscored the slumping Boston Braves 1 to 0. St. Louis scored the only run of the game in the 5th inning. St. Louis managed 8 in their victory. Carleton (2-2) was credited with the shutout. Bob Brown(0-1) absorbed the loss. Boston manager Bill McKechnie was obviously impressed with the pitching of Carleton, 'That guy made us look a little silly out there this afternoon. We just couldn't get to him at all - everything was working for him. I just hope that he got that kinda performance out of his system.'

May 7th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Boston Bounces Back, Beats Detroit 7-4
Strong Sox first establishes tone

Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 4 7 2
Red Sox......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 7 13 3

Eddie Morgan had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by the count of 7 to 4. Boston started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of thefirst scoring 3 runs using 3 hits. Max Bishop started the inning off rightwhen he drew a walk. Billy Werber stepped up to the plate and he delivered aone-base hit. Morgan then laced a base-knock which scored a run. RoyJohnson followed and he lined a base-hit scoring one more run. Carl Reynoldsstepped into the box and reached on an error scoring the final run of theinning. Detroit made it exciting in the 9th, but they were unable to pushthe needed runs across. The victory was credited to Bob Weiland(3-2) who went 8 and 1/3 innings,allowing 4 runs. Weiland was helped out by Fritz Ostermueller who recordedhis 4th save. Vic Sorrell(1-2) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard,allowing 11 hits and 3 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.

Nats Nip Sox for Second Win of Series, 4-3

Score winning run on error in bottom of 8th

White Sox....... 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 2

Nationals......... 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 11 0

4,968 fans were treated to a fine game at Griffith Stadium as only one run separated the combatants at game's end. The Washington Nationals won by theslimmest of margins, 4 to 3. Washington scored the deciding run in the 8th inning. After two were out JohnStone lined a single. Bob Boken stepped up next and he delivered a base-hit,and an error was also committed. Moe Berg then reached on an error scoringthe run. Overall Washington out-hit Chicago 11 to 8. Ed Linke(2-0) allowed no runs in 2 innings, and picked up the victory. JoeHeving(1-1) took the loss. He got hit hard, allowing 11 hits and 2 walks in8 innings.

"Sugar" Cain Sweet in 6-0 Shutout of Indians

Harder hit hardest in first loss of season

Cleveland 0 3 1

Philadelphia (AL) 6 11 0

Sugar Cain blanked Cleveland allowing just 3 hits and Bob Johnson left theyard and had 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Athletics outscored the Cleveland Indians 6 to 0. The Philadelphia fans enjoyed the offense provided by Johnson. He laced a single in the 1st inning, blasted a two-run home run (his 5th of the season) in the 3rd inning and doubled plating two runs in the 5th inning. Philadelphia had a total of 11 hits for the game. Cain (3-2) went the distance for the shutout. Mel Harder(2-1) was the loser. He was hit hard and gave up 11 hits and 3 walks in 8 innings.

Yankees Strike Back at Browns, 9-4

Flashes of old at Yankee Stadium

Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 10 0

Yankees......... 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 3 x - 9 9 0

Lou Gehrig rocketed 2 home runs as the New York Yankees beat the St. LouisBrowns by a score of 9 to 4. Gehrig had a big day at the plate. He launched a rocket-shot out of the park for a Grand Slam homerun in the 3rd inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 8th of the season) in the 5th inning and doubled plating two runs in the 8th inning. New York totaled 9 on the afternoon. Johnny Allen (2-0) went 7 innings allowing 4 runs for the win. Johnny Murphy earned the save, his 2nd. George Blaeholder (1-3) was the loser. He was knocked around, surrendering 5 runs in 4 innings. 'I felt great out there today,' Gehrig said, 'Maybe I should make a regular habit of getting to bed on time!'

May 7th, 1934 - NL Player of the Week - Paul Waner

NL Player of the Week - Paul Waner

Paul Waner (HA 9) was an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1926 to 1940. From 1941 through his retirement in 1945, he also played for Brooklyn, Boston (NL) and New York (NL). Historian Bill James rates Waner's rookie season (1926) as the greatest by any right fielder.

Every year from his rookie season in 1926 until 1937, Waner was far above the league average in OPS. His lifetime BA/OPS/SLG is .333/.404/.473 (.326/.397/.461) neutralized. He won the MVP in 1927, when his team won the NL pennant, only to be annihilated by the 1927 ("murderer's row") New York Yankees in four straight games. He finished second in the 1934 MVP race to Dizzy Dean. He won the league batting title in 1927, 1934 and 1936.

Waner was well known his his ability to imbibe. He reportedly gave up alcohol at the request of Pirates' management in 1938, and proceeded to have the first year he hit below .300 in his career. Casey Stengel once quipped that his graceful slide came from his ability to avoid breaking the liquor bottle in his pocket. Also unsuccessful was an attempt to "improve" his hitting by correcting his nearsightedness with eyeglasses.

Waner was also strong in the field. According to one account, he had perhaps the finest arm in the Pittsburgh outfield until Roberto Clemente. Another interesting anecdote: Waner was only the sixth player to reach 3,000 hits. When his 3,000 appeared to come on a botched line drive, Waner signaled to the scorer that it should be ruled an error so his 3,000 would come on a clean hit.

Waner's brother, Lloyd, was also a long time member of the Pirates' outfield. Together, they were known as "Big Poison" (Paul) and "Little Poison" (Lloyd). Together, they are the answer to the question "which group of brothers had the most hits in major league baseball" as together Paul and Lloyd Waner (5,611) outpaced the Alous (5,094) and the DiMaggios (4,853).

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May 7th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 5/7/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 BOA 10 6 J.Vosmik CLA .545 J.Foxx PHA 7 L.Gehrig NYA 25 1934 DEA 9 6 E.Averill CLA .481 L.Gehrig NYA 6 P.Higgins PHA 16 1934 WAA 10 7 J.Dykes CHA .472 E.Averill CLA 5 J.Stone WAA 16 1934 CLA 7 6 L.Appling CHA .462 B.Johnson PHA 4 OTHERS TIED W 15 1934 CHA 7 6 J.Stone WAA .448 OTHERS TIED W 3 1934 PHA 8 8 1934 NYA 6 10 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 3 11 E.Whitehi WAA 4 F.Ostermu BOA 3 D.Coffman SLA 1.17 OTHERS TIED W 2 C.Hogsett DEA 3 M.Harder CLA 1.50 D.Coffman SLA 2 R.Ruffing NYA 2.12 A.McColl WAA 2 E.Whitehi WAA 2.25 OTHERS TIED W 1 S.Rowe DEA 2.70 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS M.Solters BOA 15 B.Werber BOA 3 R.Ruffing NYA 20 J.Vosmik CLA 13 F.Uhalt CHA 3 M.Pearson CLA 19 E.Averill CLA 13 J.White DEA 3 L.Gomez NYA 17 J.Stone WAA 11 B.Chapman NYA 3 J.Welch BOA 16 C.Gehring DEA 10 L.Finney PHA 3 F.Marberr DEA 15 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 5 at WAA 6 CHA-Heving(1-0, 3.00) at WAA-Weaver(1-3, 5.63) CLA 11 at PHA 6 CLA-Harder(2-0, 1.50) at PHA-Marcum(2-2, 4.35) DEA 8 at BOA 7 DEA-Sorrell(1-1, 4.74) at BOA-Rhodes(2-2, 3.42) SLA 6 at NYA 4 SLA-Blaehol(1-2, 7.36) at NYA-Allen(1-0, 3.24) 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.Dickey NYA .321 28 9 9 5 3 E.Whitehill WAA 18 16 3 3 5 0 200 A.Simmons CHA .381 21 8 8 6 1 L.Gomez NYA 18 12 6 10 9 2 200 E.Averill CLA .464 28 13 5 4 2 B.Weiland BOA 17 13 3 5 10 2 110 H.Greenberg DEA .375 32 12 7 5 2 J.Marcum PHA 9 8 1 1 1 0 100 J.Dykes CHA .480 25 12 6 2 1 S.Rowe DEA 11 7 3 6 7 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 F.Pytlak CLA .222 27 6 2 0 0 O.Hildebrand CLA 15 14 13 17 6 1 020 E.Moore CLA .174 23 4 0 3 0 G.Blaeholder SLA 7 12 6 3 0 1 010 M.Berg WAA .172 29 5 3 1 0 S.Jones CHA 11 16 10 4 1 3 010 E.Morgan BOA .229 35 8 3 2 0 C.Brown CLA 6 10 6 1 0 0 000 M.Bishop BOA .138 29 4 0 7 0 R.Walberg BOA 5 10 4 2 0 1 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Boston BOA 10 6 .625 ---- 139 76 76 .500 1934 Detroit DEA 9 6 .600 .5 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 10 7 .588 .5 66 88 .429 1934 Cleveland CLA 7 6 .538 1.5 85 69 .552 1934 Chicago CHA 7 6 .538 1.5 53 99 .349 1934 Philadelphia PHA 8 8 .500 2.0 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 6 10 .375 4.0 90 64 .584 1934 St. Louis SLA 3 11 .214 6.0 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 10 6 .625 7- 5 3- 1 5- 2 5- 4 1- 1 5- 3 6-4 Lost 1 CHA 7 6 .538 3- 3 4- 3 0- 0 7- 6 0- 0 1- 2 6-4 Lost 2 CLA 7 6 .538 4- 0 3- 6 2- 2 5- 4 1- 0 2- 2 4-6 Won 1 DEA 9 6 .600 5- 3 4- 3 1- 2 8- 4 1- 1 3- 3 7-3 Won 2 NYA 6 10 .375 4- 4 2- 6 1- 4 5- 6 0- 1 2- 5 4-6 Lost 2 PHA 8 8 .500 4- 4 4- 4 1- 1 7- 7 0- 0 3- 1 5-5 Lost 1 SLA 3 11 .214 2- 2 1- 9 0- 2 3- 9 0- 0 1- 3 3-7 Won 1 WAA 10 7 .588 6- 4 4- 3 2- 3 8- 4 0- 0 3- 1 6-4 Won 3 TOTAL 60 60 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 2- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 1- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 4- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 2- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 3- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 4- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 0 0 0 3 1 2 4 CHA 0 - 1 3 0 0 3 0 CLA 0 1 - 2 0 1 3 0 DEA 1 3 1 - 1 0 3 0 NYA 1 0 0 1 - 3 0 1 PHA 2 1 0 0 3 - 0 2 SLA 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 0 WAA 2 1 2 0 2 3 0 -

May 7th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leader

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 5/7/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 CHN 13 5 M.Ott NYN .475 W.Berger BON 5 W.Berger BON 20 1934 NYN 11 6 A.Vaughan PIN .410 G.Hartnet CHN 5 M.Ott NYN 17 1934 BRN 10 6 B.Terry NYN .408 R.Collins SLN 4 P.Waner PIN 17 1934 SLN 9 8 G.Slade CIN .394 OTHERS TIED W 3 A.Vaughan PIN 17 1934 PIN 8 8 J.Medwick SLN .394 OTHERS TIED W 14 1934 PHN 6 10 1934 BON 5 11 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 4 12 L.Warneke CHN 4 B.Smith BON 2 C.Hubbell NYN 0.50 C.Hubbell NYN 4 L.Munns BRN 2 B.Beck BRN 1.45 G.Bush CHN 3 O.Carroll BRN 2 R.Benge BRN 1.53 P.Derring CIN 3 H.Bell NYN 2 B.Cantwel BON 1.59 H.Schumac NYN 3 OTHERS TIED W 1 C.Davis PHN 1.80 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Wilson PHN 11 P.Martin SLN 8 L.Warneke CHN 28 P.Waner PIN 11 T.Piet CIN 4 D.Dean SLN 27 A.Comoros CIN 10 D.Taylor BRN 3 P.Malone CHN 24 C.Klein CHN 9 OTHERS TIED W 2 V.Mungo BRN 23 B.Terry NYN 9 OTHERS TIED W 17 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 6 at SLN 13 BON-Brown(0-0,10.80) at SLN-Carleto(1-2, 4.19) BRN 11 at PIN 8 BRN-Benge(2-1, 1.53) at PIN-French(1-1, 3.77) NYN 4 at CIN 1 NYN-Parmele(1-0, 2.89) at CIN-Frey(0-1,17.36) PHN 1 at CHN 10 PHN-Holley(0-0, 7.71) at CHN-Lee(0-0, ----) 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 M.Ott NYN .448 29 13 10 6 1 C.Hubbell NYN 18 14 2 0 4 0 200 G.Hartnett CHN .382 34 13 6 3 4 H.Schumacher NYN 25 16 7 10 6 0 300 R.Collins SLN .425 40 17 11 0 3 L.Warneke CHN 27 19 8 6 14 1 210 L.Frey BRN .313 32 10 8 4 2 P.Malone CHN 18 14 5 6 13 1 200 A.Vaughan PIN .471 34 16 10 5 0 D.Dean SLN 25 23 9 5 17 1 210 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 J.Jordan BRN .071 28 2 2 0 0 L.Benton CIN 6 17 14 3 2 0 000 M.McManus BON .194 31 6 0 0 0 F.Frankhouse BON 12 22 12 5 3 1 020 J.Mowry BON .172 29 5 1 0 0 H.Meine PIN 5 12 6 3 1 3 000 S.Leslie BRN .194 31 6 0 3 0 J.Shaute CIN 5 6 4 1 0 0 010 M.Koenig CIN .235 34 8 1 1 0 H.Smith PIN 5 8 4 1 3 1 000 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Chicago CHN 13 5 .722 ---- 136 86 65 .570 1934 New York NYN 11 6 .647 1.5 93 60 .608 1934 Brooklyn BRN 10 6 .625 2.0 71 81 .467 1934 St. Louis SLN 9 8 .529 3.5 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 8 8 .500 4.0 74 76 .493 1934 Philadelphia PHN 6 10 .375 6.0 56 93 .376 1934 Boston BON 5 11 .313 7.0 78 73 .517 1934 Cincinnati CIN 4 12 .250 8.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 5 11 .313 1- 4 4- 7 0- 4 5- 7 0- 0 2- 3 1-9 Lost 9 BRN 10 6 .625 2- 3 8- 3 2- 1 8- 5 0- 0 3- 3 7-3 Won 3 CHN 13 5 .722 8- 2 5- 3 5- 0 8- 5 0- 0 3- 1 7-3 Won 4 CIN 4 12 .250 1- 7 3- 5 1- 2 3-10 1- 0 1- 2 3-7 Lost 5 NYN 11 6 .647 5- 4 6- 2 5- 1 6- 5 0- 1 3- 3 7-3 Won 5 PHN 6 10 .375 5- 1 1- 9 0- 2 6- 8 1- 0 3- 3 5-5 Lost 4 PIN 8 8 .500 5- 6 3- 2 4- 3 4- 5 1- 1 2- 4 4-6 Lost 4 SLN 9 8 .529 8- 4 1- 4 2- 1 7- 7 0- 1 3- 1 7-3 Won 6 TOTAL 66 66 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 0- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 4- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 5- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 0- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 5- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 1- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 6- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 BRN 2 - 0 2 2 3 1 0 CHN 3 0 - 4 0 1 1 4 CIN 0 0 2 - 0 0 1 1 NYN 3 1 0 1 - 3 3 0 PHN 2 2 0 0 2 - 0 0 PIN 0 0 2 3 0 0 - 3 SLN 1 0 1 2 0 3 2 -

May 6th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cards Trounce Braves in Game of Series at Sportsman's Park

"Ducky Medwick" leads the way for St. Louis

Boston (NL) 6 14 1

St. Louis (NL) 13 16 2

Joe Medwick (pictured) cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals topped the slumping Boston Braves by a score of 13 to 6 at Sportsman's Park. St. Louis took the lead for good in the bottom of the 5th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After two outs Frankie Frisch got things going when he banged out a single. Medwick was next and he popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 1st of the season). St. Louis had a total of 16 hits for the game. The victory was credited to Jesse Haines (2-0) who went 1 and 1/3 innings, allowing 1 run. Fred Frankhouse(1-3) suffered the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. It was another victory for St. Louis at Sportsman's Park. Now their winning streak stands at 6 games. Frisch was in a talkative mood after the ballgame. 'Fellows, I don't know what to tell you. our guys are just playing lights out lately. Everything and everybody is just really hitting on all cylinders. I know it can't last forever - but that isn't going to stop us from trying!'

Dodgers Top Bucs at Forbes, 11-8

Teams trade big innings in exciting ball game

Brooklyn 11 16 1

Pittsburgh 8 11 0

Pirates fans were doubtlessly feeling good after their team took a 6-0 lead after the first inning. But, the Dodgers showed they weren't done as they responded with a 5 run third. Lonny Frey slammed a home run and had 3 RBI, and Buzz Boyle (pictured) continued to lead all Dodgers hitters with three hits, raising his team leading average to .417. Frey had a big day against Pittsburgh. He lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 2nd of the season) in the 3rd inning, tripled resulting in a run in the 4th inning and banged out a single which plated a run in the 8th inning. Brooklyn had 16 hits for the afternoon while Pittsburgh had 11. Art Herring(1-0) went 5 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Les Munns earned his 2nd save. Waite Hoyt (0-3) was the loser in relief. His ERA ballooned from 2.79 to 4.40 as he allowed 4 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings. With this win, Brooklyn has a 10-6 record. They have been 7-3 lately. Pittsburgh has a record of 8-8 after the loss.

Giants Top Reds Again, 4-1

Schumaker has easy time at Crosley

New York (NL) 4 6 0
Cincinnati 1 6 0

Hal Schumacher allowed Bill Terry to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game as the New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 4 to 1 at Crosley Field. New York came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning with 3 runs using 3 hits. Hughie Critz kicked off the action when he slapped a base-hit. After an out was recorded, Si Johnson came up and he threw a high and inside pitch that got by the catcher; it was ruled a passed ball. Mel Ott then tripled driving in a run. Travis Jackson stepped in and he bombed a two-run dinger (his 1st of the season). Cincinnati proved to be no trouble in the bottom of the 9th. Schumacher(3-1) allowed 1 run on the game. Johnson (0-5) suffered the loss. He pitched 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 hits and 2 walks.

Chicago Bombs Philadelphia at Wrigley, 10-1

Phillies no match on either side of the plate

Philadelphia (NL) 1 6 2

Chicago (NL) 10 17 0

Lon Warneke went the distance, tossing a complete game, and catcher Gabby Hartnett touched them all and had 2 RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 10 to 1 at Wrigley Field. Cubs third baseman Woody English (pictured) led the way, going 4 for 5. Warneke (4-1) put on a good performance. He allowed just 6 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings improving his ERA from 2.27 to 2.01. Chicago kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings. Snipe Hansen(1-1) was the loser. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 14 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

May 6th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Win in 12 at Fenway

Boston goes through roster, but can't find way to win at home

Detroit 8 13 0

Boston 7 21 4

The Detroit Tigers managed to defeat the Boston Red Sox in 12 in a game that saw the home town team outhit the visistors 21-13. One key in the loss has been first place Boston's Achilles' Heel - its poor fielding, particularly that of Sox shortstop Bill Werber. Werber committed two of Boston's four errors. Three of Detroit's 8 runs were unearned. Detroit outfielder Goose Goslin had his first big game of the year, going 4 for 6. Tigers pitcher Luke Hamlin shut down the Sox for the final 2 and 1/3 innings. Other key plays for Detroit included a Charlie Gehringer homer and a key block at home plate by Tiger catcher Mickey Cochrane in the bottom of the 8th. The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Detroit won the game inthe 12th inning. Billy Rogell slapped a base-hit, and an error was also committed. Two outs later Pete Fox stepped in and he drew a walk. Goose Goslin then drew a walk to load the bases. George Pipgras then let one slipout of his hand for a wild pitch scoring the run. Detroit won despite beingout-hit by Boston 21 hits to 13.

Senators Prevail with 8th Inning Rally to Defeat Sox, 6-5

Stone clutch hitting does in White Sox

Chicago (AL) 5 12 0

Washington 6 11 2

Although he didn't get any extra base hits, Nationals right fielder John Stone (pictured) was able to come through when needed, hitting three singles and knocking in three runs as the home town team won the first game in their series with Chicago. Stone's biggest hit came in the bottom of the 8th. With the Sox up by a run, Heinie Manush and Joe Cronin rapped out two singles. They were moved over by an excellent bunt from center fielder Fred Schulte. Stone's looper into right field scored both baserunners, enabling Washington's 6-5 win.

In other Nationals' highlights, Manush went yard and Jack Russell was great in relief. Ed Linke(1-0) was called upon to do the job and he was the winning pitcher. He was reached for 1 hit and 2 walks in 1 inning. Chicago had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Russell recorded his 1st save. Les Tietje(1-1) was the loser in relief. He pitched 3 innings allowing 4 hits and no walks.

Washington shortstop and manager Joe Cronin was in a talkative mood in the clubhouse, 'Great game! If only wecould win all of the close ones - wouldn't that be nice! Since that's not going to happen, I think I'll savor this one for a little while.'

Vosmik, Tribe Pound A's at Shibe, 11-6

Indians left fielder goes 5 for 5

Cleveland 11 15 1

Philadelphia (AL) 6 11 2

Left fielder Joe Vosmik (pictured) had 5 hits and 3 RBI at Shibe Park as the ClevelandIndians came back dramatically to top the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 11 to 6. The difference in the game was the offensive outburst by Cleveland in the 9th inning when they blasted Philadelphia for 7 runs on 7 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Billy Knickerbocker who quieted the home crowd when hes macked a single which was good for two runs. Overall, Cleveland out-hit Philadelphia 15 to 11. Willis Hudlin (2-1) allowed 6 runs in 8 innings, and picked up the victory. Bill Dietrich(1-1) ended up with the loss in relief. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 4 runs in 2 innings. Walter Johnson was all smiles after the game, 'To pull a game out in your lastat bats, is a beautiful feeling - and did you see how quiet it got out there?You could have heard a pin drop when we took the lead. But, hey, that's what makes baseball so great - as my grandpop used to like to say, 'it's not over'til its over.'

Browns Stun Yankees Before 14,000 in Bronx

Browns 6-4 win only 3rd of season

St. Louis (AL) 6 9 1

New York (AL) 4 10 3

In a close game it was the St. Louis Browns 6, the New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium. St. Louis jumped on top of New York in the 3rd inning scoring one runner on 2 hits. Frank Grube laced a single, and an error was also committed. Alan Strange came next and he hit a sacrifice fly scoring the run. New York had a chance to come back in the 9th but they came up short. The win went to Ivy Andrews (1-1) who allowed 3 runs in 8 innings. Danny Macfayden(0-3) was given the loss. He pitched 5 innings and surrendered 4 hits and 1 walk. 'We lose our concentration for one pitch, and we lose the game,' New York manager Joe McCarthy said after the game. 'Maybe now these guys will listen when I say they have to concentrate on EVERY pitch.'