May 15th, 1934 - Transactions

Cards release Grimes; Red Sox Acquire Shortstop; Cubbies add Pitching

Today witnesses a series of moves announced by major league front offices.

First, the St. Louis Cardinals announced that they were releasing spitballer Burleigh Grimes. Grimes, who has been pitching in the bigs since 1916 is among a few "grandfathered" pitchers still allowed to throw spitballs. During the 1920s, no pitcher won as many games as "Ol stubblebeard" as Grimes is known. Grimes has, however, only appeared in 5 games this year for the Cards, and has not been effective with an ERA of 7.11.

Grimes was acquired from the Cubs last year, after the Cubs had in turn acquired him from the Cards. Grimes has also pitched for Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New York (NL), and Boston (NL) in his long career.

In other news, the Boston Red Sox acquired backup shortstop Lyn Larry from the New York Yankees. Their plan is to give hit solid hitting but error prone shortstop Bill Werber more time at third base, shoring up one of the key weaknesses - fielding.

Finally, in a complex series of maneuvers, the St. Louis Browns returned pitcher Jim Weaver to the New York Yankees from whom they purchased him. The Chicago Cubs however, exercised their rights to acquire Weaver off waivers, so the pitcher who first saw major league action in 1928, but who has played mostly in the minor leagues since, will be pitching for Chicago from now on.

May 14th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubbies Defeat Giants in 14 Inning Thriller!!!
Malone throws 5 scoreless innings in relief

Giants.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 15
Cubs............. 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 7 14 0

After 7 1/2 innings, this afternoon's game between the league leading Cubs and hotly pursuing Giants appeared to be a well pitched 2-2 duel. Then, the hitters took over, scoring 8 runs to leave the game deadlocked at 6 after 9. The deadlock was not broken until the bottom of the 14th inning, when Cubs catcher decided it with a solo home run.

There were many clutch moments as the teams battled back and forth all day. The Giants tied the game in the top of the 8th with a leadoff homer by Gus Mancuso. The Cubs appeared to take a decisive 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 8th as Chuck Klein blasted a two run homer. However, the Giants responded in the top of the 9th with a 4 run rally, capped by a 3 run pinch hit homer by George Grantham to give New York a 6-4 lead going into the the bottom of the 9th.

The Cubs were down to their final out in the 9th, with a runner on second, when manager Charlie Grimm called on pinch hitter Babe Herman. Herman drew a walk and Stan Hack followed to load the bases with two outs. Woody English came up big in the clutch with a two run single to tie the game once again at 6-6.

4 and a half scoreless innings followed. Perce (Pat) Malone (pictured) then stepped into the breach for Chicago, holding the hot hitting Giants through 5 at bats until the Cubs finally broke through with Hartnett's homer. Hartnett also blocked a run in the top of the 4th. Still, Charlie Grimm couldn't stop talking about Malone's sterling performace. 'Bottom line is, this guy kept us in the game until we could win it. I didn't think anyone could stop New York after they scored 5 runs in the last two innings.'

May 14th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tiger Bats Come Out of Slump in 8-1 Win
Sorrell shuts down Washington hitters

Tigers.......... 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 8 16 2
Nationals.....0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1

Vic Sorrell completed the game without help from the bullpen at GriffithStadium where the Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Nationals by the score of 8 to 1. Sorrell (2-2) was in control of the game from the outset. He gave up just 4 hits and 4 walks in 9 innings, improving his ERA from 5.68 to 4.46. Detroit banged out 16 on the afternoon. General Crowder (0-2) was charged with the loss. Detroit now has a record of 12-11. Washington has a record of 15-10 after the loss.



Red Sox Win Crucial Game at Home Against White Sox
Red Sox take slim AL lead with victory

White Sox....... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 1
Red Sox.......... 0 2 1 5 0 2 1 0 x - 11 11 1

Hank Johnson completed the game without help from the bullpen at Fenway Park where the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox by the score of 11 to 3. Billy Werber had a big day at the plate. He emptied the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 2nd of the season) in the 4th inning and doubled in the 6th inning. Both teams totaled 11 on the afternoon. Johnson(1-1) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 runs. George Earnshaw (2-3) took the loss. He was knocked around pretty good, giving up 7 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings.

May 14th, 1934 - NL Player of the Week - Branch Rickey

NL "Player" of the Week - Branch Rickey

(Ed note: this week, as we will in the future, we look at the important "business side" of baseball by pofiling one of the game's most important non-players)

Wesley "Branch" Rickey began his career in major league baseball as a player with the St. Louis Browns and the New York Highlanders as the Yankees were then called, but he is best known one of the greatest executives and innovators the game has ever seen.

Although Rickey is best known for his hiring of Jackie Robinson and demolishing baseball's color line, this was only one in a long string of bold, "outside the box" Rickey innovations that marked his career from his time coaching baseball at his alma mater, Ohio Wesleyan University. Rickey would go on to earn a law degree (and also coach baseball) at the University of Michigan after his brief stint in the major leagues.

Although many associate Rickey with the Brooklyn Dodgers, most of his long career was spent in St. Louis, first with Browns from 1913 to 1916 and then with the Cardinals from 1917 to 1942. It was his time with the Cardinals that Rickey developed the idea for a system where the Cardinals would recruit raw talent via tryouts and then maintain the Cardinal ties of players with promise via the development of a web of minor league teams either owned by the Cardinals or with some legal requierment to sell their contracts only to the Cardinals. This system became known as the "farm system" and led to serious clashes between Rickey and Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who believed every professional team's obligations should be to win ball games rather than supply a parent organization with talent.

Rickey was a devout Methodist, who was famous for observing the sabbath as a player, manager and executive. Among his most important contributions to the game after his time in St. Louis and Brooklyn were signing Roberto Clemente during a brief stint with Pittsburgh, and being the motivating force behind baseball's expansion in the 1960s after Rickey and others tried to organize a new major league, the "Continental League" (as it would have teams thoughout North America, including Canada) in 1959. The league disbanded without playing a game, but only after the Major Leagues had agreed to expand.

Development of the farm system, integration and expansion were the three most profound of Rickey's innovations. Others included the "daylight play" (whereby pitchers turn and throw to second base when they can see "daylight"between the baserunner and the shortstop covering), using a shotputting guard to correct overstriding by hitters, and the use of bands to help pitchers target their pitches. Rickey was at heart a teacher and coach, known for his power to inspire and motivate players and others in his many causes.

Rickey had a reputation for being tight with players' salaries despite his own relatively lavish compensation. It is hard to determine whether Rickey's teams were paid less than others during an era (1920s through 1950s) when baseball did not have the money it has now. Rickey always pointed to the enormous amounts of money his teams spent on the farm system, and in his elaborate preperation to integrate baseball, which was a well thought out, developed campaign designed to counter deep seated prejudices among enough of the public that many owners maintained the "gentleman's agreement" out of fear that many whites would not watch an integrated sport. Also, Rickey was forever helping out former players after their baseball careers ended. At the end of the day, the fierce loyalty shown him by former players and employees is evidence that he was, all things considered, good to work for.

Rickey was an innovative conservative. His temperment and ends were essentially conservative, yet he did not adhere to tradition in his means. Rickey believed deeply that the reserve clause and the antitrust exemption that enabled it were essential to baseball's well being. He was also deeply involved in Republican party politics, served in the army during World War I, led bond drives in World War II and was forever supporting various fraternal and charitable causes.

Rickey was named a "Contributor" by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.

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May 14th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 5/14/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 WAA 15 9 J.Dykes CHA .475 J.Foxx PHA 10 L.Gehrig NYA 36 1934 PHA 14 9 J.Stone WAA .451 L.Gehrig NYA 9 J.Foxx PHA 22 1934 BOA 14 9 J.Vosmik CLA .439 B.Johnson PHA 7 B.Johnson PHA 22 1934 CHA 11 9 L.Appling CHA .429 E.Averill CLA 6 C.Gehring DEA 21 1934 DEA 11 11 M.Solters BOA .419 OTHERS TIED W 4 M.Cochran DEA 21 1934 NYA 10 13 1934 CLA 8 12 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 5 16 E.Whitehi WAA 5 F.Ostermu BOA 4 R.Ruffing NYA 1.88 B.Weiland BOA 4 H.Pennock BOA 3 J.Murphy NYA 2.22 OTHERS TIED W 3 C.Hogsett DEA 3 J.Weaver SLA 2.25 J.Murphy NYA 3 L.Tietje CHA 2.49 OTHERS TIED W 2 J.Cascare PHA 2.52 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Stone WAA 18 J.White DEA 6 L.Gomez NYA 28 J.Dykes CHA 16 G.Walker DEA 4 R.Ruffing NYA 27 L.Appling CHA 10 OTHERS TIED W 3 J.Allen NYA 23 F.Uhalt CHA 9 B.Weiland BOA 22 M.Owen DEA 9 M.Pearson CLA 21 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 10 at BOA 7 CHA-Earnsha(2-2, 5.57) at BOA-Johnson(0-1, 6.52) CLA 3 at NYA 9 DEA-Sorrell(1-2, 5.68) at WAA-Crowder(0-1, 5.23) DEA 4 at WAA 7 SLA 2 at PHA 7 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.Johnson PHA .424 33 14 16 5 7 B.Weiland BOA 26 19 5 4 15 2 300 J.Foxx PHA .375 32 12 10 6 4 J.Cascarella PHA 17 16 3 5 8 0 200 L.Gehrig NYA .289 38 11 17 4 4 B.Newsom SLA 15 8 2 7 12 0 110 J.Stone WAA .500 32 16 12 4 1 L.Gomez NYA 26 24 9 12 12 2 210 G.Walker DEA .436 39 17 9 3 3 L.Stewart WAA 16 17 5 0 1 1 200 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 W.Kamm CLA .154 26 4 0 1 0 L.Brown CLA 11 14 13 8 2 3 030 C.Berry PHA .094 32 3 3 2 0 G.Earnshaw CHA 14 22 16 11 3 8 020 B.Campbell SLA .100 30 3 1 4 0 T.Bridges DEA 23 32 22 16 8 1 030 J.White DEA .233 30 7 0 3 0 E.Wells SLA 5 8 7 5 1 0 011 D.Heffner NYA .235 34 8 1 3 0 G.Rhodes BOA 10 20 9 5 2 0 020 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Washington WAA 15 9 .625 ---- 131 66 88 .429 1934 Philadelphia PHA 14 9 .609 .5 68 82 .453 1934 Boston BOA 14 9 .609 .5 76 76 .500 1934 Chicago CHA 11 9 .550 2.0 53 99 .349 1934 Detroit DEA 11 11 .500 3.0 101 53 .656 1934 New York NYA 10 13 .435 4.5 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 8 12 .400 5.0 85 69 .552 1934 St. Louis SLA 5 16 .238 8.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 14 9 .609 11- 8 3- 1 5- 2 9- 7 1- 1 5- 4 6-4 Lost 1 CHA 11 9 .550 3- 3 8- 6 2- 0 9- 9 0- 0 2- 3 5-5 Won 2 CLA 8 12 .400 4- 0 4-12 3- 5 5- 7 1- 0 3- 4 2-8 Lost 2 DEA 11 11 .500 5- 3 6- 8 1- 4 10- 7 1- 1 3- 4 4-6 Lost 3 NYA 10 13 .435 8- 7 2- 6 2- 4 8- 9 0- 1 2- 6 5-5 Won 1 PHA 14 9 .609 10- 5 4- 4 2- 1 12- 8 0- 0 6- 1 8-2 Won 3 SLA 5 16 .238 2- 2 3-14 2- 3 3-13 0- 0 1- 3 3-7 Lost 4 WAA 15 9 .625 11- 6 4- 3 2- 3 13- 6 0- 0 4- 1 8-2 Won 4 TOTAL 88 88 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 5- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 2- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 9- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 3- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 9- 3 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 2 2 3 1 2 4 CHA 1 - 1 3 1 0 3 2 CLA 1 1 - 2 0 1 3 0 DEA 2 3 1 - 1 1 3 0 NYA 1 2 1 1 - 3 1 1 PHA 2 1 3 2 3 - 1 2 SLA 0 0 2 0 3 0 - 0 WAA 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 -

May 14th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 5/14/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 CHN 17 8 M.Ott NYN .488 G.Hartnet CHN 6 M.Ott NYN 25 1934 PIN 13 9 L.Waner PIN .416 W.Berger BON 5 W.Berger BON 23 1934 NYN 14 10 B.Terry NYN .412 R.Collins SLN 5 P.Waner PIN 22 1934 SLN 13 11 J.Medwick SLN .392 B.Herman* CHN 4 A.Vaughan PIN 22 1934 BRN 12 11 G.Slade CIN .390 M.Ott NYN 4 OTHERS TIED W 20 1934 PHN 8 14 1934 CIN 8 15 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 BON 8 15 C.Hubbell NYN 6 B.Smith BON 3 C.Hubbell NYN 1.17 L.Warneke CHN 5 W.Hoyt PIN 3 P.Derring CIN 1.77 G.Bush CHN 5 OTHERS TIED W 2 L.Warneke CHN 1.84 OTHERS TIED W 3 B.Cantwel BON 1.88 A.Stout CIN 2.16 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Terry NYN 16 P.Martin SLN 9 D.Dean SLN 39 M.Ott NYN 13 D.Taylor BRN 4 V.Mungo BRN 34 D.Bartell PHN 13 T.Piet CIN 4 L.Warneke CHN 32 OTHERS TIED W 11 J.Rothroc SLN 4 P.Malone CHN 24 OTHERS TIED W 3 G.Bush CHN 21 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 7 at PIN 6 NYN-Schumac(3-2, 4.13) at CHN-Warneke(5-1, 1.84) BRN 3 at SLN 0 NYN 3 at CHN 4 PHN 3 at CIN 4 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 I.Jeffries PHN .320 25 8 7 6 3 C.Hubbell NYN 27 26 6 3 7 0 300 M.Ott NYN .475 40 19 14 6 2 C.Root CHN 9 4 0 1 0 0 100 D.Camilli CHN .474 38 18 9 3 2 G.Bush CHN 24 20 8 8 8 1 300 G.Hartnett CHN .306 36 11 10 4 2 L.Warneke CHN 18 16 2 5 8 1 200 C.Hafey CIN .424 33 14 4 4 2 D.Dean SLN 27 21 9 3 20 1 120 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 D.Hurst PHN .033 30 1 0 1 0 R.Joiner CHN 5 11 6 4 1 1 010 P.Whitney BON .140 43 6 1 1 0 S.Hansen PHN 13 26 12 6 3 1 020 W.Jensen PIN .240 25 6 0 0 0 T.Zachary BON 13 18 12 1 4 0 020 L.Chiozza PHN .152 33 5 3 3 0 B.Frey CIN 13 21 11 3 1 0 020 A.Lopez BRN .235 34 8 4 0 0 H.Bell NYN 6 9 4 2 0 1 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Chicago CHN 17 8 .680 ---- 129 86 65 .570 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 13 9 .591 2.5 74 76 .493 1934 New York NYN 14 10 .583 2.5 93 60 .608 1934 St. Louis SLN 13 11 .542 3.5 95 58 .621 1934 Brooklyn BRN 12 11 .522 4.0 71 81 .467 1934 Philadelphia PHN 8 14 .364 7.5 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 8 15 .348 8.0 52 99 .344 1934 Boston BON 8 15 .348 8.0 78 73 .517 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 8 15 .348 1- 4 7-11 0- 5 8-10 0- 0 4- 5 3-7 Won 3 BRN 12 11 .522 2- 3 10- 8 3- 2 9- 9 0- 0 3- 4 5-5 Won 1 CHN 17 8 .680 12- 5 5- 3 5- 0 12- 8 0- 0 4- 1 7-3 Won 2 CIN 8 15 .348 5-10 3- 5 3- 3 5-12 1- 0 4- 3 4-6 Won 1 NYN 14 10 .583 5- 4 9- 6 5- 2 9- 8 0- 2 3- 6 6-4 Lost 2 PHN 8 14 .364 5- 1 3-13 0- 4 8-10 1- 0 3- 4 2-8 Lost 4 PIN 13 9 .591 10- 7 3- 2 5- 4 8- 5 1- 1 3- 5 5-5 Lost 1 SLN 13 11 .542 12- 7 1- 4 2- 2 11- 9 1- 1 5- 1 7-3 Lost 1 TOTAL 93 93 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 3- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 9- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 3- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 10- 3 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 2 2 0 1 0 BRN 2 - 1 2 2 3 1 1 CHN 3 3 - 4 1 1 1 4 CIN 2 0 2 - 1 1 1 1 NYN 3 1 0 2 - 3 3 2 PHN 2 2 2 0 2 - 0 0 PIN 0 2 2 3 0 3 - 3 SLN 3 0 1 2 2 3 2 -

May 13th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Reds Hold on to Beat Phillies, 4-3
Strong start by Brennan leaves him at 2-0 on year

Phillies........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 8 2
Reds............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 2

One run was the difference at Crosley Field as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 3. Don Brennan (pictured) (2-0) pitched well enough to earn the win. He went 6 innings, surrendering 6 hits and 5 walks. Philadelphia had a chance in the 9th but they came up short. Paul Derringer recorded the save, his 2nd. Phil Collins (2-3) was the losing pitcher. 'Just one or two mistakes were all it took to beat us today' Jimmie Wilson said. 'We take these games one day at a time, but this one was hard to take.'



Cubs Nick Giants with 4-3 Win at Wrigley
Camilli, Hack lead Bruins hitters in key victory

Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 7 0
Cubs............. 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 x - 4 10 3

The Giants were looking to close the Cubs NL lead to half a game. Instead, they wound up losing ground in a close fought battle this afternoon at Wrigley Field.

New York was unable to recover after Chicago went ahead in the bottom of the 6th inning, scoring one runner using 2 hits. After an out was recorded, Gabby Hartnett smashed a solo-shot out of the park (his 6th of the season). Bud Tinning pitched a perfect ninth and was credited with his 2nd save. Dolph Camilli added three hits, raising his batting average to .422. The win went to Guy Bush (5-1) who allowed 3 runs in 7 and 2/3 innings. Hi Bell (0-1) was the loser. He was touched for 9 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings. With this win, Chicago has a league leading 17-8 record. They have been 7-3 lately. With this loss, New York has a 6-4 record of late, 14-10 overall.


Dodgers Rally for 9th Inning Win Against Dean, Cards
Cards provide no support for beleagured ace

Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 7 0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0

Dutch Leonard threw a complete game shutout and left fielder Buzz Boyle (pictured) had 3 base hits as the Brooklyn Dodgers beat the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 3 to 0. All afternoon, fans watched a great pitching duel between Leonard and St. Louis ace Dizzy Dean.

With a tieless score going into the 9th, Brooklyn erupted with the with 3 runs utilizing 4 base hits. Lonny Frey kicked off the action when he drew a walk. Boyle next to the plate and he smacked a single. Len Koenecke was a strikeout victim, unable to help out. Johnny Frederick was up next and he tripled knocking home two runners. Sam Leslie stepped into the box and stroked a one-base hit scoring the final run of the inning. Brooklyn had 7 hits for the afternoon, but star sluggers Joe Medwick and Rip Collins were silent. Leonard (3-0) was credited with the shutout. Dizzy Dean (2-5) was tagged with the loss. He surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks in 9 innings.


Boston Rallies Past Pirates with 9th Inning Comeback

Urbanski drives in winning run to keep Boston streak alive

Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 - 7 13 1
Pirates......... 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 6 11 0

Shortstop Bill Urbanski (pictured) had 2 base hits and 3 RBI at Forbes Field as the Boston Braves pulled off a dramatic come back, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates by the count of 7 to 6. Boston won the game with a rally in the top of the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, Hal Lee initiated the scoring spurt when he lashed a single. Al Spohrer was the next batter, but he struck out. Randy Moore then doubled scoring a run. Urbanski came up and he hit a single scoring the final run of the inning. Boston had a total of13 hits for the game. Leo Mangum (1-0) picked up the victory, allowing 1 run in 2 innings. Bob Smith got the save, his 3rd. Waite Hoyt (0-4) was the losing pitcher in relief. Bucs manager George Gibson was understandably not very talkative after his team's tough loss. He quickly showered and changed and when asked about the game had a terse, yet polite response, 'Hey fellows, that game was a heart-breaker to lose. Our guys gave it their all and played well - fate just wasn't smilin' on usthis afternoon'