The current format of relaying game results is getting a bit tedious and difficult to maintain. Plus, it will take a LONG time to get through the season if we take two real days to post the results of every single replay day.
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Sunday, October 7, 2007
June 5th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries
Cubs Defeat Cards at Sportman's ParkKlein goes yard twice; Warneke picks up 9th win
Cubs............ 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 - 7 11 0
Cardinals.... 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 - 5 6 0
Chuck Klein blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. LouisCardinals by the count of 7 to 5.
Klein provided the offensive punch. He cracked a two-run shot in the 1stinning and popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 6th of the season) inthe 7th inning. Chicago finished with 11 hits in the victory. Paul Warneke(9-1) finished the game allowing 5 runs in the victory, which was still good enough to pick up his ninth win and build his case with the All Star voters to make him the NL's starting pitcher. Paul Dean (3-3) was the losing pitcher. He served up 3 homeruns in his 7 innings.
Braves Keep Lid on Giants' Sluggers in 3-2 Win
Jordan drives in winning run in 8th to beat Giants
Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 14 0
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Ben Cantwell (pictured) went the distance as the Boston Braves outscored the New York Giants 3 to 2. The game was decided in the top of the 8th inning. Al Spohrer lashed a single. Cantwell stepped up to the plate and he singled. Bill Urbanski then drew a walk to load the bases. Buck Jordan came up and he laced a one-base hit scoring the run.
The victory was credited to Cantwell (2-2) who went the distance, allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Hal Schumacher(5-4).
Dodgers Sweep Phils on the RoadUngracious guests outscore host 19-4
Dodgers......... 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 9 14 0
Phillies.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 0
Dodgers...... 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 - 10 15 2
Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 2
The Brooklyn Dodgers cruised to a 9 to 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl in the opener. Van Lingle Mungo(5-7) had a solid outing for Brooklyn. He went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and 3 walks. Brooklyn kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.
The story was similar in the nightcap. Dodger first baseman Sam Leslie (pictured) went deep and had 2 RBI and Ray Benge completed thegame without help from the bullpen as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies by the score of 10 to 2 at Baker Bowl. Benge(6-5) gave Brooklyn a solid outing. He was stingy on the mound, allowingjust 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 4.38 to 4.00.Brooklyn had 15 hits for the afternoon. Reggie Grabowski (0-2) ended up with the loss. He was knocked around by Brooklyn, allowing 14 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
June 5th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries
Tigers Split Doubleheader with TribeAuker leads team to win in nightcap
Indians......... 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 - 9 15 0
Tigers.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 0
Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 - 3 7 4
Tigers............ 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 5 1
The Cleveland Indians easily topped the Detroit Tigers; the final score was 9to 3. Lloyd Brown(3-3) gave a fine effort for Cleveland. He went 8 and 1/3 inningsallowing 8 hits and no walks. Cleveland kept the pressure on throughout thecontest as they scored in 6 different innings. Vic Sorrell(3-4) took the loss. He gave up 12 hits and 1 walk in 6 and 1/3innings.
Elden Auker went the distance at Navin Field as the Detroit Tigers beat theCleveland Indians by the count of 5 to 3. Auker(6-2) pitched a fine game. He was reached for 7 hits and no walks in 9innings. Detroit had only 5 hits for the game. Monte Pearson(5-4) absorbed the loss. He surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks in 8innings.
Red Sox Win in 5-4 Comeback at the FenWerber's 4 hits push Sox past rivals
Yankees......... 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 2
Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 - 5 13 2
Billy Werber had 4 hits and 2 RBI and Rube Walberg went 3 strong innings at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox came back dramatically to top the New YorkYankees by the score of 5 to 4.
Boston scored the decisive runs in a big bottom of the 9th inning with 2 runs utilizing 3 base hits. After an out was recorded, Bill Cissell started the attack as he laced a one-base hit. Cissell got a great jump and stole second easily. Werber then laced a single resulting in a run. Werber took second on the throw. One out later, Roy Johnson stepped up to the plate and he doubled, giving Boston the win much to the delight of the home town crowd. Overall Boston out-hit New York 13 to 8.
The victory was credited to Walberg(4-1) who went 3 innings, allowing no runs. The losing pitcher was Burleigh Grimes(1-1) in relief. 'That was exciting!,' Werber said. 'I would have paid money to watch this one.'
Nats "Take Two" from PhiladelphiansStone leads home team to two wins in an afternoon
Athletics....... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0
Nationals....... 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0
Nationals....... 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 - 6 12 0
In the first game of the double header in Washington, John Stone had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Athletics 6 to 4. Washington did all of it's offensive work in the 4th inning when they scored 6runs on 6 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Stone who brought the crowd to their feet when he stroked a single scoring two baserunners.
In the second game, Stone had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Monte Weaver allowed Joe Cronin to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game. Philadelphia never recovered after Washington took the lead in the 2nd inning, plating an isolated run using 2 hits. Washington managed 12 in their victory. Weaver(6-4) finished the game allowing 1 run in the victory. JoeCascarella(4-2) was given the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 12 hitsand 7 walks in 7 and 2/3 innings.
Sox Sweep Anemic BrownsSt. Louis bats keep singing the blues
Browns.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
White Sox....... 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 5 8 2
Browns.......... 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 4
White Sox....... 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 - 6 9 0
In the first game Sam Jones threw a complete game shutout and Al Simmons homered and had 2 RBIas the Chicago White Sox defeated the reeling St. Louis Browns by a score of 5 to 0 at Comiskey Park. Jones(4-5) earned his pay with a solid performance for Chicago. He went 9 innings surrendering 8 hits and 3 walks lowering his ERA from 5.32 to 4.68. Chicago and St. Louis each finished the afternoon with 8 hits. George Blaeholder(2-6) took the loss.
In the nightcap, Jimmy Dykes had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Les Tietje (pictured) allowed Dykes to rest hisbullpen, tossing a complete game at Comiskey Park as the Chicago White Soxbeat the slumping St. Louis Browns by the count of 6 to 2. In the 4th inning Chicago went on top for good scoring a single run. After two outs Tietje stroked a single, and an error was also committed, scoring the run. Chicago banged out 9 on the afternoon. The victory was credited to Tietje(2-3) who went the distance, allowing 2runs. The Chicago ballclub's record now stands at 18-24.
Browns skipper Rogers Hornsby was unhappywith his club's recent performance. 'We can't keep losing games' he said.'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.'
Friday, October 5, 2007
June 4th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders
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June 4th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders
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Thursday, October 4, 2007
June 3rd, 1934 - Farewells - 10 Big Names Who Left the Game After 1934
Previously, we looked at 1934's most promising rookies. The following is a partial list of big name stars for whom 1934 was their swan song, and who also made significant contributions to their team in 1934.
One name not on this list is the Babe's. 1934 would be his last in a Yankees uniform, but he would play one season in 1935 for the Boston Braves.
Sparky Adams - Cincinnati was the 4th NL stop on Adams' career, which began in 1922. He broke into the league with Chicago, and also played for St. Louis (the 1930 NL champs and 1931 world champs) and Pittsburgh. He played all positions in the infied except first, and played the occassional outfield as well. Although his .286 life time batting average seems respectable, in no season did Adams hit the league average for OPS. Still, he played most games in most seasons, and seems to have been considered an adequate infielder during an era less was expected from them at the plate. His best attribute was his speed on the basepaths.
Johnny Frederick - Frederick had a relatively brief (6 year) pro career, all with Brooklyn. He was a good hitter, and was above average in OPS every year except 1931 when he was right at par. He played a single game at first, the rest in the outfield. Until 2000, he was the answer to the trivia question "who hit the most pinch hit home runs in a season?"
Burliegh Grimes - Grimes had a long, varied pitching career in the big leagues, all but 10 games in the NL. It began in 1916 in Pittsburgh. He would be traded to the Dodgers, Giants, back to Pittsburgh, Boston, St. Louis, Chicago, and back to St. Louis. In 1934 alone, he would play for the Cardinals, the Yankees, and then return to end his career where it began in Pittsburgh. Contrary to common wisdom, the spitball was never strictly "banned" in 1920 but restricted to those pitchers using them at the time and thought to have the spitter as a key in their repetoire. Grimes had the distinction of being the last of 17 legal spitballers when he retired in 1934.
Don Hurst - Hurst had 5 solid seasons for the Phillies from 1928 through 1932. He slipped in 1933, and would only play 40 games for the Phillies in 1934 before being traded to the Cubs, where he would play 51. On neither team did Hurst make an impact in 1934, however, and he retired at the end of the season. The Chicago Cubs Enclyclopedia lists the trade of Dolph Camili to the Phillies for Hurst as the fifth worst trade in Cubs history (the worst being Lou Brock et al for Ernie Broglio et al in 1964).
Marty McManus - McManus was an American Leaguer for most of his career. He started with St. Louis in 1920, and stopped in Detroit for several seasons and then Boston. He swtiched leagues for one final season with the Braves in 1934. He played every position in the infield, including most during every season he played. He also managed the Red Sox in 1932 and 1933 before being traded.
Ed Morgan - Morgan had a 7 year AL career, the first six spent with Cleveland. Of course, in 1934, his last year, he's with the Red Sox. 1930 and 1931 were superb years for Morgan. By 1933, he had slowed down considerably. His OPS (on base percentage plus slugging expressed) for 1934 was only .719. He's well ahead of his pace this year, however, which is one reason the Red Sox are in the hunt for the pennant in our replay, unlike the real 1934.
Lefty O'Doul - O'Doul began his career as a pitcher with the Yankees, but after pitching several years began to develop arm problems. He left the major leagues after 1923, but reemerged as a big hitting outfielder in 1928 (he was said to be one model for Roy Hobbs in The Natural), and posted monster years from 1929 through 1933. He is 4th in all time BA, but played at a time of inflated averages. After finishing his playing career, he was a long time manager of the San Francisco Seals, where he managed Joe DiMaggio (claiming that his sole contribution to the latter's development was to "leave him alone"). The bridge over McCovey's Cove in San Francisco is named for him.
Herb Pennock - we've already seen a great deal about Pennock, the dominant Yankees' starter of the 1920s, and Bill James's best AL pitcher of that decade. Although the dominant Yankees teams of the mid to late 20's were best known for their hitters ("murderers row"), Pennock, along with Urban Shocker and Waite Hoyt comprised one of the very best rotations in baseball. Pennock is now back with the Red Sox, where he's provided "lights out" spot relief, one of the keys to their so far successful season. Pennock was known for the calm, breezy manner on the mound, pitching a game as if it were batting practice. His SABR bio can be found here. He started his major league career in 1912 as an Athletic, moved to Boston, and then New York before returning to Boston for one last season. 
Sam Rice - Rice played for the Washington Nationals from 1915 to 1933, playing one final season in Cleveland in 1934. He was consistently, significantly above average as a hitter, atlhough he only had a couple of really outstanding seasons. Rice was inducted into the HOF in 1963. It's unclear whether he'd make it in today because he was never the very best at any point (his best year hitting, he was sixth in BA).
Hack Wilson -It's very possible you've not heard of Wilson, although more likely you know the name but little more. Wilson was one of the great hitters in the NL during the 1920s. He started with the Giants, played most of his career as a Cub, and the last few seasons in the early 30s with Brooklyn (he'll be traded to Philly at the close of the season and play 7 games there before retirement). He was among the slugging leaders 6 of his 12 seasons and holds the major league RBI record for a single season (191).Wednesday, October 3, 2007
June 3rd, 1934 - NL Game Summaries
Collins Rips Pirates as Cards Triumph 9-3Pirates pitchers take turns getting shelled
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 - 9 17 1
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 6 0
First baseman Rip Collins had 4 hits and scored 3 times and Tex Carletonallowed Frankie Frisch to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at ForbesField where the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates by the scoreof 9 to 3.
Carleton(5-3) earned his pay with a solid performance for St. Louis. He allowed 6 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. St. Louis had 17 hits for theafternoon. Waite Hoyt(1-5) was given the loss in relief. With this win, St. Louis has a 23-19 record. They have been 6-4 lately. Pittsburgh has a record of 19-20 after the loss.
Clark Pitches Giants to 7th Straight Victory"Watty" and Luque shut down Phillies at Polo Grounds
Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 0
Giants.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 4 0
At the Polo Grounds the sizzling New York Giants outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 1.
Mel Ott enjoyed a fine day at the plate. He smacked a three-run homer (his 11th of the season) in the 1st inning and tripled in the 7th inning. Philadelphia had 10 hits in the game while New York had 4, but New York had the more timely hits.
Watty Clark(2-1) (pictured) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and allowing 1 run. Dolf Luque got the save, his 3rd. Curt Davis (4-4) was charged with the loss. He pitched 7 innings giving up only 4 hits and 1 walk. New York won for the 7th straight time. Bill Terry held court after the contest, 'Everything is coming up aces right now. It is important for our team to ride this wave as long as we can. Every win is important.'
Reds Prevail in Bottom of 9th Over CubbiesPool drives in winning run to delight 5,000 plus fans
Cubs............ 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2
Reds............ 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 13 0
Center fielder Chick Hafey had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at Crosley Field as theCincinnati Reds won in their last at-bat beating the Chicago Cubs by thecount of 5 to 4 at Cincinnati's Crosley Field (pictured).
Cincinnati scored the deciding run in the bottom of the 9th inning. Sparky Adams stroked a base-hit. Tony Piet stepped up to the plate and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. Hafey then reached on an error. After another out, HarlinPool came up and he lashed a single giving Cincinnati the win much to thedelight of the home town crowd. For the game Cincinnati out-hit Chicago 13 to 7.
The win went to Joe Shaute (2-3) who allowed no runs in 1 and 1/3 innings. PatMalone (4-4) was the loser. He allowed 13 hits and 1 walk in 8 and 2/3 innings.
Dodgers Turn Up Heat on Braves' Pen in 8-3 WinTaylor, Cucci each get 3 hits to power Bums as Leonard goes 5-0 on season
Dodgers......... 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 - 8 12 0
Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 2
Third baseman Tony Cuccinello had 3 base hits and 3 RBI and Dutch Leonardpitched a complete game as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Braves by the score of 8 to 3 at Braves Field.
Brooklyn took the lead for good in the 6th inning with 3 runs utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Sam Leslie initiated the scoring spurt whenhe slapped a base-hit. Len Koenecke came to the plate and drew a walk. Cuccinello then doubled, and an error was also committed, emptying the bases.
Brooklyn had 12 hits for the afternoon. Leonard(5-0), allowing 3 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Jumbo Jim Elliott(2-2) was charged with the loss. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 2 walks.
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