June 8th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/8/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 WAA 27 19 J.Stone WAA .434 L.Gehrig NYA 19 L.Gehrig NYA 66 1934 DEA 27 19 J.Vosmik CLA .422 J.Foxx PHA 16 J.Foxx PHA 41 1934 BOA 25 20 B.Myer WAA .377 E.Averill CLA 14 M.Owen DEA 38 1934 PHA 23 20 P.Higgins PHA .371 B.Johnson PHA 10 J.Vosmik CLA 37 1934 NYA 23 21 G.Walker DEA .370 Z.Bonura CHA 9 C.Gehring DEA 37 1934 CLA 21 20 1934 CHA 18 25 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 11 31 E.Whitehi WAA 8 C.Hogsett DEA 5 B.Weiland *** 2.48 E.Auker DEA 6 H.Pennock BOA 4 B.Newsom SLA 2.72 L.Gomez NYA 6 F.Ostermu BOA 4 J.Murphy NYA 2.82 M.Weaver WAA 6 J.Murphy NYA 3 M.Harder CLA 2.84 OTHERS TIED W 5 A.McColl WAA 3 L.Gomez NYA 2.91 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS J.Burns SLA 20 B.Werber BOA 12 L.Gomez NYA 49 B.Myer WAA 13 B.Chapman NYA 9 B.Newsom SLA 45 T.Lazzeri NYA 12 J.White DEA 8 T.Bridges DEA 43 R.Johnson BOA 11 G.Walker DEA 8 R.Ruffing NYA 42 E.Combs NYA 11 P.Fox DEA 8 S.Rowe DEA 38 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CLA 1 at DEA 2 CHA-Earnsha(3-6, 6.01) at DEA-Marberr(3-4, 6.24) PHA at WAA PHA-Marcum(4-3, 5.11) at NYA-Gomez(6-4, 2.91) SLA at CHA SLA-Wells(1-5, 9.11) at CLA-Hudlin(3-4, 3.58) WAA-Russell(1-1, 3.86) at BOA-Ostermu(1-5, 4.36) 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 L.Gehrig NYA .351 37 13 11 4 5 T.Bridges DEA 27 18 5 10 18 0 300 J.Foxx PHA .355 31 11 8 4 3 S.Jones CHA 20 20 2 8 8 1 200 C.Gehringer DEA .429 42 18 10 9 1 L.Brown CLA 17 12 3 5 2 0 200 B.Myer WAA .571 35 20 4 10 0 M.Weaver WAA 17 16 2 8 9 1 200 Z.Bonura CHA .375 40 15 7 5 2 M.Pearson CLA 17 14 3 7 7 0 110 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 R.Warstler PHA .182 33 6 1 2 0 J.Heving CHA 6 15 9 4 2 0 000 B.Seeds CLA .222 27 6 0 2 0 T.Lyons CHA 16 24 16 7 6 3 020 C.Berry PHA .231 26 6 1 1 0 L.Stewart WAA 7 14 7 5 4 1 010 B.Chapman NYA .167 30 5 2 3 0 G.Earnshaw CHA 15 21 13 9 9 2 020 C.Reynolds BOA .237 38 9 3 1 0 I.Andrews SLA 7 7 6 6 3 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Washington WAA 27 19 .587 ---- 109 66 88 .429 1934 Detroit DEA 27 19 .587 ---- 101 53 .656 1934 Boston BOA 25 20 .556 1.5 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 23 20 .535 2.5 68 82 .453 1934 New York NYA 23 21 .523 3.0 90 64 .584 1934 Cleveland CLA 21 20 .512 3.5 85 69 .552 1934 Chicago CHA 18 25 .419 7.5 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 11 31 .262 14.0 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 25 20 .556 14- 9 11-11 6- 4 19-16 3- 3 10- 6 6-4 Won 1 CHA 18 25 .419 8-16 10- 9 3- 1 15-24 1- 2 2- 5 4-6 Lost 1 CLA 21 20 .512 13- 6 8-14 5- 6 16-14 1- 1 4- 5 6-4 Lost 1 DEA 27 19 .587 13-11 14- 8 4- 9 23-10 1- 2 9- 7 8-2 Won 1 NYA 23 21 .523 10- 8 13-13 6- 4 17-17 2- 1 4- 7 5-5 Lost 1 PHA 23 20 .535 12- 9 11-11 4- 2 19-18 3- 1 7- 2 2-8 Lost 2 SLA 11 31 .262 7-15 4-16 4- 8 7-23 1- 3 2- 9 2-8 Won 1 WAA 27 19 .587 15- 9 12-10 4- 7 23-12 2- 1 6- 3 5-5 Won 4 TOTAL 175 175 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 2- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 4- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 5- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 1- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 4- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BOA CHA CLA DEA NYA PHA SLA WAA BOA - 2 2 4 5 3 3 6 CHA 3 - 3 3 1 0 5 3 CLA 3 3 - 4 1 3 5 2 DEA 3 6 3 - 3 3 7 2 NYA 2 5 3 2 - 5 3 3 PHA 3 4 4 3 4 - 3 2 SLA 2 1 2 0 4 1 - 1 WAA 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 -

June 8th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 6/8/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 31 16 J.Medwick SLN .407 M.Ott NYN 12 M.Ott NYN 44 1934 CHN 28 19 M.Ott NYN .384 G.Hartnet CHN 11 W.Berger BON 35 1934 SLN 24 21 E.Allen PHN .373 R.Collins SLN 10 A.Vaughan PIN 35 1934 BRN 23 21 B.Terry NYN .369 W.Berger BON 8 G.Suhr PIN 35 1934 PIN 20 22 S.Davis SLN .367 L.Koeneck BRN 7 OTHERS TIED W 34 1934 BON 19 23 1934 PHN 16 26 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 14 27 C.Hubbell NYN 10 W.Hoyt PIN 4 C.Hubbell NYN 1.70 L.Warneke CHN 9 J.Haines SLN 4 B.Cantwel BON 2.36 F.Fitzsim NYN 7 B.Smith BON 3 L.Warneke CHN 2.46 D.Leonard BRN 6 H.Bell NYN 3 C.Davis PHN 2.78 R.Benge BRN 6 D.Luque NYN 3 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.90 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS B.Herman CHN 16 P.Martin SLN 9 V.Mungo BRN 61 T.Jackson NYN 13 J.Rothroc SLN 6 D.Dean SLN 60 T.Piet CIN 10 D.Taylor BRN 5 L.Warneke CHN 49 OTHERS TIED W 9 OTHERS TIED W 4 C.Hubbell NYN 42 P.Malone CHN 37 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 7 at NYN 5 BON-Smith(1-0, 2.42) at BRN-Babich(0-0, ----) BRN 5 at PHN 2 CIN-Freitas(0-1, 2.45) at CHN-Lee(3-2, 4.54) CHN 3 at SLN 8 NYN-Bowman(1-1, 5.55) at PHN-Davis(4-4, 2.78) PIN 0 at CIN 3 PIN-French(4-3, 3.73) at SLN-Carleto(5-3, 3.20) 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 C.Klein CHN .432 37 16 13 4 3 T.Carleton SLN 18 11 3 3 5 0 200 T.Jackson NYN .421 38 16 11 4 2 F.Frankhouse BON 27 18 9 11 9 1 300 W.Berger BON .344 32 11 6 7 2 L.Warneke CHN 18 8 5 1 5 1 200 S.Leslie BRN .364 44 16 13 6 2 T.Kleinhans CIN 17 13 2 2 4 0 110 R.Moore BON .345 29 10 6 8 1 D.Leonard BRN 18 17 5 1 6 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 L.Waner PIN .200 45 9 4 0 0 L.Munns BRN 6 10 9 5 6 1 010 B.Whitehead SLN .212 33 7 3 0 0 P.Collins PHN 12 19 12 8 4 2 020 P.Traynor PIN .190 42 8 5 1 0 R.Grabowski PHN 12 23 13 5 1 2 010 P.Whitney BON .189 37 7 2 1 1 E.Holley PHN 11 17 10 8 0 1 020 L.Frey BRN .238 42 10 3 3 0 R.Lucas BRN 5 5 6 7 1 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 31 16 .660 ---- 105 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 28 19 .596 3.0 86 65 .570 1934 St. Louis SLN 24 21 .533 6.0 95 58 .621 1934 Brooklyn BRN 23 21 .523 6.5 71 81 .467 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 20 22 .476 8.5 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 19 23 .452 9.5 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 16 26 .381 12.5 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 14 27 .341 14.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 19 23 .452 9-12 10-11 1- 5 18-18 2- 1 6- 7 7-3 Won 3 BRN 23 21 .523 7-11 16-10 6- 5 17-16 0- 0 3- 8 5-5 Won 5 CHN 28 19 .596 14- 8 14-11 7- 3 21-16 1- 1 11- 5 4-6 Lost 1 CIN 14 27 .341 10-14 4-13 3- 5 11-22 2- 2 7- 6 5-5 Won 1 NYN 31 16 .660 17- 9 14- 7 8- 3 23-13 1- 3 10- 8 7-3 Lost 3 PHN 16 26 .381 11- 9 5-17 3- 7 13-19 1- 1 5- 7 2-8 Lost 7 PIN 20 22 .476 11-10 9-12 7- 9 13-13 1- 1 4- 7 4-6 Lost 1 SLN 24 21 .533 13-10 11-11 5- 5 19-16 3- 2 6- 4 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 175 175 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 5- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 5- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 4- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 3- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 0- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 2- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 4- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BON BRN CHN CIN NYN PHN PIN SLN BON - 5 2 4 5 1 2 0 BRN 3 - 1 4 2 7 3 3 CHN 4 6 - 5 3 2 2 6 CIN 2 0 4 - 1 2 3 2 NYN 3 5 2 5 - 6 5 5 PHN 4 2 4 1 2 - 2 1 PIN 1 2 4 4 1 4 - 4 SLN 6 1 2 4 2 4 5 -

June 7th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Braves win at Polo Grounds
Defeat Giants in 7-5 win

Braves.......... 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 7 14 0

Giants.......... 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0

Fred Frankhouse (pictured) went the distance and Buck Jordan smacked 2 triples as the Boston Braves outscored the New York Giants 7 to 5. Boston scored 3 runs in the top of the 6th inning with the help of 3 hits.The big moment was provided by Wally Berger who quieted the crowd when he blasted a two-run home run (his 8th of the season). Boston finished with 14 hits in the victory. The winning pitcher was Frankhouse(5-5) who allowed 5 runs for the game. Fred Fitzsimmons(7-4) was the loser. He allowed Boston 6 runs in 5 innings of work.

Dodgers Top Phils in 5-2 Victory

Leonard goes 6-0 with win

Dodgers......... 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5 12 1

Phillies........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 1

Dutch Leonard went 9 strong innings and Al Lopez touched them all and had 2 RBI as the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the reeling Philadelphia Phillies by ascore of 5 to 2 at the Baker Bowl. Philadelphia was unable to claim the lead after Brooklyn went ahead in the 2nd inning as they scored 2 runs on 2 base hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Lopez who quieted the crowd when he cleared the fences for a two-run home run (his 4th of the season). The Philadelphia offense proved no trouble in the bottom of the 9th. Leonard (6-0) allowed 2 runs on the game. George Darrow (0-4) took the loss.'

He had his 'A' game today,' Casey Stengel said of Leonard. 'Very impressiveperformance.'

Cards Jump to Early Lead, Top Cubs 8-3

Collins has another hot day at the plate

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 3 9 0

Cardinals.....3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 x- 8 15 0

Rip Collins cracked a homer and had 3 RBI as the St. Louis Cardinals defeatedthe Chicago Cubs 8 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. St. Louis set the tone of the game in the first inning as they scored 3 runson 3 base hits. The big moment was provided by Collins who elicited a roarfrom the hometown fans when he belted a three-run homer (his 10th of theseason). St. Louis out-hit Chicago for the game, 15 hits to 9. Bill Hallahan(3-3) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 5 innings. Bill Walkergot the save, his 1st. Jim Weaver(0-3) was given the loss. He was touchedfor 13 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

Reds Top Pirates, 3-0

Kleinhans mystifes powerful Bucs lineup

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0

Reds............. 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 x - 3 8 0

Ted Kleinhans came through with a solid 9 innings as the Cincinnati Reds beatthe Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 3 to 0. Cincinnati took the lead for keeps in the 4th inning scoring one runnerutilizing 2 base hits. Cincinnati banged out 8 on the afternoon. Kleinhans(1-1) went the distance for the shutout. The losing pitcher was RedLucas(2-5). 'Kleinhans was the man today,' Bob O'Farrell said. 'He had justabout every pitch working.'

June 7th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Eke Out Win Against Indians

Bridges wins in 2-1 pitching duel

Indians......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 0

Tigers.......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1

Tommy Bridges was able to finish what he started and was credited with acomplete game as the Detroit Tigers topped the Cleveland Indians by a scoreof 2 to 1 at Navin Field. Detroit drew first blood jumping out to an early lead in the first inningplating an isolated run utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded,Mickey Cochrane lined a base-hit. Goose Goslin got his chance to keep thingsgoing, but he went down on strikes. Charlie Gehringer then hit a single.Oral Hildebrand then threw one that got by the catcher for a passed ballscoring the run. Detroit managed only 6 on the afternoon. The winning pitcher was Bridges(5-5) who allowed 1 run for the game. Thelosing pitcher was Hildebrand(3-5). He allowed 6 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings.

Photo: Manager Cochrane (right) celebrates with outfielder Goslin and pitcher Bridges after Tigers' close victory

Nats Win Again vs Slumping A's

Mack team goes into slump

Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Nationals...... 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 x- 5 9 1

At Griffith Stadium the Washington Nationals outscored the PhiladelphiaAthletics 5 to 2. Washington tallied 2 runs in the 2nd inning. Bobby Burke pitched a perfectninth to earn his 1st save. Earl Whitehill(9-2) was the winner allowing 2runs in 7 innings. Sugar Cain(5-5) was the loser. Washington now has a record of a league leading 28-19. Still in a bad slump,with this loss, Philadelphia is 2-8 lately and 23-21 on the year.

Sox Bounce Back, Defeat Browns

Sox bats regain their potency

Browns.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 0

White Sox....... 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 8 1

Milt Gaston went the distance at Comiskey Park where the Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Browns by the score of 7 to 3. Chicago started with a bang, jumping out to an early lead in their half of the first when they scored 2 runs on 3 hits. Chicago had a total of 8 hits for the game. Gaston(4-3) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 3 runs. The losing pitcher was Bobo Newsom (3-4). He surrendered 8 hits and 5 walks in 8 innings.

June 6th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Braves Stun Giants in 6-3 Win

Hubbell earns only 2nd loss of season

Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 - 6 10 2

Giants.......... 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 3

Buck Jordan had 2 base hits and 2 RBI and Huck Betts tossed a complete game as the Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants by the score of 6 to 3 at PoloGrounds. Boston scored 3 runs in the 5th inning when they had 4 base hits. The criticalplate appearance was by Jordan who quieted the crowd when he delivered abase-hit which was good for two runs. New York was set down quietly in thebottom of the 9th. Betts(3-4) lasted until the end allowing 3 runs for the win. CarlHubbell(10-2) ended up with the loss. He pitched 8 innings giving up 9 hitsand no walks.

Cubs Top Cards on Road

Dean again gets no support

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 4 10 1

Cardinals....... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 1

Kiki Cuyler left the yard and had 3 RBI as the Chicago Cubs topped the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 4 to 3 at Sportsman's Park. Charlie Root(3-2) gave Chicago a solid outing. He allowed 10 hits and 4 walksin 8 and 2/3 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.75 to 4.18. Both teams finished the game with 10 hits. Roy Joiner got the save, his 1st. Dizzy Dean(3-7) absorbed the loss. Hesurrendered 10 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings.

Dodgers Bomb Phils

Beck pitches strong game for Brooklen Club

Dodgers......... 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 10 14 0

Phillies........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1

The struggling Philadelphia Phillies pitching coach might be looking for a new job soon. His team allowed 10 runs while Boom-Boom Beck(3-3), with reliefhelp from Tom Zachary, held Philadelphia to 1 run in a laugher. Philadelphia fell behind quickly as the Brooklyn offense came through in thefirst inning when they tallied 5 runs on 6 hits. That was all Beck needed.Brooklyn had 14 hits for the game and Philadelphia had 7. Phil Collins(4-5) was given the loss. He was knocked around by Brooklyn,allowing 13 hits and 7 walks in 5 and 2/3 innings. The Brooklyn ballclub'srecord now stands at 22-21. With the loss Philadelphia now has a record of 16-25.

Reds Achieve Split Against Powerful Bucs Bats

Derringer prevails in opener, but Pittsburgh offense too much in nightcap

Pirates......... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 14 1

Reds............ 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 11 0

Pirates......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 - 9 14 0

Reds............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 12 2

The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates by a score of 5 to 2 at Crosley Field in the first game of a double bill. Cincinnati brought 2 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 7th inningwhen they had 3 base hits. The key at-bat was by Gordon Slade who brought the crowd to their feet when he banged out a single plating two runs. Pittsburgh had 14 hits in the game while Cincinnati had 11, but Cincinnati had the more timely hits. The win went to Paul Derringer (4-4) who allowed 2 runs in 8 innings. Don Brennan earned the save, his 1st. Bill Swift(3-3) took the loss. He surrendered 5 runs and 11 hits in 8 innings.

In game 2, the Reds were battered 9 to 4 by the Pirates. Cincinnati was unable to claim the lead after Pittsburgh went ahead in the 7th inning when they scored 4 runs on 5 hits. Pittsburgh had a total of 14 hitsfor the game. The victory went to Ralph Birkofer(4-4) who went 8 and 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs. Benny Frey(0-6) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 9 hits and 3 walksin 7 innings.

June 6th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tribe Strikes Early, Cruises in 7-1 Win

Weiland keeps Tigers' bats quiet

Indians......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 7 7 0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1

Bob Weiland tossed a complete game and Sam Rice hit 2 doubles as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 1 at Navin Field. Cleveland set the tone of the game in the first inning when they scored 3 runson 2 hits. That was all Weiland(5-2) needed. Cleveland finished with 7 hits in the victory. The loss was charged to Schoolboy Rowe (5-2). He surrendered 7 runs and 7 hitsin 9 innings. The Cleveland ballclub's record now stands at 21-19. With an impressive recent record of 8-2, Detroit hopes this will only be an isolated loss - followed by another nice run.

Yankees Split Double Header in Boston

New Yorkers pound Grove, can't hit Welch

Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 - 8 13 0

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 4 9 1

Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1

Red Sox......... 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 - 9 11 1

Shortstop Red Rolfe hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI as the New York Yankeesdefeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 8 to 4 at Fenway Park. Johnny Murphy(4-2) had a fairly solid outing. He was reached for 9 hits and 2walks in 7 and 2/3 innings. The teams had been locked in a scoreless dueluntil the 6th inning. Murphy was helped out by Jimmie Deshong who recorded his 2nd save. LeftyGrove(3-2) ended up with the loss. He pitched 6 and 1/3 innings giving up 7hits and 4 walks.

The Boston Red Sox tallied 5 runs in the 8th inning and easily topped the New York Yankees in game 2; the final score was 9 to 2. Johnny Welch(4-1) pitched a fine game. He surrendered 6 hits and 7 walks in 8 innings, lowering his ERA from 5.02 to 4.65. New York was out-hit by Boston, 11 hits to 7. Red Ruffing(5-3) was tagged with the loss. He gave up 4 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings.

Brown Sluggers' Ignite Visitors To Victory

Melillo, Garms provide clutch hits

Browns............ 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 - 8 13 2

White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 3

Bump Hadley completed the game without help from the bullpen and Oscar Melillo lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 2 RBI as the St. Louis Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox in 10 innings by a score of 8 to 4 at ComiskeyPark. The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings. St. Louis won it in the10th inning. The key at-bat was by Debs Garms who deflated the crowd as he doubled bringing in two baserunners. St. Louis banged out 13 on theafternoon. Hadley(3-5), allowing 4 runs for the game, picked up the victory. Ted Lyons(2-4) was the losing pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 9and 1/3 innings of work.

June 6th, 1934 - Book Review: The Good Old Days: Baseball in the 1930s

The Good Old Days: Baseball in the 1930s

Thomas Gilbert
Watts, pp. 157, index

Thomas Gilbert's The Good Old Days: Baseball in the 1930s is part of a series of slim volumes that covers baseball from its birth in the mid 19th century until the end of the 1940s. Although the books are generally aimed at a school age audience, they are well written and will prove of interest to any generalist who wants to learn the basics about any particular period of the game's development.

Readers of this slim volume will be introduced to Hack Wilson, Connie Mack, Kenesaw Mountain Landis, and, of course Babe Ruth who was still a force in the first part of the decade. They will learn about the emergence of the modern farm system under Branch Rickey and the emergence of radio broadcasts. Many other aspects of the game's developments are well covered in a short space.

Despite its title, Good Old Days is not overly sentimental. In fact, the title is ironic as Gilbert indicates that although we tend to remember the 1930s as being a golden age of baseball, there were many things wrong with it, and he is not shy about pointing them out: low attendance and salaries due to the Great Depression, and a precarious existence for player and fan alike.
"There was nothing graceful, elegant or sporting about life or baseball in the 1930s," he concludes, but notes that the great players and stories from the decade are a rich part of the game's lore and many of the innovations meant to keep the game afloat during the decade contributes significantly to its profitability in the years afterwards. Gilbert credits nostalgia for the era as the chief reason that 44 players from the 1930s are in the Hall of Fame, and calls the decade the "most overrepresented" in terms of Hall membership.

Gilbert portrays the major figures of the era, provides essays on important aspects of the game and its development, and provides an outline of each of the decade's seasons. Although comprehensive by no means, it can be read in just a few hours, hits all the "high points" and is an ideal means to introduce the reader to its subject.

Rating: *** (Worth purchasing used)

Purchasing Information

Although out of print, copies can be obtained through the Amazon Z-Shops.