June 12th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubs Win Over Phillies with a Bang
Hurst delivers three run blast in 5th to spark Cubs to win

Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1

Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 - 5 7 1

At Wrigley Field the Chicago Cubs outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 2. Chicago came up with 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Kiki Cuyler initiated the scoring spurtwhen he singled. Gabby Hartnett stepped into the batter's box and he slappeda one-base hit. Don Hurst then belted a three-run homer (his 3rd of theseason). Philadelphia was set down quietly in the 9th.

Hurst was recently traded to Chicago from Philadelphia.

Jim Weaver(1-3) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Bill Lee recorded his 2nd save. The loss was charged to George Darrow (0-5). He pitched 5 innings giving up 3 hits and 3 walks. With this win, Chicago has a 31-20 record. "Our trade for Don's looking like a great move!" said Cubs manager Charlie Grimm.

Reds Defeat League Leaders, 4-0

Frey "brilliant" on mound

Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1

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

Harlin Pool had 4 hits and Benny Frey blanked New York allowing just 3 hits asthe Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 4 to 0 at CrosleyField. Frey(1-6) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the New York offense. Hesurrendered only 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Cincinnati rapped out 9hits for the afternoon. Fred Fitzsimmons(7-5) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 4 runs and 8hits in 7 innings.

Dodgers Pummel Pirates in Pitt

Leonard goes to 7-0 as Dodgers win 10th straight

Dodgers......... 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 12 11 2

Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 5 times in the opening inning, and went on to win easily over the Pirates. Dodger starter Dutch Leonard tossed a complete game and earned his 7th win of the season as the red hot Dodgers ran their win streak to 10.

Sam Leslie provided the offensive punch. He cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season) in the 1st inning and doubled, which plated a run in the 2nd inning. Brooklyn rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon. The win went to Leonard (7-0) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Ralph Birkofer(4-5) took the loss. Brooklyn added another win to their mountingwinning streak. 'We're on quite a roll lately' said Casey Stengel. 'I justhope we can keep it going.'

Cards Shred Braves pitching for 10-3 Win

Dean goes the distance on mound as Rothrock goes 5 for 5

Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 12 2
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 - 10 16 2

Paul Dean completed the game without help from the bullpen and right fielderJack Rothrock (pictured) had 5 hits and scored 4 times at Sportsman's Park as the St.Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 10 to 3. Boston never recovered after St. Louis took the lead in the 5th inning scoring 3 runners on 5 hits. St. Louis totaled 16 on the afternoon. The win went to Dean(4-3) who allowed 3 runs in the game. Huck Betts(3-6) wasgiven the loss. He allowed St. Louis 7 runs in 6 innings of work.

June 12th, 1934 - AL Game Summaries

Tigers Win After Fast Start in Boston
Gehringer ignites Detroit offense as Bridges quiets BoSox Bats

Tigers.......... 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 7 2

Red Sox......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 1

Charlie Gehringer (pictured) hit 2 doubles and had 4 RBI and Tommy Bridges completed the game without help from the bullpen as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Boston Red Sox by the score of 6 to 3 at Fenway Park. Detroit claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring 3 runners on 2 hits. The key at-bat was by Gehringer who deflated the spirits of the hometown crowd when he doubled bringing in two baserunners. Boston could do no damage in the bottom of the 9th. Bridges(6-5) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. Gordon Rhodes(4-7) took the loss. He pitched 6 innings and surrendered 5 hits and 3 walks.

June 11th, 1934 - How're They Doin? - George Grantham

Grantham's in his last year in baseball after a 13 year NL career. After playing in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, he'll see very limited playing time with the Giants. Although he slumped last year, he's hit significantly better than average every year in the league since he was a rookie, with his best year in 1929. He'll see a little more action this year, but not much.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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Batter            Avg  AB   H  2B  3B  HR RBI  BB IBB   K    OBP  Slug OB+Sl

G.Grantham       .400  15   6   1   0   2   5   2   0   2   .471  .867 1.337

vs. Left         ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   ----  ----  ----

vs. Right        .400  15   6   1   0   2   5   2   0   2   .471  .867 1.337

Clutch           .500   2   1   0   0   1   3   1   0   0   .667 2.000 2.667

Loaded           ----   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  1.000  ---- 1.000

 

          G  PA SH SF HBP CI GDP  PAvg PAB  PH PHR LOB GWRBI GS   TB Streak

Misc.    17  17  0  0   0  0   0  .200  10   2   1   2   0    0   13   1- 1

 

          GB  FB  G/F  Pitch P/PA    RC  RC/27 TotAvg  Prod IsoPw  AB/HR

Averages   7   6 1.17     56 3.29   6.4  19.09  1.667 1.337  .467   7.50

 

                  Run  SB  CS  SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH BRC BRA BRO

Baserunning         2   0   0  ---   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0

 

Fielding            G  GS    Inn   PO    A   E  DP TP  Pct.

1st Baseman         1   0    1.1    2    0   0   0  0 1.000

3rd Baseman         8   0   13.0    0    4   0   1  0 1.000

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June 11th, 1934 - Transactions

Cubs, Phillies Swap First Sackers

The Cubs announced that they have traded first baseman Dolph Camilli to the Philadelphia Phillies. In return, they'll get first baseman Don Hurst, and a large, undisclosed sum of money. Hurst is currently hitting .255, with 2 home runs and 22 RBIs. Camilli is hitting .288, with 3 homers and 19 RBIs.

June 11th, 1934 - Tigers of the Week - Goose Goslin - Detroit

There were no games in either the AL or NL on June 11th, 1934, so we offer another "Tiger of the Week" profile

Tiger of the Week - Goose Goslin

Outfielder Leon "Goose" (so-called beacause of his large nose) Goslin (HA 16) spent most of his 18 year professional baseball career with the Washington Nationals, who traded him to Detroit after the 1933 season after reacquiring him from the St. Louis Browns. Goslin would play 4 seasons for the Tigers before returning to Washington for one final season in 1938.

Along with Hank Greenberg and Charlie Gehringer, Goslin was known as one of the "G-Men" on Detroit's two pennant winners in 1934 and 1935. Goslin was known for his unusually close batting stance, and only accepted a bat from the batboy when already in the batter's box out of superstition. Goslin was also a superior fielder with a strong arm, but never recovered from a seperated shoulder in 1927. He generally played left, which required more mobility in Griffith Park, and also because Washington had another star outfielder in Sam Rice during Goslin's tenure there. According to Bill James, Goslin "lost about as many home runs to playing in poor home run parks as any player in history." James also notes that Goslin had a bad repuation as a team player with teammates, but argues that his history of playing for World Series winners belies it.

You Can Take that Monkey Suit Off

Goslin's biggest contribution to Detroit came in the final game of the 1935 World Series when he drove in Mickey Cochrane with a walk off single to give Detroit its very first World Series Championship. Goslin was frustrated, having failed to get a hit all day. Before his at bat, he turned to the umpire and said "If they pitch that ball over the plate, you can take that monket suit off." Goslin had also come up big for another World Series winner, the 1924 Washington Senators. His record of six straight hits in that series would stand until Thurman Munson tied it in 1976.

Goslin was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1968.

June 11th, 1934 - AL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 American League Date: 6/11/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 DEA 29 20 J.Stone WAA .437 L.Gehrig NYA 20 L.Gehrig NYA 67 1934 WAA 29 21 J.Vosmik CLA .412 J.Foxx PHA 16 C.Gehring DEA 42 1934 BOA 27 21 P.Higgins PHA .382 E.Averill CLA 15 J.Foxx PHA 42 1934 PHA 25 22 E.Averill CLA .373 B.Johnson PHA 11 M.Owen DEA 38 1934 CLA 23 21 B.Myer WAA .372 OTHERS TIED W 9 B.Johnson PHA 38 1934 NYA 24 23 1934 CHA 20 27 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 SLA 12 34 E.Whitehi WAA 9 H.Pennock BOA 5 B.Weiland *** 2.30 OTHERS TIED W 6 C.Hogsett DEA 5 M.Harder CLA 2.84 F.Ostermu BOA 4 S.Rowe DEA 2.85 OTHERS TIED W 3 L.Gomez NYA 2.92 M.Pearson CLA 3.01 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS E.Combs NYA 13 B.Werber BOA 14 L.Gomez NYA 53 J.Kuhel WAA 12 J.White DEA 11 B.Newsom SLA 50 R.Pepper SLA 10 P.Fox DEA 10 S.Rowe DEA 45 H.Manush WAA 10 B.Chapman NYA 9 T.Bridges DEA 43 F.Bordaga CHA 8 G.Walker DEA 8 R.Ruffing NYA 42 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CHA 2 at DEA 3 PHA 8 at NYA 1 SLA 1 at CLA 2 WAA 4 at BOA 6 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.Gehringer DEA .378 37 14 9 10 3 T.Bridges DEA 18 12 1 3 12 0 200 J.Stone WAA .421 19 8 7 6 0 M.Pearson CLA 17 9 1 5 10 0 110 P.Higgins PHA .452 31 14 6 4 2 S.Jones CHA 20 19 1 5 7 0 100 L.Gehrig NYA .297 37 11 8 3 4 S.Rowe DEA 31 25 10 6 18 2 210 E.Coleman PHA .304 23 7 5 2 2 B.Weiland CLA 18 12 2 8 5 0 200 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 R.Warstler PHA .172 29 5 1 0 0 J.Heving CHA 5 16 11 4 3 0 000 B.Chapman NYA .148 27 4 1 3 0 T.Lyons CHA 16 24 16 7 6 3 020 E.Madjeski CHA .129 31 4 2 1 1 M.Flohr PHA 5 5 4 7 0 1 010 D.Cramer PHA .220 41 9 2 0 1 G.Blaeholder SLA 5 7 4 3 0 1 010 H.Clift SLA .194 36 7 2 4 0 J.Cascarella PHA 8 12 6 7 2 0 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 American League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 Detroit DEA 29 20 .592 ---- 105 101 53 .656 1934 Washington WAA 29 21 .580 .5 66 88 .429 1934 Boston BOA 27 21 .563 1.5 76 76 .500 1934 Philadelphia PHA 25 22 .532 3.0 68 82 .453 1934 Cleveland CLA 23 21 .523 3.5 85 69 .552 1934 New York NYA 24 23 .511 4.0 90 64 .584 1934 Chicago CHA 20 27 .426 8.0 53 99 .349 1934 St. Louis SLA 12 34 .261 15.5 67 85 .441 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BOA 27 21 .563 16-10 11-11 6- 4 21-17 3- 3 11- 6 6-4 Won 2 CHA 20 27 .426 9-16 11-11 3- 1 17-26 1- 3 2- 6 4-6 Lost 2 CLA 23 21 .523 15- 7 8-14 5- 7 18-14 1- 1 5- 5 6-4 Won 2 DEA 29 20 .592 15-12 14- 8 4- 9 25-11 2- 2 10- 7 7-3 Won 2 NYA 24 23 .511 11-10 13-13 6- 4 18-19 2- 1 4- 7 4-6 Lost 1 PHA 25 22 .532 12- 9 13-13 5- 3 20-19 3- 1 7- 2 3-7 Won 1 SLA 12 34 .261 7-15 5-19 4- 9 8-25 1- 3 2-10 2-8 Lost 2 WAA 29 21 .580 16- 9 13-12 5- 8 24-13 2- 1 6- 4 6-4 Lost 2 TOTAL 189 189 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BOA 8- 3 13-14 6- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHA 6- 4 10-17 4- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CLA 6- 3 11-15 6- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 DEA 5- 5 17-12 7- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYA 4- 7 16-11 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHA 5- 7 17- 9 3- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLA 2- 7 8-20 2- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 WAA 6- 6 17-11 6- 4 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 8 CHA 3 - 3 4 1 0 6 3 CLA 3 3 - 4 1 3 7 2 DEA 3 8 3 - 3 3 7 2 NYA 2 5 3 2 - 6 3 3 PHA 3 4 4 3 6 - 3 2 SLA 2 1 3 0 4 1 - 1 WAA 5 4 3 3 3 6 5 -

June 11th, 1934 - NL Standings and Leaders

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1934 National League Date: 6/11/1934 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1934 NYN 32 18 J.Medwick SLN .418 G.Hartnet CHN 13 M.Ott NYN 50 1934 CHN 30 20 M.Ott NYN .383 M.Ott NYN 13 W.Berger BON 38 1934 BRN 27 21 E.Allen PHN .380 R.Collins SLN 11 G.Suhr PIN 38 1934 SLN 25 22 S.Leslie BRN .370 W.Berger BON 8 G.Hartnet CHN 36 1934 PIN 21 23 P.Waner PIN .367 L.Koeneck BRN 7 OTHERS TIED W 35 1934 BON 19 27 1934 PHN 18 27 WINS SAVES ERA 1934 CIN 15 29 L.Warneke CHN 10 W.Hoyt PIN 4 C.Hubbell NYN 1.74 C.Hubbell NYN 10 J.Haines SLN 4 L.Warneke CHN 2.26 R.Benge BRN 7 B.Smith BON 3 B.Cantwel BON 2.42 F.Fitzsim NYN 7 H.Bell NYN 3 C.Davis PHN 2.72 OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Luque NYN 3 F.Fitzsim NYN 2.90 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS T.Jackson NYN 16 P.Martin SLN 9 D.Dean SLN 64 S.Leslie BRN 9 J.Rothroc SLN 6 V.Mungo BRN 62 B.Jurges CHN 9 D.Taylor BRN 5 L.Warneke CHN 54 G.Mancuso NYN 9 L.Chiozza PHN 5 C.Hubbell NYN 46 W.Jensen PIN 9 C.Fullis PHN 5 H.Schumac NYN 41 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BON 5 at BRN 6 CIN 0 at CHN 4 NYN 5 at PHN 6 PIN 0 at SLN 3 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 .281 32 9 12 5 4 D.Dean SLN 27 20 4 6 13 1 210 R.Collins SLN .378 37 14 9 1 4 L.Warneke CHN 18 11 5 0 6 1 200 H.Lee BON .422 45 19 16 3 2 D.Leonard BRN 26 27 9 1 7 1 200 S.Leslie BRN .404 47 19 15 5 2 V.Mungo BRN 18 15 3 4 4 1 200 T.Cuccinello BRN .371 35 13 11 6 1 T.Kleinhans CIN 17 13 2 2 4 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 T.Thevenow PIN .172 29 5 0 1 0 R.Grabowski PHN 11 22 14 3 2 3 020 L.Waner PIN .200 40 8 2 0 0 D.Barrett BON 5 11 8 5 2 0 000 P.Traynor PIN .189 37 7 4 1 0 J.Weaver CHN 14 24 13 3 11 1 020 H.Critz NYN .091 33 3 2 3 1 R.Lucas PIN 13 18 10 3 3 2 020 C.Fullis PHN .240 25 6 1 2 0 P.Dean SLN 7 9 6 2 4 3 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1934 National League WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# ACTWON ACTLOST ACTPCT 1934 New York NYN 32 18 .640 ---- 103 93 60 .608 1934 Chicago CHN 30 20 .600 2.0 86 65 .570 1934 Brooklyn BRN 27 21 .563 4.0 71 81 .467 1934 St. Louis SLN 25 22 .532 5.5 95 58 .621 1934 Pittsburgh PIN 21 23 .477 8.0 74 76 .493 1934 Boston BON 19 27 .413 11.0 78 73 .517 1934 Philadelphia PHN 18 27 .400 11.5 56 93 .376 1934 Cincinnati CIN 15 29 .341 14.0 52 99 .344 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BON 19 27 .413 9-12 10-15 1- 5 18-22 2- 2 6- 9 5-5 Lost 4 BRN 27 21 .563 11-11 16-10 7- 5 20-16 1- 0 5- 8 9-1 Won 9 CHN 30 20 .600 16- 9 14-11 8- 3 22-17 1- 1 11- 6 5-5 Won 2 CIN 15 29 .341 10-14 5-15 3- 5 12-24 2- 2 8- 6 5-5 Lost 2 NYN 32 18 .640 17- 9 15- 9 8- 3 24-15 1- 3 10- 9 5-5 Lost 1 PHN 18 27 .400 13-10 5-17 4- 7 14-20 1- 1 6- 7 2-8 Won 1 PIN 21 23 .477 11-10 10-13 7- 9 14-14 1- 1 4- 7 4-6 Lost 1 SLN 25 22 .532 14-11 11-11 5- 6 20-16 3- 2 6- 4 6-4 Won 1 TOTAL 187 187 .500 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ BON 5- 6 9-16 5- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 BRN 6- 5 12-14 9- 2 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CHN 8- 4 17-12 5- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 CIN 4- 7 6-18 5- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 NYN 6- 5 22- 8 4- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PHN 5- 6 11-13 2- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 PIN 7- 3 11-14 3- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 SLN 3- 8 17-10 5- 4 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 7 - 1 4 2 7 3 3 CHN 4 6 - 7 3 2 2 6 CIN 2 0 5 - 1 2 3 2 NYN 3 5 2 5 - 7 5 5 PHN 4 2 4 1 4 - 2 1 PIN 1 2 4 4 1 4 - 5 SLN 6 1 2 4 2 4 6 -