1934 Chronology Season

An early afternoon five-hour blaze destroys much of Fenway Park's newly-constructed left-field grandstand and center-field bleachers

An early afternoon five-hour blaze destroys much of Fenway Park’s newly-constructed left-field grandstand and center-field bleachers

Gene Freese is born in Wheeling, WV. A former all-star third baseman, Freese bats .091 in 21 games for the Astros in 1966, the final stop in his big league career. 

The late Bill Veeck Sr. is replaced by William Walker as president of the Cubs

Jim “Bear” Owens is born in Gifford, PA.

New York Giants come to contract terms with National League Most Valuable Player Carl Hubbell

New York Giants come to contract terms with National League Most Valuable Player Carl Hubbell

Dizzy dean and Paul Dean

Dizzy Dean predicts that he and his brother Paul will lead the St. Louis Cardinals to the National League pennant

Joe Jackson

Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis turns down “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s bid for reinstatement

St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns decide to cease broadcasting home games

St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns decide to cease broadcasting home games

1934 – The National Recovery Administration says athletes advertising athletic goods must actually use them or advertisers will lose the NRA Blue Eagle and be fined.

Future home run king Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama

Future home run king Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama

The Cincinnati Reds purchase 43-year-old pitcher Dazzy Vance from the St. Louis Cardinals for $7,500

Cincinnati Reds set sail from New York City to San Juan, Puerto Rico

The National League loans the Cincinnati Reds $50,000 at 4.5% interest

The National League loans the Cincinnati Reds $50,000 at 4.5% interest

sam rice Cleveland Indians sign former Washington Senators star Sam Rice

Cleveland Indians sign former Washington Senators star Sam Rice

Pitcher Eppa Rixey of the Cincinnati Reds announces his retirement after 21 seasons and a career 266-251 mark

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Sparky Anderson is Born in Bridgewater, SD

Casey Stengel signs with dodgers

Brooklyn Dodgers coach Casey Stengel signs a two-year deal to manage the Dodgers

New York Giants manager John McGraw dies from prostate cancer at the age of 60

New York Giants manager John McGraw dies from prostate cancer at the age of 60

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St. Louis Cardinals rookie Paul “Daffy” Dean ends his holdout

Mildred Didrickson (also known as Babe Zaharias), the renowned all-around female athlete, pitches the 1st inning for the Philadelphia Athletics in a spring training exhibition game against the Brooklyn Dodgers. She gives up one walk but no hits.

Mildred Didrickson (also known as Babe Zaharias), the renowned all-around female athlete, pitches the 1st inning for the Philadelphia Athletics in a spring training exhibition game against the Brooklyn Dodgers

1934 – In New Orleans, Louisiana Mildred Didrickson (Babe Zaharias) pitches again, this time for the New Orleans Pelicans against a split squad of the Cleveland Indians. She throws two scoreless innings and lines out in her only plate appearance. In nearby Lafayette, manager Walter Johnson pitches for the other Cleveland squad against the minor league Kansas City Blues.

1934 – Rabbit Maranville breaks his left leg while sliding home on a double steal in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees. The Boston Braves veteran is out for the season and will play just 23 games next year. He had broken his right leg earlier in spring training of 1926.

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Babe Ruth, sponsored by Quaker Oats, agrees to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC

Reds president Larry MacPhail hires 26 year-old Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL

Reds president Larry MacPhail hires 26 year-old Red Barber to broadcast the team games on WSAL

At Shibe Park, 15,000 fans witness the first legal baseball game between major league teams played on a Sunday in the city of Philadelphia. In a hometown exhibition game, the Phillies defeat the Athletics, 8 – 1.

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Casey Stengel Debuts as a manager for Dodgers

Red Barber

On Opening Day at the newly-named Crosley Field, Reds’ announcer Red Barber calls his first play-by-play for a major league team. The 26 year-old future Hall of Fame broadcaster had never attended a major league game before today’s 6-0 loss to Chicago.

Fenway Park opens after 1934 renovations

Fenway Park opens after 1934 renovations

Washington Senators catcher Moe Berg sets an American League record by playing in his 117th consecutive game without an error

 Washington Senators catcher Moe Berg sets an American League record by playing in his 117th consecutive game without an error

Lon Warneke of the Chicago Cubs pitches his second consecutive one-hitter, beating the St. Louis Cardinals and Dizzy Dean

Lon Warneke of the Chicago Cubs pitches his second consecutive one-hitter, beating the St. Louis Cardinals and Dizzy Dean, 15 – 2, at Sportsman’s Park.

Goose Goslin grounds into four consecutive double plays

Goose Goslin grounds into four consecutive double plays

The Pirates and the Phillies become the last two major league franchises allowed to play home games on Sundays when the Bucs beat Cincinnati, 9-5, at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field, along with the Phils dropping an 8-7 decision to Brooklyn at Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl. Games on the Lord’s Day are no longer prohibited in Pennsylvania because the state modified their blue laws, legislation which formerly prevented such events due to religious concerns.

Luis Aparicio is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Luis Aparicio is born in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell and Bucky Walters hit four consecutive triples for the Boston Red Sox en route to a 14 - 4 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell and Bucky Walters hit four consecutive triples for the Boston Red Sox en route to a 14 – 4 win over the Detroit Tigers.

Cardinal P Bill Walker has his arm broken by a batting practice smash by Joe Medwick.

Lou Gehrig removes himself from the New York Yankees’ lineup after five innings

Lou Gehrig removes himself from the New York Yankees’ lineup after five innings

Ben Chapman, who will lead the protest against Jackie Robinson in 1947, harasses a Jewish fan during a Yankees’ 13-3 victory of the White Sox at the Bronx ballpark. The New York left fielder shouts disparaging epithets and taunts the team’s supporter with Nazi salutes.

The Buffalo Bisons hit five home runs in one inning against the Albany Senators. A rookie, Jake Plummer, is beaned by the Albany pitcher after the 5th home run in a row, and a promising career is ruined.

The Reds send pitcher Syl Johnson and OF Johnny Moore to the Phils for pitcher Ted Kleinhans and OFs Art Ruble and Wes Schulmerich. Moore will turn out to be the class of the swap, hitting .300+ in the next three years.

The Giants beat the Cardinals, 5 – 2, but do it without starting pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons, who is struck in the back by a fungo bat while warming up. Fat Freddie will miss several starts.

The Indians stop the Yankees, 5 – 1, with Lou Gehrig driving in the lone run for New York. For the second time in his career, Lou has driven in at least one run a game for 10 straight games.

Boston’s Lefty Grove allows 5 early runs‚ then settles down to beat the Indians‚ 7 – 5. Down 5 – 4 in the 9th‚ Grove hits for himself and singles. Grove will lose his next four.

The Yankees purchase — some would say rent — spitballer Burleigh Grimes from the Pittsburgh Pirates. After 10 appearances with the Yankees, the Yanks will release Grimes and the Pirates will reobtain him.

The Yankees purchase — some would say rent — spitballer Burleigh Grimes from the Pittsburgh Pirates. After 10 appearances with the Yankees, the Yanks will release Grimes and the Pirates will reobtain him.

At St. Louis, Ray Pepper has five hits, including 2 homers, and drives in five runs to lead the Browns to a 12 – 7 win over Detroit. Pepper will knock in 101 runs this year, but his career total will be just 170 RBIs; he is the only player in history to have a 100-RBI season without reaching 200 for his career. Four other homers are hit today — two by Detroit — but George Blaeholder goes the distance for the win.

Ben Chapman breaks up Earl Whitehill’s no-hitter in the bottom of the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. Last season, the Bronx Bomber left fielder, after being provoked, hit the right-hander with a punch in the passageway, causing a melee between the two teams that resulted in a 20-minute delay of the game before the police could restore order.

New York Yankees Myril Hoag, Ben Chapman, and Joe DiMaggio striking a throwing pose in front of the screen at Fenway Park.

Myril Hoag becomes first Yankee in franchise history to collect six hits in one game, a major league record of six singles. The 26 year-old outfielder’s 6-for-6 performance helps the Bronx Bombers rout Boston at Fenway Park, 15-3.

At the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants score six runs in the 8th inning to whip the Boston Braves, 14 – 5. Johnny Vergez collects a home run and a double in the inning, while Mel Ott clouts two home runs and four RBI in the game.

Big Jim Weaver pitches a 1 – 0 shutout victory for the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals, topping Bill Hallahan. Weaver, a 25-game winner at Newark in 1933, was sold to the Browns by theYankees, but the cash-poor Browns returned him to Newark. The Cubs picked him up in mid-May for $12,500.

Lefty Grove of the Boston Red Sox wins his 20th consecutive game at Fenway Park, the longest home park streak in the major leagues

Boston hurler Lefty Grove becomes the first pitcher in major league history to yield six doubles in one frame

Doc Cramer hits for the cycle‚ but the Yankees still beat the A’s, 7 – 3, on Lou Gehrig’s second grand slam of the year.

The Yankees thrash West Point‚ 7 – 0‚ in their annual exhibition game. Jimmie DeShong provides the whitewash.

The Cubs send Dolph Camilli and cash to the Phillies for Don Hurst‚ the 1930 RBI leader. Camilli will later win the 1941 MVP award with the Dodgers‚ while Hurst hits .199 for the Cubs and disappears.

6/12/1934: Babe Ruth homered at Yankee Stadium off Bobo Newsom of the St. Louis Browns. The drive came in the fourth inning to start the scoring for the home team. After the frame, the Yankees led, 3-1, but rain washed out the remainder of the contest. This would have been Ruth’s tenth home run of the season.

Van Lingle Mungo wins his 11th of the year

Van Lingle Mungo wins his 11th of the year

The first-place Giants score seven runs in the 3rd to crush the Cubs, 12 - 7. Mel Ott leads the way with two homers - his 16th and 17th - and drives in six runs. Jo-Jo Moore has four hits, including a homer, and Fred Fitzsimmons, who weakens in the 8th, is credited with the win. Charlie Root, who got none out in the 3rd before retiring, is the loser. The Giants now lead the Cards by five games.

The first-place Giants score seven runs in the 3rd to crush the Cubs, 12 – 7. Mel Ott leads the way with two homers – his 16th and 17th – and drives in six runs. Jo-Jo Moore has four hits, including a homer, and Fred Fitzsimmons, who weakens in the 8th, is credited with the win. Charlie Root, who got none out in the 3rd before retiring, is the loser. The Giants now lead the Cards by five games.

The American League-leading New York Yankees trip the Indians twice, 3 – 2 and 3 – 0, at Yankee Stadium. New York ties the first game on Frank Crosetti’s solo homer in the 8th off Bob Weiland, then wins it on Gehrig’s 18th in the 9th. Lefty Gomez, in relief of Johnny Broaca, is the winner. In game 2, Hal Trosky’s single is the only hit off Red Ruffing, who also knocks in a run.

The Browns rout the A’s, 11 – 3, behind five RBIs by Rollie Hemsley. Hemsley is knocked out in a collision in the 4th inning, but stays in to triple with the sacks full in the 7th. Bob Johnson, leading the majors in homers, hits his 20th in the 9th inning.

The Tigers score three in the 11th to defeat the Senators, 13 – 10. Heinie Manush, leading the American League in hitting, has four hits and two homers as Washington collects 17 hits. The Tigers get three-hit efforts from Marv Owen, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg, who includes a homer. Elden Auker is the winner over Tommy Thomas.

New manager Pie Traynor paces the Pirates to a 6 – 5 win over the Braves, stopping a losing skein of five games. Traynor laces three doubles and a single and scores the winning run in the 9th inning. Arky Vaughan is 4 for 4 for the winners to raise his average to .363, two points off the leaders. Wally Berger keeps the Braves in the game with a two-run homer in the 1st and a game-tying homer in the 9th. Leon Chagnon, in relief of Red Lucas, is the winner.

Detroit takes over first place, beating Washington, 11 – 3, dislodging the Yankees who lose, 4 – 1, to Cleveland.

Bill Terry and Joe Cronin, managers of the 1933 pennant winners, are named to head the All-Star teams, establishing a precedent that is still followed.

1934 - The Cards beat the Dodgers, 5 - 4, with the win credited to Bill Hallahan, who relieves in the 6th inning and gives up a run. In the bottom half, the Cards score five runs, and Dizzy Dean comes in and shuts out Brooklyn in the last three innings. The official scorer refers the decision on the winning pitcher to National League president John Heydler, who gives it to Dean, eventually making his 30-win season possible. Heydler's telegram reads in part: "Dean pitched great ball during three innings to protect one-run lead and is winner. Hallahan pitched one inning rather poorly and did not stand to lose the game even had he continued."

1934 – The Cards beat the Dodgers, 5 – 4, with the win credited to Bill Hallahan, who relieves in the 6th inning and gives up a run. In the bottom half, the Cards score five runs, and Dizzy Dean comes in and shuts out Brooklyn in the last three innings. The official scorer refers the decision on the winning pitcher to National League president John Heydler, who gives it to Dean, eventually making his 30-win season possible. Heydler’s telegram reads in part: “Dean pitched great ball during three innings to protect one-run lead and is winner. Hallahan pitched one inning rather poorly and did not stand to lose the game even had he continued.”

After being hitless in his last 21 at bats, Babe Ruth hits a grand slam in a 5 – 0 Yankee win over the White Sox.

The Reds waive Dazzy Vance to the Cards.

Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle as the New York Yankees pound the Chicago White Sox

Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle as the New York Yankees pound the Chicago White Sox

1934 – Paul Dean wins his 10th game against one loss, defeating the Giants, 13 – 7. Paul allows 15 hits, including homers by Travis Jackson and Mel Ott, in winning. Brother Dizzy’srecord is 10-3.

Dean is given credit for the win, his 12th of the year, though he wasn't the pitcher of record when the winning run scores

Dean is given credit for the win, his 12th of the year, though he wasn’t the pitcher of record when the winning run scores

Lou Gehrig nickname ironhorse is earned after concussion

Lou Gehrig nickname ironhorse is earned after concussion

In a 4 – 3, 10-inning loss to the Browns, Tiger CF Gee Walker is picked off base twice in the same frame, earning him a 10-day suspension for his ineptitude. After Hank Greenberg singles, Walker reaches base on a error, but then gets caught off base when C Rollie Hemsley fires to first base. Greenberg attempts to draw a throw by running to third base and is thrown out, with Walker taking second. Moments later, with Walker standing six feet off the bag “as brave as a boy on a burning deck” (writer Charles P. Ward’s description), pitcher Jack Knott’s throw to SS Alan Strange nabs him. Mickey Cochrane is so furious he suspends Walker and fines him $20 – the 6th time this season that he has earned a $20 fine. Gee’s next appearance won’t come until July 16 when he pinch-hits for Cochrane.

Lou Gehrig has three triples at Washington. However, the game is rained out after 4 1/2 innings, depriving Gehrig of a record.

Led by pinch hitter Harlin Pool’s two hits and two runs, the Reds drop nine runs on the visiting Cardinals in the 8th inning, and win, 11 – 4.

On the 25th anniversary of Forbes Field, a granite monument to Barney Dreyfuss to the left of the exit gate is unveiled before the start of the Cubs-Pirates match. The Windy City squad wins, 4 - 2, behind Bill Lee, the 8th straight win for the Cubs.

On the 25th anniversary of Forbes Field, a granite monument to Barney Dreyfuss to the left of the exit gate is unveiled before the start of the Cubs-Pirates match. The Windy City squad wins, 4 – 2, behind Bill Lee, the 8th straight win for the Cubs.

Bill Terry is the top vote-getter in the All-Star balloting. Babe Ruth leads all American League outfielders.

Bill Terry is the top vote-getter in the All-Star balloting. Babe Ruth leads all American League outfielders.

Dizzy Dean ends his well-publicized holdout

Dizzy Dean defeats Tony Freitas in a game in which each starting pitchers throws 17 innings

At Wrigley Field, veteran ump Bill Klem's delayed call of the infield fly rule leads the Cardinals to protest their game with the Cubs. The game is suspended with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Cubs ahead, 5 - 1, and will be completed on the last day of the month with St. Louis losing with the final score of 7 - 4.

At Wrigley Field, veteran ump Bill Klem’s delayed call of the infield fly rule leads the Cardinals to protest their game with the Cubs. The game is suspended with two out in the bottom of the 7th inning with the Cubs ahead, 5 – 1, and will be completed on the last day of the month with St. Louis losing with the final score of 7 – 4.

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Lou Gehrig, being led from the field after being beaned and knocked unconscious during a game at Norfolk Virginia

After the finish of the holiday doubleheaders by all the teams, the Giants, by winning two from the Braves at the Polo Grounds, have a clear lead. They are 3 1/2 games ahead of the Cubs and 4 1/2 in front of the Cardinals. In the American League, the race has seesawed between the Yankees and Detroit with New York only one game ahead. The improved Red Sox are 6 1/2 behind, and Washington, last year’s winner, seven back and dropping fast.

When Dodgers manager Casey Stengel comes out to the mound to remove P Boom-Boom Beck from the game in Philadelphia’s Baker Bowl, the frustrated Beck turns and fires the ball at the tin wall in right field. Dodgers OF Hack Wilson, not paying attention to the happenings, hears the ball, hurries to retrieve it, and fires a strike to second base to prevent the imaginary runner from advancing.

In a Negro National League game, Satchel Paige pitches a 4 – 0 no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Crawfords against the Homestead Grays in Pittsburgh, with only a walk and an error spoiling a perfect game. He strikes out 17. Josh Gibson is his catcher, the only time in Negro league history in which battery-mates in a no-hitter are both members of the Hall of Fame, something which has never happened in the white majors. Legend claims that Paige then drives to Chicago to shut out the Chicago American Giants, 1 – 0, in 12 innings, giving him two shutouts in two different cities in the same day, but the claim has since been disproved. The no-hitter, however, is documented.

1939 Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig Type II Photo Lou Gehrig Day, Tony Cuccinello Est.

Lou Gehrig hits 17th grandslam – breaking the tie Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth shared

Max Bishop draws eight walks in a doubleheader, tying his own major-league record.

Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter

Just four days after throwing a no-hitter, Satchel Paige finds himself on the short end of another no-hitter

allstar game 1934 Carl Hubbell

Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive future Hall of Famers

Schoolboy Rowe fans 11 Yankees in a 4 – 2 win that puts the Tigers back in first place.

Chuck Klein is out of the Cubs lineup because of injuries as they beat the Braves, 7 – 4. He is batting .331 with 19 homers and 65 RBI, but will miss much of the second half and never again will return to the high level of performance previously shown.

Babe Ruth 700th homerun

Babe Ruth hits his 700th homerun

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

Waite Hoyt, now with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has a one-hitter against the Boston Braves, winning, 5 - 0.

Waite Hoyt, now with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has a one-hitter against the Boston Braves, winning, 5 – 0.

Lou Gehrig returns to 1B and goes 4 for 4, including 3 doubles, off Schoolboy Rowe, but the New York Yankees lose to the Detroit Tigers, 8 – 3.

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Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career

National League President John Heydler upholds the Cards’ protest of a loss to the Cubs on July 2nd. The game will be resumed from the point at which umpire Bill Klem waited too long to call an infield fly and will be played prior to a scheduled July 31st game.

Although Bob Johnson, Jimmie Foxx and Pinky Higgins hit successive homers in the 4th inning, St. Louis Browns P Jack Knott perseveres to beat the A’s, 7 – 4.

Lon Warneke, Cubs mound ace, intentionally walks a batter in the 7th to load the bases and bring up Giants P Roy Parmelee. He hits a grand slam for a 5 – 3 win.

1934 – Twenty-two players hit safely in Cleveland’s 15 – 14 win over New York. Babe Ruth is hit in the leg by the ball and will be out for 10 days. It is the second time an injury has sidelined him this season.

Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout in last complete game

Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout in last complete game

Earle Combs

Earle Combs fractured his skull hitting the wall at Sportsman park

The veteran Waite Hoyt stops Dizzy Dean's win streak at 10 with a 5 - 4 win in Pittsburgh.

The veteran Waite Hoyt stops Dizzy Dean’s win streak at 10 with a 5 – 4 win in Pittsburgh.

Chuck Dressen

Chuck Dressen, who will win pennants in Brooklyn and manage 16 seasons in the major leagues, begins by replacing Bob O’Farrell at the helm for the Cincinnati Reds.

Flint Rhem comes within a lazily-fielded bunted ball to third base of pitching a no-hitter for Boston against the Dodgers. He wins, 1 – 0.

When the Cards and the Cubs resume playing the protested game of July 2nd at Wrigley Field, Chicago still wins. The final score this time is 7 – 1 instead of 7 – 4.

Walter Johnson is hospitalized with pleurisy, and Willie Kamm takes over as interim Cleveland manager.

Phillies P Reggie Grabowski surrenders 11 hits in the ninth inning of the second game against the Giants for a modern National League record. Eleven runs score in the inning, as New York wins, 21 – 4.

While three teammates stand watching, a fly ball by Jimmie Foxx drops for a double, the only hit given up by Lefty Gomez in the 3 – 1 win by the Yankees over the A’s.

August 7, 1934 - Dizzy Dean becomes the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season with a 2 - 0 shutout over the Reds.

 Dizzy Dean becomes the first pitcher to reach 20 wins this season with a 2 – 0 shutout over the Reds.

Hall of Fame manager Wilbert Robinson dies at the age of 71

Hall of Fame manager Wilbert Robinson dies at the age of 71

1934 – Babe Ruth announces 1934 is definitely his final season as a regular player. He says he will seek a managerial role and will pinch-hit, but will then go back on his decision to play with the Boston Braves in 1935.

8/10/1934 – The Yankees batted out of turn twice without the Red Sox protesting in a game that the New Yorkers won, 10-3. Manager Joe McCarthy had revised his lineup and the players did not bat in the order on the official lineup handed to the umpires. In the top of the first inning there were two outs when both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig walked. Ben Chapman then batted ahead of Bill Dickey and loaded the bases with an infield single. Dickey then came to the plate out of turn and singled to center scoring Ruth and Gehrig. Pitcher Rube Walberg then threw the ball into center field trying to pick off Chapman at second and both runners advanced one bag. Tony Lazzeri then singled to center scoring both runners. If the Red Sox had protested when either Chapman or Dickey hit out of turn, none of the four runs would have scored in the inning. Chapman and Dickey again batted out of turn the second time through the lineup but without any damage done. In the fifth inning, Gehrig walked and Chapman, again out of turn, struck out. Then Dickey batted out of turn and singled. Finally the Red Sox noticed and protested the batting order. The Yankees then followed the official lineup through the end of the game.

At Boston‚ Babe Ruth hits a homer and then departs in the 9th with the Yankees leading‚ 2 – 1. The Sox tie it up‚ and in the 13th Tony Lazzeri lands a homer to put New York ahead again. Wes Ferrell‚ batting for Fritz Ostermueller‚ wins the game for Boston‚ 3 – 2.

In a battle of the Smiths‚ New York defeats the Braves‚ 7 – 4. New York’s Al Smith allows just one hit in the 5 innings he pitches to defeat reliever Bob Smith. The latter gives up a three-run homer to Travis Jackson in the 7th.

August 12, 1934 - 41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth's last game in Boston. In game one of the doubleheader, Ruth goes 2 for 5 with a double, but misplays a Billy Werber line drive into a triple. Ruth is 0 for 1 with two walks in the second game, leaving in the 6th inning. He will in fact return to Hubtown in 1935, when he finishes his playing career with the Boston Braves.

41,766 turn out to Fenway Park to see what will probably be Babe Ruth’s last game in Boston

In St. Louis, the Cubs sweep the Deans‚ winning 7 – 2 against Paul‚ and 6 – 4 over Dizzy. Big Jim Weaver wins the opener and Pat Malone is the victor against Diz.

1934 – In a preview of the World Series, the Cardinals play the Tigers in an exhibition game in Detroit. The Deans refuse to make the trip, having both pitched the day before. Dizzy is fined $100 and Paul $50.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

The largest weekday crowd in history watches as the Tigers sweep a pair at Yankee Stadium – Rowe win’s his 13th staight

The Deans are suspended by the Cards and Dizzy is charged for two uniforms he tore up – the second for the benefit of the photographers.

Paul Dean accepts the fine levied a few days earlier on both him and his brother Dizzy, and is reinstated.

Ed Coleman of the A's hits three consecutive home runs in the first game of a doubleheader, a 9 - 8 win in 10 innings over the White Sox.

Ed Coleman of the A’s hits three consecutive home runs in the first game of a doubleheader, a 9 – 8 win in 10 innings over the White Sox.

Roberto Clemente is born in Puerto Rico

Roberto Clemente is born in Puerto Rico

1934 – Judge Landis rules against Dizzy Dean. The Cards end his suspension, and Dean returns to the team to avoid further loss in salary.

pitcher Wes Ferrell hits two home runs in a 10-inning, 3 - 2 win for the Red Sox over the White Sox. It is the second time this season he has a pair of homers, and the third in his career. He will hit 2 home runs in a game 6 times before he finishes.

pitcher Wes Ferrell hits two home runs in a 10-inning, 3 – 2 win for the Red Sox over the White Sox. It is the second time this season he has a pair of homers, and the third in his career. He will hit 2 home runs in a game 6 times before he finishes.

Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

Schoolboy Rowe wins his 16th consecutive game, tying the American League record shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

1934 – The East wins the 1934 East-West Game, 1-0, behind the pitching of Slim Jones, Harry Kincannon and Satchel Paige. Jud Wilson drives in Cool Papa Bell in the 8th with the game’s only run, off of the West’s Bill Foster.

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Schoolboy Rowe, after sixteen straight victories, finally loses when the A’s chase him after seven innings in a 13-5 final at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. In his last start, the Tiger right-hander tied the American League record for consecutive wins shared by Smoky Joe Wood, Walter Johnson, and Lefty Grove.

1934 – Jimmie Foxx cracks a two-run homer in the 9th‚ his 39th‚ off reliever Lefty Grove‚ to give the A’s an 8 – 7 win over the Red Sox. Foxx‚ filling it at 3B for the injured Pinky Higgins‚ has three hits and 4 RBIs.

Labor Day doubleheaders define the standings for the final pennant surge. Detroit, rained out in Chicago, holds a 5-game lead over the Yankees, who split a pair with the A’s. Lefty Gomez wins his 24th and 10th straight in the opener, and Jimmie Foxx hits his 40th homer in the second.

The Giants are rained out but move 6 games ahead of the Cardinals, as the Deans have a double disaster in Pittsburgh. Paul Dean loses the first game, 12 – 2, and Dizzy Dean fails to hold the lead in the second game and is the losing pitcher with a final score of 6 – 5. The Cards drop to a tie with the Cubs, who split a pair with the Reds.

Washington’s player-manager Joe Cronin collides with Boston’s Wes Ferrell in a play at first base. Cronin fractures a bone in his arm and is out for the season. The Senators, last year’s champs, will finish 7th.

1934 – Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx, heirs to Babe Ruth’s home run championship role, are in battle for the title. Gehrig hits his 44th in Chicago, and Foxx, his 41st in Detroit.

1934 – In one of the most memorable games in Negro League history, the Pittsburgh Crawfords’ Satchel Paige duels the Philadelphia Stars’ Slim Jones to a 1 – 1 stalemate, called after 9 innings due to darkness. Paige strikes out 12, and Jones, 9, before 30,000 at Yankee Stadium.

Burleigh Grimes, in his second stint with the Pirates this year, picks up his 270th win, in relief in total 7 HOFers play for the Pirates

Burleigh Grimes, in his second stint with the Pirates this year, picks up his 270th win, in relief in total 7 HOFers play for the Pirates

1934 – Dizzy Dean wins his 25th game, beating the Phillies, 4 – 1. It is the fifth straight for the Cards, now four games behind.

Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg plays through Rosh Hashanah hits 2 homeruns

With his fiancee, Edna Mae Skinner of Oklahoma, watching, Schoolboy Rowe halts the Tiger skid with a 2 – 0 win over Washington. He asks in a radio interview: “How’m I doing, Edna?”

Judge Landis sells the World Series broadcast rights to the Ford Motor Company for $100,000. Previously no fee had been charged.

Lefty Gomez pitches a 3-hitter against the Indians for his 25th win.

1934 – Bobo Newsom walks the first 4 batters and departs the first game of the doubleheader, which the Browns will lose to the A’s, 9 – 7. He starts the 2nd game with 4 straight strikeouts and wins, 5 – 2.

1934 – The largest turnout in Polo Grounds history, 62,573, suffers as the Deans take two from the Giants. Diz needs relief from Tex Carleton for a 5 – 3 opener, but Paul goes 11 innings for a 3 – 1 win in the nitecap.

1934 – The Yankees reach Detroit for a last-chance series and lose the opener, as veteran Al Crowder beats Lefty Gomez with a 3 – 0 shutout.

Bobo Newsom wins a clutch doubleheader for the Tigers

Bobo Newsom loses a no-hitter with two out in the 10th inning

Tom Yawkey decides to eliminate advertising on fences at Fenway Park.

Tom Yawkey decides to eliminate advertising on fences at Fenway Park.

Hank Greenberg

Ty Tyson calls the back and forth game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees Full Radio Broadcast

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Dean brothers enjoy an incredible day against the Brooklyn Dodgers

Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, in Babe Ruth last home game.

Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, in Babe Ruth last home game.

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Dizzy Dean wins his 28th cutting Giants’ lead to one game

Lou Gehrig plays his 1,500th consecutive game. His 48th homer is a personal high.

1934 – The Cards close to one-half game of the idle Giants, beating the Reds, 13 – 7. Cincinnati SS Gordon Slade makes 3 errors in the 1st inning.

At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The 'Bambino' had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.

At Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C., Yankees legend Babe Ruth hits his 659th and final home run wearing pinstripes. The ‘Bambino’ had 49 homers with the Red Sox prior to coming to New York and will add six additional round-trippers with the Braves before retiring next season.

Babe Ruth makes his final appearance as a New York Yankee

Dizzy Dean ends his well-publicized holdout

Rip Collins sets the NL record for Homeruns by a switch hitter and Dizzy Dean wins his 30th clinching the pennant

Coach Charley O’Leary scores a run as a pinch hitter for the Browns at age 52 – the oldest ML player ever to do so.

Dizzy Dean Facts and Stats

Dizzy Dean wins game one 1934 World Series, 8 – 3

Schoolboy Rowe evens the World Series with a 12-inning, 3 - 2 victory walk off victory

Schoolboy Rowe evens the World Series with a 12-inning, 3 – 2 victory walk off victory

Hank Greenberg and Goose Goslin at Sportsman's Park before a World Series game in 1934.

Hank Greenberg and Goose Goslin at Sportsman’s Park before a World Series game in 1934.

Tigers even series vs Cardinals with 10-4 win - Greenberg delivers 4 hits

Tigers even series vs Cardinals with 10-4 win – Greenberg delivers 4 hits

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1934 World Series Game 6 St Louis vs Detroit Full Radio Broadcast

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St. Louis Cardinals win the seventh game of the World Series, but not before a near riot takes place

An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan

An All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails on tour to Hawaii and Japan

Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for Lyn Lary

Boston Red Sox acquire shortstop Joe Cronin from the Washington Senators for Lyn Lary

Dick Bartell

New York Giants obtain Dick Bartell from the Philadelphia Phillies for three players and Cash

Mickey Cochrane

Philadelphia Athletics C Mickey Cochrane, who hit .320 with 2 home runs and 76 RBI, is named AL Most Valuable Player – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean, who posted a 30-7 record with 195 strikeouts and a 2.66 ERA, is chosen as National League MVP.

Ford Frick, National League publicity director, is named league president. He will eventually become Commissioner.

Ford Frick, National League publicity director, is named league president. He will eventually become Commissioner.

November 10, 1934 Norm Cash was born in  in Justiceburg, Garza County, Texas

November 10, 1934 Norm Cash was born in  in Justiceburg, Garza County, Texas

Bucky Harris

Washington Senators hire future Hall of Famer Bucky Harris as manager

Al Schacht leaves Washington to join Boston as a coach, breaking up the clown act he had performed with Nick Altrock.

Al Schacht leaves Washington to join Boston as a coach, breaking up the clown act he had performed with Nick Altrock

17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 - 0

17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up one hit, a home run to Lou Gehrig, as the touring major league All-Stars win in Japan, 1 – 0

The St. Louis Browns trade Bruce Campbell to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Burnett, pitcher Bob Weiland, and cash considerations.

The St. Louis Browns trade Bruce Campbell to the Cleveland Indians for Johnny Burnett, pitcher Bob Weiland, and cash considerations.

The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League.

The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco of the Pacific Coast League.

In a pitchers transaction, the St. Louis Cardinals send 16-game winner Tex Carleton to the Chicago Cubs for Bud Tinning and Dick Ward, and cash considerations. Carleton will win 11 in Chicago while Tinning and Ward will help little.

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Chicago Cubs acquire Fred Lindstrom, Larry French for 3 Players including Babe Herman from Pirates

The National League votes to permit night baseball, authorizing a maximum of seven games by any team installing lights. The American League will not grant permission for night games until 1937.

St. Louis Cardinals sell minor league first baseman Johnny Mize to the Cincinnati Reds.

St. Louis Cardinals sell minor league first baseman Johnny Mize to the Cincinnati Reds.

Joe DiMaggio

New York Yankees send five players to the San Francisco Seals for Joe DiMaggio

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Hall of Famer Al Kaline is born in Baltimore, Maryland

Matsutaro Shoriki, head of Yomiuri Newspapers, announces the official formation of Japan’s first professional team, the Tokyo-based Yomiuri Giants. The team is made up of players signed to compete against the American All-Star team. Professional league play, with six teams, will not begin until 1936.

Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies the Brooklyn Dodgers' claim to the services of teenage pitcher Johnny Vander Meer.

Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis denies the Brooklyn Dodgers’ claim to the services of teenage pitcher Johnny Vander Meer.

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1934

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1934

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