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.
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.
Lou Gehrig has three triples at Washington. However, the game is rained out after 4 1/2 innings, depriving Gehrig of a record.
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.
On June 29, 1934, Lou Gehrig nickname, the Ironhorse is well earned on June 19, as the playing streak of Lou Gehrig is put in serious jeopardy when he is hit in the head with a pitch during an exhibition game. Gehrig is diagnosed with a concussion but returns to the lineup the next day…
On June 27, 1934 The temperature reaches 115 degrees at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis. Dizzy Dean leaves the game with two out and the score tied 7 – 7 in the top of the 9th. Reliever Jim Mooney retires Mel Ott, and when Bill DeLancey homers in the bottom of the inning to win the game, Dean is given credit for the win,…
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.
On June 25, 1934, Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle as the New York Yankees pound the Chicago White Sox, 11-2. Pitcher John Broaca ties a major league record by striking out five consecutive times at the plate, but still picks up the win for New York. Broaca will hit .091 over his five-year career……
On June 25, 1934 The Reds waive Dazzy Vance to the Cards. Source Baseball Reference June 25
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.
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