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Carl Hubbell strikes out five consecutive future Hall of Famers

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On July 10, 1934, The second All-Star Game belonged to Carl Hubbell. On the afternoon of July 10 — on the mound of his home park, New York’s Polo Grounds — he turned in perhaps the most spellbinding bit of pitching ever seen in baseball.

Hubbell began the game by getting into hot water — very hot. Charlie Gehringer led off with a single and moved to second on an outfield bobble. Heinie Manush drew a walk and King Carl was facing Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx with two on, none out.

Hubbell began turning over his screwball with uncanny precision. It was a delivery designed to break the backs of free swingers. Ruth (who three days later hit his 700th homer), took a called third strike, looking “decidedly puzzled,” according to one account. Gehrig went down swinging mightily and warned Foxx on his way back to the dugout, “You might as well cut. It won’t get any higher.” The advice didn’t help; Foxx went down on strikes.

In the second, Hubbell faced Al Simmons (who went into the 1934 season with a 10-year .355 average) and he struck out, too. Hubbell made it five in a row when he struck out Joe Cronin.

Joe Dickey ended the string with a single to left. “I was happy to see that,” Gehringer said. “It was starting to get embarrassing.” Hubbell ended the inning, though, by striking out Lefty Gomez.

Hubbell’s achievement of striking out, in succession, five of baseball’s greatest hitters will always be the glowing memory of the ’34 All-Star Game. And the capstone of Hubbell’s career. After three scoreless innings he leaves with the National League ahead, 4 ā€“ 0. The American League rallies, scoring nine runs off Lon Warneke, Van Mungo and Dizzy Dean, while Mel Harder pitches five shutout innings in relief of Red Ruffing to hold the lead. Frankie Frisch and Joe Medwick hit homers. Earl Averillā€™s three RBI are decisive for the ALā€™s 9 ā€“ 7 victory. Hubbell himself will gain election to the Hall in 1947.

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Play by Play

AMERICAN LEAGUE 1ST: Managers: Joe Cronin (AL Washington),
Bill Terry (NL New York); Gehringer singled to center
[Gehringer to second (error by Berger)]; Manush walked; Ruth
struck out; Gehrig struck out while Gehringer stole third and
Manush stole second; Foxx struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
American League 0, National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1ST: Frisch homered; homer in first All-Star
at bat for Frank Frisch; Traynor grounded out (second to
first); Medwick struck out; Cuyler grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American League 0, National
League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 2ND: Simmons struck out; Cronin struck out;
Carl Hubbell struck out five Hall of Famers consecutively;
Dickey singled; Gomez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
American League 0, National League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2ND: Berger struck out; Terry flied to center;
Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American League 0,
National League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 3RD: Gehringer flied to right; Manush grounded
out (second to first); Ruth walked; Gehrig flied to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 0, National League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3RD: Hartnett grounded out (shortstop to first);
HERMAN BATTED FOR HUBBELL; Herman popped to shortstop; Frisch
walked; Traynor singled to center [Frisch to third]; Medwick
homered [Frisch scored, Traynor scored]; Cuyler lined to center;
3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American League 0, National League 4.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 4TH: WARNEKE REPLACED HERMAN (PITCHING); Foxx
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simmons doubled to left;
Cronin singled to left [Simmons scored]; Dickey struck out;
AVERILL BATTED FOR GOMEZ; Averill tripled to right [Cronin
scored]; Gehringer walked; Manush popped to third in foul
territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American League 2, National
League 4.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 4TH: RUFFING REPLACED MANUSH (PITCHING); AVERILL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SIMMONS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Berger popped to third in foul territory; Terry singled to
left; Jackson flied to center; Hartnett grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 2, National
League 4.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 5TH: Ruth walked; Gehrig walked [Ruth to
second]; MUNGO REPLACED WARNEKE (PITCHING); Foxx singled to
center [Ruth scored, Gehrig to third]; Simmons singled to
shortstop [Gehrig scored, Foxx to second]; On a bunt Cronin made
an out to catcher; Dickey walked [Foxx to third, Simmons to
second]; Averill doubled to right [Foxx scored, Simmons scored,
Dickey to third]; Gehringer was walked intentionally; Ruffing
singled to left [Dickey scored, Averill scored, Gehringer to
second]; Ruth grounded out (first unassisted) [Ruffing to
second, Gehringer to third]; Gehrig struck out; the umpires
changed positions; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American League 8,
National League 4.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 5TH: CHAPMAN REPLACED RUTH (PLAYING RF); MARTIN
BATTED FOR MUNGO; Martin walked; Frisch singled [Martin to
third]; Traynor singled [Martin scored, Frisch to third]; KLEIN
BATTED FOR MEDWICK; Klein singled to right [Frisch scored,
Traynor to second]; Frank Frisch sprained his foot running
the bases; HARDER REPLACED RUFFING (PITCHING); OTT BATTED
FOR CUYLER; Ott forced Klein (right to shortstop) [Traynor to
third]; WANER BATTED FOR BERGER; Waner struck out; Traynor stole
home and Ott stole second; Terry walked; VAUGHAN BATTED FOR
JACKSON; Vaughan forced Terry (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. American League 8, National League 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 6TH: KLEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WANER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
VAUGHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LOPEZ REPLACED HARTNETT
(PLAYING C ); DEAN REPLACED MARTIN (PITCHING); Foxx struck out;
Simmons doubled to center; Cronin doubled to left [Simmons
scored]; Dickey walked; Averill struck out while Cronin was
picked off and caught stealing third (catcher to shortstop to
second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 9, National
League 7.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 6TH: COCHRANE REPLACED DICKEY (PLAYING C );
Lopez struck out; Dean lined to left; Frisch grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American League 9,
National League 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 7TH: HERMAN REPLACED FRISCH (PLAYING 2B);
Gehringer singled to right [Gehringer out at second (right to
shortstop)]; Frank Frisch had sprained his right foot in the
fifth; Billy Herman had previously pinch hit in the third but
was allowed to play by AL manager Joe Cronin; Harder struck
out; Chapman tripled to left; Gehrig struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. American League 9, National League 7.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 7TH: Traynor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Klein reached on an error by Gehrig; Ott forced Klein (shortstop
to second); Waner popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
American League 9, National League 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 8TH: Foxx doubled; Simmons popped to shortstop;
Cronin flied to center; Cochrane grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 9, National League 7.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 8TH: Terry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Vaughan grounded out (shortstop to first); Lopez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American League 9,
National League 7.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 9TH: FRANKHOUSE REPLACED DEAN (PITCHING);
Averill popped to shortstop; Gehringer walked; On a bunt Harder
popped to catcher in foul territory; Chapman flied to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 9, National League 7.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 9TH: WEST REPLACED AVERILL (PLAYING CF);
Frankhouse grounded out (catcher to first); Herman doubled;
Traynor flied to center; Klein grounded out (first to pitcher);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American League 9, National League 7.

Final Totals R H E LOB
American League 9 14 1 12
National League 7 8 1 5

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