1934 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 10, 1934, the Start Time: 1:37 p.m. Local
Game Attendance: 48,368, the Venue: Polo Grounds V, time of Game: 2:44 played on grass
History of the MLB All-Star game – 1934
American League 4,
National League 2
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.
Bill 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.
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