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.
Dizzy Dean wins his 28th, beating the Pirates, 3 – 2. The Giants’ lead is cut to one game when the Phillies rally in the 9th for a 5 – 4 win.
Lou Gehrig plays his 1,500th consecutive game. His 48th homer is a personal high.
Idle Detroit wins the pennant, as the Red Sox beat the Yankees, 5 – 0, in the season’s finale at Yankee Stadium. Babe Ruth walks in the 1st inning, limps to first base, and leaves for a pinch runner in his last home game.
On September 21, 1934, the Dean brothers enjoy an incredible day against the Brooklyn Dodgers. In the first game of a twinbill, Dizzy Dean spins a three-hit shutout. In the nightcap winning 13-0, Daffy Dean pitches a 3-0 no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Deans set a record for the fewest hits allowed…
Thursday, September 20, 1934, Yankees vs Tigers at Navin Field (Briggs/Tiger Stadium) in Detroit, Ty Tyson the announcer. Great old time radio. Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Frank Crosetti in the lineup for the Bombers, and Hank Greenberg, Charlie Gehringer, Mickey Cochrane for the Bengals. Babe Ruth was in the ballpark, but unfortunately did not…
1934 – Tom Yawkey decides to eliminate advertising on fences at Fenway Park.
1934 – Bobo Newsom of the Browns continues the unusual, losing a no-hitter with two out in the 10th inning. Two walks and a single produce the game’s second run as Boston’s Rube Walberg hurls 9 innings of 10 hits and one run. Wes Ferrell started but left after one inning. Final score: 2 – 1.
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.
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.
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