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

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On July 22, 1934, Hall of Fame pitcher St Louis Cardinal Dazzy Vance records his 2,000th career strikeout during the last complete game of his career, in a 4-2 win over the Boston Braves. Vance won seven NL strikeout titles in his career. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IGp1c3QgY2xpY2sgdGhlIHRhZ3MhICAiLCJhZnRlciI6IiIsImxpbmtfdG9fdGVybV9wYWdlIjoib24iLCJzZXBhcmF0b3IiOiIgfCAiLCJjYXRlZ29yeV90eXBlIjoicG9zdF90YWcifX0=@

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

babe ruth 30th homerun a new record
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Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career

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On July 17, 1934, Babe Ruth of the New York Yankees draws the 2,000th walk of his career, becoming the first player in major league history to reach the milestone. Ruth will eventually retire as the game’s all-time leader in bases on balls with 2,062, a record that he will hold until it is surpassed…

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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.

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

Tigers pull off a miracle against Yankees

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At Navin Field in Detroit, MI, in an effort to keep the consecutive game streak intact, the Yankees have lumbago-stricken Lou Gehrig bat lead-off and list him as the shortstop in the lineup. After singling in the first inning, the “Iron Horse” leaves the game without fielding as the Detroit Tigers pound out 11 doubles to edge the Yankees, 12 – 11.

Babe Ruth 700th homerun
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Babe Ruth hits his 700th homerun

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On July 14, 1934, In front of 20,000 fans during the 3rd inning at Navin Field in Detroit, Babe Ruth wallops a Tommy Bridges 3-2 pitch far over the right field wall for his 700th career home run. The 4 – 2 victory over the Tigers puts the Bronx Bombers back into first place, but Lou Gehrig is helped off the field in the 1st inning with a…