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After two early flops, Shag stuck with the Bucs in 1932 (at age 29) and turned in three good years from the Pittsburgh bullpen. In 1931 he was a 20-game winner for Fort Worth (Texas League). (ME)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 20, 1934: New manager Pie Traynor paces the Pirates to a 6–5 win over the Braves, stopping a losing skein of five games. Traynor laces three doubles and single and counted the winning run in the 9th inning. Arky Vaughn is 4-for-4 for the winners to raise his average to .363, two points off the leaders (Leslie: /365; Medwick: .365; Terry: .363) Wally Berger keeps the Braves in the game with a two-run homer in the first and a game tying homer in the 9th. Leon Chagnon, in relieve of Red Lucas, is the winner.