A steady pitcher with the Tigers for ten years, Sorrell won 16 games in 1930 and
had four other seasons of 11 or more wins. By the time Detroit won pennants in 1934
and 1935, he was only a spot starter, and he did not play in either WS.
(JK)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 26, 1928:
Detroit rookie righthander Vic Sorrell and the Yankees'
Waite Hoyt are 1-1 after 11. Twelve hits and 2 walks in the 12th score 11 New York runs in the
biggest extra-inning storm ever.
»May 24, 1929: Chicago's Ted Lyons and Detroit's George Uhle go 21 innings before the Tigers get a run to win 6–5 in the longest game—3 hours and 31 minutes—ever seen to date at Comiskey Park. Uhle is the winner, tossing 20 innings, with Vic Sorrell pitching the bottom of the 21st. Lyons, the loser, goes the distance and gives up 24 hits. Charlie Gehringer drives in Roy Johnson with a sac fly for the final run. No pitcher has matched either Lyons' or Uhle's marathon effort since. Les Mueller, in 1945, will come the closest.
»August 9, 1930: John Stone, Detroit OF, doubles in two runs in the 6th inning against Boston as the Tigers win 3–0. Stone has now hit in 23 straight games, but will go hitless in tomorrow's Sunday game at Fenway. Vic Sorrell tosses today's shutout.
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