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APRIL
1934

Wednesday, April 4th

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox discover that veteran Lefty Grove, bought from the A's, has a sore arm. He will win only 8 games in 1934 but will return to good form in 1935.

Thursday, April 5th

IN THE NEWS: Three Cincinnati radio stations will broadcast 85 Reds games. Red Barber is hired by Crosley-owned WSAI.

Babe Ruth is to be sponsored by Quaker Oats to do three 15-minute broadcasts a week over NBC. The total of $39,000 for 13 weeks is $4,000 more than Ruth's baseball salary.

Sunday, April 8th

IN THE NEWS: The Phillies and A's meet in a City Series game before 15,000 fans at Shibe Park for the first legal Sunday baseball game ever played in Philadelphia.

Monday, April 16th

IN THE NEWS: Rain in Washington prevents President Franklin D. Roosevelt from throwing out the first ball of the season.

Tuesday, April 17th

IN THE NEWS: Both leagues open with full schedules and draw 180,000 in attendance. The Cubs Lon Warneke gives up a 9th-inning single to Adam Comorosky, winning 6-0 over the Reds. He strikes out 13 in the one-hitter.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 17, 1934 » OPENING DAY
Washington Senators 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 6, New York Yankees 5 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Boston Braves 7 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Polo Grounds V
St. Louis Cardinals 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Wednesday, April 18th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 18, 1934
Washington Senators 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park
Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
New York Yankees 11, Philadelphia Athletics 5 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 3, Brooklyn Dodgers 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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Thursday, April 19th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 19, 1934
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 4 at Fenway Park
Boston Red Sox 7, Washington Senators 3 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 8 at Comiskey Park I
Cleveland Indians 3, St. Louis Browns 2 at League Park II
New York Yankees 10, Philadelphia Athletics 4 at Shibe Park
Boston Braves 1, Brooklyn Dodgers 1 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Polo Grounds V
Pittsburgh Pirates 14, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Sportsman's Park III
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Friday, April 20th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 20, 1934
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at League Park II
Philadelphia Athletics 9, Washington Senators 6 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Ebbets Field
New York Giants 7, Boston Braves 3 at Polo Grounds V
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Saturday, April 21st

IN THE NEWS: Moe Berg, little-used Senators catcher, plays his 117th consecutive errorless game, dating back to 1931. It is an AL record.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 21, 1934
Boston Red Sox 9, New York Yankees 6 at Fenway Park
Philadelphia Athletics 7, Washington Senators 2 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Ebbets Field
Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Crosley Field
New York Giants 2, Boston Braves 0 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Sportsman's Park III
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Sunday, April 22nd

IN THE NEWS: Lon Warneke pitches his 2nd straight one-hitter, beating Dizzy Dean, as the Cubs romp over the Cards 15-2.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 22, 1934
New York Yankees 8, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park
St. Louis Browns 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I
Washington Senators 4, Philadelphia Athletics 3 at Shibe Park
Brooklyn Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Ebbets Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Crosley Field
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 5 at Polo Grounds V
Chicago Cubs 15, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Sportsman's Park III
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Tuesday, April 24th

IN THE NEWS: President Roosevelt throws out the first ball for the Washington opener, but a rainstorm sends him back to the White House in the 4th inning.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 24, 1934
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 1, Philadelphia Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 15, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Red Sox 5, Washington Senators 0 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 3 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Wrigley Field
New York Giants 11, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Forbes Field
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Wednesday, April 25th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 25, 1934
Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians 5, St. Louis Browns 1 at Sportsman's Park III
Boston Braves 9, Brooklyn Dodgers 4 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Wrigley Field
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Thursday, April 26th

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 26, 1934
Detroit Tigers 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium
Philadelphia Athletics 3, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Washington Senators 10, Boston Red Sox 7 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 2, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Braves Field
Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 2 at Baker Bowl
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
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Friday, April 27th

IN THE NEWS: Wes Ferrell is suspended by Cleveland for failing to report 10 days after the season has started.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 27, 1934
Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field
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Saturday, April 28th

IN THE NEWS: Goose Goslin, Detroit OF, hits into 4 DPs, but the Tigers beat Cleveland 4-1.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 28, 1934
Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Tiger Stadium
Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox 5, St. Louis Browns 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 4, Boston Braves 1 at Braves Field
Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Brooklyn Dodgers 8 at Baker Bowl
Cincinnati Reds 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Forbes Field
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Sunday, April 29th

IN THE NEWS: With Pennsylvania's Blue Law repealed, Pittsburgh becomes the last ML city to play a home game on a Sunday, beating the Reds 9-5.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 29, 1934
Cleveland Indians 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium
St. Louis Browns 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Sportsman's Park III
Washington Senators 7, Philadelphia Athletics 6 at Griffith Stadium
Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 4 at Braves Field
St. Louis Cardinals 9, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 8, Philadelphia Phillies 7 at Baker Bowl
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Forbes Field
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Monday, April 30th

IN THE NEWS: Red Ruffing hits a HR in the 9th to defeat Washington and put the Yankees in first place.

SCOREBOARD: APRIL 30, 1934
Philadelphia Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Fenway Park
Chicago White Sox 20, Cleveland Indians 10 at Comiskey Park I
St. Louis Browns 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium
New York Yankees 7, Washington Senators 4 at Griffith Stadium
New York Giants 5, Brooklyn Dodgers 0 at Polo Grounds V
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Boston Braves 4 at Baker Bowl
Chicago Cubs 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Sportsman's Park III
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