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APRIL
1934
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.
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.
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.
IN THE NEWS:
Rain in Washington prevents President Franklin D.
Roosevelt from throwing out the first ball of
the season.
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| 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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| 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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| 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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| 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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
| 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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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 | | | Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org) |
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