1934 All-Star Game
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The 1934 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 10, 1934. The American League won the second midsummer classic by a score of 9 to 7. The game was held at Polo Grounds in New York, NY in front of 48,363 fans.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Joe Cronin and coaches Walter Johnson and Al Schacht.
| Player | Team | Position | Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Averill | Cleveland Indians | OF | ||
| Tommy Bridges | Detroit Tigers | P | did not play | |
| Ben Chapman | New York Yankees | OF | ||
| Mickey Cochrane | Detroit Tigers | C | ||
| Joe Cronin | Washington Senators | SS | Fan's Selection | |
| Bill Dickey | New York Yankees | C | Fan's Selection | |
| Jimmy Dykes | Chicago White Sox | 3B | did not play | |
| Rick Ferrell | Boston Red Sox | C | did not play | |
| Jimmie Foxx | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | Fan's Selection | |
| Lou Gehrig | New York Yankees | 1B | Fan's Selection | |
| Charlie Gehringer | Detroit Tigers | 2B | Fan's Selection | |
| Lefty Gomez | New York Yankees | P | Fan's Selection | |
| Mel Harder | Cleveland Indians | P | ||
| Pinky Higgins | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | did not play | |
| Heinie Manush | Washington Senators | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Red Ruffing | New York Yankees | P | ||
| Jack Russell | Washington Senators | P | did not play | |
| Babe Ruth | New York Yankees | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Al Simmons | Chicago White Sox | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Sam West | St. Louis Browns | OF |
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Bill Terry and coaches Bill McKechnie and Casey Stengel.
| Player | Team | Position | Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Berger | Boston Braves | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Kiki Cuyler | Chicago Cubs | OF | replaced Moore | |
| Dizzy Dean | St. Louis Cardinals | P | ||
| Fred Frankhouse | Boston Braves | P | ||
| Frankie Frisch | St. Louis Cardinals | 2B | Fan's Selection | |
| Gabby Hartnett | Chicago Cubs | C | Fan's Selection | |
| Billy Herman | Chicago Cubs | 2B | ||
| Carl Hubbell | New York Giants | P | Fan's Selection | |
| Travis Jackson | New York Giants | SS | Fan's Selection | |
| Chuck Klein | Chicago Cubs | OF | ||
| Al Lopez | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | ||
| Pepper Martin | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | ||
| Joe Medwick | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | Fan's Selection | |
| Jo-Jo Moore | New York Giants | OF | Fan's Selection | replaced due to injury |
| Van Mungo | Brooklyn Dodgers | P | ||
| Mel Ott | New York Giants | OF | ||
| Bill Terry | New York Giants | 1B | Fan's Selection | |
| Pie Traynor | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | Fan's Selection | |
| Arky Vaughan | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | ||
| Paul Waner | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | ||
| Lon Warneke | Chicago Cubs | P |
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Charlie Gehringer | 2B | Detroit Tigers | 1 | Frankie Frisch | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Heinie Manush | OF | Washington Senators | 2 | Pie Traynor | 3B | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Babe Ruth | OF | New York Yankees | 3 | Joe Medwick | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Lou Gehrig | 1B | New York Yankees | 4 | Kiki Cuyler | OF | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Jimmie Foxx | 3B | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | Wally Berger | OF | Boston Braves | ||
| Al Simmons | OF | Chicago White Sox | 6 | Bill Terry | 1B | New York Giants | ||
| Joe Cronin | SS | Washington Senators | 7 | Travis Jackson | SS | New York Giants | ||
| Bill Dickey | C | New York Yankees | 8 | Gabby Hartnett | C | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Lefty Gomez | P | New York Yankees | 9 | Carl Hubbell | P | New York Giants | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 10, 1934 at Polo Grounds (48363), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| National | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
Pitchers
American: Lefty Gomez - Red Ruffing - Mel Harder (W)
National: Carl Hubbell - Lon Warneke - Van Mungo (L) - Dizzy Dean - Fred Frankhouse
Home Runs
American: None
National: Frankie Frisch (1st), Joe Medwick (3rd)
Umpires
HP: Brick Owens (AL), 1B: Cy Pfirman (NL), 2B: George Moriarty (AL), 3B: Dolly Stark (NL)
National League starting pitcher Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants struck out five consecutive batters, all future Hall of Famers (Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin). However, aided by a six run fifth inning, the American League won the All-Star Game 9-7.
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