1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American League 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 9 14 1
National League 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Date July 10, 1934
Venue Polo Grounds
City New York City
Managers
Attendance 48,363
Radio CBS, NBC Blue, NBC Red
Radio announcers Pat Flanagan, Ted Husing (CBS)
France Laux, Ford Bond (NBC Blue)
Hal Totten, Graham McNamee (NBC Red)

The 1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the second playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 10 at the Polo Grounds in New York City, the home of the New York Giants of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 9–7. American League 2–0.

The game is well known among baseball fans for the performance of NL starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. After allowing the first two batters to reach base on a single and a base on balls, Hubbell struck out five of the game's best hitters – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin – in succession, setting a longstanding All-Star Game record for consecutive strikeouts.[1][2]

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PLefty GomezYankees2
CBill DickeyYankees2
1BLou GehrigYankees2
2BCharlie GehringerTigers1
3BJimmie FoxxAthletics2
SSJoe CroninSenators2
LFHeinie ManushSenators1
CFAl SimmonsWhite Sox2
RFBabe RuthYankees2
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PTommy BridgesTigers1
PMel HarderIndians1
PRed RuffingYankees1
PJack RussellSenators1
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CMickey CochraneTigers1
CRick FerrellRed Sox2
3BJimmy DykesWhite Sox2
3BPinky HigginsAthletics1
OFEarl AverillIndians2
OFBen ChapmanYankees2
OFSam WestBrowns2

National League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PCarl HubbellGiants2
CGabby HartnettCubs2
1BBill TerryGiants2
2BFrankie FrischCardinals2
3BPie TraynorPirates2
SSTravis JacksonGiants1
LFJoe MedwickCardinals1
CFWally BergerBraves2
RFKiki CuylerCubs1
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PDizzy DeanCardinals1
PFred FrankhouseBraves1
PVan MungoDodgers1
PLon WarnekeCubs2
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CAl LópezDodgers1
2BBilly HermanCubs1
3BPepper MartinCardinals2
SSArky VaughanPirates1
OFChuck KleinCubs2
OFJo-Jo Moore[3]Giants1
OFMel OttGiants1
OFPaul WanerPirates2

Game

Umpires

Cy Pfirman, NL (home), Brick Owens, AL (first base), Dolly Stark, NL (second base), George Moriarty, AL (third base); the umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Owens moving behind the plate.

Starting lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Charlie GehringerTigers2B1Frankie FrischCardinals2B
2Heinie ManushSenatorsOF2Pie TraynorPirates3B
3Babe RuthYankeesOF3Joe MedwickCardinalsOF
4Lou GehrigYankees1B4Kiki CuylerCubsOF
5Jimmie FoxxAthletics3B5Wally BergerBravesOF
6Al SimmonsWhite SoxOF6Bill TerryGiants1B
7Joe CroninSenatorsSS7Travis JacksonGiantsSS
8Bill DickeyYankeesC8Gabby HartnettCubsC
9Lefty GomezYankeesP9Carl HubbellGiantsP

Linescore

Team 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
WP: Mel Harder (1–0)   LP: Van Mungo (0–1)
Home runs:
AL: None
NL: Frankie Frisch (2), Joe Medwick (1)

References

  1. "Official Site of MLB: History: All Star Game Recaps". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  2. "King Carl – remembering New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell who struck out five American League hitters in a row at the 1934 All-Star Baseball game". The sporting news. July 12, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  3. Player declined or was unable to play.

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