SLN @ DET

October 08, 1934

Final Score: SLN 4 - DET 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Tiger Stadium
Attendance
44,551
Game Duration
118 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Paul Dean
Losing Pitcher
Schoolboy Rowe

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Klem
First Base
Harry Geisel
Second Base
Beans Reardon
Third Base
Brick Owens

Weather & Field Conditions

Temperature
65°F

Line Score

SLN @ DET — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SLN 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 10 2
DET 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1

SLN Batting

SLN @ DET — SLN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ripper Collins 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Paul Dean 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Bill DeLancey 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Leo Durocher 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Frankie Frisch 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Pepper Martin 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Joe Medwick 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Ernie Orsatti 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jack Rothrock 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 36 4 10 4 0 5 2 0 0 0 .278

DET Batting

SLN @ DET — DET Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Mickey Cochrane 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750
Pete Fox 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Charlie Gehringer 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hank Greenberg 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Marv Owen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Billy Rogell 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Schoolboy Rowe 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jo-Jo White 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 33 3 7 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 .212

SLN Pitching

SLN @ DET — SLN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Paul Dean (W) W 9.0 7 3 1 2 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 1 2 4 0 1.00

DET Pitching

SLN @ DET — DET Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Schoolboy Rowe (L) L 9.0 10 4 3 0 5 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 4 3 0 5 0 3.00

St. Louis Cardinals at Detroit Tigers, October 8, 1934

On October 8, 1934, the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-3 at Tiger Stadium, a World Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a crowd of 44,551, a game time of 118 minutes, and a day start. Conditions were recorded as 65 degrees. The St. Louis Cardinals scored in the first, fifth, and seventh innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run fifth. The Detroit Tigers scored in the third and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run sixth. Hits were 10 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 7 for the Detroit Tigers, with 2 and 1 errors. The win went to Paul Dean, allowing 1 earned run on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Schoolboy Rowe took the loss after 9.0 innings and 4 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Schoolboy Rowe, who had 5. The St. Louis Cardinals' top hitter was Leo Durocher, 3 for 4 and 1 double. For the Detroit Tigers, Mickey Cochrane went 3 for 4 and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Bill Klem.

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