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Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB)
1934 Season

The 1934 pennant races mixed returning powerhouses with a couple of upstarts.

In the NL, the Giants and Reds returned to prominence challenged by the Cubs the usual doormats of the league. The Cubs added #1 overall pick SP George Meakin to returning Rookie of the Year Albert Pujols, along with Billy Hamilton, Jack Howell & Gene Tenace, and traded for Andy Pettitte mid-season in order to make a challenge. The Reds had Lou Gehrig, Tony Perez, Kid Nichols and Billy Pierce. The Giants had the best 1-2 punch in the league in Will Clark and Kirk Gibson and the league’s best pitcher in Jim J Hughes.

At the end of May, the Giants held a ½ game lead over the Reds and Pirates, while the Cubs were 4 ½ games behind. But in late June, the Cubs put together an 11-game winning streak to pull into a ½ game lead by the end of the month. The Giants almost put the title away with an August spurt. As August ended, the Giants led the Cubs by 5 ½ games and the Reds by 7 games. But the Reds had won their last 7, and continued to win. The Reds strung together a 15-game winning streak to pull within 2 games of the Giants on 9/8. The Cubs remained 5 ½ games behind. The Giants, however, again rallied, and finally won the NL by 4 games over both the Cubs and Reds.

The AL race was quite different. The surprising Chicago White Sox, who had not won the AL since 1904, jumped out to a big lead early. By the end of May, Chicago’s closest competitor was the Red Sox, 7 GB. By the end of July, the White Sox lead was still 5 ½ games. But the Red Sox kept plugging away and narrowed the lead to 2 games by the beginning of September. But the White Sox (having been in 1st since 5/14) clung to a 1-game lead with 3 games to play. When Chicago lost the next 2 and Boston won 1 of 2, the teams were finally tied with 1 game to play. Both clubs easily won their final game, setting up a 1-game playoff in Boston.

1-game Playoff: Chicago (Ian Kennedy 22-6-2.45(LL)) @ Boston (Mike Garcia 16-11-3.12)

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 8th, when Boston’s Gene Baker hit a 2-out 367’ solo HR for the only run of the game: Bos 1, ChW 0.
It was Baker’s only HR of the season, and he finished with only 6 RBIs.

The 1934 World Series featured the New York Giants (87-67), 2-4 in World Series play, last winning in 1932, vs the Boston Red Sox (93-62), 6-2 in World Series play (most wins ever), last appearing in 1931, last winning in 1930.

Game 1 went to the Red Sox, 3-2, as Kelvim Escobar outpitched the Giants ace Jim J Hughes.
In Game 2, Red Sox ace Bob Black defeated the Giants 6-2, as C Ed Crane went 3-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2R.
The Giants turned it around at home in Games 3 & 4, winning easily in Game 3, 8-2, and gaining revenge with Hughes in Game 4, 4-2, to tie the series. But the Red Sox’ Black again quieted the Giants in Game 5, winning 4-2 and sending the Red Sox back home with a 3 games to 2 lead.
The Giants came from behind to win Game 6, 5-4, behind Eddie Rommel (2-0) and send the series to Game 7. In Game 7, Hughes and Escobar each allowed a single run through 8 tense innings. Then Tommy Davis, best hitter of the series, led off the Red Sox 9th with a 1B, advanced on a ground out, and scored on Pat Burrell’s 1B for the Red Sox 2-1 victory.

The Boston red Sox win their unprecedented 7th World Series (in 9 tries), 4 games to 3.

Co-MVPs: 3B Tommy Davis 1-5-.423/.444/.731 & SP Bob Black 2-0-2.12, 17 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 11 K

Great Moments in 1933:

Harmon Killebrew, 36, Was, surpassed Frank Robinson with career HR #251 on 9/17 and finished with 252 HRs for the all-time lead, 2 HRs ahead of Robinson, 2 years Killebrew’s junior.

Two teams put together tremendous winning streaks yet failed to win the pennant. The Reds won 15 games in a row and the Cubs won 11 games in a row, yet the Giants were strong enough to defeat both by 4 games in the standings.

1933 Awards and Accomplishments:

Batting Avg: AL: Rogers Hornsby, Yankees, .365
Batting Avg: NL: Ginger Beaumont, Dodgers, .349
Rookie of Year: AL: Bobby Thomson, Browns, 18-95-.342-0, 78 R
Rookie of Year: NL: Robinson Cano, Cardinals, 6-65-.352-0, 51 R
Pitcher of Year: AL: Ian Kennedy, White Sox, 22-7-2.41 (LL)
Pitcher of Year: NL: Jim J Hughes, Giants, 23(LL)-11-3.46 (2nd consecutive)
Hitter of Year: AL: Rogers Hornsby, Yankees, 9-64-.365-2, 41 2B, 11 3B, 110 R. Also HOY in 1916,’19,’25
Hitter of Year: NL: Albert Pujols, Cubs, 21-109-.335-1, 50 2B, 6 3B, 103 R

Hitting Streaks:
Jesse Barfield, Indians, hit in 29 straight games
Ken Williams, Phillies, hit in 25 straight games

Milestones:
Monty Stratton, Dodgers, reached win # 300
John Smoltz, Giants, reaches win # 300
Bob Black, Red Sox, reaches win # 300
Addie Joss, Giants, reached win # 250
Dolph Luque, Reds, reached win # 200
Claude Hendrix, Braves, reached win # 200

Honus Wagner, Pirates, reached hit # 3500 (first player ever)
Rod Carew, Dodgers, reached hit # 3000 (# 5 all-time)
Alex Rodriguez, Reds, reached hit # 2500
Orlando Cepeda, Braves, reached hit # 2500
Beals Becker, Dodgers, reached hit # 2000

Individual Game Performances:
Jesse Barfield, 21, Cubs, 1st MLB HR & RBIs are a Grand Slam (in his 20th AB)

Danny Tartabull, Giants, hit for the Cycle, 5-5, RBI, in 6-0 win @ Pittsburgh

Pedro Alvarez, White Sox, 6-7 2 HR, 2B, 9 RBI, in 12-10 (12 inn) win vs Detroit
Ken Williams, Phillies, 6-6, 2B, 4 RBI, in 12-6 win @ Boston

Retired:

John Smoltz, 300-285-57-3.36, 5195.1 IP, 5342 H, 1469 BB, 2118 K. All-time: Wins #8, Ks #8, IP #6. Pitcher of Yr: 1913 & 1922. LL: Wins 1913, Sv 1921, Ks 1917, 1920, ERA, 1922. 300+ IP 7 times.

Fleury Sullivan, 291-234-29-2.97, 4804 IP, 4781 H, 1201 BB, 2065 K. All-time: Wins #1, Ks #8.
Pitcher of Yr: 1912, 1920, LL: Wins 1912, 1917, 1920 (6-time 20-game winner), ERA 1920. One of a handful of pitchers in this era with Hits
J.R. Richard, 222-206-46-3.58, 1719K. Pitcher of Yr: 1924, 1925. LL: Wins 1925, Ks 1924, 1925, ERA 1931.

Hal Chase, 84-1072-.319-440. 401 2B, 113 3B, 1076 R, 2459 H (#15), 1927 Triple Crown.

Jim Rice, 170(#11)-1073-.319-18, 299 2B, 118 3B, 918 R, 2102 H

Roger Maris, 110-738-.266-5. Best single-season HR total: 17 (1922).

08-24-2014, 04:50 PM	#53
CT Wolverine Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Connecticut Posts: 93	Metaphysical League Baseball - 1934 Season Metaphysical League Baseball (MLB) 1934 Season The 1934 pennant races mixed returning powerhouses with a couple of upstarts. In the NL, the Giants and Reds returned to prominence challenged by the Cubs the usual doormats of the league. The Cubs added #1 overall pick SP George Meakin to returning Rookie of the Year Albert Pujols, along with Billy Hamilton, Jack Howell & Gene Tenace, and traded for Andy Pettitte mid-season in order to make a challenge. The Reds had Lou Gehrig, Tony Perez, Kid Nichols and Billy Pierce. The Giants had the best 1-2 punch in the league in Will Clark and Kirk Gibson and the league’s best pitcher in Jim J Hughes. At the end of May, the Giants held a ½ game lead over the Reds and Pirates, while the Cubs were 4 ½ games behind. But in late June, the Cubs put together an 11-game winning streak to pull into a ½ game lead by the end of the month. The Giants almost put the title away with an August spurt. As August ended, the Giants led the Cubs by 5 ½ games and the Reds by 7 games. But the Reds had won their last 7, and continued to win. The Reds strung together a 15-game winning streak to pull within 2 games of the Giants on 9/8. The Cubs remained 5 ½ games behind. The Giants, however, again rallied, and finally won the NL by 4 games over both the Cubs and Reds. The AL race was quite different. The surprising Chicago White Sox, who had not won the AL since 1904, jumped out to a big lead early. By the end of May, Chicago’s closest competitor was the Red Sox, 7 GB. By the end of July, the White Sox lead was still 5 ½ games. But the Red Sox kept plugging away and narrowed the lead to 2 games by the beginning of September. But the White Sox (having been in 1st since 5/14) clung to a 1-game lead with 3 games to play. When Chicago lost the next 2 and Boston won 1 of 2, the teams were finally tied with 1 game to play. Both clubs easily won their final game, setting up a 1-game playoff in Boston. 1-game Playoff: Chicago (Ian Kennedy 22-6-2.45(LL)) @ Boston (Mike Garcia 16-11-3.12) The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 8th, when Boston’s Gene Baker hit a 2-out 367’ solo HR for the only run of the game: Bos 1, ChW 0. It was Baker’s only HR of the season, and he finished with only 6 RBIs. The 1934 World Series featured the New York Giants (87-67), 2-4 in World Series play, last winning in 1932, vs the Boston Red Sox (93-62), 6-2 in World Series play (most wins ever), last appearing in 1931, last winning in 1930. Game 1 went to the Red Sox, 3-2, as Kelvim Escobar outpitched the Giants ace Jim J Hughes. In Game 2, Red Sox ace Bob Black defeated the Giants 6-2, as C Ed Crane went 3-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2R. The Giants turned it around at home in Games 3 & 4, winning easily in Game 3, 8-2, and gaining revenge with Hughes in Game 4, 4-2, to tie the series. But the Red Sox’ Black again quieted the Giants in Game 5, winning 4-2 and sending the Red Sox back home with a 3 games to 2 lead. The Giants came from behind to win Game 6, 5-4, behind Eddie Rommel (2-0) and send the series to Game 7. In Game 7, Hughes and Escobar each allowed a single run through 8 tense innings. Then Tommy Davis, best hitter of the series, led off the Red Sox 9th with a 1B, advanced on a ground out, and scored on Pat Burrell’s 1B for the Red Sox 2-1 victory. The Boston red Sox win their unprecedented 7th World Series (in 9 tries), 4 games to 3. Co-MVPs: 3B Tommy Davis 1-5-.423/.444/.731 & SP Bob Black 2-0-2.12, 17 IP, 13 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 11 K Great Moments in 1933: Harmon Killebrew, 36, Was, surpassed Frank Robinson with career HR #251 on 9/17 and finished with 252 HRs for the all-time lead, 2 HRs ahead of Robinson, 2 years Killebrew’s junior. Two teams put together tremendous winning streaks yet failed to win the pennant. The Reds won 15 games in a row and the Cubs won 11 games in a row, yet the Giants were strong enough to defeat both by 4 games in the standings. 1933 Awards and Accomplishments: Batting Avg: AL: Rogers Hornsby, Yankees, .365 Batting Avg: NL: Ginger Beaumont, Dodgers, .349 Rookie of Year: AL: Bobby Thomson, Browns, 18-95-.342-0, 78 R Rookie of Year: NL: Robinson Cano, Cardinals, 6-65-.352-0, 51 R Pitcher of Year: AL: Ian Kennedy, White Sox, 22-7-2.41 (LL) Pitcher of Year: NL: Jim J Hughes, Giants, 23(LL)-11-3.46 (2nd consecutive) Hitter of Year: AL: Rogers Hornsby, Yankees, 9-64-.365-2, 41 2B, 11 3B, 110 R. Also HOY in 1916,’19,’25 Hitter of Year: NL: Albert Pujols, Cubs, 21-109-.335-1, 50 2B, 6 3B, 103 R Hitting Streaks: Jesse Barfield, Indians, hit in 29 straight games Ken Williams, Phillies, hit in 25 straight games Milestones: Monty Stratton, Dodgers, reached win # 300 John Smoltz, Giants, reaches win # 300 Bob Black, Red Sox, reaches win # 300 Addie Joss, Giants, reached win # 250 Dolph Luque, Reds, reached win # 200 Claude Hendrix, Braves, reached win # 200 Honus Wagner, Pirates, reached hit # 3500 (first player ever) Rod Carew, Dodgers, reached hit # 3000 (# 5 all-time) Alex Rodriguez, Reds, reached hit # 2500 Orlando Cepeda, Braves, reached hit # 2500 Beals Becker, Dodgers, reached hit # 2000 Individual Game Performances: Jesse Barfield, 21, Cubs, 1st MLB HR & RBIs are a Grand Slam (in his 20th AB) Danny Tartabull, Giants, hit for the Cycle, 5-5, RBI, in 6-0 win @ Pittsburgh Pedro Alvarez, White Sox, 6-7 2 HR, 2B, 9 RBI, in 12-10 (12 inn) win vs Detroit Ken Williams, Phillies, 6-6, 2B, 4 RBI, in 12-6 win @ Boston Retired: John Smoltz, 300-285-57-3.36, 5195.1 IP, 5342 H, 1469 BB, 2118 K. All-time: Wins #8, Ks #8, IP #6. Pitcher of Yr: 1913 & 1922. LL: Wins 1913, Sv 1921, Ks 1917, 1920, ERA, 1922. 300+ IP 7 times. Fleury Sullivan, 291-234-29-2.97, 4804 IP, 4781 H, 1201 BB, 2065 K. All-time: Wins #1, Ks #8. Pitcher of Yr: 1912, 1920, LL: Wins 1912, 1917, 1920 (6-time 20-game winner), ERA 1920. One of a handful of pitchers in this era with Hits J.R. Richard, 222-206-46-3.58, 1719K. Pitcher of Yr: 1924, 1925. LL: Wins 1925, Ks 1924, 1925, ERA 1931. Hal Chase, 84-1072-.319-440. 401 2B, 113 3B, 1076 R, 2459 H (#15), 1927 Triple Crown. Jim Rice, 170(#11)-1073-.319-18, 299 2B, 118 3B, 918 R, 2102 H Roger Maris, 110-738-.266-5. Best single-season HR total: 17 (1922).