A'S CHARGED WITH 7 ERRORS, FALL TO NATS
5 Unearned Runs Lead to 1st Washington 'W'
PHILADELPHIA, Apr. 20 (AP) - Seven Philadelphia errors led to five unearned runs
and the Washington Senators went on to defeat the Athletics 8-5 at Shibe
Park. It was the first victory of the season for the Senators; the A's
have yet to win. Philadelphia shortstop Eric McNair was charged with three
miscues; the other four errors were divided among four different players.
The Senators took the lead in the top of the second inning, with A's errors
playing a prominent role. Joe Kuhel opened with a single off Philadelphia
starter Johnny Marcum and moved to second on a ground out off the bat of Ossie
Bluege. Moe Berg's roller advanced Kuhel to third with two outs and that's
when the hijinks began. Monte Weaver bounced a routine grounder to McNair
who fumbled it for an error, allowing Kuhel to score the game's first run.
Buddy Myer followed with a base hit to right, advancing Weaver to third.
John Stone then tapped another grounder to McNair who again kicked the ball for
a second error, allowing Marcum to score, giving Washington a 2-0 lead.
Heinie Manush flied to right to end the inning.
The A's got both runs back, one in the bottom of the second and the other in the
third. Bob Johnson belted a Weaver offering into the left field stands for
his first home run of the year with two outs in the second to cut the lead to
2-1. In the third, also with two outs, Rabbit Warstler doubled to left and
Doc Cramer grounded a triple into the right field corner to tie the game.
The Senators broke the tie in the fifth and, once again, shoddy Philadelphia
defense was a key factor. Joe Cronin's swinging bunt to open the frame was
mishandled by catcher Frankie Hayes for an error. Two outs later, Bluege
drew a four-pitch walk, putting runners on first and second. Berg then
doubled to left, scoring Cronin and chasing Bluege to third. Weaver
reached when third baseman Pinky Higgins booted his grounder, allowing Bluege to
score the second run of the inning. Buddy Myer flied out to end the
inning, but two runs had scored to give Washington a 4-2 lead. At this
point, all four Washington runs were unearned.
Pinky Higgins' home run leading off the bottom of the fifth drew the A's to
within a run and the score remained 4-3 into the ninth.
In the top of the ninth, Manush walked and Cronin's base hit to right put
runners on first and third with no outs. Fred Schulte followed with a
triple to left-center, giving Washington a 6-3 lead and Kuhel then walked,
leaving runners on first and third. Sugar Cain replaced Marcum on the
mound and retired Bluege on a shallow fly to center for the first out but Berg
reached on an infield single, scoring Schulte to make it 7-3 while advancing
Kuhel to second. Weaver sacrificed the runners to second and third and
Myer lifted a fly ball to shallow left that was botched by Johnson. The
error allowed Kuhel to score while Berg stopped at third. Stone grounded
to third, but the Senators now led 8-3.
The A's scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth but it was too little,
too late. Marcum becomes the first pitcher in the major leagues thus far
this season to suffer a second defeat.
4/20/1934, Was34-PhA34, Shibe Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1934 Senators 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 11 1 12 0 1934 Athletics 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 12 7 7 1 Senators AB R H BI AVG Athletics AB R H BI AVG Myer 2b 6 0 2 1 .167 Warstler 2b 5 1 2 1 .263 Stone rf 6 0 0 1 .217 Cramer cf 5 0 2 1 .211 Manush lf 4 1 0 0 .095 Finney,L rf 5 0 1 0 .167 Cronin ss 5 2 2 0 .286 Foxx 1b 4 0 1 0 .133 Schulte cf 5 1 3 2 .350 McNair ss 4 0 0 0 .235 Kuhel 1b 4 2 1 0 .222 Johnson,B lf 4 2 2 1 .375 Bluege 3b 4 1 1 0 .368 Higgins 3b 4 2 3 1 .438 Berg c 5 0 2 2 .389 Hayes,F c 3 0 0 0 .300 Weaver p 4 1 0 1 .000 Coleman ph 1 0 0 0 .286 43 8 11 7 Marcum p 3 0 0 0 .000 Cain p 0 0 0 0 .000 Madjeski ph 1 0 1 1 .500 39 5 12 5 Senators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Weaver W 1-1 9.0 12 5 5 0 1 119 82 10.24 9.0 12 5 5 0 1 119 82 Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Marcum L 0-2 8.0 10 8 3 3 1 131 83 4.26 Cain 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 16 8 5.63 9.0 11 8 3 3 1 147 91 PhA: Coleman batted for Hayes,F in the 9th Madjeski batted for Cain in the 9th E-Manush, McNair 3, Johnson,B, Higgins, Hayes,F, Marcum. 2B-Berg(1), Warstler(2), Finney,L(1), Madjeski(1). 3B-Schulte(1), Cramer(1), Foxx(1). HR-Johnson,B(1), Higgins(1). RBI-Myer(2), Stone(2), Schulte 2(5), Berg 2(2), Weaver(1), Warstler(1), Cramer(1), Johnson,B(4), Higgins(3), Madjeski(1). K-Schulte, Foxx. BB-Manush, Kuhel, Bluege. SH-Weaver. GWRBI: Berg Temperature: 58, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 12 MPH. Attendance: 4,110 Game Time: 2:16