WARNEKE CONTINUES DOMINANCE OF REDS
Cubs Right-Hander Records ML Best 6th Shutout

CINCINNATI, July 28 (AP) - Lon Warneke tossed his major league best sixth shutout of the season, leading the Chicago Cubs past the Cincinnati Reds 4-0 at Crosley Field.  It was the 13th time the Reds have been shut out this season, by far the most in the major leagues, eight of them at home.  Warneke has completed dominated Cincinnati this season.  In three starts thus far, the Cubs righty is 3-0, with three complete game, two of them shutouts.  In the remaining start, he allowed only one run.  Warneke's earned run average against the Reds this season is 0.33 (one run allowed in 27 innings).  Warneke has now won nine of his last 10 decisions overall. 

Reds starter Paul Derringer fell to 2-16 on the season and has lost six straight decisions and eight of his last nine.  Despite posting an ERA of 3.37 in four starts against the Cubs, Derrigner is 0-3 vs. Chicago this year.

The game was scoreless through four innings as the Cubs repeatedly failed to cash in on scoring opportunities.  Chicago stranded six baserunners in the first four frames.  The Reds managed to put only three men on base through the fourth inning and one of those was courtesy of Cubs second baseman Billy Herman's error.

In the fifth, the Cubs broke through when Woody English drew a one-out walk, stole second base and scored on Chuck Klein's single.

After stranding two more runners in the sixth, Chicago added some insurance in the seventh.  Billy Herman drew a lead-off walk and advanced to second on English's base hit.  Klein's sacrifice moved the runners to second and third and Babe Herman dropped a single into left, scoring both runners for a 3-0 advantage.

The Cubs capped the scoring and ended Derringer's day in the eighth.  Gabby Hartnett led off with a single but was forced at second on Charlie Grimm's failed attempt to sacrifice.  Stan Hack walked and Warneke bunted the runners to second and third.  Back-to-back walks to Billy Herman and English forced in a run and that was it for Derringer.  He was replaced by Ted Kleinhans who got Klein on a comebacker to avoid further damage, but the Chicago lead was now 4-0.

Warneke, meanwhile, was on cruise control.  The only time the Reds advanced a runner past second base was in the second inning.  Jim Bottomley reached on Billy Herman's miscue and Chick Hafey struck out.  Harlin Pool's base hit to right gave Cincinnati a legitimate scoring opportunity by putting runners on the corners.  But Ernie Lombardi grounded to the mound, with Bottomley holding at third and Hafey moving to second.  Wes Schulmerich ended the threat when he grounded to short.

In the seventh, Pool walked with one out and Lombardi's single put runners on first and second but Schulmerich popped to short and Derringer fanned to end the inning.  Warneke closed out the game by retiring the last eight batters he faced in order.

7/28/1934, ChN34-Cin34, Crosley Field
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
1934 Cubs              0  0  0  0  1  0  2  1  0     4 14  1    13  0
1934 Reds              0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     0  4  0     6  0
 
Cubs                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Reds                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Herman,Bi         2b  3  1  1  0  .324    Piet              3b  4  0  0  0  .210
English           ss  3  2  1  1  .284    Slade             ss  4  0  1  0  .291
Klein             lf  4  0  1  1  .326    Koenig            2b  4  0  1  0  .282
 Stainback        lf  0  0  0  0  .298    Bottomley         1b  4  0  0  0  .268
Herman,Ba         rf  5  0  3  2  .333    Hafey             cf  4  0  0  0  .279
Cuyler            cf  5  0  2  0  .356    Pool              lf  3  0  1  0  .270
Hartnett          c   5  0  3  0  .204    Lombardi          c   3  0  1  0  .267
Grimm             1b  5  1  1  0  .322    Schulmerich       rf  3  0  0  0  .257
Hack              3b  4  0  2  0  .300    Derringer         p   3  0  0  0  .154
Warneke           p   3  0  0  0  .164     Kleinhans        p   0  0  0  0  .200
                     37  4 14  4                               32  0  4  0
 
Cubs                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Warneke          W 16-4          9.0  4  0  0  1  4  99  66  1.98
                                 9.0  4  0  0  1  4  99  66
 
Reds                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Derringer        L 2-16          7.2 12  4  4  5  5 138  90  3.94
Kleinhans                        1.1  2  0  0  0  0  16  11  5.23
                                 9.0 14  4  4  5  5 154 101
 
ChN: Stainback inserted at lf in the 9th
 
E-Herman,Bi. 2B-Hartnett(9). 3B-Herman,Ba(5). RBI-English(29), Klein(69),
Herman,Ba 2(51). SB-English(5), Slade(4). K-English, Klein, Herman,Ba,
Cuyler, Hack, Piet, Bottomley, Hafey, Derringer. BB-Herman,Bi 2, English 2,
Hack, Pool. SH-Klein, Warneke.
GWRBI: Klein
Temperature: 93, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 10 MPH.
Attendance: 3,252
Game Time: 2:08