GOMEZ CONTINUES 'W' STREAK
3-Run 8th Inning Rally Snaps Tie
NEW YORK, Aug. 26 (AP) - Lefty Gomez won his sixth consecutive start, firing a
complete game to lead the New York Yankees past the Chicago White Sox 6-3 in the
first game of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. The game was tied entering
the eighth inning when the Yankees rallied for three runs in the bottom of the
frame, capped by Tony Lazzeri's ninth home run of the season.
The Yankees opened the scoring with two runs off Chicago starter Sad Sam Jones
in the second. With one out, Ben Chapman doubled to right-center
field. Lazzeri then reached on shortstop Luke Appling's error, leaving
runners on first and third. Art Jorgens followed with a fly to right that
was deep enough to score Chapman with the game's first run. Gomez then
helped his own cause with a double to the right-center field gap, plating
Lazzeri to put New York on top 2-0.
The White Sox cut the deficit to a single run with an unearned tally of their
own in the top of the third when Jones reached on a two-base throwing error
committed by third baseman Jack Saltzgaver and scored on Evar Swanson's base hit
to right.
The Yankees got that run back in the bottom of the third. Lou Gehrig
singled to left with one out, advanced to second on George Selkirk's grounder
and scored when Chapman doubled to center.
Chicago again cut the New York lead to a lone run in the fourth. Luke
Appling drew a one-out walk from Gomez and scored on Jimmy Dykes' triple.
The Yankees held their 3-2 advantage until the seventh when the White Sox drew
even. Dykes dropped a lead-off single into shallow left and moved to
second on Jackie Hayes' sacrifice. Gomez fanned Marty Hopkins but Hank
Madjeski rolled a single through the box, scoring Dykes to tie the game.
In the bottom of the eighth, the Yankees broke the game open. Gehrig
opened the frame with a single and stole second. Selkirk was at the plate
when Gehrig took second and was replaced with a count of 0-1 by pinch hitter Red
Rolfe, who promptly bunted Gehrig to third. Chapman followed with a triple
to the Death Valley area in left-center field, plating Gehrig to make the score
4-3. Phil Gallivan replaced Jones on the mound for the White Sox but it
didn't matter. Lazzeri greeted the new pitcher with a drive into the seats
in the lower grandstand in left field to put New York on top 6-3.
In the top of the ninth, Gomez retired Dykes and Hayes easily for the first two
outs, but then ran into trouble, again, due to some shoddy defense. Rolfe,
who had remained in the game at shortstop, kicked Hopkins' grounder for an
error. Madjeski followed by bouncing a single into center field and pinch
hitter Jocko Conlan walked, loading the bases. Swanson came to the plate
as the potential lead run and worked the count full before grounding to Rolfe to
end the game.
Since June 13, Gomez has allowed no more than three earned runs in 17 total
appearances, including 15 starts. During that time he is 11-3 with a 1.30
ERA and 12 complete games. The seven-game winning streak matches a streak
earlier this season by Gomez and is the second longest by a Yankees starter this
year. Johnny Murphy won 9 straight decisions, a streak that ended on
August 19.
8/26/1934, ChA34-NYA34, game 1, Yankee Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1934 White Sox 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 2 7 0 1934 Yankees 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 x 6 10 2 8 0 White Sox AB R H BI AVG Yankees AB R H BI AVG Swanson rf 5 0 1 1 .263 Crosetti ss 4 0 1 0 .305 Haas cf 4 0 0 0 .260 Saltzgaver 3b 5 0 1 0 .282 Simmons lf 4 0 1 0 .365 Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 .294 Appling ss 3 1 0 0 .309 Ruth rf 3 0 0 0 .276 Dykes 1b 4 1 2 1 .265 Hoag rf 0 0 0 0 .302 Hayes,J 2b 3 0 0 0 .308 Gehrig 1b 4 2 2 0 .382 Hopkins 3b 4 0 0 0 .159 Selkirk lf 3 0 0 0 .386 Madjeski c 4 0 2 1 .202 Rolfe ph 0 0 0 0 .270 Jones p 3 1 0 0 .175 Chapman,B cf 4 2 3 2 .310 Gallivan p 0 0 0 0 .214 Lazzeri 2b 4 2 1 2 .304 Conlan ph 0 0 0 0 .242 Jorgens c 3 0 0 1 .200 34 3 6 3 Gomez p 4 0 2 1 .169 34 6 10 6 White Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Jones L 7-15 7.1 8 5 3 2 5 126 80 5.74 Gallivan 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 15 7 5.72 8.0 10 6 4 3 5 141 87 Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Gomez W 19-5 9.0 6 3 2 2 6 134 85 2.32 9.0 6 3 2 2 6 134 85 ChA: Conlan batted for Gallivan in the 9th NYA: Rolfe batted for Selkirk in the 8th Crosetti moved to 3b in the 9th Byrd inserted at lf in the 9th Hoag inserted at rf in the 9th Rolfe moved to ss in the 9th E-Appling, Hayes,J, Saltzgaver, Rolfe. 2B-Simmons(27), Chapman,B 2(20), Gomez(1). 3B-Dykes(5), Chapman,B(13). HR-Lazzeri(9). RBI-Swanson(23), Dykes(51), Madjeski(26), Chapman,B 2(94), Lazzeri 2(80), Jorgens(14), Gomez(3). SB-Gehrig(10). K-Swanson, Haas, Dykes, Hopkins, Madjeski, Jones, Crosetti, Ruth 2, Lazzeri, Jorgens. BB-Appling, Conlan, Crosetti, Ruth, Jorgens. SH-Hayes,J, Rolfe. GWRBI: Chapman,B Temperature: 68, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 7 MPH. Attendance: N/A Game Time: 2:15