CHAPMAN'S 6 HITS, RBIS KEY YANKS DESTRUCTION OF CHISOX
Sox Drop 15th Straight Game
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (AP) - Ben Chapman became the first player in the major leagues
this season to amass six hits in a game as the New York Yankees obliterated the
Chciago White Sox 25-3 at Comiskey Park. Eight members of the Yankees
starting lineup, including pitcher Red Ruffing, had multi-hit games. Only
catcher Art Jorgens, who finished 0-for-6, failed to reach base safely for New
York. The 25 runs recorded by the Yankees is the top mark in the American
League this season and the second highest total for any major league club.
The Boston Braves scored 26 runs in a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Aug. 29
to pace all big league teams. The 26 hits also sets a new AL high for the
year. In addition to the six hits--which included his seventh home run of
the season--Chapman scored five runs and drove in six. It was the second
time this season that Chapman scored five runs in a game. No player has
scored more than five runs in a single contest this year. Lou Gehrig
scored four runs and drove in five. Frank Crosetti scored four runs and
drove in four and George Selkirk had five hits and drove in five runs.
The game was effectively over not long after it started. The Yankees
scored six runs in the second inning, with Crosetti's bases clearing triple the
big blow. They sent 12 men to the plate and tallied seven more runs in the
fourth, chasing White Sox starter Ted Lyons in the process. Chicago
player-manager Jimmy Dykes, in an attempt to avoid blowing through his bullpen,
used only three pitchers in the game, despite the fact that the entire trio was
blasted throughout. Reliever Joe Heving was pounded to the tune of 11 runs
allowed on 15 hits in just 3 1/3 innings. Harry Kinzy was the most
effective White Sox hurler, but he still allowed three runs in two
innings.
The White Sox nicked New York starter Ruffing for three runs in the fourth but
the right-hander was otherwise extremely effective and shut Chicago out for the
remaining eight innings. The Yankees finished with 11 extra base hits,
three of them home runs, all off Heving, with Crosetti, Chapman and Ruffing
doing the honors. Heving added to his own woes by allowing seven of the
first eight batters he faced to reach safely.
As the hits and runs piled up, the specifics seemed almost inconsequential,
though the Yankees did produce six multi-run innings.
When the dust settled, the White Sox had dropped their major league worst 15th
consecutive loss. No other AL team has lost more than 10 straight.
The win was the tenth win in 11 games for the Yankees who moved 1/2 game ahead of the
Detroit Tigers atop the American League.
9/6/1934, NYA34-ChA34, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1934 Yankees 0 6 0 7 2 4 0 3 3 25 26 0 10 1 1934 White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 2 7 1 Yankees AB R H BI AVG White Sox AB R H BI AVG Crosetti ss 5 4 2 4 .304 Swanson rf 5 0 1 0 .255 Rolfe 3b 7 2 2 1 .270 Conlan cf 3 0 0 0 .228 Ruth lf 5 3 2 1 .273 Simmons lf 3 0 1 0 .366 Gehrig 1b 6 4 3 5 .381 Bonura 1b 3 1 0 0 .281 Chapman,B cf 7 5 6 6 .317 Appling ss 3 1 2 0 .307 Lazzeri 2b 6 3 3 1 .310 Dykes 2b 4 1 2 1 .266 Selkirk rf 6 1 5 5 .416 Hopkins 3b 4 0 1 2 .161 Jorgens c 6 0 0 1 .198 Madjeski c 4 0 0 0 .201 Ruffing p 5 3 3 1 .230 Lyons p 1 0 0 0 .200 53 25 26 25 Heving p 1 0 0 0 .308 Kinzy p 0 0 0 0 .200 Shea ph 1 0 0 0 .175 32 3 7 3 Yankees INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Ruffing W 15-10 9.0 7 3 3 3 3 115 68 3.97 9.0 7 3 3 3 3 115 68 White Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Lyons L 6-15 3.2 7 11 9 2 2 76 43 5.12 Heving 3.1 15 11 10 4 3 115 66 10.52 Kinzy 2.0 4 3 3 1 1 43 24 11.81 9.0 26 25 22 7 6 234 133 ChA: Shea batted for Kinzy in the 9th E-Appling, Madjeski. 2B-Ruth(16), Gehrig 2(37), Lazzeri(22), Ruffing(10), Simmons(28), Appling(23), Dykes(15), Hopkins(10). 3B-Crosetti(13), Gehrig(14), Selkirk(2). HR-Crosetti(12), Chapman,B(7), Ruffing(2). RBI-Crosetti 4(67), Rolfe(16), Ruth(71), Gehrig 5(155), Chapman,B 6(110), Lazzeri(83), Selkirk 5(23), Jorgens(23), Ruffing(9), Dykes(53), Hopkins 2(20). K-Crosetti, Ruth 2, Lazzeri, Jorgens 2, Appling, Madjeski, Shea. BB-Crosetti, Ruth 2, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Selkirk, Jorgens, Bonura, Appling, Heving. SH-Conlan. HBP-Crosetti, Simmons. CI-Ruffing. HB-Ruffing, Lyons. GWRBI: Chapman,B Temperature: 66, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 16 MPH. Attendance: 11,817 Game Time: 2:41