1935: Baseball Returns to New Jersey

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The Star-Ledger

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1934

FINALLY CONFIRMED:
GOLDSTEIN PURCHASES
ST. LOUIS BROWNS

Story by Stephen Lloyd

It started almost two years ago as a mere ambition, but on Monday Atlantic City businessman Talon "Lonnie" Goldstein's dream of bringing a major league baseball team to New Jersey became a reality when his purchase of the St. Louis Browns was finalised. In sync with his outright sale of Sportsman's Park to the St. Louis Cardinals, long term Browns owner Philip DeCatesby Ball confirmed that Goldstein's purchase had been completed, clearing the way for the ballclub to be relocated to Jersey City from the 1935 season. Goldstein had confidently revealed some weeks ago that the club will go by the name of the New Jersey Titans and play its home games in the newly constructed, 35,000-seat Roosevelt Stadium at Droyer's Point.

The Browns have been amongst the worst performing ballclubs in the American League this decade, averaging just 62 wins over the last five seasons with the recently completed 67-85 mark being their most successful campaign since winning 79 games in '29. So it goes without saying that Goldstein has his work cut out to turn them into a contender. However, being one of the most prominent and successful businessmen in the nation, the 48 year-old Newark native has deep pockets and the competitive drive necessary to make it work. It's been said that he made much of his fortune during prohibition, although Goldstein denies this. However, the fact that he lists Atlantic City political boss Enoch "Nucky" Johnson amongst his close friends would seem to support the theory.

Roosevelt Stadium has been a passion project of Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague ever since he announced plans for its construction in June 1929. It was originally envisioned to seat 50,000 spectators and be a multi-purpose stadium dedicated to the memory of the city's war dead. Hague had hoped that it would be built by the Spring of 1930, but there were a number of delays and it ended up becoming a Works Progress Administration project. Construction concluded this past August, Hague naming the stadium after President Roosevelt as he was the author of the New Deal agency that made it all possible.

As he tells it, Goldstein's dream of major league baseball in New Jersey was born in late '32 after reading a newspaper article on DeCatesby Ball's frustrations with the Browns following their 6th place finish and 63-91 record that season. The owner had lamented over how St. Louis had become a "Cardinals town" after the National League powerhouse's superb run of success, which included pennants in '26, '28, '30 and '31. The Red Birds claimed the World Championship in the first and last years of those pennant wins. It seemed to Goldstein that DeCatesby Ball was openly contemplating selling the ballclub, and the seeds of what has now come to fruition were planted. Coincidentally, the Cardinals added to that brilliant run this year with a 4-3 World Series triumph over the Detroit Tigers.

While a hard-nosed businessman, Goldstein is also a big baseball fan and is keenly knowledgeable of the sport's past. So it was during yesterday's press conference to announce his purchase of the Browns that he reflected on New Jersey's important place in baseball history. He spoke with pride of Hoboken, of the 1846 game between Alexander Cartwright's Knickerbockers and the New York Nine. And he beamed when he stated that "Baseball is returning home", with Roosevelt Stadium located only seven miles from historic Elysian Fields. Goldstein revealed that the official Titans' colours would be navy blue and sky blue, with the navy prominent on the jersey piping while the cap will be sky blue with a navy "NJ" embroided on it.

One issue that had threatened to derail Goldstein's ambition was, put simply, the New York Yankees. They've always had the region to themselves as far as the American League is concerned, and team owner Colonel Jacob Ruppert complained long and loud when Goldstein first unveiled his plans to bring a team to Jersey City. However, in July '33 Ruppert's protestations abruptly ceased, with many speculating that Goldstein had bribed him. When questioned about it, Goldstein simply said that "Appeasement is always an effective tool, in every walk of life." Although the American League owners have yet to officially approve the relocation of the Browns, with Goldstein now confirmed as the ballclub's owner it does appear to be a mere formality.

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Sweet.

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Nice! I grew up not far from Roosevelt Stadium, saw Rickey Henderson play there, took my road test there also. My brother lives where the stadium used to stand in a community called Society Hill.

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I'll be trying to combine a number of elements from previous dynasties I've created in this one. I've got a good feeling about it because its planning all came together quite suddenly during the last three or four days. I've always been fascinated by New Jersey's role in the birth of baseball and have often wondered why there has never been a major league team there.

See, I have been working on an alternate history dynasty that starts in 1901 which has real players but fictional teams and the NJ Titans are in that one. I actually wanted the story of it to start in 1950 but what I was going to do was give flashbacks along the way to various seasons from 1901 leading right up to '50. However, I'm really not sure if I have the patience to undertake such a task and doubt that I'll keep going with it.

So, on the weekend I was thinking how I could make a dynasty set closer to 1950 but with a team from New Jersey in it. The idea I came up with was to relocate one of the existing teams and after some reading on wikipedia the Browns presented as a perfect candidate. I then searched for old stadiums in Jersey and Roosevelt was ideal for what I wanted to do. I made some changes to when certain things happened to suit my needs.

It can be assumed everything that took place in baseball in real life up until the end of 1934 also happened in this dynasty. From 1935 onwards we'll go off on a tangent and I'm excited to see where the journey takes us. Now with a wealthy owner, the former Browns will be able to afford to sign some superstar players and I'll be doing my best to make sure that happens. Within realistic parameters, of course.

Until the draft actually becomes a reality, my plan is to schedule it for early December of each year and give the most powerful teams the top picks, in order to replicate what took place in real life with them signing up the most promising rookies. I also have some ideas in regards to expansion and realignment which will differ from reality, and could make things quite interesting.

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The Sporting News

*** THE BASEBALL PAPER OF THE WORLD ***

VOLUME 50, EDITION 14
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935

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Cardinals confident ahead of
latest championship defense

The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed a remarkable run of success during the last decade, claiming their first ever National League pennant in 1926 and winning four more in the years since ('28, '30, '31 and '34). Three of those NL titles became world championships, leading to the ballclub usurping the Browns as St. Louis' premier team. Former Browns owner Philip DeCatesby Ball famously conceded in 1932 that St. Louis was now a "Cardinals town" and one could say that their domination of the senior circuit was directly responsible for the Browns' relocation to New Jersey after DeCatesby Ball's sale of the club last year.

Despite all their triumphs, one thing the Cardinals have been unable to do is win back-to-back world championships. They followed up 1926's first World Series win with a 2nd place finish, 1.5 games back from the Pirates in '27 and then produced their worst campaign since 1924 in falling to 6th place while defending the title in '32. The Yankees went back-to-back in '27 and '28, winning over 100 games in each season and concluding a golden period that saw them reach the Fall Classic six times in eight years. It's that achievement the Cardinals are determined to replicate this year and it's one bragadocious starting pitcher and 1934 National League MVP Dizzy Dean is confident they can reach.

"This ballclub has been on the verge of doing it a couple of times now," said Dean following a recent spring training start. "But I have a real good feeling about this year. I think this is gonna be the one where we follow through and start building the dynasty that St. Louis deserves."

Dean was fantastic for the Cardinals last year, going 30-7 with an ERA of 2.66, and at just 24 years of age. He'll once again lead a rotation that includes his younger brother Paul plus the two left-handed, seasoned veterans Bill Walker and Bill Hallahan. Since the first World Series in 1903 six teams have achieved the feat of back-to-back championships. The Cardinals have been on the losing end of the last two, against the Yankees in 1928 and the Athletics in 1930. They now have a chance to etch their names in the history books and with most of the "Gashouse Gang" still on the roster it would be a brave man that tips against them.

Anticipation is high in Jersey City

With opening day now only two weeks away, anticipation continues to build in Jersey City ahead of the Titans' debut MLB season. While for posterity the ballclub will assume the St. Louis Browns' history, most observers are regarding the Titans as a completely new entity and looking at the 1935 campaign as their first. A major league team in the Garden State was always going to be popular but new owner Lonnie Goldstein has spared no expense as he has gone about enamouring the organisation and its players to the people of Jersey City. Goldstein has arranged a number of public gatherings where fans have been able to meet the players, have photographs taken with them and receive autographs. The Titans were even involved in a charity event for some of the city's less fortunate.

The ballclub were given a fantastic kickstart by MLB when the league scheduled them to host both the Red Sox and Yankees during the first week of the season, and in something of a scheduling anomaly the Titans will then visit both Boston and New York in week two. They could not have asked for a more exciting opening to the campaign. The Titans won't face the defending American League Champion Tigers until mid-May, when they'll visit Detroit for four games from the 12th to the 15th. New Jersey's most high-profile (and highest-paid) player, All-Star centerfielder Sam West, has been impressed by Goldstein's efforts. After spending the first six years of his career with the Washington Senators, West was traded to the Browns prior to the 1933 season and has greeted the ballclub's relocation to New Jersey with enthusiasm.

"There's been an amazing buzz ever since we arrived in town," said West. "The people have accepted us with open arms and they are just proud and excited that they'll finally have a team to represent them."

Despite the positive vibes surrounding the Titans, the reality is that they'll most likely struggle to be competitive this year. Goldstein has inherited a ballclub with an ordinary roster and even with all the dollars he'll be pouring into it, turning around the situation could take some time. The new owner showed he'll be hands on when he engineered a trade in early January that sent relief pitcher Fay Thomas to the Red Sox in exchange for 32 year-old leftfielder Carl Reynolds, who was a member of the Browns' roster in '33. Reynolds has had a solid career, hitting over .300 five times in eight years. Hopefully he'll be able to replicate that type of form for the Titans this season.

Cochrane hopes Tigers can go
"one step further" in '35

When Connie Mack traded baseball's best catcher Mickey Cochrane to the Detroit Tigers in December '33, many experts felt that it more or less spelt the end of the 30 year-old "Black Mike's" chances to ever again play for a contender. The Tigers had compiled a 75-79 record during the '33 season, finishing a distant 25 games back from the champion Senators in 5th place. Cochrane had experienced a storied career in Philadelphia, being a huge part of the Athletics' return to prominence and leading them to back-to-back World Series wins in '29 and '30 and a third consecutive AL Pennant in '31. Cochrane claimed the MVP award in 1928, when the club went 98-55 and finished 2.5 behind the Yankees in 2nd place. Despite that, most believed even he would be unable to turn Detroit's fortunes around.

In a remarkable showing, the Tigers made those supposed "experts" eat their words, charging to a 101-win season and an unexpected pennant before falling to the Cardinals in seven games in the World Series. As player-manager, Cochrane won his second American League MVP award for his inspiring efforts. So impressed were the voting committee that he took the honor ahead of Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, who became only the fourth AL player to claim the Triple Crown. Cochrane hit .320 with an on-base percentage of .428, 76 RBI and 78 walks. He had pulled off what, when it's all said and done, will most likely be regarded as the greatest achievement of his career. However, speaking earlier this week Cochrane made it clear that he's not ready to admit satisfaction over what has passed.

"No chance," Cochrane said adamantly. "The way our season ended last year, that really still sticks in my craw. We had it all there in front of us, at home. The chance to win it all, and we played probably our worst game of the year. It was difficult to accept then and it still is now. So I won't be happy with anything less than a World Championship this year. We proved that this ballclub has what it takes. Now we just need to take that one further step."

1934 was a fairytale for the Detroit Tigers and their followers. Whether they can produce a repeat dose this year remains to be seen, but with Mickey Cochrane on their side anything is possible. That's already been proven as a fact, so no one should be writing the Tigers off.

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THE JERSEY JOURNAL

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1935

RED SOX SPOIL NEW JERSEY'S
OPENING DAY PARTY

Story by James Whitmore

The Boston Red Sox scored an opening day 6-4 victory over the New Jersey Titans at Roosevelt Stadium yesterday, spoiling the party for Major League Baseball's new ballclub. It was supposed to be a perfect afternoon in Jersey City, and it almost was. Joined on the field by team owner Lonnie Goldstein, Mayor Frank Hague had earlier thrown out the ceremonial opening pitch to a chorus of applause and when the Titans held a 4-3 lead at the conclusion of the 8th inning it looked like they'd be victorious. However, it all unravelled when they surrendered three runs in the top of the 9th. Even so, the 12,973 fans in attendance went home in a more or less happy mood, encouraged by their team's effort. New Jersey made a shaky start, giving up two runs on four hits in the 1st inning before electrifying the crowd with a 3rd inning explosion.

Beau Bell led the inning off with a double to right field before advancing to third base on Ski Melilio's fly out to center. Pitcher Ivy Andrews then brought Bell home for the first Titans run, cracking a double on a line drive to the gap in left-center. The scores were then tied when Rollie Hemsley singled on a sharp grounder between second and third. He advanced to second on Tom Carey's fourth hit of the inning, another single, this one up the first base line. Sam West capped off the outburst with a two RBI double to deep right field, scoring both Hemsley and Carey to make it 4-2. Harlond Clift struck out and Carl Reynolds popped out to short, ending the inning.

The lead was cut to one in the 6th when the Red Sox scored on a Joe Cronin grounder up the middle, Moose Solters making it home from second after he had doubled to lead off the frame. Andrews was taken out of the game in the 8th and when reliever Dick Coffman got himself out of a two-on, one-out jam optimism was high. But the Titans failed to take advantage of Sam West's second double in the bottom of the inning and then an intentional walk for Clift. West moved to third on Reynolds' grounder to shortstop but Ray Pepper struck out swinging to end the threat. Lefty Grove flied out to start the 9th for Boston but following back-to-back doubles from Mel Almada and Rick Ferrell the score was tied at 4-4.

It only got worse for New Jersey from that point, with Dusty Cooke's intentional walk followed by a Solters single and Cronin's dagger, a groundball double between first and second that brought both Ferrell and Cooke home. The inning ended quickly from that point but the damage was done, and the Titans went down with little more than a whimper in the bottom of the 9th on a trio of groundouts, bringing a rapid conclusion to the contest. Centerfielder Sam West was a standout for the Titans, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, both of his hits doubles. Speaking afterwards, Titans manager Phil Dickerson lamented the team's late collapse.

"I know it's only one game, and we've got 153 of them to go," he said. "But we really wanted to start this campaign off on a great note. We almost did it, but in the end it wasn't to be. But I think we showed the league that we'll be in there, competing, each and every day."

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Other opening day results (home team in capitals)

AMERICAN LEAGUE

SENATORS 6 Yankees 1, TIGERS 6 White Sox 5, ATHLETICS 4, Indians 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Dodgers 4 PHILLIES 2 (in 11), Pirates 8 REDS 4, BRAVES 4 Giants 1, CUBS 5 Cardinals 3

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1935

JOHNSON NO-HITS
CARDINALS IN ST. LOUIS

Story by James McBride

Now into the fourteenth season of his major league career, 34 year-old Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Syl Johnson might have thought that he'd be one of the hundreds of players in his position who never experience the thrill of throwing a no-hitter. But yesterday it all changed when he achieved the feat against the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman's Park in a 5-0 Phillies victory. Not only did Johnson hold the Cardinals hitless, he also walked just one batter (in the 2nd inning). A catching error by Phillies first baseman Dolph Camilli allowed Pepper Martin to reach base leading off the 1st.

As is often the case with no-hitters, Johnson was perhaps not the most likely candidate to pitch the first one of the season. He came into the game with a 1-3 record and an ERA of 2.50 for a Phillies team already languishing eight games back from the 1st placed Chicago Cubs. Despite that, it was an afternoon that he'll never forget. After those hiccups in the first two innings Johnson was perfect through the next seven, retiring all 21 batters he faced. He received some solid support from the Phillies batting lineup, with centerfielder Lou Chiozza and shortstop Mickey Haslin both driving in two runs.

The Cardinals home crowd showed great sportsmanship, as when it became clear that the no-hitter was a real possibility they cheered Johnson towards it and celebrated as if it had been thrown by one of their own players when his opposing pitcher Dizzy Dean flied out to right field to end the game in the bottom of the 9th. Johnson actually spent eight years on the Cardinals staff, from 1926 through until the end of the '33 season, so that would have certainly made it easier for the patrons to put their support behind him. Johnson was carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates and was more or less left speechless and overwhelmed by his achievement. He threw exactly 100 pitches, 63 of them for strikes in a game that lasted two hours and fourteen minutes.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS
AS AT END OF PLAY, 31 MAY 1935

AMERICAN LEAGUE

1ST: WASHINGTON SENATORS 27-18 (.600)
2nd: Philadelphia Athletics 26-19 (.578, 1.0 G.B.)
3rd: Cleveland Indians 24-21 (.533, 3.0 G.B.)
4th: Boston Red Sox 22-22 (.500, 4.5 G.B.)
5th: New York Yankees 21-23 (.477, 5.5 G.B.)
6th: Detroit Tigers 21-24 (.467, 6.0 G.B.)
7th: New Jersey Titans 19-26 (.422, 8.0 G.B.)
7th: Chicago White Sox 18-25 (.419, 8.0 G.B.)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

1ST: CHICAGO CUBS 30-13 (.698)
2nd: Pittsburgh Pirates 26-18 (.591, 4.5 G.B.)
3rd: Brooklyn Dodgers 25-20 (.556, 6.0 G.B.)
4th: St. Louis Cardinals 21-22 (.488, 9.0 G.B.)
5th: Boston Braves 21-25 (.457, 10.5 G.B.)
5th: Philadelphia Phillies 21-25 (.457, 10.5 G.B.)
7th: Cincinnati Reds 17-26 (.395, 13.0 G.B.)
8th: New York Giants 16-28 (.364, 14.5 G.B.)

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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Friday, June 21, 1935

WARNEKE SHUTS OUT
BRAVES IN BOSTON

Story by George Marshall

Chicago Cubs starter Lon Warneke produced his best outing of the season yesterday, throwing a five-hit shutout against Boston at Braves Field in a 2-0 Cubs victory. It was Chicago's eighth win in their last ten games and improved their record to an MLB-best 44-19. Warneke threw 123 pitches, striking out four batters and walking one to improve to 8-4 on the season. It was his first shutout of the campaign. The 26 year-old is known as "The Arkansas Hummingbird" and he definitely put a spell on the Braves lineup. An All-Star in '33 and '34, Warneke has won a total of 62 games during the last three seasons and appears to be on his way to another successful year.

It was fortunate for the Cubs that Warneke had such a great afternoon because they weren't much better at the plate than the Braves, recording only eight hits. The game was scoreless heading into the 7th, where Chicago scored both of their runs on three hits. Stan Hack singled leading off before Gabby Hartnett was walked and Augie Galan dribbled an infield single up the third base line to load the bags. Phil Cavarretta grounded into a fielder's choice at second, scoring Hack. Cavarretta was caught stealing second before Woody English scorched a full-count pitch into the gap between second and third, bringing Hartnett home. Billy Jurges flied out to end the inning and from that point on, with Warneke on song, the Cubs were never going to lose.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STANDINGS
AS AT END OF PLAY, 30 JUNE 1935

AMERICAN LEAGUE

1ST: DETROIT TIGERS 43-30 (.589)
2nd: Boston Red Sox 40-30 (.571, 1.5 G.B.)
2nd: Philadelphia Athletics 41-31 (.569, 1.5 G.B.)
4th: Washington Senators 40-31 (.563, 2.0 G.B.)
5th: New York Yankees 36-35 (.507, 6.0 G.B.)
6th: Cleveland Indians 35-37 (.486, 7.5 G.B.)
7th: New Jersey Titans 29-43 (.403, 13.5 G.B.)
8th: Chicago White Sox 22-49 (.310, 20.0 G.B.)

NATIONAL LEAGUE

1ST: CHICAGO CUBS 49-23 (.681)
2nd: Pittsburgh Pirates 43-29 (.597, 6.0 G.B.)
3rd: Brooklyn Dodgers 41-30 (.577, 7.5 G.B.)
4th: St. Louis Cardinals 33-39 (.458, 16.0 G.B.)
5th: Boston Braves 33-40 (.452, 16.5 G.B.)
6th: Cincinnati Reds 31-40 (.437, 17.5 G.B.)
7th: Philadelphia Phillies 30-44 (.405, 20.0 G.B.)
8th: New York Giants 28-43 (.394, 20.5 G.B.)

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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS

LEADING BATTERS

AVG

1ST: CECIL TRAVIS (WASHINGTON SENATORS) .357
2nd: John Stone (Washington Senators) .354
3rd: Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia Athletics) .351

HR

1ST: LOU GEHRIG (NEW YORK YANKEES) 20
2nd: Hank Greenberg (Detroit Tigers) 17
3rd: Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia Athletics) 15

RBI

1ST: LOU GEHRIG (NEW YORK YANKEES) 57
1ST: MOOSE SOLTERS (BOSTON RED SOX) 57
3rd: Carl Reynolds (New Jersey Titans) 55

LEADING PITCHERS

ERA

1ST: FRITZ OSTERMUELLER (BOSTON RED SOX) 2.41
2nd: Willis Hudlin (Cleveland Indians) 2.73
3rd: Joe Cascarella (Philadelphia Athletics) 2.76

WINS

1ST: LEFTY GOMEZ (NEW YORK YANKEES) 10
1ST: FRITZ OSTERMUELLER (BOSTON RED SOX) 10
1ST: LEFTY STEWART (WASHINGTON SENATORS) 10

STRIKEOUTS

1ST: JOHNNY ALLEN (NEW YORK YANKEES) 84
2nd: Lefty Gomez (New York Yankees) 78
3rd: Tommy Bridges (Detroit Tigers) 75

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS

LEADING BATTERS

AVG

1ST: ARKY VAUGHAN (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) .405
2nd: Billy Sullivan (Cincinnati Reds) .361
3rd: Johnny Moore (Philadelphia Phillies) .358

HR

1ST: HANK LEIBER (NEW YORK GIANTS) 15
2nd: Mel Ott (New York Giants) 12
3rd: Arky Vaughan (Pittsburgh Pirates) 10

RBI

1ST: ARKY VAUGHAN (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) 58
2nd: Gabby Hartnett (Chicago Cubs) 53
3rd: Hank Leiber (New York Giants) 48
3rd: Mel Ott (New York Giants) 48

LEADING PITCHERS

ERA

1ST: VAN MUNGO (BROOKLYN DODGERS) 1.96
2nd: Tex Carleton (Chicago Cubs) 2.10
3rd: Bill Lee (Chicago Cubs) 2.16

WINS

1ST: CY BLANTON (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) 12
2nd: Van Mungo (Brooklyn Dodgers) 11
3rd: Johnny Babich (Brooklyn Dodgers) 10
3rd: Larry French (Chicago Cubs) 10
3rd: Lon Warneke (Chicago Cubs) 10

STRIKEOUTS

1ST: VAN MUNGO (BROOKLYN DODGERS) 1.96
2nd: Tex Carleton (Chicago Cubs) 2.10
3rd: Bill Lee (Chicago Cubs) 2.16

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The New York Age

SUNDAY, JULY 27, 1935

GIANTS OBLITERATE DODGERS
AT EBBETS FIELD

Story by Stephen Reynolds

Led by a six-hit, seven-RBI afternoon from first baseman Bill Terry, the New York Giants scored the most runs in a single game this season with a 23-2 demolition of the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field yesterday. After an unremarkable opening three frames all 23 Giants runs were scored in the four-inning period starting with the 4th and ending in the 7th, New York finishing the game with 26 hits. They scored nine runs in the 4th, seven in the 5th, four in the 6th and three in the 7th, and Terry's efforts were a highlight. He became the first player this year to record six hits in a game, amongst them a three-run homer in the 6th. Terry scored four runs but, unsurprisingly in such a high-scoring game, he wasn't the only one to star. Third baseman Mel Ott went 4-of-5 with an RBI and four runs scored while leftfielder Kiddo Davis and starting pitcher Carl Hubbell picked up three hits a piece.

Rightfielder Milt Galatzer drove in four runs on two hits, both of them triples. Meanwhile, Hubbell went the distance on the mound, giving up just six hits and striking out three batters on 102 pitches for his thirteenth win of the season. 39 year-old Dodgers starter Tom Zachary was relieved in the 5th inning after he'd conceded thirteen hits and twelve runs (nine of them earned), having already thrown 112 pitches at that point. Brooklyn's hurlers finished with a combined grand total of 218 pitches. It goes without saying that the crowd of just over 8,000 spectators were not impressed. It was a great afternoon for the Giants, one that may have eased some of the frustration over what has been a difficult and challenging season. The ballclub is now 42-53, sitting 21.5 games behind the National League-leading Cubs (64-34).