The last-place 1934 Detroit Tigers took it to the first-place 1937 New York Yankees in the first two contests of their four-game series, but the Yankees were able to salvage the series with two walk-off victories at home.
Ivy Andrews earned both wins in relief for the Yankees (10-6). Jake Powell hit a team-best .412 (7-for-17) while Joe DiMaggio his three home runs. Detroit (4-8) was led by Billy Rogell, who hit .600 (9-for-15) and Hank Greenberg, who hit two home runs and drove in six.
Game #1: Detroit 4, New York 2
Hank Greenberg got the Tigers going with a two-run homer in the second inning. Goose Goslin singled and scored on an error to make it 3-0 in the sixth. Joe DiMaggio ended the shutout bid with a solo homer in the seventh, but the Tigers came back with another run in the bottom half of the frame as Pete Fox doubled and scored on Mickey Cochrane’s two-out single. The Yankees made it 4-2 in the eighth on pinch-hitter Tommy Henrich’s RBI double. DiMaggio doubled with one out in the ninth to bring the tying run to the plate, but Elden Auker got the final two outs for his first win of the season.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Frank Crosetti 4 0 0 0 Jo Jo White 3 0 0 0
Red Rolfe 4 0 0 0 Mickey Cochrane 3 0 1 1
Joe DiMaggio 4 1 2 1 Charlie Gehringer 4 0 0 0
Lou Gehrig 4 0 1 0 Goose Goslin 4 1 1 0
Bill Dickey 4 0 0 0 Billy Rogell 3 1 2 0
Jake Powell 3 1 2 0 Hank Greenberg 4 1 1 2
Tony Lazzeri 3 0 0 0 Marv Owen 3 0 0 0
Myril Hoag 3 0 0 0 Pete Fox 3 1 1 0
Lefty Gomez AKZ 2 0 0 0 Elden Auker BYZ 3 0 0 0
Tommy Henrich 1 0 1 1
TOTALS 32 2 6 2 TOTALS 30 4 6 3
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 000 110 -- 2
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 020 001 10x -- 4
LOB--1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 3, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 5.
ERR--Bill Dickey, Red Rolfe. 2B--Joe DiMaggio, Tommy
Henrich, Jake Powell, Pete Fox. HR--Joe DiMaggio, Hank
Greenberg. SB--Mickey Cochrane, Goose Goslin.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Lefty Gomez AKZ [L] 7.00 5 4 3 3 5 1
Johnny Murphy C 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Elden Auker BYZ [W] 9.00 6 2 2 0 4 1
Game #2: Detroit 12, New York 4
Lou Gehrig started the Yankees off with a two-run homer in the top of the first, but it was all Tigers after that. Billy Rogell went 4-for-4, Marv Owen and Pete Fox went a combined 5-for-7 with seven RBI in the 7 and 8 spots, and this one was a rout. The Tigers scored 12 without a home run, while the Yankees hit two with George Selkirk providing a pinch-hit solo shot in the seventh.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Frank Crosetti 4 1 2 0 Jo Jo White 4 0 1 3
Red Rolfe 5 0 1 1 Mickey Cochrane 5 0 0 0
Joe DiMaggio 4 1 0 0 Charlie Gehringer 3 3 2 0
Lou Gehrig 3 1 1 2 Goose Goslin 5 1 1 0
Bill Dickey 3 0 1 0 Billy Rogell 4 2 4 2
Jake Powell 4 0 2 0 Hank Greenberg 4 2 1 0
Tony Lazzeri 2 0 0 0 Marv Owen 4 2 3 4
Myril Hoag 3 0 0 0 Pete Fox 3 1 2 3
Bump Hadley CY 0 0 0 0 Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ 3 1 1 0
Tommy Henrich 1 0 0 0
George Selkirk 1 1 1 1
Don Heffner 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 4 8 4 TOTALS 35 12 15 12
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 200 000 101 -- 4
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 032 030 31x -- 12
LOB--1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 8, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 6.
2B--Jake Powell (2), Pete Fox, Jo Jo White, Hank Greenberg,
Charlie Gehringer. 3B--Frank Crosetti (2). HR--George
Selkirk, Lou Gehrig. SACB--Bump Hadley CY, Schoolboy Rowe
BXYZ.
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bump Hadley CY [L] 3.00 7 5 5 2 1 0
Kemp Wicker CRZ 3.00 4 3 3 2 0 0
Johnny Broaca CR 2.00 4 4 4 2 1 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ [W] 9.00 8 4 4 7 8 2
Game #3: New York 5, Detroit 4 (12 inn.)
The Yankees built a 4-0 lead after five innings thanks to solo homers from Joe DiMaggio and a two-run blast from Frank Crosetti. But the Tigers scored four in the seventh to tie it, including a two-run double from Pete Fox and a game-tying sacrifice fly from starter Tommy Bridges. Detroit had a potential go-ahead run thrown out at the plate in the 11th by Yankee left fielder Jake Powell. The Yankees finally won it in the 10th. Crosetti led off with a double and later scored on DiMaggio’s walk-off single.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 6 0 1 0 Frank Crosetti 5 2 2 2
Mickey Cochrane 5 0 0 0 Red Rolfe 4 0 0 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 0 0 0 Joe DiMaggio 6 2 3 3
Goose Goslin 5 0 0 0 Lou Gehrig 5 0 2 0
Billy Rogell 5 1 2 0 Bill Dickey 4 0 0 0
Hank Greenberg 4 1 1 1 Jake Powell 5 0 1 0
Marv Owen 5 1 2 0 Tony Lazzeri 5 0 0 0
Pete Fox 5 1 3 2 Myril Hoag 5 0 4 0
Tommy Bridges BXY 1 0 0 1 Red Ruffing BXZ 1 1 0 0
Gee Walker 1 0 0 0 George Selkirk 1 0 0 0
Ray Hayworth 1 0 0 0 Tommy Henrich 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 42 4 9 4 TOTALS 42 5 12 5
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 000 000 400 000 -- 4
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 130 000 001 -- 5
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 8, 1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 10.
ERR--Goose Goslin, Jake Powell. 2B--Billy Rogell, Pete Fox,
Marv Owen (2), Frank Crosetti. HR--Joe DiMaggio (2), Frank
Crosetti. SACF--Tommy Bridges BXY. SACB--Tommy Bridges BXY,
Red Ruffing BXZ (2), Red Rolfe.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tommy Bridges BXY 8.00 6 4 2 3 6 3
Firpo Marberry CYZ 3.00 4 0 0 0 1 0
Carl Fischer CY [L] 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES
Red Ruffing BXZ 9.00 6 4 4 2 5 0
Spud Chandler BYZ 2.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
Ivy Andrews CZ [W] 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #4: New York 7, Detroit 6
The finale went back and forth. Hank Greenberg homered and had a two-run double to lead the Tigers. Down 5-3 in the seventh, the Yankees’ Tony Lazzeri homoered, and an error gave New York the tying run. Detroit went back in front 6-5 in the top of the eighth on Jo Jo White’s RBI double. New York tied it again in the bottom of the eighth on Myril Hoag’s RBI single. In the bottom of the ninth, the Yankees put runners on first and second and Lazzeri came through with a two-out walk-off single that scored Lou Gehrig.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1937 NEW YORK YANKEE AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 3 0 2 1 Frank Crosetti 5 0 2 1
Mickey Cochrane 5 0 0 0 Red Rolfe 4 1 0 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 1 1 0 Joe DiMaggio 5 1 2 0
Goose Goslin 4 1 1 0 Lou Gehrig 3 1 1 1
Billy Rogell 3 1 1 1 Bill Dickey 3 1 0 1
Hank Greenberg 4 2 3 3 Jake Powell 5 0 2 0
Marv Owen 2 0 0 0 Tony Lazzeri 5 1 3 2
Pete Fox 3 0 0 0 Myril Hoag 4 0 1 1
Vic Sorrell CZ 2 0 0 1 Monte Pearson BX 2 1 0 0
Gee Walker 0 1 0 0 Tommy Henrich 1 1 1 0
George Selkirk 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 30 6 8 6 TOTALS 37 7 12 6
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 010 103 010 -- 6
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 000 210 211 -- 7
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 8, 1937 NEW YORK YANKEES 10.
ERR--Charlie Gehringer. 2B--Jo Jo White, Hank Greenberg (2),
Charlie Gehringer, Joe DiMaggio, Frank Crosetti (2), Jake
Powell. HR--Hank Greenberg, Tony Lazzeri. SACF--Vic Sorrell
CZ, Billy Rogell, Lou Gehrig.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Vic Sorrell CZ 7.00 8 5 4 2 2 1
Chief Hogsett CY [L] 1.67 4 2 2 3 0 0
1937 NEW YORK YANKEES
Monte Pearson BX 7.00 6 5 5 8 2 1
Johnny Murphy C 1.00 1 1 1 1 1 0
Ivy Andrews CZ [W] 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
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