After being routed in game one, the 1931 Philadelphia Athletics bounced back to win the next three and claim the series against the 1934 Detroit Tigers.
The Tigers (8-16) scored nine runs in game one but had just a total of four in the next three contests, while the Athletics (11-13) had two easy wins followed by a late come-from-behind victory in the finale.
Al Simmons batted .429 (6-for-14) with four RBI to lead Philadelphia. Hank Greenberg hit .400 (6-for-15) and drove in three runs for Detroit.
Game #1: Detroit 9, Philadelphia 1
During a five-run second inning, winning pitcher Schoolboy Rowe had a two-run single and Hank Greenberg had an RBI triple. The lead grew to 7-0 before the Athletics got their first hit and only run in the fourth inning. Greenberg also had a two-run single in the eighth inning.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 4 2 1 1 Max Bishop 3 0 0 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 1 2 0 Mule Haas 4 1 1 0
Hank Greenberg 3 0 2 3 Al Simmons 4 0 2 1
Goose Goslin 5 0 0 0 Mickey Cochrane 4 0 0 0
Billy Rogell 3 2 2 1 Jimmie Foxx 4 0 0 0
Mickey Cochrane 5 1 3 0 Bing Miller 4 0 0 0
Marv Owen 3 1 3 2 Jimmy Dykes 4 0 1 0
Herman Clifton 2 0 0 0 Dib Williams 3 0 1 0
Pete Fox 4 1 0 0 Roy Mahaffey CYW 1 0 0 0
Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ 4 1 1 2 Jim Peterson DXYZ 2 0 0 0
TOTALS 37 9 14 9 TOTALS 33 1 5 1
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 051 100 020 -- 9
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 100 000 -- 1
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 10, 1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6.
ERR--Herman Clifton (2). 2B--Mickey Cochrane, Mule Haas, Dib
Williams. 3B--Hank Greenberg. SACF--Billy Rogell, Jo Jo
White. SB--Charlie Gehringer.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Schoolboy Rowe BXYZ [W] 9.00 5 1 1 1 10 0
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Roy Mahaffey CYW [L] 3.00 7 7 7 6 1 0
Jim Peterson DXYZ 6.00 7 2 2 1 8 0
Game #2: Philadelphia 5, Detroit 2
The Athletics’ Mickey Cochrane broke up a 1-1 tie with a solo homer in the fourth inning. Philadelphia’s Max Bishop tripled and scored on Al Simmons’ single in the fifth inning to make it 3-1. Jimmie Foxx added to the lead with a two-run homer in the sixth inning. The Athletics ended a five-game losing streak.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI 1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI
Jo Jo White 4 1 2 0 Max Bishop 4 1 1 0
Charlie Gehringer 4 0 1 1 Mule Haas 4 0 0 0
Hank Greenberg 4 1 0 0 Al Simmons 4 0 1 1
Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0 Mickey Cochrane 3 2 3 1
Billy Rogell 3 0 1 1 Jimmie Foxx 4 2 1 2
Mickey Cochrane 4 0 0 0 Bing Miller 4 0 2 0
Marv Owen 4 0 1 0 Jimmy Dykes 4 0 1 0
Pete Fox 3 0 0 0 Dib Williams 2 0 1 1
Elden Auker BYZ 2 0 0 0 Lefty Grove ACKZ 3 0 0 0
Gee Walker 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 2 5 2 TOTALS 32 5 10 5
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 001 000 001 -- 2
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 010 112 00x -- 5
LOB--1934 DETROIT TIGERS 5, 1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 5.
ERR--Billy Rogell, Jimmy Dykes, Dib Williams. 2B--Billy
Rogell, Jo Jo White, Marv Owen. 3B--Max Bishop. HR--Mickey
Cochrane, Jimmie Foxx. SACF--Dib Williams.
1934 DETROIT TIGERS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Elden Auker BYZ [L] 7.00 8 5 5 1 4 2
General Crowder DYZ 1.00 2 0 0 0 0 0
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS
Lefty Grove ACKZ [W] 9.00 5 2 1 1 7 0
Game #3: Philadelphia 6, Detroit 1
The Athletics got all the runs they would need in the top of the first, scoring three on an RBI double from Mickey Cochrane and an two-run double by Bing Miller. Dib Williams hit a solo homer in the seventh inning. Rube Walberg earned his team-best fourth win of the season.
1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Max Bishop 5 0 0 0 Jo Jo White 5 1 1 0
Mule Haas 5 1 2 0 Charlie Gehringer 4 0 1 1
Al Simmons 3 1 1 1 Hank Greenberg 4 0 2 0
Mickey Cochrane 4 1 1 1 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0
Jimmie Foxx 2 2 0 0 Billy Rogell 3 0 0 0
Bing Miller 3 0 2 2 Mickey Cochrane 4 0 0 0
Jimmy Dykes 4 0 1 1 Marv Owen 3 0 1 0
Dib Williams 4 1 1 1 Pete Fox 4 0 0 0
Rube Walberg BY 3 0 0 0 Vic Sorrell CZ 2 0 0 0
Eric McNair 1 0 0 0 Ray Hayworth 1 0 0 0
Frank Doljack 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 34 6 8 6 TOTALS 35 1 6 1
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 301 000 110 -- 6
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 000 010 000 -- 1
LOB--1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 5, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 9.
ERR--Max Bishop, Dib Williams. 2B--Mickey Cochrane, Bing
Miller, Mule Haas. HR--Dib Williams. SB--Goose Goslin, Jo Jo
White.
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Rube Walberg BY [W] 7.67 6 1 1 2 3 0
Waite Hoyt CR 0.33 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eddie Rommel BRZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Vic Sorrell CZ [L] 7.00 6 5 5 3 2 1
Carl Fischer CY 2.00 2 1 1 1 0 0
Game #4: Philadelphia 2, Detroit 1
The Tigers struck first in the third inning when Hank Greenberg doubled and scored on Billy Rogell’s single. It was still 1-0 going to the eighth inning. The Tigers got the first two outs, but then things feel apart after Tommy Bridges issued two straight walks. Mule Haas followed with an RBI single to tie it, and the Athletics went up 2-1 on Al Simmons’ RBI single. Philadelphia reliever Eddie Rommel came in to get the final six outs.
1931 PHILADELPHIA AT AB R H BI 1934 DETROIT TIGERS AB R H BI
Max Bishop 3 1 0 0 Jo Jo White 3 0 0 0
Mule Haas 4 0 1 1 Charlie Gehringer 4 0 0 0
Al Simmons 3 0 2 1 Hank Greenberg 4 1 2 0
Mickey Cochrane 1 0 0 0 Goose Goslin 3 0 0 0
John Heving 3 0 0 0 Billy Rogell 3 0 1 1
Jimmie Foxx 4 0 0 0 Mickey Cochrane 3 0 1 0
Bing Miller 4 0 0 0 Marv Owen 4 0 0 0
Jimmy Dykes 3 0 0 0 Pete Fox 3 0 0 0
Dib Williams 4 0 2 0 Tommy Bridges BXY 3 0 1 0
George Earnshaw BXYZ 0 0 0 0 Gee Walker 1 0 0 0
Eric McNair 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 29 2 5 2 TOTALS 31 1 5 1
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 000 000 020 -- 2
1934 DETROIT TIGERS 001 000 000 -- 1
LOB--1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS 6, 1934 DETROIT TIGERS 9.
ERR--Al Simmons. 2B--Hank Greenberg. 3B--Al Simmons.
HBP--Pete Fox. SACB--George Earnshaw BXYZ (2). SB--Mickey
Cochrane (2).
1931 PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS IP H R ER BB SO HR
George Earnshaw BXYZ [W] 7.00 4 1 1 5 4 0
Eddie Rommel BRZ [S] 2.00 1 0 0 0 1 0
1934 DETROIT TIGERS
Tommy Bridges BXY [L] 9.00 5 2 2 4 8 0
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