Too little, too late, the 1935 Chicago Cubs won a series for the first time since week 4, taking three of four from the 1933 Washington Senators to close out the season.
The Cubs were in first place for a good portion of the season but will probably settle for second place with a 19-13 record. The Senators end up at 15-17.
Three multi-hit games pushed Frank Demaree into the lead in the batting average race heading into the finale, but he went 0-for-5 and finished at .341. Chuck Klein hit .412 (7-for-17) in the series, raising his season average to .351, but he’ll finish second to Joe DiMaggio’s .352 average. Charlie Root had a win and a save for the Cubs in relief.
Washington’s Joe Cronin hit .412 (7-for-17) with four RBI, and General Crowder had one of the best pitching performances of the season in game 3.
Game #1: Chicago 3, Washington 2
The Cubs went up 2-0 on Stan Hack’s RBI double in the second inning and Frank Demaree’s RBI single in the sixth. Larry French took a shutout to the ninth inning but the Senators put their first two runners on base. After two outs, pinch-hitter Sam Rice tied it with a two-run single. In the bottom of the ninth, Phil Cavaretta led off with a triple and he scored on Billy Jurges’ single for the walk-off win.
1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Buddy Myer 3 0 1 0 Augie Galan 4 0 0 0
Heinie Manush 5 0 0 0 Billy Herman 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 4 0 0 0 Chuck Klein 3 1 1 0
Joe Cronin 4 0 0 0 Gabby Hartnett 4 0 1 0
Joe Kuhel 2 1 1 0 Frank Demaree 4 1 2 1
Fred Schulte 3 1 1 0 Stan Hack 4 0 2 1
Ossie Bluege 4 0 1 0 Phil Cavarretta 4 1 2 0
Luke Sewell 4 0 1 0 Billy Jurges 4 0 2 1
Monte Weaver B 2 0 0 0 Larry French BYZ 3 0 0 0
Dave Harris 1 0 0 0
Sam Rice 1 0 1 2
TOTALS 33 2 6 2 TOTALS 34 3 10 3
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 000 000 002 -- 2
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 010 001 001 -- 3
LOB--1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 9, 1935 CHICAGO CUBS 8.
ERR--Ossie Bluege. 2B--Buddy Myer, Phil Cavarretta, Stan
Hack. 3B--Phil Cavarretta. SB--Luke Sewell.
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Monte Weaver B 6.00 6 2 2 1 1 0
Bobby Burke BX 2.00 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jack Russell BZ [L] 0.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
1935 CHICAGO CUBS
Larry French BYZ 8.00 5 2 2 4 4 0
Charlie Root BXZ [W] 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game #2: Chicago 10, Washington 4
The Cubs had four multi-run innings and led 5-0 in the second inning after Augie Galan’s two-run homer. Stan Hack had three doubles, including two that provided two RBI in the first and eighth innings. Lon Warnecke improved to a team-best 6-2 with the victory.
1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI 1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI
Buddy Myer 4 1 1 0 Augie Galan 3 4 2 3
Heinie Manush 5 0 2 0 Billy Herman 4 0 0 0
Goose Goslin 5 0 0 0 Chuck Klein 5 2 3 2
Joe Cronin 4 0 2 2 Gabby Hartnett 4 1 0 0
Joe Kuhel 4 0 0 0 Frank Demaree 5 1 3 1
Fred Schulte 3 2 2 1 Stan Hack 4 0 3 4
Ossie Bluege 4 0 1 0 Phil Cavarretta 5 0 0 0
Luke Sewell 4 0 2 0 Billy Jurges 4 1 2 0
Earl Whitehill BY 2 1 1 0 Lon Warneke BXZ 2 1 1 0
Sam Rice 0 0 0 1 Freddie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0
Dave Harris 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 36 4 11 4 TOTALS 37 10 14 10
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 001 001 011 -- 4
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 320 200 03x -- 10
LOB--1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 10, 1935 CHICAGO CUBS 9.
2B--Luke Sewell, Billy Jurges, Stan Hack (3), Augie Galan.
3B--Joe Cronin. HR--Fred Schulte, Augie Galan. SACF--Sam
Rice. SACB--Lon Warneke BXZ. SB--Fred Schulte.
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Earl Whitehill BY [L] 5.00 10 7 7 3 2 1
Bill McAfee D 2.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Ed Linke DYW 1.00 3 3 3 1 1 0
1935 CHICAGO CUBS
Lon Warneke BXZ [W] 7.00 7 2 2 4 4 0
Clyde Shoun CYW 1.00 2 1 1 0 1 1
Fabian Kowalik DY 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
Game #3: Washington 2, Chicago 0
The Senators’ only win came via one of the best pitching efforts of the season, as General Crowder tossed a two-hit shutout with only one walk and one strikeout. The Cubs only had baserunners in two of their nine at-bats, and got someone to third base both times, but couldn’t bring the runner home. Washington got an RBI double from Joe Cronin in the first inning and a sacrifice fly from Joe Kuhel in the eighth. Crowder picked up his team-high fifth victory.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Augie Galan 4 0 0 0 Buddy Myer 4 0 0 0
Billy Herman 3 0 0 0 Heinie Manush 4 2 3 0
Chuck Klein 4 0 0 0 Goose Goslin 4 0 1 0
Gabby Hartnett 3 0 0 0 Joe Cronin 4 0 2 1
Frank Demaree 3 0 2 0 Joe Kuhel 3 0 1 1
Stan Hack 3 0 0 0 Fred Schulte 2 0 0 0
Phil Cavarretta 3 0 0 0 Ossie Bluege 3 0 0 0
Billy Jurges 3 0 0 0 Luke Sewell 3 0 1 0
Tex Carleton CX 2 0 0 0 General Crowder CYZ 2 0 0 0
Ken ODea 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 29 0 2 0 TOTALS 29 2 8 2
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 000 000 000 -- 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 100 000 01x -- 2
LOB--1935 CHICAGO CUBS 3, 1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 7.
ERR--Joe Cronin. 2B--Joe Cronin (2), Goose Goslin, Heinie
Manush. SACF--Joe Kuhel.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Tex Carleton CX [L] 7.00 6 1 1 3 4 0
Roy Henshaw BYW 1.00 2 1 1 0 0 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS
General Crowder CYZ [W] 9.00 2 0 0 1 1 0
Game #4: Chicago 8, Washington 5
The Cubs led 7-1 after Billy Herman’s two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Senators closed to 7-5, but Gabby Harnett hit a solo homer in the ninth to add to Chicago’s lead.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS AB R H BI 1933 WASHINGTON SENA AB R H BI
Augie Galan 5 2 2 0 Buddy Myer 5 1 3 1
Billy Herman 5 1 2 3 Heinie Manush 5 0 2 1
Chuck Klein 5 1 3 1 Goose Goslin 5 0 0 0
Gabby Hartnett 5 1 2 2 Joe Cronin 5 2 3 1
Frank Demaree 5 0 0 0 Joe Kuhel 3 0 0 0
Stan Hack 3 2 2 0 Fred Schulte 3 0 1 0
Phil Cavarretta 4 1 2 2 Ossie Bluege 4 0 0 0
Billy Jurges 3 0 0 0 Luke Sewell 2 2 1 1
Bill Lee BY 3 0 0 0 Lefty Stewart CZ 1 0 1 0
Freddie Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 Dave Harris 1 0 0 0
Sam Rice 1 0 0 0
Moe Berg 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 39 8 13 8 TOTALS 36 5 11 4
1935 CHICAGO CUBS 131 200 001 -- 8
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 100 110 110 -- 5
LOB--1935 CHICAGO CUBS 6, 1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS 8.
ERR--Billy Jurges, Gabby Hartnett. 2B--Phil Cavarretta, Stan
Hack, Chuck Klein, Augie Galan, Buddy Myer, Joe Cronin, Luke
Sewell, Heinie Manush. HR--Billy Herman, Gabby Hartnett.
SACF--Luke Sewell. SB--Stan Hack, Joe Cronin.
1935 CHICAGO CUBS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Bill Lee BY [W] 7.00 8 4 2 2 4 0
Charlie Root BXZ [S] 2.00 3 1 1 1 1 0
1933 WASHINGTON SENATORS
Lefty Stewart CZ [L] 5.00 11 7 7 2 0 1
Alex McColl B 2.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Russell BZ 1.00 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Burke BX 1.00 1 1 1 0 1 1
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