1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the second edition of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. It was held on July 10 in Manhattan, New York City, at the Polo Grounds, the home of the New York Giants of the National League, the defending World Series champions. The American League won 9–7,^[1][2] and every starter on both teams except Wally Berger was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

1934 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 9 14 1 National League 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Date	July 10, 1934
Venue	Polo Grounds
City	New York City
Managers	Joe Cronin (WSH) Bill Terry (NYG)
Attendance	48,363
Radio	CBS, NBC
Radio announcers	France Laux, Ted Husing (CBS) Tom Manning, Ford Bond, Graham McNamee (NBC)
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The game is well known among baseball historians for the performance of NL starting pitcher Carl Hubbell of the host Giants. After allowing the first two batters to reach base on a single and a base on balls, Hubbell struck out five of the game's best hitters – Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin – in succession,^[1][2] setting a longstanding All-Star Game record for consecutive strikeouts.^[3][4]

Trailing 4–2, the American League scored six times in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead for good. The teams combined for sixteen runs on 22 hits; the two home runs were hit early in the game by the NL (Frankie Frisch, Joe Medwick),^[1][2] both with the St. Louis Cardinals, the World Series champions later that year.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Lefty Gomez Yankees 2 C Bill Dickey Yankees 2 1B Lou Gehrig Yankees 2 2B Charlie Gehringer Tigers 2 3B Jimmie Foxx Athletics 2 SS Joe Cronin Senators 2 LF Heinie Manush Senators 1 CF Al Simmons White Sox 2 RF Babe Ruth Yankees 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tommy Bridges Tigers 1 P Mel Harder Indians 1 P Red Ruffing Yankees 1 P Jack Russell Senators 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Mickey Cochrane Tigers 1 C Rick Ferrell Red Sox 2 3B Jimmy Dykes White Sox 2 3B Pinky Higgins Athletics 1 OF Earl Averill Indians 2 OF Ben Chapman Yankees 2 OF Sam West Browns 2

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Carl Hubbell Giants 2 C Gabby Hartnett Cubs 2 1B Bill Terry Giants 2 2B Frankie Frisch Cardinals 2 3B Pie Traynor Pirates 2 SS Travis Jackson Giants 1 LF Joe Medwick Cardinals 1 CF Wally Berger Braves 2 RF Kiki Cuyler Cubs 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Dizzy Dean Cardinals 1 P Fred Frankhouse Braves 1 P Van Mungo Dodgers 1 P Lon Warneke Cubs 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Al López Dodgers 1 2B Billy Herman Cubs 1 3B Pepper Martin Cardinals 2 SS Arky Vaughan Pirates 1 OF Chuck Klein Cubs 2 OF Jo-Jo Moore Giants 1 OF Mel Ott Giants 1 OF Paul Waner Pirates 2

Game

Umpires

Cy Pfirman, NL (home), Brick Owens, AL (first base), Dolly Stark, NL (second base), George Moriarty, AL (third base); the umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Owens moving behind the plate.

Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Charlie Gehringer	Tigers	2B	1	Frankie Frisch	Cardinals	2B
2	Heinie Manush	Senators	OF	2	Pie Traynor	Pirates	3B
3	Babe Ruth	Yankees	OF	3	Joe Medwick	Cardinals	OF
4	Lou Gehrig	Yankees	1B	4	Kiki Cuyler	Cubs	OF
5	Jimmie Foxx	Athletics	3B	5	Wally Berger	Braves	OF
6	Al Simmons	White Sox	OF	6	Bill Terry	Giants	1B
7	Joe Cronin	Senators	SS	7	Travis Jackson	Giants	SS
8	Bill Dickey	Yankees	C	8	Gabby Hartnett	Cubs	C
9	Lefty Gomez	Yankees	P	9	Carl Hubbell	Giants	P

Linescore

Tuesday, July 10, 1934 1:30 pm (ET) at Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	0	9	14	1
National	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	7	8	1
WP: Mel Harder (1–0)   LP: Van Mungo (0–1) Home runs: AL: None NL: Frankie Frisch (2), Joe Medwick (1)

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References

1. Wright, Theon (July 11, 1934). "Hubbell, Americans' booming bats thrill fans". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 25.
2. "Carl Hubbell steals All-Star limelight". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 11, 1934. p. 12.
3. "Official Site of MLB: History: All Star Game Recaps". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
4. "King Carl – remembering New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell who struck out five American League hitters in a row at the 1934 All-Star Baseball game". The Sporting News. July 12, 1999. Retrieved July 17, 2007.

External links

• 1934 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1934 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac
• July 10, 1934: Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in a row at All-Star Game - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project)