1934 World Series
The 1934 World Series was a match-up between the St. Louis Cardinals’ "Gashouse Gang" and Detroit’s “G-Men” (so named because of stars Gehringer, Greenberg, and Goslin). Even nearly 50 years later, Charlie Gehringer (interviewed in 1982) felt the Tigers were robbed of the 1934 championship by umpire Brick Owens. Detroit was ahead 3 games to 2, and in Gehringer's view "we should've won the sixth game." Late in the game, Brick Owens called Mickey Cochrane out on a play at third base "even though all of the photographs show that he was safe by a mile." Gehringer insisted that, if Cochrane had been called safe, "we would've had the bases loaded with nobody out and we could've had a big inning.”
The Tigers wound up losing Game 6 by one run. They then lost Game 7 in an 11-0 shutout thrown by Dizzy Dean, despite a 2-for-4 game from Gehringer.
In the sixth inning of Game 7, Joe Medwick slid hard into Marv Owen, the Tigers' third baseman, after hitting a triple. They tangled briefly, and when Medwick went to his position in left field, the Detroit fans, knowing the game was lost (the score was 9-0 by then), vented their frustrations on Medwick, throwing fruit, vegetables, bottles, cushions, etc., at him. Commissioner Landis ordered Medwick benched to end the ruckus. Newsreel footage shows Medwick slamming his glove onto the dugout bench in disgust. (Audio)
Pete Fox played for the Tigers and became the only World Series player to hit six (6) doubles in any Series of any length.
NL St. Louis Cardinals (4) vs. AL Detroit Tigers (3)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardinals – 8, Tigers – 3 | October 3 | Navin Field | 42,505 |
| 2 | Cardinals – 2, Tigers – 3 (12 innings) | October 4 | Navin Field | 43,451 |
| 3 | Tigers – 1, Cardinals – 4 | October 5 | Sportsman's Park | 34,073 |
| 4 | Tigers – 10, Cardinals – 4 | October 6 | Sportsman's Park | 37,492 |
| 5 | Tigers – 3, Cardinals – 1 | October 7 | Sportsman's Park | 38,536 |
| 6 | Cardinals – 4, Tigers – 3 | October 8 | Navin Field | 44,551 |
| 7 | Cardinals – 11, Tigers – 0 | October 9 | Navin Field | 40,902 |
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