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St. Louis Cardinals @ 
New York Giants
1934-09-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:18
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 5–3. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 7th. Dizzy Dean earned the win and Tex Carleton picked up the save. Mel Ott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Dizzy Dean L: Hal Schumacher SV: Tex Carleton
Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Pfirman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pepper Martin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jack Rothrock | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Frankie Frisch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Medwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ripper Collins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill DeLancey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Orsatti | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Leo Durocher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dizzy Dean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spud Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chick Fullis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tex Carleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hughie Critz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Terry | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mel Ott | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Leiber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gus Mancuso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Blondy Ryan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Parmelee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Schumacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 George Watkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lefty O'Doul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dizzy Dean | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Tex Carleton | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Parmelee | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Al Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hal Schumacher | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
 Dolf Luque | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Pepper Martin: FLE3
- Pepper Martin: S8
- Jack Rothrock: 46(1)/FO
- Frankie Frisch: K
- Joe Medwick: CS2(26)
Bot 1
- Jo-Jo Moore: 31
- Hughie Critz: 43
- Bill Terry: S6
- Mel Ott: 43
Top 2
- Joe Medwick: 9
- Ripper Collins: W
- Bill DeLancey: 8
- Ernie Orsatti: 3/G
Bot 2
- Travis Jackson: 9
- Hank Leiber: 7
- Gus Mancuso: HR/7
- Blondy Ryan: S8
- Roy Parmelee: 13
Top 3
- Leo Durocher: S8
- Dizzy Dean: K
- Pepper Martin: K
- Jack Rothrock: W.1-2
- Frankie Frisch: 4/L
Bot 3
- Jo-Jo Moore: 63
- Hughie Critz: 9
- Bill Terry: K
Top 4
- Joe Medwick: K
- Ripper Collins: 9/L
- Bill DeLancey: 2/P
Bot 4
- Mel Ott: HR/9
- Travis Jackson: 43
- Hank Leiber: W
- Gus Mancuso: K+CS2(24)/DP
Top 5
- Ernie Orsatti: S8
- Leo Durocher: K
- Dizzy Dean: 36(1)3/GDP
Bot 5
- Blondy Ryan: S8
- Roy Parmelee: 14/SH.1-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: S6/56.2-3
- Hughie Critz: 64(1)/FO.3-H
- Bill Terry: 6(1)/FO
Top 6
- Pepper Martin: 8
- Jack Rothrock: W
- Frankie Frisch: 9
- Joe Medwick: 23
Bot 6
- Mel Ott: S9
- Travis Jackson: 34/SH.1-2
- Hank Leiber: 9
- Gus Mancuso: 31
Top 7
- Ripper Collins: 9
- Bill DeLancey: S8
- Ernie Orsatti: S8.1-2
- Spud Davis: S7.2-H;1-3
- Chick Fullis: 6/L
- Pepper Martin: W.1-2
- Jack Rothrock: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Frankie Frisch: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Joe Medwick: 13
Bot 7
- Blondy Ryan: K
- Hal Schumacher: K
- Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Top 8
- Ripper Collins: 43
- Bill DeLancey: W
- Ernie Orsatti: S7.1-2
- Burgess Whitehead: 8
- Tex Carleton: K
Bot 8
- Hughie Critz: 13
- Bill Terry: 7
- Mel Ott: 6/P
Top 9
- Pepper Martin: W
- Jack Rothrock: S8.1-2
- Frankie Frisch: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
- Joe Medwick: W.2-3;1-2
- Ripper Collins: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Ripper Collins: 6/P
- Bill DeLancey: 43
Bot 9
- Travis Jackson: 7
- George Watkins: 3/G
- Lefty O'Doul: 4/L
Notes & reviews
- Crowd of 62,573 is largest ever in NL at the time