1934 Uplantic Baseball: Week 14

September 10, 1934

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The Delle Stars are the first team to take home a pennant in 1934! They wrapped up the A Division on Sunday and punched a ticket to the playoffs.

The White Sox and the Owls could be the next teams to win division pennants, as they both ended Week 14 with a magic number of 4 games. The Herders lead the Metros by 4 games in the C Division, and the Metros and Bears lead the Wild Card race with Salvation, Railey, and Northsouth close behind. 13 games remain in the 1934 Regular Season!

UA News

Monday, 9/3/1934

• Stars LF Antonio Teakowa hit 2 more HRs for 3 RBI to put his UA-leading total at 33 HRs. Delle beat Northsouth, 4-3.
• Metros 3B Francisco Kosgei hit 2 HR for 5 RBI in Tiny Sea’s 18-8 rout of the Miners.
• Owls SP David Merlet struck out 9 batters over 8 1-run innings in a no-decision. Redwood and Railey played an epic 5 hour, 44 minute game that stretch 18 innings before the Owls finally won, 5-1.
• The White Sox and Stags played an 18-inning game of their own that stretched to over 5 hours. Deerborn RH SP Mathew Huertata struck out 12 batters over 8.1 innings. Deerborn 3B Kylian Trimble gave the White Sox the win with a grand slam in the top of the 18th. Final/18: DEE 7, ROL 3.
• Chargers LH SP Doyle Lane was brilliant, throwing 7.1 scoreless innings with just 1 hit allowed and 12 Ks, tying the Taawa team record for strikeouts. The Chargers beat the Canaries, 4-2.

Tuesday, 9/4/1934

• Wight 1B Ryad Renaud went 3 for 3 with 2 HR. The Spiders blanked the Bears, 4-0. Renaud has 31 HR on the year, 2 behind league leader Antonio Teakowa of the Stars.
• Canaries RF Aime Bellec went 3 for 5 with a double and 4 RBI as Carver beat Salvation, 11-3.
• White Sox legend RH SP Jorge Takato set the Deerborn team record with 14 Ks but was tagged with the loss, giving up 4 runs on 8 hits. The Trail Blazers beat the White Sox, 7-1.
• Stags 2B Albert Pentana hit 2 HR for 3 RBI in Roland’s 9-1 win at Lia Kompos.
• Metros SS Keith Franklin went 2 for 4 with 4 RBI in Tiny Sea’s 12-5 win at Redwood.

Wednesday, 9/5/1934

• Owls 2B Hunter Phillips received word today that his wrist injury from 9/1 is a fracture. He will miss 4 weeks, which gives the possibility of a return for the Windsor Cup Finals, should the Owls advance that far.
• Spiders 1B Lier Semb hit 2 HR for 3 RBI as Wight beat up on pitcher Pancho Romo and the Bears, 12-1.
• White Sox starter Esteban Muiru struck out 10 batters over 7 innings in a no-decision. Deerborn beat Prissley in 10 innings, 5-4.
• Stars LH SP Jeffrey Irvin struck out 7 batters over 6.1 scoreless innings, allowing only 2 hits and got the win as Delle beat Taawa, 7-0. Antonio Teakowa hit his league-leading 34th HR.
• Owls RF Ronald Joyner hit a grand slam to lift Redwood over Tiny Sea, 5-2.

Thursday, 9/6/1934

• Spiders 1B Ryad Renaud sustained a back strain while running the bases and will miss 2-3 weeks. Wight beat Platte, 7-4, sweeping the 3-game series. The Spiders are currently 3 games behind the Bears for a Wild Card spot.
• Northsouth RH SP Doug Manns pitched 8 scoreless innings with just 3 hits allowed and struck out 4 as the Guardians beats the Herders, 3-0.
• Stars 1B Pedro Bausi homered for the third straight game to bring his season HR total to 22. The Stars beat the Chargers, 7-1, for their 4th straight win. They’ve won 14 of their last 16 games and are 1 win away from taking the A Division title.
• Miners 1B Ramon Zuniga hit a walk-off homer against his former team to give Lia Kompos a 10-8 win in 10 innings over Roland.

Saturday 9/8/1934

• Tiny Sea LH SP Pedro Amador tied the Metros team record with 12 Ks over 7 scoreless, 3-hit innings. Tiny Sea beat Roland, 5-0.
• Reapers RF Jose Gomez went 3 for 3 with a HR and 4 total RBI in Plains City’s 7-5 loss to the Owls.
• More bad injury news for the Bears, whose roster has struggled with health this season: RH SP Travis Voelker is headed to the 10-day IL with shoulder tendinits. He struck out 9 batters in Platte’s 6-2, 10-inning loss to Deerborn.
• 22-year old Taawa starter Jim Lavine pitched 8 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 walk while striking out 7. Taawa walked-off against Cherricaw, 2-1, with a 9th inning homer from Juan Valenzuelaka off of Herders pitcher Francisco Silva.
• The Stars/Brothers game was suspended this evening in the 7th inning, tied 1-1. They will finish today’s game tomorrow before their-full length scheduled game.

Sunday 9/9/1934

• The Stars won the resumed game from yesterday’s rain-out against the Brothers, 4-1, in 10 innings. Brothers All-Star closer David Mujer seemed to hurt his throwing arm and we will await word on the nature and severity of the injury. The Delle Stars wrapped up the A Division with the win and are the first team to guarantee a playoff spot this season.
• Prissley 1B Joe Katakien went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a HR for 4 total RBI as the Trail Blazers beat the Miners, 11-5.
• Metros 1B Chuck Parker hit a pair of HR for 3 RBI to lead Tiny Sea over Roland, 3-0.
• Canaries starter Bobby Herald relieved a disastrous start in top of the 1st by RHP Luis Ybarra. Herald pitched 6 innings and struck out 9, allowing 1 hit and zero runs. Carver would go on to lose to Wight, 5-4.
• The Stars won their 6th straight game with a 6-3 win over Salvation. The Stars are on fire, having 18 of their last 20 games and becoming the first team to win a division this season as they chase a 4th-straight Windsor Cup championship. Delle LF Antonio Teakowa hit is league-best 35 HR. Teakowa is 10 HR away from the record of 45 set by Juan Tokorres in 1931. There are 13 games left in the season.
• White Sox 3-time All-Star RHP Mathew Huertata left early in the 7th inning with an unspecified upper body injury. We await a diagnosis. Platte beat Deerborn, 4-2 to snap a 4-game Bears losing streak.
• Guardians RH SP Fred Lia Itoldino was brilliant, throwing 7 scoreless, 3-hit innings with 11 Ks. Northsouth beat Railey, 2-0.

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