Cardinals v. Tigers Game Six -- 1934 World Series

Just because the 2006 World Series is over doesn't mean that this little feature has to be over.



Game Six of the 1934 World Series was at Navin Field in Detroit on October 8. The Tigers would win their first World Championship if they won this game. The Cardinals had Paul Dean on the mound and other ideas.

Joe Medwick gave St. Louis a 1-0 lead in the first inning with a two-out single off Schoolboy Rowe.

The Tigers scored an unearned run in the bottom of the third to tie the game. Jo-Jo White walked with two out. His tried to steal second and an error on second baseman Frankie Frisch allowed him to take third. Mickey Cochrane's infield single drove in White.

But, the Cardinals retook the lead with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth. Leo Durocher singled. Dean sacrificed him to second. Pepper Martin singled in Durocher and wound up at third base on an error. An RBI groundout by Jack Rothrock gave St. Louis a 3-1 lead.

Detroit rallied to tie the game with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. White walked and Cochrane singled to start the inning. An error by Dean (an error by the pitcher? sounds familiar) allowed White to score. Later in the inning, Greenberg drove in the tying run with a two-out single.

Rowe could not keep the game tied, though. Durocher doubled with one out and Dean made up for his error with an RBI single and a 4-3 Cardinal lead.

The Tigers nearly tied the game in the bottom of the seventh. Pete Fox doubled to start the inning, a sacrifice bunt moved him to third. But, he tried to score on a grounder to Durocher and was out at the plate.

Dean got out of another jam in the eighth as the Tigers put two runners on base with one out. Dean retired Billy Rogell on flyball that couldn't score the tying run from third. Greenberg popped out to end the inning.

Much calmer bottom of the ninth inning as Dean retired the side in order and foced a Game Seven.

Durocher was the man offensively for the Cards. After the slow start to the series, he had three hits and scored a pair of runs. Dean gave up seven hits and only one earned run for the win.

Game Seven is set for Navin Field on October 9, 1934. Dizzy Dean will get his third start of the Series. Elden Auker, who won Game Four in St. Louis, is the starter for the Tigers.

Complete Game Six Boxscore is HERE. Complete Game Six play-by-play is HERE.