The Cardinals hosted Game Three of the 1934 World Series at Sportsman's Park on October 5. Paul Dean (or "Daffy" Dean) got the start in Game Three for the Cards. Dean was 19-11 in 1934, his rookie season for the Cards. The Tigers countered with Tommy Bridges (22-11, 3.67ERA) as their starter.
The Cardinal offense got on the board right away. Pepper Martin tripled off Bridges in the bottom of the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jack Rothrock.
In the bottom of the second, Dean drove in a run with a sacrifice fly.
St. Louis started to pull away in the fifth. Martin led off the inning with a double. Rothrock tripled him home. Then, Frankie Frisch singled in Rothrock for a 4-0 lead and to end Bridges day.
Chief Hogsett relieved Bridges and kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard. But, Dean kept the Tigers off the board until the ninth.
Hank Greenberg drove in Jo-Jo White with a two-out triple to end the shutout bid for Dean. But, Goose Goslin popped out to end the game and the Cardinals had a 2-1 lead in the World Series.
Box Score is at BaseballAlmanac.com. Play-by-play is at Retrosheet.com.
Game Four is set for St. Louis on October 6.
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