Game Two of the 1934 World Series was on October 4, 1934 at Navin Field.
The play-by-play is available at Retrosheet.
After winning Game One, the Cardinals scored single runs in the second and third innings off Schoolboy Rowe. Ernie Orsatti drove in the second run with a triple and Joe Medwick's two-out single drove in Pepper Martin in the third.
St. Louis starting pitcher Bill Hallahan gave up a run in the bottom of the fourth when Pete Fox knocked in a run with a teo-out double.
The scored stayed 2-1 until the bottom of the ninth. Fox started the inning with a single off Hallahan. Rowe dropped a sacrifice bunt to move Fox into scoring position with the tying run and that was it for Hallahan. Bill Walker, who had been 12-4 in the 1934 regular season, relieved and promptly gave up an RBI single to pinch hitter Gee Walker.
Rowe stayed in the game and allowed only a one-out double to Martin in the eleventh.
Bill Walker walked Charlie Gehringer and Hank Greenberg with one out in the twelfth. Goose Goslin ended the game with an RBI single to center.
The series was even at a 1-1 and the Tigers won the game despite leaving thirteen runners on base.
Rowe was the hero for the Tigers. He gave up two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and no walks in the complete game win.
Performances of note:
Leo Durocher was 0-for-4 in this game making him 0-for-9 in the series
Gee Walker was picked off first base after driving in the tying run in the bottom of the ninth. 1-3-4-3-6-4
The Cardinals committed three errors, issued seven walks, a still nearly won the game.
No travel day in 1934. Game Three is set for October 5 at Sportsman's Park.
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