'34 Tigers

**Bluenote132003** · March-19-10, 09:54 AM

Interesting pic found in WSU Virtual Motor City collction...

**zitro** · March-19-10, 10:35 AM

Cool pic Bluenote. This must have been for winning the AL Championship. The Tigers lost to the famed St. Louis Cardinals "Gas House Gang" that year in the WS.

This Series was famous for an incident that happned in Game 7. Joe [[Ducky) Medwick went into third hard and spiked 3rd baseman Marv Owen which resulted in a scuffle. The next inning when Medwick tried to take the field he was greeted by a pelting of anything availabe in the stands from Detroit fans. The Cardnials we leading 9-0 at the time and the Commissioner Judge Kennisaw Mountain Landis ordered both Medwick and Owen benched to end the fracus.

**Hermod** · March-19-10, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

Cool pic Bluenote. This must have been for winning the AL Championship. The Tigers lost to the famed St. Louis Cardinals "Gas House Gang" that year in the WS.

This Series was famous for an incident that happned in Game 7. Joe [[Ducky) Medwick went into third hard and spiked 3rd baseman Marv Owen which resulted in a scuffle. The next inning when Medwick tried to take the field he was greeted by a pelting of anything availabe in the stands from Detroit fans. The Cardnials we leading 9-0 at the time and the Commissioner Judge Kennisaw Mountain Landis ordered both Medwick and Owen benched to end the fracus.

The shortstop on the 34 Tigers was "Fireman Billy" Rogell who was a Detroit City Councilman for many years after the end of his playing career.

**zitro** · March-19-10, 10:44 AM

Here is a 1936 Scorecard I have from that era

**Hermod** · March-19-10, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

Here is a 1936 Scorecard I have from that era

Yes, Navin Field

Next, Briggs Stadium

Then, Tiger Stadium

Not many places around the stadium for the "beautiful people" to have a post game dinner and white wine.

**zitro** · March-19-10, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Hermod

Yes, Navin Field

Next, Briggs Stadium

Then, Tiger Stadium

Not many places around the stadium for the "beautiful people" to have a post game dinner and white wine.

A 1936 team mini pennant and a 1947 Briggs Stadium scorecard

**zitro** · March-19-10, 11:14 AM

Here is a scrapbook collection of this era of Tigers teams including many from this 1934 team.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=20fb61c9d2

**Fury13** · March-19-10, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by zitro

Cool pic Bluenote. This must have been for winning the AL Championship. The Tigers lost to the famed St. Louis Cardinals "Gas House Gang" that year in the WS.

Of course, the Tigers went on to win the World Series the following year, against [[who else?) the Cubs.