Benge shines in sweep of Phillies

Dodgers starter Ray Benge didn't allow a base runner until the 6th inning and finished with a complete game win in the Dodgers big sweep of the Phillies.  Benge went 9 innings, allowing just 3 hits, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 2 strikeouts, and carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning.  He has been fantastic so far this season, compiling a tiny 0.43 ERA.  On the offensive side of the ball, Buzz Boyle hit a towering home run to right field - his first of the season.  Hot hitting Sam Leslie had a pair of RBI doubles.  

The Dodgers scored in each of the first 5 innings.  They have had 10 hits or more in 8 of their past 9 games.  With this win they are now just 1 game back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL standings.  

Around the League

• The Boston Braves were swept this weekend by the Giants in Boston.  In today's game, Giants starter Hal Schumacher didn't allow a hit until the 9th inning.  He lost his no-hit bid when Tommy Thompson singled with 0 outs in the 9th.  New York leads the league with 13 home runs.
• The St. Louis Cardinals took 2 of 3 against the Chicago Cubs this weekend at Wrigley Field.  
• Arky Vaughan is leading the batting race.  He is hitting a tremendous .511 in 45 at-bats.  Second in the race is Lou Chiozza at .438, and Paul Waner at third with .429.
• Pittsburgh swept the Cincinnati Reds at Forbes Field this weekend.  Pittsburgh is the league's top hitting team with a combined .321 team average.
• Mel Ott leads the league with 5 home runs.

On to The Polo Grounds... With the series in Philadelphia in the rearview mirror, the Dodgers now travel to Manhattan to play a big series against their rivals the New York Giants at the ol' bathtub -- The Polo Grounds.  The Dodgers were 8-14 against the Giants last season, and need to play better baseball against these tough playin' boys from across the river.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Philadelphia Phillies       4/29/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(7-5) Philadelphia(2-10)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Phillies           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle CF          4  2  3  1 .368     A.Todd C            4  0  0  0 .250  
  L.Frey SS           4  1  2  1 .368     M.Haslin SS         4  1  1  0 .200  
  L.Koenecke RF       3  1  1  0 .351     K.Davis CF          4  0  1  1 .200  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  1  3  2 .370     J.Wilson 2B         4  0  0  0 .300  
A-J.McCarthy PR,1B    1  0  0  0 .500     B.Walters 3B        4  0  0  0 .175  
  H.Wilson LF         4  0  1  0 .235     D.Hurst 1B          3  0  0  0 .238  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     5  0  0  0 .250     H.Hendrick LF       2  0  0  0 .143  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  0  0 .167     A.Ruble RF          2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Jordan 3B         4  0  1  1 .273     E.Moore P           1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Benge P           4  1  1  0 .375   B-L.Chiozza PH        1  0  1  0 .438  
                                          T.Kleinhans P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 12  5                 Totals      29  1  3  1
 
A-Pinch Ran For Leslie In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Moore In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Sam Leslie INJURED (for 0 more games) in 7th inning
 
Dodgers......... 2 1 1  1 1 0  0 0 0  -  6 12  0
Phillies........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  3  1
 
Dodgers (7-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge WIN(1-1)          9       3   1   1   3   2   0 130   0.43  A1
Totals                    9       3   1   1   3   2   0
 
Phillies (2-10)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Moore LOSS(1-1)         8      11   6   5   2   1   1 135   4.24  A1 D9
T.Kleinhans               1       1   0   0   2   1   0  27   0.00  E1
Totals                    9      12   6   5   4   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,698 DATE- Sunday, April 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Phillies: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Phillies: 2
ERRORS- M.Haslin
DOUBLES- L.Koenecke(2nd), S.Leslie-2(2nd), L.Chiozza(3rd)
TRIPLES- M.Haslin(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Boyle(1st)
RBIs- B.Boyle(4th), L.Frey(3rd), S.Leslie-2(10th), J.Jordan(5th), K.Davis(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Koenecke
SACRIFICE HITS- E.Moore
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Frey
WALKS- B.Boyle, L.Koenecke-2, H.Wilson, D.Hurst, H.Hendrick, A.Ruble
HIT BY PITCH- S.Leslie
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, R.Benge, M.Haslin, E.Moore
GIDP- H.Wilson
PASSED BALLS- A.Todd-2
2-out RBI- B.Boyle, J.Jordan
RLISP 2-out- A.Lopez-3, L.Koenecke, R.Benge, A.Todd, A.Ruble-2, K.Davis,
             T.Cuccinello-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 17  Phillies: 1 for 6