Dodgers and Giants play a barn burner

Well it was another barn burner of a game today at The Polo Grounds, but it was the Dodgers that won the game (4-0) and the series.  Van Mungo pitched another gem; he threw a complete game shutout, allowing just 4 hits against a very tough Giants offense.  Roy Parmelee matched him for the first 5 innings.  The Dodgers finally broke through with 2 runs in the 6th.  Joe Stripp reached on an error and then Hack Wilson hit one out of the park.  That home run broke the tie and gave the Dodgers the momentum.  The Giants only had 4 at-bats with runners in scoring position and they did not get a hit in any.  Van Mungo was simply too much to handle.  Mel Ott was even 0-for-4 in this one.

Special mention for Lonny Frey who finished 3-for-5 with 2 RBI's.  

Field conditions were wet for this game and may have contributed a bit to the lack of offense.  Either way, this game was intense and you could feel the rivalry building between these two teams.  We look forward to many games at the Polo Grounds over the coming years.  But, as for now, we are glad to take this opening series.

"It was a fine game, a hell of a battle," Manager Mathew Williams said.  "Van Mungo was sensational.  This team has tremendous fight.  We are now tied for 2nd place with the Giants and Cardinals.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 New York Giants              5/2/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(9-6) New York(9-6)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle CF          4  1  1  0 .333     J.Moore LF          3  0  0  0 .386  
  L.Frey SS           5  0  3  2 .367     H.Critz 2B          4  0  1  0 .297  
  J.Stripp 3B         5  1  1  0 .289     B.Terry 1B          3  0  2  0 .333  
  H.Wilson LF         4  1  1  2 .238     M.Ott RF            4  0  0  0 .305  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  0  1  0 .345     T.Jackson SS        4  0  1  0 .241  
  J.Frederick RF      4  0  0  0 .243     G.Watkins CF        4  0  0  0 .263  
  A.Lopez C           4  1  2  0 .234     J.Vergez 3B         1  0  0  0 .235  
  J.Bucher 2B         3  0  1  0 .167   A-G.Grantham PH       1  0  0  0 .242  
  V.Mungo P           4  0  0  0 .200     P.Richards C        3  0  0  0 .100  
                                          R.Parmelee P        3  0  0  0 .125  
                                          H.Bell P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4 10  4                 Totals      30  0  4  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Vergez In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 1  -  4 10  0
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
 
Dodgers (9-6)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Mungo WIN(4-0)          9       4   0   0   4   6   0 134   1.75
Totals                    9       4   0   0   4   6   0
 
Giants (9-6)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Parmelee LOSS(0-1)      8       9   4   2   2   5   1 131   4.79
H.Bell                    1       1   0   0   1   0   0  17   0.00
Totals                    9      10   4   2   3   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 20,054 DATE- Wednesday, May 2nd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:04
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Giants: 1
ERRORS- T.Jackson
DOUBLES- T.Jackson(3rd)
TRIPLES- B.Boyle(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Wilson(2nd)
RBIs- L.Frey-2(6th), H.Wilson-2(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Frey
WALKS- B.Boyle, S.Leslie, J.Bucher, J.Moore, B.Terry, J.Vergez-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle-2, H.Wilson-2, V.Mungo, M.Ott, T.Jackson, G.Watkins-2,
             P.Richards, R.Parmelee
GIDP- V.Mungo, M.Ott
WILD PITCHES- R.Parmelee-2
2-out RBI- H.Wilson-2, L.Frey
RLISP 2-out- M.Ott, V.Mungo-3, J.Frederick, J.Stripp, G.Grantham
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 8  Giants: 0 for 4
IBB- S.Leslie (by R.Parmelee, 8th inning)