Dutch Leonard goes the distance in win

The Dodgers improved their record to 4-5 with a big win over the Braves today.  Dodgers' starter Dutch Leonard pitched a complete game, going 9 innings, allowing 10 hits, 3 earned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts.  Danny Taylor was the hitting star for the Dodgers; he was 3-for-5 with 2 RBI's.   

The Dodgers got out to an early lead.  In the first inning, after an out, Frey and Taylor both hit singles.  Sam Leslie then hit a ball back to Braves starter Bob Brown.  Brown bobbled the ball, allowing Leslie to reach and Frey to trot home.  Another single from Joe Stripp made it 2-0.  But Brooklyn wasn't done.  In the 2nd inning they scored another 2 runs.  Al Lopez walked.  Dutch Leonard bunted him to 2nd.  Johnny Frederick walked, and then, with 2 outs, Danny Taylor doubled, plating 2.

The Dodgers added another run in the 6th and 4 runs in the 7th.  

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves               4/26/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(4-5) Boston(7-2)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Frederick RF      3  1  1  1 .273     B.Urbanski SS       5  0  1  0 .293  
  L.Frey SS           5  2  1  0 .357     M.McManus 2B        4  0  1  0 .341  
  D.Taylor LF         5  1  3  2 .333     H.Lee LF            4  1  3  0 .406  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .297     W.Berger CF         4  0  1  0 .250  
  L.Koenecke CF       3  0  0  0 .346     R.Moore RF          4  1  2  0 .343  
  J.Stripp 3B         4  1  1  1 .226     B.Jordan 1B         4  1  1  2 .154  
  G.Chapman 2B        4  1  2  1 .556     P.Whitney 3B        4  0  1  1 .162  
  A.Lopez C           3  2  0  0 .148     S.Hogan C           4  0  0  0 .216  
  D.Leonard P         4  1  2  2 .400     B.Brown P           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          D.Barrett P         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-L.Mallon PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  9 10  7                 Totals      36  3 10  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Barrett In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 2 2 0  0 0 1  4 0 0  -  9 10  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  5
 
Dodgers (4-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Leonard WIN(1-1)        9      10   3   3   1   5   0 129   4.20  A1
Totals                    9      10   3   3   1   5   0
 
Braves (7-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Brown LOSS(0-1)         6 1/3   7   8   5   9   2   0 152   7.11  A1 D8
D.Barrett                 2 2/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  40   6.23  D9
Totals                    9      10   9   6   9   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,995 DATE- Thursday, April 26th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Braves: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Braves: 1
ERRORS- M.McManus, W.Berger, S.Hogan, B.Brown-2
DOUBLES- D.Taylor(3rd), G.Chapman(1st), D.Leonard, B.Jordan(1st),
         P.Whitney(3rd)
RBIs- J.Frederick(4th), D.Taylor-2(7th), J.Stripp(5th), G.Chapman(1st),
      D.Leonard-2, B.Jordan-2(4th), P.Whitney(4th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Frey-2(2nd), D.Taylor(1st), J.Stripp(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Frey
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Leonard
WALKS- J.Frederick-2, S.Leslie, L.Koenecke-2, J.Stripp, G.Chapman, A.Lopez-2,
       B.Brown
STRIKE OUTS- J.Frederick, D.Taylor, G.Chapman, B.Urbanski, W.Berger, S.Hogan,
             B.Brown, D.Barrett
GIDP- A.Lopez
2-out RBI- J.Stripp, D.Taylor-2
RLISP 2-out- G.Chapman, R.Moore, J.Stripp-3, J.Frederick, B.Urbanski, D.Taylor,
             P.Whitney, D.Leonard
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 5 for 15  Braves: 2 for 7