Benge pitches gem and Dodgers take series

Ray Benge spun an absolute gem of a game as he went the distance to in a 3-0 Dodger win.  Benge allowed just 2 hits (2 singles who never got past 1st base) to go with 3 strikeouts.  He did not walk any batters.  His ERA now stands at a very small 1.94.  

On the offensive side, Lonny Frey had 4 hits, including a pair of doubles.  He's been hitting nicely recently.  The Dodgers actually should have won this game by a larger margin because they were just 2-for-16 with runners in scoring position.  They were leaving runners on base left and right.  

The Dodgers scored in the 5th inning.  Joe Stripp reached base on a shortstop error.  After Koenecke flied out, Danny Taylor hit a triple.  In the 8th inning, the Dodgers scored 2.  Sam Leslie led off with a single but was cut down trying to steal second.  After a ground out from Cuccinello, Frey and Frederick hit back-to-back singles.  Al Lopez then doubled them both home. 

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves                6/3/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(18-29) Boston(28-18)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Stripp 3B         4  1  0  0 .261     B.Urbanski SS       4  0  1  0 .239  
  L.Koenecke CF       5  0  0  0 .293     L.Mallon 2B         4  0  0  0 .255  
  D.Taylor LF         4  0  1  1 .307     H.Lee LF            3  0  0  0 .284  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  2  0 .362     W.Berger CF         3  0  0  0 .260  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     3  0  0  0 .236     P.Whitney 3B        3  0  0  0 .225  
  L.Frey SS           4  1  4  0 .335     B.Jordan 1B         3  0  1  0 .303  
  J.Frederick RF      4  1  1  0 .247     T.Thompson RF       3  0  0  0 .351  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  1  2 .218     A.Spohrer C         2  0  0  0 .259  
  R.Benge P           4  0  0  0 .200   A-R.Moore PH          1  0  0  0 .258  
                                          E.Brandt P          2  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-S.Hogan PH          1  0  0  0 .222  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3  9  3                 Totals      29  0  2  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Spohrer In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Brandt In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 0  -  3  9  0
Braves.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  1
 
Dodgers (18-29)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge WIN(5-3)          9       2   0   0   0   3   0 100   1.94  A1
Totals                    9       2   0   0   0   3   0
 
Braves (28-18)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Brandt LOSS(5-2)        9       9   3   2   3   7   0 136   2.12  A1
Totals                    9       9   3   2   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,786 DATE- Sunday, June 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:56
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Braves: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Braves: 0
ERRORS- B.Urbanski
DOUBLES- L.Frey-2(11th), A.Lopez(11th)
TRIPLES- D.Taylor(6th)
RBIs- D.Taylor(20th), A.Lopez-2(17th)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Leslie
WALKS- J.Stripp, D.Taylor, T.Cuccinello
STRIKE OUTS- L.Koenecke-2, T.Cuccinello, J.Frederick, R.Benge-3, B.Urbanski,
             P.Whitney, E.Brandt
2-out RBI- A.Lopez-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Benge-5, T.Cuccinello-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 16  Braves: 0 for 0