Cardinals walk it off, take 3 of 4 from Dodgers

In a thrilling game before 32,360 at Sportsman Park, the Cardinals outlasted the Dodgers, winning the final game of the series in their last at-bat.  With the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 11th, pitcher Paul Dean was called on to pinch hit.  He hit a sacrifice fly to win the game for the Cardinals.  This was a wild game that featured 9 errors. 

The Dodgers began the scoring with 2 in the 1st inning.  Three consecutive singles, capped by Sam Leslie's base knock, led to 1 run.  A sacrifice fly from Al Lopez led to another.  The Cardinals would respond in the bottom of the inning.  With 2 outs recorded, Frankie Frisch singled, reached 2nd on an error, and scored on a Rip Collins single.  The Dodgers added a run in the 2nd.  Jimmy Jordan led off the inning with a single, Ray Benge reached on an error.  Buzz Boyle hit into a ground out that scored a run.  The Cardinals would respond with 1 of their own in the bottom of the inning.  Spud Davis reached on an error, Ernie Orsatti walked, Burgess Whitehead walked.  It was bases loaded, 0 outs.  Dizzy Dean hit into a double play, but a run would score.

The Dodgers would add to their lead in the 4th.  Jimmy Jordan singled and reached second on the throwing error by the shortstop.  Ray Benge reached on a 2-base error.  Buzz Boyle singled in a run.  But the Dodgers would leave 2 on base that inning.  At this point it was 4-2 Dodgers.

But the Cardinals would score 3 runs unanswered to win the game.  They plated 1 in the 7th when Burgess Whithead hit a leadoff triple and was doubled home by Dizzy Dean.  They would score again in the bottom of the 9th off the Dodgers shoddy bullpen.  After 2 outs were recorded, Ernie Orsatti walked; he then stole 2nd and got to third on the throwing error by the catcher.  Pinch hitter Pat Crawford singled him home. 

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals         6/23/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(28-37) St. Louis(33-31)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          6  0  1  2 .342     P.Martin 3B         5  0  2  0 .280  
  L.Koenecke CF       6  1  2  0 .327     J.Rothrock RF       4  0  0  0 .215  
  D.Taylor LF         6  1  1  0 .309     F.Frisch 2B         5  1  1  0 .333  
  S.Leslie 1B         6  0  1  1 .354     J.Medwick LF        5  0  0  0 .348  
  J.Stripp 3B         0  0  0  0 .272     R.Collins 1B        5  0  2  1 .323  
A-J.Bucher PR,3B      4  0  1  0 .220     S.Davis C           4  2  0  0 .272  
B-C.Sukeforth C       0  0  0  0 .217     E.Orsatti CF        3  1  1  0 .380  
  A.Lopez C,3B        4  0  1  1 .264     B.Whitehead SS      2  1  1  0 .264  
  G.Chapman 2B        4  0  1  0 .404   C-P.Crawford PH       1  0  1  1 .204  
  J.Jordan SS         4  2  2  0 .289   E-C.Fullis SS         0  0  0  0 .263  
  R.Benge P           2  0  1  0 .231     D.Dean P            3  0  1  1 .175  
F-J.Frederick PH      1  0  0  0 .226   D-B.Mills PH          1  0  0  0 .125  
  A.Herring P         0  0  0  0 .333     J.Haines P          0  0  0  0 .143  
                                        G-P.Dean PH           0  0  0  1 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  4 11  4                 Totals      38  5  9  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Stripp In 1st Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bucher In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Whitehead In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Dean In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Crawford In 10th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Benge In 10th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Haines In 11th Inning
 
INJURY: Joe Stripp INJURED (for 0 more games) in 1st inning
INJURY: Jim Bucher INJURED (for 1 more game) in 9th inning
 
Dodgers......... 2 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  4 11  4
Cardinals....... 1 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 -  5  9  5
 
Dodgers (28-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge                   9       7   4   1   3   3   0 132   2.38  A1 D9
A.Herring LOSS(0-2)       1 2/3   2   1   1   2   0   0  33   6.08  E1
Totals                   10 2/3   9   5   2   5   3   0
 
Cardinals (33-31)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Dean                    9      11   4   3   2   8   0 163   2.55  A1 E6
J.Haines WIN(2-2)         2       0   0   0   0   0   0  27   3.89  E7
Totals                   11      11   4   3   2   8   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 32,360 DATE- Saturday, June 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:08
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:12  Cardinals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 3  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- J.Bucher, C.Sukeforth, G.Chapman, A.Herring, F.Frisch, S.Davis,
        B.Whitehead, C.Fullis, D.Dean
DOUBLES- D.Dean
TRIPLES- B.Whitehead(1st)
RBIs- B.Boyle-2(31st), S.Leslie(40th), A.Lopez(24th), R.Collins(48th),
      P.Crawford(5th), D.Dean, P.Dean
STOLEN BASES- E.Orsatti(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Benge-2, J.Rothrock
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Lopez, P.Dean
WALKS- G.Chapman, J.Jordan, S.Davis, E.Orsatti-2, B.Whitehead, C.Fullis
HIT BY PITCH- J.Stripp
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle-2, L.Koenecke, D.Taylor-2, A.Lopez, G.Chapman-2, J.Medwick,
             S.Davis, D.Dean
GIDP- D.Taylor, A.Lopez, S.Davis, D.Dean
2-out RBI- R.Collins, D.Dean, P.Crawford
RLISP 2-out- G.Chapman, D.Taylor, P.Martin-2, S.Leslie-2, R.Benge
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 12  Cardinals: 3 for 7