Dodgers drop 9th straight as Cardinals come from behind to win

Luck just will not go the Dodgers way of late, and it now feels like we may be in for a long season.  The Dodgers dropped today's decision 6-3 after having a 2-0 lead going into the 7th inning.  Dutch Leonard, who started for the Dodgers, pitched fabulously until the 7th when all hell broke loose.  The Cardinals scored 6 runs that inning all after 2 were out - a miraculous feat.  Leonard ended the game with 6 earned runs and saw his ERA balloon to 4.89.  Poor pitching has hampered the Dodgers so far this season.

The Dodgers started off their scoring in the 1st inning, after Danny Taylor tripled in a run.  They scored again in the second.  Al Lopez doubled to start off the inning, then Jimmy Jordan popped out, followed by Jim Bucher singling home the run.  Things were quiet after that for a while, but the Cardinals accomplished the improbable in the 7th.

In the bottom of the 7th, catcher Bill Delancey struck out, then Joe Medwick grounded out.  But Burgess Whithead singled, then Pat Crawford doubled.  Outfielder Chick Fullis singled both runs in, tying the game.  Jim Mooney walked, then Pepper Martin singled home Fullis.  They were not done.  Jack Rothrock hit a crucial double, plating 2 more runs.  Ripper Collins tripled him home for run number 6.  It was an astonishing turn of events that made Manager Williams apoplectic.

"I could hardly believe my eyes watching this game slip away from us,"  Williams said.  "I'm so thrilled to hop on the plane and head back home.  We're coming home battered.  Let's not make this a long season."

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals         5/15/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(11-17) St. Louis(17-11)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Frey 3B           4  0  1  0 .333     P.Martin 3B         4  1  2  1 .364  
  L.Koenecke CF       4  1  1  0 .329     J.Rothrock RF       4  1  1  2 .192  
  D.Taylor LF         3  0  1  1 .286     R.Collins 1B        4  0  2  1 .303  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  1  1 .352     B.Delancey C        3  0  0  0 .222  
  H.Wilson RF         4  0  0  0 .235     J.Medwick LF        4  0  0  0 .297  
  B.Beck P            0  0  0  0 .667     B.Whitehead SS      4  1  2  0 .221  
  A.Lopez C           3  1  1  0 .195     P.Crawford 2B       4  1  2  0 .333  
B-J.Stripp PH         1  0  0  0 .247     C.Fullis CF         4  1  1  2 .224  
  J.Jordan SS         4  0  1  0 .317     J.Mooney P          2  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Bucher 2B         3  0  1  1 .278     J.Haines P          1  0  0  0 .200  
  D.Leonard P         2  0  0  0 .385                                          
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
A-B.Boyle PH,RF       1  1  1  0 .360                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  3                 Totals      34  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Munns In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  3  8  0
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  6 0    -  6 10  1
 
Dodgers (11-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Leonard LOSS(1-3)       6 2/3   7   6   6   2   4   0 113   4.89
L.Munns                   0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  10.80
B.Beck                    1       2   0   0   0   0   0  21   6.17
Totals                    8      10   6   6   2   4   0
 
Cardinals (17-11)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Mooney WIN(3-1)         7 2/3   8   3   3   2   7   0 112   2.96
J.Haines SAVE(1st)        1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   3.18
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,194 DATE- Tuesday, May 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 1:47
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5  Cardinals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- J.Mooney
DOUBLES- L.Koenecke(6th), A.Lopez(8th), P.Martin(7th), J.Rothrock(7th),
         P.Crawford(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Taylor(4th), R.Collins(3rd)
RBIs- D.Taylor(13th), S.Leslie(17th), J.Bucher(4th), P.Martin(9th),
      J.Rothrock-2(13th), R.Collins(26th), C.Fullis-2(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bucher
WALKS- D.Taylor, J.Bucher, B.Delancey, J.Mooney
STRIKE OUTS- L.Koenecke, D.Taylor-2, S.Leslie-2, H.Wilson, A.Lopez, R.Collins,
             B.Delancey-2, C.Fullis
WILD PITCHES- J.Mooney
2-out RBI- C.Fullis-2, P.Martin, J.Rothrock-2, R.Collins, S.Leslie
RLISP 2-out- H.Wilson-3, J.Medwick, B.Delancey, J.Haines
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 12  Cardinals: 4 for 10