Dodgers drop a slugfest

In a game that featured more combined runs than any game in the league so far this season, the St. Louis Cardinals were able to pull off the victory over Brooklyn, 17-10.  This game is also tied for the most combined hits in a game this season.  There was so must offense in today's game that it's impossible to recount all the scoring.  Suffice it to say, Brooklyn had the bases loaded numerous times; the Dodgers left 13 runners on base in total.  The Cardinals pounded out 20 hits.

Leo Durocher was among the hitting stars for St. Louis.  He finished 2-for-2 with a home run and 5 RBI's.  Joe Medwick extended his hitting streak with a 4 hit performance.  Every starter in the lineup, except the pitcher's slot, had multiple hits.  For Brooklyn, Lonny Frey finished 4-for-5, Danny Taylor was 3-for-5.

Tom Zachary picks up the loss for the Dodgers.  He was shelled, only going 2 innings and giving up 7 earned runs.  The bullpen didn't fare much better.  Both Smythe an Carroll gave up crooked numbers.  Flint Rhem picks up the win in relief for the Cardinals.   

"What an absolute slugfest," Manager Mathew Williams said.  "It was like a bugs bunny cartoon out there.  Each team was rounding the bases like crazy.  It's just too bad we didn't come out with the win in this one."

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals         6/21/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(27-36) St. Louis(32-30)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Koenecke CF       4  3  2  1 .323     J.Rothrock RF       5  2  2  1 .222  
  B.Boyle RF          5  1  2  3 .340     B.Whitehead 2B      6  1  2  1 .261  
  D.Taylor LF         5  1  3  3 .310     F.Frisch 3B         6  2  2  1 .333  
  L.Frey SS           5  0  4  1 .371     J.Medwick LF        5  3  4  3 .360  
  S.Leslie 1B         5  0  0  0 .359     R.Collins 1B        5  4  3  2 .320  
  G.Chapman 2B        2  0  0  1 .419     S.Davis C           4  1  2  3 .290  
A-J.Frederick PH      1  0  0  0 .237     C.Fullis CF         4  1  2  1 .263  
B-J.Bucher 2B         1  0  0  0 .238     L.Durocher SS       2  2  2  5 .293  
  J.Jordan 3B         5  1  1  0 .284   C-B.Mills PR          0  0  0  0 .143  
  R.Berres C          5  2  3  1 .244   D-P.Crawford SS       0  0  0  0 .189  
  T.Zachary P         1  0  0  0 .111     J.Mooney P          3  1  1  0 .100  
  H.Smythe P          0  1  0  0 ----     T.Carleton P        0  0  0  0 .097  
  O.Carroll P         2  1  1  0 .333     F.Rhem P            1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Herring P         1  0  1  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 10 17 10                 Totals      41 17 20 17
 
A-Pinch Hit For Chapman In 5th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Frederick In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Durocher In 6th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Mills In 7th Inning
 
INJURY: Leo Durocher INJURED (for 2 more games) in 6th inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 1 0  4 3 0  1 0 0  - 10 17  1
Cardinals....... 5 0 4  4 1 0  2 1    - 17 20  1
 
Dodgers (27-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Zachary LOSS(2-4)       2       8   7   7   0   0   1  50   6.23  A1 B5
H.Smythe                  1       5   4   4   1   0   0  31  19.64  B6 C5
O.Carroll                 3 2/3   5   5   5   1   3   1  74   7.84  C6 E6
A.Herring                 1 1/3   2   1   1   2   0   0  28   6.14  E7
Totals                    8      20  17  17   4   3   2
 
Cardinals (32-30)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Mooney                  4      12   9   9   8   1   1 118   6.23  A1 D3
T.Carleton                2 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   0  40   2.88  D4 E4
F.Rhem WIN(3-0)           2 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   4.94  E5
Totals                    9      17  10  10   8   2   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,678 DATE- Thursday, June 21st 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:30
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:13  Cardinals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Cardinals: 2
ERRORS- J.Jordan, B.Whitehead
DOUBLES- B.Boyle(9th), D.Taylor(12th), L.Frey(20th), B.Whitehead(3rd),
         F.Frisch(15th), J.Medwick(17th), S.Davis(9th), L.Durocher(10th)
TRIPLES- J.Jordan(1st), J.Medwick(6th)
HOME RUNS- L.Koenecke(4th), R.Collins(14th), L.Durocher(4th)
RBIs- L.Koenecke(27th), B.Boyle-3(27th), D.Taylor-3(31st), L.Frey(30th),
      G.Chapman(5th), R.Berres(4th), J.Rothrock(26th), B.Whitehead(6th),
      F.Frisch(23rd), J.Medwick-3(45th), R.Collins-2(46th), S.Davis-3(21st),
      C.Fullis(13th), L.Durocher-5(30th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Taylor
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Fullis, T.Carleton
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Medwick, S.Davis
WALKS- L.Koenecke-2, B.Boyle, D.Taylor, L.Frey, S.Leslie, G.Chapman, H.Smythe,
       J.Rothrock, R.Collins, L.Durocher, P.Crawford
HIT BY PITCH- L.Durocher
STRIKE OUTS- R.Berres, T.Zachary, J.Medwick, R.Collins, J.Mooney
GIDP- S.Leslie, J.Jordan
PASSED BALLS- R.Berres
2-out RBI- L.Durocher-2, J.Rothrock, B.Whitehead, S.Davis, C.Fullis, J.Medwick
RLISP 2-out- J.Mooney, B.Boyle, J.Jordan, F.Frisch, J.Frederick-2, S.Davis,
             J.Rothrock, J.Bucher, F.Rhem-2, R.Collins, S.Leslie
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 6 for 18  Cardinals: 11 for 21