Dodgers take the opener at Crosley Field

Buzz Boyle had 4 hits and Johnny Babich pitched a complete game in a 3-2 win at Crosley Field.  The Dodgers won this close one with good pitching.  The Dodgers improve to a 3-2 record on the current road trip.

The Reds opened up the scoring in the game.  Jim Bottomley hit a sacrifice fly to score Tony Piet.  The Dodgers would score 2 in the 2nd to take the lead.  Sam Leslie led off the inning with a double, Hack Wilson immediately followed with a double.  After an out was recorded, Jimmy Jordan hit a sac fly.  The Reds tied it with a run in the 4th.  Mark Koenig opened the inning with a single.  Jim Bottomley walked.  After a strikeout, Ivy Shiver would hit an RBI single.  Shiver reached 2nd but could not score.  The Dodgers would score the decisive run in the 5th.  After an out, Johnny Babich reached on an error.  Buzz Boyle singled.  After a fly out, Joe Stripp singled in a run.

Babich picks up his 3rd win in this effort.  Len Koenecke, after a 5-hit performance yesterday, went 0-for-5.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Cincinnati Reds             6/16/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(25-33) Cincinnati(22-35)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          5  0  4  0 .341     T.Piet 2B           3  1  0  0 .282  
  L.Koenecke CF       5  0  0  0 .312     G.Slade SS          4  0  0  0 .326  
  J.Stripp 3B         4  0  1  1 .257     M.Koenig 3B         4  1  2  0 .303  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  1  1  0 .361     J.Bottomley 1B      2  0  1  1 .303  
  H.Wilson LF         4  1  1  1 .204     C.Hafey CF          4  0  0  0 .238  
B-G.Chapman LF        0  0  0  0 .450     I.Shiver RF         4  0  1  1 .241  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  3  0 .258     E.Lombardi C        3  0  0  0 .280  
  J.Jordan SS         2  0  0  1 .275     A.Comorosky LF      3  0  1  0 .289  
  R.Berres C          4  0  0  0 .194     P.Derringer P       2  0  0  0 .229  
  J.Babich P          4  1  0  0 .120   A-H.Pool PH           1  0  0  0 .351  
                                          D.Vance P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3 10  3                 Totals      30  2  5  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Derringer In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Wilson In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  1
Reds............ 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
 
Dodgers (25-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Babich WIN(3-5)         9       5   2   2   3   5   0 127   5.25
Totals                    9       5   2   2   3   5   0
 
Reds (22-35)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Derringer LOSS(3-11)    7       9   3   2   1   3   0 103   4.19
D.Vance                   2       1   0   0   0   0   0  26   5.61
Totals                    9      10   3   2   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,723 DATE- Saturday, June 16th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 1:41
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Reds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Reds: 1
ERRORS- J.Jordan, P.Derringer
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(7th), H.Wilson(4th)
TRIPLES- T.Cuccinello(1st)
RBIs- J.Stripp(19th), H.Wilson(22nd), J.Jordan(18th), J.Bottomley(36th),
      I.Shiver(6th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Piet(4th), I.Shiver(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Jordan
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Jordan, J.Bottomley
WALKS- S.Leslie, T.Piet, J.Bottomley, E.Lombardi
STRIKE OUTS- J.Stripp, R.Berres, J.Babich, T.Piet, C.Hafey, E.Lombardi,
             A.Comorosky, P.Derringer
GIDP- J.Stripp, C.Hafey, H.Pool
2-out RBI- J.Stripp
RLISP 2-out- J.Stripp, A.Comorosky-2, H.Wilson-2, J.Babich, R.Berres,
             E.Lombardi
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 10  Reds: 2 for 8
IBB- S.Leslie (by P.Derringer, 5th inning)