Dodgers top Reds, 11-6

The Dodgers have been playing well recently and today won game 2 of their series in Cincinnati, 11-6.  Ray Benge picks up the win for Brooklyn; he pitched okay, going 7.1 innings, allowing 5 earned runs.  He actually pitched quite well all game and got into some trouble at the end.  Newly acquired Harry Smythe finished the game for the Dodgers.  Don Brennan takes the loss for the Reds.

The Dodgers pounded out 16 hits in the game.  At the top of the order, Boyle, Frey, Koenecke, and Leslie all had 2 hit games.  Jimmy Jordan had a 3-hit game at the bottom of the order.  Len Koenecke smashed his 3rd home run of the season.  The Dodgers looked like a fine team and have now won 3 in a row.  Brooklyn for the month of June is 10-5.  Brooklyn also has a positive run differential for the first time in some time.

"We look good," said Manager Williams.  "If only we could catch those boys from Pittsburgh!  Boy, they're hot!"

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Cincinnati Reds             6/17/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(26-33) Cincinnati(22-36)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          6  1  2  0 .341     T.Piet 2B           5  0  0  0 .273  
  L.Frey SS           5  2  2  0 .363     G.Slade SS          5  0  0  0 .319  
  L.Koenecke CF       3  3  2  3 .317     M.Koenig 3B         5  1  2  0 .305  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  1  2  1 .364     J.Bottomley 1B      4  1  2  0 .306  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     2  1  1  2 .260     C.Hafey CF          4  1  1  2 .238  
  J.Frederick RF      5  0  1  1 .239     H.Pool LF           4  2  2  1 .355  
  A.Lopez C           5  1  2  1 .249     E.Lombardi C        4  1  2  0 .286  
  J.Jordan 3B         5  1  3  1 .287     A.Comorosky RF      4  0  3  3 .300  
  R.Benge P           4  1  1  0 .216     D.Brennan P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Smythe P          0  0  0  1 ----     T.Kleinhans P       1  0  0  0 .143  
                                        A-W.Schulmerich PH    1  0  0  0 .286  
                                          A.Stout P           0  0  0  0 .154  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 11 16 10                 Totals      39  6 12  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kleinhans In 8th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 3 1 0  0 1 1  3 1 1  - 11 16  1
Reds............ 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 4 0  -  6 12  2
 
Dodgers (26-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge WIN(6-3)          7 1/3  10   5   5   0   4   0 105   2.52  A1 D5
H.Smythe                  1 2/3   2   1   1   0   2   0  25  13.50  D6
Totals                    9      12   6   6   0   6   0
 
Reds (22-36)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Brennan LOSS(2-1)       5       7   5   3   2   1   0 101   5.11  A1 C7
T.Kleinhans               3       6   5   4   2   2   1  69   4.88  C8 E6
A.Stout                   1       3   1   1   0   0   0  19   5.53  E7
Totals                    9      16  11   8   4   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,145 DATE- Sunday, June 17th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:09
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Reds: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Reds: 1
ERRORS- L.Frey, C.Hafey, H.Pool
DOUBLES- T.Cuccinello(13th), J.Frederick(7th), R.Benge, M.Koenig(14th),
         J.Bottomley(10th), H.Pool(13th), E.Lombardi(4th)
TRIPLES- C.Hafey(2nd)
HOME RUNS- L.Koenecke(3rd)
RBIs- L.Koenecke-3(24th), S.Leslie(36th), T.Cuccinello-2(29th),
      J.Frederick(12th), A.Lopez(22nd), J.Jordan(19th), H.Smythe,
      C.Hafey-2(37th), H.Pool(27th), A.Comorosky-3(14th)
SACRIFICE HITS- T.Cuccinello
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Koenecke, S.Leslie, H.Smythe
WALKS- L.Frey, L.Koenecke, T.Cuccinello-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Jordan, R.Benge-2, C.Hafey, E.Lombardi, D.Brennan-2, T.Kleinhans,
             W.Schulmerich
GIDP- E.Lombardi
WILD PITCHES- D.Brennan, T.Kleinhans
2-out RBI- L.Koenecke, A.Comorosky-3, T.Cuccinello
RLISP 2-out- A.Lopez-3, S.Leslie, D.Brennan, J.Bottomley, B.Boyle, J.Frederick
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 14  Reds: 5 for 11