Dodgers win in 12 innings, ending losing streak

In a wild game that took 12 innings and featured 5 different lead changes, the Dodgers came out on top, beating Pittsburgh, 7-6.  It really was quite a game today at Ebbets Field in front of a packed house.  In the 12th, Lonny Frey began the inning with a single, then Len Koenecke walked, then Sam Leslie walked.  With the bases loaded, pitcher Les Munns singled to center, scoring the winning run.  

The Dodgers fell behind early in the game.  The Pirates scored 4 runs in the third inning.  They did it with 5 consecutive hits.  But the Dodgers scored 4 runs of their own in the 6th, making the game a 5-5 tie.  Here's how they did it: after a flyout, Lonny Frey walked.  Then Len Koenecke doubled, putting runners on 2nd and 3rd.  Then Sam Leslie grounded out and knocked in Frey.  Jimmy Jordan singled, plating another, then Tony Cuccinello singled to put runners on 1st and 2nd.  Al Lopez had the big at bat: he doubled in the 2 runners.

In the 7th the Dodgers pulled ahead.  Joe Stripp singled, then Buzz Boyle was hit by a pitch (he is injured for 7 more games).  After a strikeout from Frederick, Lonny Frey doubled in Joe Stripp.  But the Pirates answered in the 8th.  With 2 outs, the Waner brothers had consecutive hits, followed by a single from Fred Lindstrom, scoring 1.  But they left the bases loaded to end the inning, losing out on a big scoring chance.  

The top of the 12th looked promising for the Pirates; they had consecutive walks to start the inning.  Then an error by pitcher Les Munns loaded the bases with 0 outs.  It was looking very grim for the Dodgers.  But Fred Lindstrom flied into a double play as the runner on 3rd was out at the plate.  Glenn Chapman in left got the outfield assist.  Arky Vaughan then flied out with runners on 1st and 2nd.

"It wasn't easy, but we got it.  Ya' gotta relax sometimes or this game will eat you up," said Manager Williams

BOXSCORE: 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers          5/18/1934
Updated W/L Records: Pittsburgh(18-12) Brooklyn(12-18)
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Waner CF          6  2  2  0 .333     B.Boyle LF          3  0  0  0 .349  
  P.Waner RF          6  0  1  0 .362   B-G.Chapman PR,LF     2  0  1  0 .458  
  F.Lindstrom LF      7  1  3  2 .329     J.Frederick RF      6  0  1  0 .258  
  A.Vaughan SS        6  1  2  1 .475     L.Frey 3B,SS        5  2  3  1 .340  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  1  1  0 .322     L.Koenecke CF       5  1  2  0 .330  
  C.Lavagetto 2B      4  1  2  0 .214     S.Leslie 1B         3  0  0  1 .330  
  P.Traynor 3B        6  0  3  2 .375     J.Jordan SS         3  1  1  1 .318  
  T.Padden C          5  0  1  1 .367     A.Herring P         0  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Hoyt P            3  0  0  0 .167   D-D.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .282  
C-T.Thevenow PH       1  0  0  0 .250     B.Beck P            1  0  1  0 .750  
  R.Birkofer P        1  0  0  0 .231     L.Munns P           1  0  1  1 .250  
  B.Swift P           0  0  0  0 .313     T.Cuccinello 2B     3  2  2  1 .253  
                                          A.Lopez C           5  0  2  2 .220  
                                          T.Zachary P         1  0  0  0 .091  
                                        A-J.Stripp 3B         3  1  1  0 .274  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      49  6 15  6                 Totals      42  7 15  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Zachary In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Boyle In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Hoyt In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Herring In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Buzz Boyle INJURED (for 7 more games) in 7th inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 4  0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  6 15  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 1 4  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  7 15  1
 
Pirates (18-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Hoyt                    7      10   6   6   1   4   1 105   5.49
R.Birkofer LOSS(2-3)      4       4   1   1   6   0   0  77   2.42
B.Swift                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.83
Totals                   11      15   7   7   7   4   1
 
Dodgers (12-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Zachary                 6       8   5   5   2   0   0 100   5.64
A.Herring                 2       5   1   1   2   0   0  56   8.10
B.Beck                    3       2   0   0   2   3   0  41   4.91
L.Munns WIN(2-1)          1       0   0   0   1   0   0  20   9.95
Totals                   12      15   6   6   7   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,656 DATE- Friday, May 18th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:38
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates:16  Dodgers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 3  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- L.Munns
DOUBLES- L.Waner(7th), F.Lindstrom-2(6th), L.Frey(5th), L.Koenecke(8th), B.Beck,
         A.Lopez-2(10th)
HOME RUNS- T.Cuccinello(3rd)
RBIs- F.Lindstrom-2(11th), A.Vaughan(33rd), P.Traynor-2(12th), T.Padden(7th),
      L.Frey(10th), S.Leslie(18th), J.Jordan(9th), L.Munns, T.Cuccinello(13th),
      A.Lopez-2(13th)
SACRIFICE HITS- P.Waner, T.Zachary
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Padden
WALKS- L.Waner, A.Vaughan, G.Suhr-2, C.Lavagetto-2, R.Birkofer, L.Frey,
       L.Koenecke, S.Leslie-3, T.Cuccinello-2
HIT BY PITCH- B.Boyle
STRIKE OUTS- C.Lavagetto, T.Padden, R.Birkofer, B.Boyle, J.Frederick, S.Leslie,
             J.Jordan
GIDP- J.Frederick, L.Koenecke, A.Lopez
2-out RBI- F.Lindstrom-2, A.Vaughan, P.Traynor-2, J.Jordan, A.Lopez-2
RLISP 2-out- T.Padden-3, J.Frederick, L.Waner, P.Traynor-2, L.Koenecke,
             G.Suhr-2, A.Lopez-2, A.Vaughan-2
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 6 for 18  Dodgers: 4 for 11
IBB- T.Cuccinello (by R.Birkofer, 10th inning)