Koenecke goes 5-for-6 in win vs. Reds

One thing that has characterized this Brooklyn team from the beginning is its tendency to hit in bursts.  These 'hit parades' are a major reason they are number 1 offensively in the league.  It was also the reason another big win, this team in a series opener today in Cincinnati.

The Dodgers, in what now seems to be routine fashion, put up another big total of hits - this time 20, led by Len Koenecke who had 5 hits and 3 runs scored.  Six of the 9 hitters had multiple hit games.  Sam Leslie hit another monster home run.  Ray Benge turned in another masterful performance on the mound: he completed the game, allowing 7 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 1 strikeout.  The one run he did allow was a home run off the bat of Jim Bottomley.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Cincinnati Reds              5/3/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-6) Cincinnati(5-11)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          6  0  1  0 .306     T.Piet 2B           4  0  1  0 .318  
  L.Koenecke CF       6  3  5  1 .389     G.Slade SS          4  0  1  0 .313  
  L.Frey 3B           5  1  3  0 .389     M.Koenig 3B         4  0  0  0 .288  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  3  3  4 .371     J.Bottomley 1B      3  1  1  1 .305  
  H.Wilson RF         5  2  3  2 .308     C.Hafey CF          4  0  0  0 .210  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     3  0  2  1 .298     E.Lombardi C        4  0  1  0 .255  
  A.Lopez C           5  0  1  1 .231     J.Moore RF          4  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Jordan SS         5  1  2  0 .333     A.Comorosky LF      3  0  1  0 .292  
  R.Benge P           4  0  0  0 .250     B.Frey P            0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Shevlin PH        1  0  1  0 .429  
                                          A.Stout P           0  0  0  01.000  
                                        B-S.Adams PH          1  0  1  0 .118  
                                          R.Kolp P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        C-L.Blakely PH        1  0  0  0 .188  
                                          S.Johnson P         0  0  0  0 .167  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 10 20  9                 Totals      33  1  7  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Frey In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Stout In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Kolp In 8th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 3  0 0 1  2 3 0  - 10 20  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
 
Dodgers (10-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge WIN(2-1)          9       7   1   1   1   1   1 126   0.60
Totals                    9       7   1   1   1   1   1
 
Reds (5-11)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Frey LOSS(0-4)          3       6   4   4   1   0   1  60   3.91
A.Stout                   2       2   0   0   1   0   0  31   4.50
R.Kolp                    3      11   6   6   0   0   0  70  10.29
S.Johnson                 1       1   0   0   0   0   0  13   3.52
Totals                    9      20  10  10   2   0   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,335 DATE- Thursday, May 3rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10  Reds: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Reds: 1
DOUBLES- L.Koenecke-2(5th), H.Wilson(2nd), T.Cuccinello(4th)
HOME RUNS- S.Leslie(3rd), J.Bottomley(3rd)
RBIs- L.Koenecke(4th), S.Leslie-4(14th), H.Wilson-2(8th), T.Cuccinello(11th),
      A.Lopez(5th), J.Bottomley(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Benge
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Leslie
WALKS- T.Cuccinello-2, J.Bottomley
STRIKE OUTS- L.Blakely
GIDP- J.Jordan, C.Hafey
2-out RBI- H.Wilson-2, T.Cuccinello
RLISP 2-out- A.Lopez-5, G.Slade-2, L.Frey, R.Benge
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 8 for 16  Reds: 0 for 3
IBB- T.Cuccinello (by A.Stout, 5th inning)