Pirates big inning dooms Dodgers

The Dodgers losing streak has reached 10 games.  The Pirates erupted for 6 runs in the 6th inning, coming from behind to beat the Dodgers, 6-2 at Ebbets Field.  Red Lucas picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 6.2 innings, allowing just 1 earned run.  Ray Benge got the tough luck loss for Brooklyn; he went 6 innings, allowing 7 hits, 6 runs (2 earned runs), 2 walks, 0 strikeouts.

A big error was crucial to the Pirates run-scoring in the 6th.  The inning began with ground outs from Red Lucas and Lloyd Waner.  Then, Paul Waner walked and Arky Vaughan singled.  Hot hitting Gus Suhr then doubled in both runners.  Pie Traynor then hit a ground ball to shortstop Lonny Frey who booted the ball, putting runners at 1st and 3rd.  Tom Padden then singled a run home, then Woody Jensen singled another one home.  After an intentional walk to Tommy Thevenow, pitcher Red Lucas, batting for the second time in the inning, singled 2 more runs home.  

It was a classic Brooklyn meltdown.  Al Lopez hit his 1st home run of the season in the 9th, but it was 'a little too little, a little too late.'  

BOXSCORE: 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers          5/17/1934
Updated W/L Records: Pittsburgh(18-11) Brooklyn(11-18)
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Waner CF          5  0  0  0 .333     B.Boyle LF          5  0  2  0 .363  
  P.Waner RF          4  1  1  0 .373     L.Frey SS           5  0  1  0 .327  
  A.Vaughan SS        4  1  2  0 .483     L.Koenecke CF       4  0  1  0 .326  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  1  2  2 .325     T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  1  0 .240  
  P.Traynor 3B        4  1  0  0 .367     S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .339  
  T.Padden C          4  1  1  1 .386     J.Stripp 3B         4  1  3  0 .272  
  R.Birkofer P        0  0  0  0 .250     A.Lopez C           4  1  2  2 .209  
  W.Jensen LF         4  1  1  1 .227     J.Frederick RF      3  0  0  0 .267  
  T.Thevenow 2B       2  0  0  0 .253     R.Benge P           2  0  0  0 .211  
  R.Lucas P           3  0  1  2 .235     O.Carroll P         1  0  0  0 .000  
A-E.Grace C           1  0  0  0 .266   B-G.Chapman PH        1  0  1  0 .455  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6  8  6                 Totals      37  2 11  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lucas In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Carroll In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 6  0 0 0  -  6  8  0
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  2 11  1
 
Pirates (18-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Lucas WIN(1-3)          6 2/3   8   1   1   1   1   0 101   5.20
R.Birkofer SAVE(2nd)      2 1/3   3   1   1   0   1   1  44   2.43
Totals                    9      11   2   2   1   2   1
 
Dodgers (11-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge LOSS(2-3)         6       7   6   2   2   0   0  92   2.25
O.Carroll                 3       1   0   0   2   1   0  46   9.20
Totals                    9       8   6   2   4   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,425 DATE- Thursday, May 17th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:05
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7  Dodgers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- L.Frey
DOUBLES- G.Suhr(12th), L.Frey(4th), L.Koenecke(7th)
TRIPLES- A.Lopez(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Lopez(1st)
RBIs- G.Suhr-2(35th), T.Padden(6th), W.Jensen(7th), R.Lucas-2, A.Lopez-2(11th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Vaughan
WALKS- P.Waner, G.Suhr, T.Thevenow-2, J.Frederick
STRIKE OUTS- A.Vaughan, L.Frey, O.Carroll
GIDP- S.Leslie
2-out RBI- A.Lopez, G.Suhr-2, T.Padden, W.Jensen, R.Lucas-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Frederick, L.Koenecke, P.Traynor, L.Waner-2, T.Padden, L.Frey-3
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 4 for 10  Dodgers: 2 for 8
IBB- T.Thevenow (by R.Benge, 6th inning)