Reds' Johnson shuts down Dodgers

Cincinnati Reds starter Si Johnson pitched a complete game in a 7-2 win.  He allowed just 1 earned run, while striking out 5 - delighting the 25,606 fans who were in attendance at Crosley Field.

A critical play happened in the top of the 5th that nearly had Dodgers' manager Mathew Williams ejected from the game.  Jimmy Jordan started the inning when he reached on the error by left fielder Harlin Pool.  Ray Berres flied out, then pitcher Tom Zachary hit a single.  Len Koenecke reached on an error by shortstop Gordon Slade, scoring Jordan.  Lonny Frey then singled, loading the bases with 1 out.  At this point in the game it was 3-2 Reds, but the Dodgers situation here was looking pretty good.  Danny Taylor hit a fly ball to center fielder Chick Hafey who made a 'web gem' catch; Hafey caught it and threw home.  The umpire called the runner safe, but after conferring with fellow umpires, the runner was ruled out, ending the inning and ruining the Dodgers chances of coming back (on the play, I rolled "RP" - rare play and was ruled out on a controversial call).

"That call was terrible," Manager Williams said.  "He was safe.  It really ruined our chances at coming back; I was very disappointed in the call.  We would have scored a run there and still had 2 on base who could've scored.  We can't lose games on technicalities.  I called the umpire every name in the book."

The Dodgers lost this series to the Reds.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Cincinnati Reds              5/5/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-8) Cincinnati(7-11)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Koenecke CF       4  0  0  1 .362     G.Slade SS          4  1  2  1 .329  
  L.Frey 3B           4  0  2  0 .397     S.Adams 3B          3  2  1  0 .150  
  D.Taylor LF         4  0  0  0 .346     M.Koenig 2B         4  1  2  1 .293  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  1  2  0 .366     J.Bottomley 1B      4  1  1  2 .309  
  H.Wilson RF         4  0  2  0 .333     C.Hafey CF          3  0  1  0 .232  
C-B.Boyle RF          0  0  0  0 .341     H.Pool LF           4  0  1  1 .289  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  0  0 .288     E.Lombardi C        4  1  1  0 .255  
  J.Jordan SS         4  1  1  0 .325     A.Comorosky RF      3  1  2  1 .314  
  J.Bucher C          0  0  0  0 .200     S.Johnson P         3  0  1  1 .222  
A-R.Berres C          4  0  0  0 .250                                          
  T.Zachary P         2  0  1  0 .125                                          
B-J.Frederick PH      0  0  0  0 .244                                          
  O.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
D-J.McCarthy PH       1  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2  8  1                 Totals      32  7 12  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bucher In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Zachary In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wilson In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Carroll In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  0
Reds............ 0 0 0  3 2 0  2 0    -  7 12  2
 
Dodgers (10-8)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Zachary LOSS(1-1)       6       9   5   5   2   0   0 101   5.40
O.Carroll                 2       3   2   1   0   1   1  27  13.50
Totals                    8      12   7   6   2   1   1
 
Reds (7-11)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Johnson WIN(3-1)        9       8   2   1   1   5   0 132   2.81
Totals                    9       8   2   1   1   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,606 DATE- Saturday, May 5th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:13
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Reds: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Reds: 1
ERRORS- G.Slade, H.Pool
DOUBLES- M.Koenig(4th), C.Hafey(6th), A.Comorosky(4th)
TRIPLES- A.Comorosky(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Slade(3rd)
RBIs- L.Koenecke(5th), G.Slade(6th), M.Koenig(7th), J.Bottomley-2(14th),
      H.Pool(6th), A.Comorosky(6th), S.Johnson
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Slade, H.Pool
WALKS- J.Frederick, S.Adams, C.Hafey
STRIKE OUTS- D.Taylor, H.Wilson, J.Jordan, R.Berres, T.Zachary, S.Johnson
WILD PITCHES- S.Johnson
PASSED BALLS- R.Berres
2-out RBI- G.Slade, M.Koenig
RLISP 2-out- R.Berres, J.Jordan
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 7  Reds: 4 for 4
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Chick Hafey robbed Danny Taylor of an extra base hit.