Dodgers knock off Braves, 3-1

The Dodgers beat the Braves today at Braves Field, 3-1, behind some very good pitching.  Johnny Babich started the game for the Braves but he left with an injury.  Les Munns was called upon to pitch some long relief.  He did really well, going 4 innings, allowing just 1 hit and 0 runs.  That's the kind of bullpen Brooklyn's going to need if they want to go places.  Braves starter Fred Frankhouse pitched also, but was outdueled by Brooklyn.

The Dodgers got out to the lead in the 1st inning.  With 1 out, Lonny Frey singled.  Then, Danny Taylor singled to put runners at the corners; after that, Len Koenecke walked to load the bases.  Sam Leslie was next up and he hit a sacrifice fly to score the run.  Boston scored on an RBI ground out by Wally Berger in their half of the 1st.  But Brooklyn would score again and Boston didn't.  The Dodgers made it 2-1 in the 5th.  Al Lopez walked, then Johnny Babich bunted him to 2nd.  Buzz Boyle then singled to put runners at the corners.  Lonny Frey hit into a force out.  Danny Taylor then delivered an RBI single.  Brooklyn would add a run in the 9th off the bat of Buzz Boyle.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves               7/29/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(48-51) Boston(57-41)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          5  2  2  1 .327     B.Urbanski SS       2  1  1  0 .290  
  L.Frey SS           5  1  1  0 .332     M.McManus 2B        4  0  0  0 .313  
  D.Taylor LF         3  0  2  1 .287     H.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .293  
  L.Koenecke CF       3  0  0  0 .341     W.Berger CF         4  0  0  1 .265  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  0  2  1 .337     P.Whitney 3B        4  0  0  0 .255  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  1  0 .250     B.Jordan 1B         4  0  1  0 .313  
  J.Stripp 3B         4  0  1  0 .289     T.Thompson RF       3  0  0  0 .261  
  A.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .262     A.Spohrer C         3  0  1  0 .268  
  J.Babich P          2  0  0  0 .114     F.Frankhouse P      3  0  1  0 .143  
  L.Munns P           1  0  0  0 .353                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  9  3                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
 
INJURY: Johnny Babich INJURED (for 7 more games) in 6th inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  3  9  1
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
Dodgers (48-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Babich WIN(5-7)         5       4   1   1   1   2   0  68   5.79  A1 C2
L.Munns SAVE(2nd)         4       1   0   0   0   0   0  52   4.96  C3
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   2   0
 
Braves (57-41)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Frankhouse LOSS(11-8)   9       9   3   3   3   4   1 128   3.20  A1
Totals                    9       9   3   3   3   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,232 DATE- Sunday, July 29th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:08
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Braves: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Braves: 0
ERRORS- A.Lopez
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(14th), A.Spohrer(11th)
TRIPLES- B.Urbanski(5th)
HOME RUNS- B.Boyle(7th)
RBIs- B.Boyle(37th), D.Taylor(43rd), S.Leslie(56th), W.Berger(72nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stripp
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Babich, B.Urbanski
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Leslie
WALKS- D.Taylor, L.Koenecke, A.Lopez, B.Urbanski
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, L.Frey, A.Lopez, L.Munns, M.McManus, P.Whitney
GIDP- H.Lee
2-out RBI- D.Taylor, B.Boyle
RLISP 2-out- T.Cuccinello, P.Whitney, F.Frankhouse, L.Koenecke, M.McManus,
             J.Babich, J.Stripp
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 10  Braves: 0 for 6