Dodgers post impressive 4-game sweep of Cubs

The Dodgers have posted their second 4-game winning streak of the season after completing a 4-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.  They outscored the Cubs for the series 28-12.  Van Mungo picked up the complete game win today, allowing 11 hits and 2 earned runs.  It was Mungo's 11th complete game of the season.  He is tied for 1st in the National League with 10 wins and 6th in ERA with a 2.66 mark.  

Buzz Boyle, Johnny Frederick, and Len Koenecke, all lefties, had multiple hit games for the Dodgers at the top of the order.  Lonny Frey and Sam Leslie rank 4th and 5th in the batting race in the National League.  At 32-37, the Dodgers remain in 6th place.

Around the League

• As we approach the halfway point of the season, the Boston Braves are surprisingly in 1st place with a 44-24 record.  They own the league's best ERA at 3.34.  Both the New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates have a superior run differential, but Boston is 11-5 in 1-run games and have been able to squeak by.  The Dodgers have a run differential just 19 runs behind Boston.
• Pittsburgh is just 1 game behind Boston.  Pittsburgh is still tops in the league with a .310 team average and 401 runs scored.  They also have a 3.42 team ERA (which ranks 2nd).
• The New York Giants are perhaps the league's most surprising team.  Highly touted coming into the season, the Giants have lost 5 straight and find themselves a sizable 8.5 games back.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Chicago Cubs                6/27/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(32-37) Chicago(33-35)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          3  1  2  0 .338     B.Herman 2B         3  0  1  0 .261  
  J.Frederick RF      5  1  2  0 .231   D-A.Galan PH          1  0  0  0 .291  
  L.Koenecke CF       4  2  2  1 .338     W.English 3B        4  0  1  0 .292  
  L.Frey SS           5  0  1  1 .358   E-D.Hurst PH          1  0  0  0 .210  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  0  1  0 .353     C.Klein LF          4  1  3  1 .305  
  J.Jordan 3B         4  0  1  2 .314     F.Herman RF         3  0  1  0 .262  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  0  0 .263     K.Cuyler CF         4  1  1  0 .365  
  J.Bucher 2B         4  0  0  0 .207     B.Phelps C          4  0  1  0 .256  
  V.Mungo P           4  0  0  0 .133     B.Jurges SS         3  0  1  1 .223  
                                          C.Grimm 1B          3  0  0  0 .134  
                                        B-G.Hartnett PH       1  0  1  0 .299  
                                          G.Bush P            2  0  1  0 .258  
                                        A-S.Hack PH           1  0  0  0 .284  
                                          B.Tinning P         0  0  0  0 .214  
                                        C-T.Stainback PH      1  0  0  0 .268  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  4  9  4                 Totals      35  2 11  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bush In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Grimm In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tinning In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Herman In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For English In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  2 0 0  -  4  9  1
Cubs............ 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  -  2 11  0
 
Dodgers (32-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
V.Mungo WIN(10-6)         9      11   2   2   2   6   1 138   2.66  A1
Totals                    9      11   2   2   2   6   1
 
Cubs (33-35)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Bush LOSS(4-9)          7       8   4   4   4   5   0 118   4.19  A1 D6
B.Tinning                 2       1   0   0   1   1   0  35   5.53  D7
Totals                    9       9   4   4   5   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 28,407 DATE- Wednesday, June 27th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:22
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10  Cubs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Cubs: 0
ERRORS- J.Bucher
DOUBLES- J.Frederick(8th), L.Koenecke(20th), L.Frey(21st)
HOME RUNS- C.Klein(12th)
RBIs- L.Koenecke(31st), L.Frey(32nd), J.Jordan-2(30th), C.Klein(34th),
      B.Jurges(21st)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Herman
WALKS- B.Boyle-2, L.Koenecke, S.Leslie-2, F.Herman, B.Jurges
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, L.Koenecke-2, L.Frey, A.Lopez, V.Mungo, W.English,
             K.Cuyler-2, B.Phelps, G.Bush, S.Hack
GIDP- K.Cuyler
2-out RBI- B.Jurges, L.Koenecke, L.Frey
RLISP 2-out- K.Cuyler, J.Bucher, L.Frey, C.Grimm, J.Jordan, F.Herman, S.Leslie,
             D.Hurst
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 10  Cubs: 1 for 8
IBB- S.Leslie (by G.Bush, 7th inning)