Dodgers survive wild 9th inning, win 8-7

The Dodgers went into the bottom of the 9th leading 8-3; in the end it, was an 8-7 win for Brooklyn.  Starter Ray Benge was pulled after 8 very solid innings.  But with a pitch count of 133 pitches, Brooklyn Manager Mathew Williams called on the bullpen.  The bullpen, of course, has been a sore spot for this club throughout the season, and they almost gave one away, but Dutch Leonard was able to preserve the win after stranding the tying run on 3rd.

In the bottom of the 9th, Ownie Carroll came on to close things out.  He allowed a leadoff walk to Dick Gyselman, then Marty McManus doubled.  Bill Urbanski walked to load the bases.  Les Mallon then hit a double scoring 2.  Shanty Hogan then singled, plating 1.  Brooklyn Manager Williams then decided to bring out Dutch Leonard on short rest.  But Buck Jordan singled off of him to put runners on 1st and 2nd.  Red Worthington then hit into a force out to put runners on 1st and 3rd.  With 2 outs and the game on the line, Braves Manager Bill McKechnie opted to go with Hal Lee to pinch hit.  He softly grounded out to 3rd, ending the game.

Len Koenecke had a big game for Brooklyn, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run.  Johnny Frederick also had 3 hits.  Al Lopez, back from the disabled list, went 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored.

  

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Boston Braves               7/28/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(47-51) Boston(57-40)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          5  2  1  0 .326     B.Urbanski SS       3  1  0  0 .289  
  L.Frey SS           4  0  2  2 .334     L.Mallon 2B         5  1  2  2 .333  
  L.Koenecke CF       5  1  3  1 .344     W.Berger CF         5  1  1  1 .268  
  S.Leslie 1B         5  0  0  1 .334     S.Hogan C           5  0  1  1 .235  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     5  0  1  0 .250     B.Jordan 1B         5  2  4  1 .314  
  J.Frederick RF      4  3  3  1 .274     R.Worthington RF    4  0  1  0 .091  
  A.Lopez C           5  2  4  0 .265     T.Thompson LF       4  0  1  1 .265  
  R.Berres 3B         0  0  0  0 .246   E-H.Lee PH            1  0  0  0 .294  
A-J.Jordan 3B         4  0  1  1 .264     D.Gyselman 3B       3  1  1  1 .175  
  R.Benge P           4  0  0  0 .204     H.Betts P           2  0  0  0 .270  
C-H.Wilson PH         1  0  0  0 .299   B-R.Moore PH          1  0  0  0 .277  
  O.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .286     L.Mangum P          0  0  0  0 .304  
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .179   D-M.McManus PH        1  1  1  0 .318  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  8 15  6                 Totals      39  7 12  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Berres In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Betts In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Benge In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Mangum In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Thompson In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 1  3 1 0  2 1 0  -  8 15  2
Braves.......... 0 1 0  0 0 2  0 0 4  -  7 12  2
 
Dodgers (47-51)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge WIN(10-6)         8       8   3   3   2   3   0 133   2.97
O.Carroll                 0 1/3   3   4   4   2   0   0  24   8.74
D.Leonard SAVE(3rd)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   4.53
Totals                    9      12   7   7   4   3   0
 
Braves (57-40)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Betts LOSS(9-8)         6      11   5   2   2   1   1 139   3.72
L.Mangum                  3       4   3   1   0   2   1  45   4.62
Totals                    9      15   8   3   2   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,563 DATE- Saturday, July 28th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:10  Braves: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Braves: 0
ERRORS- S.Leslie, R.Benge, R.Worthington, D.Gyselman
DOUBLES- A.Lopez(20th), L.Mallon(6th), W.Berger(24th), B.Jordan(18th),
         M.McManus(14th)
TRIPLES- L.Frey(3rd)
HOME RUNS- L.Koenecke(8th), J.Frederick(4th)
RBIs- L.Frey-2(46th), L.Koenecke(42nd), S.Leslie(55th), J.Frederick(24th),
      J.Jordan(33rd), L.Mallon-2(14th), W.Berger(71st), S.Hogan(22nd),
      B.Jordan(32nd), T.Thompson(20th), D.Gyselman(9th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Jordan
WALKS- L.Frey, J.Frederick, B.Urbanski-2, R.Worthington, D.Gyselman
STRIKE OUTS- L.Frey, R.Benge, H.Wilson, D.Gyselman, H.Betts, R.Moore
GIDP- R.Worthington, D.Gyselman
2-out RBI- L.Frey-2, J.Frederick, D.Gyselman
RLISP 2-out- R.Benge-3, S.Hogan, L.Koenecke, T.Cuccinello, R.Moore-2, H.Lee
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 11  Braves: 5 for 12