Dodgers top Pirates, 5-4

In a one-run game, the Dodgers came out on top over Pittsburgh today, 5-4.  A big crowd was on hand on a beautiful summer day to see their Dodgers continue their winning ways.  Tom Zachary picks up the win for the Dodgers; he nearly went the distance, leaving the game with the bases loaded in the 9th.  Ownie Carroll was able to come on and finish the game for the Dodgers and notch the save.  The hitting star for Brooklyn was backup catcher Ray Berres, who was 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.

The Pirates got out to an early lead, plating 3 runs in the 1st inning.  Lloyd Waner led off the game with a single, then Wally Jensen hit a single + error to score a run.  Fred Lindstrom then singled another run home.  After a sacrifice bunt from Arky Vaughan, Gus Suhr hit an RBI double.  But the Dodgers would answer right away with 2 runs in their first, followed by additional runs in the 2nd and 3rd.  

The Pirates put up a hell of a fight in the 9th, but they couldn't get the 2 runs they needed.  They scored 1 but it was not enough.

The Dodgers are now just 2 games under .500 at 44-46 and they've scored exactly the same amount of runs that they've allowed.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers          7/20/1934
Updated W/L Records: Pittsburgh(57-31) Brooklyn(44-46)
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Waner RF          5  1  2  1 .294     L.Koenecke CF       4  1  2  1 .342  
  W.Jensen CF         4  1  2  0 .327     L.Frey SS           5  1  2  1 .338  
  F.Lindstrom LF      4  1  1  1 .335     D.Taylor LF         3  0  0  1 .278  
  A.Vaughan SS        3  0  0  0 .412     H.Wilson RF         4  0  1  1 .314  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  0  1  1 .302     T.Cuccinello 2B     4  1  1  0 .268  
  C.Lavagetto 2B      4  0  0  0 .199     J.Frederick 1B      4  0  0  0 .253  
  P.Traynor 3B        2  1  1  0 .298     J.Jordan 3B         4  0  0  0 .279  
  P.Veltman C         3  0  0  0 .138     R.Berres C          4  1  3  1 .269  
A-W.Roettger PH       1  0  1  0 .345     T.Zachary P         3  1  0  0 .097  
  R.Birkofer P        2  0  0  0 .130     O.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .286  
B-P.Waner PH          0  0  0  0 .375                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  4  8  3                 Totals      35  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Veltman In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Birkofer In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4  8  2
Dodgers......... 2 1 1  0 0 1  0 0    -  5  9  1
 
Pirates (57-31)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Birkofer LOSS(7-8)      8       9   5   3   3   2   0 133   2.24
Totals                    8       9   5   3   3   2   0
 
Dodgers (44-46)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Zachary WIN(6-5)        8 1/3   8   4   4   3   2   0 129   4.92
O.Carroll SAVE(2nd)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   8.58
Totals                    9       8   4   4   3   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,304 DATE- Friday, July 20th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:19
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7  Dodgers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 0  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- F.Lindstrom, C.Lavagetto, D.Taylor
DOUBLES- G.Suhr(26th), R.Berres(2nd)
TRIPLES- L.Koenecke(5th)
RBIs- L.Waner(28th), F.Lindstrom(35th), G.Suhr(79th), L.Koenecke(39th),
      L.Frey(42nd), D.Taylor(41st), H.Wilson(36th), R.Berres(5th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Waner(3rd), P.Traynor(3rd), L.Frey(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Vaughan, R.Birkofer, T.Zachary
WALKS- P.Traynor-2, P.Waner, L.Koenecke, D.Taylor-2
HIT BY PITCH- W.Jensen
STRIKE OUTS- C.Lavagetto, R.Birkofer, H.Wilson-2
GIDP- F.Lindstrom
RLISP 2-out- P.Veltman, J.Jordan-2, H.Wilson-2, T.Zachary-2, L.Waner,
             T.Cuccinello-2, W.Jensen
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 3 for 9  Dodgers: 2 for 15
IBB- P.Traynor (by T.Zachary, 1st inning)