Dodgers win 6th straight

In a thrilling pitcher's duel at The Polo Grounds, the Dodgers beat their rival Giants, 2-1.  Ray Benge got the start for Brooklyn and he pitched masterfully.  He went the distance, allowed just 2 hits, 1 run, 4 walks, 4 strikeouts.  Besides the home run he allowed to Bill Terry, Benge was dominant and out-pitched Hal Schumacher who got the start for New York.  Pittsburgh lost today, so the Dodgers gain and game, while New York stays 8 games back.

Today's win marks the 6th in a row for Brooklyn.  Joe Stripp got a hit to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.

The Dodgers opened the scoring in the 3rd inning.  After 2 were out, Danny Taylor hit a monster home run deep to left field.  The solo shot made it 1-0.  The Dodgers scored again in the 6th.  Len Koenecke walked to start the inning, then Sam Leslie fouled out.  Tony Cuccinello hit a single to put them on the corners.  Joe Stripp then hit an RBI single.  The Giants would make it 2-1 with a Bill Terry home run in the bottom of the 6th.

The Giants made noise in the 8th.  Jo-Jo Moore reached on a Joe Stripp error to start the inning.  Hugh Critz got Moore to 2nd on a sac bunt.  Bill Terry walked.  Then mighty Mel Ott was up to the plate.  Brooklyn had a 56% chance of winning the game before Ott lined out.  Then, Travis Jackson popped out.  The Giants would go quietly in the 9th.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 New York Giants              8/7/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(54-52) New York(60-46)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          4  0  1  0 .330     J.Moore LF          4  0  0  0 .313  
  J.Bucher 3B         4  0  2  0 .210     H.Critz 2B          3  0  0  0 .257  
  D.Taylor LF         4  1  1  1 .291     B.Terry 1B          2  1  1  1 .349  
  L.Koenecke CF       3  1  0  0 .336     M.Ott RF            4  0  0  0 .348  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .343     T.Jackson SS        3  0  0  0 .279  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  2  0 .269     G.Watkins CF        3  0  0  0 .202  
  J.Stripp SS         4  0  2  1 .295     B.Ryan 3B           3  0  1  0 .255  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  2  0 .267   A-P.Weintraub PH      1  0  0  0 .145  
  R.Benge P           4  0  0  0 .180     P.Richards C        2  0  0  0 .182  
                                        B-L.O'Doul PH         1  0  0  0 .301  
                                          H.Schumacher P      3  0  0  0 .219  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  2 10  2                 Totals      29  1  2  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ryan In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Richards In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 1  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  2 10  2
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  2  0
 
Dodgers (54-52)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge WIN(12-6)         9       2   1   1   4   4   1 129   2.77
Totals                    9       2   1   1   4   4   1
 
Giants (60-46)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
H.Schumacher LOSS(15-10)  9      10   2   2   1   5   1 133   2.97
Totals                    9      10   2   2   1   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,605 DATE- Tuesday, August 7th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Giants: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Giants: 1
ERRORS- J.Stripp-2
DOUBLES- J.Bucher(5th), A.Lopez(21st), B.Ryan(13th)
HOME RUNS- D.Taylor(5th), B.Terry(9th)
RBIs- D.Taylor(52nd), J.Stripp(38th), B.Terry(60th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stripp
SACRIFICE HITS- H.Critz
WALKS- L.Koenecke, B.Terry-2, T.Jackson, P.Richards
HIT BY PITCH- G.Watkins
STRIKE OUTS- D.Taylor, L.Koenecke, S.Leslie, J.Stripp, R.Benge, M.Ott, L.O'Doul,
             H.Schumacher-2
GIDP- B.Ryan
2-out RBI- D.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- L.Koenecke, R.Benge-2, P.Richards, D.Taylor, T.Jackson
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 6  Giants: 0 for 4