Tom Zachary leads Brooklyn to win

Tom Zachary went 8 innings and threw 147 pitches and powered the Dodgers to a 6-2 win.  He allowed just 2 earned runs, though he did allow 11 hits.  But he outpitched Chicago starter Roy Joiner who gave up 6 earned runs in 7.2 innings.  With the win, the Dodgers improve to 30-37, while the Cubs loss puts them back at .500 with a 33-33 record.

The key inning for the Dodgers was the 4th inning when they scored 4 runs.  Sam Leslie began the inning with a walk.  Jim Bucher singled, putting runners at the corners.  Al Lopez singled, scoring a run, then Jimmy Jordan singled and reached second on an error, scoring a run.  With runners on 2nd and 3rd, Tom Zachary helped out his own cause with a 2-run single.

The Cubs were 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Chicago Cubs                6/25/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(30-37) Chicago(33-33)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          5  1  2  0 .337     B.Herman 2B         5  1  2  0 .260  
  L.Frey SS           5  0  2  0 .365     W.English SS        4  0  3  0 .299  
  D.Taylor CF         3  0  0  1 .296     C.Klein RF          5  0  0  0 .302  
  H.Wilson RF         4  0  1  0 .228     K.Cuyler CF         4  0  2  0 .364  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  2  2  0 .351     D.Hurst 1B          4  1  2  1 .210  
  J.Bucher 2B         4  1  1  0 .222     T.Stainback LF      4  0  1  0 .270  
  A.Lopez C           4  1  2  1 .269     S.Hack 3B           3  0  0  0 .287  
  J.Jordan 3B         4  1  2  1 .304   A-A.Galan PH,3B       1  0  0  0 .295  
  T.Zachary P         4  0  1  2 .136     B.Phelps C          3  0  0  0 .257  
  R.Lucas P           0  0  0  0 .000   B-R.Stephenson PH     1  0  1  0 .265  
                                          R.Joiner P          3  0  1  0 .167  
                                          B.Tinning P         0  0  0  0 .214  
                                        C-F.Herman PH         1  0  0  0 .261  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  6 13  5                 Totals      38  2 12  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hack In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Phelps In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tinning In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 1  4 1 0  0 0 0  -  6 13  2
Cubs............ 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  2 12  2
 
Dodgers (30-37)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Zachary WIN(3-4)        8      11   2   2   1   4   1 147   5.70  A1 D8
R.Lucas                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   9  16.62  D9
Totals                    9      12   2   2   1   4   1
 
Cubs (33-33)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Joiner LOSS(1-2)        7 2/3  13   6   6   1   9   0 151   3.91  A1 D9
B.Tinning                 1 1/3   0   0   0   2   0   0  23   5.74  E1
Totals                    9      13   6   6   3   9   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 34,942 DATE- Monday, June 25th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Cubs:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Cubs: 2
ERRORS- J.Bucher, J.Jordan, S.Hack, R.Joiner
DOUBLES- H.Wilson(5th), B.Herman(7th), W.English(11th), T.Stainback(4th)
TRIPLES- S.Leslie(3rd)
HOME RUNS- D.Hurst(2nd)
RBIs- D.Taylor(35th), A.Lopez(25th), J.Jordan(24th), T.Zachary-2, D.Hurst(11th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Taylor(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Cuyler
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Taylor
WALKS- D.Taylor, H.Wilson, S.Leslie, W.English
STRIKE OUTS- L.Frey, H.Wilson-2, S.Leslie, J.Bucher-3, T.Zachary-2, C.Klein-2,
             B.Phelps, R.Joiner
GIDP- L.Frey, S.Leslie, C.Klein
PASSED BALLS- B.Phelps
RLISP 2-out- H.Wilson, D.Taylor, B.Phelps, C.Klein-3, J.Bucher, A.Galan-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 3 for 9  Cubs: 0 for 10