Cardinals get the walk-off win in a thriller

Rip Collins, who has been extremely hot recently, hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning today, clinching the 6-5 win for the Cardinals over the Dodgers.  This was a game the Dodgers gave away; they were leading 3-0 in the 1st inning, and 5-4 going into the bottom of the 7th, but the Cardinals tied it in that inning and went on to win the game.

The Dodgers got off to a hot start.  Len Koenecke walked, then Lonny Frey walked, Danny Taylor singled to load the bases.  Sam Leslie then doubled in 2 runs.  Joe Stripp walked, but Tony Cuccinello hit into a big double play that produced a run, but cost the Dodgers in the long-term.  The Cardinals would score 4 runs to take the lead in the 4th inning.  Joe Medwick doubled, then Rip Collins hit a single, plating Medwick.  Spud Davis then singled, then Leo Durocher singled, scoring a run.  After Ernie Orsatti flied out, pitcher Bill Hallan put down a sac bunt.  Jack Rothrock then singled 2 runners home.  But the Dodgers would take the lead with 2 runs in the 5th.  After an out was recorded, Sam Leslie singled, then Joe Stripp singled, then Tony Cuccinello singled to load the bases.  Buzz Boyle then hit a 2-run double.  Ray Berres and Ray Benge then both grounded out, ruining the chances at a bigger inning.  The Cardinals would tie the game in the 7th.  After an out was recorded, Burgess Whitehead singled, then he stole 2nd and reached 3rd on a throwing error from the catcher.  Frankie Frisch then hit a sac fly, scoring him.

Extra innings had a little bit of action, but the Dodgers grounded into 3 double plays in the extra innings (one in each inning).  With 1 out, Rip Collins hit a walk off home run.  

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 St. Louis Cardinals         8/28/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(61-64) St. Louis(65-59)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Koenecke CF       4  1  0  0 .350     J.Rothrock RF       6  0  2  2 .254  
  L.Frey SS           5  1  2  0 .322     B.Whitehead 2B      6  1  3  0 .263  
  D.Taylor LF         6  1  3  0 .297     F.Frisch 3B         4  0  1  1 .322  
  S.Leslie 1B         6  1  2  2 .339     J.Medwick LF        6  1  2  0 .337  
  J.Stripp 3B         4  1  2  0 .284     R.Collins 1B        5  2  2  2 .318  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     6  0  2  0 .284     S.Davis C           5  1  2  0 .294  
  B.Boyle RF          6  0  1  2 .324     L.Durocher SS       5  1  1  1 .285  
  R.Berres C          5  0  1  0 .244     E.Orsatti CF        4  0  0  0 .342  
  R.Benge P           2  0  0  0 .164     B.Hallahan P        1  0  0  0 .163  
A-G.Chapman PH        1  0  0  0 .282     B.Walker P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  V.Mungo P           0  0  0  0 .220   C-P.Crawford PH       1  0  0  0 .188  
B-J.Frederick PH      1  0  0  0 .289     J.Haines P          0  0  0  0 .176  
  B.Beck P            0  0  0  0 .462                                          
  A.Herring P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      46  5 13  4                 Totals      45  6 13  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Benge In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Mungo In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Walker In 10th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 3 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  5 13  3
Cardinals....... 0 0 0  4 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  6 13  1
 
Dodgers (61-64)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge                   7       9   5   4   1   2   0 126   3.19
V.Mungo                   2       2   0   0   1   3   0  39   2.85
B.Beck                    1       1   0   0   1   0   0  12   4.05
A.Herring LOSS(0-4)       1 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   1   7   7.62
Totals                   11 1/3  13   6   5   3   5   1
 
Cardinals (65-59)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Hallahan                4 1/3   7   5   5   5   3   0 105   4.47
B.Walker                  5 2/3   4   0   0   0   4   0  57   2.84
J.Haines WIN(6-7)         2       2   0   0   1   0   0  15   4.66
Totals                   12      13   5   5   6   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,817 DATE- Tuesday, August 28th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:11  Cardinals:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Cardinals: 3
ERRORS- L.Frey, R.Berres-2, B.Hallahan
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(18th), J.Stripp(16th), B.Boyle(14th), J.Medwick(31st)
TRIPLES- J.Medwick(16th)
HOME RUNS- R.Collins(34th)
RBIs- S.Leslie-2(73rd), B.Boyle-2(52nd), J.Rothrock-2(53rd), F.Frisch(47th),
      R.Collins-2(104th), L.Durocher(53rd)
STOLEN BASES- L.Koenecke(5th), B.Whitehead(6th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Hallahan
SACRIFICE FLIES- F.Frisch
WALKS- L.Koenecke-2, L.Frey, J.Stripp-2, R.Benge, F.Frisch, R.Collins,
       E.Orsatti
STRIKE OUTS- S.Leslie, B.Boyle-2, R.Berres-2, R.Benge, G.Chapman, B.Whitehead,
             J.Medwick-2, S.Davis, E.Orsatti
GIDP- D.Taylor, T.Cuccinello, B.Boyle, F.Frisch
2-out RBI- J.Rothrock-2
RLISP 2-out- B.Boyle-2, L.Frey-2, R.Benge-2, S.Davis, J.Medwick-2, P.Crawford
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 13  Cardinals: 3 for 8