Cubs beat Dodgers at Wrigley

Lon Warneke pitched a complete game for the Cubs, picking up the win in a 3-2 Cubs decision.  The game was tied 2-2 going into the 7th inning, and the Cubs ended up scoring that inning.  Tom Zachary gets the loss for Brooklyn.  Les Munns pitched 2 innings of scoreless relief.  A pitching dominated game, this contest saw just 14 combined hits.

The Cubs got out to the lead in the 1st inning, scoring 2 runs.  After Woody English singled, Chuck Klein smashed a big 2-run home run.  The Dodgers would score 2 in the 6th.  After an out was recorded, Johnny Frederick doubled, then Len Koenecke hit an RBI triple.  The next batter, Tony Cuccinello, doubled him home.  But the Cubs scored the winning run in the 7th.  Tuck Stainback reached base on an error.  Then, Stan Hack doubled.  After Warneke struck out, Billy Herman hit a sacrifice fly.

Len Koenecke was 3-for-4 in this game.  His average, now at .349, is 6th best in the league.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Chicago Cubs                8/23/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(59-61) Chicago(62-57)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          4  0  0  0 .326     B.Herman 2B         2  0  0  1 .253  
  J.Frederick RF      4  1  2  0 .286     W.English SS        4  1  1  0 .287  
  L.Koenecke CF       4  1  3  1 .349     C.Klein RF          4  1  1  2 .333  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  1  1 .275     G.Hartnett C        4  0  2  0 .293  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .341     K.Cuyler CF         4  0  0  0 .370  
  J.Stripp SS         4  0  1  0 .284     D.Hurst 1B          3  0  0  0 .218  
  J.Jordan 3B         3  0  0  0 .274   A-C.Grimm 1B          0  0  0  0 .218  
B-D.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .295     T.Stainback LF      3  1  1  0 .270  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .281     S.Hack 3B           3  0  1  0 .296  
  T.Zachary P         2  0  0  0 .150     L.Warneke P         2  0  0  0 .193  
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .286                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  8  2                 Totals      29  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hurst In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jordan In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2  8  2
Cubs............ 2 0 0  0 0 0  1 0    -  3  6  0
 
Dodgers (59-61)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Zachary LOSS(8-6)       6       6   3   2   1   1   1 110   4.45  A1 C8
L.Munns                   2       0   0   0   0   1   0  27   4.72  C9
Totals                    8       6   3   2   1   2   1
 
Cubs (62-57)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.Warneke WIN(15-10)      9       8   2   2   1   7   0 111   2.91  A1
Totals                    9       8   2   2   1   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 44,514 DATE- Thursday, August 23rd 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:07
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6  Cubs: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Cubs: 1
ERRORS- J.Stripp, J.Jordan
DOUBLES- J.Frederick(19th), L.Koenecke(39th), T.Cuccinello(27th),
         G.Hartnett(12th), T.Stainback(10th), S.Hack(11th)
TRIPLES- L.Koenecke(7th)
HOME RUNS- C.Klein(26th)
RBIs- L.Koenecke(62nd), T.Cuccinello(73rd), B.Herman(18th), C.Klein-2(66th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Herman
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Herman
WALKS- T.Zachary, L.Warneke
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, S.Leslie-3, J.Jordan-2, T.Zachary, L.Warneke-2
GIDP- J.Frederick, D.Hurst
RLISP 2-out- D.Hurst, A.Lopez, B.Herman, C.Klein, J.Stripp, W.English, S.Leslie
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 7  Cubs: 0 for 9