Dodgers complete 4-game sweep of Cincinnati

The Dodgers clubbed the flailing Cincinnati Reds this week, beating them in each game of the 4-game series.  Today's contest featured a remarkable Art Herring on the mound who got the complete game shutout.  The Dodgers won this one, 4-0.  Len Koenecke hit his 14th home run of the season; he had 3 RBI's in the game as well.

The Reds managed just 6 hits, including 1 extra base hit.  They were kept off balance all game by Herring, and only managed 6 at-bats with runners in scoring position.  They left 10 on base.  The Reds have now lost 12 games straight.

Brooklyn took the lead in the 2nd inning on back-to-back doubles by Cuccinello and Stripp.  They added their other 3 runs on the Koenecke home run in the 8th.

Around the League:

• The Giants swept the Pirates in their 4-game series this week at The Polo Grounds.  They entered the series 11 games back but now stand 7 games back.  It's still a huge long-shot for New York to come back, but they're currently on a 10 game winning streak and look very hot.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers             9/12/1934
Updated W/L Records: Cincinnati(46-91) Brooklyn(71-68)
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  G.Slade SS          3  0  0  0 .317     J.Frederick RF      4  1  2  0 .289  
  A.Kampouris 2B      4  0  0  0 .163     L.Frey SS           4  1  1  0 .333  
  M.Koenig 3B         4  0  0  0 .263     L.Koenecke CF       4  1  2  3 .344  
  J.Bottomley 1B      4  0  1  0 .277     T.Cuccinello 2B     3  1  1  0 .276  
  E.Lombardi C        3  0  0  0 .281     J.Stripp 1B         4  0  2  1 .287  
  W.Schulmerich RF    4  0  1  0 .286     A.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .284  
  H.Pool LF           4  0  1  0 .349     J.Jordan 3B         3  0  0  0 .276  
  L.Blakely CF        1  0  0  0 .196     G.Chapman LF        2  0  0  0 .274  
A-C.Hafey CF          3  0  2  0 .276     A.Herring P         3  0  0  0 .182  
  S.Johnson P         1  0  1  0 .193                                          
B-J.Shevlin PH        1  0  0  0 .357                                          
  T.Freitas P         0  0  0  0 .182                                          
C-A.Ruble PH          1  0  0  0 .225                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  0  6  0                 Totals      30  4  8  4
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Blakely In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Freitas In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Linc Blakely INJURED (for 15 more games) in 3rd inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 3    -  4  8  2
 
Reds (46-91)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Johnson LOSS(8-16)      6       5   1   1   1   0   0  75   6.46
T.Freitas                 2       3   3   3   1   1   1  31   5.51
Totals                    8       8   4   4   2   1   1
 
Dodgers (71-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Herring WIN(1-5)        9       6   0   0   3   3   0 129   6.60
Totals                    9       6   0   0   3   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 29,142 DATE- Wednesday, September 12th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:57
LEFT ON BASE- Reds:10  Dodgers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 2  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- G.Slade, J.Stripp, J.Jordan
DOUBLES- H.Pool(25th), L.Frey(31st), T.Cuccinello(34th), J.Stripp(18th)
HOME RUNS- L.Koenecke(14th)
RBIs- L.Koenecke-3(83rd), J.Stripp(44th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Johnson
WALKS- G.Slade-2, E.Lombardi, T.Cuccinello, G.Chapman
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kampouris, J.Bottomley, W.Schulmerich, J.Jordan
GIDP- M.Koenig, J.Stripp, A.Lopez
RLISP 2-out- G.Chapman, T.Cuccinello, A.Kampouris-2, H.Pool, G.Slade
TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 6  Dodgers: 2 for 7
IBB- G.Slade (by A.Herring, 5th inning)