Dodgers salvage one, win the finale vs. Pittsburgh

The Dodgers were able to win the final game of this tough series against the Pirates, 6-2.  Ray Benge got the start for Brooklyn and he pitched well, going 7.2 innings and allowing just 2 earned runs.  Dutch Leonard picked up his 5th save.  With the win, the Dodgers improve to 74-73.

The Dodgers added 3 runs in the 3rd inning to make it 3-0.  After a fly out, Lonny Frey singled, then Danny Taylor doubled.  Len Koenecke then slapped a base hit to score 1.  A walk loaded the bases, then Johnny McCarthy hit an RBI single.  Al Lopez produced the final run with a sacrifice fly to center field.

The Dodgers had 10 hits in the game; Danny Taylor and Al Lopez had 2-hit games.  Arky Vaughan picked up his 52nd double of the year for Pittsburgh.  Pittsburgh had more hits than Brooklyn, but the Bums left fewer on base and hit slightly better in the clutch.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers          9/20/1934
Updated W/L Records: Pittsburgh(90-55) Brooklyn(74-73)
 
  Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Waner CF          5  0  0  0 .297     B.Boyle RF          5  0  1  0 .311  
  P.Waner RF          5  0  1  0 .373     L.Frey SS           3  1  1  0 .330  
  A.Vaughan SS        4  1  2  0 .375     D.Taylor LF         4  1  2  0 .300  
  G.Suhr 1B           4  1  1  0 .305     L.Koenecke CF       3  1  1  1 .341  
  E.Grace C           4  0  2  0 .258     T.Cuccinello 2B     3  1  1  0 .278  
  P.Traynor 3B        4  0  1  0 .302     J.McCarthy 1B       3  1  1  1 .229  
  W.Jensen LF         4  0  2  1 .284     A.Lopez C           3  1  2  2 .289  
  T.Thevenow 2B       4  0  1  1 .290     J.Bucher 3B         3  0  1  0 .214  
  W.Hoyt P            2  0  1  0 .097     R.Benge P           3  0  0  0 .148  
A-F.Lindstrom PH      1  0  0  0 .323     D.Leonard P         0  0  0  1 .154  
  H.Smith P           0  0  0  0 .182                                          
B-T.Padden PH         1  0  0  0 .362                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  2 11  2                 Totals      30  6 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hoyt In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Smith In 9th Inning
 
Pirates......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  2 11  2
Dodgers......... 0 0 3  0 0 0  0 3    -  6 10  0
 
Pirates (90-55)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Hoyt LOSS(16-7)         5       8   3   3   2   5   0  88   3.65  A1 C5
H.Smith                   3       2   3   0   2   0   0  62   5.53  C6
Totals                    8      10   6   3   4   5   0
 
Dodgers (74-73)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge WIN(15-9)         7 2/3  11   2   2   0   2   0 116   2.98  A1 D7
D.Leonard SAVE(5th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   3.96  D8
Totals                    9      11   2   2   0   2   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,943 DATE- Thursday, September 20th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 9  Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- G.Suhr, H.Smith
DOUBLES- A.Vaughan(52nd), E.Grace-2(20th), B.Boyle(20th), D.Taylor(24th),
         A.Lopez(28th), J.Bucher(7th)
RBIs- W.Jensen(36th), T.Thevenow(47th), L.Koenecke(85th), J.McCarthy(5th),
      A.Lopez-2(58th), D.Leonard
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Frey, L.Koenecke, J.Bucher
SACRIFICE HITS- J.McCarthy
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Lopez, D.Leonard
WALKS- L.Frey, L.Koenecke, T.Cuccinello, J.Bucher
STRIKE OUTS- G.Suhr, W.Hoyt, L.Frey, D.Taylor, J.McCarthy, A.Lopez, R.Benge
GIDP- T.Cuccinello
2-out RBI- W.Jensen, T.Thevenow
RLISP 2-out- G.Suhr, L.Koenecke, T.Thevenow-2, R.Benge-2, J.Bucher, W.Jensen,
             F.Lindstrom-2, B.Boyle
TEAM RISP- Pirates: 2 for 12  Dodgers: 3 for 11