Dodgers win 4th straight

The Dodgers continue to roll, winning their 4th in a row today in a 4-2 decision over Cincinnati.  Ray Benge pitched masterfully; he allowed just 1 earned run in a complete game performance.  Danny Taylor was 4-for-4.  The Dodgers are now 8-2 in their last 10 games and look to finish this season strong.

The big inning in this one was the 3rd for Brooklyn.  In that frame, they scored 3 runs.  Buzz Boyle grounded out to start the inning, then Lonny Frey singled, followed by a Danny Taylor single.  With runners on 1st and 3rd, Len Koenecke knocked a single back through the box to score 1 run.  Sam Leslie then singled to score another.  Tony Cuccinello hit a big sac fly to produce the 3rd run.  The Dodgers out-hit the Reds, 11-4.  Every starting position play except Cuccinello had a hit in this 1.

"I love how we're finishing out this season," Manager Williams said.  "I want us to finish up better than .500 - that is the goal at this point.  I'm damn proud of this club."

BOXSCORE: 1934 Cincinnati Reds At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers             9/11/1934
Updated W/L Records: Cincinnati(46-90) Brooklyn(70-68)
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  T.Piet 2B           3  1  0  0 .264     B.Boyle RF          4  1  2  0 .319  
  S.Adams 3B          4  0  2  1 .297     L.Frey SS           4  1  1  0 .333  
  M.Koenig SS         4  0  1  0 .265     D.Taylor LF         4  1  4  1 .295  
  J.Bottomley 1B      4  0  0  0 .278     L.Koenecke CF       3  1  1  1 .343  
  C.Hafey CF          4  0  0  0 .274     S.Leslie 1B         3  0  1  1 .344  
  H.Pool RF           3  1  0  0 .350     T.Cuccinello 2B     3  0  0  1 .276  
  E.Lombardi C        3  0  0  0 .283     A.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .286  
  L.Blakely LF        3  0  1  1 .198     J.Jordan 3B         4  0  1  0 .278  
  B.Frey P            1  0  0  0 .086     R.Benge P           4  0  0  0 .145  
A-J.Shevlin PH        1  0  0  0 .364                                          
  T.Kleinhans P       0  0  0  0 .071                                          
B-A.Ruble PH          1  0  0  0 .228                                          
  P.Derringer P       0  0  0  0 .151                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      33  4 11  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Frey In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kleinhans In 8th Inning
 
Reds............ 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Dodgers......... 1 0 3  0 0 0  0 0    -  4 11  2
 
Reds (46-90)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Frey LOSS(5-24)         4       8   4   4   1   0   0  80   4.80  A1 C2
T.Kleinhans               3       3   0   0   1   1   0  45   4.07  C3 D6
P.Derringer               1       0   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.06  D7
Totals                    8      11   4   4   2   2   0
 
Dodgers (70-68)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge WIN(14-8)         9       4   2   1   0   3   0 117   2.96  A1
Totals                    9       4   2   1   0   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 14,295 DATE- Tuesday, September 11th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 1:50
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 4  Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Dodgers: 2
ERRORS- B.Boyle, A.Lopez
DOUBLES- M.Koenig(28th), B.Boyle(18th), D.Taylor(20th), A.Lopez(26th)
TRIPLES- S.Adams(2nd), B.Boyle(10th)
RBIs- S.Adams(13th), L.Blakely(6th), D.Taylor(62nd), L.Koenecke(80th),
      S.Leslie(81st), T.Cuccinello(81st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Cuccinello
WALKS- L.Koenecke, S.Leslie
HIT BY PITCH- T.Piet, H.Pool
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bottomley, C.Hafey, E.Lombardi, L.Koenecke, J.Jordan
GIDP- E.Lombardi, J.Shevlin, S.Leslie
RLISP 2-out- J.Bottomley, R.Benge, C.Hafey-2, L.Frey, T.Cuccinello
TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 8  Dodgers: 3 for 10
IBB- S.Leslie (by T.Kleinhans, 7th inning)