Gabby Hartnett smashes 2 home runs in win over Dodgers

Gabby Hartnett finished 3-for-4 with 2 big solo home runs in today's win against Brooklyn.  He was a thorn in the side of the Dodgers all game long; he smashed a 'big fly' in the 5th, and another one in the 7th.  He now leads catchers with 18 home runs.  The Dodgers lost this one today, 4-1.  Ray Benge got the start for Brooklyn and he pitched just okay.  He went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs.

The big inning for the Cubs was the 5th.  After Ki-Ki Cuyler flied out, Hartnett hit his bomb.  Then Charlie Grimm singled, Billy Jurges singled, and, after a fielder's choice, Billy Herman hit a big 2-run triple.  The Dodgers offense, which has been a bit quiet recently, managed 12 hits to Chicago's 9.  But the Dodgers were just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and simply couldn't get a key hit.  

Johnny Frederick, Lonny Frey, and Len Koenecke all had 2-hit games at the top of the order.  But Chicago starter Buzz Tinning held them at bay over 7.2 innings.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers                9/15/1934
Updated W/L Records: Chicago(74-67) Brooklyn(72-70)
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Herman 2B         4  0  2  2 .254     J.Frederick RF      5  0  2  0 .291  
  W.English 3B        4  0  0  0 .276     L.Frey 3B,SS        5  0  2  0 .336  
  C.Klein LF          3  0  0  0 .333     L.Koenecke CF       4  1  2  0 .345  
  F.Herman RF         4  0  1  0 .270     S.Leslie 1B         4  0  2  0 .341  
  K.Cuyler CF         4  0  0  0 .367     G.Chapman LF        4  0  0  0 .263  
  G.Hartnett C        4  2  3  2 .294     T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  1  1 .274  
  C.Grimm 1B          3  0  1  0 .214     J.Jordan SS         4  0  1  0 .273  
  B.Jurges SS         4  1  2  0 .241     O.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .182  
  B.Tinning P         2  1  0  0 .171     R.Berres C          3  0  0  0 .235  
  G.Bush P            1  0  0  0 .231   B-J.Stripp PH,3B      1  0  0  0 .291  
                                          R.Benge P           2  0  1  0 .154  
                                          T.Zachary P         0  0  0  0 .167  
                                        A-J.McCarthy PH       1  0  1  0 .222  
                                          C.Perkins P         0  0  0  0 .500  
                                        C-C.Sukeforth C       1  0  0  0 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  9  4                 Totals      38  1 12  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zachary In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Berres In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perkins In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 3 0  1 0 0  -  4  9  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1 12  0
 
Cubs (74-67)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Tinning WIN(5-6)        7 2/3  10   1   1   2   3   0 135   5.02
G.Bush SAVE(1st)          1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0  26   3.78
Totals                    9      12   1   1   2   3   0
 
Dodgers (72-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge LOSS(14-9)        6       5   3   3   1   1   1  83   3.00
T.Zachary                 1       2   1   1   1   0   1  24   4.60
C.Perkins                 1       2   0   0   0   1   0  14   4.58
O.Carroll                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   7.66
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,138 DATE- Saturday, September 15th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 5  Dodgers:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 2  Dodgers: 1
TRIPLES- B.Herman(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Hartnett-2(18th)
RBIs- B.Herman-2(27th), G.Hartnett-2(64th), T.Cuccinello(82nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Grimm(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Tinning
WALKS- C.Klein, C.Grimm, L.Koenecke, S.Leslie
STRIKE OUTS- W.English, K.Cuyler, L.Koenecke, G.Chapman, T.Cuccinello
GIDP- F.Herman, S.Leslie, J.Jordan
2-out RBI- B.Herman-2
RLISP 2-out- R.Berres, W.English-3, L.Koenecke, J.Stripp, S.Leslie
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 2 for 6  Dodgers: 1 for 10