Pirates show Dodgers why they're in 1st place

The Pirates made quick work of the Dodgers today, beating them 12-0 at a sun-splashed Forbes Field.  Waite Hoyt went the distance for Pittsburgh, notching the shutout, allowing 6 hits and 2 walks to go with 7 strikeouts.  The Pirates scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning and never looked back.  Johnny Babich got smoked; he allowed 8 earned runs and 9 hits in 6.1 innings.  Harry Smythe and Ownie Carroll gave up runs in relief.

Arky Vaughan was among the 7 starters for Pittsburgh with 2+ hits in the game.  He hit into force out in the 1st inning, popped out in the 3rd, but singled in the 6th, hit a 2-RBI double in the 7th, and walked in the 8th.

Today's game marks the 10th time the Dodgers have been shutout this season.  Despite today's loss, Brooklyn is hitting .301 in the month of August and has a 9-7 record.  

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates          8/18/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(57-59) Pittsburgh(76-39)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          4  0  2  0 .329     L.Waner CF          5  2  2  2 .305  
  L.Frey SS           0  0  0  0 .325     P.Waner RF          5  0  2  1 .388  
A-J.Stripp PR,3B      3  0  0  0 .278     F.Lindstrom LF      4  2  2  1 .338  
  D.Taylor LF         4  0  1  0 .288     A.Vaughan SS        4  2  2  2 .389  
  L.Koenecke CF       3  0  1  0 .345     G.Suhr 1B           2  2  0  0 .303  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .344     P.Traynor 3B        5  0  2  3 .304  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  1  0 .277     T.Thevenow 2B       4  2  2  0 .274  
  J.Jordan 3B,SS      4  0  1  0 .272     E.Grace C           4  2  3  1 .262  
  R.Berres C          4  0  0  0 .244     W.Hoyt P            2  0  0  1 .074  
  J.Babich P          2  0  0  0 .103                                          
  H.Smythe P          0  0  0  0 ----                                          
  O.Carroll P         0  0  0  0 .286                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  0  6  0                 Totals      35 12 15 11
 
A-Pinch Ran For Frey In 1st Inning
 
INJURY: Lonny Frey INJURED (for 8 more games) in 1st inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  6  1
Pirates......... 0 3 0  0 0 3  3 3    - 12 15  0
 
Dodgers (57-59)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Babich LOSS(5-8)        6 1/3   9   8   8   3   0   0 103   6.01  A1 D3
H.Smythe                  0 2/3   2   1   1   0   0   0  10  16.20  D4 D6
O.Carroll                 1       4   3   3   2   0   0  40   8.72  D7
Totals                    8      15  12  12   5   0   0
 
Pirates (76-39)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Hoyt WIN(14-5)          9       6   0   0   2   7   0 131   3.30  A1
Totals                    9       6   0   0   2   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,978 DATE- Saturday, August 18th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:03
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Pirates: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- R.Berres
DOUBLES- D.Taylor(16th), L.Waner(30th), A.Vaughan(44th)
RBIs- L.Waner-2(39th), P.Waner(73rd), F.Lindstrom(52nd), A.Vaughan-2(94th),
      P.Traynor-3(56th), E.Grace(39th), W.Hoyt
STOLEN BASES- A.Vaughan(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- W.Hoyt-2
WALKS- L.Koenecke, J.Babich, F.Lindstrom, A.Vaughan, G.Suhr-3
HIT BY PITCH- L.Frey
STRIKE OUTS- J.Stripp, D.Taylor, L.Koenecke, S.Leslie, T.Cuccinello, R.Berres,
             J.Babich
GIDP- J.Stripp, T.Thevenow
WILD PITCHES- J.Babich
2-out RBI- L.Waner-2, P.Traynor
RLISP 2-out- S.Leslie, P.Waner, J.Jordan, J.Stripp, L.Koenecke, P.Traynor-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 0 for 6  Pirates: 8 for 13
IBB- G.Suhr (by J.Babich, 6th inning)