Pirates steal a wild one

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3 runs in the 9th to force extras before winning it, 7-6.  This was a wild game that saw a lot of drama.  The Forbes Field faithful were treated to quite a game on this Sunday afternoon.  Lloyd Waner finished 4-for-5, and Tommy Thevenow was also 4-for-5.  On the Dodgers side of things, Al Lopez was 4-for-5, and Danny Taylor 3-for-4.

The Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 8th to tie the game 3-3.  Al Lopez doubled to start out the inning, then after an out was recorded, pinch hitter Len Koenecke walked.  Buzz Boyle struck out.  Then, Jimmy Jordan hit a 2-run triple.  The next batter, Danny Taylor, singled him home.  The Dodgers would go up 6-3 in the top of the 9th.  Johnny Frederick walked, then Al Lopez doubled.  Glenn Chapman popped out.  Then Joe Stripp hit a 2-run double.  Buzz Boyle flied out, then Jimmy Jordan hit an RBI double.  Other batters reached this inning but that was all the scoring.  But in the bottom of the 9th, Pittsburgh struck back.  Lloyd Waner singled, then Paul Waner singled + an error on Tony Cuccinello.  Fred Lindstrom singled, plating 1, then Arky Vaughan hit a sacrifice fly to score another.  After a force out, Pie Traynor singled to put runners at the corners.  Then, Tommy Thevenow singled to score the final run.

The Pirates won it in the 11th.  The Dodgers did not threaten in extra innings.  In the bottom of the 11th, Arky Vaughan singled and reached 2nd on a passed ball.  Gus Suhr then singled for the walk-off win.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates          8/19/1934
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(57-60) Pittsburgh(77-39)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle LF          6  0  0  0 .324     L.Waner CF          5  2  4  0 .310  
  J.Jordan SS         6  1  2  3 .274     P.Waner RF          6  1  2  0 .387  
  D.Taylor CF         4  0  3  1 .293     F.Lindstrom LF      6  0  2  1 .338  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  2  0 .345     A.Vaughan SS        5  1  3  1 .391  
  T.Cuccinello 2B,3B  5  0  1  0 .276     G.Suhr 1B           6  1  1  1 .302  
  J.Frederick RF      4  1  1  0 .268     P.Traynor 3B        5  0  1  0 .302  
  A.Lopez C           5  2  4  0 .272     T.Thevenow 2B       5  1  4  1 .282  
  J.Bucher 3B         2  0  0  0 .217     E.Grace C           5  1  3  1 .268  
A-G.Chapman PH,2B     3  0  0  0 .304     L.French P          3  0  1  1 .219  
  R.Benge P           2  0  0  0 .169     H.Meine P           0  0  0  0 .083  
B-L.Koenecke PH       0  1  0  0 .345   C-W.Jensen PH         1  0  0  0 .292  
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .286     B.Harris P          1  0  1  0 .333  
D-J.Stripp PH         1  1  1  2 .280                                          
  A.Herring P         0  0  0  0 .250                                          
  W.Clark P           0  0  0  0 .250                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  6 14  6                 Totals      48  7 22  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bucher In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Benge In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Meine In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Munns In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 3  0 0 -  6 14  3
Pirates......... 1 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 3  0 1 -  7 22  0
 
Dodgers (57-60)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Benge                   7      13   3   3   0   1   0 116   2.99  A1 D5
L.Munns                   1       1   0   0   0   1   0  10   4.84  D6 D9
A.Herring                 0 2/3   5   3   3   0   0   0  22   7.88  E1 E7
W.Clark LOSS(4-2)         1 1/3   3   1   0   0   1   0  31   4.32  E8
Totals                   10      22   7   6   0   3   0
 
Pirates (77-39)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
L.French                  7 2/3   8   3   3   1   5   0  86   2.89  A1 D2
H.Meine BS(2nd)           0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.87  D3 D5
B.Harris WIN(1-0)         3       5   3   3   3   0   0  56   3.78  D6
Totals                   11      14   6   6   5   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,956 DATE- Sunday, August 19th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Pirates:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Pirates: 4
ERRORS- T.Cuccinello-2, L.Munns
DOUBLES- J.Jordan(17th), A.Lopez-2(24th), J.Stripp(15th), L.Waner(31st),
         E.Grace(13th)
TRIPLES- J.Jordan(2nd), E.Grace(1st)
RBIs- J.Jordan-3(45th), D.Taylor(56th), J.Stripp-2(40th), F.Lindstrom(53rd),
      A.Vaughan(95th), G.Suhr(107th), T.Thevenow(42nd), E.Grace(40th), L.French
STOLEN BASES- D.Taylor(7th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Taylor
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Waner
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Vaughan
WALKS- D.Taylor, S.Leslie, J.Frederick, L.Koenecke, W.Clark
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle-2, J.Bucher-2, G.Chapman, P.Waner, P.Traynor, T.Thevenow
GIDP- B.Boyle, J.Frederick, A.Lopez, G.Chapman, F.Lindstrom, P.Traynor
PASSED BALLS- A.Lopez
2-out RBI- E.Grace, L.French, J.Jordan-3, D.Taylor, T.Thevenow
RLISP 2-out- A.Vaughan, L.French, G.Suhr, P.Waner-2, T.Cuccinello-3, W.Jensen,
             E.Grace, F.Lindstrom
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 5 for 13  Pirates: 4 for 14
IBB- S.Leslie (by H.Meine, 8th inning)
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Tony Cuccinello robbed Gus Suhr of a base hit.
          Bot 6th: Al Lopez blocked the plate, saving a run!