Dodgers win behind strong performance from Cuccinello

Tony Cuccinello went 4-for-4 with 2 RBI's and 3 runs scored as the Dodgers beat the Cubs today at Ebbets Field, 8-4.  One of those hits was a home run - Tony's 13th of the season.  Watty Clark gets the win for Brooklyn.  He pitched 5 innings and allowed 2 earned runs.  Pat Malone, the Cubs starter, was hit hard.  He was lit up for 8 earned runs in 6.2 innings.

The big inning for Brooklyn was the 5th - where they scored 4 runs on 4 hits.  Al Lopez began the inning with a strikeout, then Watty Clark doubled.  Then Buzz Boyle singled, then Lonny Frey walked to load the bases.  Len Koenecke then walked.  Sam Leslie hit into a force out which scored a run, then Johnny Frederick and Tony Cuccinello hit RBI singles.

With the win Brooklyn now has a record of 73-70.  With the loss, Chicago now has a record of 74-68.

BOXSCORE: 1934 Chicago Cubs At 1934 Brooklyn Dodgers                9/16/1934
Updated W/L Records: Chicago(74-68) Brooklyn(73-70)
 
  Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Herman 2B         5  1  2  0 .255     B.Boyle LF          5  1  1  0 .318  
  W.English SS        2  1  0  0 .275     L.Frey 3B,SS        3  1  0  0 .333  
  C.Klein LF          4  0  1  0 .332     L.Koenecke CF       3  1  1  1 .345  
  F.Herman RF         4  0  1  1 .269     S.Leslie 1B         4  1  0  1 .338  
  K.Cuyler CF         4  0  0  0 .364     J.Frederick RF      4  0  1  1 .291  
  G.Hartnett C        3  0  1  0 .294     T.Cuccinello 2B     4  2  4  3 .280  
  D.Hurst 1B          4  0  0  0 .212     J.Stripp SS,3B      3  0  2  1 .294  
  S.Hack 3B           3  1  1  0 .290     A.Lopez C           3  1  1  1 .285  
  P.Malone P          3  0  0  0 .113     W.Clark P           2  1  1  0 .286  
  G.Bush P            0  0  0  0 .231     R.Lucas P           2  0  0  0 .000  
A-C.Grimm PH          1  1  1  2 .217                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  7  3                 Totals      33  8 11  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bush In 9th Inning
 
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 2  -  4  7  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  1 4 1  2 0    -  8 11  0
 
Cubs (74-68)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Malone LOSS(11-12)      6 2/3  10   8   8   5   4   2 129   4.50  A1 D6
G.Bush                    1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   3.76  D7
Totals                    8      11   8   8   5   4   2
 
Dodgers (73-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Clark WIN(5-2)          5       5   2   2   3   3   0  82   4.34  A1 C4
R.Lucas SAVE(1st)         4       2   2   2   1   1   1  55   6.99  C5
Totals                    9       7   4   4   4   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,458 DATE- Sunday, September 16th 1934 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:15
LEFT ON BASE- Cubs: 6  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cubs: 0  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLES- B.Herman(21st), J.Stripp(19th), W.Clark
TRIPLES- L.Koenecke(8th)
HOME RUNS- C.Grimm(4th), T.Cuccinello(13th), A.Lopez(4th)
RBIs- F.Herman(69th), C.Grimm-2(30th), L.Koenecke(84th), S.Leslie(82nd),
      J.Frederick(31st), T.Cuccinello-3(85th), J.Stripp(47th), A.Lopez(56th)
CAUGHT STEALING- L.Frey
WALKS- W.English-2, G.Hartnett, S.Hack, L.Frey-2, L.Koenecke, J.Stripp, A.Lopez
STRIKE OUTS- W.English, C.Klein, F.Herman, P.Malone, B.Boyle, L.Frey,
             J.Frederick, A.Lopez
GIDP- P.Malone
PASSED BALLS- A.Lopez
2-out RBI- J.Stripp, J.Frederick, T.Cuccinello-3, C.Grimm-2
RLISP 2-out- W.Clark-2, C.Klein, J.Stripp, S.Hack-2
TEAM RISP- Cubs: 2 for 6  Dodgers: 4 for 9