Boyle collects 5 hits in win over Pittsburgh

The Dodgers have scuffled to start the season, but they showed up impressively today in a win against last year's pennant winning Pirates.  Buzz Boyle was the story of the game.  He came into the game with a batting average of .158 and left hitting .333.  He hit 5 singles to go with 3 runs and an RBI.  Today the Dodgers proved they can play with any team in the league.

The Dodgers began the scoring in the 1st.  Boyle singled to lead things off, then after 2 were out, Sam Leslie hit a big double to plate the run.  But the Pirates would respond immediately.  After 2 outs were recorded, Arky Vaughn singled, then Paul Waner doubled to score him.  Next up was Gus Suhr and he pounded a deep home run to left to make it 3-1.

The Dodgers would tie it in the 3rd inning.  Boyle singled and stole 2nd.  Joe Stripp then hit a grounder to Pirates shortstop Vaughn who threw the ball into the dugout, leading to 1 run.  After a walk, 2 batters were retired.  Jim Bucher then singled to make it 3-3.

The Dodgers would take the lead in the 4th.  Frenchy Bordagaray singled, then reached 2nd on a sac bunt by pitcher Ray Benge.  Buzz Boyle singled to put runners at the corners.  Then, Manager Mathew Williams ordered a delayed steal.  Boyle stole his 2nd base of the game while Bordagaray stayed on 3rd.  Then Joe Stripp hit a 2-RBI single to make it 5-3.  The Dodgers wouldn't look back; they'd add a run in the 8th and win this one, 6-3.

The Dodgers were an impressive 4 for 14 with runners in scoring position in this game.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates          4/20/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(2-3) Pittsburgh(2-2)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Pirates            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          5  3  5  1 .333     W.Jensen LF         5  0  1  0 .300  
  J.Stripp 3B         3  1  1  2 .250     L.Waner CF          4  0  1  0 .529  
  L.Koenecke LF       4  0  0  0 .222     A.Vaughan SS        4  1  3  0 .412  
  S.Leslie 1B         5  0  2  1 .368     P.Waner RF          4  1  2  1 .235  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     5  0  0  0 .158     G.Suhr 1B           5  1  2  2 .353  
  J.Bucher SS         4  0  2  1 .333     P.Young 2B          4  0  2  0 .400  
  D.Leonard P         1  0  0  0 .000     G.Bush P            0  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .263   C-T.Padden PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  F.Bordagaray CF     4  2  2  0 .118     T.Thevenow 3B       4  0  0  0 .313  
  R.Benge P           2  0  0  0 .000     E.Grace C           4  0  1  0 .313  
A-J.Jordan SS         1  0  0  0 .000     W.Hoyt P            3  0  1  0 .333  
                                        B-C.Lavagetto 2B      1  0  1  01.000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  6 13  5                 Totals      39  3 14  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Benge In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Hoyt In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Bush In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 2  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  6 13  0
Pirates......... 3 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 14  1
 
Dodgers (2-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge WIN(1-0)          6      10   3   3   3   2   1 108   3.38
D.Leonard SAVE(1st)       3       4   0   0   0   2   0  45   3.38
Totals                    9      14   3   3   3   4   1
 
Pirates (2-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Hoyt LOSS(0-1)          7 2/3  13   6   4   3   4   0 123   4.00
G.Bush                    1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   0.00
Totals                    9      13   6   4   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,495 DATE- Saturday, April 20th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 9  Pirates:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Pirates: 1
ERRORS- A.Vaughan
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(1st), A.Lopez(2nd), A.Vaughan(3rd), P.Waner(2nd),
         P.Young(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Suhr(1st)
RBIs- B.Boyle(4th), J.Stripp-2(7th), S.Leslie(2nd), J.Bucher(1st), P.Waner(2nd),
      G.Suhr-2(6th)
STOLEN BASES- B.Boyle-3(3rd), F.Bordagaray(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Bucher
SACRIFICE HITS- R.Benge
WALKS- J.Stripp-2, L.Koenecke, L.Waner, A.Vaughan, P.Waner
STRIKE OUTS- L.Koenecke, S.Leslie, J.Bucher-2, R.Benge, L.Waner, G.Suhr-2,
             T.Padden
GIDP- T.Cuccinello, P.Young
PASSED BALLS- A.Lopez
2-out RBI- S.Leslie, P.Waner, G.Suhr-2, J.Bucher, B.Boyle
RLISP 2-out- T.Cuccinello, R.Benge, A.Lopez, A.Vaughan-2, T.Thevenow,
             L.Koenecke-2, P.Young, T.Padden
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 4 for 14  Pirates: 1 for 9
IBB- J.Stripp (by W.Hoyt, 6th inning)
     J.Stripp (by W.Hoyt, 8th inning)