Cardinals sweep Dodgers at Sportsman's Park

The tough luck losses continue to pile up for the Dodgers, as they were swept in this weekend's series in St. Louis.  The Dodgers lost the finale 14-8.  Poor pitching had once again plagued the Dodgers.  Starter Ray Benge couldn't make it out of the 3rd inning, and the bullpen allowed 7 runs.  The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead.  Catcher Bill Delancey hit 2 home runs for St. Louis, and Joe Medwick (who was 5-for-12 in the series) finished 2-4 with 2 runs scored and an RBI.

The Dodgers have now lost 6 straight and hold a 2-15 record over their last 17 games.

The Cardinals scored 4 runs in the 1st inning.  Bill Delancey hit a 3-run shot.  The Cardinals then scored runs in each of the following 4 innings.  Joe Medwick hit an RBI double in the 2nd, Frankie Frisch hit a 2-run single in the 3rd.  In the 4th, Bill Delancey hit his 2nd home run.  In the 5th, Terry Moore hit a leadoff triple and would score.  Then, after 2 outs were recorded, Frankie Frisch hit a 2-run home run.

The Cardinals beat up Les Munns in the 8th.  They scored 4 runs on 4 hits to go up 14-1.  Surprisingly, the Dodgers would plate 7 runs in the bottom of the 9th on 6 hits, 2 walks, and a couple of Cardinals errors.

But this was an ugly loss!  On to the next series.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 St. Louis Cardinals         5/27/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(12-24) St. Louis(24-14)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          3  1  0  1 .352     F.Frisch 3B         4  2  2  3 .319  
  L.Koenecke CF       5  1  2  2 .333   C-C.Gelbert 3B        0  0  0  0 .378  
  J.Stripp 3B         5  1  3  1 .315     B.Whitehead 2B      4  2  2  0 .276  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  1  2  0 .373     J.Medwick LF        4  2  2  1 .406  
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .000     R.Collins 1B        5  0  0  0 .257  
F-J.Jordan PH         1  1  1  0 .211     B.Delancey C        4  4  3  5 .379  
  J.Bucher LF         5  0  2  2 .304     J.Rothrock RF       2  3  0  0 .284  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     5  1  1  2 .281     T.Moore CF          5  1  3  2 .327  
  L.Frey SS           3  0  0  0 .228     L.Durocher SS       5  0  1  0 .257  
D-B.Mills PH          1  1  0  0 .267     P.Dean P            4  0  0  0 .077  
  W.Ock C             2  0  0  0 .167     E.Heusser P         1  0  0  0 .200  
E-F.Bordagaray PH     1  1  1  0 .222                                          
  R.Benge P           1  0  0  0 .231                                          
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
A-D.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .277                                          
  W.Clark P           0  0  0  0 .063                                          
B-J.McCarthy PH,1B    2  0  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  8 12  8                 Totals      38 14 13 11
 
A-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Clark In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Frisch In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Frey In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Ock In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Munns In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Frankie Frisch INJURED (for 2 more games) in 8th inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 7  -  8 12  3
Cardinals....... 4 1 2  1 2 0  0 4    - 14 13  2
 
Dodgers (12-24)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge LOSS(2-2)         2 2/3   5   7   5   5   1   1  75   4.91
D.Leonard                 2 1/3   4   3   3   0   0   2  39   3.27
W.Clark                   2       0   0   0   0   1   0  19   2.83
L.Munns                   1       4   4   3   1   1   0  29   9.22
Totals                    8      13  14  11   6   3   3
 
Cardinals (24-14)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
P.Dean WIN(6-4)           7 2/3   7   1   1   3   4   0 107   3.98
E.Heusser                 1 1/3   5   7   5   2   2   0  56   6.35
Totals                    9      12   8   6   5   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,784 DATE- Monday, May 27th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:21
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8  Cardinals: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- S.Leslie, L.Munns, J.Bucher, L.Durocher, P.Dean
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(7th), J.Bucher(4th), J.Medwick(17th)
TRIPLES- T.Moore-2(5th)
HOME RUNS- F.Frisch(2nd), B.Delancey-2(4th)
RBIs- B.Boyle(13th), L.Koenecke-2(17th), J.Stripp(13th), J.Bucher-2(22nd),
      T.Cuccinello-2(24th), F.Frisch-3(21st), J.Medwick(37th),
      B.Delancey-5(17th), T.Moore-2(31st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Stripp, T.Cuccinello
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Rothrock
WALKS- B.Boyle-2, S.Leslie, B.Mills, W.Ock, F.Frisch, B.Whitehead, J.Medwick,
       B.Delancey, J.Rothrock-2
STRIKE OUTS- B.Mills, W.Ock-2, R.Benge, D.Taylor, J.McCarthy, L.Durocher,
             P.Dean, E.Heusser
GIDP- S.Leslie
WILD PITCHES- D.Leonard
2-out RBI- B.Delancey-5, T.Moore-2, J.Medwick, F.Frisch-3
RLISP 2-out- L.Durocher, R.Collins, B.Whitehead, J.Stripp, W.Ock, J.Bucher-2,
             E.Heusser, B.Mills
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 6 for 16  Cardinals: 6 for 15
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Ripper Collins robbed Len Koenecke of a base hit.

Medwick, Cardinals hand Dodgers 4th straight loss

It's been a common theme for the Dodgers recently - going ahead with a lead only to give it back.  That happened today at Sportsman's Park as the Cardinals defeated Brooklyn, 5-4, in a walk off win.  Dodger pitching had struggled in the recent series against Cubs; pitching wasn't horrible in this game, but a late inning error led to an unearned run.  Joe Medwick hit his 8th home run of the season.

The Dodgers scored all 4 of their runs in the 1st inning.  Four singles and a couple of errors put Brooklyn in the lead.  But the Cardinals would chip away at that lead.  In the bottom of the 5th, Joe Medwick hit his home run - a two run shot.  And in the bottom of the 9th, Burgess Whitehead hit a slow roller to short, Lonny Frey fielded the ball and threw it away for a 2-base error.  After 2 were out, Joe Medwick singled the winning run home.

Manager Mathew Williams was apoplectic after the game.

"I'm not answering any questions.  I'm getting a little sick and tired of the poor play - particularly on the pitching side but also with errors in the field.  I'm frustrated."

Brooklyn pitching ranks 7th in the league with a 5.21 ERA.  Bullpen ERA also ranks 2nd to last.  If the Dodgers don't want to have a long summer, they'd better wake up.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 St. Louis Cardinals         5/25/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(12-22) St. Louis(22-14)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          5  1  2  0 .347     B.Whitehead 2B      5  0  2  1 .278  
  J.Stripp 3B         5  1  3  0 .313   B-E.Orsatti PR        0  1  0  0 .295  
  S.Leslie 1B         5  1  3  1 .370     C.Wilson 3B         5  0  1  0 .261  
  T.Cuccinello 2B     5  0  1  1 .286     J.Rothrock RF       4  1  2  1 .280  
  L.Koenecke LF       5  0  0  0 .333     J.Medwick LF        5  1  3  3 .412  
  L.Frey SS           3  1  0  0 .233     R.Collins 1B        4  0  1  0 .272  
  F.Bordagaray CF     4  0  4  0 .212     S.Davis C           4  1  0  0 .286  
  W.Ock C             4  0  0  0 .200     T.Moore CF          4  0  3  0 .312  
  T.Zachary P         3  0  0  0 .067     L.Durocher SS       4  0  0  0 .260  
A-J.Bucher PH         1  0  0  0 .301     W.Hallahan P        3  1  1  0 .167  
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .000                                          
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  4 13  2                 Totals      38  5 13  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Zachary In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Whitehead In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 13  4
Cardinals....... 0 0 1  0 2 1  0 0 1  -  5 13  2
 
Dodgers (12-22)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Zachary                 7      11   4   3   1   1   1 111   5.21
L.Munns LOSS(2-2)         1       1   1   0   0   0   0  17   7.82
D.Leonard                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.64
Totals                    8 2/3  13   5   3   1   1   1
 
Cardinals (22-14)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Hallahan WIN(3-0)       9      13   4   2   2   6   0 159   1.90
Totals                    9      13   4   2   2   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,329 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:44
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers:11  Cardinals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Cardinals: 1
ERRORS- J.Stripp, T.Cuccinello, L.Frey, W.Ock, B.Whitehead, T.Moore
DOUBLES- T.Moore(8th)
HOME RUNS- J.Medwick(8th)
RBIs- S.Leslie(14th), T.Cuccinello(22nd), B.Whitehead(12th), J.Rothrock(14th),
      J.Medwick-3(36th)
STOLEN BASES- F.Bordagaray(5th), T.Moore(5th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Rothrock
WALKS- L.Frey-2, W.Hallahan
STRIKE OUTS- L.Koenecke-2, W.Ock-2, T.Zachary-2, L.Durocher
GIDP- S.Leslie, C.Wilson, S.Davis
WILD PITCHES- W.Hallahan
2-out RBI- J.Medwick-3, B.Whitehead
RLISP 2-out- T.Zachary-2, L.Koenecke, L.Durocher, R.Collins, W.Ock-2,
             T.Cuccinello, C.Wilson, W.Hallahan, L.Frey
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 2 for 11  Cardinals: 3 for 9

Newspaper recap - 5/24

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1935 National League                 Date: 5/24/1935
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1935 PIN  24   7    A.Vaughan PIN .439  W.Berger  BON    8  J.Medwick SLN   33
1935 CHN  22  10    J.Medwick SLN .405  J.Medwick SLN    7  G.Watkins PHN   28
1935 SLN  21  14    G.Hartnet CHN .382  OTHERS TIED W    6  T.Moore   SLN   28
1935 BON  16  18    L.Chiozza PHN .368                      S.Hack    CHN   26
1935 NYN  15  20    S.Leslie  BRN .360                      W.Berger  BON   25
1935 CIN  13  22
1935 BRN  12  21    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1935 PHN  12  23    D.Dean    SLN    7  E.Heusser SLN    5  C.Blanton PIN 1.28
                    G.Bush    PIN    6  W.Hoyt    PIN    4  S.Johnson PHN 1.83
                    B.Lee     CHN    6  D.Brennan CIN    3  W.Hallaha SLN 1.88
                    L.Warneke CHN    6  R.Birkofe PIN    3  D.Dean    SLN 2.10
                    OTHERS TIED W    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  J.Weaver  PIN 2.16
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    L.Koeneck BRN   12  L.Riggs   CIN    8  D.Dean    SLN   59
                    P.Cavarre CHN   12  OTHERS TIED W    5  C.Blanton PIN   48
                    M.Haslin  PHN    9                      P.Dean    SLN   42
                    P.Waner   PIN    9                      C.Hubbell NYN   40
                    C.Klein   CHN    7                      J.Weaver  PIN   34
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
PHN  9  at  SLN 13  CIN-Johnson(1-3, 4.91) at NYN-Schumac(4-3, 3.55)
CHN 15  at  BRN 12
CIN  5  at  NYN  4
PIN  6  at  BON  1
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
L.Chiozza     PHN SLN  5  2  4  4  0  0  1  1
J.Medwick     SLN PHN  5  2  3  5  0  0  1  0
A.Galan       CHN BRN  5  2  3  3  1  0  1  0
G.Hartnett    CHN BRN  6  2  2  4  0  1  2  0
F.Frisch      SLN PHN  5  3  3  2  1  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Bush        PIN BON  9.0  9  1  1  0  2  0 W  
T.Freitas     CIN NYN  8.0  6  4  2  3  6  0 W  
P.Pezzullo    PHN SLN  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  0    
L.Benton      BON PIN  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    
L.Chagnon     NYN CIN  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
A.Vaughan     PIN .500 26 13  4  8  2  R.Benge       BRN  9  3  0  1  2  0 100
P.Waner       PIN .500 36 18  8  4  2  C.Blanton     PIN 18 16  2  4 14  0 110
G.Hartnett    CHN .333 30 10  9  4  2  S.Johnson     PHN  9  8  0  0  4  0 101
J.Moore       PHN .300 30  9  5  4  3  H.Schumacher  NYN 16 18  3  1 12  1 200
S.Hack        CHN .304 23  7  7  4  1  S.Johnson     CIN  8  5  0  3  4  0 100
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
H.Critz       NYN .231 26  6  0  0  0  V.Mungo       BRN  8 13 11  7  5  1 010
T.Thevenow    PIN .125 24  3  2  1  0  C.Hubbell     NYN 21 25 17  5 14  7 030
D.Bartell     NYN .152 33  5  2  2  0  T.Zachary     BRN 11 20 11  1  2  2 010
L.Mallon      BON .208 24  5  1  1  0  B.Walters     PHN 14 18 15  6  3  2 110
J.Wilson      PHN .111 27  3  4  1  0  F.Frankhouse  BON 10 12  9  8  2  0 010
 
INJURY REPORT
J.Moore, Philadelphia - 1 more games
A.Spohrer, Boston - 1 more games
A.Lopez, Brooklyn - 4 more games
G.Slade, Cincinnati - 1 more games
P.Traynor, Pittsburgh - 1 more games
A.Vaughan, Pittsburgh - 7 more games
P.Martin, St. Louis - 4 more games

Dodgers welcome in the Cubs

After winning 2 of 3 over the Reds, the Dodgers welcome the second-place Chicago Cubs to Ebbets Field this week for a 3-game series.  The Cubs stand at 19-10 and are 3.5 games behind the first-place Pirates.  The Cubs lead the league with a .311 team batting average and have scored 172 runs - which ranks 2nd in the league.  Pitching-wise, Chicago ranks 3rd in the league with a 3.04 ERA.

So come on out to Ebbets Field this week to see Gabby Hartnett, Billy Herman and others from a good Chicago Cubs team.

Primary Player Statistics For 1935 Chicago Cubs Totals After 29 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
J.Gill            .500   4   4   0   2  1  0  0   1   0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0
W.Stephenson      .500   2   4   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  0  0  0   0  0  0
K.O'Dea           .450  11  40  15  18  5  0  3  10   4   3  0  0  2   0  0  3
G.Hartnett        .400  20  75  16  30  6  0  2  12  10  12  1  0  1   0  0  1
B.Herman          .349  29 129  21  45  8  1  1  17   6  10  0  4  3   0  1  9
F.Demaree         .348  18  66  12  23  2  0  0   9   6   1  0  0  3   5  1  0
S.Hack            .337  27  86  13  29  7  3  2  22  18   3  1  1  3   1  0  5
C.Grimm           .333   4   6   1   2  0  0  0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
C.Klein           .315  19  73  13  23  2  0  3  18   4   6  0  0  2   1  1  1
A.Galan           .298  28 131  23  39  5  5  0  10   7  11  0  0  1   4  1  0
B.Jurges          .292  25  96  13  28  6  0  0  13   6   4  0  0  3   0  0  3
K.Cuyler          .286  11  28   2   8  2  0  0   5   0   5  0  0  0   0  0  0
P.Cavarretta      .273  28 110  15  30  9  1  1  13   8  18  0  0  4   1  1  1
F.Lindstrom       .271  17  70  11  19  3  0  3  11   4   2  0  0  1   0  0  1
T.Stainback       .258   8  31   3   8  2  0  1   7   0   5  0  0  1   0  0  2
W.English         .115  11  26   4   3  0  0  1   4   5   1  1  1  1   0  1  3
ALL PITCHERS      .242  29  91   9  22  3  0  0   5   4  20  0  9  3   0  0  0
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .311    1066     331    10    158     103    15     12    29
                        29     172     61    17      82      3    28      6
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
H.Casey           0.00  1  0 1.000   2  0  0  0  0   4.0   1   0   0  0   1   1
C.Shoun           0.00  0  0  ----   3  0  0  0  0   2.1   0   0   0  0   2   0
R.Henshaw         1.40  1  1  .500   5  2  2  1  1  19.1  14   5   3  0   4   7
B.Lee             1.84  5  1  .833   6  6  3  2  0  49.0  34  12  10  1  24  24
L.Warneke         2.70  5  0 1.000   7  6  3  0  1  50.0  47  19  15  2  10  23
L.French          3.12  2  2  .500   6  6  4  1  0  49.0  59  21  17  4   4  18
C.Bryant          3.18  0  0  ----   3  0  0  0  0   5.2   8   3   2  0   2   5
T.Carleton        4.05  1  2  .333   5  4  1  0  1  33.1  39  18  15  6   8  18
C.Root            4.43  3  4  .429   9  5  3  1  1  42.2  44  22  21  4  14  19
F.Kowalik         8.44  1  0 1.000   6  0  0  0  1   5.1  12   5   5  0   2   0
R.Joiner          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          0                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.04    10        29    16     5       258      88     71
                       19     .655     29     5    260.2     105     17     115

Dodgers win in opener against Reds

The Dodgers welcomed the Cincinnati Reds to town last night, beating them, 11-8.  Len Koenecke hit a tie-breaking, 3-run home run in the bottom of the 8th to give the Dodgers the commanding lead and eventually the win.  Al Hollingsworth got the start for Cincinnati, and he was knocked around for 7 runs over 5.2 innings.  His poor pitching allowed Brooklyn to gain a sizable lead.  But the Reds scored 5 runs in the 7th to tie the game.

This was a high-scoring game.  The Dodgers got out to an early lead in the 1st as Sam Leslie singled home Lonny Frey.  The Reds would score 1 run in both the 2nd and 3rd innings.  In the bottom of the 3rd, the Dodgers took a 4-2 lead.  Tony Cuccinello led off with a single, then Sam Leslie walked.  After a strikeout, Jim Bucher hit a big 2-run triple (Bucher was injured in the game and will miss about a week).  

The Dodgers scored 3 in the 6th inning.  Van Mungo singled and reached 2nd on an error.  Lonny Frey singled.  Then after back-to-back ground outs from Stripp and Cuccinello, Sam Leslie was intentionally walked.  Then Len Koenecke doubled in the 2 runners.  Things were looking good at this point for Brooklyn, but Cincinnati would strike back with a 5-run 7th inning to tie the game.  Gilly Campbell singled, then stole 2nd.  Lew Riggs walked.  Billy Myers lined out, then Ival Goodman walked.  With bases loaded, one out, Sammy Byrd singled to score 2.  Then, after a fly out, Alex Kampouris hit a crucial, 3-run home run to tie the game.

But fear not, the Dodgers would score 4 runs in the 8th inning and pull ahead.  Lonny Frey started off the inning with a ground out, then Joe Stripp reached on an error.  After a fly out, Sam Leslie singled to put runners on the corners.  Len Koenecke then stepped to the plate and launched a massive, 3-run home run.  The Dodgers would add another run in the inning.

The Reds would score 1 in the 9th, but it wasn't enough.  Good work by the Dodgers to take care of the lowly Reds.  

BOXSCORE: 1935 Cincinnati Reds At 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers             5/17/1935
Updated W/L Records: Cincinnati(9-21) Brooklyn(11-17)
 
  Reds               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Riggs 3B          4  1  1  0 .306     L.Frey SS           3  2  1  1 .245  
  B.Myers SS          4  0  1  0 .258     J.Stripp 3B         4  1  0  0 .286  
  I.Goodman RF        3  2  2  0 .265     T.Cuccinello 2B     5  1  1  0 .300  
  S.Byrd CF           5  2  2  2 .245     S.Leslie 1B         2  3  2  1 .365  
  T.Piet LF           4  1  1  1 .294     L.Koenecke CF       4  1  2  5 .354  
  A.Kampouris 2B      5  1  3  3 .209     J.Bucher LF         4  1  1  2 .304  
  H.Erickson C        4  0  0  1 .222   B-B.Mills LF          1  1  1  0 .250  
  B.Sullivan 1B       2  0  0  0 .305     B.Boyle RF          4  0  1  2 .366  
  B.Frey P            1  0  0  0 .125     R.Onis C            4  0  1  0 .333  
  A.Hollingsworth P   0  0  0  0 .091     V.Mungo P           3  1  3  0 .533  
A-G.Campbell 1B       2  1  2  0 .250     L.Munns P           2  0  0  0 .000  
C-C.Chapman PR        0  0  0  0 .083                                          
D-L.Scarsella 1B      0  0  0  0 .600                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  8 12  7                 Totals      36 11 13 11
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hollingsworth In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Bucher In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Campbell In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Chapman In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Jim Bucher INJURED (for 6 more games) in 6th inning
 
Reds............ 0 1 1  0 0 0  5 0 1  -  8 12  2
Dodgers......... 1 0 3  0 0 3  0 4    - 11 13  2
 
Reds (9-21)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Hollingswo              5 2/3   9   7   7   7   6   0 124   4.68
B.Frey LOSS(1-1)          2 1/3   4   4   0   1   1   1  52   4.39
Totals                    8      13  11   7   8   7   1
 
Dodgers (11-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
V.Mungo                   6 1/3   7   5   4   5   4   0 126   4.95
L.Munns WIN(2-1) BS(1st)  2 2/3   5   3   3   0   1   1  52   8.49
Totals                    9      12   8   7   5   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 27,105 DATE- Friday, May 17th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Reds: 8  Dodgers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- B.Sullivan, B.Frey, J.Stripp, R.Onis
DOUBLES- B.Myers(5th), L.Koenecke(5th), B.Mills(2nd), V.Mungo
TRIPLES- S.Byrd(1st), J.Bucher(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Kampouris(1st), L.Koenecke(2nd)
RBIs- S.Byrd-2(20th), T.Piet(1st), A.Kampouris-3(12th), H.Erickson(5th),
      L.Frey(8th), S.Leslie(11th), L.Koenecke-5(11th), J.Bucher-2(18th),
      B.Boyle-2(8th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Riggs(7th), I.Goodman(2nd), A.Kampouris(4th), G.Campbell(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Goodman
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Myers, A.Hollingsworth-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Piet, B.Boyle
WALKS- L.Riggs, I.Goodman-2, H.Erickson, B.Sullivan, L.Frey-2, J.Stripp,
       S.Leslie-3, L.Koenecke, R.Onis
STRIKE OUTS- B.Myers, S.Byrd-2, A.Kampouris, H.Erickson, L.Frey, T.Cuccinello,
             L.Koenecke, J.Bucher-2, B.Boyle-2
GIDP- S.Byrd, T.Cuccinello
WILD PITCHES- A.Hollingsworth
2-out RBI- S.Leslie, L.Koenecke-5, A.Kampouris-3, B.Boyle
RLISP 2-out- J.Bucher-2, L.Riggs-3, J.Stripp, A.Kampouris, L.Koenecke-2, T.Piet,
             B.Myers, L.Munns, H.Erickson
TEAM RISP- Reds: 3 for 16  Dodgers: 6 for 15
IBB- S.Leslie (by A.Hollingsworth, 4th inning)
     S.Leslie (by A.Hollingsworth, 6th inning)
     R.Onis (by B.Frey, 8th inning)

St. Louis wins 8th straight

The red hot St. Louis Cardinals won their 8th game in a row in an impressive, 20-hit explosion against the Cubs.  St. Louis won this one, 13-7.  Joe Medwick hit his 6th home run of the season; he is hitting an impressive .466 in the month of May.  The Cardinals are now in 2nd place; they're 3 games behind the Pirates.

Dodgers swept by Giants

The Dodgers earned a tough luck loss today at the Polo Grounds, dropping the finale of this poorly played series 3-2 in extras.  With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, Manager Williams pulled Watty Clark and called on Dutch Leonard to secure the save.  With bases loaded, catcher Babe Phelps let a passed ball get by him, scoring the game-tying run.  

Then, in the 11th, New York won it.  Gus Mancuso led things off with a single, then Mark Koenig walked, after a force out and a fly out, Jo-Jo Moore doubled to score the game-winning run.

Manager Williams spoke after the game about his decision to pull Watty Clark late.  "He was pitchin' well most of the game, but I honestly thought he was completely out of gas.  There were bases loaded, I just felt he needed to go.  Maybe I was wrong."

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 New York Giants             5/13/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-15) New York(12-13)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          4  1  2  0 .381     D.Bartell SS        6  0  0  0 .253  
  L.Frey SS           5  0  0  0 .247     J.Moore LF          5  0  2  1 .287  
  D.Taylor LF         5  0  0  0 .288     M.Ott 3B            5  0  1  0 .359  
  S.Leslie 1B         5  0  3  0 .341     H.Leiber CF         4  1  0  0 .220  
  J.Bucher 2B         5  0  1  0 .309     B.Terry 1B          5  1  1  0 .286  
  B.Phelps C          5  0  0  0 .241     K.Davis RF          5  0  1  0 .077  
  J.Jordan 3B         3  0  1  0 .217     H.Danning C         3  0  1  1 .235  
  N.Tremark CF        3  1  1  0 .167   C-G.Mancuso PH,C      2  0  2  0 .259  
  W.Clark P           2  0  0  1 .071     M.Koenig 2B         4  1  0  0 .260  
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .167     F.Fitzsimmons P     2  0  1  0 .429  
  T.Baker P           0  0  0  0 ----   A-J.Malay PH          1  0  1  0 .429  
                                        B-T.Jackson PR        0  0  0  0 .318  
                                          L.Chagnon P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        D-P.Weintraub PH      1  0  0  0 .294  
                                          F.Gabler P          0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        E-C.Hubbell PH        1  0  0  0 .217  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  2  8  1                 Totals      44  3 10  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Fitzsimmons In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Malay In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Danning In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Chagnon In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gabler In 11th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 -  2  8  2
Giants.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 -  3 10  1
 
Dodgers (10-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
W.Clark                   8 2/3   7   2   1   0   2   0 131   2.54  A1 D8
D.Leonard BS(3rd)         0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  19   2.21  D9 E3
T.Baker LOSS(0-2)         1 1/3   2   1   1   2   0   0  29   1.93  E4
Totals                   10 2/3  10   3   2   3   3   0
 
Giants (12-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Fitzsimmon              8       6   2   1   2   5   0 105   5.16  A1 D5
L.Chagnon                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0  14   1.59  D6 D8
F.Gabler WIN(1-1)         2       2   0   0   1   0   0  33   4.35  D9
Totals                   11       8   2   1   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,748 DATE- Monday, May 13th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Giants:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Giants: 2
ERRORS- S.Leslie, J.Jordan, H.Leiber
DOUBLES- B.Boyle(4th), S.Leslie(4th), N.Tremark(1st), J.Moore(8th),
         H.Danning(4th), F.Fitzsimmons
RBIs- W.Clark, J.Moore(14th), H.Danning(7th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Jordan(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Tremark
SACRIFICE FLIES- W.Clark
WALKS- B.Boyle, J.Jordan, D.Leonard, J.Moore, H.Leiber, M.Koenig
STRIKE OUTS- L.Frey, D.Taylor, B.Phelps-3, N.Tremark, W.Clark, B.Terry,
             H.Danning, P.Weintraub
GIDP- D.Taylor, B.Phelps
WILD PITCHES- F.Fitzsimmons
PASSED BALLS- B.Phelps
2-out RBI- J.Moore
RLISP 2-out- J.Bucher, W.Clark, F.Fitzsimmons-2, B.Boyle, D.Bartell, B.Phelps,
             P.Weintraub-2, K.Davis-2
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 8  Giants: 2 for 11

Big inning dooms Dodgers at Polo Grounds

The Dodgers had been leading throughout much of this game, but the Giants scored 7 runs in the 7th inning to take the lead, and eventually the game, 9-5.  Giants' shortstop Dick Bartell hit a big 3-run home run in the 7th to make it, 5-4.  Mel Ott also had 3 hits for New York.  George Earnshaw, who had been pitching so well in the game, leaves with the loss and an ugly 8 earned runs in 6.2 innings.  The hitting star for Brooklyn was Jim Bucher who finished 3-for-4 with 2 home runs.

Bucher hit the 1st of his home runs in the 2nd, which was a solo shot and put Brooklyn up 1-0.  Brooklyn made it 3-0 in the 4th.  Bucher hit a 2-run shot.  The Dodgers added 1 in the 6th, but the Giants scored 2 that inning.  After 1 was out, Jo-Jo Moore doubled, then Dick Bartell reached on a single + error from Lonnie Frey to score a run and make it 4-1.  Bill Terry was hit by a pitch, then Mel Ott singled to score a run.

But the big inning was the 7th.  Gus Mancuso began the inning by lining out, then Mark Koenig popped out.  The next 9 batters would reach.  Slick Castleman walked, then Jo-Jo Moore singled.  Dick Bartell then hit hits big home run.  Bill Terry then walked, Mel Ott singled, and then Terry scored on a wild pitch.  Hank Leiber singled another run home, then Travis Jackson singled in another.  Gus Mancuso reached on an error, then Mark Koenig single him home.  That's right that was 7 runs on 6 hits.

"Those damn Giants," Manager Williams said after the game.  "I hate losin' to 'em.  We had the damn game going well but the Giants got us."

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 New York Giants             5/12/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-14) New York(11-13)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Koenecke RF       4  0  1  0 .341     J.Moore LF          5  2  2  0 .282  
  L.Frey SS           4  1  1  1 .262     D.Bartell SS        5  2  2  3 .270  
  D.Taylor LF         4  0  1  0 .311     B.Terry 1B          3  1  1  0 .290  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  1  0  0 .326     M.Ott RF            4  1  3  1 .368  
  B.Phelps C          4  1  1  0 .292     H.Leiber CF         5  1  1  1 .230  
  J.Bucher 2B         4  2  3  4 .316     T.Jackson 3B        4  1  1  1 .318  
  J.Jordan 3B         4  0  0  0 .211     G.Mancuso C         4  0  1  0 .232  
  F.Bordagaray CF     3  0  0  0 .155     M.Koenig 2B         4  0  1  1 .274  
  L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 ----     S.Castleman P       3  1  0  0 .000  
  G.Earnshaw P        2  0  0  0 .182                                          
A-J.Cooney CF         1  0  0  0 .429                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5  7  5                 Totals      37  9 12  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Earnshaw In 7th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  2 0 1  0 0 1  -  5  7  2
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  7 0    -  9 12  1
 
Dodgers (10-14)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Earnshaw LOSS(2-2)      6 2/3   9   9   8   3   5   1 112   6.03
L.Munns                   1 1/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  29   8.00
Totals                    8      12   9   8   3   6   1
 
Giants (11-13)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Castleman WIN(2-1)      9       7   5   4   1   4   3 122   4.91
Totals                    9       7   5   4   1   4   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 45,530 DATE- Sunday, May 12th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:23
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 2  Giants: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0  Giants: 1
ERRORS- L.Frey, J.Jordan, S.Castleman
DOUBLES- J.Moore(7th)
HOME RUNS- L.Frey(1st), J.Bucher-2(4th), D.Bartell(4th)
RBIs- L.Frey(5th), J.Bucher-4(15th), D.Bartell-3(8th), M.Ott(14th),
      H.Leiber(18th), T.Jackson(8th), M.Koenig(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Leslie
WALKS- S.Leslie, B.Terry, M.Ott, S.Castleman
HIT BY PITCH- B.Terry
STRIKE OUTS- L.Koenecke, L.Frey, D.Taylor, B.Phelps, M.Ott, T.Jackson-2,
             S.Castleman-3
WILD PITCHES- G.Earnshaw, S.Castleman
2-out RBI- J.Bucher-3, D.Bartell-3, H.Leiber, T.Jackson, M.Koenig
RLISP 2-out- T.Jackson, S.Castleman, H.Leiber
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 1  Giants: 6 for 11

Newspaper recap - 5/12

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1935 National League                 Date: 5/12/1935
 
TEAM     WON LOST   BATTING AVERAGE     HOME RUNS           RUNS BATTED IN
1935 PIN  16   4    J.Medwick SLN .441  W.Berger  BON    7  J.Medwick SLN   23
1935 CHN  14   7    A.Vaughan PIN .439  R.Collins SLN    5  G.Watkins PHN   18
1935 SLN  15   9    E.Grace   PIN .407  J.Medwick SLN    5  T.Cuccine BRN   18
1935 BON  11  13    S.Hack    CHN .387  S.Byrd    CIN    4  S.Hack    CHN   18
1935 BRN  10  13    L.Waner   PIN .386  I.Goodman CIN    4  OTHERS TIED W   17
1935 NYN  10  13
1935 PHN   8  15    WINS                SAVES               ERA
1935 CIN   7  17    C.Hubbell NYN    5  E.Heusser SLN    4  J.Haines  SLN 0.75
                    D.Dean    SLN    5  OTHERS TIED W    2  D.Dean    SLN 1.36
                    OTHERS TIED W    4                      C.Blanton PIN 1.39
                                                            B.Cantwel BON 1.43
                                                            J.Weaver  PIN 1.69
 
                    CUR HIT STREAK      STOLEN BASES        STRIKEOUTS
                    B.Boyle   BRN   10  L.Riggs   CIN    5  D.Dean    SLN   43
                    S.Hack    CHN    9  A.Vaughan PIN    5  C.Blanton PIN   34
                    J.Stripp  BRN    8  F.Demaree CHN    5  C.Hubbell NYN   26
                    F.Demaree CHN    8  P.Martin  SLN    5  J.Weaver  PIN   24
                    OTHERS TIED W    7  OTHERS TIED W    4  OTHERS TIED W   23
 
YESTERDAY'S GAMES   TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
BRN  1  at  NYN  8  BRN-Earnsha(2-1, 4.88) at NYN-Castlem(1-1, 5.25)
BON  3  at  SLN  8  BON-Frankho(3-2, 2.85) at SLN-Dean(2-3, 5.63)
PHN  0  at  CHN 11  PHN-Jorgens(1-4, 6.91) at CHN-French(1-1, 3.38)
PIN  5  at  CIN 12  PIN-Weaver(3-0, 1.69) at CIN-Holling(0-4, 4.55)
 
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER         TM OPP AB  R  H RB BB Ks HR SB
K.O'Dea       CHN PHN  5  3  4  4  0  0  2  0
H.Leiber      NYN BRN  4  2  2  5  0  0  2  0
S.Byrd        CIN PIN  5  3  2  4  0  0  1  0
P.Waner       PIN CIN  4  2  2  3  0  0  1  0
I.Goodman     CIN PIN  5  3  3  1  0  0  0  0
 
PITCHER        TM OPP  INN  H  R ER BB Ks HR WLS
B.Lee         CHN PHN  9.0  4  0  0  3  7  0 W  
C.Hubbell     NYN BRN  9.0  9  1  1  1  4  0 W  
M.Ryba        SLN BON  2.2  1  0  0  0  1  0    
P.Pezzullo    PHN CHN  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  0    
L.Benton      BON SLN  2.0  3  0  0  0  1  0    
 
WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
K.O'Dea       CHN .565 23 13  7  4  2  C.Blanton     PIN 18  9  1  5 17  0 200
G.Suhr        PIN .391 23  9  9  3  1  D.Dean        SLN 25 15  3  4 19  1 210
R.Collins     SLN .297 37 11 10  6  3  J.Haines      SLN  8  3  0  1  4  0 100
J.Medwick     SLN .452 42 19  9  3  3  C.Hubbell     NYN 25 24  3  4 15  0 300
S.Byrd        CIN .333 33 11 12  2  2  B.Lee         CHN 18  9  0  7 10  0 200
 
WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS
BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS
J.Jordan      BRN .115 26  3  1  0  0  E.Brandt      BON 13 24 14  5  5  2 030
J.Coscarart   BON .083 24  2  1  1  0  F.Fitzsimmons NYN  6 11  9  3  2  0 010
D.Bartell     NYN .156 32  5  1  0  0  R.Lucas       PIN  5 10  7  3  1  0 010
H.Lee         BON .222 36  8  2  2  0  A.HollingswortCIN  7 15  8  2  0  0 010
W.Jensen      PIN .229 35  8  3  1  0  S.Johnson     CIN  9 15  7  5  6  1 020
 
INJURY REPORT
H.Critz, New York - 3 more games
A.Cuccinello, New York - 11 more games
B.Jordan, Boston - 5 more games
B.Urbanski, Boston - 5 more games
P.Martin, St. Louis - 3 more games
J.Rothrock, St. Louis - 3 more games

Cubs beat up on Dodger pitching, take series

Dodger pitching got knocked around for 15 hits and 9 runs in the finale of the 3-game series at Wrigley Field, losing this one 9-2.  Ray Benge got the start for Brooklyn and he didn't pitch well.  He gave up 11 hits and 6 earned runs in 6.1 innings.  Eight of the Cubs hits were for extra bases.  Chuck Klein finished 3-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 3 RBI's.

Lon Warneke gets the complete game win for the Cubs.  He racked up 8 strikeouts and kept baserunners to a minimum.  The Cubs finished 5-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

This game was close until Chicago blew it open with a 4-run 7th inning.  Lon Warneke led off the hitting with a double, and then, after an out was recorded, Billy Herman singled to put runners at the corners.  Chuck Klein then smashed a 3-run home run.  Ken O'Dea was next up and doubled, then Stan Hack reached on an error from Lonny Frey (the Dodgers committed 4 in the game).  After a line out, Frank Demaree singled to plate the final run of the inning.

The Dodgers now travel to Manhattan to take on the Giants.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 Chicago Cubs                5/10/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-12) Chicago(13-7)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Stripp 3B         4  1  1  0 .333     A.Galan LF          5  1  2  1 .247  
  L.Frey SS           4  0  1  0 .267     B.Herman 2B         4  1  2  1 .359  
  D.Taylor CF         4  1  2  2 .340     C.Klein RF          5  3  3  3 .325  
  S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .316     K.O'Dea C           4  2  3  1 .385  
  J.Bucher 2B         4  0  0  0 .279     S.Hack 3B           4  0  2  2 .397  
  B.Reis RF           4  0  1  0 .304     P.Cavarretta 1B     4  0  0  0 .253  
  F.Bordagaray LF     3  0  1  0 .172     F.Demaree CF        4  0  1  1 .321  
  Z.Taylor C          3  0  0  0 .000     B.Jurges SS         4  0  0  0 .319  
  R.Benge P           3  0  0  0 .250     L.Warneke P         4  2  2  0 .375  
  D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  6  2                 Totals      38  9 15  9
 
 
Dodgers......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  4
Cubs............ 2 0 1  1 0 0  4 1    -  9 15  0
 
Dodgers (10-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Benge LOSS(1-1)         6 1/3  11   6   6   0   3   0 105   5.48
D.Leonard                 1 2/3   4   3   2   0   0   1  42   2.29
Totals                    8      15   9   8   0   3   1
 
Cubs (13-7)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
L.Warneke WIN(4-0)        9       6   2   2   0   8   1 115   2.83
Totals                    9       6   2   2   0   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,281 DATE- Friday, May 10th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:10
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 4  Cubs: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Cubs: 0
ERRORS- J.Stripp, L.Frey, B.Reis, R.Benge
DOUBLES- J.Stripp(4th), L.Frey(6th), D.Taylor(4th), A.Galan(3rd), C.Klein(2nd),
         K.O'Dea(3rd), S.Hack(5th), L.Warneke
TRIPLES- A.Galan(2nd), S.Hack(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Taylor(2nd), C.Klein(2nd)
RBIs- D.Taylor-2(13th), A.Galan(7th), B.Herman(12th), C.Klein-3(10th),
      K.O'Dea(3rd), S.Hack-2(18th), F.Demaree(8th)
CAUGHT STEALING- P.Cavarretta
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Herman
STRIKE OUTS- L.Frey, D.Taylor, F.Bordagaray, Z.Taylor-2, R.Benge-3, A.Galan,
             P.Cavarretta, F.Demaree
GIDP- S.Hack
2-out RBI- K.O'Dea, S.Hack-2, D.Taylor-2, A.Galan, F.Demaree
RLISP 2-out- S.Leslie, F.Demaree, P.Cavarretta, B.Herman, D.Taylor, B.Jurges
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 4  Cubs: 5 for 13

Dodgers win thriller in Chicago

It took all 9 innings, but in the end the Dodgers edged the hometown Cubs, 4-3, in a game that was a thrill ride.  Watty Clark gets the win in relief for Brooklyn, while Charlie Root picks up the complete game loss for the Cubs.  Let's get to the action.

Brooklyn opened up the scoring in the 1st inning.  Buzz Boyle led off the game with a single, then after 2 fly outs, Sam Leslie doubled him home to score the run.  But the Cubs would take the lead in the 2nd.  Gabby Hartnett singled to lead off the inning, but Chuck Klein then popped out, and Ki-Ki Cuyler flied out.  But the young 18-year-old, Phil Cavarretta singled to put runners at 1st and 2nd.  Then, Billy Jurges hit a big double to center field to score both runs.  Charlie Root added an RBI single to make it 3-1 Cubs.

The Dodgers made it 3-2 after scoring a run in the 3rd.  After 2 were out, Lonny Frey tripled, then Danny Taylor singled him home.

Things then fell relatively silent until the 6th inning.  In the bottom of the 6th, Ki-Ki Cuyler doubled after 1 was out.  Phil Cavarretta then hit a single to center; Danny Taylor fielded the ball and fired home to try to get Cuyler at the plate.  He succeeded as Cuyler was thrown out against all odds.  Then, Billy Jurges was intentionally walked.  Charlie Root then hit a single to center; Taylor again fielded the ball and once and again fired home,  nailing Cavarretta at the plate!  That's right, that's 2 outfield assists in 1 inning.

The Dodgers tied the game in the 8th.  Buzz Boyle singled, then, after a fly out, Danny Taylor was hit by a pitch.  Both runners advanced on a wild pitch.  Then, Sam Leslie hit a sacrifice fly.  In the 9th, Jim Bucher hit a lead off home run to make it 4-3.  In the bottom of the 9th, the Cubs went down 1-2-3.  Credit some timely hitting and great defense for the Brooklyn win!  

BOXSCORE: 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers At 1935 Chicago Cubs                 5/9/1935
Updated W/L Records: Brooklyn(10-11) Chicago(12-7)
 
  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Boyle RF          5  2  2  0 .373     A.Galan LF          5  0  0  0 .239  
  L.Frey SS           4  1  1  0 .268     B.Herman 2B         4  0  1  0 .352  
  D.Taylor CF         3  0  1  1 .327     F.Lindstrom 3B      4  0  0  0 .288  
  S.Leslie 1B         3  0  1  2 .333     G.Hartnett C        4  1  3  0 .411  
  J.Jordan 3B         4  0  0  0 .245   A-S.Hack PR           0  0  0  0 .389  
  J.Bucher LF         4  1  1  1 .297   B-W.Stephenson C      0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Lopez C           2  0  1  0 .250     C.Klein RF          4  0  0  0 .286  
  V.Sherlock 2B       4  0  0  0 .222     K.Cuyler CF         4  0  1  0 .333  
  T.Zachary P         3  0  0  0 .125     P.Cavarretta 1B     4  1  2  0 .268  
  W.Clark P           1  0  0  0 .083     B.Jurges SS         3  1  2  2 .338  
                                          C.Root P            3  0  2  1 .300  
                                        C-W.English PH        1  0  0  0 .200  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  4  7  4                 Totals      36  3 11  3
 
A-Pinch Ran For Hartnett In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hack In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Root In 9th Inning
 
Dodgers......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  4  7  1
Cubs............ 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3 11  0
 
Dodgers (10-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
T.Zachary                 7      10   3   3   1   2   0 116   3.60
W.Clark WIN(3-1)          2       1   0   0   0   0   0  27   2.97
Totals                    9      11   3   3   1   2   0
 
Cubs (12-7)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Root LOSS(2-3)          9       7   4   4   2   5   1 136   4.15
Totals                    9       7   4   4   2   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,871 DATE- Thursday, May 9th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:28
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 6  Cubs: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Cubs: 0
ERRORS- V.Sherlock
DOUBLES- S.Leslie(3rd), K.Cuyler(2nd), B.Jurges(4th)
TRIPLES- L.Frey(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Bucher(2nd)
RBIs- D.Taylor(11th), S.Leslie-2(10th), J.Bucher(10th), B.Jurges-2(11th),
      C.Root
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Leslie
WALKS- A.Lopez-2, B.Jurges
HIT BY PITCH- D.Taylor
STRIKE OUTS- B.Boyle, S.Leslie, T.Zachary-2, W.Clark, K.Cuyler, C.Root
GIDP- F.Lindstrom
WILD PITCHES- C.Root
2-out RBI- S.Leslie, B.Jurges-2, C.Root, D.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- J.Jordan-2, C.Root
TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 3  Cubs: 4 for 4
IBB- B.Jurges (by T.Zachary, 6th inning)
WEB GEMS- Top 6th: Kiki Cuyler robbed Danny Taylor of an extra base hit.

Dodgers lose finale to Cardinals, but win series

The Dodgers took 2 of 3 in their series against the Cardinals this week, dropping the finale in ugly fashion, 8-0.  Brooklyn had won 3 in a row before the loss and now stand at 9-10.  Jesse Haines pitched a strong game for the Cardinals, going 8 innings, allowing just 3 hits and 0 earned runs.  Haines ranks 1st in the league in ERA with a 0.75 mark.  The Dodgers only had runners in scoring position in 4 at-bats and failed to come through in each.  Frankie Frisch, Joe Medwick, and Terry Moore hit home runs for St. Louis.

Around the League The Pirates have won 7 in a row after sweeping Philadelphia this week.  Pittsburgh is hitting .336 as a team with an .850 OPS.  Arky Vaughan is hitting .443 in his 61 at-bats.  Earl Grace and Lloyd Waner are also hitting over .400. Boston's Wally Berger leads the league with 7 home runs.  Rip Collins is in 2nd place with 4. New York's Carl Hubbell and St. Louis' Dizzy Dean lead the league in wins with 4. Chicago's Stan Hack is hitting .636 (7-for11) in the month of May. Brooklyn's Tony Cuccinello is tied for the league lead in RBI's with 18.

BOXSCORE: 1935 St. Louis Cardinals At 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers          5/7/1935
Updated W/L Records: St. Louis(11-9) Brooklyn(9-10)
 
  Cardinals          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Martin RF         3  0  0  0 .353     B.Boyle RF          4  0  1  0 .370  
A-E.Orsatti RF        2  0  2  1 .176     J.Jordan SS,3B      4  0  2  0 .286  
  F.Frisch 2B         5  1  3  3 .300     D.Taylor LF         4  0  1  0 .349  
  J.Medwick LF        5  1  1  1 .388     S.Leslie 1B         4  0  1  0 .343  
  R.Collins 1B        4  0  0  0 .236     J.Bucher 2B         3  0  0  0 .304  
  B.Delancey C        3  1  1  0 .265     A.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .255  
  T.Moore CF          4  2  3  2 .264     N.Tremark CF        2  0  0  0 .000  
  L.Durocher SS       4  0  0  0 .247   B-B.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .313  
  C.Gelbert 3B        4  1  3  0 .440   D-V.Sherlock SS       0  0  0  0 .400  
  J.Haines P          3  1  0  0 .000   F-R.Dedeaux SS        0  0  0  01.000  
G-S.Davis PH          1  1  1  1 .391     B.Reis 3B,P         3  0  0  0 .250  
  E.Heusser P         0  0  0  0 .000     L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          G.Earnshaw P        2  0  0  0 .222  
                                        C-J.McCarthy PH       1  0  0  0 .333  
                                        E-B.Mills CF          0  0  0  0 .250  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  8 14  8                 Totals      31  0  5  0
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Martin In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Tremark In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Earnshaw In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Phelps In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For McCarthy In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Sherlock In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Haines In 9th Inning
 
INJURY: Pepper Martin INJURED (for 7 more games) in 5th inning
 
Cardinals....... 0 1 2  0 0 1  0 0 4  -  8 14  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
 
Cardinals (11-9)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Haines WIN(3-0)         8       3   0   0   1   4   0  95   0.75  A1 C9
E.Heusser                 1       2   0   0   0   0   0  14   5.40  D1
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   4   0
 
Dodgers (9-10)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Earnshaw LOSS(2-1)      8       8   4   4   1   2   3 102   4.88  A1 D3
B.Reis                    0 2/3   5   4   4   0   0   0  22  21.60  D4 E1
L.Munns                   0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   4.50  E2
Totals                    9      14   8   8   1   3   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,571 DATE- Tuesday, May 7th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 1:54
LEFT ON BASE- Cardinals: 4  Dodgers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Cardinals: 0  Dodgers: 2
TRIPLES- B.Delancey(1st)
HOME RUNS- F.Frisch(1st), J.Medwick(3rd), T.Moore(2nd)
RBIs- E.Orsatti(1st), F.Frisch-3(6th), J.Medwick(18th), T.Moore-2(9th),
      S.Davis(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- F.Frisch, B.Boyle
WALKS- B.Delancey, J.Bucher
STRIKE OUTS- P.Martin, J.Medwick, T.Moore, A.Lopez, G.Earnshaw-2, J.McCarthy
GIDP- F.Frisch, J.Haines
2-out RBI- T.Moore, F.Frisch-3, S.Davis, E.Orsatti
RLISP 2-out- A.Lopez, J.Medwick, J.Bucher
TEAM RISP- Cardinals: 4 for 5  Dodgers: 0 for 4

Dodgers salvage one in series vs. Giants

It wasn't a great week here at Ebbets Field, as Brooklyn lost their series to the Giants, 2 games to 1.  Brooklyn did win the finale today, 3-1, behind the strong pitching of Watty Clark.  Clark went the distance, allowing 7 hits and 1 earned run.  Sam Leslie and Al Lopez had home runs for Brooklyn.  This was a game where offense was at a premium, as the teams combined for a mere 13 hits,

Bobby Reis scored after hitting an exciting triple in the 5th.

The Dodgers lead the league in runs scored with 93.

BOXSCORE: 1935 New York Giants At 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers              5/3/1935
Updated W/L Records: New York(8-8) Brooklyn(7-9)
 
  Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Bartell SS        4  0  0  0 .304     D.Taylor CF         4  0  1  1 .375  
  J.Moore LF          4  0  0  0 .269     J.Jordan 3B         4  0  0  0 .286  
  M.Ott RF            4  0  2  0 .345     L.Frey SS           4  0  0  0 .242  
  H.Leiber CF         3  0  0  0 .204     S.Leslie 1B         3  1  2  1 .397  
  T.Jackson 3B        4  1  2  0 .328     J.Bucher 2B         3  0  0  0 .304  
  A.Cuccinello 2B     4  0  0  0 .167     A.Lopez C           3  1  1  1 .273  
  B.Terry 1B          4  0  2  0 .262     F.Bordagaray RF     3  0  0  0 .182  
  H.Danning C         3  0  1  1 .226     B.Reis LF           3  1  2  0 .300  
  R.Parmelee P        3  0  0  0 .286     W.Clark P           3  0  0  0 .091  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  7  1                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
 
Giants.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  0
Dodgers......... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0    -  3  6  0
 
Giants (8-8)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Parmelee LOSS(0-3)      8       6   3   3   0   5   2 112   4.50
Totals                    8       6   3   3   0   5   2
 
Dodgers (7-9)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Clark WIN(2-1)          9       7   1   1   1   1   0 117   3.18
Totals                    9       7   1   1   1   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,632 DATE- Friday, May 3rd 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:02
LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 6  Dodgers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 0  Dodgers: 1
DOUBLES- M.Ott(2nd), B.Terry(5th)
TRIPLES- B.Reis(1st)
HOME RUNS- S.Leslie(1st), A.Lopez(2nd)
RBIs- H.Danning(6th), D.Taylor(10th), S.Leslie(8th), A.Lopez(4th)
WALKS- H.Leiber
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cuccinello, J.Jordan, A.Lopez, B.Reis, W.Clark-2
GIDP- T.Jackson
2-out RBI- H.Danning, D.Taylor
RLISP 2-out- R.Parmelee-2, H.Leiber
TEAM RISP- Giants: 1 for 5  Dodgers: 1 for 2

Braves take 3 of 4 from Dodgers

The lowly Boston Braves were able to overpower the Dodgers this weekend, winning 3 games out of 4 in the series.  The Dodgers lost the finale, 5-4.

The homestand will continue with series against the Giants and the Cardinals.  We've love to see you out at Ebbets Field this week.  Go Dodgers!

Dodgers come from behind, top Braves in extras

The Dodgers got a well-earned win today, beating the Braves 5-4 at Ebbets Field in 10 innings.  It was a thrill ride of a game that saw the Dodgers down early, only to come back in the 9th and win it in the 10th.  Here's how it went down.

Watty Clark was on the mound for Brooklyn, and he pitched well.  He allowed 7 hits and 2 earned runs over 8.2 innings.  In the 1st inning, Braves' big bat Wally Berger clubbed a solo shot.  But the Dodgers scored 2 in the 4th inning.  After an out was recorded, Danny Taylor walked.  He was erased on a force out but Jim Bucher singled, then Jimmy Jordan hit a big 2-out, 2-RBI double.  The Braves would tie it in the 8th.  Joe Mowry led off with a single, then Bill Urbanski laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Joe Coscarart then hit an infield single and the runner on 2nd scored after Jimmy Jordan threw a ball away for an error.

It was tied 2-2 going into the 9th.  In the 9th, after 2 outs were recorded, Shanty Hogan singled, then Pinky Whitney reached after catcher Whitey Ock muffed a throw to 1st.  Joe Mowry then singled to load the bases.  With 2 outs and the bases loaded, Bill Urbanski hit a big 2-run single.  But the Dodgers would score 2 in their half of the 9th.  Johnny Cooney pinch hit for Bill Reis and he doubled, then Whitey Ock walked.  After a Babe Phelps pinch-hit strikeout, Frenchy Bordagaray singled, scoring Cooney.  Ock tried to score on the play as well, but he was thrown out at the plate.  After a Lonny Frey fly out, Danny Taylor walked to load the bases.  Then, Sam Leslie singled to tie the game.  

In the 10th inning, Babe Ruth pinch hit for the pitcher and nearly homered.  He hit a deep fly out to left.  Les Mallon then singled but was erased on a force play.  Randy Moore, who came into the game for an injured Wally Berger then grounded out.  In the bottom of the 10th, Jim Bucher singled, then Jimmy Jordan doubled.  Johnny Cooney popped out, then pinch hitter Johnny McCarthy hit a walk off single to center to win the game for Brooklyn.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Boston Braves At 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers               4/28/1935
Updated W/L Records: Boston(4-7) Brooklyn(6-5)
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Mallon LF         5  0  1  0 .163     F.Bordagaray RF     5  0  2  1 .257  
  E.Fletcher 1B       5  0  1  0 .333     L.Frey SS           5  0  0  0 .250  
  W.Berger CF         3  1  1  1 .366     D.Taylor CF         3  0  0  0 .571  
A-R.Moore CF          2  0  0  0 .167     S.Leslie 1B         5  1  2  1 .326  
  H.Betts P           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Bucher 3B         5  2  4  0 .407  
  S.Hogan C           4  1  1  0 .438     J.Jordan 2B         5  0  2  2 .308  
  P.Whitney 3B        4  1  0  0 .214     B.Reis LF           1  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Mowry RF          4  1  2  0 .222   B-J.Cooney PH,LF      2  1  1  0 .500  
  B.Urbanski SS       3  0  1  2 .295     W.Ock C             2  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Coscarart 2B      4  0  1  0 .200     L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Cantwell P        3  0  0  0 .250   E-J.McCarthy PH       1  0  1  11.000  
D-B.Ruth PH,CF        1  0  0  0 .167     W.Clark P           3  0  0  0 .125  
                                          D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-B.Phelps PH,C       1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  4  8  3                 Totals      38  5 12  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Berger In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Reis In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cantwell In 10th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Munns In 10th Inning
 
INJURY: Wally Berger INJURED (for 3 more games) in 7th inning
 
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 2  0 -  4  8  0
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 2  1 -  5 12  2
 
Braves (4-7)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Cantwell                9       9   4   4   6   5   0 152   2.28
H.Betts LOSS(0-2)         0 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  14   2.38
Totals                    9 1/3  12   5   5   6   5   0
 
Dodgers (6-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
W.Clark                   8 2/3   7   4   2   0   1   1 130   4.19
D.Leonard                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.24
L.Munns WIN(1-1)          1       1   0   0   0   0   0   8   4.76
Totals                   10       8   4   2   0   1   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,195 DATE- Sunday, April 28th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Dodgers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- J.Jordan, W.Ock
DOUBLES- J.Jordan-2(2nd), J.Cooney(1st)
TRIPLES- F.Bordagaray(1st)
HOME RUNS- W.Berger(4th)
RBIs- W.Berger(12th), B.Urbanski-2(12th), F.Bordagaray(4th), S.Leslie(7th),
      J.Jordan-2(2nd), J.McCarthy(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Leslie
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Urbanski
WALKS- D.Taylor-2, B.Reis-2, W.Ock-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Coscarart, D.Taylor, W.Ock, W.Clark-2, B.Phelps
2-out RBI- W.Berger, J.Jordan-2, B.Urbanski-2, S.Leslie
RLISP 2-out- W.Clark-2, S.Leslie, L.Mallon, J.Coscarart-2
TEAM RISP- Braves: 3 for 6  Dodgers: 4 for 11
IBB- B.Reis (by B.Cantwell, 4th inning)
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Shanty Hogan blocked the plate, saving a run!