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