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)