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