Braves, led by Buck Jordan, topple Dodgers again

The Dodgers dropped their 2nd in a row to the Boston Braves today, losing 6-2.  First baseman Buck Jordan was a force at the plate again; he finished 3-for-5 (with a triple) with 3 RBI's.  The Braves pounded out 13 hits to Brooklyn's mere 6.  Danny MacFayden got the start for Boston and he pitched very well, limiting the Dodgers to 2 runs (both unearned).  The Braves were a strong offensive force, finishing 5-for-19 with runners in scoring position.  The Braves went ahead in the 3rd inning and never looked back.

The scoring in the 3rd inning went this way: Danny MacFayden led off with a walk.  Les Mallon laid down a sacrifice bunt to push MacFayden to 2nd base.  Billy Urbanski walked, then Wally Berger grounded out.  Buck Jordan then laced a 2-run single to center to make it 2-0.  Jordan would then steal a base but no more scoring took place in the inning.  The Braves added 2 more in the 5th.  Les Mallon led off with a double, then Billy Urbanski struck out.  Wally Berger lined out, then Buck Jordan hit a big RBI triple.  Tommy Thompson then singled him home.  

The Dodgers scored their only 2 runs in the 8th inning.  After an out was recorded, pinch hitter Joe Stripp hit a single, then Buzz Boyle hit a single + error to score a run and put a runner on 3rd.  Len Koenecke then singled him home.  But in the 9th, the Braves would add to their lead.  Tommy Thompson led off with a home run off Dutch Leonard.  Then, after an out and a 2-base error put Hal Lee at 2nd, Al Spohrer hit an RBI single.

The Dodgers were over-powered in this game.

BOXSCORE: 1935 Boston Braves At 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers               6/12/1935
Updated W/L Records: Boston(20-31) Brooklyn(17-35)
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Mallon 2B         4  1  2  0 .177     B.Boyle RF          3  1  1  0 .323  
  B.Urbanski SS       3  1  0  0 .209     L.Koenecke LF,CF    4  0  1  1 .313  
  W.Berger CF         5  0  2  0 .271     J.Bucher 3B,LF      4  0  1  0 .327  
  B.Jordan 1B         5  1  3  3 .326     S.Leslie 1B         4  0  0  0 .341  
  T.Thompson RF       5  1  3  2 .205     T.Cuccinello 2B     3  0  0  0 .275  
  P.Whitney 3B        5  0  0  0 .220     A.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .245  
  H.Lee LF            4  1  2  0 .286     J.Jordan SS         4  0  0  0 .214  
  A.Spohrer C         5  0  1  1 .233     F.Bordagaray CF     3  0  0  0 .228  
  D.Macfayden P       3  1  0  0 .125     D.Leonard P         0  0  0  0 .143  
  L.Benton P          1  0  0  0 .400   B-D.Taylor PH         1  0  0  0 .243  
                                          G.Earnshaw P        2  0  1  0 .182  
                                          L.Munns P           0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-J.Stripp PH,3B      1  1  1  0 .343  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  6 13  6                 Totals      33  2  6  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Munns In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 9th Inning
 
Braves.......... 0 0 2  0 2 0  0 0 2  -  6 13  2
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  6  1
 
Braves (20-31)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Macfayden WIN(4-2)      7 1/3   6   2   0   1   2   0  86   5.09
L.Benton SAVE(1st)        1 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  21   3.16
Totals                    9       6   2   0   2   2   0
 
Dodgers (17-35)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
G.Earnshaw LOSS(3-5)      6       8   4   4   4   2   0 127   4.75
L.Munns                   2       2   0   0   2   1   0  39   6.53
D.Leonard                 1       3   2   1   0   0   1  25   3.54
Totals                    9      13   6   5   6   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,173 DATE- Wednesday, June 12th 1935 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:14  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- B.Jordan, H.Lee, L.Koenecke
DOUBLES- L.Mallon(4th), B.Jordan(11th), H.Lee-2(12th), G.Earnshaw
TRIPLES- B.Jordan(2nd)
HOME RUNS- T.Thompson(2nd)
RBIs- B.Jordan-3(21st), T.Thompson-2(11th), A.Spohrer(7th), L.Koenecke(25th)
STOLEN BASES- W.Berger(5th), B.Jordan(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Mallon
WALKS- L.Mallon, B.Urbanski-3, H.Lee, D.Macfayden, B.Boyle, T.Cuccinello
STRIKE OUTS- B.Urbanski, D.Macfayden-2, L.Koenecke, A.Lopez
GIDP- S.Leslie
2-out RBI- B.Jordan-3, T.Thompson
RLISP 2-out- B.Jordan-2, A.Spohrer-2, P.Whitney, B.Boyle, W.Berger-2,
             B.Urbanski, D.Taylor
TEAM RISP- Braves: 5 for 19  Dodgers: 1 for 3
IBB- H.Lee (by L.Munns, 7th inning)