Saturday, October 27, 2007

June 12th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubs Win Over Phillies with a Bang
Hurst delivers three run blast in 5th to spark Cubs to win

Phillies........ 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
Cubs............ 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 - 5 7 1

At Wrigley Field the Chicago Cubs outscored the Philadelphia Phillies 5 to 2. Chicago came up with 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th inning with the help of 3 hits. After an out was recorded, Kiki Cuyler initiated the scoring spurtwhen he singled. Gabby Hartnett stepped into the batter's box and he slappeda one-base hit. Don Hurst then belted a three-run homer (his 3rd of theseason). Philadelphia was set down quietly in the 9th.

Hurst was recently traded to Chicago from Philadelphia.

Jim Weaver(1-3) went 6 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. Bill Lee recorded his 2nd save. The loss was charged to George Darrow (0-5). He pitched 5 innings giving up 3 hits and 3 walks. With this win, Chicago has a 31-20 record. "Our trade for Don's looking like a great move!" said Cubs manager Charlie Grimm.


Reds Defeat League Leaders, 4-0
Frey "brilliant" on mound

Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
Reds............. 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 x- 4 9 1

Harlin Pool had 4 hits and Benny Frey blanked New York allowing just 3 hits asthe Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 4 to 0 at CrosleyField. Frey(1-6) was indeed brilliant as he hand-cuffed the New York offense. Hesurrendered only 3 hits and no walks in 9 innings. Cincinnati rapped out 9hits for the afternoon. Fred Fitzsimmons(7-5) was the losing pitcher. He surrendered 4 runs and 8hits in 7 innings.



Dodgers Pummel Pirates in Pitt
Leonard goes to 7-0 as Dodgers win 10th straight

Dodgers......... 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 - 12 11 2
Pirates......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 4

The Brooklyn Dodgers scored 5 times in the opening inning, and went on to win easily over the Pirates. Dodger starter Dutch Leonard tossed a complete game and earned his 7th win of the season as the red hot Dodgers ran their win streak to 10.

Sam Leslie provided the offensive punch. He cleared the bases with a Grand Slam homerun (his 3rd of the season) in the 1st inning and doubled, which plated a run in the 2nd inning. Brooklyn rapped out 11 hits for the afternoon. The win went to Leonard (7-0) who allowed 2 runs in the game. Ralph Birkofer(4-5) took the loss. Brooklyn added another win to their mountingwinning streak. 'We're on quite a roll lately' said Casey Stengel. 'I justhope we can keep it going.'


Cards Shred Braves pitching for 10-3 Win
Dean goes the distance on mound as Rothrock goes 5 for 5

Braves.......... 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 12 2
Cardinals....... 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 3 - 10 16 2

Paul Dean completed the game without help from the bullpen and right fielderJack Rothrock (pictured) had 5 hits and scored 4 times at Sportsman's Park as the St.Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Braves 10 to 3. Boston never recovered after St. Louis took the lead in the 5th inning scoring 3 runners on 5 hits. St. Louis totaled 16 on the afternoon. The win went to Dean(4-3) who allowed 3 runs in the game. Huck Betts(3-6) wasgiven the loss. He allowed St. Louis 7 runs in 6 innings of work.

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