June 5th, 1934 - NL Game Summaries

Cubs Defeat Cards at Sportman's Park
Klein goes yard twice; Warneke picks up 9th win

Cubs............ 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 - 7 11 0
Cardinals.... 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 - 5 6 0

Chuck Klein blasted 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI at Sportsman's Park as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. LouisCardinals by the count of 7 to 5.

Klein provided the offensive punch. He cracked a two-run shot in the 1stinning and popped a two-run clout over the fence (his 6th of the season) inthe 7th inning. Chicago finished with 11 hits in the victory. Paul Warneke(9-1) finished the game allowing 5 runs in the victory, which was still good enough to pick up his ninth win and build his case with the All Star voters to make him the NL's starting pitcher. Paul Dean (3-3) was the losing pitcher. He served up 3 homeruns in his 7 innings.


Braves Keep Lid on Giants' Sluggers in
3-2 Win
Jordan drives in winning run in 8th to beat Giants

Braves.......... 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 14 0
Giants.......... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

Ben Cantwell (pictured) went the distance as the Boston Braves outscored the New York Giants 3 to 2. The game was decided in the top of the 8th inning. Al Spohrer lashed a single. Cantwell stepped up to the plate and he singled. Bill Urbanski then drew a walk to load the bases. Buck Jordan came up and he laced a one-base hit scoring the run.

The victory was credited to Cantwell (2-2) who went the distance, allowing 2 runs. The loss was charged to Hal Schumacher(5-4).



Dodgers Sweep Phils on the Road

Ungracious guests outscore host 19-4

Dodgers......... 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 - 9 14 0

Phillies.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 11 0

Dodgers...... 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 - 10 15 2

Phillies........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 4 2

The Brooklyn Dodgers cruised to a 9 to 2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies at Baker Bowl in the opener. Van Lingle Mungo(5-7) had a solid outing for Brooklyn. He went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 11 hits and 3 walks. Brooklyn kept the pressure on throughout the contest as they scored in 6 different innings.

The story was similar in the nightcap. Dodger first baseman Sam Leslie (pictured) went deep and had 2 RBI and Ray Benge completed thegame without help from the bullpen as the Dodgers defeated the Phillies by the score of 10 to 2 at Baker Bowl. Benge(6-5) gave Brooklyn a solid outing. He was stingy on the mound, allowingjust 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 4.38 to 4.00.Brooklyn had 15 hits for the afternoon. Reggie Grabowski (0-2) ended up with the loss. He was knocked around by Brooklyn, allowing 14 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.