Brooklyn Dodgers vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 12, 1934 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1934 at Forbes Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Koenecke cf 5 3 3 0
Jordan ss 4 0 0 0
  Frederick ph 1 1 1 0
  Berres c 0 0 0 0
Taylor lf 5 2 4 4
Wilson rf 3 0 1 1
  Boyle rf 1 1 1 0
Leslie 1b 4 1 1 1
Cuccinello 2b 5 0 1 2
Stripp 3b,ss 4 0 2 0
Lopez c,3b 4 0 1 1
Leonard p 1 0 0 0
  Smythe p 3 1 0 0
Totals 40 9 15 9
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 5 1 3 0
Waner P. rf 5 0 2 1
Traynor 3b 5 0 1 1
Vaughan ss 4 3 2 0
Suhr 1b 5 0 2 1
Jensen lf 4 1 1 1
  Lavagetto ph 1 0 1 1
Thevenow 2b 4 1 1 0
Grace c 3 0 0 0
Birkofer p 1 1 1 2
  Hoyt p 2 0 0 0
  French p 0 0 0 0
  Roettger ph 1 0 0 0
  Chagnon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
Brooklyn 310 000 1409150
Pittsburgh 040 010 1017142
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Leonard   1.1 7 4 4 0 0
  Smythe  W(1-1) 7.2 7 3 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Birkofer   2.1 7 4 4 2 1
  Hoyt  L(2-1) 5.0 7 5 4 2 2
  French   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Chagnon   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
4
4

  E–L. Waner (2), Thevenow (8).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Grace-Vaughan.  2B–Brooklyn Koenecke (8), Pittsburgh L. Waner (5); Suhr (14); Lavagetto (8).  3B–Brooklyn Koenecke 2 (4).  SH–Stripp (2); Smythe (1).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Vaughan (2).  Team–9.  U–Bill Klem, Bill Stewart, George Barr.
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