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Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 23, 1934
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 23, 1934 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 23, 1934 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 23, 1934 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Mooney |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Benge |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
Jack Rothrock | Right Fielder |
Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
Spud Davis | Catcher |
Ernie Orsatti | Center Fielder |
Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
Jim Mooney | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Danny Taylor | Left Fielder |
Lonny Frey | Shortstop |
Len Koenecke | Center Fielder |
Hack Wilson | Right Fielder |
Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
Ray Berres | Catcher |
Jimmy Jordan | Second Baseman |
Ray Benge | Pitcher |
Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 23, 1934
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Benge
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Benge
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Benge
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mooney
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mooney
Frey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Koenecke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Mooney
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Koenecke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leslie vs. Mooney
Leslie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Benge
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benge
Collins hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benge
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Mooney
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Mooney
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Mooney
Jordan hits a line drive into right field. Rothrock picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rothrock. Cuccinello moves to third. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Benge vs. Mooney
There's a wild pitch. Cuccinello scores. Jordan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Benge vs. Mooney
Benge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to home to get Jordan. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Mooney
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Benge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Mooney
There's a wild pitch. Benge moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frey vs. Mooney
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher misplays the ball. That's an error on Durocher. Benge scores. Taylor moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Taylor is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Benge
Orsatti hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Taylor. Orsatti reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Durocher vs. Benge
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mooney vs. Benge
Mooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Benge
Whitehead strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Koenecke hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Mooney
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Mooney
Leslie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Wilson trying to get to third. Orsatti throws the ball in to Whitehead, who tags Wilson for the out. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Mooney
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Benge
Rothrock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Rothrock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Benge
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards short. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Benge
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wilson. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Rothrock scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Benge
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Benge
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orsatti vs. Benge
Orsatti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Medwick scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Durocher vs. Benge
Durocher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Berres settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Mooney
Berres hits a fly ball into center field. Orsatti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Mooney
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Mooney covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benge vs. Mooney
Benge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Mooney
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Benge
Mooney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Benge
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitehead for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Benge
Rothrock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frey. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Benge
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Jordan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mooney
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Koenecke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Mooney
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Mooney
Leslie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Leslie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Mooney
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Mooney
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Leslie moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jordan vs. Mooney
Jordan hits a line drive towards right. Rothrock catches it and throws to second to double up Cuccinello. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Benge
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Benge
Collins hits a line drive into right field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benge
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benge vs. Mooney
Benge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mooney
Taylor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Mooney
Frey hits a line drive into right field. Rothrock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Koenecke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Mooney
Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsatti vs. Benge
Orsatti hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Benge
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Benge, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Benge
Mooney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Mooney
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Mooney
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berres vs. Mooney
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Mooney
Jordan hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Benge
Jim Bucher now playing second base. Jimmy Jordan now playing third base.
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rothrock vs. Benge
Rothrock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Benge
Frisch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rothrock moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Benge
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rothrock scores. There goes Frisch trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Benge
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benge vs. Mooney
Benge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Mooney
Taylor hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rothrock who is chasing the ball. Taylor reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. Mooney
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koenecke vs. Mooney
Koenecke hits a fly ball towards left field. Medwick fields the ball and throws to home. Davis drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Davis. Taylor scores. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Mooney
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mooney, and towards Whitehead, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Benge
Buzz Boyle now playing right field.
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orsatti vs. Benge
Buster Mills pinch runs for Spud Davis.
Orsatti hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jordan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Benge
Pat Crawford pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bucher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/23/1934 -- St.Louis at Brooklyn (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Whitehead B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Taylor D, lf 5 1 3 0 Rothrock J, rf 4 2 2 0 Frey L, ss 4 1 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Koenecke L, cf 5 0 2 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 2 2 Wilson H, rf 3 1 1 2 Collins R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Boyle B, rf 0 0 0 0 Davis S, c 3 0 1 0 Leslie S, 1b 4 0 3 0 Mills B, pr 0 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 2 1 0 0 Orsatti E, cf 4 0 2 1 Bucher J, 2b 0 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 3 0 0 0 Berres R, c 4 0 1 0 Crawford P, ph 1 0 0 0 Jordan J, 2b-3b 4 0 1 0 Mooney J, p 3 0 0 0 Benge R, p 4 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 35 5 13 2 St.Louis 000 200 010 -- 3 Brooklyn 020 020 01x -- 5 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Mooney J (L) 8.0 13 5 3 5 1 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Benge R (W) 9.0 8 3 3 1 1 E -- Rothrock J, Durocher L, Frey L, Davis S DP -- St.Louis 1, Brooklyn 1 LOB -- St.Louis 5, Brooklyn 11 2B -- Orsatti E, Rothrock J, Medwick J, Leslie S 3B -- Taylor D HR -- Wilson H CS -- Taylor D WP -- Mooney J 2 A -- 0
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