The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-13
CARDINALS TRIUMPH
IN SIXTEENTH INNING
Dodgers Lose Longest Game of
Year When McCarty Lets
Pitch Slip Away.
POOR GAME AT THE START
But Pfeffer, Sallee and Their
Mates DO Great Work i'm
Overtime Rounds.
POOR GAME AT THE START

Miller Hugglnss Cardinals took the
third straight game from Brooklyn at
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon by a
score Of s TO Z. II was the longest game
OF the year any way you care to look at
II; 1t required sixteen long innings OF
play In all its variations. scattered over
three hours and twenty-seven minutes Of
excitement. to decide the issue.
Brooklyn should not have come even
close to losing. Behind Fuckers fine
pitching the team as usual went to pieces
In the pinches. The weirdest sort OF
play prevailed while the star southpav
was on the hill. Nap went into the third
inning with the commanding lead of Ia
2. He was driven from the box in the
ninth inning after the Cards had tied the
score with three runs. Two bad errors
by Egan. who was substituting for Cut
shaw, did the damage.
Into the first nine innings was crowded
by both sides the very worst baseball
OF the series This may have been be-
cause the pitching was not air tight.
Rucker seemed to weaken bit after the
sixth. He lost control at least and u was
no time TO do any such thing as this with
Hli'nHb Jul VI EtdTs iNODlilSOIi, tnt
noted Mound City southpaw. made his
second start and met with even a worse
fate than that which befell him Wednes-
day. He was clouted from the mound In
less than two innings. Steele, the big
spitball pitcher. who succeeded. was a
complete enigma. But for his own error
and that of Snyder he would not have
been scored upon.
The game, however did not develop into
ia ha N.iyi1Ora h.1H
knotted the score in the ninth inning.
This threw into the pit Slim Sallee and
Pfeffer, who showed the best pitching
that has been seen at Ebbets Field in
many weeks. Pfcffer lost the verdict be-
cause he was outlucked, not outgamed.
Indeed lie showed the greater mastery of
the two. for in his seven and two-third
innings only three Cardinals saw first
base. The man who scored the winning
run alone got beyond the first station.
Pfefter allowed only one hit. but this. n
double. unfortunately opened st. Louis 5
sixteenth. Whitfield. who made IL. liz a
very fast man and sprinted to third on
Snyders long drive to Hummel. Stengel
held Whitfield at third Oh Bsck's short
fly only to see NcCarty mum a strike on
Cruise and permit the ball to roll far
enough away for the winning run to
count. On the very next pitch Cruise
flied gently to Hummel
Whitfield opened St. Louis's ninth with a
clean single to right. But. with a pos
sible double play before him, Egan kicked
Snyders sharp grounder and no one was
put out. He also juggled nom ntarily or
Beck. though he recovered In time 10
force the catcher He k pit up this but
ter fingered work on Steele also while
Whitfield scampered across. OConnor bat
ted for Dresser, who had got into the
game at first base In the sixth when NIL
Ter Huggins decided the day was lost
This pinch hitter drew "A walk, filing tho
bases and drawing the infeld close In n
the grass. Magee's hot skip got past Egat
for the pinch single that tied the scor,
When Pftffer came 10 the rescue Eear
finally made two smart plays on Gather
and ]. Miller that forced the contest into
'he overtime record OF the season.
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