New-York tribune., 1919-05-24
Flatbush Bats
Get to Work
In the Eighth
Schmandt Starts Rally That
Enables Pfeffer to Score
Seventh Straight Victory
By Charles A. Taylor

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After batting slump that had lasted
for about week the Brooklyn Dodgers
awoke suddenly in the eighth inning of
yesterdays game with the Pittsburgh
Pirates and before they were quieted
six runs had crossed the plate, and
what looked to be losing battle for
Flatbush was transformed into SEN
sational victory. The final score in
favor of the minions of Uncle Wilbert
was 6 to 4.
Both teams presented revised line
ups, the Pirates in particular being
subjected to thorough shaking up as
the result Of the unsatisfactory show
ing they had made on their tour of
the East
AS for the Dodgers, Lew Malone, who
distinguished himself in the early
games Of the season by his clever field
ing and timely hitting only to fade
away into insignificance within the last
few days, was succeeded at the third
sack by Lee Magee Ray Schmandt,
time, took Magee's place at second, and
it was Ray that started the rally that
won the game.
Bullets" Miller Weakens
The opposing pitchers when hostili-
ties opened were jeff Pfeffer and Frank
"Bullets' Miller. Although Jeff was
pounded rather savagely throughout
the entire encounter he managed to
weather the storm, thanks to that
eighth inning celebration staged by the
Brooklyn batters. 1t was Jeff's seventh
straight victory. Miller, on the other
hand, had to be removed in favor of
Carmen Hill after allowing only two
hits up to the fateful eighth.
The Pirates got real busy in the first
inning and the manner in which they
clcuted Pfeffer's curves made the out
look for jeff and Flatbush extremely
gloomy. Little Bigbee. the very first
batter, banged the ball to centre for
safety. Terry rolled one to Schmandt,
which the latter fumbled, and both
runners were safe. Casey Stengel,
former Dodger, who had glorious
day at the bat and in the field, sacri-
feed, and then Bill Southworth, play
ing his first game of the Eastern trip
smashed hit to centre that scored
Bigbee and Terry.
These two runs kept looking bigger
and bigger as inning after inning
passed with the Dodgers helpless be-
fore the bullet balls" of Miller. Robbie
had decided to remove Pfefer in favor
of pinch hitter when the tide was
changed for Flatbush in the eighth
Schmandt started the fracas by
singing to centre Ernie Kreuger drove
the ball to left for double, tallying
Schmandt. Pfeffer sacrificed, but our
old friend Ed Sweeney, now catching
for the Buccaneer, threw the ball
wildly to first and all hands were safe
and sound
Two Doubles in Row
Johnston was inserted as a base
runner for Kreuger, and he counted al
most Immediately on Olson's single to
left. Hill replaced Miller on the mound
for the visitors. Magee sacrificed and
then Griffith doubled to left, scoring
Pfeffer and Olson. Zach Wheat followed
with another double to left, which
brought Griffith across the platter.
Myers flied to Southworth, and Ko-
netchy walked. Schmandt, on his second
time up, hit another single, that tailed
Wheat
In the Pirates half of the ninth
Stengel drew pass, with one out, and
was forced at second by Southworth.
George Cutshaw, another former Dodg-
er, cracked out a home run to centre
and Southworth tailed ahead of the
veteran second baseman. That was all.
for Safer made the third out with flv
to Hi Myers
The score:
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