New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-01
Ruth Gets His
9th HOmer:
Shocker Wins
Browns Pound Three Pitch
ers and Rout Hugmen in
Final Game by ID to 8

spotted the Yankees to .our-run lead
in the opening inning Of this after
Moons final engagement and then pro-
ceeded TO give them as comprehensive
a lacing as the Huggins combination
has sustained this year. The score was
13 to 8, but half Of the New York
runs were scored in the last two in
nings after Urban Shocker had eased
up and was merely lobbing the ball 70
the plate.
Babe Ruth's thirty homer 0,
the season accounted for one run in the
eighth and Wally Pipp's eighth four
Dagger Melted two runs in The ninth.
Three Yankee pitchers were brutally
manhandled to make a St. Louis holi-
day. Rip" Collins started and was
oerricked in the third inning after
he had been tapped for six hits and
ed the two -gunman from Texas and was
hastily sidetracked after the Browns
had bumped him for four hits and as
many runs.
Bob McGraw then picked up the
pitching burden, and in the three ard
two-third innings he pitched was
reached for six hits and five runs. in
Guiding three which resulted from a
homer by George Sisler in the fifth.
Ruel Really to Blame
Muddy" Ruel was almost as much %
blame for the Yankees downfall to-day
as any Of the pitchers. He was direct
~ responsible for the scoring Of two
St Louis runs and indirectly response
Bile for many more. He was later
superseded by Fred Hoffman. but not
until long after the issue had been de-
cided. This afternoons one-sided tr-
five division on the series.
The widely accepted theory tina.
Bobbie Meusel cannot hit low curve
ball received terrible Jolt in the first
inning Peck walked in the opener.
moved up on Pipp's puny tap to
Shocker and scored on Pratt's line
single, to left Ruth drew a pass and
scored between Pratt and the hitter
when Meusel reached out for low,
wide curve and slapped ii on line
to the right center bleachers for his
eleventh homer of the season. Bodie
followed with single to center, but
was subsequently forced at second by
Ward, and Ruel ended the inning by
flying ovt to Jacobson.
The Browns promptly tied It up
with the artless aid of Middle Ruel.
Gerber led off with a liner TO right,
but tried for two bases on Ruth's eN-
cusable muff and was thrown out at
second. Gedeon walked. Sisler singled
to right and each advanced base on
wild pitch. Jacobson then grounded
to Ward. whose throw 20 Ruel trapped
Gedeon between third and the plate.
Ruel chased Gedeon back to third am
then set out in pursuit of Sisler. We
had ventured down from second.
Gedecn Steals Home
In the double run-up that ensued the
Yankee intield left the plate unguarded
and Gedeon sneaked home. Sisler going
/ TO third and Jacobson reaching second
Both came across on Williams's triple
to left, and Williams himself COM
pleted the circuit on Smiths long
single to left Austin also sing led. but
SEVERED broke up the rally By hitting
into double play.
The second passed quietly, but the
Browns broke loose again IN the third
and drove two Yankee pitchers TO cover.
Sisler opened fire on Collins with
single to right and Jacobson rammed
one 20 left Miller Higgins waved the
two-gun man 20 the clubhouse and
chose Herbert Thormahlen as his sue
cessor. Williams greeted the south
paw with single 10 right. which
brought Sisler in, and Smith kicked in
son counted. Williams completed the
, circuit while Thormahlen was throw
ing Jimmy Austin's bunt into right
+ field
SEVERED grounded out to Peckin-
paugh, but Shocker dropped a Texas
Lacquer back of first, Smith scoring.
and Thormahlen went away from there.
Bob McGraw replaced him. and the first
ball he pitched was tapped by Walter
bases. Gedeon walked, forcing in a
run and bringing George Ssler to bat
for the second time in this inning.
Ruel Pulls Bone
Sisler grounded to Pipp, who stepped
on first, retiring the batter, then re-
layed the ball TO Ruel in an attempt to
double Shocker at the plate Ruel re-
celved it in plenty of time, but thought
there was force play on ana neglected
to tag the runner, who slid across the
plate in perfect safety with the
Browns sixth run Of she inning.
McGraw famed Jacobson for the
third out and escaped further damage
until, with two out in the sixth, Gerber
stung him for single to center Ged-
con followed with a single to left and
/ sisler with homer to the right field
oleachers, three more runs resulting
Shocker, meanwhile, had settled down
and was exercising his customary
bhghting effect upon the Yanks.
The score:
7