The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-07-29
YANKS TWICE FILL
BASES; NOT A RUN
ShOcker Pitches Brilliantly
and Browns Win--8 More
Passes for Ruth.

Special to THE Sun AND NEW YoRK HEnALp.
ST. LOUIS, July 2S-Urban Shocker.
traded by the Yankees to st. Louis In
the Pratt deal OF 1918, took further
revenge on the Yankees here this after
noon by shutting them out In the first
game OF their Western trip by score
OF I 10 0. -,
II was the third victory Shoeker has
won from the Yankees this season, and
increases his margin over the New
York team to ten games won and four
lost. Shocker also broke Bob Shawkey
winning streak OF eleven straight VIC
tories before losing to-day's close de-
cision.
Shawkey pitched really brilliant
game. though the Browns prodded him
fairly hard In the early innings. st
Louis appears to be an unfortunate city
for Shawkey. II was here that he
strained his back when the Yankees
last were In the West. To-day's game
is only the third he has pitched since
then,
Apparently the Yankees have fallen
into an unfortunate batting slump, They
have been shutout twice in succession
and have not scored for the last nine
teen innings. They lost several splendid
chances to score through taking des-
perate chances on the bases. Twice
Plpp was caught, once at the plate and
once at third,
Ruth got three more bases on balls
to-day, making a total OF seven In his
last eight times up That may help TO
explain the Yankee batting slump.
ShOcICer in Fine Trim.
Shocker, although knocked out OF the
box last Sunday when the Tigers scored
seventeen runs in three innings, was In
grand trim to-day. Meusel got Shawkey
in jam in the second inning by playing
Earl Smiths fly like a shoemaker, but
Bob pitched himself out Of the hole.
Jacobson, old Baby Doll" opened the
second inning with Il pretty single to
centre. Williams expired on an easy
lift to Ward and then Smith drove
long fly to left near the grand stand
Meusel ran around in circle trying to
determine where it would fall. 1t finally
fell Just behind him for double, Jacob
son going to third Austin bounced
hopper to Pratt and Jacobson was
caught between third and the plate and
run down. Shawkey struck out the dan
gerous Hank SEVERED
The Browns scored the only run of
the game in the third inning Little
Gerber cracked the right field fence with
a double with one out Gedeon was
erased on a fly to Bodie, but Sisler
punched a single to left centre, scoring
Gerber
Austin's failure to connect with the
ball on n squeeze play saved Shawkey
oF T.
out Earl Smith leaned on one, and sent
it speeding to the fence in centre field
for a triple. Burke gave the signal for
n squeeze. but it didn't work. Austin
swung and hit nothing Smith. galloplng
in from third. was easily run down.
Yankees Fail to Score.
The sixth inning was a dismal one
for the Yankees. They had the bases
filled twice. but failed to get a run
Shocker's support got him in a hole.
and he wiggled out Of 1t by brilliant
pitching Pipp was safe on a bounder
to Gerber. which the shortstop cuffed
around but which was scored as a hit
Pratt sacrificed, but Sisler tried for
a play on Pipp at second. His throw
went to centre field and Plpp ran to
third and Pratt to second, despite the
fact that there were no outs.
Burke ordered Shocker to pass Ruth,
This move was hissed even by the par
tisan st. Louis fans. Meusel had a great
chance to clean up with the bases full,
but with the count two strikes and three
balls he lifted a short fly to Smith,
Fewster coached Pipp to come In, and
despite the fact that Smiths throw was
poor SEVERED got 1t In in time to bottle
up Pipp at the plate. Bodie then
walked, again filling the bases, but
Ward, after having cracked out two
singles, famed for the third out.
The eighth inning was another round
of disaster for the Yankees. Plpp
opened with a double to the right field
fence, Pratt twice tried to sacrifice,
and then sent a liner to Williams in
left centre. Huggins advised Plpp to
try for third after the catch, but It
was bad advice. Williams's good throw
to Austin easily doubled Wally at third,
Ruth again walked, but he was nailed
stealing.
In the ninth inning Shocker dispersed
the Yankees in order. striking out little
Ward for the third out. The score:
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