New-York tribune., 1920-07-31
Yanks Swamp
Browns, l9 to3,
I'm Final Game
SEMurderers" Slam Out Total
of Twenty-one Hits Off
Four St. Louis Pitchers
From a ssec.al Correspondent.


ST. LOUIS, lply 3o.--The Yankees
broke loose on an old fashioned orgy
of swat this afternoon and crushed the
Browns in the fourth game of their
series. The score was 10 to 3 and
might have been even more voluminous
if the tourists hadn't grown leg weary
from running out their hits. They
plastered three St. louis beavers for a
total Of twenty one assorted wallops,
among them being three doubles, four
triples and two home runs.
The circuit clouts were delivered by
Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel and follow
ed one another in the ninth. rhe
Babes circuit was his 36th of the year
and was one of the longest ever made
here, clearing the right field bleachers
with twenty or thirty feet to spare.
Fortune smiled on the Yankees in
the first and presented them with a
pair u runs. After Peck had been
disposed Of in the opening round, Pipp
showed a "handle" hit to left. Jacobson
lost Pratt's long fly IN the sun and it
bounded off his shoulder for q triple,
Pipp scoring. The Babe brought Pratt
across with a sacrifice fly to Smith.
Lucky Break for Browns
A lucky break enabled the Browns
to score one run in the second. With
one out in this frame, Smith singled
to left and was forced at second by
Austin, Pratt spearing Pepper Jimmy's
smash with one hand and tossing it to
Peck to complete brilliant play
Austin stole second, fingered there
while SEVERED walked and sifted over
the plate on Weilmans scratch single
past Ward
Two f1uky singles and one real hit
lifted the Brownies to tie in the
third. Gedeon launched the attack by
outfooting slow bounder to Pratt
Ruth collared Sisters hoist, but could
not get in for Jacobson's Texas
Lacquer and it fell safe between the
Babe and Pratt for a single. Williams
tapped to Mays, whose throw to Ward
forced Gedaon at third, but Smith
singled to left and Jacobson scored
The Yankees forged ahead again in
the fifth, in which Muddy Ruel led off
with a bunt between third and the
pitchers box and beat it out Mays
bunted to Ssler, whose throw TO sec
ond was just too late to force Ruel.
On hit and run play Peck showed a
single through a hole in the right
wing of the Brown infield, Ruel scored
and Mays reached third, whence he
hiPicleu tio CIRCUIT on TlPp S1CTl-
fee fly to Jacobson.
Only Single for Ruth
Pratt slapped a grounder to Sisler,
whose vain attempt to force Peck at
second drew a wild return from Ger
Der, both runners being safe. Ruth
singled to center. scoring Peck, and
advanced to second while Pratt was
being thrown out al third. Meusel's
line single to left scored Ruth.
Sisler nicked Mays for homer to
the right field bleachers in the Brow
MES half, and to offset this hostile
counter the Yanks got two more in the
sixth. Burwell replaced Weilman at
the start of this round and, with one
out, gave Ruel pass. Mays singled
to center, sending Ruel to third. Ieck
forced Mays at second but Ruel came
home on the play and Peck hin, self
rode in under Pipps long triple to
left
The Yankees continued their bonn
bardment in the seventh and Burwell
went away from there after pass to
Ruth. Neusels double to right, Bodies
niield out and consecutive singles bv
Ward and Ruel had given the visitors
two more runs. Vangilder succeeded
him and was tapped for single by
Mays and triple By Pipp, three more
runs resulting and boosting the Yankee
total to thirteen.
Rutn's single of the right field wall.
Meusels single to center and Bodies
triple over second gave the Yankees