The New York herald., 1921-05-23
DODGERS BEATEN
IN SEE-SAW GAME
Pirates Late Rally Earns
13 to 6 Victory and
Series.

The Pirates. who will be on exhibit
ton at the Polo Grounds this after
noon. outscored, outbatted and out
played the Dodgers at Ebbets Field
yesterday afternoon and made clean
sweep of their four game series
against the Dodgers. The final score
was 13 to 6. The contest was a see
saw affair during the first half and
the Dodgers entered the eighth inning
leading by a two run margin. In the
Pittsburgh half OF the eighth the
Brooklyns fielded poorly behind the
Ineffective pitching of Burleigh Grimes
and Clarence Mitchell and all doubt
as to the outcome of the game was
dismissed when six members OF the
Buccaneers scampered over the plate.
whitted and Tierney. the first two
batters to face Grimes in the eighth. hit
safely. Robinson then removed Burleigh
from the game and substituted Clarence
Mitchell. When Mitchell entered the
game Pete RiIduff and Ed Honey were
stricken with an epidemic OF errors
Grimm attempted to sacrifice. lie
hunted to Johnston. who threw to Kill
duff and the bases were filled when
Pete failed to keep his foot on first.
Skiff then hit to Kilduff VINO threw
high 10 Olson and force play at sec
ond was missed. Whitted scored on the
error Mokan batted for Zlnn and hit
to Honey, who made poor throw TO
the plate and Tierney scored Bisoee
ofrced Gromm at the plate and Careys
hit to Johnston resulted In Skiff being
forced Mt home. Maranville then cleared
the bases with triple to left Cutshaw
followed with another three hagger TO
the same territory and the Rabbit scored
with the sixth run OF the evenuul chap-
ter.
At the start Of the game Grimes was
opposed on the slab by Charley Glazner.
who, like Burleigh, graduated 70 the
majors from the Birmingham cluo OF
the Southern League. Burleigh got oy
the first inning without being scored on,
but In the second singles by Whitted
and Skiff. a triple by Grimm and Tier
ney's sacrifice netted the Pirates TWO
runs
Ths Dodgers got 20 Glazner IN the
third and forged to the front when i~ey
scored three talrles. Taylor ana GRIMES
led off with singles, and after Olsoh
forced Grimes Johnston hit 20 f1ght lot
three bases and the blow sent Taylor
and Olson over the plate. Jimmy scored
on Griffith's sacrifice hoist to Whittca'
In the fifth the Dodgers increased their
advantsge when Grimes singled to right
and was sacrificed to second by Olson.
Johnston then shot a single to left ana
Burleigh scored.
Ths Pirates evened the count In their
half OF the sixth. Meranville started
the inning by drawing a pass and no
ran TO second on Cutshaw's single.
Whitted followed with hit to left. and
the Rabbit scored Cutshaw reached
second on the hit and moved to thitd
while Whitted was bSing forced out
Cutshaw scored on Grimm's sacrifice
fly
In the Dodgers half OF the samo
inning Glazner was guilty Of two errors,
and the misplays helped Robbie's men
regain the lead. Myers. the first man
up. was hit By pitched ball. Honey
attempted TO sacrifice, and Skin delayed
fielding the tap long enough 20 allow
Honey TO reach FIRST. Tierney left third
uncovered. and Myers made dash for
that bag, but was cut down. Skin TO
Tierney. Honey advanced to second on
yild pitch and scored on Kldufrs
single 70 left Kilduf reached second
on Bigbee's return to the plate. The
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