The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-06-23
PIRATE LEAD
IS THREATENED
BY CARDINALS
st. Louis Team Makes Clean
Sweep Of Cubs Series
Alexander Triumphs
tBy The Associated Press J

While the Yankees STROBE far
ahead of the American League pack
with four wins in two days, the Car
dinals today were replacing the Cubs
us the imminent threat TO Pirate
leadership of the National League.
Fading after failing TO best the
Pirates in their two game duel for
the lead. the Cubs. who recently Won
L. games straight, have now dropped
four in row. three Of which went
to fatten the averages of the rising
Rcdbirds. The latest was won yes
terday, II TO ., and gave the Cards
a clean sweep of the Cubs series. II
was a personal triumph for Grover
Cleveland Alexander.
Eager for the chance 10 pitch
against the club that sent HIM down
the river 10 st. Louis, where ne
helped win world championship last
year, the iron armed veteran took
the mound out of turn and held his
old team TO six scattered hits. One
was Hack Wilson'S fourteenth homer
Of the season, but it could not turn
the tide.
Cards Now Face Reds
Facing the lowly Reds next in a
series. the Cards have fine chance
TO make things even hotter for the
Pirates.
Still out in from. and holding their
own. the Pirates Embossed their hit
ting howitzers and dropped the Reds,
III to =. IN game that saw eight
pitchers, four for each team.
The Yankees second duplex win in
two days over the Red Sox featured
full day in the American League
with three double headers. The his
tory OF the previous day repeated
itself in that, while the lanks won
both. tneir nearest rivals marked
time by breaking even.
Ruth Ties 1921 Record
Babe Ruth's 23rd and oath homcrs
in the first game helped the Yanks to
their TO 1 victory and made him all
even with his home run showing for
the same period in 1921, his record
year. The ) TO > decision in the sec
ond game was won on "a minimum OF
hi ting with Shocker out steadying
his opponent, Ruffing, although the
latter granted only three safeties.
In both games the SoX made the
more hits. but could not cash them
for runs as effectively as the league
leaders.
al Thomas scored his 18th victory
of the season IN pitching the second
place White Sox to an TO ) VIC
tory over the Browns in the second
game Of their double bill The first
was lost in 10 innings, to =.
Fighting the Athletics for their
third place rung, the Senator'S bcsted
them In the first session, / to >, on
the pitching OF the rookie Lsenbec
who has now won nine games, ther
lost the advantage in a Is to de.
feat as the AS slammed 10 hits off
two less potent pitchers.
One Inning Rallies Win
1t took Kansas City only one in
ming IN each game to win double
header from Louisville and climb in.
to second place in the American AS
ISOLATION race yesterday.
Checked in their attempt t.
scamper across the home plate with
run for six innings, and trailing
the Colonies, the Blues hammered
the ball, punching hits to score four
runs in the seventh inning of the
flrst game TO win, / to >. The rest
81 the game saw no more scoring
In the second game the Blues came
to bat IN the seventh inning again
seven runs to the rear of the hard
hitting Colonies. Then they swung
AoA :" H!Hc-IQH Fdlls, nelG LOUISVILLE
to one run more and won that game
to 5. Because of Milwaukees' spli,
with indianapolis in their double
header, the Blues went into second
place.
A near riot featured the double
bill between Milwaukee and Indian
apol!s. The first game went to the
Brewers, Il. With the Brewers
leading by one run in the sixth in
ming of the second game, Umpire
Connolly ruled ball fair which In
dianapolis fans claimed had hit out
side the third base bag as it bounded
to the left corner of the field. -Four
runs resulted, and pop bottles and
cushions rained from the stands for
several minutes until police were
called to quell the disturbance
After ID minutes delay, the game was
resumed and the Indians won, to G.
Casey Gets Homer
Casey Stengcl, who broke up MANY
games during his days with the New
York Giants, ruined the hopes of
Minneapolis in the 18th inning yes
terday. smashing out a home run
with one on base, and Toledo won,
10 to 8.
The st. Paul Columbus game was
postponed because of rain.
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