New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-08-08
PIRATES ARE THREATENING
NATIONAL LOOP LEADERS
Pittsburgh Team Knocking on Door of First Division
Corsars Take Two from Dodgers-Giants Trounce
Cardinals-Phils Again Down Cubs-Yankees
Take White Sox-Athletics Again Bow to Detroit
Browns Make it Three Out of Four from Red Sox.
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
II they're wise, first division clubs
in the National league will keep a |
wary eye on the Pittsburgh Pirates |
DOME Bush's Corsairs languished |
in sixth place for so long that they
were counted out not only as posi-
BILE 1928 champions but also as a
factor that the leaders would have
to worry very much about,
But the last month or so has
changed the situation completely.
On July the 1927 champions were
locked deep in sixth place apparent
ly with no prospect of getting any
higher. Then Burleigh Grimes. who
had carried the complete burden of
pitching winning ball for Bush, be-
gan to get some assistance from his
mates, the results were immediate
and to the point In the month from
July I to August inclusive. the
Corsairs won 90 games and lost only
Z, better than $50 baseball
This streak has raised the Pirates
only one notch to the head of the
second division but the interesting
part Of this is that Cincinnati and
Chicago, in a virtual tie for third
place, lead the defending champions
by only three games. In losing
games, the most important factor.
the Pirates trail the Reds by only
one and lead the Cubs by the same
margin but Joe McCarthy's Chica-
goans have won seven more contests
than Pittsburgh.
Beating the Brooklyn Dodgers in
both ends OF a double header, to
3, and 3 to ?. in II innings, the
Pirates ran their latest winning
streak to six in a raw. Grimes reg
istered his goth victory in the open
er, the hrst pitcher in the majors to
reach 50 high 4 total. The Pirates
scored all their runs off McWeeny
in the first four innings while
Grimes was holding the Dodgers. his
former teammates to seven hits. The
nightcap was pitching duel be-
tween Fred Russell and Bill Doak
until the eighth when both retired
for pinch hitters The Robins went
into the ninth with a to lead but
the invaders promptly tied it up and
won out in the 18th on a single by
sparky Adams. Lloyd Waners sacri-
ace and Brother Pauis one base
blow which sent Adams over with
the winning run.
The New York Giants cut full
game of the St. Louis Cardinals
iaad by trouncing the league leaders
10 TO I. Larry Benton was too mucf
for the Cardinals who got only 81;
.,its and we're shut out until tn
ninth The Giants confined thel
scoring to the frst and eighth IN
rirys. eight runs coming across II
the latter frame. The Cards Leaf
was shaved 10 Ave and a half games
The Pills again trimmed the Cubs
to 2 behind the effective pitching
of Willoughby. 1t was the Cuos
third straight defeat at the hands o
the cellar DIV ellers.
The New York Yankees gained
back 4 earne of their lead in tn
American league race by trimming
the Chicago White Sox. 6 to 3, ~nll
Connie Mack's Philadelphia Attn
letics we're bowling to Detroit. 7
l. Herb Pennock held the sox sal
At all sages while his terminates pre-
sented him with a FIVE run lead u
the first inning. Ted Lyons being IN
pitching casualty.
The As defeat left them four an
4 half games back of the leaders
Owen Carroll, former Holy eros
star. pitched hts 18th victory OF tn
season for the Tigers, allowing onl
Ave hits and driving in what prove
to be the winning run with trlpl
in the seventh.
Two horne runs by Lou Blue er
able the st. Louis Browns to max
It three out of four from the Bosto
Red sox. 6 to 5. Blues second home
broke a tie in the last half of tn
ninth Sam Gray chalked up his lit
win of the campaign. Ed Morr
pitched to only two batters after re
lieving Russell in the ninth but ws
charged with the defeat since tF
second batsman was none otht
than Blue.
Sad Sam Jones kept Cleveland
subsection and the Washington Sci
ators whitevashed the Indians,
o. The Senators rocked Ihle. Shau
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