The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-20
IS HOME RUNS
TAKE TOLL IN
BATTING ORGY
Cardinals Force Pirates to
Walk Plank in First Smoky
City Game
HORNSBY BEATS GIANTS
Cleveland Riddles Three Pitch.
ers to Capture Fourth
From White Sox
HORNSBY BEATS GIANTS
(By The Associated Press)

An outburst of terrific hitting
has cropped out in the major
leagues, taking big toll of pitch
ing material on all the clubs with
few exceptions. Fifteen home runs,
including one off the bludgeon of
the mighty Babe Ruth, figured in
the batting orgy of yesterday.
Opening the home season at
Pittsburgh, the Cardinals forced the
Pirates to walk their own plank by
the count of IL to 10 before q
crowd of 10000. The National
league champions called upon 81
players, seven of whom were pitch
ers. st. Louis gathered II hits
against IA made by the Corsairs off
three Cards twirlers.
The sparkling pitching feat Of the
day however was furnished by
Sheriff Blake of the Cubs who put
the manacles on the Reds by allow
ing two measly taps, singles by
Purdy and Ford. Not q Redleg
reached second base while Chicago
blazed out with the biggest hitting
carnival thus far in the campaign
by humping three opposing hurlers
for 81 hits for 13 to O decision.
Perfect Day at Bat
Hack Wilson, star outficlder who
returned to the game after q brief
absence due to an injury, led the
Cubs attack with two home runs. a
double and single for a perfect
day at bat.
Acting Manager Rogers Hornsby
of the Braves piloted his warriors
through to q 8 to 8 victory in q
1O-inning thriller with the Giants.
Hornsby crossed the plate with the
tying run in the ninth and in the
tenth slashed a single with a man
on third and two out to save the day
for Boston. The Braves hammered
Cantwell and Faulkner for is hits
against nine credited to the Nc
Grawmen off the combined efforts
Of Genewich and Brandt.
The Robins ripped out with three
home runs, one each for Elliott,
Bressler and Herman, but they took
the small end of a 9 to 5 score
against the Phillies. The Quakers
put the game away in the sixth
inning when Jumbo Elicit was
chased to the showers during a sew
en-run rally. Leach, whose triple in
the first scored Philly, cracked a
homer in the seventh with one on
base.
Ruth Gets No. 1
Ruth entertained Boston fans on
patriots day by propclling homer
No. l of 1928 into the right field
bleachers in the fifth inning of the
Yankees second game with the Red
Sox. The Bambino had gone hit
less in morning contest which the
Hose won by to 6 although out
batted by the Hugmen, 16 to 10. It
was the first defeat for the worlds
champions this year. But the New
Workers went after the afternoon
fray, winning by Z to 2 in six inn.
ings. the game being abbreviated on
account OF rain. Ruth now lags
but one run behind his twin fence
buster, Lou Gehrig, in the home run
derby.
Cleveland riddlcd three hurlers
with Is safeties to capture the
fourth straight from the White Sox
by 9 to 2. As the Yankees dropped
an engagement in the Hub, the In
dians assumed the American league
leadership with seven games won
and one lost to five won and one
lost for the New Workers.. Hudlin
went the route for the tribe.
Is Free Tickets
Eighteen bases on balls were dis
tributed in four and one-half inn
ings in the American league tilt at
st. Louis, II of them BY Detroit
pitchers. The Tigers won by 9 to
8. Easterling, the new Bengal SEN
sation, hosting for the circuit for
the second time in as many days.
The Athletics and Senator's were
not scheduled.