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on the third ball pitched. Blades missed
with swing and fouled for strike two.
Groves next pitch struck the dirt in
front of the plate for ball one. A high
delivery for ball two and Blades then
become Groves third strikeout victim
He went down swinging. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Si who was
left at bat when Cochrane died stealing
in the first inning, again was up for the
AS as the last half of the second in
ming started. Grimes opening offer was
wide. After a called strike Simmons
grounded to the board, where Grimes
knocked the ball down and tossed him
out. ~FeXx fouled atop the stand in back
OF the plate after passing up wide one
Another foul, this one to right field
made it strike two. High and wide was
his next. Foxx then met the ball solidly
and walloped it against the fence in
right field, getting three bases On the
blow. Blades handled the ball poorly
when 1t bounded of the fence, and was
lucky to escape an error. This was the
first hit of the game. Miller fouied
Grimes first pitch. Two wide ones fol-
lowed, and the fans whooped 1t up with
handclapping in an effort to discomfort
the st. Louis pitcher. Bing then lifted
q ny to right field, close to the barrier,
and Foxx had no difficulty scoring from
third base after the catch, for the first
run of the contest. The side was retired
when Haas lifted an easy looper to
Hafey. One run.
THIRD INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Mancuso was charged
with one strike when he sent clean
single to right field, the first hit of
Grove. After one wide pitch, Colbert
met the next and duplicated Mancuso's
hit and sent Mancuso to third. Grimes
then came up with instructions to sac
rifice, his bunt bounding by Grove, He
slipped and fell, and Grimes was credit
ed with hit. This filled the bases
with none out With a count of one
and one, Douthit flied to Haas, Man
cuso scoring after the catch with the
run that knotted the count. Gelbert
taking third. Adams then lifted to
Miller. and Colbert also tailed, putting
the Cardinals in the lead, 2 to /.
Grimes made no attempt to advance
FriSch's hot smash, which caromed off
Groves glove, reached Boley too late to
make an attempt at a putout, and
Frisch was credited with a hit. This
put Grimes on second and the two-run
and four-hit rally was snuffed when
Bottomley fouled to his rival first sack
er, Jimmy Foxx. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Bo met the first
pail pitched by Grimes and skied to
Haley The crowd encouraged Grove
with applause as he came to the bat.
being called. Bishop, after taking a
ball, topped one to the box, and Grimes
tossed him out. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Hafey's foul strike was
followed by ball, and Chick then flied
to Haas in left center. Grove was un-
able to locate the plate for Blades, who
walked on four pitched balls. This was
tne nrst pass issued by Connie Mack's
star southpaw. MancuSo, who started
the trouble for Grove in the preceding
round, met the ball SolidIy, but sent it
on a line to Simmons in left center.
With count of one and one and the
hlt-and-run sign on display, Colbert
punched his second single through the
spot vacated by Boley, who was running
to second to cover. This put Blades at
the midway. Grove then put on steam
and famed Grimes with three deliveries.
No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-A ball followed a
called strike, and Dykes grounded to
Adams, who tagged him at first, Bot
tomley doing a fine job of reaching to get
Sparky's wide throw. Cochrane fouled
pair OF strikes, looked over three wide
ones and hoisted to Blades in right
held. Simmons, with count of two
and one, connected solidly with Grimes
next offering and walloped the ball over
the right field fence for a home run,
which brought the Athletics up to even
terms with their National League rival.
The crowd gave Al big hand for this
prodigious poke. Foxx swung as though
trying to emulate the feat of his team
mate. but succeeded only in whining.
One run.
FIFTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Douthit met the first
ball pitched and lifted fly to deep
short, which Boley chung to after a
juggling exhibition. The count on
Adams had gone the limit when he
nied to Simmons in left center. After
Grove had pitched ball and strike
to Frisch, frankie connected for a line
safety to right for his second hit, net
ting him two Bases, but this threat was
scotched when Bottomley sent a soft
roller to F'oxx. No runs
PHILADELPHIA-S at the
first ball pitched, Miller sent bounder
toward center field, which Colbert in
tercepted in front of second and Bing
died at FIRST Colbert also took care of
roller by Haas. Grimes got two strikes
on Boley, both called and with the next
pitch he died on hopper to Adams.
No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
ST. LOUIS-Up to this point the
Cardinals had a total OF six hits as
against only two for the AS, but the
clubs were even up on runs, with two
apiece. With a count of two strikes
and one ball, Hafey connected with a
hot smash which Boley and Foxx col
Elaborated on. Blades was retired by
the same combination. and Mancuso
sent an easy ny to Miller in right. No
runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Gr opening the
Athletics sixth batting turn, was easy
for Grimes, who struck him out with
four pitches. Bishop waited out the
full string and was rewarded with a
free ticket, the second pass issued by
Grimes. A strike was sandwicied be-
tween two wide ones to Dykes. the Sec
ond ball being pitchout. in which
MancuSo tried in vain to catch Bishop
on flrst another strike, then Dykes
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