Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-31
CARDINAL MAY TOP
LEAGUES HURLERS
Shutout of Pirates Is His
18th Win of Season, Offset
by Only 6 Losses.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

TRAVELING at his present
clip, big Paul Derringer of
i the st. Louis Cardinals will
have little difficulty qualify
ing as the outstanding major
league rookie of 1881. He might
even, with little luck, finish his
first season as the leading pitcher
Of the National League.
When he shut out the Pittsburgh
Pirates, 5 to o, in the first game of
double-header yesterday, the former
Rochester ace fixed his record for the
year at Is victories and defeats. His
winning average is topped by only one
regular. Jess Haines, also OF the Cardi-
mails. Taking part in 90 games, he has
struck out LOT battsrs, including the
10 Pirates who took three futile swings
yesterday
Although he set a brilliant record
with Rochester last year, the 2l5-pound
Kentuckian scarcely was expected to
prove one of the principal cogs of the
Cardinals fine staff his first season in
fast company. As matters stand, he IS
likely to draw a starting assignment
opening games of the world series.
Yields Only Six Hits.
In setting the Pirates down yesterday
Derringer yielded only six scattered hits,
white his teammates romped en- Remy
Kremer and Bob Osborn for "A. Bill
Hallahan made it unanimous for the
Gay by beating the Buccaneers, TO /,
in the nightcap. Although he allowed
seven hits, as many as his mates could
get off Spencer and Wood, Hallahan
balanced things by striking out ID.
While the two Card twirlerS set a
hot pace, the distinction of giving the
days outstanding performance went to
Phil Collins of the Phillies, who allowed
only one hit in beating the New York
Giants, to 0. in the second game OF
a double-header. Francis Hogan's single
in the second inning was the only blow
of Collins. The Giants captured the
first game to 2, behind Carl Hub
bells tight pitching.
Lefty Ed Brandt chalked up his sew
enteeth victory as the Boston Braves
humbled the Brooklyn Robins, to 2.
in the first half Ct twin bill. Her
mans home run in the ninth with
ODoul on base deprived Brandt of q
shutout. The Robins came from be-
hind to beat Tom Zachary in the night
cap, 4 TO 3.
The Cincinnati Reds fell upon Pat
Malone for fcur runs in the eighth in
ming to square their series with the
Chicago Cubs, 4 to 3. Crabtree's sec
ond lit of the day drove in the winning
run Red Lucas had only one bad in
ming also the eighth, in which the Cubs
scored twice.
Twenty-Five thousand Boston fans
watched the Red Sox take a 14-to-4
plastering from the New York Yankees.
Led by Lou Gehrig. who belted his
thirty-sev2nth home run, a double and
two singles, the Yanks collected 81 hits
off four Sox curverS Ben Chapman
contributed brace of home runs to
the assault.
Goose Goslin smashed six hits, IN
Guiding a homer and two doubles, as
the St. Louis Browns turned on the
Cleveland Indians and swept a double
header. to and to 3. Walt Stewart
and Dick Coffman were the winning
hurlers. Cofman yielding only seven hits
in the nightcap.
The Chicago White SoY committed
eight errors and their four pitchers al
lowed II bases on balls, but they de-
! feated Detroit, 10 to g. in IL innings.
The loss dropped the Tigers into a tie
with the SoX tor last place in the Amer
lean League.