Evening star., 1933-09-20
Pirates Washed Up.

A FTER beating the Phils to be-
~ hind Larry French's steady pitch
ing in the opener for their eighty
second victory of the season. the Buccos
took their sixty-fifth defeat when the
Phils put on an eighth-inning rally fol
two runs. They have seven more tc
play, but if they win them all the best
percentage they can reach is .578. The
Giants, with SO won and SIS lost sc
far. can drop nine more and still have
a 579 mark
The American League race
frightened up meanwhile as the
Senators, with a chance to clinch
the pennant right in front of
them, lost their second straight
game to the St. Louis Browns,
4 to 0, when Dick Coffman al
lowed the league leaders only six
hits.
The New York Yankees did their
part toward staying in the race by
overwhelming the Chicago White Sox
10-1 and 1913. They combined IT.
hit attacks In each game with alright
pitching by George Uhle and Charley
Devens.
This reduced the Senators lead
from nine to seven and one-half games
but didn't make any serious difference
in the pennant race, as two victories
in their remaining eight games still
will win the flag for Washington. even
If the Yanks take all of the nine they
have left.
The Giants, who couldn't even draw
a big crowd on their own home grounds
early in the season, had a big welcom-
ing party ahead of them at the end OF
their homeward journey as champions
with a parade through town to the
City Hall for an official greeting as
the climax tomorrow morning. 1t was
all the warmer, perhaps, because the
team which won the thirteenth pen
nant for a New York National League
club. thus equaling the major league
record made by the Chicago Cubs last
year. was one which fooled the experts
and the fans alike in taking the title
Pitching Turns Trick.
TN 1892 the Giants could get ne
better than a tie for sixth place
Last Spring. despite numerous
trades which showed Terry's energetic
efforts to rebuild the club if nothing
else, they still were regarded as prob
able second division club. Even wher
they started their last Western trip
with 712-game margin after holding
the lead uninterruptedly since June 10
their chances were considered uncer-
tain.
All the way it pds a matter of
unbeatable pitching, NTH the
youngsters, Hal Schumacher and
Roy Pdrmelee, coming through
in fine style, and spirit 1Dhich
carried them through as they
refused to be beaten by their OPP
ponents, by their o1Dn batting
Uedkness or by injuries which
seDeral times threatened to ruin
their chances.
Outside Of the games which had Z
direct bearing on the pennant races
there was little of importance in yes.
terday's ma jor league program. Jimmie
Foxx took a place in the spotlight a.
he walloped his forty-sXth home rur
of the season to help the Philadelphia
Athletics beat Detroit 5 to 2. Bill
Werber Of Boston also did some seriou.
clouting, contributing two doubles ane
triple to the Red Sox's 4-3 triumph
over the Cleveland Indians.
Another Bostonian, Ed Brandt Of tht
Braves, turned in four-hit f1ingint
performance to give his club a 81
victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Tht
Brooklyn Dodgers had field day a.
bat with three Chicago aces. Lor
Warneke, Bud Timing and Charlie.
Root as their victims, and shellackee
the Cubs. IL to 3.