The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-01
DETROIT TIGERS OUTFIT TANKS
 FOR l2-6 WIN
Greenberg Hits Homer 46; Pirates Still Hold Lead;
 Cards Take Two
By GEORGE KIRKsEY


 United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 New York, Sept. 1.-CUP)-Come up on the platform Del Baker, and you, Hank Greenberg, you, Charley Gehringer, and all the rest of your Detroit Tigers. Now tell the folks how to beat the New York Yankees "a job which is becoming the toughest task in baseball.
 Del Baker: You've gotta outslug 'em. That's the only way"
 Hank Greenberg: You've gotta outslvg 'em That's the only way"
 Charley Gehringer: You've gotta outslug 'em. That's the only way"
 That testimony is the unanimous opinion of the Detroit ball club. All the Tigers say the same thing and yesterday they proved it was the right way by plastering 1926 de- feat on the Yanks, overpowering them with sheer brawn.
 Pittsburg;s Pirates, fully recov- cred from their "pennant shakes" and on the high road to the Na- tional league championship, might well take a tip from a Tiger in their preparations for the October world series. The Tigers laid down a 14-hit barrage, including six dou- bles and two homers to smother the Tanks.
 Hank Greenberg blasted homer No. 46-putting him si xgames and six days ahead of Babe Ruth's 1927 record d-breaking pace-and two dou- bles. It was one of his greatest days in Yankee Stadium, his jinx park. Charley Gehringer hit two doubles. Dixie Walker got homer and a single. Pete Fox hit a double and two singles. York hit a double. The Tigers were giving the Tanks their own medicine and making them like it.
 Slipped a Bit
 It was the first time since Aug. the Tanks had lost ground in the pennant race. They had a full game shaved of their lead and now have to struggle along on 14-game mar gin, temporarily at least. The de- feat snapped a five-game Yankee winning streak.
 Bill Harris snapped the Boston Red Sox's three-game losing streak by pitching a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Browns. Ken Keltner's 23rd and 24th, homers featured Cleveland's 8-6 victory over the Ath- letics. Johnny Whitehead allowed only four hits in pitching the Chi cago White Sox to TO triumph over Washington.
 Pittsburg held its 6 1-2 game lead in the National league by splitting 8 twin bill with the New York Giants. Manager Pie Traynor pro- tested the first game won by the Giants, 6-5, because of a tangle ot runners at third base in the sixth inning and a misconstrued ruling The Pirates slugged out l6 hits to win the nightcap, 12-3. Catcher Al Todd's passed ball following a two- base wild throw by Lee Handley games the Giants their winning tally in the opener.
 Scoring three runs in the ninth the Boston Bees continued their blazing pace in the west with 6-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs. The loss dropped tho Cubs to fourth place. Garms' single tied the score and then Bill Lee forced in the win- ming run with walk with the bases loaded.
 The Cardinals nosed out the Phil lies twice, 2-1 in 10 innings and 7-6. Emmett Mueller's error in the 10th with the bases loaded per- mitted the Cards to score the win ming run in the opener. Terry Moore's single with the bases jam med in the ninth won the night cap.
 The Cincinnati Reds moved into third place with a 9-3 victory over Brooklyn in a night game. Charley Barrett, recalled this week from Syracuse, held the Dodgers to seven hits. Lombardi and Mccormick hit homers for the Reds in the sixth.
 The victory left the Reds 6 1-2 games behind Pittsburg, virtually tied with the Giants who they trail by .0O1 percentage point.
 YESTERDAYS HERO - Hank Greenberg who hit homer No. 46, A,x,A kA kA