Evening star., 1938-05-18
B|GDAYONM0UND
LAID TO NEW BALL
National League Turns Up
Four L0W.Hit Efforts in
an Afternoon.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON. Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer.


The National Leaguers finally have
found that new ball that was intended
to help the pitchers so much this
season.
The Fingers had been getting their
ears pinned back regularly, but the
results of yesterdays games indicate
the pitchers certainly had something.
Maybe it was that helpful new ball.
Four games in the senior circuit pro-
duced the following: Two one-hitters,
one three and one four hit hurting
job and some plain and fancy elbow
ing In the days major contest, a l2-
inning duel between the league-lead-
ing New York Giants and the chal-
longing Chicago Cubs.
Although six Fingers saw service
before Sambo Leslie's pinch single in
the twelfth gave the Giants a 6-5
triumph, still is was Well-pitched
game. The first inning produced
most of the scoring, as the Cubs
smacked Cliff Melton for two runs,
and the Giants came back to drive
Tex Carleton off the hill with none
out and tally three times.
Marty's Homer Ties Score.
Thereafter the silent man of the
Giants avoided trouble except when
Joe Marty parked homer in the
stands with two on base in the sixth
and tied the score. Clay Bryant took
Carleton's place and granted only six
hits in 11ls innings. Four were
punched for two runs in the fifth.
Melton tired and loaded the sacks
with none out in the twelfth but Dick
Coffman, ace of relief pitchers, staged
a rescue. Then the Giants went on to
win when Bryant suddenly faded and
let Mel OFT reach second on a pass
and sacrifice. Leeslie, sent in to hit
against Jack Russell. came through
with the blow that scored OFT.
The one-hit pitching feat came from
Russ Bauers of Pittsburgh, who lost
to the Boston Bees. 10. and thereby
qualified TO rthe second rank Of hard
luck guys. and Fiddler Bill MCGEE OF
the St. Louis Cardinals, who beat
Brooklyn, 2-l.
Bauers took his place right behind
the five pitchers in big league history
who have pitched no-hit games for
nine innings or more and lost them
when wild peg followed the only hit
ne granted and resulted in Boston's
lone run. That was in the first in
ming. Elybie Fletcher led off with
q walk; Debs Garms shot single to
center and when Lloyd Waner threw
toward third. the ball bounced of
Fletcher's back allowing the runner
to score. For the Bees Milt Shoffner
pitcher three-hit ball and escaped all
trouble.
Rosen Is Pitchers Nemisis.
Goddy Rosen, who spoiled a no.
hitter for Hal Schumacher earlier in
the year. made the only Dodger hit off
MCGEE and the usually reliable Joe
Medwick was so surprised he let the
ball roll past him and Rosen came
home MCGEE. who famed nine, also
made two of the Cards hits off Luke
Hamlin and figured in the scoring Of
both runs.
Paul Derringer pitched Cincinnati's
Reds to 1871 victory. limiting the
Phillies to four blows, while his mates
collected %, including homer by
Linus Frey.
The American League also got
share of the fine flinging in its only
game as Cleveland's Earl Whitehill
set the Athletics down with four blows
and beat them 5-1. He received the
benefit of Hal Trosky's homer with
one aboard and of the wildness of his
mound rival. George Caster Three
other contests, New York-St. Louis.
Boston Chicago and Washington-De-
troit, were rained out.