The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-22
CHUCK KLEIN
 PROVES BIG AID
 TO '39 PIRATES
Ex-PhiI Won Game With HOmer-Hit Safely 20
 Straight; Tanks Lose
BYGEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff COrrespondent)


 New York, July p. - (UP) - Chuck Klein, rescued from the graveyard, is the current batting sensation in the National League. Almost sent back to the minors in June, Klein is now breathing fire into the Pittsburgh Pirates come back which has kindled faint hopes that the Buccaneers will put the reverse English in their nosedive of last season.
 Klein,s latest feat dragged game out of the lost column for the Pi- rates yesterday. With two out in the ninth and Pittsburgh trailing 3-1, Klein slugged home run with two mates on base to give the Pi- rates a 4-3 victory over the Giants. The victory placed the Pirates only one game behind the second place Cardinals.
 Chuck, one of the National Leagues greatest hitters during his first six years with the Phillies when they were playing in Bandbox Baker Bowl, has now hit safely in 20 consecutive games. When the Phils let him go to the Pirates in June he was batting .172. Since June 2 he has batted .350 for the Pirates, and during his current 20- game hitting streak he is whaling the agate at AIT. He has driven in 30 runs for the Pirates in 8 games.
 The Pirates got Klein by a stroke of luck. He was going badly at Philly and Doc Prothro wanted to experiment with younger players 50 he gave Chuck permission to try to make a deal for himself. Klein wired all the other managers. Pie Traynor, Pirate manager, happened to be talking to Leo Durocher, Dodger Pilot when the latter re- ceived Klein's wire. He showed 1t to Pie, who didn't get his wire until later. Immediately Traynor con- tacted Klein and signed him.
 The Giants introduced two new inflelders, Frank Scalzi, signed as 8 free agent, at shortstop, and Tom Hafey. recalled from Jersey City, at third. Hafey hit homer with two on off Jim Tobin for the Giants only runs. It was the Giants seventh straight loss and left them tied with Brooklyn for fifth place.
 Bucky Walters scored his 18th victory and his sixth straight in pitching Cincinnati to 6 Al tri- umph over Brooklyn. Cookie Lav- agetto's homer was the only run he has allowed in his last three games.
 Johnny Wander Meer's wild throw to third in the seventh permitted two runs to score which enabled the Dodgers to capture the second game, 4-3.
 The Cardinals split with the Phil lies, losing the opener 16-2 and talk in gthe nightcap, 70.
 Carl Reynolds homer with two mates on bases gave the Cubs a 3-1 decision over the Bees. Charley Root gave up 13 hits but was tight in the pinches.
 Edgar Smith, Athletics castoff piNSilCu tiiC WllltC OOh LU d T-4 FlC- tory over the Yankees, snapping the world chamipons' eight-game win ming streak. Smith allowed only five hits. Gerald Walker led the White Sox attack with B for B. driving in three runs.
 Tn the other American League games Cleveland beat Washington 5-2, the Red Sox broke their game losing streak with a 6-5 win over the Browns in II innings, and the Athletics timmed the Tigers, 6-2. I YESTERDAYS HERO Chuck Klein, Pirates outfielder, whose ninth inning homer with two out and two on gave his club 4-3 win