The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-01
CARDINALS SHOW
|PENNANT CLASS.
LATE in SEASON.
Seventh Place Club Now
CrOwding First Division;
Yanks, Red SOx Lose
By GEORGE KIRKsEY
United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY GEORGE KIRKSEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, Aug. 1-(UP)-The st. |
Louis Cardinals got started too late.
They are now playing the best ball
in the National league but their
early season flop virtually eliminates |
them as pennant contenders.
Since July II the Cards have won
II games and lost four for an $40
average. Not even the red-hot Reds |
can match that pace, having won
only is and lost six during similar
period. BY knocking of the Bees
twice yesterday, the Cards moved
up to within half game of 800 per
cent. Once they reach that mark
you can look for the Cards to climb.
They are definitely a first division
club and might even move up as
high as second in the stretch drive.
Billy Southworth has proved he's
a major league pilot since he took
over the Cards June IL. The Cards
were in seventh place that morning
with record of Is wins and 20 de-
feats for a percentage of .341. Under
Southworth, st. Louis has won 20
games and lost 16 for .644 percent
age.
Southworth has had his troubles,
but he's ironed out most of them and
built smooth-playing machine. His
biggest achievement probably was
Strengthening out the mangled Card
pitching staff and building up the
individual confidence of men who
had been accustomed to being yanked
on the least provocation. During the
Cards recent squirt, Southworth has
had IS men go the route, with 10
of them winning. Only IL relief men
were used in the 81 games, and four
of them participated in one game. |
Cubs Crowded
BY clipping the Bees in yesterdays |
doubleheader, 81 Oil innings) and
17-8, the Cards moved within half
a game of the fourth-place Cubs
who lost again to the Phillies. Max
Vests error on Terry Moore's pop
fly in the 18th paved the way for
the Cards first win. Mize and
Padgett were Intentionally passed.
Koy's fly scored Moore and Stu Mar
tins single scored Mize. Shoun al
lowed only seven hits in winning No.
seven. The Cards ratified off % hits
in the nightcap while MCGEE coasted
to his eighth victory. Johnny Mize
hit homer, No. 90 in the opener and
No. 80 in the nightcap, the latter |
with two-en.
Ninth inning home runs by Burgess
Whitehead and Hank banning, each
with one on, brought the New York
Giants a 5-4 victory over Bucky
Walters and the Cincinnati Reds be-
fore 30,334 fans at the Polo Grounds.
Paul Dean, who pitched hitless re-
lief ball for the final two innings,
was credited with his third win and
Walters charged with his sixth loss
The Cubs suffered costly loss at
Philadelphia. Gabby Hartnett was
hit in the head when Mel Mazzera's
bat slipped striking out and had to
retire. Augie Galan crashed into the
concrete wall chasing Ham Schulte's |
foul fly and was taken to the hos
pital with possibly two fractured
knees. Hugh Mulcahy kept the Cubs
nine hits scattered in scoring his |
18th victory, 7-3. Johnny Rizzo hit
a homer with two on.
The Tigers and Indians fought
from behind to win and maintained
their American league deadlock. The
Tigers beat the Yanks, 7-6, in the
18th when Hank Greenberg's single
scored Bruce Campbell. Detroit had
previously tied the score in the ninth
when Camptell's single scored
Metha. Tommy Bridges famed II
Yanks in nine innings but Archie
McKain, who pitched the last two
innings, was credited with the vic
tory.
Foxx Catcher. Too
The Red Sox did another fold-up,
blowing seven-run lead as the In
dams triumphed 12-11. It was Cleve-
lands fifth straight over the Red
Sox. Ken Keltner homered with the
bases loaded in the fourth. Jimmy
Foxx, who has been laid up with in
juries, returned to action, but went
behind the bat instead of to first
base in an attempt to bolster the
fading Red Sox Pinch Hitter Russ |
Peters single drove in the two win
ming runs in the Tribes four-run
rally in the eighth.
Washington slugged out a 1875
victory over the Browns before SOL
spectators, st. Louis smallest crowd
of the season. Ken Chase helped
win his own way with homer with
one on and two other hits.
The Philadelphia Athletics beat
the Chicago White Sox, 4-3, at
Comiskey park before 22,923 persons.
Wally Moses homered for the AS
in the third with one on. CI