The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-20
BROOKLYN AND
 CLEVELAND HAVE PERFECT RECORD
Both Teams Unbeaten and Not Scored On-Babich
 Beats Red SOx
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, April 20.-(UP)-Un- defeated, united and unscored on, the Brooklyn Dodgers and Cleveland Indians today moved into the fifth day of the sputtering baseball sea- son with perfect records. They had to have some help from the weather man to retain their select records but for once they are the two hottest things in the majors. The Dodgers have to share the National league lead with the Champion Reds, who've won their only two games but are not quite as exclusive as the Brooklyns be- cause they've allowed couple of runs, but the Indians hold undis- puted possession of the American league lead.
 After seeing their heroes polish off the Giants yestercay at Ebbets Field, the Flatbush faithful struck up the old, familiar spring song, ''This Is Our Year" And it might be at that because Leo Durocher has put together 8 hard driving, hustling gang with perhaps the best inf1eld in the National league. The Dodgers have good pitching and if their offense doesn't bog them down they might furnish the Reds their toughest opposition.
 Before an opening day crowd of 24,741 which braved a chilling rain, the Dodgers slashed the Giants to ribbons. Hugh Casey, scattering nine hits, had the Giants eating out of his hand. The Dodgers slug ged out 12 hits off Schumacher and Melton with Cookie Lavagetto lead ing the attack with two doubles and four runs batted in.
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 Johnny Allen sent Cleveland's stock skyrocketing when he pitched the Indians to a 40 victory over Detroit. Showing his best form in years Allen held the Tigers to three hits, all singles by McCosky, Camp bell and Gehringer. A crowd of 26,529 attended, the largest attend ance of the majors second opening day. Lou Boudreau's single, Chap mans double, Trosky's walk and Heath'S homer scored the Tribes four runs off Henry Pippen in the sixth.
 The Tanks staged a 4-run upris- ing in the first inning off Ken Chase and pulled through to 5-3 victory over Washington before 15,- 299, smallest Yankee Stadium open ing crowd in years. Joe Gordon's homer with 8 man on was the big punch. Bucky Harris and the Sena- tors yelled long and loud that Cor don's blow was foul but to no avail. Lefty Gomez, who started for the Tanks, had to retire after five in- nings because of the recurrence of an old injury to his back.
 Johnny .aabic, Kansas City rookie, stopped the Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader after Bos- ton had beaten the Athletics, 7-6, in the opener Babich gave up only five hits to win, 3-1. The As made all their runs in the first frame off Emerson Dickman.. Bobby Doerr's bad throw to the plate let in the first run and then Bob Johnson hit a homer with mate on. Dom Di- Maggio's double, driving in two runs, and Jimmy Foxx's second homer featured the Red Sox victory in the morning opener.
 After dropping two 2-1 games to the Reds, the Cubs scored their first win, a 50 shutout of the Cardinals by Larry French. The Cubs, south paw won his own game with a dou- ble with two mates on in the second off Morton Cooper. Cubs rookie shortstop Bob Sturgeon lashed out three hits Gone double) but made two errors for the second straight day.