Evening star., 1940-06-23
Two Down as Al
Cracks Single
For Victory
Mosterson Stops Foe
In Last Turn; HudIin
Pounded at Sturt
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT.

ST. LOUIS, June 22.-Al Evans,
the Mats lantern-jawed third-string
catcher, stepped to the plate in the
role of pinch-hitter for only the
second time in more than month
here today and justified those checks
he's been receiving regularly.
Evans came of the bench with
two out In the ninth. Jake Early
perched on third, Buddy Myer on
second and Washington trailing the
Browns, 9-10. He drilled Bill Trot-
ters first pitch to him for a sharp
single to center, scoring Early and
Myer with the tying and winning
runs, respectively, and Walter Mas
terson protected that lilo lead in
the Browns half of the inning.
Washington manufactured II hits
of the combined curving of Elden
Auker, Jake Kramer and Trotter,
but the Browns had hammered Will
lis Hudlin for five runs in the first
inning and a seemingly prohibitive
lead.
Wild Work on Bases.
The Mats all but chucked the
game to the Browns in the eighth.
when Gerald Walker and Zeke
Bonura participated in a zany base
running episode at a time when
Washington couldn't afford it, trail
ing as it was by a run.
Buddy Lewis had singled to right
with one out in the eighth and
Walker sent him to third with a
single to Center. Bonura followed
with a single to the same spot, scor-
ing Lewis, but when Walker made
a belated attempt to take third on
the hit after hesitating at second,
he was whipped out, Chet Laabs to
Third-baseman Harlond Cliff.
Bonura had scooted for second on
Laabs' throw to third, but paused
between the bases to gaze in fond
admiration at Walkers dust stirring
slide. When he awoke to the fact
Walker was out, Zeke also was
caught on Cliffs peg to Second
Baseman Don Heffner.
Walker inserted his opinion of
Umpire Pipgras in emphatic terms
at this juncture and Pipgras, who
had called out Gee at third. ordered
him to leave the premises.
Browns Get Fast Start.
Washington's pitching was re-
ceiving q stormy reception before
that, however. Cliff pumped q
nome run into the left-field stands
In the first inning when the bases
were loaded with Roy Cullenbine
Rip Radcliff and George McQuinn
Hudlin retired Walter Judnich on
a foul, but Johnny Berardino
Whacked another homer among the
same customers.
| The Mats had snatched l run in
the first on George Cases single,
a walk to Lewis, Walkers infield
out and Bonura's fly to center and
reduced the score to 5-3 In the Sec
ond when Sammy West batted for
Hudlin and smashed a single of
the right-field screen, scoring Early
and Myer.
Berardino blasted the Browns into
an 8-3 lead in the third, however,
when he drilled his second success
sive home run into the left-field
stands, scoring McQuinn and Jud-
mich ahead of him.
Mats Battle to Tie.
The Mats whitfield away at that
commanding margin to tie the score
at 8-8 in the seventh.
While Joe Krakauskas checked
the Browns, Washington picked up
two runs in the fifth when Bonura
slammed homer into (you guessed
it, the left-field stands, scoring
Walker, who had doubled with two
out. ahead
Myers double and Krakauskas'
single sliced the score to 8-6 in the
sixth and the Mats locked the count
in the seventh on successive singles
by Bonura and Cecil Travis. Early's
infield out, which advanced them,
and Myers single to left, which sent
them across the plate.
At this stage Krakky, who had
hurled three hitless innings, weak
ened and the Browns promptly
grasped the lead again at 1913 with
a brace of runs in the seventh.
The first was produced on dou-
BILE by Radcliff. McQuinn's sacrifice
and a wild pitch, while st. Louis
tenth run was delivered on a single
by Cliff, walk to Berardino and
Heffner's single that casomed of
Krakky's glove into left field.
Haynes Stops Brownies.
Exit Krakky and enter Joe
Haynes. Joe retired the side with
no further damage.
Singles by Lewis, Walker and
Bonura reduced the margin to 1913
in the eighth and then came the
ninth and Evans.
Masterson, who pitched the ninth
for Washington, walked McQuinn
to launch the inning, but famed
Cliff and Laabs in order before
forcing Berardino to lift an easy
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