Evening star., 1941-06-12
Brown Fourth
Regular Lost
By ST. Louis
Infielder Has Finger
Broken as PhiIs Bow;
Newsom Comes Back
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

1t takes a great ball club to sur
vive series of injuries such as
the ST. Louis Cardinals have been
getting If the Redbirds succeed in
winning the National League pen
nant, they will deserve double
credit
In the course of beating the Phil
adelphia Phillies, 80, in 10 innings
last night, the Cardinals lost the
services of Third Baseman Jimmy
Brown for about three weeks be-
cause of a broken finger on his
throwing hand.
A month ago their regular catch
er, Rookie Walker Cooper, suffered
a broken bone in his shoulder and a
dislocation of his collarbore, and
since then both First Baseman
Johnny Mize and Second Baseman
Frank Creepy Crespi have had
broken fingers.
These are in addition to the usual
bumps and bruises any baseball
team must contend with. Crespi is
back now, and Mize may be expect
ed to return to service most any
day, but Cooper has at least another
month to go.
Brown Hurt at Outset.
The fact that these bad breaks
have not interfered greatly with the
Cardinals charge toward a cham
pionship already is a fine tribute to
the club and to the reSourcefulness
of Manager Billy Southworth.
Brown was hurt in the first in
ming last night at Philadelphia
while sliding into third base for a
triple that brought his teams first
run. The Phils wormed their way
to a 81 lead in the fifth inning,
but the Cards scrambled to victory
behind the relief pitching of How
ard Krist, who allowed only one
single in the last flve-and-two-
thirds innings and made three hits
himself. A double by Don Padgett
in the 10th knocked in the winning
tally
This triumph lifted st. Louis two
full games ahead of the second
place Brooklyn Dodgers, who were
shellacked, 81, by the Pittsburgh
Pirates in another night struggle.
The Pirates scored five times in
the fifth on a homer by AL Lopez,
Mace Browns overthrow of first
with the bases loaded, and balk.
Three more runs counted on Vince
Di Maggio's homer in the sixth.
Rip Sewell pitched six-hit ball and
kept the Dodgers shut out until the
ninth.
Erickson Blanks Reds.
Dick Erickson, who had won
only one previous game, pitched the
Boston Braves to a three-hit 20
shutout of the Cincinnati Reds in
a duel with Bucky Walters. The
latter allowed no runs after the
first inning.
The Chicago Cubs and New York
Giants divided a double header. the
Cubs winning, 80, and then losing,
81. In the first game Claude
Passeau kept II hits scattered and
hit his own third homer of the year
for the deciding run. Slugger Bill
Nicholson also collected his 18th
round tripper for the Bruins.
The nightcap started loosely and
finished tight as strait-jacket.
Each team used three pitchers and
the count was tied, sail, at the
end of five innings. The Giants
went ahead in the sixth on home
run by Relief Hurler Bob Bowman,
but the Cubs tied the count in the
ninth on Stan Hacks second circuit
clout of the game. Then Vance
Page walked three men to load the
bases and Burgess Whitehead singled
for a New York victory in last half
of the frame.
Newsom Wins Six-Hitter.
Two games in the American
League escaped rain in the Midwest.
The Cleveland Indians enhanced
their lead by whipping Washington,
Ga, and the Detroit Tigers downed
the Philadelphia Athletics, So
At Detroit Buck Newsom pitched
six-hit ball in going the route for
the second time this season and Pat
Mullin aided with a two-run homer.