The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-14
HOME RUN TODIN NEW TOAST OF NATIONAL LOOP
Former Yankee Pitcher "Cinch" to Add Another
 Hitting Record
BY GEORGE K1RKsEY

Limited Press Staff CorregpOndent)
 New York, May IA. - (Up) = With Q .4O7 batting average and i've homers to his credit, Jim To- bin = Old Ironsides, his mates call him = staked a strong claim today to the title of ''baseball's hittingest pitcher"
 The veteran Boston Braves right handler broke all home run records for pitchers yesterday when he clouted three circuit blows and led his team to . 6.5 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Coming on top of Tuesdays homer as a pinch hitter 1t made four home runs for Tobin in two days.
 The National League record for homers in a season by pitcher is six set by Prince Hal Schumacher of the Giants. Tobin needs only one more to tie that mark and two to break it.
 Tobin, a former Yankee, tied the game, 2-2, with his first homer in the fifth, hit his second homer in the seventh and his third in the eighth with Paul Waner on base. Despite his great hitting Tobin isn't neglecting his pitching and he is Q big reason why the Braves are in third place, only three and a half games behind the pace-setting Dodgers. Yesterdays victory was his fifth against three defeats = one of which was 6 2-1 loss and another a 14-inning defeat in which his mates failed to score. He has allowed only IT earned runs in 66 innings, 45 of which were scoreless. He specializes in a baffling kunckle ball and soft, control pitching. Davis Did It
 Brooklyn got back on the beam by blanking the Reds, 40, behind Curt Davis two-hit pitching. Eddie Joost and Mike Mccormick pro- duced pair of singles, the only hits off the Dodger veteran. Johnny Wander Nicer failed to finish a game for the first time this season as his Ebbets Field jinx continues. He hasn't won a game there since he pitched his second no-hit game C11STS June 10, 1yj6.
 The Cardinals snapped their four game losing streak by clustering a 9-1 defeat on the Phils. Lon Warneke limited the Phils to five hits while the Cards shelled out IS with Jimmy Brown, Stan Musial and Country Slaughter getting three apiece.
 Max Butcher, who beat the Giants six times last season, started 1t all over again, pitching Pittsburgh to 8 3-1 triumph over the Polo Grounders. Frankie Frisch was elected by Umpire Beans Reardon making the third time the Pirate pilot hase been tossed out this sea- son. Rookie Johnny Barrett's double drove in two runs and did the big damage.
 Chubby Dean, an old Yankee jinx, hoiSted Cleveland to within half a game of the American League lead as the tribe beat the Tanks, 7-2. Lefty Gomez, who beat the 1ndi- ans five times last season, was driven from the box. Joe DiMag- gio hit two homers - New York's only runs.
 Tigers Belt BObO Buck Newsom,s threat to rub it in on his old Tiger teammates again failed as Detroit slugged him out of the box and beat Wash ington. 6-2. Hall Newhouser held the Senators to three hits, one 8 homer by Roberto Estalella.
 Myril Hoag's single drove in the run which enabled the Chicago White Sox to nose out the Boston Red Sox. 2-1. in 10 innings. Joe Haynes. who relieved Johnny Hum phries in the ninth. famed Jimmy Foxx with bases loaded.
 In 8 parade of 10 pitchers and 34 players the Athletics won their fifth straight, beating the Browns. l0-9. The Browns left l6 men stranded.