The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-10-08
YANKEES CRASH
THROUGH ERROR
FILLED TOURNEY
Brazale Has New York
Groveling Until Mis-
cues Begin


Oct. 7.-(R-The st. Louis Cardi.
nails, supposed to be basebalps wiz
ards of defense. collapsed in the
field today, and the New Y k
Yankees crashed through the open.
ing for five runs in the eighth in
ming to win the third game of the
1943 World Series, 6 to 2, before
an all-time record series crowd Of
So. 900.
J It was an old familiar story te
MANY of the fans who damned this
big arena on a hazy October after
noon to see the last game here be-
fore the two teams left for St
Louis tonight to complete the Sc.
ries in the Cardinals park begin.
ming Sunday.
The Yankees were groveline
helplessly before tn e amazingly
cool pitching Of Alpha tBet) Braz.
lie, 27-year-old rookie lefthander
who had come up from the Pacific
Coast league in mid-July. Then
came a break. Two errors and an
intentional walk loaded the bases
with one out and Bill johnson,
New York's slender freshman third
baseman. smashed triple into
left center.
This block-buster blew the game
right out of the park, but after
Rrazale had been removed the
Yanks made three more singles
and scored two more runs Just to
make certain the Cardinals did not
get over the conclusion.
In the early innings the contest
was a masterpiece of fine fielding
with various players on both teams
contributing a series of spectacu-
lar catches and for the third con-
secutive game the Cardinals scor-
ed first for a lead they seemed
likely to keep throughout.
They loaded the bases tw e
against Hank Borowy, a wilfowy
young Highlander. in the fourth
inning and single by Danny Lit
whiler, his first hit of the series,
BROUGHT home two runs.
This was an imposing start, but
It failed to rattle the Yankees, and
ST. Louis made only one hit over
the last five frames and a total
of six for the game.
However, the Cardinals would
not have needed more the way
Brazle was breezing along if the
Redbirds had held up defensively.
Over the first five innings he gave
the Yankees just two singles, no
walks, and let only one of these
runners reach second.
He still looked good when the
Yankees scored their first run in
the sixth. Borowy led off for the
Yanks and was looking | k e a
pitcher at bat with count Of two
and two when he smacked a soft
liner to left. But Litwhiler was
playing in close, did not start back
soon enough, and the ball dropped
behind him for a double. He went
to third on a long foul fly by
Tuck Stainback and, after Frank
Crosetti had flied out, scored when
Third Baseman George Kurowski
furnbled a grounder by Johnson.
In the next inning the Y a n k S
went down one-two-three, N c k
Etten tanning for the third out,
and Brazle still was a cool Gus
toner.
But in the last of the eighth
John Lindell made his first hit Of
the series, clean single to CEN
ter, and Harry Walker got hi s
hands all tangled up with the ball.
While he was putting on his jug.
Cling act Lindell galloped to sec
ond on the error.
George Stirnweiss batted for Bo.
rowy and laid down a bunt in an
attempt to sacrifice. 1t was the
obvious play and First Basemar
Ray Sanders of the Cards swoop.
ed down within 20 feet of home
plate to scoop up the ball almost
as soon as it hit the ground and
throw to third to head off Lindell.
His throw was in time, too. and
Umpire Beans Reardon had his
arm up to signal an out when
Lindell, a big fellow 6 feet, inch
es tall and weighing 2O5 pounds,
crashed into Kurowski full force
causing him to drop the ball.
It was another error and the
turning point of the ball game.
Stainback flied to left and Lin
dell was held on third although
Stirnweiss sped to second after
the catch. This caused Crosetti to
be purposely passed, loading the
bases, and set the stage for John
son.
The kid who came up from New
ark last spring to fill the shoes
left empty by Red Rolfe took one
strike and then lined hit into
left center. For minute it seem
ed Walker would be able to get in
front of the ball and hold it to a
single, but it went through both
Walker and Litwhiler and rolled
all the way to the bleacher wall,
$50 feet from the plate, for a triple,