The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-19
TWO HOME RUNS
 HELP IN DOUBLE DEFEAT OF N. Y.
By GLEN PERKINS Jnited Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Aug. 19 - U.P) - Manager Joe Mccarthy of the New York Yankees would be happier to- day If Jeff Heath, Cleveland Indian outfielder, had continued his early season holdout indefinitely.
 Heath, current thorn in the side of "Marse Joe," hit two home runs yesterday, one in each game, as the Indians defeated the American League leaders twice.
 In the morning contest, Al Smith went the route for the Tribe and withstood a five run ninth inning rally to win 9-8 for his 18th triumph of the year. Bill Zuber started for the Tanks and was belted out of the box in the third. Heath's first home run came in the first inning.
 In the second game, Jeff came up with a homer in the bottom of the 14th inning, again with runner aboard, to give Mike Naymick credit for 7-5 victory. Marius Russo was charged with the defeat after he re- lieved Spud Chandler in the ninth.
 Charley Keller and Bill Dickey homered for the losers in the second game. For Keller it was his 2Oth of the season and for Dickey, the 199th of his major league career.
 The White Sox and the Senators split, Chicago taking the first, 3-2, and Washington the second, AZ. Five D. F.
 A single by Rookie Guy Outright drove in a run and ended the first game in the l4th inning after the Washington infield had snuffed sev- eral rallies with five double plays to come within one of equalling the league record for twin killings in one game
 Four straight doubles in the ninth inning of the nightcap provided Washington with three runs and the ball game Gordon Maltzberger of the Sox and Milo Candini of the Senators were the winning pitchers.
 The longest losing streak of the year, 12 games, was established when the St. Louis Browns defeated the Philadelphia Athletics, 40, be- hind the five hit pitching of Bob Muncrief. Orie Arntzen was the los- ing pitcher.
 The Detroit Tigers increased their winning span to four by defeating the Boston Red SoX, 10. Hal White and Yank Terry tangled in a pitch- CTS duel with White emerging vic- torlous when Doc Cramer scored the games only tally in the first inning.
 In the National League, Hank Gornicki won his third game in two da;s as the Pittsburgh Pirates nosed out the New York Giants, 7-6. in 10 innings in the first of two games, Gornicki, credited with winning two against Boston Tuesday, came in during the eighth inning with the score tied at 6-6.
 It remained for Carl Hubbell making his first appearance since July 28, to break the Giants six game losing streak by hurling a 3-2 triumph in the second. Joe Med Wick's hitting figured in all the New York tallies.
 Jim Tobin bested Elmer Riddle in the first game as the Boston Braves split with the Cincinnati Reds. Tommy Holmes two run homer gave Iobin a 4-3 victory. Bucky Walters won his fifth consecutive victory and 10th of the season with a so shutout in the second.
 The league leading St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies divided honors in two games. Howie Krist won the opener Tor the Champs, 60, with a six hit pitching job. Al Gerheauser scat tered seven hits among the Cards to Win the nightcap, 6-3, and also halted Harry Walkers hitting streak at 29 games.
 Cubs Take Two The Chicago Cubs took both ends or a twin bill from the Brooklyn Dodgers, 7-5, and 15-6. Claude Pas seau registered his 18th success in the opener and Hank Wyse was the winner of the second. Manager Leo Durocher started his two rookie nurlers, obtained Tuesday from Montreal, Harold Gregg, charged With the loss of the first, and Rex Barney, who was driven from the mound in the third inning of the nightcap.
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