Evening star., 1943-08-23
58,4O4, Season Mark,
See Tigers Topp|e
Yankees Twice
BY TED MEIER.
Associated Press Sports Write


Sunday was home-run day in the
major leagues A total of % round
trippers. including two with the
bases loaded, were ciouted into the
bleaChers to boost the home run
production for the year to 678-34O
in the American and 338 in the
National League.
Twelve of the % circuit blows
were made in the American loop
and 6 Of the II were hammered
at Detroit, where baseball's largest
crowd of the year-58,4O4 including
54522 paid-chortled in glee as the
Tigers twice walloped the first
place New York Yankees, II to 0 and
s to 3.
The Yanks committed the hard
to-believe total of 10 errors in the
two games, seven in the opener.
But these misplays had nothing to
do with the final outcome, since the
Tigers backed up effective pitching
by Dizzy Trout and Tommy Bridges
with a 27-hit attack that included
six doubles and four homers.
One of Detroit's homers was
Rudy York's 26th of the year and
his 18th of the month. The big
first sacker has only to connect six
more times in his next nine games
to set a major league record of
l9 homers for one month.
Trout. Bridges Sparkle.
Charley Keller socked his 22d
homer of the season and Bud Me-
theny his third against Bridges in
the nlghtcap, but the veteran right
handler had comparatively little
trouble in winning his 11th against
three defeats. Trout scattered nine
hits in blanking the Yanks for his
NTH straight win and 18th of the
year.
A grand slam homer by Catcher
Walker Cooper spanked the St. Louis
Cardinals to double win over the
Boston Braves, 6 to l and 5 to |.
Cooper's feat came in the ninth
inning of the opener and helped
Rookie AL Brazle to his fourth
'trlght victory. Harry Gumbert
made his first start since July % in
he nlghtcap and gained credit for
;he win, although replaced by Harry
Brecheen in the sixth.
Vince Di Maggie of Pittsburgh.
ilso socked a grand slam homer at
Brooklyn, but it availed nothing
since the Dodgers took both ends of
twin bill from the Pirates, 6 to |
and 8 to 6. Ed Head yielded only
i've hits in the opener and famed
10. Except for Di Maggio's homer
lis 15th-Rookie Rex Barney held
he Pirates in check in the night
zap. Hank Gornicki was charged
With both defeats.
Tony Cuccinello socked a ninth
nnlng homer that sent the Phila-
ielphia Athletics down to their 18th
straight defeat, only three short of
he American League record. The
.our-base poke gave the Chicago
White Sox 3to-2 victory in the
afterpiece of a twin bill after Edgar
smith won the opener, S to 2.
Reds Tighten Grip on Second.
CINCINNATI tlghtened its hold on
second place in the National League
oy beating the Phillies twice. 4 to 3
and 20 to 6. Elmer Riddle won his
10th game in the opener. The
was runaway.
With their manager, Mel OFT.
nome in bed from an attack of the
1u, the New York Giants took it on
the chin twice from the Chicago
Cubs, to and to 3. Bill Nichol-
IONS Goth homer of the year-with
,wo on in the first-gave Claude
oasseau his 18th win in the opener.
Relief pitching by Ed Hanyzewski
md Hi Bithorn stopped the Giants
n the second game.
Cleveland beat the Boston Red
5ox twice, 6 to and 7 to in 13
innings.