The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-23
Giants Blow
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New York. Aug 23-INs-- They
say in Philadelphia that II the Phil
lies don't break records themselves,
they will certainly assist their com.
petitors to do Sc. And they're right.
The Phillies. In gentlemanly fash
ion did their utmost yesterday to
assist the Cincinnati Reds to the
new 1913 National League scoring
record by bowling 90 to s, In the
nightcap OF a ooubleheader
The Phillies were not nearly so
gallant In the opener. since II re-
quired some effort for the Reds to
acquire a to victory. In the
nightcap OF a doubleheader.
adelphians paraded to the mound
and. after doing everything but ask
ing the batters what they would
have, dished up delectable offerings
OF blooper balls and piff.poff curves
that were good for three triples,
six doubles and a homer by Eric
Upton, % hits in all. Every start
ing member OF the Reds got at least
hit and scored at least one run.
The names OF the second-same
Philadelphia pitchers will be with
held, by request OF their parents.
The New York Giants also OBJ
liged the Chicago Cubs in raising
their total OF games lost to ~.
against So wins. by blowing both
ends OF a double-header, to 2 and
TO 3. Claude Passeau held the
Giants TO six hits In the opener,
while his eliminates trampled on
/ three Giants twirlers for l3 safe
ties. 1t took four Cubs pitchers TO
hold down the Giants in the night
cap, however, after the New York
| ers scored a pair OF runs In the
eighth frame and threatened In the
| ninth.
The Brooklyn Dodgers uetted
four homers for the day as they
trampled the Pittsburgh Pirates In
| both halves Of twin bill 10 ! and
S 10 |. Bobby Bragan, Augie Galan
Howard Schultz and Able Glossop
each connected for the circuit. Ed
/ Head allowed but five hits In the
/ first game and Rookie Rex Barney
/ limited the Pirates 10 seven In the
nishtCap.
The St. Louis Cardinals gave the
Boston Braves two handy thrash
ings. s to | and 5 TO /, for record
OF u straight victories and IL
triumphs in Is starts against the
Braves. Al Brazle pitched six'hit
ball in. the opener and Harries Gum
bert and Breechen allowed five
safeties in the afterpiece.
Moving over to the American
League. where they are not so
polite, the Detroit Tigers exploited
10 New York Yankees errors 10
whip the Gothamites, IL 10 and
| s to 3. The twin victories moved
the Tigers into second place. Sever
Yankee errors and IS Detroit hits
/ featured the first game, and Tommy
Bridges won the nightcap by limit
! ing the Yankees to seven hits.
Tn Washington Senators and the
st. Louis Browns split twin bill
the Brownies taking the first game
S to 5, then dropping the nightcap
to 2, in ten innings. George Case
belted four hits in the afterpiece
including a triple and two doubles
doubled home the winning run In
the tenth.
And again Philadelphia lends q
helping hanG. This time the Chi
cago White Sox were the benefici
aries as the Philadelphia Athletics
handed them two victories, 5 to
and to ,. Tony Cuccinello won the
nightcap with a ninth inning homer
that broke a Fall deadlock. Edgar
Smith turned in a six-hit perform
ance in making the first game his
eighth victory OF the season.