The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-07-16
CastoH DahLgren May Be Batting Champion
Third
BASER HAS Been
WITH 7 CLUBS
BY PAUL SCHEFFELS
United Press Staff COrrespOndentl

New York, July 16-tUP)-Win-
ming the National league batting
title is an accomplishment that car
ries laurels enough to satisfy any
player but if Babe Dahlgren of the
Philadelphia Phillies captured the
crown this season, the reward will
be doubly sweet.
Dahlgren, now the regular third
baseman of the PhillieS, truly can
be tagged the No. l caStoff of base
ball, for almost every club in the
major leagues turned thumbs down
on the former Red Soy, Yankees,
Braves, Cubs, Dodgers and Browns
infielder.
This 3 year old veteran traveller"
whether he wins the crown or not
has already enjoyed an ample por-
ton of retaliation for being cast in
the role of ugly duckling. He has
been leading the National league for
mos tot the season and the ma jors
for some time with an average well
over 300.
Going Great
Dahlgren ran his average to 1922,
third best in his loop and fifth in
the ma jors. as the Phillies walloped
the Giants, 81. in last nights
game. He now has collected 80 hits
in 286 trips in II games.
Dick Barrett turned in his second
win in three starts with seven
hitter that snapped a four-game
Philadelphia losing streak The
Phillies kayoed Carl Fischer with
a four-run outburst in the first as
Barrett ran his record to only one
run scored in his last 10 innings
q homer by Buster Maynard in the
third.
Pittsburgh trimmed st. Louis
legaue lead over idle Brooklyn to
five games by beating the Cardinals,
4-3, in a night contest before 24,578.
The loss broke a siX-game st. Louis
winning streak. Maurice Van Ro-
bays, recently recalled from Toron-
to, led the Pirates with three hits
while Walker Cooper paced the Red
Birds with four singles in as many
trips.
The Cubs hits safely in only two
innings, but both were nib ones. to
trounce the Reds, 80, in an arc
light engagement. Hi Bithorn
notched his 10th triumph by check
ing the Reds with four safeties and
permitting only single runner TO
get as far as third-MaX Marshall,
who tripled. Five straight hits and
a long fly sent in five runs for Chi
cago in the third and the eighth.
Orval Grove, pitching sensation
of the American league, hung up his
eighth successive victory without a
defeat by hurting the White SoX to
a IA decision over the Tigers I'M
der the lights before 24,349 at Chi
cago. Grove followed up his one
hit triumph over the Yankees a
week ago with a five-hitter against
Detroit. Dizzy Trout was the victim
Of a seventh SoX blast which was
good for five runs in the second
and two more in the following
frame.
Senators Second
N1lChtS StI lIOll III SiiN
eighth inning gave the Senators a
4-3 decision over the Boston Red
Sox in a night game before 1856
fans at Washington, propelling the
Mats into second place.
Both clubs collected five hits,
with all of the Senators good for
extra bases, including Bob john
sons fifth homer in the sixth with
one on, which tied the score. Yank
Terry went the route for Boston
while Early Wynn and Alex Car
rasquel shared the mound chores
for Washington.
Vern Stephens slammed his 18th
homer of the year with one on in
the fourth to give the Browns 2-1
verdict over the Indians in the only
day game played. Ken Keltner his
his second four Dagger of the year
in the fifth top rovide Cleveland S
sole run. Steve Sundra allowed
four hits for his seventh win, walk
ing none and tanning four. jim
Bagby gave the Browns six hits.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Orval
Grove of the White SoX, who racked
up his eighth win without defeat
by beating the Tigers, IA.