The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-18
CR0NIN CIRCUIT
CLOUTS FEATURE
RED SOx SPLIT
Both Come as Pinch=Hits ;
AppIing's Hit Beats
Browns
By COLLIE SMALL
United Press Staff Correspondent

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New York, June 18.-(UP)-Joe
(Old Folks Cronin, the aging "boy
wonder" now in his dotage as an
active player, came out of the shad-
oWs today to claim what probably
is new record, two pinch home
runs in one afternoon.
In each game of doubleheader
with the Philadelphia Athletics yes
terday, Cronin stepped up as
pinch-hitter with two Red SoX run
ners on and each time he smashed
a homer. Russ Christopher was the
Philadelphia victim in the opener,
Don Black in the second game.
Cronin's first home run lifted
Boston into a tie and the SoX went
on to win, So, when Dick Siebert
bobbled a ball at first base with the
bases damned tip oermit Eddie Lake
to score the winning run. His four
master in the nightcap fell one short
of knotting the score and, although
the tying run was on third twice
in the NINTH the Red Sox were I'M
able to get over the hump, the AS
winning, 81.
The New York Yankees stretched
their American League lead to four
games in their mag -out-again
series with the Washington Sena-
tors by winning, 9-8, when Early
Wynn forced Nick Etten home with
walk after two were gone in the
ninth. The Yanks erased two-run
deficit in the last inning with two
two singles, three walks and Sem
ator error.
Mucrief Murdered"
Luke Appling's thirteenth-inning
single, which scored Don Holloway
from second base, carried the Chi
cago White Sox to 4-3 decision
over the last-place ST. Louis Browns.
Gordon Maltzberger got credit for
the victory in his 14th relief ap-
pearance while Bob MuncHef, ham
mered for II hits, was charged with
the Brownie loss.
Big Mike Naymick, the Cleveland
fireman, saved both ends of a dou-
bleheader with the Detroit Tigers
as the Indians triumphed twice, 81
and 6-5 (12 innings. Lou Boudreau
singled home the winning run in
the opener and scored the winning
run in the afterpiece following his
lead-off double in the twelfth.
In the National League the cham
pion st. Louis Cardinals dropped
81 verdict to the Cincinnati Reds
but maintained their three-game
lead over Brooklyn when the Dodg-
ers succumbed to the New York
Giants, 8-5.
The Cardinals we're muffled with
Elmer Riddles five-hit pitching
that gave him his seventh triumph
of the season while the Reds were
giving HOWE Krist, Cardinal right
handler, his first defeat compared to
three victories.
Poison to Pitchers
Mel OFT, Giant manager whose
big bat bespoke defeat for the Dodg-
ers the previous day. drew five bases
on balls to equal the modern Ma
tional League record in the New
York success.
The Boston Braves split with the
Philadelphia Phillies, winning the
first, 20, and dropping the finale,
To. Manuel Salvo captured the
first game with a four-hitter while
Newt Kimball was credited with the
Philadelphia victory.
The Chicago Cubs edged the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 80, in seven
inning game called because OF
weather. Wally Hebert, the losing
pitcher, gave up only four hits but
one of them was tremendous home
run by wal Goodman, Cub outfield-
err with two men on.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Joe Gro
min, Red Sox manager, who belted
two homers in two successive pinch
hit roles in the Observation-Disclosures
der