The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
RED S0X DEFEAT
ST. LOUIS, Al

Boston Red SOx cealr a poWeiAuA
blow to the American league pen
nant hopes of the st. Louis Browns
tonight by defeating the Browns
4 to l, behind the four hit pitch
ing of George Woods and Roo
Barrett
The loss cost the Browns the
lead league. They had been tied
with the Tigers up until today, but
Detroit won their game this al
ternoon. The Tigers now are a
full game ahead, with only four
more to play.
The Sox scored their first run
of the series in the first inning
when Lou Finney led off with a SIN
gle, took second on passed ball
and continued to third when
Catcher Ray Hayworth recovered
the ball and made low throw to
second. Finney scored on a single
bv Tom Mcbride after George
Metkovich had famed. Bob john
son and Jim Tabor also famed to
end the inning.
With one down in the Browns
half of the inning Mike Kreevlch
doubled. Chef Labs looked at a
third strike but Vernon Stephens
walked. Then Milt Byrnes famed
to end the threat.
Only three men batted for each
club in the second inning and the
Red Sox continued to lead l to O.
Boston went out in order again
in the third, as did the Browns.
Floyd Baker batted for Don Gut
teridge in the Browns lineup and
entered. the game at second base
at the start of the fourth inning.
The Red Sox filled the bases but
were unable to score in the first
Of the fourth. With one out Johnson
singled and Tabor moved him to
third with another single. Bucher
famed. but Roy Partee worked
Galehouse for a base on balls,
loading the bases. Skeeter New
some flied to Kreevich in center for
the third out.
AL Zarilla batted for Laabs to
start the Browns fourth as Manag-
er Luke Sewel began to insert
left-handed batters against the Of
ferings Of Woods. Zarilla grounded
out. Stephens did likewise and
Byrnes fouled to Finney.
Finney got his second single in
the fifth with one away but Met
kovich was called out on strikes and
Mcbride forced Finney at second.
The Browns attempted to rally in
the fifth but were prevented from
scoring. With one out Mark Christ
man walked. Gene Moore batted for
HayWorth and singled, sending
Christman to third. Mike Chartak
pinch hit for Galehouse and fouled
to Tabor. Baker grounded to Buch-
er for the final out.
George Caster and Frank Man
cuso formed the, new St. Louis
battery. johnson opened with his
second hit. double and held Sec
ono as Tabor was out on an at.
tempted bunt. Butcher was pur-
posely passed. Johnson scored the
second Boston run on Partee's sim
gle, Bucher stopping at third.
Bucher scored on a long fly by
NeWsome and Woods struck out.
The score was to 0 in favor of
Boston.
The Browns had a pair Of base
runners in their half Of the sixth
as Kreevich and Byrnes walked,
but their mates were unable to
connect against Woods and the
runners were left on base.
Finney started the seventh with
single, his third hit, but was
left on base.
With two out in their half Of the
inning, the Browns got a man on
base when Rookie Leonard Schulz
te batted for Caster and walked,
but he was forced by Baker.
1t was announced at the Dark
that no inning would be started
after HOS p. M, Central War
Time, and that play would be
suspended automatically at 1920
p. m. to allow Boston to catch a
train to Chicago.
Newman Tex Shirley took ov-
er The pitching duties for St. Louis
at the start Of the eighth and re.
tired the side in order.
The Browns scored one run but
left the bases loaded in the last
Of the eighth. Kreevich started
things off with an infield hit down
the third base line. Zarilla walked
and when Butcher dropped a
throw at second on a double-play
ball hit by Stephens the bases
were loaded with none out. Byrnes
flied to Finney and Kreevich scor-
cd the Browns first run. Christ
man walked filling the bases again
and Red Barrett replaced Woods
Mancuso lined to Mcbride in cen
ter for the third out.
The Sox picked up another run
in the ninth when Newsome sing
led, took second on a wild pitcn
by Shirley and scored when Bar
rett hunted and Shirley threw
wildly to third. The next three
men were retired.
In the St. Louis half of the
frame, Boris Martin batted for
Shirley and singled, but was trap.
ned between first and second when
Baker dropped Texas league
hit in short left. After Kreevicn
struck out, Zarilla walked, but