Evening star., 1944-08-07
Long Stretch al Home
10 Finish Campaign
Is Major Break
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
The st. Louis Browns appear q
shoo-in for the American League
pennant-provided they can break
even In their Eastern swing, which
starts Wednesday against the New
York Giants in New York.
Closing their home stand yesterday
with double triumph over the
Cleveland Indians, 9-6 and GA, with
the aid of big six-run inning in
each game, the Browns ran their
winning streak to eight, one Shy Of
their season-opening skein.
The Browns are enjoying their
biggest first-place lead of the season,
six and one-half games, despite a "a
26 game record away from home.
The reason for this is their remark
able gait at their Sportsman's Park
home. Their latest and best home
stand shows a record of IA victories
and defeats for an overall record
Of 38 wins and 16 losses--a .704 per-
centage.
| If the Browns can win II of their
next % games they seem safe to
be in first place on their return
to conclude their schedule with %
out of their last % games at home.
Browns Rivals Finish Abroad.
On the other hand both the Red
Sox and the Yankees, the Browns
most persistent rivals, must end
their schedules abroad. Neither has
Jared well away from home, the
Reds winning Is and losing t29 on
foreign fields and the Yankees
emerging triumphant in but 81 of
their Sc contests on the road.
Nelson Potter. pitching his first
game since Umpire Cal Hubbard
elected him from game for blow
ing on his hands, was credited with
his 10th victory in the St. Louis
Cleveland opener, while Dennis
Galehouse won his fourth in the
nightcap.
Pittsburgh shattered the Chicago
Cubs l1-game winning streak by
taking both ends of a double header,
1875 and 5-4. The double defeat
dropped the Bruins back into the
second division, one percentage
point behind the fourth place New
York Giants. The Pirates were aid
ed by a nine-run seventh inning
in the opener.
Detroit swept a twin bill from
the Chicago White Sox, 1913 and
81, before 18,801 fans. Dizzy Trout
became the third major league hurl-
er to win II games, giving up only
five hits in the nightcap. He also
starred at bat with his third homer
of the year and a scoring dou-
BILE.
Giants Regain First Division.
The Giants needed only an even
split to regain the first division,
winning the opener from the Phil
lies, 6-2, for Harry Feldman's ninth
victory. and dropping the nightcap,
81. Bill Lee hurled the win for
the Phillies to end a l2-game blue
jay losing streak.
The Yankees won two games from
the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-1 and
10. Johnny Lindell's 18th homer
won the nightcap for Walter Dubiel,
who was opposed by Jesse Flores.
Alley Donald won his 1lth game
in the opener, in which Lindell also
homered.
The Boston Braves dumped the
Brooklyn Dodgers into the cellar
again with a 14-4 and 81 double
pasting. The Braves exploded for
10 runs, the highest single Inning
score in the majors this year, in
the opener to make it easy for Jim
Tobin to win his 18th game. A
5-run rally in the fifth won the
nightcap.
The Red Sox and Senators traded
1-run decisions.
The st. Louis Cardinals defeated
the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in IA in
nings when Johnny Hopp doubled
to score Max Lanier, but may have
lost the services of Pitcher Ted
Wilks. Wilks was hit on the side
of the head by a line drive off the
bat of Steve Mesner in the 18th
inning and had to be taken to q
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