The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-31
DODGERS SNAP
CARDS S-GAME
STREAK, 1O-4
ny CARL LUNDQUIsT

New YORK. July St.-'OFy-Att c
81. Louis Browns. IN first place Tor
ali but 10 Of the l04 days since
the season began. staked themselves
to a four and half game margin
today. the widest they have en-
loved since opening the American
league campaign in April With q
nine game winning streak.
Dead serious over the prospects
of their FIRST pennant, the Browns
are using every maxim in the base
ball book to stay In front. They
are fattening up at the expense OF
the weaker teams and are winning
the close ones, coming from behind.
They haven't had a losing streak
OF more than three games.
Against their three most persistent
rivals, the Boston Red Sox. the New
York Yankees and the Cleveland
Indians, they have won only 20
games while losing "a. but against
the other four clubs they have won
81 and dropped only Is.
The Browns worked their tech.
nlque 10 perfection yesterday, win
ming twice from the seventh place
Washington Senators. 2 to l and Z
10 5. while the other contenders were
battling among themselves and
splitting double bills. The opener
was a double shut-out for nine in
nings between Bob Muncrief and
Mickey Haefner, with Haefner him
self driving in what appeared TO
be the winning run for the Senators
In the 10th With a double. Back
came the Browns In their half with
single and a walk which set the
stage for infielder Don Gutteridge
to break up the game with q two
run double. 1t was Muncrief's 18th
victory. Dennis Galehouse had no
trouble winning the second game,
going the route for the first time
this year, while his mates made IL
hits. Early Wynn lost his seventh
straight for Washington.
New York and Detroit made SIS
hits in their games, the Yanks win
ming the opener 10 TO 2, with Hank
Borowy getting his 18th triumph,
while Hal Newhouser won his 10th
Tor the Tigers in the second i3 to
2. George Stirnweiss, with four hits
and two stolen bases led the Yanks
in the opener, while Dick Wake-
field with homer, triple and single
paced the Tigers In the afterpiece.
Cleveland, tops In the league in
team fielding, had a costly ninth
inning lapse with four errors
which game Boston three runs and
to 3 victory in tie opener. The
Indians came from behind them
selves to win the second game 3
to ? on Manager Lou Boudreau's
ninth inning double.
The Philadelphia Athletics gained
split at Chicago, the White Sox
taking the opener TO { to give
Bill Dietrich his 18th victory. while
Jesse Flores pitched q seven hit
shutout to hand the AS a 3 10 0
triumph In the nightcap.
The last place BROOKLYN Dodgers
nearly accomplished q minor mira.
Gle IN the National league, defeat.
ing the pennant-bound st. Louis
Cards 10 to 4 before going down
N II innings Q TO 7. Rookie Tom
warren won his first major league
victory In the opener. then failed
IN an iron man" relief stint In the
second game. going In for the last
Two innings and yielding the win
iing run when Stan Musial stole
Lnlfa ana went home on catcher
MICKEY Owens wild throw. Marty
Marion singled home another run.
Dixie Walker tied the score for the
DoegeTs with homer In the ninth.
while the Cards got their early
runs on three run homers by RAY
sanders and Musial. The Dodgers
snapped a nine game Gard Win.
ming streak In the opener and end.
ca a nVe game losing stretch OF
their own.
The Chicago Cubs moved within
nan game Of fourth place, beating
Philadelphia 4 10 2 and II 10 2,
10 bring their winning streak 10
SIX, Steady pitching by Hank Wyse
and Les Fleming featured the tri-
nmphs.
Boston upset Pittsburgh 6 TO 4 and
2 TO 0. with Al JaYery getting q two
hitter IN the niebteap for his first
victory since June II, He struck
out seven, walked only two and
faced only 30 men The Braves
came from behind 10 win the FIRST
game with three runs In the eighth.
being helped by two errors By
catcher Virgil (Epudl Davis,
superior pitching by Rube Fischer
prolonged the ink that Is keeping
Bncky Walters Of Cincinnati from
winning MS 10th game. the New
York taking tie opener 8 10 o, A
SIX run rally IN the eighth sounded
Walters doom, Fischer held tie
Reds 10 i've hits, Cincinnati re-
taliated BY winning the afterpieee
y 70 with Prank Mccormick bat |
ilpg ~ I'VE runs on two hOmers
and double, Ray Mueller also |
homered 10 give Harry GumbeFt |
aD easy ninth victory.