The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-15
SAFE SINGLE
OFF BROKEN BAT
RODS' WALTERS
By GLEN PERKINS

United Press StaR Correspondent
New York, May 15-(UP) If
baseball had a tough break book,
the name Of Bucky walters GER
tainly would head its list today
having missed the record book by
the narrowest of margins yesterday.
A f1uke hit from broken bat
welded by Connie Ryan Of the Bos-
ton Braves deprived the big Cincin-
natl right handler Of pitching the
seventh perfect game in major
league history. Only one has been
recorded In the minors.
Ryan was the only Boston play
er to get on base in the first game
Of doubleheader which the Reds
won 40. His broken bat single,
which probably would have gone
for an outfield putout had the bat
remained intact, barely eluded the
outstretched fingers of third base
man Chuck Aleno. walters retired
the other 81 batters he faced on IL
flies and Is grounders for his fifth
consecutive triumph mad third shut
out Of the campaign. OF the six
men credited with perfect games,
two came in 1880 when 1t took
eight balls to walk batter and
the last was pitched in 1922 by
Charley Robertson of Chicago
against Detroit.
The Braves regained their hit
ting power in the second game and
supported Ira Hutchinson's eight
hitter with six runs for SO VIC
tory.
Cards Take Two
Mort Cooper and George Num-
ger pitched the st. Louis Cardinals
to double victory and a three and
a half game lead over the second
place Philadelphia Phillies. Cooper
won the opener SO when his mates
handed Ken Raffensberger his first
loss Of the season with a 14-hit
attack. Ray Sanders homered in
the nightcap for the only tally and
the 10 margin.
Pittsburgh defeated New York
twice Frank Cuisines single In the
10th inning Of the opener driving
in the winning run to give Rip Sew
ell 10 decision over Bill Voiselle.
Nick Str1ngevich registered his.
third triumph in the second 8-2.
Chicago and Brooklyn split. Fred
Ostermeuller's IL hitter was good
enough for Az Dodger triumph in
the first game but Chicago pushed
across seven runs in the last two
frames to take the second 81. Ed
Hanyzewski was credited with the
Cub triumph.
The New York Yankees moved a
game and a half ahead of the
second place st. Louis Browns by
beating the Cleveland Indians
twice. The first game went Is inn
ings before Johnny Lindell singled
home the marginal tally for 4-3
edge.
Eight runs in the fourth and fifth
innings Of the second game proved
more than enough however, as the
champions won, "a.
The Detroit Tigers snapped their
cellar spot for the Boston Red Sox
seventh place taking both ends Of
twin bill from Boston, 81 and
80. Paul Trout pitched six hit ball
to win the first game and John
Corsica allowed but three bingles
in nwinning the second.
Browns Beaten
The Philadelphia Athletics moved
from sixth to fourth place by de-
feating st. Louis twice. Ford Gar
rison was the big man in the "A's"
4-3 II inning decision in the open
er, his fifth single of the game
pushing the winning run across.
Frank Hayes homered in the eighth
with garrison on base to conclude
the scoring in the nightcap the
Athletics winning 20 behind the
two hit pitching of Luman Harris.
Washington and Chicago divided
a pair in the nations capital. Scor-
ing four times in the eighth the
Senators took the first 40 behind
Wolff. Chicago scored four times
in the last frame Of the finale for
GA triumph.
YESTERDAYS STAR - Bucky
Walters, who. but for the broken
bat single of Connie Ryan, would