The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-24


Series. Yet only two clubs, the
Cleveland Indians and New York
Yankees have done better. each
winning le and losing ~ In the
same period. but both were too far
back 10 close the gap.
Three Splits
LATHE happened 70 alter the Inn
passe yesterday with the three lead
ers. the Browns, Yankees and Red
Cox dividing their double headers.
while the Cleveland Indians picked
up a game by winning two and tax
ing over fourth place. The Detroit
Tigers, who were temporarily men,
acing. collapsed after winning six
straight losing twice TO the PHIL
adelphia Athletics.
Cleveland called in q pair Of Grip
ples'' JEFF Heath and Mel Haroer TO
punctuate its victories over Wash.
ington. 4 TO , and 3 70 5. Heath.
ollt since June II with knee IN
Jury, Grove IN two runs In the OPEN
er with n pinch hit single, while
Harder pitched the second victory.
Vernon stephens baaes-full home
run spanked the Browns TO 3 10 ,
second game victory over Boston
after tire Red Eox hunliliated TIC
league leaders with q i2.i triumph
In the opener. Bobby Doerr hit
llOmers IN each game for the Sex.
Cecil Tex HughsoD won hts 18TH
game for Boston, while sig Jssgcki
was effective IN annexine lis eighth
for tire BrownS.
The Yankees fsiled 20 gain at
Chicago. winning the first : TO .
with Eve ureaTned runs In the third
inning and losing the second 10 20
8, when the white 6ox mauled
Rookie Joe Page for six runs IN tne
FIRST two innings.
Detroit dropped 20 fifth place
with its twin trimmings At the hand
Of the lowly As. - 70 3 and 3 20 2.
Philadelphia made 10 hits for n
bases In the opener. and In contrast
Jess Flores and Frank Oyermire
dueled for eight seoreless innings IN
the second. The AS made three
runs on three singles. 4 passed ball
and q halk By Overnlire In the
ninth. The Tigers scored twice IN
their half blst Relief Pitcher Joe
Berry stopped the threat
The Cubs and Giants gave the
record book a going over iI' dividing
double header. Chicago winning
the first 10 6 and losing the Sec
Ond 70 10 10. Bill Nicholson, with
three hoiBers IN the first and one In
the second equalled q major mark
and set one In ~ national for hOFIl-
ers IN 2 double header. A Saturday
homer. combined with three IN Site
eessiOD yesterday. tied another mai
or mark for four homers In eonse-
cutiye Official times ~ bat The
teams set a new big league record
for pitchers In one game. each side
trotting out seven In the nigbteap
20 silrpass the former total OF ~
by the Cubs and Cincinnati Reds
IN 1912. Both teams tied the Ma
ii0nal League top Of seven pitchers
IN ore game. Htcholsol1'g splurge
put him In O tie with Manager Net
OFT OF the Giants for the Major
League homer lead with p each.
OFT also got q homer IN the first
game.
The Cards moved ne,Tiiy along,
winning two at Boston. . 70 2 and
5 10 behind their aces. Max LanieF
and Mort Cooper. LanteF, Telieye5
by Pred Schmidt after striking out
eight braves. didn't get credit for
the opener, but bic Mort. going
after only two days rest W0Tl his
18Th game easily,
Bans Last ~
Pittsburgh took over second place,
dEubblng the last place Brooklyn
Dodgers 7 70 5 and Q to &, getting
five runs In the iith inning Of the
second game, The Dodgers, build
ING up new losing streak which
has reached five, have won only
two Of their last % games. Vince
DiAsaggio's three run homer gas the
big blow tn the Pirates clutch Fai-
g,
Bneky Walters filed for the see,
opd time ~ q BID for bis 10th vie
tory, but the Phlllies paid Tor the
"snub' 70 the Cincinnati ace when
Clyde EhonD held them 20 five hits
for ? 10 ! victory IN the second
game, 1'ls Phils TOOK the opener
] 10 9 after seoFtng SIX runs OFF
Walters, but hts seven game vim
ming slgeak remained intact when
Relief Pitcher Harry GumbeTt Yield
~ the winning run after the Reds
tied the count az sail
Yesterdays STAR - Bin
Nicholson Of the Chicago Cubs, Who
egualled two records and set a third
With his four h0BleTs N Q double
header With the Neg YORK Giants.