The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-10
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bullpen. The stocky right handler
got Laabs on pretty play at the
plate, Kurowski to Walker Cooper,
and Red Hayworth flied to Johnny
Hopp Il center.
From there on it was three ur
and three down for the Brownies
as Wilks and Lanier turned in the
second lowest hit pitching per
Torrance of the series. 1t W a S
topped only by Mort Cooper's and
Blk Donnelly's two : hit loser in
the opener last Wednesday.
Meantime, the Cardinals pecked
away at the three Browns mounds
men, pounding out 10 hits-an Of
fensive topped only in the fourth
game when they connected for II
hits.
Stephens robbed Walker Cooper
Of hit to start the second with
leaping finger tip catch OF a
line drive. Kurowski was caught
off first for the final out OF the
frame after driving single past
third Baseman Mark Christman.
Verban, who went three o r
three, and Lanier hit successive
singles with one out in the third
but Potter rose to his greatest
heights by whiting Litwhiler- for
the second stl aight time and also
getting Hopp out on strikes.
The Cardinals worried Muncrie1
in the fifth with Cooper's single
and walk to Sanders but Kurow'
ski killed the attack by flying out.
Verban got his third single with
one down in the sixth and moved
up on Wilks' sacrifice but once
again Litwhiler was unable to cash
on the opportunity.
Singles by Hopp a nd Walker
Cooper were waited in the seventh
when Johnny apparently got his
signals mixed after driving the ball
into left center. He started for
second, pulled up and then was
caught in a run down, Laabs to
Stephens to McQuinn.
Kramer walked Kurowski to open
tho Cards half of the eighth frame
and found himself in h OF water
when Marion laid down sacri'
flee. Verban was Intentionally pass
ed and both players moved up q
base when catcher Red Haywortt
made a wild peg to second in ar
attempt to trap the Cardinal thirc
baseman. Kramer, however, got
Wilks on strikes and Litwhiler was
unable to get the ball out OF the
infield.
Although pounding out their sec
ond greatest hit total for single
game, the Cards failed for the first
time to get an extra-base blow
The Browns, however, kept intact
their record OF getting at least one
extra : base, drive in each game
on Labs second inning triple ano
Kreevich's two Dagger in h
third.
FIRST INNING s
Browns: Gutteridge fouled tt
Sanders near the field boxes back
Of first. Kreevich went down swing
ing. Moore locked at third strike.
No runs, no hits, no errors, none
left ii. ..-.
Cardinals: Litwhiler, after foul
ing off the first pitch and then fail
ing to bunt, swung at third strike.
Hopp. flied to Gutteridge on the
edge of the grass. Gutteridge toss
ed out Musia1. No runs, no hits
no errors, none left.
SECOND INNING
Browns: Stephens swung for q
third strike. Laabs tripled to cen
ter field. McQuinn singled through
second scoring Laabs. Christmar
flied to Hopp in short center. Hay
worth also flied to Hopp in almost
the same spot. One run. two hits
no errors, one left.
Cardinals: Stephens made leap
ing catch Of Cooper's liner. Gutter
idge went back of second to take
Sanders fly. After hitting three
fouls into the left field stands, Kur
woski singled o IF Christman''
glove. Kurowski was trapped be
tween first and second and wen
out, Potter to MeQuinn to Gutter
idge to Potter. No runs, one hit
no errors, none left.
THIRD INNING
Browns: Potter looked at thire
strike. It was the 44th strikeout o
the series by the Cardinal hurlers
tying the six-game series recore
set by the Athletics against thu
Giants in 1911. Musial made grea
running catch Of Gutteridge's fou
in deep right. Kreevich doubled tt
center. Hopp got his hand on thu
ball after a long run but was I'm
able to hold it. Moore walked
Stephens forced Moore, Marion tt
Verban. No runs, one hit, no errors
two left.
Cardinals: Christman tossed ou
Marion. Verban singled to shor
center. Lanier singled to center
Kreevich got his hands on the bal
but couldn't hold it. Verban pullee
up at second. Litwhiier struck ou
for the second straight time. Hopr
also struck out. No runs, two hits
no errors, two left. .s.
FOURTH INNING
Browns: Laabs walked. McQunr
sacrificed, Lanier to Sanders. yer