The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
OSTERMUELLER HAS BEEN HELP
 TO PITTSBURGH
By GLEN PERKINS

United Press Stan COrrespOnAenkD
 New York, June 19 - (UP.) If Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is champing at the bit today, he has several rea- sons, the biggest of which could Do Southpaw Fred Ostermeuller.
 Ostermeuller was waived out of the National League on May 30 in the deal which brought Goody Ro- sen to the Dodgers from Syracuse for Fred and Pitcher Bill Lohrrnan. Both men refused to report to the International League club and were in turn sold, Ostermeuller Co the Pittsburgh Pirates for a reputed $20,000 after they had waived him at the $7,500 waiver price. Lohrraan went to Cincinnati.
 New Life
 Since reporting to Pittsburgh Os- termeuller has pitched some ball games that the Dodgers could have used in a big way. In his first start with the BucS. Ostermeuller defeat ed the New York Giants, 9-4. Five days later he went 10 innings against Chicago, only to have the game end in a 3-3 tie because of rain. In his last starting assignment prior to yesterday, he worked eight innings against the Cincinnati Reds and was not charged with the loss when Bucky Walters won, 3-2, in Il frames.
 Yesterday Ostermeuller gained a split for the Bucs with the League leading St. Louis Cardinals, licld- ing them to three hits in the second game to gain a 3-1 victory after Mort Cooper had pitched six-hit ball to win the opener, l2-2. The Cards have faced better pitching only twcie this year when they were held to two hits.
 The New York Giants drew withs in game of the second place Pir- ates by winning two from the Boston Braves. Two four-run inc ningS. the first and last, gave the Giants 9-2 decision in the opener for Frank Seward and Cliff Melton won the nightcap, 7-2.
 Philadelphia and Brooklyn Split, the Dodgers giving Ed Head his third straight victory in the first, 7-3. The Phillies came back to take the finale. 6-2, driving Cal McLish from the box with five-run splurge in the first frame.
 Harry Gumbert, sold Friday by the Cardinals to the Cincinnati Reds. demonstrated his worth to his new owners by pitching flve-h;t ball as the Reds defeated the Chi- cago Cubs, 5-2 in the first game cE a twin bill. The second game ended in 6-6 tie when 1t was called after 13 innings because of darkness. Bill Nicholson brought about the dead~ lock with ninth-inning homer.
 Tn the American League the Chi- cago White Sox moved from fifth to third place with a double victory over the Cleveland Tndians--their 10th and llth triumphs in their last IA games. Wally Moses sparked the Chicagoans in each game, his l0th- inning homer accounting for 3-2 edge in the opener and he tripled home the tying and scored the wis1- ming run in the ninth inning of the second for 7-6 decision. .,t "a
 Down Again
 The New York Yankees dropped into sixth place when they took q double trimming from tiie lass. place Philadelphia Athletics. Luke Hamlin handed the Champions their third shutout of the season on four hits to win the opener 40. Six runs in the first inning of the after -piece gave Russ Christopher working margin and he won, 8-6.
 Detroit swept twin bill from the IAA 7-3 in the first and 7-5 in the night cap. Hal Newhouser won the opener and became the first American League hurler to achieve 10 vIc- tories. Rudy York's two-run homer in the ninth inning supplied Dizzy Trout with his margin of victory In the finale.
 Washington deprived Boston of a chance to assume the league leader ship by winning the second of two games, 10, after lowing to the Sox 9-6 in the opener. Red Barrett scored his second victory in as many games he has appeared in since joining the club last week. Early Wynn held the Boston hitters to four scattered hits to record the shutout.
 YESTERDAYS STAR Fred Ostermueller, Brooklyn cAstoff, who held the hard-hittlng st. Louis Cardinals to three hits to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a split in two games.
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