Evening star., 1945-06-28
Leonard Again Is Jinx
To Detroit as Trout
Is Given Whipping
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer


Detroit has dropped out of COM
plete dominance Of the American
League and is tied today with New
York's Yankees for first place. all
because 1t met up once again
with Wasnington's Dutch Leonard,
the hurler who cost them the pen
nant last year.
Facing the Tigers for the first
time since he outpitched Dizzy
Trout on the final day of the 1914
pennant race he caused Detroit to
finish one game behind the pen
nant-winning st. Louis Browns,
Leonard maintained his pitching
wizardry over the Bengals In twi-
light game yesterday, by spinning a
neat four-hitter to triumph 81.
The Tigers downfall, plus the
Yankees To victory over the Browns,
brought the league leadership into
tie.
Floyd (BilD Bevens registered his
seventh victory against two defeats
as he held the Browns to six hits in
pitching the Yankees to their seventh
straight triumph and their second
straight over the American League
champions. Jack Kramer had no.
hitter for six innings, but weakened
in the seventh when the Yankees
tagged him for two runs and folded
in the ninth as the New Workers
added five more. The only bright
spot for the Brownies was Vern
Stephens 18th home run in the
ninth.
Dodgers Increase Lead.
With Luis Olmo, the leagues lead
ing RBI man, driving in the vim
ming run in the ninth, the fast
stepping Brooklyn Dodgers increased
their National League lead over the
second-place St. Louis Cards to
four full games by shading the Chi
cago Cubs 6-5. A crowd Of 20 800 paid,
which increased the total paid at
tendance for 30 games played in
Ebbets Field to sos, ,218, cheered it
self hoarse as Olmo scored Goodie
Rosen with a two-out single in the
last half of the final frame.
New York's Giants swept past
Pittsburgh into third place by an
nexing a twin bill from the Pirates,
1914 and 80, to inaugurate their
second home stand against the
West. Little George Hausmann,
who amassed seven hits in two
games, enacted a Frank Merriwell
finish when he doubled in the tying
and winning runs with two out in
the ninth inning Of the nightcap to
climax a 3-run Giant rally.
Cleveland's Indians handed Russ
his third loss against
II victories in dumping the cellar
Philadelphia, 81, for the
eighth successive de-
feat. Veteran Southpaw AL Smith. |
limiting Philadelphia to eight hits
10 gain his second triumph, was
abetted ably by Teammate Dutch
Meyer who garnered two singles, a
double and triple.
Kennedy Scores 100ih Win.
Cincinnati's vern Kennedy won
his Tooth major league game and
Boston's batting leader, Tommy
Holmes, hit safely in % consecutive
games while the Reds were sweep
ing a double from the Braves,
5-4 in 10 innings and AZ. After
five previous failures to reach the
century mark in victories, the So
year-old highlander outpitched
Mort Cooper and two successors in
the opener to notch his first triumph
If the campaign.
The Cards and Philadelphia Phil
les divided. Vince Di Maggio's third
grand slam of the season, his 18th
homer of the year, in the eighth
ming of the opener paced the Phils
% an 8-3 victory, but Blk Donnelly
hurled a magnificent one-hit shut
,ut, 60, to gain the world cham
,ions a split.
A pinch single by Dolph Camilli
ollowed by Ed Lakes fourth hit of
he game, drove In two runs in the
ninth inning and gave the Boston
sed Sox an 11-9 victory over the
chicago White Sox before 1854
light patrons. Glen Hausmann, in
elief, gained his fifth triumph of
he year.
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