The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-26
BROOKLYN BLOWS
LEAD IN The ninth
Durocher Parades Eight
Pitchers To Mound In
Attempt To Win

BROOKLYN, Sept. 25-RAThe
Brooklyn Dodgers were all bu.
eliminated from the torrid Nationa.
League pennant race Wednesday
when, cracking under the terrific
strain, they blew up in a night
marish ninth inning against the
Philadelphia Phillies who scored
five runs to win 11-9 before %, 24s
dumbstruck fans.
The loss set the Dodgers back
a game and a half behind the St,
Louis Cardinals who can clinch
at least a tie by splitting thei-
remaining four games, even if the
Dodgers win ali three of theirs.
The Cards were scheduled to meet
the Cincinnati Reds in St. Louis
Wednesday night.
In going down to defeat, the
Dodgers used eight pitchers, a
record for the National League, and
tying the American League stan.
dard made by Washington in 1918,
In that fatal ninth, the Dodgers
started with rookie Harry Taylor
and a three u lead. Vic LON.
bardi, Art Herring and Kirby Hig-
be followed, and all were hit hard,
with lombard being charged with
the loss although Higbe was on the
mound when Dee Moore delivered
a long fly which brought in Ron
Northey with the winning run.
In as weird a game as played
in Ebbets field all year, and which
consumed three hours and 81
minutes, the Dodgers had come
from behind with three runs in the
fourth and three more in the fifth
to overcome a 81 Philly lead. The
Pills had broken up a IL tie in
the top of the fourth, scoring three
by Frank Mccormick and Pitcher
Oscar Judd, and a two-run double
by Rollie Hemsley. Judd previous
ly had accounted for the first
Philly run with an inside-the-park
home run.
The Brooks, battling tooth and
nail, drew within one run of Phi.a-
delphia in their half of the fourth
on singles by Carl Furillo and
HOWE Schultz, a doubleby Bruce
Edwards and a pair of mlscues
by second baseman Emil Verban.
They knocked Judd off the hill
in the fifth with a three-run three.
hit attack, although only Edwards
single went out Of the infield. Inc
Dodgers grabbed another run IN
the seventh at the expense OF
Tommy Hughes, although it took
two doubles, a single and two
bases on balls to do it, and match
ed Philadelphia's run in the eighth
to 20 into the ninth leading 9-6 and
apparently assured of victory.
After walking pinch hitter Johnny
O'Neii to start the ninth, Taylor
the Dodgers fifth hurler, struck
out skeeter Newsome, but yield
ed a single to Charlie Gilbert, eX-
Dodger, and gave way to Lombardl.
Northey greeted the little lefthano-
err with a single to right center
scoring both runners, and When
Dixie Walker left the ball get away
from him, Northey went to second
After walking Johnny Wy-ostek'
lombard walked himself to the
showers, but Herring, his success
sor, was no better. He pitched the
game-tying single to Jim razor
and passed Frank Mccormick to
fill the bases. Manager Leo Du-
roche- waved Kirby Higbe, his
ace, in and Dee Moore another
former Dodger, flied deep to Pete
Reiser, Wyrostek scoring the WIN
ming run after the catch. Before
Higbe was able to retire the SIDE
Verban doubled in another run To-
insurance.
The Dodgers threatened in their
half of the ninth, getting two hlts
and a walk, but a double play broke
the back of the rally.
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