The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-11
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drive against the Brooklyn
Dodgers which necessitated base
balls first play-off series. He had
injured HOWE Pollet and Harry
Brecheen in the bull pen and he
was trailing by a game. They could
have been used, but he went with
Munger.
The Red Sox had him in trouble
in almost every inning. But with
sparkling defensive play behind
him and those 20 Cardinal hits,
there was never a moment when
the outcome was in doubt.
Slaughter opened the hit parade
in the second first up, he powder
ed a three-two pitch into the right
field stands, 400 feet away. Whitley
Kurowski, the husky third base
man, doubled off the right field
wall. After Garagiola flied out,
Harry Walker thumped a single
to right which scored Kurowski
the throw in trapped Walker off
first , but Johnny Pesky threw
wild to first for the first of four
Red Sox errors and Walker went
all the way to third. Stats Marion's
sacrifice scored Walker with the
third Cardinal run of the inning
The Bosox tried to get back in
their half of the third when Ted
Williams walked. Rudy York,
winner of two games for the Bosox,
belted what looked like a base hit
into center. But Terry Moore came
up with a dazzling shoestring
catch. He fell, but held the ball
and Slaughter made two success
i've put-outs in deep out field to
retire the side.
Red Schoendienst, pink-cheeked
second baseman, started another
Cardinal scoring spree in the third
which delivered three more runs
and sent big Tex Hughson, the
Bosox starter and losing pitcher
to the showers. He singled over
second and went all the way to
third when Hughson errored in
fielding Moore's sacrifice attempt.
Moore got all the way to second.
Stan Musial, baseball's Tearing hit
ter, walloped a double to the right
field wall which scored his two
mates. Hughson retired and Musial
went on to third when Slaughter
grounded out off Jim Bagby's de-
livery. After another out, Garagi-
ola came up with his first hit which
scored Musial. Walker famed but
the Cards were out ahead by six
big runs.
Munger gave up his first hit in
the third when Moses singled. 1t
resulted in nothing.
Sox Score In Fourth
In the fourth, the Sox scored
their first run. With one away,
Williams rifled a double to deep
center which sent him across the
plate. Doerr walked and with two
aboard, Pinky Higgins worked the
count to three and two as the
crowd roared. But Munger hitched
up his pants and threw Pinky a fly
pitch which Slaughter got with
a running catch in right 1ield.
The Cards added four hits in the
fifth which produced only one run
because the Red Sox cut down
two potential scorers at the plate.
With one out, Slaughter doubled
off the right field wall and Kurow-
ski duplicated, to score him.
Garagiola singled to center. Dom
Di Maggie caught Kurowski at
the plate with a great throw. Walk
er was passed purposely. Marion
singled and Williams threw out
Garagiola at home.
The Red Sox threatened in the
sixth. Yorke walked and Doerr
and Higgins singled to load the
bases with Wagner's fly deep in
the left and threw York out at the
plate.
The Cards added one more in the
seventh. Slaughter and Kurowski
singled with one away. Garagiola
doubled to Slaughter.
The Red Sox got their other runs
in the eighth when Marion's error
put Di Maggie on first. Williams
popped out and York went down
swinging. But Doerr pounded his
homer over the left field wall.
The Cards rally laid it on in the
ninth-coming up with five hits
and four runs while the frustrated
Bosox added two exrors to their
inglorious total.
Slaughter singled, leading off,
Kurowski beat out a bunt when
Higgins errored on the throw to
first and both runners got an
extra base. Garagiola singled,
scoring Slaughter. Marion doubled
to o Kurowski and Garagiola.
Shonedienst was safe and Marion
scored on Mike Ryba's error. Then
came Moore with a single which
tied the series record and meant
that every man in the Cardinal
lineup had hit safely. Musial walk
ed to fill the bases but Slaughter
up for the second time in the
inning-popped to end the parade.
81 Dyer, happy over suuaring the