Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-29
Giants 44th Shoves
Redbirds 10 I TiIts
Behind Dodgers
By Joe ReiehIer
Associated Press Sports Writer


Johnny Mize definitely is aiming
his big bats at Babe Ruth's home
run record of go and If the Brooklyn
Dodgers or st. Louis Cardinals get
in the way. it will be just too bad
for their pennant ambitions.
Mize has "A to his credit counting
his circuit clout yesterday which en-
abled the Giants to defeat the Card
inals for the second straight time,
6-5, and plurnmet the Redbirds down
to seven games in back of the Dod-
gers. He needs II more to establish
a new mark.
Mize currently Is five games ahead
of the pace Ruth set in his record
breaking 1927 season. OF his 81 re-
naming games, nine are against
the Dodgers and three against the
Cards. 1t is his big bat that partially
is responsible for Brooklyn's big
lead over the Cards. The big guy
has hit eight home runs against the
Redbirds this season, four of which
won ball games. He has hit six
against the Brooks. The Giants open
a three game series with the Dod-
gers at Ebbets Field today.
Sets FOrkhand Record.
Mize already owns the National
League record for most home runs
by a lefthanded hitter. Previously
he was tied with Chuck Klein, for
mer Philadelphia slugger at 43. Only
Hack Wilson of the 1880 Chicago
Cubs has hit more. He slammed Sc.
Mics round-tripper, which came
in the first inning with two on and
hurry Dickson pitching, gave the
Giants 1870 for the season. only two
shy of the major league record Of 1872
set by the New York Yankees in
1886. Big John also doubled to drive
in four runs for the day.
The Dodgers gained a full game
on the Redbirds by defeating the
Cubs, 60, at Ebbets Field. They
finished off Hank Wyse with four
runs In the first inning and went
on to win their first game from
the Cubs in their last five meetings.
Johnny Jorgensen, back at third
base for the Brooks after a weeks
rest, drove in three of the runs with
a bases-loaded double.
The third-place Boston Braves
moved within eight games of first
and one of second by taking both
ends of a double-header from the
Cincinnati Reds, 81 and 80, in
Boston. The Braves had to go is
innings to win the first game, then
played only 512 innings of the Sec
ond game. which was halted by
darkness.
Rowe Pitches Shutout.
Schoolboy Rowe pitched the Phil
adelphia Phils into a virtual sew
enth- place tie with Pittsburgh by
shutting out the Pirates, TO, in
Philadelphia. Rowe allowed six
hits in registering his 18th victory
against nine defeats. The Pirates
still lead in percentages, by two
points.
The Red sox won over the Tigers,
1873. Hal Newhouser was socked
for nine hits in 22s innings to alb
serb his 18th defeat of the season
He has won 13. Johnny Pesky led
the Red Sox 22-hit attack with four
safeties. He also drove in five runs
and scored three. The victory left
the Sox u games behind the Amer
lean League-leading New York
Yankees. It also increased their
second place margin over the Tigers
to a game and half.
Pitcher Joe Haynes won his own
game when he singled in the Win
ming run In the 18th inning as the
Chicago White Sox defeated the
Indians, Al, in Cleveland. Haynes
allowed only hits to II for loser
Bob Lemon.