Evening star., 1947-08-14
Jackie S Hot Runnino
Helps Dodgers Boost
Lead Over Cards
By Joe ReichIer
Assoeioted Press Sports Writer

|
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn's dar-
| ing young man on the basepaths,
was being acclaimed today as the
greatest base runner the major
leagues have seen since the de-
parture of Ty Cobb.
Robinson made two hits in yes
terday's 1915 Dodger victory over
the Boston Braves, which increased
Brooklyn's first-place lead over the
idle st. Louis Cardinals to 3h
games.
| After Johnny Sain struck out Ed
Stanky, Dodger leadoff batter in
the first inning. Robinson outlegged
bunt down the third-base line
and when Sain, in his anxiety to
nip the speedster. threw wild past
first, Robinson raced all the way
to third. The Brooks followed with
three more hits, sent Sain to the
showers, and scored four runs.
In the fifth, Robinson crossed
up the Braves with push bunt.
Before Boston got out of the in
ming, the Dodgers had scored five
runs and taken a safe lead.
Robinson Makes 18th Steal.
Robinson also stole his 18th base
yesterday and Tailed twice to in
crease his runs scored total to 95,
second only to New York's Johnny
Mize in the majors.
Here are some recent Robinson
accomplishments:
/. Dashed all the way to second
against the Chicago Cubs on a
fourth-ball wild pitch that went
past the catcher.
2. Ran from first to third on a
sacrifice, and when the Cubs left
the latter base uncovered nomen
tsrily, continued home as the third
basemen failed to get back in time
to handle the throw from first.
3. Trapped off third by sharp
grounder to short, he engaged the
Cardinals in such a. lengthy rul-
down that Dixie Walker, the hitter,
was able to get all the way to third
4. Scored from second base as
Billy Cox, Pittsburgh shortstop,
threw out Carl Furillo ON a hard
hit grounder.
Phils TOpple Giants.
Behind the six-hit pitching OF
Lefty Ken Heintzelman the Phila-
delphia Phillies made it two in a
row over the New York Giants with
So victory. Both Giants J.llies
came as a result Of home runs, Billy
Rigney hitting his 18th and Bobby
Thomson his 23d.
Hal Newhouser, entrusted with
the job Of preserving Detroit's two
run margin over the st. Louis
Browns in the eighth inning OF the
second game of a twilight-night
twin bill, gave up three runs and
dropped his 18th decision against IL
victories. 1t was his first defeat by
the Browns after Is consecutive
victories over them in q three
year span. The Brownie 6-5 victory
gave them a split as the Tigers,
behind Fred Hutchinson's nine-hi
pitching, won the opener, IL.
Bob Feller failed to hold a IA
Cleveland lead as the Chicago
White Sox pounced upon his fast
ball with four-run uprising in
the seventh TO defeat him and the
Indians, 81. Rudy York's 17th
homer, with two men on base, cli-
NAKED the winning rally.
Yanks Rout Athletics.
The New York Yankees retained
their 11-game margin over the
second-place Boston Red Sox In
the American League pennant race
by defeating the Phila delphia Ath-
letics, 81, at Yankee Stadium. Vic
Raschi, the Yankees latest pitch
ing find, won his sixth straight
with seven-hitter. AL Clark, fill
ing in for Joe Di Maggie, who was
out of the lineup because of a sore
heel, batted in four runs.
-Four home runs, two by Catcher
Homer Howell, one with the bases
loaded, helped the Pittsburgh Pi-
rates whip the Chicago Cubs, 1a-2
Billy Cox and Ralph Kiner were
the other homer hitters. 1t was No
% for Kiner.