The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-28
BLackweU Wins 10th Game:
Dodgers, Cards Both Lose

NEW YORK, Aug. q -Mg-
Ewel Blackwell became the first
20-game winner in the major
leagues tonight as the Cincinnati
Reds beat the Boston Braves. a to
2, in 10 innings.
Blackwell, still lhnping from leg
injuries suffered in a collision at
home plate in a game with Brook
lyn, allowed seven hits in the nine
innings he worked and Harry Gum
bert retired the Braves in order
in the 10th.
At New York, it was a great
night for the pitcher, too. Raw
Poat, bought yesterday by the
Giants from Baltimore, pitched an
eight-hit 6 to 4 victory over the
Cardinals and hit a triple and
home I'll to drive in two runs.
Johnny Mize, hot after Babe Ruth's
home run record Of 60, belted his
43rd fourbagger, putting him two
games ahead of Ruth's pace in
1927. The defeat kept st. Louis six
games behind Brooklyn.
Cincinnati edged the Braves
when Ed Lukon singled in the 10th,
pinch-runner Tom Tatum made
third on an error, and then scored
IN Augle Galan's single off re-
lief pitcher Clyde Shoun.
Poat, who once pitched for the
Cleveland Indians, spent the past
two years with Baltimore, but
showed major league ability to-
night as he frustrated the Cards
hopes of gaining on Brooklyn. St.
Louis was ahead 3 to o when the
Giants began to move. A single,
a double, an out and Poat's triple
made it 8 to 2, and Mize singled
home the tying run in the seventh
inning. Poat's homer put the
Giants ahead, and then Mize hom-
cred. Harry Brecheen was the
loser.
Ben Handley batted in all the
Pills run as they defeated the
Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 8. He
doubled home three runs In the
first inning and his infieh out in
the third enabled Charley Gilbert
to score after a triple.
Bob Teller scored his 18th vic
tory, a 2 to 1 decision over the
Philadelphia Athletics, as his
Cleveland mates pulled five double
plays, two short of a record. Hank
Majeski homered for the AS only
run, and Hank Edwards and Ken
Keltner belted fourbaggers for
Cleveland's scoring.
Brooklyn suffered its second loss
in a row when Chicago's Cubs.
led by Bob Sheffing's three-run
homer beat the Dodgers s to 8.
Lefty Joe Hatten, who had won
eight straight over the Cubs in
a two-year span, got his Jumps in
2 hurry today as Scheffing poled
his home run in the first inning.
The Dodgers scored single runs in
the third and fourth innings, but
Chicago scored three more in the
sixth inning, one run coming on
Stan Rocks late throw with the
bases loaded and the other two
on Phil Cavarretta's single. John
Schmitz allowed II hits, but spac-
ed them well.
The Yankees beat the st. Louis
Browns in 10 innings, Z to 6. on
George Stirnweiss' second home
run of the game. He got his first
roundtripper on the first pitch of
the game. New York made it 3 to
0 in the fourth inning, but st. Louis
rallied for six runs in their part
OF the fourth. Errors by Vern
Stephens and Walt Judnich gave
the Yanks three unearned runs
in the sixth.
Washington, led by Mickey Yer
non, whipped the Chicago White
Sox, 6 to s.. Vernon, last years
batting champion, hit a double and
two singles, and Gerry Priddy
drove in two runs with two hits.
Detroit and the Boston Red Sox
split a twin bill for the second
straight day, enabling Boston to
hold second place by a half-gam>.
The Tigers took the opener, 7 to 2,
with a five-run burst in the eighth
inning elimaxed by Dick Wake
fields three-run double. Boston,
won the second game, 5 to 4, on
Joe Dobson's hitting and pitching.
Dobson batted home the winning
run in the sixth inning with a
single which scored Birdie Teb-
belts, who had doubled. In the
ninth inning Detroit loaded the
bases with none out but Dobson
gave up only one run. Detroit got
eight hits and Boston seven, and
TeE Williams, league-leading bat
ter, had one hit in seven tries.