Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Brooklyn Climbs
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Whitewoshes PhiIIies
As Braves Bow; Tribe
Boosts Its Lead
BY Joe Reichler
Assoelofsd Prsss Sports Writer

A new-found strength on the
mound is making the Brooklyn
Dodgers the most feared and re-
spected club in the National League.
The Dodgers, and not the league
leading Boston Braves, have be-
come the team to beat.
Receiving their third straight
route-going performance by a
pitcher, and the ninth in their last
IS games, Burt Shotton's Brooks
shut out the Philadelphia Phillies
last night, 10, to climb within one
game of the slipping Braves. The
Braves were beaten by the Giants in
New York, 80.
AS matter of fact, the Dodgers
actually are better off than that.
They trail only by seven percentage
points as they have lost only Al
games to 48 for the Braves. Boston,
however, has won SO to 80 for
Brooklyn.
In racking up Brooklyn's fourth
straight victory. and its 18th in the
last Is games, Rex Barney gave the
best performance of his major league
career. He permitted only one hit,
fifth-inning single by Third Base
man Ralph Caballero. He walked
three and struck out five, three in
the last Of the ninth.
Wild Pitch Helps Dodgers.
1t was Barney's third complete
game during the latest Dodger drive.
Rookie Carl Erskine, who yielded
only one run Tuesday night, also
has notched three complete games
during that stretch. Southpaw Joe
Hatten owns two and Erv Palica
one.
Rookie Robin Roberts, the Phil
lies bonus Highlander, almost
matched Barneys shutout pitching
last night, but his own error and
wild pitch paved the way for Brook
lyn's lone run in the first.
Marvin Rackley opened the game
with single and moved to second
on an infield out. Trying to catch
the Dodger runner mapping at Sec
ond, Roberts threw to center field
and Rackley raced to third. Duke
Snider famed, but with Peewee
Reese at bat, Roberts uncorked a
wild pitch and Rackley romped
across the plate.
The third-place St. Louis Car
dinals also took advantage of Bos-
tons defeat. coming from behind
to edge the Cincinnati Reds in
st. Louis, 4-3. The Cards now are
only ~ games of the pace.
Cards Win in 9th.
Trailing, 80, in the last of the
ninth, the Cards quickly tied the
score after Nippy Jones tripled
Ralph La Pointe ran for Jones and
scored on Del Rice's single. Red
Schoendienst ran for Rice and was
sacrificed to second. After Ron
Northey walked, Marty Marion hit
what appeared to be a double play
ball, but Red Stallcup threw wild
past first trying to get the last
out and Schoendienst scored the
winning run.
Murry Dickson. who relieved
Starter AL Brazle in the sixth, was
the winner. Kent Peterson, who
was replaced by Harry Gumbert in
the ninth, was the loser.
Eight-hit pitching by Sheldon
Jones and home runs by Johnny
Mize mo. 29 and Sid Gordon (No
"a were the high lights OF the
Giants victory over the Braves. It
was Jones 18th triumph. Vern
Bickford, first of four Boston pitch
ers, was the loser.
Bucs' Rally Tells.
The Pittsburgh Pirates rallied TO,
six runs in the top of the eighth
to come from behind and defeat
the Cubs in Chicago, IA. Boz
Chesnes, the winning pitcher, con.
tributed to the victory with a pail
of singles. The victory moved the
fourth-place BUGS to within Ave
games of the Braves.
The Cleveland Indians extended
their first-place margin in the
American League to three full
games over the Boston Red Sos
and Philadelphia Athletics by de.
feating the st. Louis Browns, 80
Sammy Zoldak, former Brownie, wa.
found for nine hits by his ex-mates
but was tough in the clutch.
Allie Clark got three hits ant
scored all the Indians runs. &c
Robinson drove him in twice with
a double and single and Larry Dolby
sent him home once with a single
Joe Astrowski, southpaw acquired &
month ago from Toledo, was tn,
Brownie loser.
Red Sox Rout AS.
The Red Sox climbed over tn,
Athletics into second place by
percentage points when they un
leashed 17-hit attack against thre,
Philadelphia pitchers to whip tn,
AS, 1912. Ted Williams and Bird,
Tebbetts paced the Red Sox attacl
with three hits apiece.
Eddie Joost, Athletic shortstop
who damned his hand while sliding
into third base at st. Louis Angus
8, has been sent to Philadelphia 70
X-rays. 1t was feared that Joost'
hand was broken. If so. 1t would b
a serious blow to the AS pennan
chances, since Joost generally !
regarded as the sparkplug Of tn
team.