Evening star., 1948-08-30
'CeIIar-to-Le Jump
Made by Dodgers
In Two Months
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Press Sports Editor

CoulptlSHeQ WQdL many experts SalQ
would be impossible.
In last place on July D. Burt
Shotton's amazing Brooklyn club
was perched in first place today
following a tremendous two-months
drive out of the National League
cellar.
They did it the hard way. too,
sweeping double header from
their arch-rivals, the st. Louis
Cardinals in their home lair, 1877
and ga. A crowd of 33,826, largest
st. Louis gathering of the season,
saw the Dodgers extend their latest
winning streak to five straight.
OF course, the Brooks needed help.
They got it from the equally amaz-
ing Pittsburgh Pirates, who knocked
off the erstwhile leaders, the Boston
Braves, twice, 6-1 and So.
AS a result, the Brooks found
themselves three percentage points
ahead of the Braves, who lead the
third-piace Cards by game and a
half. Pittsburgh established itself
as definite pennant threat by
climbing to within three games of
the top.
Robinson PAGES Dodgers.
AS in many of their victories dur
ing this spectacular surge which
saw them win 80 out of SIS, the
Dodgers yesterday were paced by
Jackie Robinson, their star Negro
second baseman. Robby, who has
zoomed his average from .275 of
two months ago to an even 300,
cracked out six hits in the twin bill.
He simply was poison to the Car
dinals' hurlers in the opener when
he hit for the cycle. He started
with his 10th home run of the sea-
son and followed with triple, dou-
BILE and single in six times at bat.
Robinson also stole a base, his
18th of the season. incidentally,
all have come during the last two
months. He did not steal single
base in his first so games. He batted
in two runs to raise his season total
to II, an unusually high figure for
a second-place hitter.
The second game went 10 innings
before the Brooks put over the
cdincher. A pinch single by Arky
Vaughan drove in Pete Reiser with
the deciding run. George Shuba
also scored when Catcher Del Will
Der fumbled Enos Slaughter's throw
to the plate on the play.
Musial Battles Gamely.
Stan Musial, the Cardinals NOM
inee for the leagues most valuable
player award, did hts best to keep
them in the game. 1t was his triple
to the right-field wall with two
out in the last of the ninth that
forced the game into overtime. 1t
scored two runners and deadlocked
the game at A. Musial, who COL
lected four hits for the afternoon
to raise his leagues leading batting
average to 1882, cracked his 34th
home run in the opener.
Harry Brecheen and Red Munger
were the losing hurlers. Paul Min
ner, secondary hurler, was
credited with the first game victory
for the Dodgers. Hugh Casey, in
relief, got the second victory.
Rookie Bob Chesnes of Pittsburgh
bagged his 18th triumph against
only three defeats in limiting the
foundering Braves to seven hits.
He had a shutout until the ninth
wnen Earl Torgeson singled and
scored BoSton's lone run on a JEFF
Heath triple. A four-run rally in
the seventh inning won the night
cap for Vic lombard. Danny
Murtaugh paced the Pirates at bat
with a double and triple in the
opener and three singles in the
nightcap.
1t marked the first time since
June 13 that the Braves were kicked
out of the league lead. The Dodgers
momentarily knocked them out
August 81 by winning the first game
Iof a twin bill, but before the day
was over Boston was back in first
place by winning the second game
Cincinnati's Reds extended the
New York Giants losing streak to
six straight, whipping Leo Durochers
men twice by the same 30 score.
Pinch hitter Danny Litwhiler
singled home the winning run in the
last of the ninth in the first game
and Pihch-hitter Augie Galan did
the same in the fifth inning of the
second game. The nightcap was
called with two out in the last of
the fifth because of rain.
Chicagos tail-end Cubs divided a
pair with the Philadelphia Phils,
taking the second game, 1914, after
Walter Dubiel Of the Phils won a
10 hurting duel from Bob Mccall
of the Cubs. Del Ennis opened the
eighth with double, reached third
on Andy Pafko's error and scored
on Ralph Caballero's fly.
All A. L. Clubs Divide.
The pennant picture in the Amer
lean League remained unchanged
as every club divided a double
header.
Boston's pace-setting Red Sox
split with the st. Louis Browns in
Boston, winning the opener, 1872.
but losing. the nightcap, 12-4. A
three-run homer by Ted Williams
and a grand-slammer by Birdie
Tebbetts helped Joe Dobson finally
win his 14th game for the Sox. Les
Moss. Don Lund and Al Zarilla
banged four r-baggers for the Browns,
who collected 20 hits of Mickey
Harris and three successors in the
nightcap.
The runnerup YANKEES gained a
split with the Detroit Tigers in
New York, winning the second
game, lilo, after Detroit had come
from behind to take the opener.
9-6 The Tigers, trailing go, came
I'D with five rllns in each of the