Evening star., 1948-07-05
Campane|Ia's Hitting
Thrills Dodger Fans;
Giants in Fifth Place
By the Associoisd Press

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by the Asseeiotsd Press
A new idol appears to have won
his way into the hearts Of the Flat
bush faithful to fill the void created
by the departure of Dixie Walker
and Eddie Stanky.
The latest favorite is Roy Cam
PAMELA, a rookie Negro catcher
whose brilliant work over the week
end both at bat and In the f1elo
has left the impression he might
be the long ball hitter the BROOKLYN
Dodgers have been searching for
The stocky native Of Philadel'
phia almost single-handedly wa:
responsible for the defending cham.
pion Dodgers taking two out o.
three over their hated New Yorl
rivals and climbing into sixth place
three games out of the first division
The Giants cropped out of the first
division into fifth place.
In his first game last Friday
night Campanella. just in from st
Paul, cracked three singles IN foul
times at bat, but ninth-innine
Giant rally nipped the Dodgers
Ga. Saturday he walloped 9
triple and two singles and walked
once in four times at bat to help
the Dodgers defeat the Giants, TO
Bosox Overpower AS.
Yesterday the 26-year-old power
hitter smashed two home runs ano
a single to lead the Brooks to a
nerve -tingling 1912 triumph over
the Giants. Each OF his circuit
blows came with man on base.
The heaviest July 4 fireworks
were supplied in the seventh in
ming IN Boston. where the Red SoS
blasted a record-tying IA runs In
one inning to overcome the Phila-
delphia Athletics, 1875. The mighty
Ted williams was the only Boston
batter to fail to connect for at
least one safety. He received three
walks, but did not get a hit In
three official times at bat.
Here's the play by play OF the
big seventh:
Williams walked, Spence sin
gled, Stephens walked, filling the
bases. Doerr walked. forcing in
illiams, to give the Red Sox 6-5
lead.
Goodman singled, scoring
Spence and Stephens. Bats
reached on a f1elder's choice to
fill bases. Kinder singled, scor-
ing Doerr and Goodman.
Di Maggie doubled, scoring
Bats. Pesky singled, scoring
Kinder and Di Maggie. Williams
walked and Spence flied to CEN
ter. Stephens singled, scoring
Pesky. Doerr walked, filling the
bases.
McCahan replaced Harris.
Goodman grounded out, Williams
scoring. Bats doubled. Stephens
and Doerr scoring. Kinder sim
gled, Bats taking third. Di
Maggie walked, filling the bases.
Pasky singled, scoring Bats and
Kinder. Williams grounded to
short for the third out.
Fourteen runs, nine hits, six
bases on balls, two left.
Record Set in Mats Game.
The American League record OF
IA runs in an inning was set by the
New York Yankees against the Mats
in Washington on July 6, 1920, when
Babe Ruth, Bob Meusel & Co.
batted around twice in the fifth in
ming. The Yanks teed off against
Pitchers George Erickson, Bill
Snyder and Harry Courtney. The
Mats wele beaten, ITO, their first
shutout in the IS games they had
played that season.
The Yankees moved within hall
game of the second-place Athletics
and one of the American League
leading Cleveland Indians by de-
feating Washington, 6-5.
The National League leading
Braves were handed a double-set-
back by the Phillies in Philadelphia
To and So, with veteran Blk Don
nelly and rookie Robin Roberts
gaining the verdicts. The double
win enabled the Phils to move into
fourth place.
The Pittsburgh Pirates smacked
the Chicago Cubs twice, 81 and 6-2
behind pair of veteran right
handlers, Rip Sewell and Elmer Rid
die. The twin victory pushed the
second-place Pirates within 212
games of the Braves.
Hank Sauer cracked his 23d and
oath home runs as the Cincinnati
Reds divided a double -header with
st. Louis Cardinals. Although he
failed to finish, Ewell Blackwell
gained his fifth triumph for the
Reds in the opener, 8-6, as the
Cards dropped their fifth straight.