Evening star., 1948-09-10
Dodger Hogties
Hardest-Hittinq
Club in Giants
CIouters Never Close
To Hit; Red Sox Again
OverwheIm Yunks
By Joe Reichier
Assoeioted Press Sports Writer

AsSocioted rFeSS SpofS WfNef
The greatest pennant races in
major league history we're forced
to play second fiddle today to a
23-year-old rosy-cheeked Omaha
boy who only a few short months
ago was struggling to stay in the
big time.
This tall youngster from Nebras-
ka, olond-haired Rex Barney,
raped loudly on the door to pitch
ing greatness last night when he
hurled a no-run, no-hit game
against the New York Giants. 1t
was the first of the 1948 National
League season and the second in
the majors.
Barneys superlative pitching en-
abled the Brooklyn Dodgers to de-
feat the Giants, 20 in New York,
and advance to within 3l2 games
OF the league-leading Boston Braves.
The strong armed right -hander's s
runless and hitless game will long
be remembered by the 36,324 fans
who braved intermittent showers to
witness the contest.
Wrecking Crew Wrecked.
There have been SO other no.
hitters in the ma jors since the turn
of the century, but Barney's mound
masterpiece is set apart from all
others, for it was achieved at the
expense of what has generally been
rated the hardest-hitting club in
modern times.
Yet this heralded wrecking crew
did not come close to connecting
for base hit against Barney's fire
ball delivery. There wasn't a diff
cult chance handled by a Dodger
fielder. Only six balls were hit to
the outfleld. Only five were hit
solidly, two travelling 400 feet or bet
ter, but all were routine outs.
Only four Giants reached base as
Barney faced 29 batters in winning
his 18th victory. He famed four.
Five others were out on pop fouls.
Two New Workers got on via walks
and two on Brooklyn errors.
The only other no-run, no-hit
game this season was spun by Bob
Lemon of the Cleveland Indians
who on June 30 blanked the Detroit
Tigers, 20
Carl Furillo figured in both
Brooklyn runs. He singled in the
second, raced to third on PeeWee
Reese's double and scored while
Buddy Kerr was throwing out Gil
Hodges. Furillo's second single. in
the third. drove in Billy Cox. Cox
had walked and advanced to sec
ond on Bruce Edwards one Dagger
Despite their victory. the Dodgers
remained in third place as the
runnerup Pittsburgh Pirates. behind
the five-hit pitching of Elmer Rid
! die, defeated the Cincinnati Reds
t6-l. The victory boosted the Bucs
within three games of the Braves
who were rained out of their game
with the Phils in Philadelphia.
! Stan Musial broke out of his brief
batting slump, collecting four hits
in four times at bat to lead the st
Louis Cardinals to a 40 victory over
the Chicago Cubs. Musial singled
twice, doubled; tripled, stole home
drove in two runs and scored the
other two.
Red Sox Jolt Yanks Again.
The Boston Red Sox increased
their first-place margin in the Amer
ican League to 3l2 games over the
Yankees, defeating the New Workers
for the second straight time, 9-4
An eight-run third inning iced the
game for the Bosox
Ellis Kinder went the route for
the Sox, allowing eight hits. 1t was
Bostons ninth straight win, seventh
in a row over the Yankees. and "a
out of the last q games. Ted Will
liams. with two hits and three runs
batted in. paced the Red Soxs nine
hit attack
The third-place Cleveland Indians
inched within a game of the YAM
KEGS by nosing out the Detroit
Tigers, 80, in 13 innings in night
game in Cleveland. Eddie Robin
son singled home Ken Keltner with
the deciding run.
St. Louis Browns took both ends
of q double-header from Chicago
So and 4-2, in the only other action
in the American League.