Evening star., 1949-09-14
Pirate Is Three
Games Behind
Babe Drive.
WoIIops Four in Row,
Equals Two Marks;
Red Sox Gain in Race
By Jack Hand
Assoeioted Press Sports Write.

Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh's fence
buster, has stolen the headlines
from the pennant race with his
frontal assault ,on, Babe Ruth's
all-time home run record.
Twice last night the Pirate
slugger tied major league marks
as he hammered Nos. At and 48
off Philadelphia Phil pitching.
The marks were most homers with
bases full in a season-four-and
most homers in consecutive at
bats-four.
With II games to 60. IA of them
at Forbes Field. the 26-year-old
Kiner can beat the Babes 1927
score of so if he keeps up his ter
rife September pace.
Right now he trails Ruth by
three games, as he hit his 48th
in game No. 1877, while the late
Bambino smashed his 48th and
49th in No. 1874. However. Ruth
didn't connect with his 50th un-
til game No. 1873. Kiner can draw
up even by hitting a pair this
afternoon.
Hack Record First Target.
Kiner's first objective is Hack
Wilson's National League high of
Sc. set in 1880. That's only eight
away. He also has a good shot at
the most homers in a month rec
ord. Cy Williams hung up the
National League standard OF Is
for the Phils in May. 1923. Rudy
York's 18 for Detroit in August,
1887, is the major league mark.
Kiner has hit 10 so far this month.
When Kiner blasted Hank
Borowy for a grand slam homer
in the first inning of last nights
11-6 win over the Phils. he tied
the mark of four. held by six play
ers including Ruth and Lou Geh-
rig. He followed this with another
homer in the second inning. He
hit for the circuit in his last two
trips to the plate against Chicago
Sunday and also equaled the
mark for homers in consecutive
at bats.
st. Louis and Brooklyn kept
pace in the race toward the World
Series with the Cards shutting out
New York, 10, on Red Munger's
brilliant one-hit game. That left
st. Louis still 11a games in front.
-, Faces Only 2S Batters.
Munger faced only % Giants,
walking one man, in coping a
tight duel from Dave Koslo. After
Sid Gordon singled in the second,
he retired 16 in a row until he
walked Bobby Thomson in the
eighth. Bobby was cut down in a
double-play.
There was a bit Of luck at
tached to the lone Card run. Stan
Musial, trying to hold back his
swing, was credited with a double
when the ball hit his bat in the
first inning. Nippy Jones' single
drove him home. The game was
played in l hour and 81 minutes.
Brooklyn exploded for three
runs in the 10th inning, two on
Jackie Robinson's triple, to over
come Cincinnati, 6-3. The
Dodgers were losing 80 with two
out and nobody on in the ninth.
Doubles by Gil Hodges and Carl
Furillo sent the game into extra
innings.
The Boston Red Sox gave warn
ing that they are not to be counted
out of the American League race
by twice coming from behind to
end Detroit's 10-game win streak,
IA.
Nick Idle Yankees Lead.
With the Red Sox winning and
New York's doubleheader with st.
louis postponed until today be-
cause of rain, the Yankees lead
now measures 21a games. the
Yanks have 10 to play, Boston only
IA.
Detroit hoped on Jack Kramer
for three runs in the first. but
the Sox came right back to tie on
AL Zarilla's three-run double off
Art Houtteman. After the Tigers
got to Kramer for another run in
the sixth, the Sox took the lead
on Billy Goodman's single, Lou
Stringer's double, Birdie Tebbetts'
single and an outf1eld fly by Tom
Wright. pinch-hitting for Kramer.
Mel Parnell, the Sox 22-game win
ming ace, came on to protect the
margin.
Cleveland's scheduled night
game in Philadelphia was rained
out but Chicago and Washington
were able to play their meaning
less contest at Griffith Stadium,
the White Soy winning 40