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game on Friday night, in thirteen
innings, by a score of to a. Jay
Simmons, who started the Braves
four-run rally in the sixth with 9
single to center, again came through
in the clutch in the final inning when
he drove in the run that won the
ball game.
Al Bennett started for Hagers.
town but was taken out for a pinch
hitter in the eleventh. Ray Brad
ford, the winning pitcher. pitched
the last two innings and really came
through in the clutch. Bob Potten-
ger was behind the plate
Bill Stratton, left-hander and
YorRs leading pitcher, started and
he too was taken out for a pinch
hitter in the top half Of the thir-
teenth. Thies, Highlander
pitched the last frame and was
charged with the loss. Biddle was
behind the plate.
After two scoreless innings the
| White Roses showed a run across
in the third. Passineau, the first man
up, doubled to right and went to
third when Stratton got an infield
hit off the pitchers glove. Weygant
struck out but Hudascek came
through with single to left, scor-
ing Passineau, with Stratton stop
ping at second. Astbury then fouled
out to Levan at first and Biddle end
ed the inning when he popped up
to third.
1t was 80 York in the fifth. Pas
sineau, the first man up, was safe
at first when Tedesco booted his
grounder. Stratton sacrificed him
to second, he went to third on a
balk and scored on a wild pitch.
Bennett struck out Weygant for the
second out, but Hudascek, singled
to center and Astbury came right
behind him with three-bagger, al
so to center, scoring Hudascek with
the second run of the inning Bid
die made the third out when he
grounded to Heinbaugh who threw
him out at first
The Braves suddenly came to life
in the bottom half of the sixth when
they scored four runs to take a one
run lead. Bennett, the first man UP,
grounded out third to first Sim
mons followed with a single to CEN
ter and Heinbaugh made the second
out when he flied to right. Levan
kept the rally going with a single
to right that sent Simmons to third,
and when De Benedict let the throw
get away from him, Levan took sec
ond on the error Perrin then sim
gled to center scoring Simmons and
Levan, and he then stole second.
Tedesco came right behind him and
slammed one over the centerfield
wall, scoring Perrin ahead of him,
but Tufano ended the inning when
he flied out to right
The White Roses came right back,
however, in the seventh to tie it up
A. Bennett retired Stratton on a
grounder to Simmons and Weygant
on fly to center, but then he gave
up walk to Hudascek, and Asst
bury followed with double to CEN
ter and Hudascek crossed the plate
with the tying run. Biddle then
went out to Levan unassisted.
Both pitchers then settled right
down and the game was forced into
extra innings, although the Braves
came close to winning it in the bot
tom half of the ninth when with two
out DePalma and Pottenger singled,
but the rally died when Bennett
struck out. They had another good
chance to win it in the eleventh but
it was ruined by bad base running.
Tedesco led off with single to
right and Tufano sacrificed him to
second. DePalma was given an in
territorial pass and then Tedesco on
his own hook tried to steal third but
was thrown out easily, with De-
Palma taking second on the throw.
Pottenger also got a walk but was
forced at second by Reardon who
went in to pinch hit for Bennett.
Bradford got out of a real hole in
the top half of the thirteenth. Bid
die, the first man up, singled to left
and went to second when Burns beat
out bunt De Benedetti~also laid
down bunt but Bradford bounced
on it and whipped it over to Tedesco
to force Biddle at third, with Burns
taking second on the play and De
Benedict being safe at first on the
fielder's choice Paules then ground
ed to Levan back of first but Brad
ford was again on his toes and raced
over and covered the bag in time to
take the throw for the putout. He
then Intentionally walked PassinealI