The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-08-03
AT WILMINGTON
TUESDAY, August y


The Wilmington team increased
their lead to 31a games on Tuesday
night when they took the first of
their three-game series with the
Braves by score of 7 to S.
Joe Reardon went the route for
Hagerstown and although he struck
out 10 he also gave up six walks and
nine hits, including home run and
two doubles. Ray Fletcher was his
catcher.
Ron Mrozinski, lefthander, went
the distance for Wilmington. He
struck out nine, walked five and
gave up seven hits-six singles and
ur-bagger. Lou Heyman was his
catcher.
Charlie Heinbaugh led the Braves
hitting with three for five, in fact he
was the only Hagerstown batter to
get more than one hit. He drove in
one run and scored twice himself.
Both sides scored in the first in
ming.
In the top half, Milicevich, play
ing at short in place of Simmons,
struck out. Heinbaugh got the first
of his three successive hits, a single
to right. Levan walked and Perrin
was safe when Young booted his
grounder to third, filling the bases.
Fletcher then flied out to center with
Heinbaugh scoring after the catch,
but Tedesco ended the rally when
he forced Perrin at second for the
third out.
Loos opened the bottom half with
double to center. Young walked
and Command sacrificed them
around. Schell followed with a
single to left scoring Loos, but when
Young also tried to score on the hit,
DePalma'S perfect peg to Fletcher
nailed him at the plate. Heyman
then grounded to Milivecih, who
booted the ball, with Schell taking
second and Heyman being safe at
first on the error, but Hill grounded
out to retire the side.
1t was Al Hagerstown in the sec
ond. Tufano got a base on balls,
DePalma flied out to left, but Rear
don also drew a walk. Milicevich
went down swinging for the second
out, but Heinbaugh came through
with single to right scoring Tufano
Levan came right behind him with
another single to right scoring Rear
don and when Loos let the ball get
away from him Heinbaugh also
scored on the error. Perrin then
grounded out to retire the side.
That was all the scoring til the
bottom half of the fourth when the
Blue Rocks showed across two runs
on walk to Hill and Newsome's
four-bagger over the leftfeld wall.
Hagerstown got their final run in
the top half of the fifth when, after
Perrin had struck out, Fletcher
caught hold of one and sent it sail
ing over the leftfeld wall. But
Mrozinski bore down again and
struck out Tedesco and Tufano.
The Braves had another chance in
the sixth when, after DePalma had
flied out, Reardon and Milicevich
singled to put two on, but Helm
baugh flied out to deep right, with
Reardon going to third after the
catch, and Levan ended matters by
grounding out to Hill at first. MIRO
zinski then retired the side in order
in the last three innings.
The Blue Rocks got their fourth
run in the fifth Young beat out a
bunt and went to second on Com
mand's single to center, from where
he scored on SchelPs double to left,
with Command moving to third. But
Reardon then really bore down. He
struck out Heyman, gave an inten-
tional pass to Hill, and then struck
out Weytula and ended the inning
by forcing Newsome to pop up to
Levan at first. But he weakened
again in the sixth, when Wilmington
scored three more to make the score
rs.
Reardon started the inning off by
walking Mrozinski. Loos then beat
out bunt. but Young forced MIRO