Evening star., 1950-07-18
Brooklyn One Game
From Top After Twin
Victory Over Cards
By jack Hand
Asseciaied Press Sports Writer


Asseeioisd Press Sports Writer
The Dodgers pennant push ap-
parently is on under a full head
Of steam In one Of the tightest
scramhles the National League has
seen in years. The sudden turn
about in Dodger pitching is re-
sponSible.
Yesterday, they turned on the
Cardinals again, taking both ends
Of q day-night double-header and,
although in fourth place, they
now are only one game behind
the pace-setting Phillies. st. Louis
and Boston are tied for second
place, one-half game behind the
PhilS.
In st. Louis, they're convinced
the Dodger push is on. So far
the Brooks have whipped the
Cardinals ii out Of IA, the last
seven in row.
Prior to last Fridays games,
Brooklyn was five and one-half
games out and President Branch
Hickey was moaning about the
worst pitching staff collapse I've
ever seen." Now his onrushing
Brooks have a budding fve-game
win streak.
Pitchers Come Through.
Oddly enough, the Dodgers have
been doing it with pitching. The
deep Cardinal staff, top-heavy
with southpaws. has produced
only one route-going ace in Il
games against Brooklyn.
Nine Of IA Brooklyn pitchers to
face st. Louis have gone all the
way. Preacher Roe has done II
four times and Don Newcombe
three.
Roe did it again last night as
the Dodgers crushed Howie Pol
let, I'll, after stumbling to a 6-3
afternoon decision for Dan Bank
head.
Roe allowed only five hits for
his 18th victory. From the mo-
ment Bobby Morgan led off with
first inning homer, the Dodgers
had the game in the bag.
A four-run outburst in the first
inning was enough for Brooklyn
in the day game, but Bankhead
lost his stuff In the late innings.
Shotton had to call for relief. The
game was delayed one hour 16
minutes by rain m the second in
ming.
Hodges Is Injured.
Gil Hodges, who hit his 18th
homer in the big first inning, was
injured when he tripped over the
inf1eld covering in the sixth in
ming. He retired in the seventh
and missed the night game, snap
ping his string Of 1913 consecutive
games since 1948.
The double Cardinal loss let the
idle Phillies, rained out at Chi
cago. sneak back into first place.
Bill Pierro, a rookie from In
dianapolis making his first big
league appearance, was well on
his way to success when Boston
scored five in the ninth and
dumped Pittsburgh, 8-6. Pierro
wasn't charged with the loss.
That went to Hank Borowy, who
gave up double to Earl Torgeson
and a triple to Sid Gordon after
relieving Pierro.
Willard Marshall was the big
gun in the belated Brave attack.
His double. followed by Torge-
sons single, counted for one run
in the seventh. He drove in two
more with a double In the ninth.
Kiner Hits 26th.
Ralph Kiner hit his 26th homer.
tying Cleveland's AL Rosen for the
major league lead. Catcher Earl
Turner also hit one for the losers.
Jim Hearn, making his first
New York start since his pur-
chase from st. Louis a week ago
held Cincinnati to four hits in
an easy 1913 romp. He retired
IA men In order and allowed no
hits after the fourth. Yves Wes-
trum, Alvin Dark and Bobby
Thomson nicked loser Herm Web
meier for homers. It was only
the Giants second win in Their
| last - paYnes
Detroit boosted its American
League lead to AZ games by de-
feating Philadelphia in both
games of a twilight-night double
header. The runnerup Yankees
played only one game, edging
Chicago, 4-3.
Charley Keller's pinch triple
a pinch single by Freddie Hutch
inson and Jerry Priddy's single
helped the Tigers rally with three
in the eighth inning of the 81
opener. Hal Newhouser won his
10th over Reliefer Carl Scheib.
Saul Rogovin, making his thir6
start, went the route for the first
time in the 81 night game. He
allowed seven hits and escaped
serious trouble with the aid OF