Evening star., 1950-07-09
Only ; Singles
Are Allowed by
Big Lefthander
Rookie AL Simu Routed
Eorly; Only 1878
Turn Out for Come
By Burton Hawkins
Star Staff Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, July 8. -
Overworked Lou Brissie worked
over the Mats quite efficiently this
afternoon. The Athletics left
handler, a war casualty who has
had some atrocious luck this sea-
son, stopped the Washington club
with three widely spaced singles
as the AS slammed three rookie
pitchers for II hits and a 60
victory.
Making his 10th appearance in
his teams last II games-he
warmed up in two other games
Brissie registered the first Shut
out of his four-year career in or
ganized baseball.
The 6-foot-41a war veteran,
whose left leg is sheathed in alu-
minum as the aftermath of an
Apennines experience with Ger
man Shrapnel, halted a personal
f1ve-game losing streak to post
his third win. He has lost 13
games. the most in the majors.
Fourth Shutout for Mats.
Brissie dealt the Mats their
fourth shutout of the year and
their first since June 4. He thus
joins Detroit's Art Houtteman,
Cleveland's Bob Lemon and st.
Louis Ned Carver as shutout con-
querors of the Mats.
The best pitching job of Brissies
career was achieved before an ex-
elusive gathering of 1873, smallest
group to see the Mats this year.
Most of those present seemed more
concerned with the fortunes of the
Phillies as shown on the score
board than with Brissie's perform
ance. The PhilS' win over Brooklyn
generated far more excitement
than the Mats and AS could pro-
vide.
Brissie gave the Mats what
amounted to no chance. He walked
only one and the Mats couldn't
threaten with Sam Denies third
inning single, another by Eddie
Yost in the sixth and the third by
Cass Michaels in the ninth.
The busy Brissie, who has
started Is games and relieved in
seven others, was staked to three
runs in the second inning when
the AS solved Rookie AL Sima for
four hits.
Chapman Starts Trouble.
Sam Chapman started things
with a double and Bill Hitchcock
walked. Pete Suder sacrificed and
Kermit Wahl responded with a
double down the left field line,
scoring both runners. Mike Guer-
ra's single gave the AS their third
run of the inning.
The Athletics margin rose to
four runs at Jim Pearce's expense
in the third inning. With one out.
Chapman lashed a single to left,
Hitchcock famed, but Suder
walked and Wahl's single to center
scored Chapman.
The AS made it SO in the sixth
after Bob Dillinger started with a
single. Wally Moses fouled out.
but Elmer Valo singled to right,
sending Dillinger to third. Dillin-
ger scored when Johnny Ostrow-
ski dropped Chapman's liner for
an error.
Bob Ross was clipped for a run
in the eighth. He invited trouble
by walking Dillinger, who was
wild-pitched to second and went
to third when Moses grounded out.
Valo's single brought Dillinger
across.
Nobody Reaches Third.
The Mats didn't get a man to
third base all afternoon. Dente
singled to start the third and
went to second on a wild pitch
after Al Evans flied out. But Bob
Ortiz popped out and Yost flied to
Valo.
With two out in the sixth. Yost
singled and Michaels walked, but
Irv Noren fouled to First Baseman
Suder. Michaels singled with one
out in the ninth and Sandalio
Consuegra, running for him, got
to second on Noren's grounder to
Suder. Brissie then preserved his
by getting Vernon ito pop
to Wahl.
The two teams tangle in a
double e-header here tomorrow. Sid
Hudson and Bob Kuzava will pitch
for Washington, with Dick Fowler
and Alex Kellner due to work for
Philadelphia.