Evening star., 1950-09-05
PhiIs' Flag Hopes
Sti|lHighDespite
Double Shutout
Lose No Ground in
Race as Dodgers
By Joe ReichIer
Associated Press Sports Writer !.


The f1ashy Phi1lies appeared a
shpo-in today to capture their
first flag in 35 years. However, it
might have been the same old
Philadelphia story had Pitcher
Jim Hearn joined the Giants
earlier and had Sal Maglie been
given starting assignments sooner.
Actually the Giants have Jared
better than the Phils since Hearn
and Maglie became full -fledged
members of the New York's "big
four" In the past seven weeks
Leo Durocher's men have won
"a games while losing II. During
the same stretch the Phils have
won 80 and lost II.
Of to a ragged start, the Giants
today were no better than fourth
place, 101a games behind the
Phils. Eddie Sawyer's youthful
league leaders, playing consistent
baseball all the way, hold a seven
game bulge over the runnerup
Dodgers. with but Is games left
to play.
Except for a 80 loss by Hearn
to Boston on August 8, the Giants
two new pitching aces have
achieved perfect records since be-
coming starters. Maglie has won
all his nine starts. Hearn has won
eight of nine.
Double Shutout Over Phils.
The duo didn't yield a run yes
terday as they hurled the Giants
to a double shutout over the Phils.
20 and 80. Hearn gave up only
five hits and Maglie nine. Hearn
now has beaten the Phils three
times this season and nine times
without a loss since he reached
the big leagues. Maglie. who
boosted his seasons record to
1913. turned in his third success
sive shutout. Each hurler has
pitched four shutouts this year.
Despite their double loss, the
Phils didn't lose an inch of ground
as the Dodgers bowed in both
ends Of their Labor Day double
header to the Braves In Boston,
11-4 and 80.
The Reds moved to within one
percentage point of sixth place,
downing the fading Cardinals
twice, 5-4 and 8-4. PittSburgh's
rejuvenated Pirates whipped the
Cubs twice. 5-3 and 80. for their
fourth and fifth victories In row.
Ralph Kiner. however. failed to
hit a homer.
The American League race re-
manned unchanged as all clubs
divided doubleheaders. The IT.
gers lost a glorious opportunity to
cut the pace-setting Yankees
two-game lead in half when they
blew the second game of a twin
bill to the Browns.
Browns Jump on Trout.
The Yankees had already split
with Philadelphia. winning the
opener. 81, but losing the second,
4-3. The Tigers had won the
first game, AZ, and were winning
the second. 80, with the Browns
batting in the eighth.
Dizzy Trout, who was given a
day in between games, had a
f1ve-hit shutout working. But
the Browns jumped all over him
and Reliever Hal White for four
runs in the eighth. st. Louis got
another. in the ninth on q triple
by Ray Coleman. That proved to
be the winning hit.
The Tigers rallied for run in
their half of the ninth but the
rally was squelched when Pat
Mullin was doubled trying to
reach second on a deep fly by Joe
Ginsberg. Don Kolloway's third
out left runners on first and third.
The Red Sox remained 3h
games off the pace splitting a
pair WIFI washington.
Garcia Hit by Line Drive.
Cleveland won 10 second
game thriller from Chicago after
the White Sox had taken the first
game, I'll. Mike Garcia received
credit for his 10th triumph al
though Sam Zoldak pitched four
scoreless relief innings to preserve
his shutout. Garcia was hit by a
line drive off the bat of Nelson
Fox and had to retire in the sixth.
Leftfielder Dale Mitchell pulled
a muscle in his leg while running
out hit in the first game.
Chico Carrasquel hit two doubles
and a single as the Sox defeated
Bob Lemon in the opener to cele-
brate Manager Red Corriden's SD
birthday.
John Mize hit his 18th and 10th
homers for the Yanks. His 18th
came in the first game to give Vic
Raschi the nod over Lou Brissie
of the AS. It was victory No. '18
Tor Raschi and loss No. IS for
BriSSie.
An error by Second Baseman
Gerry Coleman allowed two Phila-
delphia runs to score in the second
game. That, together with Elmer
Valo's two-run double, enabled the
AS to snap the Yankees seven
game winning streak.