The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-05-18
AT LANCASTER
Thursday, May ID

The Braves won their 18th straight
game on Thursday night when they
took the measure of Lancaster in
the second of their three-game series
by a score of to 2. Howard Ander-
son, although he gave up nine hits
and walked seven, had plenty of
moxie and pitched his way out of
trouble in every inning but the sec
ond and third He was helped con-
siderably by sparkling defense by
his team mates, who played error
less ball and the big factor was two
double plays, one of which Ander-
son started himself. Danny Long
was his catcher.
Bob Ludwick, left-hander (the
losing pitcher, started for the Red
Roses but was knocked out in Ha-
gerstown's big eighth inning and was
relieved by Lou Halamak, a right
handler. He in turn was taken out
for pinch-hitter in the bottom half
of the eighth and AL Thune, another
southpaw, pitched the ninth inning
Soskovic was behind the plate.
The Braves broke into the scoring
column in the top half of the sec
ond. Tufano, the first man UP, walk
ed and was forced at second by Helm
baugh. Madden also got a base on
balls and then Long singled to left
scoring Heinbaugh, with Madden
moving to second. Both runners adj
vanced while Anderson was being
thrown out, pitcher to first, but Sim
mons went out short to first to end
the inning.
It was 20 Hagerstown in the top
half of the third when, with two
away, Rocky Tedesco slammed one
over the left field wall
The Red Roses picked up their
first run in the bottom half of the
third and then tied the ball game
up in the fourth. In the third frame,
after Anderson had got the first
two men to face him on infield outs,
he walked Barracato, who scored
when Kowalski banged three-bag-
ger to right. Umstead then popped
up to short to end the inning.
In the fouth, with one away, Small
also connected with a hree-bagger
to left center and scored after the
catch when Soskovic flied to right
Ludwick, the pitcher, was up next
and he banged triple to almost the
same spot Git was Lancaster's third
three-base hit). And then things
looked pretty bad when Anderson
walked Runge and Lewis to fill the
bases, but he settled right down again
and got Barracato on an easy
grounder to Tedesco at third, who
threw to Simmons forcing Lewis at
second to end the inning.
/ Anderson then pitched shut-out
ball for the last five frames. He
! gave up single in the seventh, but
the runner was erased on double
play, and he gave up two singles
in the eighth, bunt down the third
baseline by Umstead and a single
to left by Soskovic, but no damage
resulted as he got all three outs on
fly balls, two of them in the infeld.
Hagerstown really put the game
on ice in the eighth. Tufano, the
first man up, singled to left. Helm
baugh then slapped one back to
Ludwick, the pitcher, who made a
|, bad throw to second trying for
Tufano, and both runners were safe
on the error Maddern then came
through with single to left, scor-
ing Tufano and sending Heinbaugh
to third, with Maddern taking sec
ond on the throw-in. That was all
for Ludwick and Halamak took over
Long, the first man to face him
flied out to right, with Heinbaugh
|, scoring easily after the catch. An
, derson then came through with 6
) single to right, scoring Madden fol
, the third run, but he was out at Sec
, ond when he tried to stretch it to c
! double. Simmons then beat out {
bunt to the pitcher and promptly
/ stole second, but Heap ended the
/ inning when he flied out to right.
t Thune pitched theNlast inning anc
E sent the Braves down in order.
Summary: Lancaster, 2R, OH, 1E
i IL Left; Hagerstown, OR, 12H, DE
t 8 Left