The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-09-07
First Game

by a score of to 3.
First Game
With Harrisburg having won both
ends of their double-header with
Sunbury on Monday afternoon the
Braves, who were playing twilight,
night double-header with York,
knew that they had to win one Of the
games in order to stay in second
place, but they had to wait until the
final inning of the seven-inning game
before showing the winning runs
across.
Charlie Higham went the route
and Bob Pottenger was his battery
mate.
Thies (the losing pitcher started
for York, but was knocked out in
the seventh and was relieved by
Stratton Biddle was behind the
plate.
Both hurlers pitched shutout ball
the first six innings AS a matter of
fact, Hagerstown only got one hit
"a single by Burgett), but they broke
loose in the seventh and here's what
happened:
Lind singled and Levan followed
with another single. Burgett came
right behind him with the third hit,
scoring Lind and Levan, and Perrin
drove Burgett across the plate with
the third run, with the fourth
straight hit off of Thies.
In the bottom half Astbury singled,
but was forced at second by Biddle,
and then, after Hudascek had been
retired, De Benedict doubled, scor-
ing Biddle with York's lone run.
Summary: York 1R. ST. DE- 8
Left; Hagerstown 3R 5H. 0E. 2 Left.
Second Game
With the second game just being
played for the record, Manager Dor
man changed his lineup consider
ably in order to give as many of his
regulars as he could a rest before
meeting Trenton for the first game
of the play-offs at the stadium on
Tuesday night. Simmons took over
at second base, DePalma went to
centerfield, Kovalak was in right
field and Dutch took over the 'hot
corner" himself; the final change be-
ing Harbaugh playing in rightfield
and Perrin at first.
The Dutchman, although it's been
long time since he was in lineup,
still was able to show some of the
young fellows how to play ball. He
got two hits in his four appearances
at the plate, getting single over the
third baseman's head in the second
inning and another single over the
second baseman's head in the fourth
Chose of you who remember Dutch
back in the early 40's will know that
he has always been a past master
at that type of bingle). While he
was charged with two errors, he
showed that he still knows how to
handle the ball when he made a
beautiful play on an attempted sac
rifice bunt by Hudascek and threw
the runner out at second.
Bill Allen went the route for Ha-
gerstown and Terrell was his catcher
For York it was Higgins all the way
and Eckert behind the plate.
Hagerstown got off to two-run
lead in the top half of the first, but
York tied it up in the bottom half
In the top half, with one away
Lind doubled and then went to third
on a passed ball. DePalma struck
out, but Perrin tripled scoring Lind
and Kovalak followed with a single
scoring Perrin.
| In the bottom half with one away
/ Burns reached first on an error anc
then, after Astbury had struck out
Hudascek scored him with double
and De Benedict followed with {
single, scoring Hudascek.
The Braves scored their third anc
final run in the third when, with two
away, Perrin got his second straight
hit, double to right, and scored OF
Kovalak's second straight hit, /;
single to center.
/ York tied it up in the sixth when
with two away, Segzda, batting fol
Astbury, beat out hit to short anc
scored on Hudascek's three-bagger
! They won the game in the ninth
| Crowley, who replaced Astbury il
rightfeld, beat out hit to first, blu
Hudascek forced him at second. D,
Benedict flied to center, but Pas
sineau drove Hudascek across tn
| plate with the winning run when h
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