The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-09-06
Keeping Up With The Braves
BY DOUG STEWART

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got Ludwig on fly to left and Myers
on a grounder from second to first,
to retire the side without a run.
It was 81 Sunbury in the third
when Perrin, the first man up, hit
one over the leftfeld wall Krsnich
and Niles both flied out, Freund
doubled to center, but Lind ground
ed out to retire the side.
The Braves tied it up in the fourth
when, with one away, Smith doubled
to left and after Solt had flied out,
he scored on Tufano's single to left
The inning ended when Perrin foul
ed out.
Hagerstown went ahead 80 in the
fifth. Krsnich, the first man up, also
hit one over the leftfeld wall. Niles
grounded out, but Freund kept the
! rally going with double to left.
J Lind then hit a line drive that the
shortstop just missed and it went
into short centerfeld, but Freund,
who held second expecting Mussel-
man to spear the drive, had no
chance to go to third. Then with
Riddle at bat, Freund was caught off
second, for out number two, and
Riddle popped up for the third out.
It was AZ Hagerstown in the sixth.
Smith walked and Solt flied out to
center. Tufano then hit a grounder
to short, but Musselman made bad
throw to second and both runners
were safe on the error. Perrin fol-
lowed with a single to left scoring
Smith, but Krsnich hit into a double
play to retire the side.
The Giants got their third and
final run in the seventh. Musselman
opened the inning with a walk and
Margoneri, pinch-hitting for Ma
loney, followed with a single to
right, sending Musselman to third.
Ludwig then beat out an infeld hit
to third but, as the ball was along
the third base line, Musselman had
no chance to score and the bases
were loaded. Myers then flied out
to centerfield for the first out, with
Musselman scoring after the catch,
but Niles then forced Bornholdt to
hit a grounded to Lind, who stepped
on second forcing Flanagan, who
was running for Margoneri, and then
whipped the ball to Riddle to nip
Bornholdt, retiring the side and
ending the game.
Summary: Sunbury, 3R. 5H. 1E. 6
Left Hagerstown, AR. OH. 2E. 4 Left.
Second Game
Jerry Levinson went all the way
in the nine-inning second game and
Solt was again behind the plate.
Lundeen also went the route for
Sunbury and Abramson was his
catcher.
The Braves took a one-run lead
in the second. With one away, Solt
walked Tufano singled to center
sending Solt to third, and Perrin beat
out an infeld hit to short, filling the
bases Krsnich then got the third
straight hit of the inning, a single
to center, scoring Solt, but when
Tufano also tried to score, he was
thrown out at the plate Levinson
then flied out to retire the side.
From then on Lundeen set the
Braves down on three hits, a single
by Lind in the second with one out,
another single by Lind in the eighth
with one out, and a double by Smith
in the ninth, also with one out.
After Levinson had pitched three
scoreless innings, Sunbury pushed
two runs across the plate in the
fourth to win the game. Myers, the
first man up, beat out bunt in front
of the plate and then stole second.
Bornholdt followed with a single to
center, scoring Myers, and when
Tufano let the ball get away from
him, Bornholdt went to second on
the error. Taussig flied to center
for the first out, but Yandoli follow
ed with single to left scoring Born
holdt, but he was left stranded when
Abramson grounded out and Nit
chell flied out. For the rest of the
way Levinson pitched shutout ball.
Summary: Sunbury, 2R. III. 1E.
Left. Hagerstown, 1R. III. 2E. S
Left.