The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-22
DODGERS
REDS 1911
BY JACK HAND
Assoeisted Press Sports Writer

With 15-count 'em 15-record
breaking runs in the first inning,
Boss Chuck (The Brain Dressen's
Dodgers did everything but bundle
the Cincinnati Reds in a cement
vest.
And what did Dresser say?
maybe we snapped out of our
hitting slump." That WINS the rub
Der ice pick as the understatement
of the year.
Dressen's Dodger ruffians even
roughed up the little red book of
baseball. The statisticians will be
busy for days, tipping new lines
into the old book.
Five records got the rubber hose
treatment while the Dodgers flexed
their muscles for the home folks
in 1871 rout of Cincy. They all
got it in the first inning when q
men went to bat. scored IS runs,
IL of them after two were out
and 10 successive batterS reached
base safely.
Maybe they'll find new broken
records when they sweep out the
wreckage at Brooklyn this morn
ing. Here's what they found
Wednesday night:
1. New modern major league
record of most runs scored in an
inning, Is. CAN time high is Is
scored by Chicago Cubs, Sept. 8,
1882
2. New modern major ieagxe
record for most times facing op
posing pitcher in one inning, 81.
(All time high is %, by those same
Cubs in 49,
3. New major league record for
runs scored in inning after two
were out, IL.
4. New major league record for
most runs batted in in one inning,
IS.
5. New major league record for
most men reaching base safely in
succession, 10.
Just for good measure. Billy Cox,
Pee Wee Reese and Duke Snider
tied record by going to bat three
times in an inning and Reese,
Snider, Jackie Robinson, Gil Hod-
geS, George Shuta and RUDE Wal
ker tied another by scoring twice
in the inning.
To rub it in. Pitcher Chris Van
Cuyk's four hits-two of them in
the big inning-were one more
than he had for one game in his
big league career before Wednes-
day night.
Ewell Blackwell, the fellow the
Dodgers are supposed to be trying
to lure from Cincy in a trade.
was the first victim. When he left
1t was 80. two of the runs coming
on Snider's homer. Bud Byerly
quickly, ran it to TO. Herm Web.
meier raised the bid TO 100 and
Frank Smith finally ran it to $50.
Smith also gave up the other Dod-
ger runs, on pair of 2-run homers
by Bobby Morgan in the third and
fifth.
In the 15-run inning, the Dodgers
had 10 hits-eight of them singles
10 walks and two hit batsmen.
Brooklyn took over undisputed
possession of the National League
lead because the New York Giants
split daylight doubIeheader with
st. Louis. Cliff Chambers shut out
the 1851 champs with four hits to
hand Larry Jansen his first loss
in the 80 day game. But Dave
Koslo, that old Cardinal Jinx. came
back TO rack UP ST. Louis for the
10th straight time since June II.
1850, in the 81 game.
Robin Roberts Of the Phi!lies
won his seventh straight by turning
back Pittsburgh, 10, the Pirates
9th loss in 50 starts.
Detroit's Virgil Trucks ran his
hitleSs string 10 Is % innings in
bid for a second straight no-hitter
1etore Billy Hitchcock Of the Phil.
idelphia As broke the spell With
one out in the seventh inning
Obviously nervous under the
strain Of trying to equal Johnny
Wander Meer's 1888 record. Trucks
lost his control after the hit and
had 10 be removed in the eighth.
Dick L4ttlefield finished up his 2
hitter fer 81 victory
Cleveland heightened its lead fo
three full games IN the American
as Early Wynn and Reliefer Nike
Garcia proved too much fo~ ire
Boston Red Sox in 81 nsrht
win TIE s. Louis Brgans ha!ned
the Tribe by knocking of second
place Washington. q.
Allie Reynolds t4rned hack CHI
cage With five bits ard delivered
. triple and single tn The New
York YANKEES 81 VIZ. their E shth
in TIRE last 10 Eames. he sreesa-
led CAseaEo-at Boston game IN TIE
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