The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-08-28
Keeping Up With The Braves
BY DOUG STEWART
BY DOUG STEWART

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game rained out on Thursday night
First Game
Bob Giggie went the route in the
seven-inning first game and coasted
along on one hit until the seventh,
when Harrisburg punched five hits
to give them all their runs. Ted La
guna was his catcher.
Tex Berresford started for the
Senators but was as wild as a March
Hare and was relieved in the second
by Manager Woody Wheaton, who
went the rest of the way. Kratzer
was behind the plate.
The Braves took two-run lead in
the first. Jaderlund singled, linn
was hit by pitched ball, Riddle flied
out and then Christian walked, filling
the bases. Loos struck out for out
number two, but Freund came
through with single to center, scor-
ing Jaderlund and linn. Jordan then
flied out to retire the side.
1t was TO Hagerstown in the sec
ond. Laguna, the first man up, walk
ed and Giggie sacrificed him to sec
ond. Jaderlund walked, but linn
forced Laguna at third, putting men
on first and second with two out
Berresford then walked Riddle, fill
ing the bases. Christian walked,
scoring Jaderlund, and Loos got hit
with a pitched ball, scoring linn,
Freund then beat out a hit to third,
scoring Riddle, and Jordan walked,
scoring Christian and still leaving
the sacks loaded. At this point
Wheaton went to the mound and
walked Laguna, up for the second
time in the inning, scoring Loos
with the fifth run of the inning, but
Giggie, the 18th man to bat, ended
it by striking out.
Hagerstown made it 81 in the
sixth, when Jaderlund singled, went
to second while linn was being
thrown out at first and scored on
Riddles single.
Harrisburg's three runs came in
the ninth when, with one away
Henry, Kratzer, Cacciola, Musselman
and Sorber singled in succession
driving in the three runs. Wheaton
then grounded to first for the second
out and the game ended when Es-
rang flied to right, with Christian
making a sensational catch we'll ov-
er the foul line.
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Left
Second Game
Stan Slack went the route in the
nine-inning second game, but got
poor support from his teammates in
the field, who were charged with
five costly errors. Hersom was his
catcher.
Ed Lyons was the starting and
winning pitcher for Harrisburg, but
was taken out for a pinch-hitter in
the top half of the ninth and Woody
Wheaton again went to the mound
in the last frame and saved the game
for Lyons. Kratzer was again be-
hind the plate.
The Braves took one-run lead in
the second. With one away, Hersom
beat out hit to short, Slack struck
out, but Jaderlund came through
with a three-bagger' to left, scoring
Hersom. linn then flied out.
Harrisburg tied it up in the third
when Sorber walked, was sacrificed
to second and scored on Esrang's
single.
1t was 81 Harrisburg in the sixth
Esrang, the first man up, walked and
Harvey sacrificed him to second. Is
rael flied to left and Henry was Civ
en- an Intentional pass. Kratzer then
singled to left, scoring Esrang, and
when Hersom let the throw to the
plate get away from him, Henry
went to third and Kratzer to second
on the error. Cacciola then ground
ed to Jordan at third, who booted
the ball, with Henry scoring on the
second error of the inning. But
Slack then struck out Musselman to
retire the side.
The Braves went ahead 4-3 in the
eighth. Jaderlund, the first man up,
walked and then linn and Riddle
both laid down perfect hunts, that
caught the infield f1atfooted, and the
bases were loaded with none out.
Christian then forced Riddle at sec
ond, with Jaderlund scoring on the
play, and when Harvey let the throw
to first get away from him, linn
scored on the error and Christian
went to second. Then, with Loos at
bat, Christian stole third from where
! he scored after the catch when Loos
flied out. But Freund popped to
second for the third out.
Harrisburg won the game in the
ninth after two were out. Mussel-