The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-05-29
BY DOUG STEWART

hind the plate, and Phil Amato, the
$35, 1000 Cincinnati Reds rookie, went
the distance for Salisbury and Brown
was his catcher.
Although the Reds committed four
errors and the Braves three, the game
was featured by some sensational
fielding, with Hagerstown coming
up with three double plays and Sal
isbury two. The running catch by
Hendrix, the Reds leftfielder, in the
eighth frame, with two men on base,
was perhaps the fielding gem of the
game.
After three scoreless innings Ha-
| gerstown took one-run lead in the
fourth when Pizzitola, the first man
up, doubled to center and then af-
ter Jaderlund had fouled out to the
catcher and Jordan had grounded
out with Pizzitola moving to third,
he scored on Christians single to
deep short. Olsen walked, but
Amato ended the rally when he got
Freund on pop up to first.
Salisbury tied it up in the top half
of the fifth. Westfall, the first man
up, walked and stole second and then,
after Brown had flied out, he moved
to third while Blake was being
thrown out at first Watts ground
ed to Jordan at third, who booted the
ball, with Watts being safe at first
on the error and Westfall holding at
third. Hendrix followed with a sim
gle to center scoring Westfall with
the tying run, with Watts stopping
at second. Amato followed with
single to shortright, filling the bases,
but Miller got Smith to hit into
forceout at second to retire the side.
The Braves had a chance to 90
ahead again in the bottom half of the
fifth when, with two away, singles
by Miller and Pizzitola and an error
by Westfall put men on second and
third, but Amato ended the threat
by getting Jaderlund on a fly to
Westfall in center.
Hagerstown had another chance in
the eighth, when an error and sim
gle put two men on base with two
out, but again Amato was equal to
the occasion, getting Olsen on fly
to left.
In the ninth inning, Hersom doubl-
ed down the leftfield line with two
away, but that's as far as he got, as
Miller grounded out to retire the
side.
Amato gave his best exhibition of
clutch pitching in the tenth. Piz-
zitola, the lead-off man for the
Braves, was the first man up and
drew a walk. Jaderlund promptly
sacrificed him to second and Jordan
was given an intentional pass to set
up possible double play. Amato
got Christian on a pop up to the
catcher for the second out, but then
he walked Olsen filing the bases.
But the rally ended when Freund
forced Olsen at second for the third
out.
Salisbury had a chance to win the
game in the tenth. Blake, the first
man up, singled to center. Watts
then laid bunt along the third base
line that Jordan booted and both
runners were safe. Hendrix also
sacrificed putting men on second and
third with only one out, but Miller
got Amato on grounder to short
with both runners holding up. He
then Intentionally walked Smith,
the Reds lead-off man, since first
base was open, but he ended the
inning himself by throwing Glaze
out at first
Salisbury, however, was not to be
denied and won the game in the
18th. Bamberger, the first man up,
doubled to right and Westfall sacri-
feed him to third. Brown then hit a
fly to short leftfeld that Pizzitola
grabbed, but then made a high
throw to the plate, enabling BAN
berger to score the winning run.
Amato made sure of his victory in
the bottom half when, after Noske
had walked and Hersom had sacri-
feed him to second, Amato struck
out Santora, pinch-hitting for Miller,
and then ended the game by whip
ping a third called strike past Piz
zitola.
Summary: Salisbury 2R. 8H. 4E.
8 Left. Hagerstown 1R. GIL. Be. IL
Left.
SALISBURY HERE
FRIDAY, May 23)
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