Evening star., 1952-07-29
StengeI and Dresser
Cry for Pitching Aid
As Big Leads Shrink
BY Joe Reiehler
Assoeiafed Press Sports Writer

Managers Charlie Dresser of
the Brooklyn Dodgers and Casey
Stengel Of the New York Yankees
were beseeching their bosses for
pitching help today after watching
their once impregnable leads
shrink alarmingly.
Just six days ago, the Dodgers
and Yankees were looking back
at the other clubs and laughing
their way to a pennant. Now
things have gone sour and worried
frowns have replaced the happy
smiles. The road looks longer as
the leads grow smaller.
Yesterdays 1872 Yankee loss
to Detroit and the 80 Dodger de-
feat by the st. Louis Cardinals
climaxed a sorry six days that
saw this happen:
/. The Yankees America n
League lead of five games over
Boston and 71a over Cleveland
has dwindled to three over the
Indians, now in second place, and
|31a over the Red Sox.
Cards Gain Ground.
2. The Dodgers 7k-game bulge
over the New York Giants has
been sliced to only four. Even
the third-place Cardinals, 13
games out and apparently out Of
the race. now trail by only nine
and a half.
No wonder Dresser and Stengel
are moaning for more mound help
Both of their teams have lost six
of their last seven. The Dodgers
already have added Joe Landrum,
a hot shot right-hander from the
Texas League, and the Yankees
called up Tom German and Harry
Schaeffer from their Kansas City
farm club. during the past 10 days
But the harried managers want
more pitchers. Especially with
Brooklyn's Ralph Branca and
Glenn Labine and New York's Ed
die Lopat on the shelf with ailine
arms.
The Dodgers heaved a sigh OF
relief as Eddie Stanky's merciless
Cardinals headed for Boston afte,
taking four straight at Ebbetts
Field. The last time that was done
was in May. 1947. and again it was
the Cardinals who did it.
Errors Prevent Shutout.
Gerry Staley applied the final
crusher to the Dodgers last night
hurting a four-hitter and losing q
shutout in the ninth when two st
Louis errors gave the Dodgers q
pair Of unearned runs.
The Cards had built up q 81
lead against Ben Wade on rum
scoring singles by Staley and Stan
Musial in the fifth and Del Rice's
home run in the sixth. Staley
cunning for his 18th triumph, his
third over Brooklyn, had per-
mitted only two runners to reach
second base until the ninth.
George Shuba led of the Dodg-
erS' ninth with a double. With one
out. Duke Snider walked and the
crowd Of 24,219 roared as Dick
Sisler fumbled a grounder by Gil
Hodges to load the bases. The
tension mounted as the injured
Jackie Robinson came of the
bench to hit for Rube Walker. But
the game seemed over when Rob-
inson hit a double-play grounder
to Billy johnson at third. Red
Schoendienst however, threw wild
ly on his pivot relay to first and
two Dodgers scored while Robin
son took second.
Stanky Bucks Tradition.
Tommy Holmes came up to ba:
for Rocky Bridges and Manager
Stanky defied baseball tradition
by ordering Holmes walked, al
though he represented the win
ming run. The strategy worked
when Billy Cox. a righthanded hit
ter batting for Wade, hit into q
game ending forceout.
There was little doubt about the
Yankees losing after the first In
ming when the Tigers broke
through Rookie Schaeffer for
three quick runs. The Tigers con-
tinued to slug away. accumulating
is hits while Hal Newhouser
|coasted to his fourth victory with
Ia neat Seven-hitter.
Walt Dropo led the Detroit at
tack with q pair OF homers. his
lI7th and 18th. of the season
Steve Souchock, q former Yankee
Clipped in with his eighth round
ltripper. The victory. was the Tt
gers fourth in the five-game series
with the Yankees.