Evening star., 1953-09-07
Rosen, CampaneIIa
Stage Hot Drives for
Top Player Awards
BY the Associoted Press

QflVeS IOr Cne most valuable
PLAYER awards.
Campanella, shattering slug
ging records left and right, en-
trenched himself more securely
as the leading candidate in the
National League as he broke
Gabby Hartnett's 23-year-old
home run record for catchers by
Slamming his 38th four Dagger
of the year yesterday.
He also drove in two runs as
the Dodgers whipped the Giants
again, 6-3, to raise his runs
batted in total to 1873. That
equaled the major league rec
ord for catchers set by Bill
Dickey with the 1887 Yankees.
Campanella, selected as the
leagues most valuable player in
1851. needs only two more
homers to tie Gil Hodges club
record of 40 homers in 1851. He
already holds the team RBI
record.
ROsen Takes Lead With 38th.
Rosen also belted his 38th
home run to help the Indians
beat Chicago, AZ, and take un-
disputed possession of second
place. The homer not only gave
Rosen the league lead by one
over Philadelphia's Gus zernial
but enabled him to set a league
record for most home runs by
a third baseman. Rosen had set
the mark of 81 in 1850.
The Indians slugger has a
chance to become the fourth
American Lacquer ever to win
the triple crown-home runs,
runs batted in and batting aver
age. He tops the field with 129
runs batted in and his 1926 mark
is only three points behind
Mickey Vernon's league-leading
1929.
Vernon was idle yesterday as
rain washed out the scheduled
double-header between the Mats
and Yankees. The Yankees Lead
over the Indians is 10 games
with 20 left to play and they can
clinch by winning IL. Unless the
pennant depends upon it. those
two games with the Mats will
not be rescheduled.
Eight to Go for Dodgers.
The Dodgers magic number
is eight. Leading Milwaukee ny
IL games, the Dodgers need to
win only eight of their remain
ing 18 games to clinch their
second straight flag no matter
what the Braves do in their
remaining 18.
Brooklyn, however. will have
to play the next 10 days without
the services of Outf1elder Carl
Furillo, its league-leading batter.
Furillo suffered a broken bone in
his left hand yesterday during a
ScuftIe with Manager Leo Du-
rocher of the Giants.
Almost forgotten was Preacher
Roe's four-hit job for Brooklyn,
resulting in his 18th success, 10
of them in a row. He has lost
only two. The victory was the
Dodgers 10th straight over the
Giants as the season series be-
tween the two rivals closed.
Mathews Hits No. As.
Eddie Mathews, still trying for
Babe Ruth's homer record,
blasted his 45th to help the
Braves defeat the Cardinals, 81,
in the first game of a double
header. The Cards rallied in the
closing innings to earn 3-3 tie
in the second game, cut to eight
innings by darkness. Stan Mus
ials 25th homer, his sixth in the
last eight games. tied the score in
the eighth. The game will be re-
played in st. Louis September "A.
Ted Williams hit his eighth
home run since returning to &C
tion last month as the Red Sox
swept both ends of a double
header from the Athletics, "a
and 40. Lefty Maurice McDer-
mott hurled siX-hit shutouS in
the nightcap.
harry Doby'S two-run homer
in the sixth snapped p tie
and gave Cleveiand's Art Houtte-
man the victory over Virgil
Trucks of the White Sox.
Sievers Out for Season.
Shortstop Harvey Kuenn drove
in three runs with a pair of
singles to give the Tigers a So
triumph over the Browns. First
BaSeman Roy Sievers of st. Louis
broke his hand while making
tag and will be out for the rest
of the season.
Two-run homers by Del Ennis
and Johnny Wyrostek and solo
blast by Granny Hammer helped
Karl DreWs turn back the Pirates
for the Phillies, To.
Jim Willis, up from Shreve-
port, pitched his first major
league victory as the Cubs de-
feated Cincinnati, To, after TAX
ing a 7-6 decision in the opener.
Ralph kiner hammered his
30th homer for the Cubs in the
opener and Hank Sauer hit his
18th in the first game and 10th
in the second. Kiner's blast en-
abled him to break his own
record for hitting 80 or more
homers in successive seasons. He
now has reached that figure in
seven successive years.