The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-09
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For Giant Win
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Eddie Stanky, who says he'd
rather manage from the bench,
is back On second base and his
81. Louis Cardinals are flying high.
viii their skipper On he field,
The Cards have s0n three straight
and today they are Just half q
game behind the ond-place Nh
waukee Braves in the red-hOt Ma
tional League pennant chase.
Wilmer Vinegar Bend) Mixell
moved down the Cincinnati Red
legs On only two hits last night to
give the Cardinals q 10 victory
that pushed them Z FIN game clos
er % tie faltering Braves. who
were beaten b. Chicago In another
rs contest.
II was . bad night for The home
teams in the National League. In
addition TO the Reds and the
Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates and
Philadelphia PhHIies also lost.
Monte Irwin hit 4 grand slam
honae run In the nth inning 10
give the Giants ! 1O-T triumph in
Pittsburgh while a. Philadelphia
the Phillies dropped their fourth
IN 3 ron, - 70 Brooklyn.
While the visitors celebrated IN
the senior circuit, II was home
town night ii the American
League. All Of the home clubs
won. even the hap!ess St. Louis
Browns, who had lost 20 In i row
In thar own park.
The Yankees defeated BOSTON,
"a. and Warrington survived q
home run barraae By the Phil
adelphia Athletics 20 win, "a.
Stanky, one Of three managers
who lists himself a. an active
player, was forced into the ST.
Louis lineup Sunday when Red
Schoendisast, the National
Leagues leading hitter and No. !
second baseman, was injured.
Hes been performing wen both
at bat and n The Held. IT'S 4
tough Job even for the boss 70 mi
y for Z guy hitting Isl as
Seh0endienSt was. But Ssanky.
whose chief batting distinction
used 70 be his ability 70 draw
walks. b hitting ct Z .3el clip in
three games and his fielding has
been perfect. He's handled ii
chances without j fault.
Heavy hitting By rookie Rim Re-
pulsd also IL helping to IN the
gap. The young center fielder
homered with two on and drove In
four runs last night to 20 with !
pair Of homers and i've RIBS
from the night before. Ray lab
lonsh, another rookie, had . per.
feet night with 5 for S.
The Cardinals and the Braves
both lost their firss-string catchers
In last nights action. Del Rice of
the Cards injured his riKht thumb
and may be out at least & week.
Del Crandall Of the Braves suf.
feEed q deep cut on the fourth
finger Of his right hand. He may
be back sooner.
The Braves disappointed another
record crowd Of 37,11S by bowing
before . 13-hit Chicago attack
which included home runs BY
Clyde Mccullough and Bin Serena.
The Giants scored early and late
at Pittsburgh, getting four runs IN
the first inning, enc n the second
and i've tn The nth. Irwin drove
ii seven of The 10 runs.
The Dodgers ratified the fences
Of Connie Mack Stadium with two
home runs and seven doubles with
Carl Furillo In The starring role.
He doubled twice, hit 1 home run
and singled.
The Browns hadn't won 3 game
IN s.. Louis since June Z but they
hoped On Art Houtteman and Bill
Wight for six straight singles and
Z bases-loaded walk for five runs
h De sixth inning and held "a 10
the lead. Lou KretlOw won His
first game Of the season, with help
from Marlin Stuart IN the seventh.
Virgil Trucks. Who swapped uni
forms with KretlOw in al early
June trade. won his fourth ID 1
row for the White Sox. An eisht.
run uprising ID the third inning.
capped hy Sam Mele's Grand alan
home run. made It easy.
The Yankees cot 70 young nm
Henry for three runs d he first
two innings and Jim Mcdonald
tanned the Red Son O. six hits for
his fifth victory.
Washington came m with i've
runs in the seventh and eiehth
innings 70 turn back the Athletics.
who sot al q their runs On home
runs.