The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-19
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Full Games
BY BEN PHLEcAR
Associated Press Sports Writer

The St. Louis Cardinals and the
Brooklyn Dodgers are doing their
level best to insure the 1853 Ma
tional League pennant for the up
start Milwaukee Braves.
It's strictly unintentional of
course. But nobody is happier than
the transplanted Braves about the
current state of affairs where the
Cards can't win for losing in
Brooklyn and the home-loving
Dodgers would be much better off
if they just skipped st. Louis on
their Western tours.
The two would-be contenders
have met nine times this spring.
The Dodgers won the four played
in Brooklyn and the Cardinals
have just finished sweeping their
second series-a total of five games
from Brooklyn in st. Louis.
Milwaukee, certainly not an out
fit to let such a golden opportunity
slip by, has gained three full
games during Brooklyn's decline
and fall in St. Louis. And because
the Braves, too, have been win
ming, the only progress the Cardi-
nails have made towards first place
is the half game they picked up
yesterday when Milwaukee was
rained out.
The Cardinals beat the Dodgers,
12-4, in the windup of their series,
played with the thermometer push
ing 100 degrees. The Chicago Cubs
moved within two percentage
points Of getting out Of the cellar
as they whipped Pittsburgh, ga,
and New York defeated Cincinnati,
6-3.
The onrushing New York Yam
KEGS subdued st. Louis twice, so
and 80, stretching their amazing
American League lead to IL games
over Cleveland. The Indians had to
go IL innings to beat Philadelphia,
Ga.
Boston broke almost all modern
records for single inning scoring
by pushing across II runs in the
seventh against Detroit. The Red
Sox went on to win, 23-3. making
a total of 20 runs scored off Tiger
pitching in two games.
Chicago defeated Washington, g.
4, with six runs In the ninth inn.
ing.
Carl Erskine, who used to be able
to beat the Cardinals just by toss
ing his glove on the mound, lasted
only four innings and gave up six
runs--three of them on a bases
loaded double by Stan Musial. The
loss marked the 10th straight GAME
Brooklyn starting pitcher has
failed to last. Harvey Haddix, aid
ed by Hal White in the sixth,
picked up his eighth victory.
Hank Sauer, home run special
ist last season, hit his first one
since May 80 in the Cubs third
straight success over Pittsburgh.
Lefthander Dave Koslo lasted
long enough against Cincinnati to
gain his first victory of the year,
although he had to have help from
Hoyt Wilhelm in the sixth.
Eddie Lopat in the first game
and Jim Mcdonald and Tom Cor
man in the second game baffled
the Browns as the Yankees made
il three in row ard 81 out OF
their last So games.
Lopat's victory was . his eighth
straight this season. He won his
last five in 4 row last year.
During the runfest at Boston the
Red Sox collected IL hits and six
walks to score their IL runs. One
of the hits was home run by Dick
Gernert with two on base. All but
two Of the other safeties were sin
giles.
Three men reached base three
times in the inning. Gene Stephens
doubled once and singled twice.
Sam White and Tom Implicit got
two singles and a walk apiece.
White scored three runs. All were
modern major league records.
Forced into extra innings when
Joe AStroth homered for the Ath-
leties in the ninth, the Indians
picked up two runs in the 18th on
an error and three scratch hits.
Two walks. a double ard four
singles produced the six Chicago
runs in the ninth at Washington.
Virgil Trucks made his first start
for the White Sox since being trad
ed by the Browns. but Nike Form