The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-15
Braves Are Put
Out Of Running
By Giant Win
BY 60 coRRIcAN
Associated Press Sports Writer

AS the NaLlOnal League pennanl
chase rushed to a climax, it be,
came more and more evident to,
day that the tilree-game Brooklyn.
New York series next week would
decide the winner.
Milwaukee, for all intents and
purposes, is out Of the running. The
Giants took care of that little item
last night with 81 victory over
the Braves. With IL games to play,
the Braves are five and a half
back, a virtually insurmountable
margin.
The Giants still lead the Brooks
by three and a half games. Either,
Of course, could collapse before
next Monday when the set gets
under way in Ebbets Field. but at
the rate the two have been going,
that's hardly likely.
Brooklyn kept in the race last
night with a 40 triumph over the
Cincinnati Redlegs behind the fine
pitching of Johnny Podres. In
s'mean nothing" National League
games, the st. Louis Cardinals de-
feated the Phillies, So, and the
Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pr
rates split a doubleheader. The
Cubs won the first, go and the
Pirates the nightcap, 40.
In the American League, where
It's all over but the shouting, the
magic number for the Cleveland
Indians became '2" when they
turned back Washington, So. Any
combination of two Cleveland VIC
tories or two losses by the New
York Yankees and the Indians are
the new league champions.
The Yanks, meanwhile, contin-
ued to play it out by crushing
Detroit, ITO. Baltimore beat Bos-
ton, 81, and Philadelphia shut out
Chicago, 10, in other American
League action.
The Giants had their troubles
whipping the Braves, who had a
10 lead going into the seventh
inning. Don Mueller started with
a single. Dusty Rhodes walked and
both advanced on wild pitch.
Willie Mays was passed intention
ally to load the bases.
That was all for Gene Conley,
who had been pitching well. Chef
Nichols replaced Conley and on
his first pitch, Bobby Holman,
pinch hitting for Henry Thompson
singled Mueller home. Rhodes, who
collided with Brave shortstDp John
ny Logan on the basepeth, was
out at the plate. M
Sal Maglie started for tie Giants
and was replaced by Hoyt VIII
helm in the eighth. Thareliever
got credit for the triumIh.
Podres tossed a threehitter at
the Redlegs to lead the Brooks to
their sixth straight victory. The
Brooks collected nine hits includ-
ing Carl Furillo's 18th homer of
the season.
Red Schoendienst and Rip Repul-
ski hit successive home runs In
the eighth inning to break up a tie
ball game and give the Cards their
victory over the Pills.
Bob Rush coasted to victory in
the first. game over the Pirates.
Ralph Kiner knocked in four runs
with two singles and q double. In
the nightcap, however, the Cubs
collected paltry five hits off Bob
Friend.
The Indians scored all their runs
against the Senators in the first
inning and from there on Mike
Garcia coasted to his 18th VIC.
tory.
The Yanks rolled up Is hits
against the Tigers and played as
though they still were in the thick
of the pennant race. Tom Morgan
hurled the shutout and Ed Robin
son and Bob Cerv knocked in all
the runs. Robinson sent six across
the plate with a single, double
and home run and Cerv sent five
home with a pair of home runs.
Joe Coleman was the big man
In the Orioles triumph. He set the
Red Sox down with a paltry five
hits.