East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1954-06-24
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score knotted, TT, in the bottom
half of the sixth, Third Baseman
Bob Wiese clouted a home run
with two mates aboard to win the
game. 1t was the second round
tripper of the game for the third
sacker who led off with a four
Dagger in his first trip to the
plate. Losing Pitcher Bob Juliano
got three of his teams seven hits,
all singles, but poor support from
his teammates proved costly.
The Koenig Stonebraker game
was a tight affair except for a
four-run first inning by the win
ners who put together a pair of
walks, a single and a double by
First Baseman Denny Klug for
the winning margin. Davey Moore,
Koenig pitcher with a perpetual
grin, gave up only one hit, home
run in the fifth inning by rival
moundsman, Ron Farinacci. He
retired the first twelve batters who
faced him, struck out nine and had
near-perfect control in walking
only one.
On Tuesday night, the Police
Dept. team edged the strong Dia-
mond Mems Shop squad, 7-6, after
taking 81 lead in the first three
innings, thanks to a three-run
homer by Right Fielder Don Bart.
A fifth-inning rally enabled Joe
Sauto's crew to move within one
run of a, tie but Shortstop Tim
Wood was cut down at the plate
as he tried to score from third on
a wild pitch. Bart took batting
honors for the evening with his
home run and single while Larry
Lako, Diamonds very promising
catcher, led his club with a double
and single in two official plate
trips. Pitcher Bill Morris retired
nine opponents via the strikeout
route and issued only two free
passes to first.
A three-run rally in the final
inning gave the Fire Dept. IA
decision over Nelson's Jewellers at
Superior Hill in the other Tuesday
game. The Firemen Juniors" col
lected only four hits but wildness
by Jerry Newton, Nelson's husky
hurler, cost him the decision.
Catcher Ken Connell belted
single, double and triple for the
losing nine but, in each case, there
were no teammates on the sacks
to take advantage of his power.
The current standings in the
Pony League finds the smooth
working Edwards Funeral Home
leading the circuit with a 40
record. Pat O'Brien's hustling
group of athletes have been clout-
ing the ball for an impressive .3O7
team batting average while each
of his four pitchers have one vic
tory to his credit. Breathing down
their necks, however, is the Hamil-
ton Insurance nine which has a 81
mark. Most of the Hamilton sue
cess to date has been the result of
heavy hitting by their "Big Three"
Al Thomson, Bob Bsicotti and
Butch King. Thomson is murder
ing the apple at .615 clip; Biscotti
sports All average; and King is
credited with .467 mark.
Edwards had it's tightest squeak
against East End Nash last Sat-
urday at Shaw Field in winning,
5-3. Loose defensive play by the
Nash team, fault they have been
unable to correct as yet, cost them
a victory. An outfield error per-
mitted the league-leaders to tally
three times in the fifth frame to
give Tom Bennett his first pitch
ing victory, three-hit perform
ance with twelve strikeouts thrown
in for good measure. Shortstop
Bob Biscotti's single with one out
in the bottom of the seventh en-
abled Hamilton's to edge the win
less Kennedy nine, 6-5, in the
finale. King clouted
double and triple while Thomson's
timely hitting drove in three of
the Hamilton runs.