Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-07
Victory Over Giants
Helps Cause and Gets
Revenge on Antone|Ii
ByShs Associated Press

Charley Grimm says he has
the best team in the National
League and he thinks it can win
the pennant.
Even when confronted with
figures which show he should be
arrested for violating the law
of averages If he's right, the
Milwaukee manager maintains
his confidence in his athletes.
The Braves are nine and a
half lengths back of the Giants,
with 40 games left.
"Sure, we're pretty far be-
hind" Grimm agrees, "but still
definitely in the race and with
almost seven weeks to go we
could do it.
MY team is playing at its
peak for the season. We've had >
good pitching all along. Now
the hitters are helping out and
that's why we're winning"
Braves Need 40 Victories.
If the Giants maintain their
current pace they will end up
with a $3.50 record for the sea-
son. To catch up, the Braves
would need to win at least 40
of their 49 remaining games.
And then they still have to deal
with the Dodgers, currently four
games back of the Giants and
51a in front of Milwaukee.
The Braves took a big step in
the right direction last night by
whipping the Giants, 6-5. In
doing so, they took some per-
sonal revenge on Johnny An
tonelli who was shooting for
his 18th straight victory. And
it was the Braves 18th triumph
in their last ID games as Gene
Conley got his 18th victory.
Antonelli turned out to be the
prize package in the winter deal
that sent Bobby Thomson from
the Giants to Milwaukee and the
lefthander had beaten his for
mer mates twice before this
season. Thomson just now is
rounding into pinch hitting
shape after being out since spring
training with a broken ankle.
The Braves pounded Antonelli
for five runs on six hits and
bounced him in the fourth in
ming. One more run off Relief
Pitcher AL Worthington was
enough to allow them to with
stand a home-run barrage by
the Giants. AL Dark hit a pair
and Ray Katt and Dusty Rhodes
hit one each, but all four came
with the bases empty.
Dodgers Gain on Giants.
Brooklyn clipped Cincinnati,
81. one of the few times re-
Gently that the Dodgers have
been able to take advantage Of
the Giants misfortunes. Phila-
delphia defeated the Cubs, IA,
and the lowly Pirates slapped
down st. Louis twice, 7-3 and
6-5.
The Pennant picture remained
unchanged in the American
League as all three contenders
triumphed. Cleveland defeated
the Athletics, 7-3; the Yankees
shaded Detroit, 4-3. and the
White Sox trounced Washing
ton, 1875.
Boston edged Baltimore, 81,
in 10 innings on Ted Williams
goth home run with a man on
base.
Russ Meyer and Jackie Rob-
inscn teamed up for the Brook
lyn victory. Meyer pitched a
three-hitter, his first complete
game in Brooklyn this season,
and Robinson drove in three
runs on three hits-a home run,
double and single.
Simmons Gets 10th Win.
Curt Simmons of the Phillies
outlasted the Cubs for his 10th
victory. Two doubles by Bobby
Morgan and two-run triple
by Richie Ashburn helped out.
Preston Ward drove in three
runs in each Pittsburgh victory
over the surprised Cardinals. He
hit a homer with two aboard in
the first and a three-run triple
in the nigktcap.
Cleveland won with ease over
the Athletics as Mike Garcia reg
istered his 18th victory on an
eight-hitter.
The Yanks did it the hard way
at Detroit. coming from two
runs behind to win on Gil Nc
Douglad's grand-slam home run
in the eighth. Bob Nieman made
it close with a pinch homer in
Detroit's half of the eighth off
Johnny Sain, ,out the bases were
empty.