Evening star., 1956-08-27
BuhI' hI'sMasterv
Puts Pressure
On Dodgers
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OohtAtuCu rIOIn rage A-IO
losing 7-6 in 10 innings after
winning, 2-1.
Four of the Yankee runs were
unearned in the opener, with
Gil McDougald driving in a pair
for Sturdivant's 18th victory. The
Tigers overhauled a 20 Yankee
lead with a five-run third to
beat Maury McDermott in the
nightcap. Steve Gromek won it.
Mickey Mantle went homerless
and now is only two games ahead
of Babe Ruth's record pace.
Billy Pierce, who has won 18
and had beaten the Orioles IL
times in a row, was rocked by
Baltimore in the opener as Will
lie Miranda drove in three runs
and Bill Wight checked the
White Sox on five hits. Then
Gerry Staley (5-D quieted the
Birds with a six-hitter-one a
420-foot 18th homer by Gus
Triandos-and Fred Hatfield hit
a two-run homer to beat Skinny
Brown.
Home runs by Dick Gernert
and Ted Lepcio did the job for
Boston as Willard Nixon won his
eighth, with Bobby Shantz the
loser. But pair of homerS by
Gus Zernial and one by Lou
Skizas overhauled Boston's So
nightcap lead and Rookie AL
Pilarcik hit ground-rule double
to break it up for the AS.
Aaron, Logan Connect
Although he gave seven hits
and six walks, Buhl didn't lose
his shutout until Sandy Amoros
slugged a pinch two-run homer
in the ninth. He was backed up
by Hank Aaron's goth homer and
Johnny Logan's 18th. Roger
Craig lost it for a 1873 record.
Buhl. who has roughly two
thirds of Milwaukee's IL victories
over the Dodgers in 19 games this
season, figures to meet the
Dodgers once more and could
become only the third pitcher to
beat them eight times in one
year. The Cubs Ed Reulbach set
a post-1900 major league record
for victories from one club with
a 80 mark against Brooklyn in
1908. And the Giants Joe Nc
Ginnity once hung an 30 collar
on the Dodgers.
After yesterdays game, New
combe growled: "Buhl must be
freak. He's good pitcher-he's
got a lot of heart, too-but he
has no right to beat a club as
good as ours seven times run
ming. You've got to be lucky,
as well as good. to do that"
Manager Walt Aston of the
Dodgers said he couldn't explain
Bulls mastery over his club, but
he conceded that Bob is IAN i'm
proved pitcher. He keeps his
breaking ball away from our
righthanded hitterS. He's come
upswith change-up that makes
his fast ball that much more
effective"
Haddix Beats Reds
Elsewhere in the National
League, Harvey Haddix held the
Redlegs to six hits in the night
cap for his 18th victory. Stan
Lopata hit his 29th home run, his
second of the day, for a 5-4 lead
in the fifth. but the Phils, who
had Is hits, then locked it UP
with a six-run ninth. Brooks
Lawrence (16-8 was the loser.
Cincinnati hit just one home run
for the day. 1t came in the 15-
hit. first-game attack. Ted Klus-
zewski socked his 33d and picked
up nalI OF the four runs batted
in in the twin bill to take over
the league lead with SO.
Hank Sauer's three-run homer
In the fourth carried Tom Pohol-
sky and the Cards home in the
opener against Joe Margoneri.
After Ray Katt and Stan Musial
homered for early Cardinal leads,
the Giants scored two unearned
runs in the eighth to win the
nightcap. Vinegar Bend Mizell
lost 1t. with ex-Cardinal Dick
Littlefield winning his second.
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