Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-01
Squirt
Helps Braves at
Critical Time
BY the Associated Press

Ed Mathews, Milwaukee's
slumbering thumper, finally is
laying the wood to the ball, and
the Braves have picked up the
beat to gain a fast start in what
may prove a suicide week end
for National League pennant|
contenders.
Mathews, a 24-year-old left
handed slugger who had only 20
home runs at the start of Au-
gust, snapped his wrists for
power and base hits last night.
seeking his 34th home run
14th for the month-and driving
in five runs as the Braves swept
a twi-night double-header from
st. Louis, 6-5, and 5-3.
The Braves, carried to III
innings before putting the opener
away. gained a 212-game lead
with the sweep while second
place Brooklyn was defeating the
Giants. TO. Cincinnati's per-
sistent Redlegs came from be-
hind with two ninth-inning runs
to defeat the Cubs, 4-3, and still
slipped S1a games of the lead.
Pittsburgh defeated Philadel-
phia 6-3.
In the American League,
Washington's Jim Lemon out
homered Mickey Mantle Stool,
but the Mick's shot was his 47th
and broke UP a tie game as the
Yankees defeated the Senators,
GA. Second. place Cleveland
slipped 81a games behind the
Yankees as the White Sox, held
to one hit for nine innings by
Early Wynn, defeated the Injuns,
10. in a 10-inning nightcap after
losing the twi-night opener, 80.
AL Kaline's five runs batted in
and the three-single pitching of.
Paul Foytack gave Detroit a 6-1
decision over Kansas City. Four
Baltimore home runs smashed
Boston, 1876.
Braves Win in 18th
Mathews, who batted in 81
runs in August for an IS total,
unloaded his homer with two on
for a ga Milwaukee lead in the
seventh inning of the opener.
Stan Musial's 23d homer tied it,
in the ninth, but the Braves
finally grabbed it as Andy Pafko
doubled in the 18th, went to
third on Whitley Lockman'S field
ing error, and then marked time
while the Cards walked the bases
full before Jack Dittmer broke 1t
up with a single.
The Braves pounded 10 hits in
the nightcap. Mathews had four
in a row.
Four walks, two errors and
two singles produced five fourth
inning runs for the Dodgers, and
Don Newcombe then collared
the Giants on one hit over the
last six innings to win his 22nd.
Foster Castleman and Willie
Mays homered as the Giants
took a 80 lead.
Frank Robinson's 35th home
run = three shy of the rookie
record-and a pinch sacrifice fly
by Smoky Burgess won for the
Redlegs, who also got a homer
from Ed Bailey. his oath. Slug
gin Ted Kluszewski, however,
pulled a leg muscle and had to
leave the game.
Hammer HurIs for Pills
Harvey Haddix injured his
back in a pre-game warmup and
the Phils started Infielder Gran
Hammer against the BUGS.
Hammer. who had pitched be-
fore this season, was smackedI
for three runs in the fourth that
did it as the BUGS made it III
out Of is against the Phils.
Three bloop singles, the last q
broken-bat poke by winner Dick
Donovan, handed Wynn his
eighth defeat. Herb Score, with
relief help after giving up NOM
ers to Walt Dropo and Bubba
Phillips, won his 18th in the
opener. Bobby Avila's 1,000th
major league hit. a triple, opened
a two-run Tribe first, and Sam
Mele then won 1t with a fourth
inning homer of Billy Pierce.
George Kell walloped two of
Baltimore's shots. And Gus Tri-I
andos and Billy Gardner had
three-run blasts after Bob Me
mans two-run infleld single had
overhauled a 5-4 Boston lead in
the seventh.
Kaline had two triples and 81
single for the Tigers, while the
AS scored their run on q walk,
infield out, passed ball and balk.