Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-22

centage points of their pace and
the Redlegs three games back
in the National Leagues battle
for survival.
Cubs Errors Help Braves
The Braves, who have blown
breaks like everyone else in a
race marked by missed oppor-
tunities, grabbed the brass ring
and made Chicago errors pay off
with GA victory over the last
place Cubs last night.
Pittsburgh, the club that
sprung a September trap to
catch Brooklyn and open the
pennant door to the Giants in
"a, was at it again, meanwhile,
tripping the Dodgers, 2-l. and
lroughing up Sal Maglie to boot.
And the Redlegs, refusing to
quit, made it three in a row
with 9-1 breeze over st. Louis.
The Braves, outhit II to 8.
made the most of three Chicago
errors. scoring the clinchers in
a three-run sixth on a passed
ball and a two-run misplay by
ShortStop Ernie Banks. That
provided a 60 lead, but it proved
just enough as the Cubs got to
Warren SPAIN for Monte Twins
18th home run in the seventh
and chased the veteran left
handler with three runs in the
eighth. Gene Conley relieved to
nail Spahn's 10Th victory.
| Thomas Blast Ruins Dodgers
/ A two-run. seventh inning
home run by Frank Thomas, his
23d, got the job done for the
Pirates. who had jolted the
Braves by a similar 81 score
Thursday. Pittsburgh, with six
more games remaining against
the Brooks, had beaten Maggie
only four times previously in 25
decisions and the 39-year-old
Highlander had a personal six
game winning streak on the fire.
Ron Kline, 0-3 against Brook
Ign for the season and 90 life
time. scattered eight hits and
struck out six to win his 14th.
giving up a double and Junior
Gilliam's single for a run in the
seventh.
( Wally Post. humping five
home runs in five games socked
his 33d and 34th for four Redleg
runs while Joe Nuxhall held the
Cardinals to five hits. Post
Ihomered and Nuxhall hit a two
run triple in a three-run first
inning against Vinegar Bend
Mizell. The Redlegs, with six
games to go, are seven shy Of the
record 221 homers hit by the
1947 Giants.
In the other National League
game, the Giants, with Johnny
Antonelli winning his 18th. de-
feated Philadelphia, 7-3, scoring
seven in the fifth against Dick
Farrell in his major league debut.
Willie Mays stole his 37th and
3Sth bases, tops in the league
since Xxi Cuyler stole 43 in 1929.
No. 81 for Mantle
In the American League,
Mickey Nantes 5lst home run
gave the Yankees a league record
with 1873 for the season, but the
pennant- winning club also set a
major league record by leaving
20 men on base to lose to Bos-
ton. 1877. Mantle is the first
American League player to hit
more than so homers in season
since Hank Greenburgs SO in
1888.
Cleveland took a two-gane
hold on second place over Chi
cago. defeating Detroit. 5-1.
while the White Sox lost to Kan
sas City, 80. in a 10-inning
nightcap after winning the twi-
night opener. Az. Baltimore.
with Gus Triandos hitting his
goth and 2lst home runs,
whacked Washington. 7-3.
The Yankees cracked the
league record hung up by the
1886 Bombers as Nantes near
500-foot wallop helped build a
40 lead. But the Red Sox then
scored six in the third and iced
it with three in the fourth and
three in the fifth. Bob Turiey
lost it. with reliefer George Susce
the winner. Yankee Catcher
Yogi BerTa. playing the outfield
for the first time since 1948, ran
his hitting streak to 10 games.
10th Victory for Wynn
Mantle was 3-for-5, for a $50
season average in his battle with
Ted Williams for the league bat
ting title. Williams. 2-for-4. is
at .356. needing "a at bats in the
seven remaining games for the
necessary 400.
Early Wynn won his 18th as
the Tribe ended Detroits win
ming streak at five on home runs
by AL Rosen tl5thl and Vic
Wertz 1921.
Walt Dropo's three-run homer
won the opener for the White
Sox. After Sherm Lollar. who
had four hits, drove in his sec
ond run with an eighthlinning
triple that tied it. the AS came
back with Jim Pisonis single and
Joe DeMaestri's triple 70 via the
nightcap.