Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-02

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Chicago, 80: Washington clip.
lped Cleveland, SIS, and Boston
defeated Kansas City. so.
SPAIN had a four-hitter unit
the eighth at Milwaukee. He
also had q 10 lead, driving ir
the run himself as Friend, who
has lost only two, gave up con-
secutive singles to Joe Adcock
Del Crandall and the veteran
southpaw, now ga. Nelson Kinl
finished for the Pirates.
18th Homer for Long
Longs home run was his l5tf
of the season and his ninth ir
the last Is games. Walls cloui
was his fourth.
If the Pirates beat Milwaukee
again tonight, they'll be only
eight percentage points back
.613 to sos. A victory in the
first game of tomorrow's double.
header would put Pittsburgh ir
first place for the first time
since l948-.615 to .606-but tx
stay there the Pirates, Of course
must take the nightcap, too.
There have been rumorS thai
the Pirates might be considering
a deal for Inf1elder Don Zimmel
of Brooklyn, possibly for Z
pitcher. thinner, though not {
consistent hitter in the past
does stroke for power.
II look for the Dodgers tx
make a trade for a pitcher" Bra.
gan said. He wouldn't elaborate
The Pittsburgh manager
credits the Pirates surge mainly
to five players: Long, Walls
Frank Thomas, Friend, whom h,
rates as the best pitcher in thu
National League, and Ronni,
Kline. But. he said, everybody
has had q hand in it,"
Whatever it is, the Pirates ar,
a changed club. Last year a
this time they were entrenchec
in last place, 10 games behind.
Second Win for Simmons
A triple by Stan Lopata ant
an infield hit by Del Ennis scoreC
the third-inning Philadelphia
run that beat the Cardinals anc
Tom Poholsky. The big right.
handler also was tagged for {
two-run single by Willie JoneI
in the first. Wally Moon homereC
for the Cards. Curt Simmons
with relief help, won his seconC
victory, both against st. Louis.
Whitley Lockman caught Ro!
McMillan's bases-Ioaded outfielt
ny, and his peg to the plat,
mailed Jim Dyck, pinch-runner
to end a ninth-inning Cincinnati
rally a run short. The Giant
won it with two runs that scoret
on Johnny Temples sixth-innin,
error. Temple and Pitcher JoI
Nuxhall got the heave-ho, as dit
the Giants Yves Westrum an,
Manager Bill Rigney-all for dis
putting pitches. Steve Ridzil
won in relief.
Gene Bakers two-run homer
off Ed Roebuck won for thC
Cubs. Ernie Banks got the Cub
started with a two-run belt IL
the seventh, but Duke Snide,
tiled it with q two-run shot il
the eighth. Sam Jones won i
lin relief.
Larry, who defeated the Yank
lat the end of last season ant
NOV has beaten them three time
this season, gave UP homers Il
Eddie Robinson and Tomm,
IByrne, the losing pitcher. Blu
by then he had a cushion sup
lplied by Bob Kennedy's grand
slam homer in the fifth-whel
the Yanks purposely walked twt
to fill the bases.
Ex-Mates Beat SOx
A pair of former teammate,
beat the White Sox for the ORR.
oles. Pitcher Connie johnson
held them hitless for six innings
and finished with a five-hitter
while Bob Nieman drove in al
three runs. A third ex-Chica'
goan, George Kell, put them il
scoring position with two sac
Irifices.
Tom Brewer spun a five-hittel
for his second shutout and sew
enth victory for the Red Sox
Tied Lepcio got three hits anC
drove in two runs. Jim Piersall
Boston centerhelder, made a tire,
mendous catch, sharing Jim Fin.
igan's drive with a 40-yard sprint
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