Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-28
Braves S|owedDown
BY Rogovin's Junk
Milwaukee Lead
Trimmed to Az
By Upsturt PhiIs
By the Associated Press

Saul Rogovin, the sleepy.
time highlander who looks as
though he's having trouble,
staying awake on the mound.
turns out to be the guy who
finally tagged down Milwaukee's
pennant-pressing Braves.
The 33-year-old veteran, cut
loose by Detroit, the White Sox,
Cincinnati and even Baltimore
before catching on with the
Phillies, had the Braves break
ing their backs trying to hit his
slow stuff last night and beat
them, So. His six-hitter ended
the Braves winning streak at
five games and trimmed their
National League lead to four
and a half games. 1t also main
tanned the Phils' record as the
only club with an edge over
Milwaukee at 8-6.
Saul was practically the whole
show, singing home two runs to.
break a 2-all tie in the sixth
inning after Lew Burdette, 12-
game winner, had walked Solly
Hemus purposely to fill the
bases.
Dodgers and Redlegs Gain
The defeat makes a sweep of
the remaining two games in the
weekend series with the Phils'
almost a must" for Milwaukee.
before heading into Brooklyn
Monday for four-game series.
The Dodgers stayed within five
percentage points of second
place Cincinnati by extending
their winning streak to six
games with a 4-3, 10-inning de-
cision over the Cubs.
The Redlegs gained on Mil
waukee by beating Pittsburgh,
80, on Wally Posts ninth
inning triple.
Three ex-Cardinals - Bill
Sarni, Red Schoendienst and
Jack Brandt-drove in five runs
among them as the Giants end
ed their losing streak at eight
games with a 6-5 victory over,
st. Louis.
The Yankees retained their
812- game American League lead
the hard way, going IA innings
to beat Kansas City, 1919, after
Cleveland had won its seventh
straight. 80, over Baltimore.
Boston defeated the White Sox,:
4-3, while Detroit beat Wash
ington, sd.
AdcOck Blasts 22d
Rogovin, who left seven run
nerS stranded while winning his
sixth in 10 decisions, didn't allow
an earned run. Joe Adcock'S 22d
home run produced Milwaukee's
pair following Gran Hammers.
error on a third-out grounder in.
the sixth. Saul's only bad mo-
ment came on a leadoff walk
and single in the eighth, but he
retired Ed Mathews. Hank Aaron
and Adcock on pop-ups.
Willie Jones had three hits.
including his 10th homer, for the,
PhilS.
Brooklyn topped the Cubs on
Gil Hodges scramble home from
second while the Cubs were pre-
occupied with a meaningless
double play. Hodges had dou-
bled to open the 10th. After
Sandy Amoros was walked in.
tentionally. Roy Campanella
popped bunt that was trapped
by Third Baseman Don Hoax
Campy was out at first, but
Ernie Banks and Gene Baker
got so involved doubling up
AmoroS in a rundown they over
looked Hodges. A similar play
had worked for the Cubs in the
ninth.
18th Straight for ErSkine
Carl Erskine won his eighth Of
the season and seventh in a row.
striking out eight. Pewee Reese
and Carl Furillo homered for the.
Dodgers, Hoax for the Cubs. Re-,
lief ace Turk Lown, who had won
six straight. lost his fourth.
Posts play-off triple against
the Pirates followed a one-outr
single by Johnny Temple in the
ninth of reliefer Elroy Face.
Art Fowler won his ninth with
an eight-hitter. including Dale
Longs 2lst home run that had
tied it 2-all.
Sarni delivered a two-run
triple after Schoendienst had
singled home the tying run in
a winning seventh-inning rally
by the Giants. Bobby Del Greco
homered for the Cards, who blew
81 and 4-3 leads. Reliefer
Indy Mcdaniel lost it and Joe
Margoneri was the winner. with
Bill White homering for the
Giants.
The Yankees, outhit by the,
Athletics. 26-l6. finally won It
on a walk and two errors nv
Shortstop Mike Baxes. The AS,
thrice coming from behind. had
five straight hits by Hector Lopez.
and homers by Harry Simpson.
who drove in four runs, and Vic
Power. Yogi Berra, Bill Skowron
and Andy Carey homered for
New York, with Tommy Byrne,
winning his sixth after relieving
in the ninth. Wally Brunette.
a recent Yankee farmland. was
the loser after also relieving in
the ninth.
HOmers Win for Indians
The Yankees-Athletics contest.
was the American Leagues sec
ond longest game Of the season.
by the clock-and its fourth
longest by innings. The two clubs
played hours and AZ minutes.
winding up their l4-inning con-
test at l2:47 (CST), three min
utes before a 1880 am. curfew.