Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-13
Bulls 5th Win
Over Brooklyn
Tightens Race
Continued From Page CT


able in view of Milwaukee's rec
ord Of six victories and five de-
feats against the Dodgers in half
a season. The rest of the Braves
pitching staff has turned in only
one triumph over the 1855 cham
pions.
Might Equal Record.
Should Buhl continue his
mastery over the Dodgers dur
ing the second half of the sea-
son. he may have an outside
chance Of becoming the second
pitcher in the games history to
win nine games from one club
In one season. Oddly enough, Ed
Reulback of the 1908 Cubs, the
only pitcher ever to win nine
games from one club. used the
Dodgers as his victims.
Even if Bull fails TO match
ReulbachS feat, the 27-year-old
native of Saginaw. Mich, has a
good chance to join an elite
group of Dodger- killers, pitchers
who have whipped the Brooks
six or more times in one season
This group numbers 20 and is
headed by Reulbach 900, Joe
McGinnity of the Giants (8-2)
and Bucky Walters of the Reds
GID. The Six-time winners over
the Dodgers include such famous
pitchers as ChriSty MathewSon,
Grover Cleveland Alexander,
Jack Chesbro, Dizzy Dean, Bill
Lee, Robin Roberts and Sal
Maglie.
Against the pace-setting Red.
legs. the Phillies scored five runs
in the top of the ninth inning
to overcome a 3D. deficit. Marv
Blaylock's bases-loaded double
and Elmer Valo'S two-run single
against Bud Freeman gave
Harvey Haddix his seventh VIC
tory. Art Fowler was charged
with the defeat.
Stan Musial hammered home
three runs with his 18th home
run and single to lead the
Cards to victory. A pair of ex-
GiantS-Alvin Dark and Don
Liddle-also contributed to the
victory against their former
teammates. Dark had a double,
single and sacrifice fly. Liddle
pitched runless ball for ga
innings to receive credit for the
win.
Long Finally Connects
Dale Long hit his first home
run since June 9 and also added
a triple to drive in four runs
in PittSburgh's Second-game
victory over the Cubs. Bill Vir-
don's homer helped Ronnie Kline
chalk up his eighth victory in
the opener.
A grand-slam home run by
Hank Bauer. his first in eight
years with the Yankees. proved
to be the big blow in New York'S
triumph over Cleveland. Bauer's
blast came only an hour after
his wife had presented him with
their third child. a son whom
Hank jokingly said he would
name "Grandslam."
Johnny Kucks, despite rough |
going, was credited with his 18th
success. Bob Lemon was charged
was his seventh defeat desuite
three-run homer by AL Smith
that ran the outfielder's hitting
streak through % consecutive
games.
The Indians, who trail the
White Sox by two percentage
points, also lost the services of
First Baseman Vic Wertz, who
had to leave the game with
groin injury in the fifth inning
after a collision with Bill Show
ron.
Jimmy Piersall was practically
a one-man gang as the Red Sox
came from behind to nip the
White Sox. His two-run homer
in the ninth off Jack Harshman
was the deciding blow after Bos-
ton tied the score at IL in its
half of the eighth.
Bob Nieman's three-run homer
in the first inning was more than
enough for Southpaw Wight, who
famed five and walked one for
his fourth victory and first shut
out as Baltimore beat Kansas
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