Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-06
|MizeII's Return
To Form Puts
Cards in Lead
BY the Associated Press

/ This nerve-numbing National
League pennant race. closest
first-to-fifth scramble in the
modern era, is back to normal in
one respect. Wilmer CVinegar
Bend) Mizell is beating Cincin-
natl again.
! After two early losses to his
favorite cousins" and begged
down in the worst start in his
major league life. the colorful
st. Louis lefthander came
through with his first good game
in nearly a month last night
Just when the Cards needed it
Their 4-3 victory in IL in
uings pushed st. Louis back into
first place in the flip-f1op race
after weeks absence, dumping
the Redlegs into second, half
game behind.
MiZell, winning only his Sec
ond in eight decisions. did it
with a nine-hit, even-strlkeout
performance that represented
only his second complete game
of ST, or since June 9 when he
got his first win on a four-hitter
against New York.
Tough Against RedIegS
No doubt Manager Fred Hutch
ilnson was giving the record book
4 close look before he handed
The cratic lefthander the clutch
starting assignment. OF his 80
major league victories, Mizell
owns II over the Redlegs. five
last year when Cincinnati missed
;op money by two games.
Joe Cunningham's double drove
nome the winner for the Cards,
Who last led from June 1929 in
4 race that has seen the lead
change hands nine times in the
last month. Milwaukee, in third
place a game behind, lost ground
when beaten by Chicago, IA, but
'ourth-place Brooklyn stepped up
20 within two of the top on Roy
Campanella's three-run homer
that beat Robin Roberts, 6-5. and
dropped birthplace Philadelphia
BE games of the pace New
FORKS Giants routed Pittsburgh,
ll-6 in the other National League
game.
New York's American League
leaders maintained their three
game edge over the Chicago
White Sox, rallying to nip
Washington. 5-3. in 10 innings
while the White Sox routed
Cleveland. 14-4. Boston regained
third place from the Indians,
downing Baltimore, Us, and
Swapping Billy Loes' Seven-game
win streak. Detroit's Jim Bum
lning ran his record to 1912 with
an eight-hit. ga decision over
Kansas City.
Mizell Takes 81 Lead
Mizell. booed in recent relief
appearances by St. Louis fans,
had a 81 lead over Cincinnati
for seven innings. George Grove
doubled home two runs in the
eighth to tie it and Vinegar
Bend had to throw three more
blanks before Cunningham dou-
bled off reliefer Don Gross to
score Ken Boyer. who had sim
gled and moved up on a sacrifice.
Hank Aaron blasted his 9th
homer and seventh In eight
games and Johnny Logan hit his
fourth but that was about all
the Braves could manage against
the Cubs Don Elston. The
Brooklyn castoff. 20. with both
victories over Milwaukee, needed
help from Turk Lown in the
ninth. Jerry Kindall's first
major league home run helped
chase loser Bob Buhl.
Campanella's homer was the
23d this season off Roberts, now
6-ll with five straight losses. It
came in the eighth with Gino
Cimoli and Gil Hodges on base.
Rober Craig won it in relief.
Seven runs in the sixth inning
won for the Giants and JOHNNY
Antonelli, now TT. The Giants
TIED a league record when three
pinch batters hit safely in the
rally, Bobby Thomson homering
and Ray Jablonski and Ossie
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