Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-29
Shutout Streak Aids Orioles
In Drive for First Division
Moore's 3-Hitter
Gets 4th Straight,
Ties AL Record

boeS, Connie johnson and Ray
Moore. four guys wearing who
needs emp" tags when they
joined the Baltimore roster sud-
denly have come through with q
record Tying scoreless pitching
streak to trigger the Orioles big
bid for the American League
first division.
It was Moore's turn last night.
beating third-place Cleveland.
60, with Baltimore's third
straight three-hitter as the
sixth-place Orioles. who have
won five in a row and eight of
the last 10, matched the league
mark with a fourth straight
shutout. !"
Chicago and New York con-
tinued their first-pAce deadlock,
with the White Sox defeating
Washington. AS. and the YAM
KEGS knocking on Kansas City,
5-4. Boston replaced Detroit in
fourth, beating the Tigers, 0-2,
to stay 212 games ahead Of Bal
timore.
In that National League race.
as dizzy as it is hot, Milwaukee
regained first place by q half
game with a Az victory over
Pittsburgh as the Cardinals
skidded to second with a Al de.
feat by the ambitious Giants.
who now have won 10 of II IA
their bid to quit sixth place.
Cincinnati chung to third. past
ing Philadelphia, Tel. Brooklyn
and Chicago were rained out.
Orioles Bunts Help
Moore, a 31-year-oId right
handler from Upper Marlboro,
Nd, who once was Brooklyn
walked three and struck
out two while gaining his fourth
victory in nine decisions. All he
gave the Indians, who had Just
taken two of three from the
Yankees, were singles in his first
shutcut Of the year. Jim Busby.
ex-Cleveland outflelder, singled
home the first run in the fourth
inning (for a 10-game hit streak)
when the Orioles got a walk and
added two hunts of Mike Garcia
(3-5).
Baltimore bunts, an old for.
mula for Manager Paul Richards,
who gets his runs early, then
hopes his pitching will hold UP.
led to six Cleveland errors-and
three runs.
In tying the league record set
by Cleveland in 1903-and also
tied by the 1885 Yankees and
l948 Indians-the Orioles have
strung together IL shutout in
nings. beginning with Moores
five against Detroit Sunday.
Then Brown. picked up from
Oakland, beat the Tigers, 60,
with a flve-hitter; Loes, another
ex-Dodger. beat Kansas City SO,
on three hits-and johnson, once
with the White Sox, duplicated
the feat In a 10 win over the
Athletics. All except one of the
IA hits given UP in the shutouts
have been singles.
The major league record for
consecutive shutouts is six, set
by the 1903 Pirates. who also
hold the major league record for
scoreless innings with Sc. The
1948 Indians ran up Al for the
AL record.
Braves Leading Again
Rookie Billy O'Dell and vet
eran Bill Wight are the Oriole
probables for tonight's double
header with the Indians.
Milwaukee took first place for
a third time this season as Del
Crandall backed UP Warren
Spahns five-hitter with a three
run double in the third against
Bob Friend. who has lost nine.
SPAIN, winning his eighth.
struck out six and hit his 18th
career home run "a record for
MI pitchers) while shutting out
the Pirates on one hit for six
frames. Dee Fondy, with two
hits for a league-leading 1851
average, singled home a
run in the seventh.
1t was the fifth turnover in
first place this month-and to
give you an idea of just what
kind OF nonsense is going on in
The MI, the Braves moved back
IN by winning only S of 10 since
dropping out of the lead eight
days ago.
The sixth-place Giants. who
had put the Cards in first place
BY beating Milwaukee, 4-3. last
week. tagged nine-game winner
Larry jackson with a fourth de-
feat as Daryl Spencer raped a
two-run double in the first.
Rookie Curt Barclay, whose
single capped a two-run fourth
inning. gained a As record with
Mary Grissom's relief help as
,he Giants moved within three
games OF birthplace Brooklyn.
Three HOmers Helm
The Redlegs. two points back
d the Cardinals and also a half
game out, bagged it with three
nome runs-a three-run shot by
George Grove, a two-run lob by
'ighthander Hal Jeffcoat, who
had three RBI while winning
MS seventh with a four-hitter
and a solo blast by Gus Ben.
Enos Slaughter pinch-hit
single to drive in the Yankee
winner with two out in the
eighth after two-run homers by
ex-Yankee Woody Held and Hec
Lopez had given the AS a IA
tie. The AS, who have lost
eight in a row, are winless in
eight games with the champions.
Bob Grim won his eighth in re-
Iief with Wally Brunette, re-
placing Virgil Trucks, the loser
Billy Klaus raped four hits
n five trips, two Of them home
runs. to drive in FIVE runs for
The Red Sox as Tom Brewer
Won his ninth Charlie May.