Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-16
ShutoutGames
Help Braves
EnIarueLead
By the Associated Press

Just three days ago Milwau-
kee had lost a two-game series
at Pittsburgh and there were
faint thoughts that the Braves
might still have a dog fight
ahead for the National League
.pennant.
Now joey Jay and Carl Wiley,
two righthanders who couldn't
break into the Braves pitching
pattern a year ago, have come
up with consecutive shutouts
and the world champions are
seven games ahead again with
"a four-game winning streak.
Jay, needing ninth-inning
relief despite a one-hitter, won
80 at Cincinnati Thursday
night. Then Wiley went all
the way for a Six-hit, 10 de-
cision over Philadelphia last
night while Cincinnati junked
Pittsburgh's winning string at
seven by beating the second
place Pirates, 6-1.
Dodgers Move Up
Third-place San Francisco
lost 81 to the Cubs in 10
innings. And the Dodgers re-
turned to the first division for
the first time since the fourth
game of the season by sweeping
a twi-night pair from st. Louis.
The Dodgers, unbeaten since
Manager Walt Aston was told
he'd be rehired for 1859, tied
The Cards for fourth by winning,
4-3, in II innings, and 5-3.
Wiley won his sixth in a
row with his third shutout for
an 8-3 record. He had the
Phils hitless until Richie Ash
burn, who had half of the
Phils' hits, lined a third-inning
single-his 1000 major league
hit.
Robin Roberts Q2-1D kept
the shutout pace with a six
hitter until the eighth. Then
his lone walk, a stolen base. an
infield hit and Yves Covington' s
single handed the veteran
highlander his eighth 10 de-
feat in the majors.
Have Big Eighth
The last-place Redlegs, win
ing only two of their last IL,
broke up a IL game with five
runs in the eighth while Bob
Purkey won his 14th by putting
down his former mates with a
five-hitter. Danny Kravitz had
two of the BUGS hits, singing
and scoring an unearned run
on Purkey's error in the third.
Frank Robinson's 23d homer
tied it in the fifth off Ron Kline
Q1-1D, who had a three-hitter
for seYen innings. Purkey's
single opened the big eighth,
and two-run singles by Dee
Fondy and Ed Bailey put ii
away.
Dave Hillman and Stu Mil
Ter had shutout duel for seven
innings at San Francisco be-
fore singles by Hillman and
Tony Taylor and a forceout
gave the cubs a 10 lead in the
eighth. Orlando Cepeda's 22d
home run tied it with one out
in the ninth, but the Cubs
broke loose for two in the 10th,
with Carl Neeman'S 18th homer
opening the frame. Hillman,
who struck out 10, now is ga
Miller is 81.
HOmers Help Dodgers
Elmer Valo's pinch single
with one out in the 10th gave
the Dodgers the opener for an
30 record in extra-inning
games. They won their fourth
IN a row and fled the second
division for the first time since
April 10 by battering their old
mate, Sal Maglie (2-5l. in the
nightcap. A three-run thirc
did it, with Gil Hodges 17tr
home run, two-run shot, the
lpayoff blow.
Homers by Carl Furillo anC
Don thinner gave the Dodgers
their runs in the opener against
Larry jackson (9-10, who hac
beaten the Dodgers eigh'
straight since 1855. Ken Boyel
and Gene Freese homered fol
the Cards three in the sixth
inning, but Glen Labine theI
blanked 'em with two-hit re
J lief for q ga record. Johl
: Klippstein (5-D won the night
cap in relief.