Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-25
Friend Looks
Like Sure Bet
For 70 Wins
Pirutes' Netercn
Gets 18th; Aaron
Sets Back Giants
81 the Associated Press

~ tno Ahloeltteu FIrAs
The youth-minded Pirates, en-
lroute to their first finish in the
first division in 10 years. are
lalmost certain to boast a 20
lgame pitcher this season. He l.
bob Friend, the oldest Pitts
burgh player in point of service
| The 27-year-old Highlander
boasts II victories, more than
Iany other National League
Ihurler, following Pittsburgh's
lsplit of yesterdays double
header with st. Louis. The
Isplit left the Pirates just / per-
lcentage point behind the Sec
Iond-place Giants.
Friend was credited with the
Pirates "a first game triumph
Ialthough he gave way to Elroy
Face after seven innings. The
Cardinals rallied for five runs
lin the eighth an dwon the Sec
ond game. 1878.
A workhorse, Friend already
has pitched 215 innings. second
only to Milwaukee's Warren
SPAIN. He, paced the league IN
most innings pitched in 1856
and 1857. Although he has lost
IS games. most in the league. he
already has equaled his top win
ming mark (17-17 in 1850. In
seven previous years-he has
had only one winning season.
14-9 in 1855.
Braves Boost Lead
In other games. Milwaukee
increased its first-place margin
over San Francisco to seven
games. defeating the Giants.
8-5, in 10 innings. Cincinnati
nipped Los Angeles, SIS, and
Philadelphia swept a double-
header from Chicago. 1873 and
So. The second game was
called after eight innings be-
cause of darkness.
Bill MazeroSki and Hank
Foiles drove in two runs each
to provide PiItSburgh's margin
of victory in the opener. Stan
Musial's pinch single in the
eighth ignited a five-run inning
and enabled the Cards to over
come an 81 deficit in the
nightcap. Joe Cunningham
and Irv Noren, drove in runs
with singles. Gene Green
doubled in another and Frank
Thomas wild throw added two
more for st. Louis. Ken Boyer
hit a three-run homer earlier
for the winners.
Giants Top Million
| Hank Aaron ruined the day
for a capacity Seals Stadium
crowd of 22,913, smashing a
two-run homer in the 10th as
Milwaukee snapped a SIS tie.
The Braves added another run
off Red Worthington on Joe
Adcock's double and singles by
Andy Pafko and Johnny Logan.
Leon Wagner hit his third
homer in four days for the
| Giants.
The throng boosted the
Giants attendance over the
million mark for the first time
in four years. In New York
last year they drew 653,973.
Frank Robinson's two-out
home run in the ninth, after
Johnny Temple had led of
with a double, gave Cincinnati
a come-from-behind, 6-5 VIC
tory over Los Angeles. The
Dodgers had taken a 5-4 lead
in the seventh on Pinch-hitter
Duke Snider's run scoring
single. Don thinner hit a three
run homer for the Dodgers.
BOuchee, Marshall Slug
Ed Bouchee slammed q home
run in each game in Philadel-
lphia's double triumph over the
Cubs. His first came with the
bases loaded to highlight a
seven-run outburst in the
seventh inning.
Pinch-Hitter Rip RepulSki
also homered in the opener with
two on. 1t was his fourth
homer as a pinch hitter this
season. Wally Post and Willie
Jones batted in two runs apiece
as the Phiilies came from be-
hind in the second game with
four runs in the eighth to give
relief pitcher Jack Sanford his
eight triumph.
/ First Baseman Jim Marshall
purchased from Baltimore
Saturday, kept the Cubs alive
in both games. He hit two
homers and a single in the first
game and came through with q
home run and single in the
second He had nnlv five