Evening star., 1960-06-04
2-Nan Staff
KeepsP Pirates

BY the Associated Press

Vern Law picked up where
Bob Friend left off and the
Pirates still have a two-game
lead in the National League
thanks to the best "two-man"
staff in the majors.
The two right-handers have
put away IA of the Pirates 90
victories. They've pitched the
BUGS five shutouts. They have
the only complete games (l2)
hung up by the staff.
And after Friend (6-2)
closed out a home stand with
a three-hit shutout over Gin
cinnati, Law became the first
to win eight in the majors last
night, pitching an eight-hit
Shutout at Philadelphia as the
Pirates gained their sixth
straight victory, 80.
Second place San Francisco
defeated st. Louis 80 on the
six-hit pitching of Mike
Mccormick and Joe Amalfi-
tano'S first major league home
run. Milwaukee slugged four
home runs and beat Cincinnati
Ga. Chicago defeated Los An
geles 6-5 in 10 innings.
Law made it four in a row
since his only defeat, striking
out four and walking Just one
for his seventh complete game
and fourth decision over the
Phils. He gave up three singles
that loaded the bases in the
seventh, but saved his second
shutout by striking out Pinch
hitter Wally Post.
Fielders Collide
John Buzhardt Q-N was the
loser as the Pirates scored
three in the third. A two-run
single by Roberto Clemente
capped it after Rocky Nelson's
bases-loaded fly fell for a sin
gle when Leftfielder Tony
Curry and Shortstop Joe Koppe
collided. Curry was knocked
out. Hoppe suffered a severe
injury to his right wrist. in
cluding a chipped bone. He
might be lost for eight weeks.
Curry might get back in action
tonight.
While the Pirates opened a
l7-game road trip, the Giants
evened their current home
stand record at 3-3 when
Amalfltano's two-run homer
of Ernie Broglio (2-2) broke a
IL tie in the third inning. The
Cards scored their other run
IN the fifth. Hal Smith singled
and came in on Rookie Julian
Javier's triple. but Javier then
was out at the plate when he
tried to score on Joe Cunning
hams grounder to first.
Javier had half of the Cards
hltS and swatted a second
triple with two out in the sew
enth. Mccormick (7-3). who
walked one and struck out
three for his eighth complete
game, got out of that jam
when Cunningham popped.
Four Solo Homers
All four Milwaukee home
runs were solo shots-by Hank
Aaron, Billy Bruton, Del Gran
dali and Johnny Logan-off
Jay Hook (4-4. Crandall's and
Bruton'S came in a clinching
four-run third capped by Joe
Adcock'S two-out single and an
error, Carl Wiley, 0-5, against
the rest of the league, beat the
Reds a third time. He had
given up Just three hits, one
Frank Robinson's second-in-
ming homer, until the ninth.
then needed Don McHahon's
two-out relief after Ed Bailey
hit a three-run homer.
The Cubs blew SO lead
in the eighth and ninth at Los
Angeles, then beat Don Drys-
dale (4-O in relief on a single
by Walt Moryn, an error and
a pinch single by George Alt
man. 1t was Drysdale's third
loss in a row, second in two
nights and sixth in his last
seven decisions.
Los Angeles was blanked on
four hits for seven innings by
Bob Anderson, then tied it with
two in the ninth on pinch
hitter Duke Snider's homer, his
sixth of the year and 36Oth of
his career. Moe Drabowsky
won his first decision of the
year, striking out John Rose
ooro, Junior Gillian and Drys-
dale when he relieved after
ISnider's homer.