Evening star., 1960-06-25
Dodger Assist
Helps Pirates
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Roebuck, MizeII
In Pitching PurIoy;
Gionts Check Skid
Rx tn. As.orintsd Pres,

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ahead again in the National
League race, but it took one
whale Of a pitching parlay to
do it.
Ed Roebuck, a sore-armed
highlander last year. beat joey
Jay in a duel of relievers by
allowing just four hits over
nine shutout innings as the
Dodgers defeated second-place
Milwaukee, SO, in 10 innings
last night. That ended the
Braves winning streak at six
games.
1t was only the second time
Roebuck has gone nine innings
since coming to the majors
with the Dodgers in 1855.
And Southpaw Vinegar Bend
Mizell came through with his
FIRST complete game in IA starts
this SeaSon-only his second in
80 tries over more than a year
for a Al Pittsburgh victory
over the last-place Cubs.
Giants End Skid
Third-place San Francisco,
after losing five in row, beat
Cincinnati. 5-3, with Willie
Mays driving in three runs and
hitting two homerS. The fred
up Phillies won six in a row
for the first time in two seasons
with a 4-3 decision over the
Cardinals.
Roebuck, %. who tried his
hand at first base in the
minors while nursing an ailing
elbow last season, hadn't gone
more than tive innings in any
OF his % previous appearances,
all in relief. this season. He's
made just one start in the ma
Jors. and his only other nine
inning job also was in relief.
Last night. Roebuck (5-D
gave up nothing but singles,
walked just three and struck
out seven after relieving Sandy
koufax when the Braves tied it
at 3-all in the second. THE
Dodgers, blanked for 82s in
nings by Jay Q-2), finally
broke through when Wally
Moon tripled and Don Demeter
hit a sacrifice fly in a two-run
10th. The other run was un-
earned.
The Dodgers chased Carl
Wiley with three runs in the
first, one on Rookie Frank
Howard's seventh homer, while
winning their second in a row
since Manager Walt Alston's
tongue-lashing. Hank Aaron
belted his 18th homer, with one
on, in the first for the Braves.
who had the bases loaded when
Roebuck got Ed Mathews on a
double-play ball in the second.
Consecutive HOmers
Mizell 40 singled home a
pair Of runs as the Pirates
made it three out of four. He
walked two. struck out four and
allowed seven hits. losing his
shutout on Jim Hegan's triple
and Jerry Kindall'S single in
the fifth. 1t was the Cubs
eighth straight loss. matching
the longest slump of the year
in the MI. and gave Mizell a
81 record since joining the
Pirates in q trade with the
Cards a month ago.
Consecutive home runs by
Mays and Willie Kirkland did
it for the Giants, cracking q
.2-2 tie in the sixth against
Loser Jay Hook (6-7. Mays
singled home a run and scored
in the first when he paired with
Kirkland on a double steal
Mike Mccormick (9-3 was the
winner. He gave up a two-run
homer by Gus Bell in the first
inning, then blanked the Reds
until the ninth. when he needed
relief help from Johnny Anto-
nelli.
Rookie Ken Walters drove in
two runs for the Phils, breaking
a 3-3 tie with a fifth-inning
single off Reliever Ernie Broglio
t5-3. Robin Roberts (4-D gave
up seven hits. one Ken Boyer's
18th homer. but won his third
in a row by blanking the Cards
on two hits after the second
inning.