Evening star., 1961-05-31

finally made it. They rocketed
out Of the cellar by winning
20 Of their last 26 games for
share Of the National League
lead in what amounts to a
three-way jam with San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
| The Reds had first place all
+ to themselves back on April
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20, then noSedived into an
eight-game losing slump that
plunked them into eighth place
just a month ago. Now they've
tied the Giants for first, .0l0
percentage points ahead of Los
Angeles. by sweeping a Memo
rial Day doubleheader at San
Francisco, 7-6 and GA.
The Dodgers, who have
played four more games than
the Reds and Giants, winning
two and losing two, crept un-
der the blanket that covers the
leaders by beating the st.
Louis Cardinals. 5-3, in a night
game.
Pirates Still Fourth
Pittsburgh's defending cham
pions stayed in fourth place,
312 games behind, after drop
ping a pair to the Chicago
Cubs. 5-3 and 1910. And fifth
place Milwaukee remained at
500, Az games behind, after
splitting a double-header at
Philadelphia. The Braves won
the opener. 81, but the last
place Phils bounced back for
an 11-4 romp in the nightcap.
The Reds and Giants slugged
seven home runs in the opener,
but it was an unearned run
scoring after Third BaSeman
Jim Davenport of the Giants
dropped a pop up with two out
in the ninth-that handed it
to the Reds. The Giants Just
missed with four runs in the
ninth, three on homers by
Charlie Hitler, Hobie Landrith
and Pinch-hitter Willie Mays,
who had been rested by Man.
ager AL Dark. Rookie Jim
Maloney (2-2) was the winner.
and hit one Of the Reds three
home runs.
The Reds then made it five
straight with a sweep of the
three-game set by scoring four
runs in the third against Juan
Marichal (2-2) in the second
game. Bob Purkey, making his
first relief appearance of the
season, saved it for lefty Jim
O'Toole go in the ninth.
The Giants now have lost three
in a row and six straight at
home.
Error Hurts Cards
Consecutive doubles by Jim
Gillian and Willie Davis and
an error by Card Catcher Hal
Smith brought the Dodgers
from behind with two runs in
the seventh against loser Bob
Gibson (2-2D. Righthander
Stan Williams (4-3) and Re-
lever Larry Sherry held the
Cards to three hits. one a
homer by Curt Flood. The
Cards had two on with one out
in the ninth when Sherry saved
it by striking out Ken Boyer
and getting Stan Musial to
line out.
Ron Santos tWo-run double
wrapped up the opener for the
Cubs in the seventh inning,
and righthander Don Cardwell
(4-2) then blanked Pittsburgh
on seven hits in the nightcap
as the champs lost their fifth
in a row. The Cubs, after los
ing seven straight, beat south
paw Vinegar Bend Mizell (4-2)
and righthander Bob Friend
$50, collecting Is hits in the
two games and hitting two
homers in each. Dick Ellsworth
(2-3) won the first game.
The Braves won the opener
on the four-hit pitching of Bob
Buhl (2-4) and a tie-breaking.
two-run triple by Hank Aaron
in the eighth inning. Lefthand-
er Don FerrareSe (0-2) was the
loser in his first MI start. The
Phils then broke loose for six
runs against Carl Wiley Old
in the third inning of the sec
ond game, with Tony Gonzalez
hitting a three-run double and
Ken Walters socking a two-run
homer. Art Mahaffey (6-3 won
his fourth in a row.