Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-09-07
Dodgers Edge
Within Game
Cincinnati
Sweep Of Giants
Leaves L. A. z Up
In Lost Column
By the Associated Press

and their mind on the richest /
payoff in World Series history,
have strapped back within one
game of the stumbling Cincin-
natl Reds in the National
League pennant race.
1t was after the Dodgers had
blown a 30 lead against San
Francisco last night that the
Coliseum scoreboard in Los An
geles showed a five-run eighth
inning for st. Louis and then
flashed the Cardinals lis VIC
tory over the Reds.
That's when the Dodgers
went to work, coming from be-
hind with a five-run eighth of
their own for a 9-5 victory over
the Giants.
! It was the fourth straight
/ success and seventh victory in
nine games for the Dodgers.
Cincinnati, meanwhile. hasn't
won two in a row in more than
a week and has played only
500 ball Q0-10) since taking
over first place August IS.
SPAIN Sets Record
The Dodgers, thinking Of the
player pool from a World Sc
ries played in their 94,600-seat
Coliseum and New York'S ST.
900 capacity Yankee Stadium,
are two games up on the Reds
in the decisive lost" column.
While the Dodgers swept
their four-game series with
San Francisco. still hopeful
}, Milwaukee beat Philadelphia,
10, as Warren SPAIN nailed
his 306th career victory, most
ever in one league by a left
handed pitcher. The Chicago
Cubs defeated Pittsburgh, So.
The Dodgers got started on
their big eighth when Frank
Howard, who had singled home
two runs in the first, rifled a
|, single that almost knocked
down Believer Stu Miller Q0-4
of the Giants. Willie Davis went
in as a pinch-runner, and the
Dodgers we're off and running,
forcing an error that gave them
; two unearned runs.
Despite a pitch-out, Davis
stole second and scooted on to
third on Catcher Ed Bailey's
wild peg. Pinch-hitter Norm
, Larker brought him in with q
single, tying it at sail. and
John Roseboro followed with a
! pinch double that gave Los
|, Angeles the lead. An error,
! walk, Wally Moons two-run
single and a force out by Duke
Snider brought in the other
three. Snider also hit a solo
home run in the fifth.
Cards Rally Twice
Roger Craig $50, fourth OF
six Dodger pitchers, was the
winner. He faced just one man
after Larry Sherry had to leave
in the eighth because of arm
trouble. The Giants, who have
lost five in a row and II of -,
wiped. out the Dodgers 80 lead
with home runs by Jim Daven-
port, Felipe Alou and Orlando
Cepeda off starter Sandy Kou-
fax.
St. Louis twice came from
behind against the Reds after
knocking out their ace right
handler, 19-game winner joey
Jay, with two runs in the first
inning. A two-run sixth on two
of the Reds four errors. Stan
Musial'S sacrifice fly and Ken
Boyer's single put it away and
beat Reliever Jim Maloney
$3.50 before the big eighth
made it a rout.
Highlander Larry Jackson
12-9), winner in nine of his
, last 10 decisions, settled down
, after walking three men on IL
consecutive pitches in three
, run third and Held the Reds to
, one run, a homer by Jerry
Lynch, over the last six innings
: 54th Career Shut0ut
SPAIN (18-l2, closing in or
his 18th season of 20 or more
victories, beat Eddie Plank s
record of 305 victories, all in
7 the American League, by
blanking the Phils on three
singles for his ninth straight
complete game victory. 1t was
Spahn's saith career shutout
and his second in a row, fol
a string of % scoreless innings
; 1t also was his 10th consecutive
victory over the Phils since
May %. 1859. He nailed it with
, his sixth strikeout, tanning
Charlie Smith for the final out
after Ken Walters and Johnny
Callison had singled in the
ninth.
The Braves, now six games
back of Cincinnati. had five
hits, scoring in the first inning
= off John Buzhardt (5-16) or
a walk, Ed Mathews single
7 and Hank Aaron's sacrifice fly
0 The Cubs made the most Of
3 five Pittsburgh errors and the
9 eight-hit pitching of Dor
. Cardwell G3-12), who had the
9 BUGS BANKED until they scored
o two unearned runs in the