Evening star., 1962-05-17
ST. LOUIS STAR GETS a4OTH HIT, BUT CARDS LOSE
Kuenn EcIipses Ston's Record lying Feat
b the Associated Press

b the Associated Press
Stan Musial got q big one,
but Harvey Kuenn got THE big
one.
That was the story Of an
other victory yesterday for siz-
cling San Francisco, which
continued its headlong rush
over all opposition by whipping
st. Louis. To. for its 18th VIC
tory in the last 20 games.
While the Cards were dropping
into fourth place with their
ninth defeat In IL games,
sMusial snapped an 0-for-15
slump with a single in the sixth
inning for the elusive hit that
tied him with Honus Wagner
for the most hits in National
League history-3,430.
The 41-year-old star had
previously set two league career
records this seaSon-runs and
games played-and now holds
or shares 40 MI records and Is
major league marks.
Kuenn's key hit won 1t for
the Giants. The former Ameri-
can League batting king, who
hit only .265 last year In his
first season with San Fran
cisco, boosted his average to a
league leading $3.50 with a
single that drove in Ed Bailey
with the tie-breaking run In
the seventh.
Cepeda Applies Crusher
Orlando Cepeda then applied
the crusher with a three-run
homer. his 10th, as the Giants
erupted for five runs to wrap
it up. The triumph kept San
Fra1cisco's lead at four games
over second-place Los Angeles,
which won its seventh in eight
games, So, over Houston.
- Cincinnati took over third
place, 61a games back, by nip
. ping Philadelphia, 6-5, for its
sixth straight victory. AL NC
Bean and Diomedes Olivo
combined for q five-hitter in
Pittsburgh's 60 shutout of
Milwaukee and New York beat
Chicago, 6-5, In II innings.
The Cards got single runs
off Juan Marichal (7-2D in the
second and sixth, but he
slammed the door thereafter.
The Giants then went to work,
tying it in the sixth when
Cepeda singled and Felipe Alou
homered, and then coming up
with five in the seventh. The
victory was Marichals sixth
in succession as he became the
majors first seven-game win
ner. Lindy Mcdaniel Q-3) was
the loser.
Dodgers Steal 5 Bases
The Dodgers stole five bases
and converted four walks into
runs to beat the Colts. Maury
Wills scored one Of two runs
in the first on q wild pitch, and
then came across with the run
that proved to be the winner
in the third when he singled,
stole second, went to third on
a passed ball and scored on
Wally Moons single. Joe Noel
Ter (2-3) won it with ninth
inning relief help from Ed
Roebuck. Dick Farrell (3-3)
lost 1t.
Vada Pinson's double after
a walk and Eddie Kasko's
single knocked in the clincher
for the streaking Reds, and
made it five losses In q row for
the Phils. Johnny Callison and
Roy Sievers homered for the
Phils, Sievers' shot pulling the
Phils into a tie in the last of
the eighth. Reliever Jim Bros
. nan DID got the victory, with
Frank Sullivan (0-2) charged
with the setback.
Mclean Hurts Elbow
Mclean (4-D gave up only
four hits In 5h innings, but
he was forced to leave when
he hurt his pitching elbow.
The Pirates put it away with
five runs in the fourth on
singles by Bill Mazeroski and
Roberto Clemente, a double by
Dick Stuart, triples by Mclean
and Bill Virdon and a homer
by Smoky Burgess. The loser
was Bob Hendley (2-3).
Felix Mantilla's bases-loaded
single in the 18th after a pair
Of walks and a single by win
ner Jay Hook (3-O gave the
Nets their second straight
xtra-inning triumph over the
last-place Cubs. The New
Yorkers had tied it in the
eighth on Gil Hodges inside
the-park homer, the 365th
home run Of his career. Glen
Hobbie gave up Mantilla's hit,
but the loss went to Don Elston
CID.