Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-16
DODGERS SKID AND REDS COME ON
MI Developing Familiar Pattern

BY the ASSOClhIeQ FIeSs
Today is an anniversary that
is marked in the City Of Los
Angeles with considerably less
enthusiasm than is displayed
on independence, Labor or
grounding days, or even Walter
O'Malley's birthday.
There is a total lack of brass
bands, bunting and general
merriment.
When this day dawned ex-
actly a year ago, the Dodgers
were in first place in the Ma
tional League for the last time
in the season and all was not
well. The attack was stalled,
the pitching shaky, the fielding
fumbling-and the Reds were
onrushing.
And when August Is, 1861,
was over, the Reds had shut out
the Dodgers twice to complete
a three-game sweep and take
over first place for the rest of
the year.
When the returns were in,
the Dodgers had gone 26 in
nings without a run and had
lost four straight. They went
on to lose 10 in a row.
Over with the Redlegs, Frank
Robinson was hammering the
ball at a furious clip and Bob
Purkey, Joey Jay and Jim
O'Toole were pitching master
pieces.
Lose Fifth Straight
Anything sound familiar?
Well, the Dodgers lost their
fifth straight last night, 6-3, to
the Pirates. as their fielding
collapsed and their big hitter,
Tommy Davis, went hitless for
the third straight game.
And the Reds trimmed the
Braves. 4-3. behind Purkey, who
won his 18th, and Robinson,
who drove in three runs with
two homers and took over the
league batting lead with a .342
mark.
In their last 80 games the
Reds have posted a 24-6 mark
and have climbed to within 51a
games of the slumping Dodgers.
The Giants remained l1a
games back in second place as
they dropped Us decision to
the Cubs.
The Cardinals dropped their
second straight to the Colts,
81, and the PhillieS, playing
1856 ball against the two expan-
sion teams OF Houston and New
York, trimmed the Nets in a
doubleheader. SO and 81 in
Is innings.
} DrySdale Loses Sixth
The Pirates jumped on Don
Drysdale for five runs in the
first three innings, with Bob
Clemente and Bill Mazeroski
contributing key blows. Drys-
dale, making his second try for
, his 22d victory, instead lost his
/ sixth.
Wally Moon and Willie Davis
homered for all the Dodgers
runs. Moons came with a
man on.
The Cubs snapped a five
game San Francisco winning
streak as Dick Bertell's bloop
single with the bases loaded in
the seventh inning broke a SIS
tie. Willie Mays 37th homer
with a man on, followed by
Matty Alou's homer in the
third, built a So Giant lead.
Ernie Banks crashed his 31st
home run with two aboard to
tie it up.
Cub Rookie Ken Hubbs set
two league records for second
basemen as he completed So
consecutive games and 321
chances without an error.
J Purkey'S 18th was a career
high. He had a shutout until
the ninth, when a walk and
three singles scored two runs
and brought on Jim Brosnan.
The relief pitcher famed
Tommy Aaron, gave up a pinch
single to Del Crandall for an
other run and then got Amado
Samuel to hit into a force play.
Pinch-Hitters Produce
Robinson homered in the
fourth, and after Don Bias
ingame doubled another run
home in the fifth, big Frank
blasted a two-run home run
in the sixth. They were Nos.
% and 20.
Hal Smith and Carl War
wick hit solo homers for the
Colts, and the Houston team
made it 30 in the eighth. Hal
Woodeshick lost his shutout in
the ninth when Bill White,
Minnie Minoso and Julio Gotay
hit singles.
The Phils and the Nets used
up 7 hours and 48 minutes