Evening star., 1962-09-28

N6ruS moving luJO LOS A1Rele
for the final three games Of tn
season and the Colts going tI
San Francisco for the windul
week end.
Relief Stars Battered
Since q string Of sevel
straight victories pushed then
four games ahead, the Dodger
have dropped seven Of 10. Dur
ing the same span. the Giant
have managed to break n
better than even-five and five
The Colts battered Dodge
relief stars Ed Roebuck. Larr
Sherry and Ron Perranoski TO
six runs in the sixth an
seventh innings in last night
victory. but Jim Umbricht pro
vided standout relief for Hou
ston.
Gene Oliver and Stan Musia
spearheaded the Cards agains
the Giants. Oliver warmed VI
with q double, then smacked /
three-run homer that stood VI
as the clincher. Musial collected
five singles in five tries.
In the NILS only other game
Dennis Bennett fired q five,
hitter as the sizzling Philliei
won for the 10Th time in thef
last "a games. TO, over Chicago
Wynn Seeks No. 800
The American League re-
sumes competition today afte,
taking yesterday off with
several positions in the stand
ings still to be decided in thI
final week end Of the season
Righthander Early Wynn Of thl
White Sox, cunning for hi
300th career victory. faces thI
champion Yankees at New Yorl
tonight; Los Angeles Is a
Cleveland for a twi-nigh
doubleheader, and Baltimore
at Minnesota and Kansas Cit,
at Detroit for day games
Washington and Boston ar
idle.
Even In defeat, the Dodger
were heartened by the work o
Sandy Koufax, their lefthande,
strikeout specialist who is jus
rounding into form after a two
month layoff due to circulation
trouble in the index finger o
his pitching hand. Koufax wen
five innings before he tired, Sc
down the first IL Colts in order
struck out four and allowe
three hits, including q two-rul
homer by Roman Mejias in tn
fifth that made 1t 80.
But the Dodgers vaunted re
lief corps failed badly. The Colt
hoped on Roebuck and Sherr
for four hits and their four run
lin the sixth, taking a Ga leaC
land after Los Angeles rallie
for a tie in the bottom of tn
inning Houston scramble
ahead again in the sevent
against Perranoski.
Umbricht Wins Fourth
The Colts did the decisiv
damage on Carl Warwick's in
field hit, an error by Dary
Spencer, a bunt single by A
Spangler, a force play and
ground out.
Umbricht took over with tn
bases filled and none out i
the sixth and wound UP wit
his fourth victory in as man
decisions. He gave up three hit
and a walk, but turned bac
repeated Dodger threats.
Maury Wills, Willie an
Tommy Davis, and Frank How
ard had 10 Of the IA Los Angelo
hits and led the Dodgers t
their early lead.
The Cardinals lost little tim
taking charge against the CT
ants, rapping Billy ODell fo
two runs in the first inning o
singles by Curt Flood, Musia
Bill White and Charlie james
divers double plus Pitcher Ra
Washburn's single gave st. Lou
another run in the fourth an
then came the Cards four
run fifth, climaxed by Oliver
homer.
Willie Mays had q down
right embarrassing afternoon
The Giants star doubled hom
his clubs first run in the sixtl
and moved on to third on
grounder. When Orlando Ce
peda famed, Willie, thinkin
it was the third out, drifte
off third toward centerfiel
and was tagged out. And in tn
last Of the ninth, with two or
Mays went up representing tn
potential tying run and wa
famed by Bobby Shantz 70
the final out.
Wrigley Fields sm allies
crowd of the year, GIT, watche
: the 22-year-old Bennett des
the Cubs their 1920 loss an
14th shutout this season. Ben
nett struck out six and wake
J three. Tony Taylor and Ro
! Sievers collected three hit
each for the Phillies and Cla
Dalrymple homered.