Evening star., 1962-09-22
Wills Doomed to Asterisk in Bid for Record
DodeerLe
Over Giants
Cut to Three

league record Of 96 stolen bases
would survive the challenge of
the Dodgers Maury Wills can
relax now-if Maury sets a new
mark 1t viii have an aSterisk.
An asterisk. Of course, Is the
mark used In the record books
to distinguish between records
set in Q 154-game schedule and
those set In 162 games. II it's
l62, It gets an aSterisk.
wills failed BY one to equal
Cobb's record last night as the
Dodgers lost to st. Louis, II-2,
in their 154th game Of the sea-
son. And the loss, combined
with San Franciseo's LIS tri-
umph over Houston, trimmed
the Dodgers National League
lead to three games over the
Giants. Each has eight games
to 60.
wills stole once, his s5th
base, in the only really good
chance he had against the
Cardinals, but needed two to
equal and three to break Cobb's
record, set in 1915 with the
Tigers. with eight games to
go. he's almost certain to sur
pass it-with an asterisk.
Nets Near Asterlsk, Too
Tbs Nets also are almost
|ceEtain to gain an asteriSk for
The most games lost in a sea-
son. But it'll be In 162 games,
not 154. They had q share Of
the modern National League
mark. lis set by the 1885 Bos-
ton Braves, going into their
154th game last night. They
won, Al, from the Cubs, so
any loss record will have the
softening, mitigating influence
Of the aSteriSk. The modern
major league record Is lit by
the 1915 Athletics. Cleveland,
then in the National League,
lost 134 games in 1899 for the
all-time record.
Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh,
7-3. behind Warren SPAIN and
Philadelphia defeated Cincin-
natl, 8-6, In other MI games
last night.
Sady Koufax, sidelined more
than two months with q cir
culatory ailment Of the index
finger Of the left hand, was a
surprise starter for the
Dodgers against st. Louis, and
lasted less than an inning.
He walked three men before
Charley James hit Q grand
slam homer. It was Koufax'
sixth loss against IA victories.
Gibson Fractures Ankle
James blow was more than
enough margin for Curt Sim
mons (9-9). q last minute re-
placement for Bob Gibson, who
suffered q bone fracture above
his right ankle in batting prac-
tice. Simmons tossed q five
hitter and was supported by q
Seven-run sixth inning. Two
run doubles by Julian Javier
S.G stan MuSial, and a two
run single by Bill White were
the big blows.
Willie Mays led the Giants
18-hit assault on five Houston
pitchers with three singles and
a double in four trips. He scored
twice and drove in three runs
as San Francisco kept alive its
flickering pennant hopes.
Chuck Killer and Felipe Alou
each had three hits.
The Giants, who have won
only two Of nine starts on their
current road trip, erupted for
six runs on as many singles in
the third inning, building an
80 lead. Righthander Gaylord
Perry, recently recalled from
Tacoma, got the victory but
needed help when the Colts
rallied for three runs in the
ninth.
SPAIN Wins 32Sth
SPAIN, 1914 for the season,
tossed an eight-hitter for the
Braves against Pittsburgh. It
was the 325th career victory
for the Milwaukee veteran, one
short Of Eddie Plank's record
for lefthanderS.
Don Demeter stroked his
9th homer Of the season, with
q mate aboard, as the Phillies
overcame q five-run deficit
and beat the Reds. Cincinnati's
joey Jay was shooting for his
! 22d victory, but took his 14th
loss.
The Nets scored three times
without benefit of q hit In the
first inning, then entrenched
behind the four-hit pitching
Of Galen Cisco in beating the
Cubs. Two errors, Q walk, q
fielder's. choice and a couple
of baSes-loaded walks did the