Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-21
Dodgers Steal
Closer 10 FLAG,
Number NoW3
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
The Dodgers have stolen sew
eral steps closer to q National
League pennant-cl inching, and
things are going so smoothly,
even a righthanded pitcher can
win.
Aided by a quick-stepping
supporting cast that stole five
bases, Don Drysdale reduced
the Dodgers magic number to
three last night with a seven
hit, 20 victory over Pittsburgh
that made, him the first Los
Angeles Highlander to break
into the victory column in IA
games.
The Dodgers 18th victory in
20 games, coupled with a 10
loss by second-place st. Louis
at Cincinnati, increased Los
Angeles lead to five games.
Any combination Of Dodger
victories and Cardinal losses
totaling three will clinch the
pennant.
First Since August 80
Drysdale, who hadn't won
since August 80, brought his
record to 1917 with a strong
performance, famed three,
walked none and did not per-
NIT a runner past second.
Lefthanders had received
credit for the Dodgers last Is
victories with Sandy Koufax
registering four and Johnny
Podres, Ron Perranoski and
Pete Richert, three each.
While Drysdale was breaking
the left-handers domination Of
the Dodger pitching statistics,
Tom my Davis broke Dick
Greats hold on first place in
the struggle for the National
League batting title and took
over the top spot with 1924.
Davis stroked three singles in
four trips, overhauling Groat,
who went 1-for-4 In st. Louis
loss and slipped to 1922. Roberto
Clemente of the Pirates and
San Francisco's Orlando &C.
peda are tied for third place
at 800.
Davis scored the Dodgers first
run. sliding home In the second
on the front end of q triple
steal. Maury Wills also stole a
base that led to a run. offering
third in the fifth and racing
home on a wild throw by catch
er Smoky Burgess. ..s
Wills Breaks Record
The steal was the 37th for
Wills and the 233d of his career,
breaking the club record held
by Pee Wee Reese. Reese stole
232.
At Cincinnati, the Cardinals
were held to three singles by
John TSitouris and lost their
fourth straight. Ken Walters,
a .220 hitter with only seven
runs batted In. drove In the
only run off Ray Sadecki with a
single In the fourth following
a two-out double by Don Paw
letich and an infield hit by
Tommy Harper.
In other MI games Juan
Marichal won his oath with the
support Of a four-homer bar
rage as San Francisco handed
the Nets their eighth loss in a
row, 6-3; Dick Ellsworth's
three-hit pitching and an
eighth-inning homer by Andre
Rodgers gave the Cubs a 10
victory over Milwaukee; and
Houston beat Philadelphia, 80,
on a three-run homer by Carl
Warwick.
Yankees Split Bill
The American League cham
pion Yankees divided their
double-header with Kansas
City, winning the opener, 5-4,
on a bases-loaded walk In the
18th inning before losing the
second game, 4-3.
Also In the AL, Eddie Fisher
and Hoyt Wilhelm elaborated
on a two-hit pitching perform
ance that led the White Sox
to their seventh victory In a
row, 20. over Detroit; and
rookie Sam Bowens' two-run
triple in the seventh gave Bal
timore a 7-6 decision over
Washington. Minnesota at
Boston and Los Angeles at
Cleveland were rained out.