Show Cubs Move Within Two Games of Giants As Hartnett Leads Attack on Pirates Detroit Only Outfit Not Figuring in Shutout Games By PAT ROBINSON International News Sports Writer NEW YORK May 28 INS INS INS- Some say the ball now in use in the major leagues is as lively as the Dionne others declare its it's as dead as King Tut But whether dead or alive it still tili takes a pretty good pitcher to to score score a a shutout with it To date there have been 26 shutouts shutouts shutouts shut shut- outs scored in the tile majors majors 15 15 in the National league 11 in the Ameri Amen can Detroit is il the only team in either league which has neither shut out anybody or on been shut shutout shutout shutout out a fair indication that Mickey Cochrane still lacks pitching and anda a very good barometer that his team still packs plenty of power Every other team in the American American Ameri Amen can league has been blanked at least east once and the Athletics and Browns have failed to shut out any any- body Only the Pirates have failed to score a shutout in the National The Cubs and Reds have turned in four our whitewashing jobs in the National National National Na Na- and the Red Sox have the same number to their credit in the junior lunior wheel It is interesting to note that the league eague leading Indians and Giants boasting the best pitching staffs in their respective circuits have scored only one shutout apiece Strangely enough in each case the winning pitcher just missed pitch- pitch pitching pitching ing ng a no-hit no game Hal Schumacher blanked the Dodgers with one hit and young Bob Feller turned in a one hit job at the expense of the Browns The Cardinals Pirates and Senators Senators Sen Sen- hold the dubious distinction of having been blanked most times each team submitting to three coats of whitewash In the only American league game to o escape the rain Friday the Tigers topped the White Sox 5 2 in a game made notable by Vernon Kennedys Kennedy's pitching and Hank Greenberg's tremendous tremendous tremendous tre tre- tre- tre hitting Kennedy let the Sox down with six hits for his seventh straight victory victory vic vie tory and Hank poled one feet into nto the center field for his eleventh a horner lomer a spot never reached even by the mighty Babe Ruth in his Balmiest days Babe often hit em emo to o left or right but never straight ahead as Hank did If the Tigers can develop a littlemore little littlemore littlemore more of the Kennedy brand of pitching Ditching and some of the Green- Green herS herc jere style of hitting the front run run- ners er l RY 11 may yet have hav to to talk turkey with Mickey Cochrane Kennedy Hurls Win Will DETROIT I CHICAGO BH O 0 Al AI B H O 0 A ARo Ro ell Rogell ll H al is of 4 2 4 liBerger ss 51 5 0 3 4 cf lf 5 1 4 cf ct 3 1 6 0 5 0 5 it rt 4 3 0 0 0 Ib lb 4 3 10 If 2 0 3 0 York Vork It II 2 0 1 lb Ib 4 White cf ct 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 Fox rf rI 4 2 1 0 Hayes 3 1 t 1 t 1 t te Tebbetts c. c 3 0 1 i 0 gj OSewell e c. c Ross 4 1 1 2 Gabler p. p 2 g 0 0 g 0 g Kennedy e P p. p 4 i 1 0 4 I p 1 0 0 0 I RIgney p. p 0 1 0 0 0 I Totals 35 10 2791 27 Dl Totals 33 6 27 7 for tor Gabler in seventh for tor Rigney In ninth Detroit 5 5 Ch Chicago 2 2 Errors Errors None Runs batted In In-F. In F. F Walker Walk Walk- er er Greenberg Fox 8 8 Kennedy 2 Two base e hit hit Fox Home run run gun Green Green- her berg Stolen base base Rogell Sacrifice SacrifIce- Tebbetts Double play Hayes Hayes to I. I on balls Kennedy balls-Kennedy Kennedy 6 Gabler 2 Strikeouts Gabler Gabler 1 Hits Off Off Gabler 5 In 7 Innings Rigney 5 In 2 Hit bv by pitcher pitcher pitcher-By By Gabler Rogell Losing pitcher pitch pitch- er er Gabler 5 S 'S i I 3 H Leo Gabby Hartnett old oldest oldest est regular performer in National league |