| Show Study Old Adage On Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Lout Lost Tel Pet Ne Nev e r Fork lork 4 45 26 n 45 30 g Boston ton 37 33 g gg I 37 31 37 3 35 l-l l I rot tf 38 38 37 p Philadelphia rJ 34 n 37 Z Washington 44 St. St Louts Louis 24 2 44 Frida Fridays Friday's Results Result Cleveland 93 3 St. St Louis Louts 8 3 second called end nf of seventh blI by agreement Chicago 3 Detroit f t 2 Boston at PhiladelphIa postponed rain aln Washington at New York postponed rain NATIONAL LEAGUE Won Lost Pet rd Brooklyn 48 18 24 fet St Louis LOuig 48 26 19 New York 38 32 Cincinnati 37 31 7 35 1 Chicago 1 34 39 Pittsburgh 30 3 35 Boston 29 40 Philadelphia I 20 g 63 53 g Fridays Friday's Results Cincinnati 6 4 Pittsburgh h 0 Chicago 5 0 St St. Louis 6 52 Boston 4 2 Philadelphia 3 30 New York at postponed raIn By GEORGE KIRKSEY NEW YORK July 5 5 UP UP- UP Theresa There's a baseball adage that says the teams teams' that lead the major league races after the July 4 games will win the pennants If you are a National league fan dont don't you believe it But if youre you're an American league fan you might as well get ready to see the Yanks in the world series In four of the past five years the National league team that led after the Independence day games did not play in the world series The exception W was s the Cincinnati Reds in 1939 1939 who led at the traditional traditional traditional tra tra- tra- tra half way mark and beat off a rush by the Cards to win But in the American league the way half-way leader has won the pennant pennant pennant pen pen- nant four out of the last five years The Indians were on top last July 5 morning but blew the pennant to th the Tigers who were second at that point In the theother theother theother other four years the Yanks were on top and stayed there Leaders Winners Following chart shows the July 4 leaders and the pennant winners winners winners win win- ners for the past five years ears July 4 Pennant Year Leader Winner 1940 N Dodgers Reds 2 A Indians Tigers 2 1939 N Reds Reds A Yanks Yanks 1938 N Giants Cubs 3 A Yanks Yanks n n ro ro o 11 Il UJ A Yanks Yanks 1936 N Cubs Cubs' Giants 5 A Yanks Yanks Note Numeral after pennant winner indicates position in race on July 4 Brooklyn is leading the National National National Na Na- league pennant chase today by a one-game one margin but all was not joy in Flatbush Rain canceled out yesterdays yesterday's doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader double- double header at Ebbetts field with the Giants washing upward of in cash down the drainpipes Thousands stormed Ebbets field and waited hopefully in the rain for the games ot be played While the Dodgers were idle the Cubs did them a good samaritan samaritan samaritan samari- samari tan turn by slapping down the Cardinals twice 6 5 and 5 2 knocked the St St. out of a atie atie atie tie for the lead Babe Dahlgrens Dahlgren's homer tied up the first game and Stringers Stringer's double and Sturgeons Sturgeon's single drove in the winning run Sturgeon Leads Larry Frenchs French's hit eight-hit pitching pitching pitching pitch pitch- ing and Sturgeons Sturgeon's hitting won the nightcap Sturgeon got 3 for 3 and drove in the two big runs with a single Bill Nicholson clouted homer No 15 for an extra tally The double win elevated the Cubs to fifth The Reds continued to ride the treadmill by winning from the Pirates 6 0 and then losing to them 6 Bucky Walters pitched a six-hitter six in the first game to score his third shutout and tenth victory Vince DiMaggio's homer with two on routed Monte Pearson Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- son in the nightcap and sent the Pirates on to victory The Braves copped a pair from the Phillies 4 3 and 2 Sibby hitting featured the opener open open- er in which Manuel Salvo snapped his game 10 losing streak Jim Tob fashioned a two-hitter two In the ithe nightcap The Indians won two thrillers from the Browns 9 8 and 3 2 and picked up up a full game on the thedie Idle die Yankees Rain ruined plans plans' for or the unveiling of the Lou Gehrig memorial at Yankee stadium stadium stadium sta sta- sta- sta at which a throng of was was expected Bob Feller was was was' battered out of the box for the third straight time by the Browns but ut a last-ditch last rally with two out en enabled bled the Indians to pull the first game out of the fire as Ken Keltner hit a alomer homer lomer with two on Then a walk and Heaths Heath's single on which Outfielder Outfielder Out- Out fielder Grace erred permitted the tyIng ying run to count Heath went to o third on the error and stole home lome with the winning run Feller was wa's was rapped for nine hits in 6 3 51 innings walked eight and fanned ten Lou Boudreaus Boudreau's double In the seventh drove in two runs and won the nightcap The game was called at the end of the seventh to o allow a fireworks tion to tion-to to be held in the Cleveland stadium The White Sox defeated Detroit Detroit De- De troit 3 2 behind Thornton Lees Lee's hit five pitching but the Tigers batted out a 6 10 triumph in the nightcap for an even break It was Lees Lee's tenth triumph Rip Radcliff drove in five runs in th the nightcap hitting a homer and triple each with two on k t. |
