Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-04-20 | Page 14 | Oaks Grab Top Spot

Oaks Grab GrabBy Top Spot B By United Press Oakland unexpectedly gained th the leadership of ot the Pacific Coast Coas league today on the strength of ot a a. 5 to 1 series win over Portland I and with plenty of ot outside help from Hollywood While the Oaks were dividing a Sunday header double-header with th the Beavers 3 0 and 4 2 Hollywood pasted Seattle twice 3 1 and 7 7 3 to haul the down from th the top and boost the Acorns into th the lead Ralph Buxton did yeoman service for tor the Oaks pitching hit five-hit balfor ball bal for the game first-game shutout against Portland The Oaks scored twice in the third 1 Inning n n 1 n g when I added the third run in the fourth Portland bunched six hits of oft off Italo Chelini in the second an and fourth innings of the second game taking two runs in each stanza Hollywood tripped Seattle in th the opener with a hit five-hit pitching performance by Charley Root who wh dueled with Dick Barrett until th the ninth Barrett kept the Stars in incheck check with seven hits It was wa Roots Root's third straight win Johnny Bittner w who h o relieved Manuel Perez in the fifth filth with th the score tied at 3 was credited with the n victory for the Stars Bittner retired the side and then the Stars came back in the sixth sixt to knock in three runs and decide the issue Sacramento and San Francisco Francisc split a twin bill at Sacramento San Francisco won the first 9 4 the Senators the second 6 5 Larry Larry Larry Lar Lar- ry Kemp had allowed but two hits going into the seventh inning o othe or of orthe the first game Then the Seals Seal whacked in six runs and followed with three in the ninth Larr Larry Jansen was the winning pitcher In the nightcap the Senators rammed home five runs in the third frame including homers b by Eddie Lake and Buster Adams San Francisco won the series 3 to 2 and was in fourth place ii in inthe inthe the standings