Show I S 1 i t p mr s I t rt r i r 4 1 7 o J F I I- I 4 J i I- I p 6 t. t I- I I i 4 c i ir 4 i 4 a aI I i 1 J fr 4 s a w I POP PUNTS SON TRIES Glenn Dobbs III III year two Von on of Brooklyn's I boy boots all Dad will Mill be pitching and chief threat his hand aL football cow cow- punting for the Dodgers Dodger Saturday night in Utah Dodgers ers Cards Athletics Confuse Baseball Experts By CORNELIUS RY RYAN NEW YORK Aug 22 UP UP- UP Baseballs Baseball's unpredictability both on ona ona ona a range long-range and short range baste basis had the expert forecasters embarrassed embarrassed embar embar- ra sed Friday First there was the fact that the Brooklyn Dodgers whipped the Cincinnati Reds Thursday 8 to 1 to add a half game to a a lead that now stands at five games Many observers thou thought ht that Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednes days day's heart-breaking heart Inning 12 loss NATIONAL LEAGUE W L 14 Pet GB Brooklyn 73 47 St. St Louis 67 51 5 Boston 66 53 6 New NewYork York 59 55 11 Cincinnati 58 64 16 Chicago 52 65 66 20 Pittsburgh 50 68 22 Philadelphia hn d 48 48 69 69 23 AMERICAN LEAGUE W V v L Pet Pct GB New York 76 40 Boston i 61 51 13 Philadelphia 62 62 55 14 Detroit t 60 54 f 15 15 Cleveland 58 55 16 Chicago 54 63 22 2 Washington Washington- 48 48 66 27 St. St Louis 41 76 35 to St. St Louis would crush the Dodgers ers and very iery few v believed the Brooks wo would ld come back with any zest against Ewell Blackwell the leagues league's best pitcher But they did Conversely that 12 inning victory victory vic vIe tory was was was' supposed to have inspired the Cardinals but they absorbed a sound 9 to 2 beating from the last last- place Phils in the first game of a header double-header Thursday St. St Louis won the second 13 to 3 Still another surprise Friday was th the standing of the Philadelphia Athletics third Athletics third place and very close to the second-place second Red Sox The As A's consigned to the second division by the wise men have played solid baseball all season and jumped past Detroit Thursday by dropping the Browns 8 to 5 while the thc Tigers took two lickings from the thc long-dorman long Washington Sena Sen Zen a tors Brooklyn got gol five fi hits three walks and five runs luns off oft Blackwell in six innings giving him his sixth loss when he wanted his vic vic- vic vic- tory Clyde King a desperation pitching choice unexpectedly went vent the route for or Brooklyn Bruce Edwards Edwards Edwards' Ed Ed- wards wards' hit a Dodger homer Oscar Judd pitched the Phils to the 9 0 to 2 victory over St. St Louis allowing five live hits hilS and got good batting support from Don Padgett Lee Handley and Ralph La Pointe Enos Slaughter collided with his teammate Bernie Creger while chasing a fly ny and suffered a slight concussion which will sideline him himor for or several days Stan hit two home runs one with the bases loaded and Ron Northey got a n three-run three tripper round-tripper as the Cards won the he second game Boston's Braves Braves' walloped wallop d the Chicago Cubs twice 8 to 2 and 6 to to 4 Bob Elliott with a home run an and and single and Phil Masi with four hits led Boston's hit 18 attack in inthe inthe the thc opener and made Warren Spahn's tri triumph mph an easy one Clint Hartung pitched and batted the Giants to a 4 to 1 win over Pittsburgh He had a no-hitter no until Jim Tim Bloodworth first up in inthe inthe the th eighth hit a single Bill Johnson had a big night at Cleveland poling a home run triple and two singles to pace the Yankees to a 9 to 3 victory which boosted their lead to 13 games Boston's Red Sox lost ground as they took a 3 to 2 lacing from rom the Chicago White Sox who got all their heir runs in he first inning off orr Tex Hughson Washington ended an game 11 losing streak with two triumphs over o Detroit 3 to 2 and 5 to 3 Heavy hitting b by Barney McCoskey key and Hank Majeski kl and good pitching by Bill McCahan escorted the As A's to their 8 to 5 win over the Browns LEAGUE LEAGUER j R lIRE H tt P E Cincinnati 1 8 t 4 Brooklyn n non noo on 03 03 S i g 1 and Lamanno Lamanna Poland Kin RIng and Edwards Edward Losing pitcher pitcher pitcher-Blackwell Blackwell First same game R B H E B Chicago 2002 2 7 l' l Boston BOlton 8 18 38 0 Bricks Krick Meers and Spahn lId and MasL Int pitcher Bricks St Second ond came game R it H E B Chicago f 4 9 0 Boston Boton SOX SOx SOx- 6 13 1 Lade and Volatile Sain Sali and cud Mas Stasi ul Losing pitcher pitcher Lade Lade First game game- R ig H 11 E F. St. St Louis Lout a 2 a 4 Philadelphia 9 12 1 Hunger and aad Rice Judd and Padgett Losing pitcher pitcher Hunger Second games game R H IE E St st. st Loul 13 13 14 0 Philadelphia 3 3 1 30 O 0 0 HU Hughes Schanz Brazle Brazie r Schmidt and h end and lt Padgett a Rice se ick Losing I pitcher pitcher Hughes Winning pitcher R n n RE H r To Pittsburgh l' l 2 1 New York Tork 4 6 0 Bagby and Howell Salkeld Hartung and Cooper Losing pitcher Higbe AMERICAN LEAGUE First game rame R H E B Washington I Oil 3 3 10 0 Detroit 2 2 6 a 0 Wynn and Evans n I and ad Swift Second game R H E B Washington 5 13 2 Detroit 3 7 1 0 Hudson Hudon and Mancuso and Wagner R R. 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