May 27. 4
The exciting National League afternoon with the Chicago Cubs still in first place by @ margin of a scant hiaif' game, while tio Pittsburgh Pirates had crowded me to second place by taking a third straight game from the St, Louis Sarna tegwe lenders of thug days ago.
'There were only 36. points cit" ference between the three League leaders to-night, 'The @ubs' defeat to-day brought their standing down to 636 while the Pittsburgh win over St, Louis brought the Pirates up to a standing of.606 and sent the Cardinals down to 600, The Cincinnati Reds. bent Cubs at Cincinnati this afternoon to 5, falling on the Chicago pitchers for 16 hits which they bunched to make six rons in the eighth inning.
At St. Louis the Pirates, still at= tacking savagely after their double victory over the Cardinals. yester~ day, hit everything in sight again this aernoon and swamped the 1928 champions 10 to 1, getting 14 hits, Grantham, Jett fielder and star of the world series of a few, years ago, was the hero of the con= sainning oot tro howe Fund during the game, At Philadelphia the whites, too both games of a double-header from the Boston Braves, winning: the first game 2 to 1 and the second 3 to 1. Both ames were pitebora due h each team working ale ost perfectly in the field, Pitcher Smith for, the Braves lost the first contest when he passed a man in the sixth inning when the bason wore full, forcing a von, Third Baseman Whitney of the Phillion and Left Fidder Harper of tha Braves each got a henie run in the seeornl games In the American League at Cleves land the Indians Jost to the St. Louis Browns 8 to 1, Blacholder pitching a great gaine for the Browns and winning the vietoty. The St. Louis hurler held the Indians to eight scattered hits and had them helpless through the nina innings." The Browns fielded per, At Chicago the White Sox 40038 lith games of a double-header from the Detroit Tigers, winning the fiat contest 7 to d and the second The second game xan U4 innings, The fans saw good baseball int oth eames" 4 The Chieazo club won the Sratl ame with a ally in the eighth me ning) in which they scored four rans. "Tu the second game the Sow tied the score in the ninth, eon: ing from behind in a savage batting ate wek, Egch team scored a yuin knelt if the 12th andthe 1th innings The Chicago team Snally won ist the 1th when they got a man om third who came home on a single, Following ave the detailed result Lovie plan Detroit Detroit (14 ianingr) Chiearo Chicasze 3
Pittsburgh 0 Louie Thilede 2 1
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