Play in the National League was lively to-day as the leading Chicago Cubs trounced the Cincinnati Reds, 22-6, while Carl Hubbell pitched the second-place New York Giants toa 5-0 shutout win over the Phillies, Committing but a single error, as compared to no less thane eight by the Reds, the Bruins outhit their opponents by 21-10 to garner their overwhelming victory, one of the most one-sided this season. It was not so much the large margin of hits as the eight errors committed the Jesers that saw the final score assuming the lob-sided 22-6 aspect.
Meanwhile, the Giants kept pace with the leaders as Carl Hubbell yielded but six hits in whitewashing the lowly Phillies. Homers by Danning and Leslie studded the nine-bingle Terrymen's attack as neither squad miscued, Pirate error: of the tussle. proved the turning point In the remaining clash, DiMaggio clouted a four-bagger to help the Boston Bees trample the Brooklyn Dodgers by 5-2. Two Dodger miscues and a Bees' 9-6 edge in bingles were the winning factors of the game.
As the National League saw exciting action, the junior loop featured the Tigers' 7-6 triumph over the Philadelphia Mackmen as the Yan-Kees, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox all lost their games Gurnering 12 scattered bingles a against eight by the St. Louis Browns, the Tigers just managed to snatch a 7-6 victory as Greenberg. and Gehringer made the solo tour of the bags. But for these homers. the Browns would have completed the rout of the senior clubs by the lowlier squads.
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