Defeat Reds as Dodgers Down Giants; Fist Fight Marks Game With Bees and Phillies New York, Sept. 11.
ILL Lee outpitched Paul Derringer today, aiding the Chicago Cubs to blank the Cincinnat: i Reds, 2-0, and shake off the challenge for second place honours. obtaining a tighter grasp on the The Cubs were aided in their second berth by the Brooklyn Dodgers who trounced the New York Giants, 3-0. Stanley Hack celebrated the Chicago victory by rapping out a home run.
Paul "Daffy" Dean, brother of Dizzy, returned to the major league mound after an absence of a year and hurled the St, Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 victory over the league leading Pittsburgh Pirates, Dean bore down in great style during the pinches, twirling tight ball throughout to gain a big hand from the crowd. He failed to show any ill-effects from his arm injury which caused him to quit early last season.
The Cards triumphed when they came through with a two-run rally in the seventh inning. Johnny Mize; poled out a homer for the winners while Al Todd replied for the losers.
The once mighty Giants, pennant winners last season, suffered their fourteenth shutout of the season when they bowed to the lowly Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0. The Dodgers scored all their three runs in the second inning. The Giants buckled down to hard play after this disastrous inning but failed io gain any headway.
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