The Chicago Cubs Lilly Luck Smiles on New York, July 16.
Bunching five hits for four runs in the fourth inning, the Pittsburgh Pirates today marched to a 7-3 victory Over the New York Giants to consolidate their position at the top of the National League standings.
The Terrymen made a bid for victory in the ninth, scoring two runs, but the effort was fruitless, the rally being cut short before it could produce any further results.
The Brooklyn Dodgers went on a batting rampage to defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 12-5. The Flatbush Fumblers scored four runs in the third and three each in the fifth and sixth. Goodwin Rosen, with four hits in four trips to the plate, and Tuck Stainback, with four in five, led the Dodgers' attack.
Lady Luck smiled upon the Chicago Cubs as the Bruins nosed out the Boston Bees, 8-7, in an extra inning game, With the score tied at 7-7. Billy Jurges came up in the tenth inning and wafted a fly out to Gene Moore,.who misjudged the pill, permitting Jurges to reach second, Stan Hack then singled to score Jurges with the winning tally.
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