The Archive · 1938

Giants Collapse in Eighth

For seven innings the Giants did; well but they collapsed in the eighth "when they Reds launched their rally Harvey, Walker's bunt for a sterifice, Frank McCormick's double and Ival Goodman's single were con? verted into three runs and victory.

Six runs scored im the sixth frame proved too much for the Bucs who bowed to the Flatbushers, 10-5. John Hassett banged out four hits Although the St. Louis Cardinals snatched the curtain-raiser of the double-header against the Boston Bees, 6-5, the Beantowners turned the tables in the nightcap, 10 Scoring three runs in the ninth stanza, the Cards took the opene: thanks to a wild toss by Elburt Fletcher, The wild throw resulted in Terry Moore coming in home and scoring a victory.

The Beantowners, however, started. out powerfully in the closing tussle, and lashed out six hits for four runs in the seventh, Willis Hudlin hurled and batted the Cleveland Indians to victory over the Washington Senators, 5-4, in a ten-inning struggle.

Relieving Al Milnar, who took Mel Harder's place on the mound, Hudlin proved to be the hero of the game when he lashed out a double behind the third base in the tenth frame and scored Lyn Lary.

Hal Trosky knocked out two homers and Lary hung up one four-bagger.

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