The Archive · 1939

National League Games

The Cincinnati Reds Won their fourth game in five starts today b; trouncing the New York Giants, 8-2. Every Rhinelander connected for a safe blow, including Ernie Lomberdi's tenth home run of the season with a mate aboard. It was @ close game up to the fifth inning. when the Gotham lads tied up the count at one-all, but the league leaders stepped on the gas and drove five markers across in the sixth, inning, Tt has\Wecome axiomatic that any hireling the Chicago Cubs trade to other clubs coomes a star—specially against the Cubs. Two former Cubs Joe Marty and Walter Higbee, who are now on.the Philadelphia payroll, were responsible for today's Bruin downfall at the hands of the Phillies, 8-7. Marty smashed a homer with Morris Arnovich on base in the third inning, while Higbee held the Hartnett gang scoreless for seven inning At Boston, the Bees trimmed the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-4. Max West starred at the plate for the Beantowners, knocking a homer with two on in the fifth and another in the eighth with the bases empty The Brooklyn Dodgers trimmed the Pittsburgh Pirates at Brooklyn, 6-2. Ernie Koy's two base ash with the bags loaded in the third inning drove in three runs, while Goodwin Rosen contributed with a homer in the first for Brooklyn, The game scheduled for today between the St. Louis Browns and the Washington Senators had been played as part of Sunday's twin bill.

'Tite results of Monday's' games fol-

Pittsburgh 2 7 f Batteries: Sewell, Brown and Berres Tamulis and Phelps Louis 4w 0 Boston Batteries: Cooper. Bowman, Weiland, Dean and Owen; Posedel, Sullivan, Gineinnatt 8 Lanning and Lopez 16 New York 2 2 13 Batteries:

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