The Archive · 1941

Indians Divide Double-Header With St. Louis Browns

Leading Night Cap Until Fatal Ninth; St. Louis

Bb Cardinals Head Nationals by Beating Pirates New York, May 11.

Ree Peckinpaugh's league leading Cleveland Indians divided double-header with the St. Louis Browns in the American circuit today while the St. Louis cards and Brooklyn Dodgers continued their neck and neck battle in the National League pennant (chase.

The Indians took the opener, 7 to 5, with homers by Hal Hrosky and Ray Mack saving the day.

In the night cap the Browns pushed over a pair of runs in the ninth, after trailing throughout, and won the game by a 6 to 5 score.

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