The Archive · 1941

Win Over Braves

New. York, June 10. doubles} driving in. three runs, scoring: one himself. out with a; bang as Henry Leper connected MIN i ing: with' the backs loaded.

the other big inning for the Cubs. when five'.rins crossed. the plate, Bill Nicholson' socked: out' a cireult: dtive with two mates aboard.

The St: bóuis Cards held: on to first place-by making it two straight over the Philadelph'a Phillies, winning by d 3: to: O score.

Lon Warneke turned. in his best performance' of: the' year, limiting. the Phillies tó a. lone hit and at the same. time: Warneke did his share with the willow. In the third inning, he connected' with. a single and scored: on Brown's double. Ili turn, Brown came home when Don Padgett) connected with a single. The other run was pushed across by the Cards in the fourth.

Dodgers Nose Out Pirates and rend Brooklyn's Dodgers stayed within "of the league leaders when they nosed out the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 3. Freddie Fitzsimmons was on the mound for the Dodgers. and held the Pirates to six hits. He hurled a shut-out, ball until the eighth when all of the Pittsburgh runs were scored.

Dolf. Camilli, the Dodgers' heavy-hitting southpaw first baseman, connected with. another homer in the second. Singles by Jimmie Wasdell and Leo Durocher, and a double by Don Reiser were largely responsible for the other Brooklyn runs. All of the Pittsburgh runs resulted from Floyd Vaughn's homer in the eighth with two men.on base.

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