The Archive · 1941

Dodgers Clean Up Cardinals In Ninth Inning Rally

Bucky Walters Sets Back Giants, But Eddie Joost Steals Spotlight; School Boy Rowe Belted by Nats New York. May 8.

LAS: a ninth inning rally with two outs against them the Brooklyn Dodgers today pushed over the nece ary two runs to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4 to 3.

The victory put the Dodgers within a half game of the League leading Cards and marked the second consecutive defeat for the St. Louis club.

Harry LaVagetto and Dolf Camilli started the ninth inning rally by getting walks. Fred Walker then poled out a sacrifice bunt to fill the bags. Jimmie Wasdell followed by getting a walk to force in the needed run to tie the score and then Camilli came home on a St, Louis error.

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