Flag Fever Grips Philly with First NL Title in 35 Years in Sight
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Flag Fever Grips Philly With First NL Title in 35 Years in Sight Pirates and Talbert Former Futile Phils, Indomitable Boys' Club Tearn Otto Graham Leads Wallop Cubs Major League Averages Mulloy Club, Now Whiz Kids, Off Tomorrow for Tourney Browns to Lopsided In Slugfest, 13-8, as Records given include DAY games played Friday, August 18. j Reach final Round American League National League CLUB BATTINO. CLUB BATTING. Is Toast of the Town Win Over 34-7 Kiner Hits 2 Homers AB. R. H. 2b. 3b. HR Rbl. Av. AB. R. H. 2b. 3b. HR Rbi. Av In National Dou es 3731 600 1023 175 34 137 .274 Colts, _ Brooklyn 543 Boston 4153 794 1272 206 48 133 757 .306 St. Louis 3754 530 1002 191 37 68 493 .267 th« Associated Press ly th* Associated Pross By the Associated Press Detroit. 3778 621 1075 191 42 85 573 .284 the Associated Press By New York. 3844 641 1066 172 53 102 602 .278 New York 3647 527 973 148 32 95 496 .267 By Phila’lphia 3937 555 1048 165 45 102 517 265 PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19. — CINCINNATI, Aug. 19. —The Cleveland 3817 611 1139 160 33 127 567 .271 CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Ralph Phila lphia 3836 528 1019 147 41 85 483 .265 Boston 3825 574 1003 164 28 107 535 .262 BROOKLINE. Mass.. Aug. 19— Pennant fever, that autumn afflic- deadly Cleveland duo of pass- Kiner his 36th Chicago 3944 487 1042 135 37 71 449 .264 Pittsburgh 3801 488 997 154 41 97 447 .262 blasted 35th and Cincinnati 3673 485 960 182 19 79 453 .261 Davis Cup Aces Gardnar Mulloy tion of burns hot in master Otto Graham and "Golden W’shlngton 3794 502 962 120 43 51 449 .253 baseball fans, homers of the season and Clyde St. Leuis 3599 499 876 151 27 83 463 .243 Chicago 3762 474 947 167 35 114 449 .252 of Miami, and Bill Talbert of New with all Toe” Lou Groza too much CLUB FIELDING. Philadelphia today eyes proved McCullough drove in six runs to- CLUB FIELDING. G*. PO. A E. DP. Av York, qualified in easy fashion for G. PO. A E. DP. Av ears to of for the Baltimore Colts as Brooklyn _ 107 2835 1147 90 119 .978 and turned the progress tonight a Pirate Boston_ 115 3068 1318 75 135 the tennis flnai day during slugfest .983 Philadelphia_U15 3060 1238 100 115 .977 National double Browns scored a 34-7 New York- 112 3262 1106 84 133 .982 the Phillies. the exhibi- which overwhelmed the Cubs, 13 3t. Louis_ 109 2897 1245 98 127 .977 but a heavy shower drove their Cleveland_ 113 3030 1179 90 118 .979 New York-109 2896 1214 101 124 .976 On the in offices and tion game triumph. Detroit_ 110 streets, to 8. It was the Bucs’ sixth win 2961 1292 92 122 .979 Pittsburgh_111 2910 1209 102 114 .975 most dangerous rivals, Australia’s Chicago_ 116 3042 1310 106 141 .973 home the fans Cincinnati _ 108 2951 1073 107 91 .974 practically everybody’s Approximately 20,000 paid in their last seven 110 2952 1267 118 Jack and Frank games. Washington- 124 .972 Boston _111 2983 1165 118 105 .972 Bromwich Sedg- _ 113 2972 1264 .970 National League pennant chase is their way into the charity contest In six homers were Philadelphia 131 158 Chicago 114 2926 1369 144 110 .967 man all, pounded St. Louis 108 2874 1192 136 113 .967 out of semi-final action to- the No. 1 topic. between the two National Football Triple plays—Philadelphia, 8t. Louis. out,.three by each team. Triple play*—Cleveland, Washington. INDIVIDUAL BATTING. day at Longwood. Everybody admits it hasn’t hap- League clubs. The Cubs five pitchers INDIVIDUAL BATTING. AB R. H. 2b.3b.HR Rbi.Av. paraded AB. R. H. 2b.3b.HR.Rbi.Av 8t. Louis 404 78 146 7 77 .361 Mulloy and Talbert, who have breath Bill Stone of the Colts Musial, 36 17 and the next provided _ 86 pened yet, in —Doyle Lade. Johnny Klippstein, Kell, Detroit 448 157 33 6 8 74 .350 Garagiola, St. L. 75 8 26 6 1 2 19 .347 held the team title four times says: the most exciting play of th&game Dutch Bob Rush and Goodman, Boston 300.65 105 13 3 4 40 .350 Robinson. Bkn. 394 76 133 32 3 11 66 .338 Leonard, Doby, Cleveland373 84 129 19 5 19 81 .346 Hopp, Pittsburgh 294 47 98 18 4 7 38 .333 since 1942, romped to a 7—5, 6—4, “But if- when he received a kickoff in the ZariBa, Boston 360 73 123 26 7 6 64 .342 Pramesa, Cin. 132 11 43 5 1 4 26 .326 Johnny Schmitz—to the mound 6—2 over Bauer, New York 271 57 92 10 2 10 52 .339 Furlllo, Bkn. .... 432 67 139 23 5 14 80 .322 victory Harry Hopman, And in the same breath comes first quarter and sprinted the while the Pirates hatqmered out Dropo, Boston 411 76 136 17 6 27 113 .331 Kluszewskl, Cin... 361 60 116 29 0 20 83 .321 Boston 442 98 144 17 7 7 48 .326 44-year-old non-playing captain the How do we world length of the field for the losers’ Di Maggio, Wyrostek. Cin. _ 337 54 108 25 4 6 51 .320 question: get 388 77 128 24 8 74 Evers. Detroit_ 18 .325 Pafko, Chicago ... 373 75 119 20 5 28 69 .319 of the Australian Davis Cup series tickets? only touchdown. N. Y__ 445 83 144 26 « 3 48 .324 Bkn.. Rizzuto, Hermanskl. 188 25 60 10 2 6 21 .319 forces, and Seymour Graham the Kiner 7 Game Wertz, Detroit 419 75 135 27 3 24 105 .322 Slaughter. St. L.. 424 66 133 18 6 10 86 .314 Greenberg It’s been 35 years since Pat passed Browns to Boston 267 76 85 22 1 25 83 .319 On/y williams. Snider. Bkn. ...... 432 83 195 17 6 21 69 .313 of Chicago. Moran and his team brought the their Initial marker and sneaked Lehner, Phila. 287 31 91 13 2 6 39 .317 Gordon, Boston 319 60 100 21 2 20 68 313 Behind Ruth's Pace Tebbetts. Boston 227 31 72 9 0 ft 38 .317 Stinky. New York 318 81 118 18 4 4 41 .312 Bromwich and Sedgman man- only pennant the Phils ever won around end for their second touch- Pesky. Boston_ 374 85 118 20 5 1 38 .316 Mueller, N. Y. 343 40 107 10 2 4 67 .312 Detroit 439 78 138 21 6 0 47 .315 aged to win a 6—4 set to old Baker Bowl. Since then, down, Groza converting ecah time. Lipon, Cooper. Cin.-Bos. 296 45 92 19 2 li 51 .311 opening When Mark Groth, Detroit 401 65 126 21 7 9 61 .314 Holmes. Boston 229 36 71 17 0 6 36 .310 from Ken McGregor, also of Aus- there has been a stretch when the He also kicked a field goal in both HemSet Wright, Boston 93 14 29 4 0 0 17 .312 Lockman, N. Y.__ 349 48 107 19 3 5 37 .307 the second and By tho Associated Frost Boone. Cleveland 212 39 66 6 2 7 34 .311 Hodges, Bkn._ 384 66 117 17 i 19 70 .305 tralia, and Tony Trabert of Cin- club was the doormat of the league third quarters and Mele. Washington 310 39 96 13 5 10 71 .310 N. Y.. 59 10 18 3 3 0 Weatherly, 11 .305 cinnati, before the sent and deserved the nickname“Futile Cleveland scored two more touch- CHICAGO, Aug. 19.—Ralph Berra. New York 417 71 129 24 4 13 80 .309 Borkowski. Chic. 211 26 64 6 4 4 26 .303 downpour Majeski. Chicago 375 44 116 15 2 6 45 .309 Boston .... 361 64 109 18 4 18 75 .302 downs in the final Kiner’s 35th and 36th home Elliott, a packed drowd of 6,000 rushing Phils.” period. Hitchcock. Phila. 251 25 77 15 3 1 40 .307 Sisler. Phila. _ 396 60 119 25 3 11 65 .301 Clev. 95 12 29 8 1 1 9 .305 _ for the 7 0 O— runs today put him nine Murray, Jones. Phila. 433 83 128 21 5 23 71 .296 gates. Not any more, though. The club Baltimore_ 0 7 102 21 4 0 Cleveland _14 3 3 14—34 Avila, Cleveland 31 1 14 .304 Dillinger, Pitts.81 6 24 3 1 0 2 .296 ahead of his 433 76 20 Before stopped being a doormat shortly games pace last Doerr. Boston 131 21 9 100 .303 Ashburn. Phila— 413 61 122 21 12 2 27 .295 the male finalists face Scoring: Baltimore—Touchdovn. Stone. Stephens. Boston 480 107 145 26 5 27 116 .302 Phila. 430 70 126 22 7 26 99 .293 Point after year when he led the National Ennis, Louise after young Bob Carpenter bought touchdown. Grossman. Noren. Wash. 372 54 112 18 8 8 70 .301 Glaviano, St. L. 315 67 92 26 1 5 33 .292 off, Brough of Bev- Cleveland—Touchdowns. Jones. Orabam. League with 54. Kolloway, Detroit 283 33 85 13 4 4 41 .301 Meeks, Cincinnati 72 5 21 4 0 1 6 .292 erly Hills, Calif., and Mrs. Mar- control back in 1943. Soltau.