ALLTIME ALLSTAR ASSOCIATION
Sunday, August 24, 1901
NATIONAL LEAGUE
NL PENNANT RACE TIGHTENS AGAIN...TOP CLUB PIRATES SPLIT A PAIR WITH SIXTH PLACE CUBS...SECOND PLACE PHILLIES SWEEP TWO FROM SEVENTH PLACE BOSTON BRAVES...PHILLY NOW ONLY A HALF GAME OUT...THIRD PLACE NY GIANTS AND FIFTH PLACE DODGERS DIVIDE A DOUBLEHEADER...NY REMAINS 3 GAMES BEHIND PITTSBURGH...FOURTH PLACE REDBIRDS TAKE BOTH ENDS OF TWINBILL FROM LAST PLACE REDLEGS...ST. LOUIS TRAILS BY 4.5 GAMES
BUCS' WILLIS SPINS 4-HITTER IN FIRST GAME WIN OVER CHICUBS
CHC - 010 000 010 - 2 4 1 (first game)
PIT --300 010 11X - 6 9 0
WP: Willis (9-10 3.05)
LP: French (3-4 2.63) Malone (6th) Warneke (7th) Root (8th)
HR: PIT - P. Waner (4)
Vic Willis fashioned a solid start, stopping the Cubs on four hits with three whiffs and one walk...Paul Waner (.288) and Roberto Clemente (.258) were the Buccos top batters with a couple of rbi's each...Waner whacked a two-run homer.
IN NIGHTCAP CUBBIES CRUSH PITTSBURGH TO GAIN SPLIT
CHC - 020 403 200 - 11 12 0 (second game)
PIT --302 000 000 -- 5 9 1
WP: Jenkins (15-9 3.32)
LP: Veale (6-3 3.54) Day (5th) Tekulve (6th) Candelaria (7th)
HR: CHC - Banks (28) Stearnes (18)
Pittsburgh got to Fergie Jenkins for five runs in the first three innings, but couldn't finish him off...Jenkins tossed nothing but goose eggs over the last six frames to get his 15th triumph...He fanned three and walked nobody...Turkey Stearnes (.318) paced Chicago with two hits, a home run, two rbi's and three runs scored...Ernie Banks (.230) walloped his 28th roundtripper among his three hits, scored three and drove in two and Ryne Sandberg (.235) in a rare start had two hits and two rbi's.
ALEXANDER WIN 18TH AS PHILS PILE UP BIG LEAD EARLY IN OPENING GAME AND HOLD OFF BRAVES
BSN - 100 001 300 - 5 12 3 (first game)
PHI -- 000 340 00X - 7 11 0
WP: Alexander (18-7 2.17) McGraw (7th) Schilling (7th)
Save: Schilling 4 (8-7 4.10)
LP: Glavine (6-12 3.50) Bedrosian (7th) Garber (8th)
HR: BSN - Berger (14) PHI - Klein (22)
Philly ace Pete Alexander had the flu and lasted only six innings and left with a 7-2 lead, which was good enough for his 18th win...he is now tied with Chicago Cub Moe Brown for the most in the majors...Alexander limited the Braves to two runs, struck out six and issued one walk...Tug McGraw took over, but was battered by Boston in the seventh...Curt Schilling came to the rescue and got his fourth save with two plus scoreless innings. Del Ennis (.269) drove in two for the Phils and Chuck Klein (.294) homered...only bright star for Boston was Wally Berger (.260) with a fourbagger and four runs batted in...three Brave errors helped their demise and brought defeat to loser Tom Glavine, who only gave up 3 earned runs.
CARLTON GUNS DOWN 10 AND COMPLETES PHILLIE SWEEP OF BRAVES
BSN - 000 030 000 - 3 8 0 (second game)
PHI --000 220 00X - 4 13 0
WP: Carlton (6-12 4.41)
LP: Maddux (16-7 2.59)
HR: (none)
The Phillies may have finally found a fifth starter...Steve Carlton notched another win in his late season resurgence...he went the distance and fired strikes past ten Braves...Biz Mackey (.338) led Philadelphia's thirteen-hit offense, going 3-4 with Richie Ashburn (.317) and Fresco Thompson (.292) adding two each...Boston ace, Greg Maddux had an off day, was tagged for 13 hits and failed to get win #17.
KOUFAX WITH 10 K'S OUTDUELS PERRY...BROOKLYN WINS OPENER IN A SQUEAKER OVER GIANTS
NYG - 000 100 000 - 1 4 0 (first game)
BRO - 200 000 00X - 2 6 0
WP: Koufax (12-8 3.11)
LP: G. Perry (7-13 3.41) Nen (8th)
HR: BRO - Snider (19)
Dodger Duke Snider (.254) did the hitting with a two-run first inning blast and lefty Sandy Koufax did the pitching, shutting down NY on four hits and striking out ten in a tense battle with Gaylord Perry...loser Perry also tossed a nice game and fanned seven in seven innings.
NEW YORK SLAMS 16 HITS IN GAME TWO AND GETS SPLIT WITH DODGERS
NYG - 013 010 004 - 9 16 0 (second game)
BRO - 022 000 010 - 5 8 1
WP: Nen (10-3 3.31)
McGinnity (SP) Antonelli (4th) Nen (8th)
LP: Drysdale (3-11 3.99)
Vance (SP) Drysdale (8th) Gagne (9th)
HR: NYG - Mays (25) BRO - Torriente (5) Snider (20)
The Giants' heavy hitters lambasted Dodger reliever Don Drysdale in a four-run ninth to gain a split in the twinbill...Willie Mays (.242) led the NY hit brigade with three hits, four rbi's , three runs scored and a home run...three other Giants garnered three hits apiece -- Bill Terry (.314), Barry Bonds (.290) and Freddie Lindstrom (.288)...Brooklyn starter Dazzy Vance had a rough outing and gave up five runs in seven innings...he was going for his 18th win...Dick Nen got the last six outs for the victory, but was nicked for a game-tying bash in the eighth by Duke Snider (.254).
CARDINALS ROUT CINCY TWICE...TUDOR SHARP AND STEADY IN FIRST GAME
CIN - 110 000 000 - 2 9 0 (first game)
STL - 300 020 10X - 6 9 1
WP: Tudor (13-5 2.76)
LP: Donahue (8-14 3.74) Walters (7th)
HR: STL - Hornsby (10) Musial (18)
Redbird lefty John Tudor weaved his magic well in beating Cincinnati...he struck out eight and gave us only one base on balls...Rogers Hornsby (.295) doubled and homered to drive in three runs for the Cards...Stan Musial (.267) contributed three hits, three runs and a solo home run.
ST. LOUIS DESTROYS REDLEGS WITH 15-HIT AVALANCHE...TAKES BOTH GAMES OF THE DOUBLEHEADER
CIN - 000 020 000 - 2 7 2 (second game)
STL - 104 411 20X-13 15 0
WP: Gibson (14-8 3.48)
LP: J. Williams (5-9 4.74) Dibble (4th) Gullett (5th) Carroll (8th)
HR: CIN - B. Boone (6) STL - Musial 2 (20)
It was a career day for Stan "The Man" Musial (.274) -- in the nightcap he continued to rip the Reds...seven rbi's, five hits, five runs scored, including two fourbaggers and two doubles...for the twinbill he was 8 for 9 with 3 doubles, 3 homers, 8 rbi's and 8 runs scored...a remarkable day...Rogers Hornsby (.296) also chipped in a home run and three rbi's...Bob Gibson had a good on the mound, too...he subdued Cincinnati on a seven-hitter, fanning four and walking none for his 14th victory...Smokey Joe Williams continued to struggle and picked up another loss...He was expected to be an outstanding addition to Cincy weak pitching corps.
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