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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1948

Page

15

LaPlant Bunts Beat Wilson in 7th for 3-2 Win

LaPlant Choate wins the first game of the M-J Shaughnessy playoff final as three perfect bunts in the seventh drive in two runs for a 3-2 victory over Wilson. Al Sturm protests a home run ruling over Bob Pratt in the sixth. LaPlant extends win streak to 12.

LaPlant Choate M-J Shaughnessy Daniels Wilson Packer al Sturm Bob Pratt LaPlant Ed Koach Speeder Packers Chuck Fulton Carol Douglas Pratt Frank Sturm

Final Round Result Tuesday in LaPlant Wilson Series

LaPlant won 3 to 2 with Pratt driving in the decisive run in the sixth inning as the two teams staged a tight battle. Key eighth inning spark and defensive plays highlighted the back and forth game, with Wilson taking a brief lead before LaPlant answered in the seventh to clinch.

LaPlant Wilson

Baseball Boxscore Highlights From Major Leagues

In a sprawling box score, New York vs Chicago details runs hits and errors with Rigney Verban and Cavetta among hitters. Brooklyn defeats Pittsburgh 10 to 5 in a late game rally as Kiner Westlake and Stevens star for the losers. Attendance figures top 38 thousand, with Erskine and Chesnes handling mound duties in the Brooklyn contest.

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Yankees Fold as Braves Triumph 6-5

In a tight American League clash, the New York Yankees fall 6-5 to the Boston Braves with key hits by Lupien Elliott and Appling. Musial Sain and Brecheen offered strong pitching for St Louis while Staley and Hodgin contributed for the Braves in a high scoring affair.

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Cleveland Wins After Ninth Inning Rally

The game ends with a walk off win as Cleveland scores in the ninth and Dobson is tagged out in the seventh. Key hits include Boudreau DiMaggio Tebbetts and Pesky with RBIs. Doby and Williams contribute for Boston. Attendance 34,172. time 2:26.

Bone Dobson Cleveland Seedabsag Christopher Johnson Hughson Caldwell Paige Berry Paparella Jones Ubbard

Washington Beats St. Louis In 9th Inning Rally

Washington scores in the 9th to top St. Louis 6 to 5 behind Kennedy relief. Kokos and Wynn drive runs, Arft adds two, while Yost, Kozar, McBride, Vernon, Zarilla, and Priddy contribute hits and RBIs as Garver and Kennedy yield six and four strikeouts respectively. Attendance 6,003.

Wynn Yost Kozar Washington McBride Vernon Zarfila Priddy RBI Kokos Arft Platt Wooten Robertson Dillinger SAC Zarilla Pellagrini St. Louis Bb— Wynn Kennedy Garver So— Kennedy Drews Boyer Summers McKinley Gillen’ter Christ’an Pellagri Rf Kennedy Rf Garver Evans aStewart

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