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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
7
Albany falls to second in the loop standings after a twin bill loss to the Barons, with detailed game actions including Boness balks in the eighth, Hawley and Graundon pitching for the Senators, and Gionfriddo and Mayhew contributing in key hits. Manager Collins guided the Senators as Redcap and Christman led Albany’s offense across both games.
Cincinnati’s Cardinale powered a double header sweep over the Reds with a 3 to 1 win and a 4 to 1 victory. St. Louis turned seven double plays across the twin bill, setting a National League mark. Gumbert pitched the nightcap for the Cardinals, allowing Reds only one run on a walk and a single. George Mulligan and Emile Tipton contributed key hits as the Cards seized the opener with timely singles and double plays.
The St Louis Browns salvaged a four game series with Cleveland Indians by winning 4 to 2 in the second game of a doubleheader as Gene Moore hit a grand slam with bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh. Cleveland had won the first game 13 to 1.
St Michael's jumped into first place in the Senior CYO Baseball League by beating St Anthony's 2 to 1 at Catholic Central High Field. Bill Ryan of La Salle Institute hurled a no hit bid with 23 strikeouts for Martyr Dwyer's team, while Hank Merola matched him on the mound for St Anthony's, holding St Michael's to two hits in the final inning. St Michael's tallied in the opening inning on a Conway run, then added two more in the final frame on a Pinsky score and a wild pitch. St Anthony's lone run came in the fourth as Lemke scored. The win gives Dwyer's club a half-game lead in the league standings. Batteries Merida and Buccerio for St Anthony's, Bran and Prince for St Michael's.
St Peter's defeated Sacred Hearts to 3 in a Senior League game at Prospect Park. Malone led the winners with two doubles and a single, Caswell hit a three bagger for Sacred Heart, while Comefort and Spenard starred for Sacred Heart. the detailed score by innings is incomplete.
Boston Red Sox win both games of a doubleheader 2-1 and 4-1 to sweep the four game set with the New York Yankees. Fox Hughson limits Yanks to three hits in the opener while scoring the go ahead run on an infield hit with bases loaded. Clim Hausmann earns his third straight win with early run support as Jimmy Bucher homers in the first inning. Pete Fox and George Metkovich contribute as the Sox push ahead, then Roy Partee plates Bob Johnson in the second game to seal the victory.
New York Giants rally to beat Philadelphia 6 5 in 12 innings to complete a doubleheader sweep. Johnny Mize and Joe Medwick homered earlier, Weintraub added a second homer, and Mel Jort scored the deciding run with one out in the 12th.
Detroit pitcher Overmire earned his second win of the season by blanking Chicago 3 0 in the nightcap, ending the White Sox eight-game winning streak. In the opener, Detroit blew a late lead as Dizzy Trout lost 2 1 after Ralph Hodgin drove in the decisive run. Tucker led Detroit at the plate with four singles in eight trips, lifting his average to .398. Attendance 21,076.
The Philadelphia Athletics swept both ends of a doubleheader from the Washington Nationals by scores of 6-1 and 6-5. A six run rally in the fifth inning of the opener and continued offense in game two broke a three game losing streak, with Bobo Newsom delivering six solid innings and George Arkyatt's error contributing to the opener. The A's extended the Nationals' slump, pushing them into last place as Roger Wolf struggled.
Blakeen Luzon, a standard poodle owned by Blakeen Kennels of Sirs Sherman R. Hoyt of Stamford Conn, was named top dog at the Long Shore Kennel Club show. Sabena to a Hartford Conn GPI Mike Saena, a switch hitting second baseman who has appeared in all Hartford games this season, was recalled by the Boston Braves and optioned to Indianapolis of the American Association.
Buddy Young, a freshman from Illinois, starred at Marquette Stadium helping the Illini win the NCAA title with 73 points. He won the 10 yard dash in 9.7 and the 220 in 21.6, added a 3 point total, and earned meet honors. Ken Wiesner and Elmore Harris also shined, while Notre Dame, Michigan, and Ohio State trailed in team standings.
Standings show Wilkes Barre leading Albany and Hartford behind Scranton and Elmira with multiple 12 inning and 10 inning games noted. Tonight's schedule lists Stranton at Hartford Williamsport at Utica Elmira at Binghamton Wilkes Barre at Albany. National results include New York beating Philadelphia in 12 innings and St Louis beating Cincinnati. American results show Boston New York, Philadelphia Washington, and Detroit schedules with probable pitchers listed for tonight’s games.
Right handers Karl Drews and Pete Kunis led the Binghamton Triplets to a doubleheader sweep with wins over Elmira. Drews scattered five hits over eight innings, fanning 13 and walking two, while Kunis pitched effectively in the nightcap. Key runs came on singles by Passero Lukasiuk and Crow, with Crow delivering in the eighth to seal the victory. Elmira had late threats but were thwarted by solid defense and timely pitching.
Track and tennis events for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute teams were canceled due to rain. The Engineers were set to meet Union College in track and Colgate on the court at home Saturday.
The Chicago Cubs shut out the Pittsburg Pirates in both ends of a doubleheader yesterday. Erickson allowed two hits in the opener as the Cubs piled up 5-0. In the nightcap Chipman yielded five hits in a 1-0 win. Tony York helped with four hits in the opener and drove in the decisive run in the second game. Manager Frank Frisch and umpire George Magerkurth exchanged heated words, sending Gelder and Barrett from the game in the first contest.
Boston overcame a four run deficit to beat Brooklyn 5 4 in the nightcap and split the twin bill. Howie Schultz tripled and scored the opener in the ten inning win for Brooklyn. Phil Masi drove in three with two doubles for Boston.
Hartford Laurels regained the Eastern League lead by beating Scranton twice as Albany split with Wilkes Barre. Pete Nuktenis earned his fifth win in the opener 10-2, while the nightcap ended 2-1 in the Laurels’ favor in the seventh inning on a walkoff play driven by a fielder’s choice.
New York 4 The Philadelphia Club of the National League announced yesterday the purchase of Johnny Peacock veteran catcher of the Boston Red Sox at the waiver slice of 7500 Peacock batted 202 in 43 games for the Red Sox in 1943.
The Bluejackets scored a convincing win over Notre Dame with an eight to two victory. Veterans Virgil Trucks and Lynwood Rows led the mound effort while Notre Dame was stifled by solid defense and timely hits.
Columbia beat Cornell 7 to 1 while Cornell won 6 to 1 in another game. Duke edged North Carolina 4 to 3. Penn State defeated Colgate 6 to 4. Princeton at Yale was cancelled. St. Lawrence played Rochester. Pina at Dartmouth had a postponed game.
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