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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1945
Page
7
Phillies beat Giants 11 9 in game one and lose 6 2 in game two before a 24 978 crowd. George Jackson, Jo Faexer, and Gunny contributed timely hits as the Phils salvage a split with steady offense and strong late pitching.
Wilkes-Barre Barons rose from sixth to third in the Eastern League after a doubleheader win over Elmira at Artillery Park before 2,500. Gene Conway starred on the mound and at the plate, winning the first game with five straight wins and delivering the game winning single in the seventh as the Barons edged Elmira 23 to ? and 34 to ?. White battled control in the second game, Daly relieved, and Conway delivered the decisive hit after a late rally.
In a set of finals matches, New York clubs faced Portos Delgada at the Potita Delgada River and Brooklyn battled Cleveland, with Kansas City Monarchs star Leroy Paige declaring he would not pitch in the majors even at $22,000 a season.
Albany’s Collins and Bucans pace a two game win streak as the Senators top Utica Blues in both contests. In game one Vern Mis leads off with a hit, York, Henry, and Luzeny drive runs while Guzek seals it with a double. In game two York singles, Collins walks, and Luzansky scores on a fielder’s choice as New York’s Albany club edges Utica and moves atop the Eastern League standings.
Boum captured the Grand Steeplechase of Pasiguesierady at Auteuil by four lengths in a field of eight, with Caidar ium second and Alino third as nearly 500 spectators watched. The Suhen of Morocco attended, and Boum paid 4 to 1 for the win while only four finishers completed the race.
International 1 Jersey City 12 beat Rochester 2 Jersey City 3 Rochester 1 Montreal 4 Syracuse 2 Montreal 3 Syracuse 4 Toronto 2 Baltimore 10 2 Toronto 8 Baltimore 6 Newark at Buffalo postponed ratn.
The Dodgers beat the Braves 9-6 to seize the National League lead. Mort Cooper suffered his first loss as Brooklyn won the opening game of a doubleheader, while the second game saw late drama in the Brooklyn half of the eighth with runners on and one out. Dave Morton. Red Logan held the Braves to key runs while Augie Galan delivered an RBI infield single and Chuck Workman scored on a double. The Braves tallied in the seventh and Baker, Olmo, and Gillenwater contributed, but Gregg earned his ninth win of the season after pitching six innings and handing the ball to Baker.
Sacred Heart of Troy swept a CF. O Senior league doubleheader from St Anthony’s as Sacred Heart Watervliet beat St Michael’s 54. Joe Kearns starred with three hits in game one and two hit pitching by Bud O Brien powered the opener. Johnny Waithers added a three for three day, while St Anthony’s mixed hits from Bucciero and Fran ehoz. St Michael’s used Printsky and Dudek to hold Sacred Heart in the late innings.
In a Eastern Nav forks league twin bill at Central Park Diamond, Troy Brownies lost opener 8-7 to Schenectady Bonds, then won nightcap 6-3. Bob Cody, Rudy Ciejka, Bil Carley and Crash Hartnagle produced for Troy with homers and triples as Frank Gruba earned the nightcap win.
St Louis Cardinals held Pittsburgh Pirates to ten hits as they swept both ends of a doubleheader before a season high crowd. Ken Burkhardt tossed a shutout in game one as Ted Alexander and teammates backed him with seven runs. In game two St Louis tied it in the second on Rays Sanders and Eau Verban hits, then pulled away with a three run burst in the third and added one more in the ninth to seal the win.
Philadelphia Athletics evened the doubleheader with a 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees after New Yorkers surged to a 7-1 win in the opener. Chrisopher, scattering eight hits, earned his eleventh win of the season as Philadelphia, in a crowd of 4,016, saw the Yankees win the first game while the A’s produced nine hits including triples by Bobby Estal and Gus Busch.
The standings show Brooklyn leading with 30 wins and 2 losses, New York 30 3 3 56 6, St Louis at 1%6, Chicago 26, Cincinnati 22, Philadelphia 42. American and Eastern League results include New York beating Philadelphia 7 1 and 4 2, Chicago over Detroit, Boston over Washington, with rain postponements in St Louis.
Cincinnati Reds failed to break the Chicago jinx as rain postponed the second game after the Cubs led 3 1 in the opener. Ed Heusser pitched a three hit shutout for Chicago then Derringer earned win in the first game. Chicago totaled three runs on Nicholson Lowrey and Livingston with a Cavar gottas double. Attendance 7457.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Haynes suffered a compound fracture of his right leg when he slid into third base during the eleventh inning of the second game against Detroit. He was carried from the field to a hospital. Haynes had two hits in the game and had held Detroit to one hit through five innings before the injury, which doctor John Claudge called severe and potentially career ending. Haynes, born in Washington Georgia and living in Washington D C, had a 4-5 record for the season.
Chicago White Sox take both ends of a doubleheader from Detroit, 6-4 in game one and 7-5 in game two, with Emmitt O Neill earning his fourth win and solid hitting from Moses, Cartwright, and Cuccinello fueling the offense.
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