Braves 4, Cubs 3: Hank Gowdy singled to cap a two-out, bases-empty game-winning rally in the bottom of the 10th inning that carried Boston past visiting Chicago. Hippo Vaughn and Art Nehf wrestled for control of the game in the early going, with the Braves scoring once in the bottom of the 1st on Walter Holke's RBI single and the Cubs equalizing on Dode Paskert's run-scoring single in the 6th. The game opened up a bit thanks to subpar defense in the 7th, although still to neither club's advantage, as Chicago scored twice with the help of a catcher's interference call that put the leadoff man aboard and Boston got back level with two in their half with the help of a fielding error by Fred Merkle. Both starters shouldered their loads into extra innings and, after the Cubs did nothing with a leadoff single in the top of the 10th, Vaughn set down the first two Braves in the home half. But Lena Blackburne singled and Vaughn then let one get away from him and into the thigh of Rabbit Maranville to force the potential winning run into scoring position, before Gowdy poked his fourth hit of the day into shallow left field to convert the potential into the actual. [box]
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| Hank Gowdy, Boston |
Cardinals 10, Robins 6: Rogers Hornsby and Verne Clemons had three hits each as St. Lopuis pounded Brooklyn pitching for sixteen safeties and then put away the Robins with a three-run 9th inning. The Cards jumped out to a 5-1 lead after only two innings, as Hornsby singled twice and knocked in a pair, and extended that lead to 7-1 before Brooklyn closed the gap a bit behind Ray Schmandt's triple in the 5th. In the 7th, the Robins almost completed the comeback, chasing Oscar Tuero and scoring three times on a bases-loaded walk, a double-play grounder and an error by Dots Miller. St. Louis held their nerve, though, and got to reliever Clarence Mitchell in the top of the 9th with four hits, the big one a two-run double by Burt Shotton. Bill Sherdel finished off three scoreless innings of relief work for the Cards, striking out three, by retiring Brooklyn in order in the last of the 9th. Ed Konetchy had three singles for the home club. [box]
Pirates 3, Giants 1: Babe Adams was once again unbeatable, tossing another gem to thwart New York and become the first five-game winner in the National League. After the Giants had scored first on two singles, a sacrifice and a passed ball in the 2nd, the Pirates got that run back in the 3rd when Carson Bigbee singled with two outs, stole second and scored on Zab Terry's base hit. In the 6th, Casey Stengel led off with a hit, stole second and third (three SB on the afternoon), and scored the go-ahead run on George Cutshaw's sacrifice fly. Vic Saier then reached on an error by Larry Doyle, and scored the tie-breaking run on singles by Tony Boeckel and Ed Sweeney. This provided the slight bit of leverage that Adams required, and he weathered a single, double and stolen base by Ross Youngs in the last four innings to complete the job. [box]
Phillies 5, Reds 4: Cy Williams' two-run homer in the 5th gave Philadelphia the lead in a see-saw affair at the Baker Bowl and they held that until the end behind George Smith's performance in his first start of the season. Cincinnati got on the scorecard first with doubles from Ivey Wingo and Greasy Neal in the 3rd, but the Phillies responded with two doubles of their own in the bottom half, along with two singles, to score three times. The parade of two-baggers continued in the following half-inning when the Giants banged two more off of Smith and scored three runs of their own to take back the lead. In the 5th, though, Harry Pearce singled with one out and Williams drove his second home run of the season over the heads of the outfielders to put Philadelphia back on top, this time to stay. Smith settled into a rhythm from that point, retiring twelve in a row at one point, and then got PH Sherry Magee to fly out to center for the final out after Wingo had tripled with two outs. [box]
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