The second game of the championship series featured a matchup of star rookie pitchers: Gene Bearden (20-7, 2.43 ERA) vs. Paul Dean (19-11, 3.43 ERA). Both young hurlers were up to the challenge.
In the top of the third, Cleveland catcher Jim Hegan led off with a double and advanced to third on Bearden's sacrifice bunt. But Dale Mitchell lined into a double play to end the threat. In the bottom of the fifth, St. Louis loaded the bases with two outs but could not score. An inning later, singles by Medwick and Rothrock put Cardinals at the corners with just one out. Cleveland pulled the infield in, a move that proved wise after Eddie Robinson fielded an Orsatti grounder and gunned down Medwick at the plate. Bearden looked like he would escape the frame unscathed, but Spud Davis followed with a two-out double to drive in two runs for the home team. That was all Dean needed as he allowed only two hits in a masterful complete-game shutout.
After the game, Dizzy Dean (who gave up only one run in winning Game 1) told his brother Paul, "If I'd have known you was gonna throw a shutout, I'd have thrown one too!" The series moves to Cleveland for Game 3 with the Cardinals up two games to none.
St. Louis 2, Cleveland 0
No comments:
Post a Comment