May 17. Gm# 27 Forbes Field Pittsburgh 3 New York 2
KINER HOMERS TWICE; WESTLAKE ONCE, AS BUCS DOWN GIANTS
Ralph Kiner hit his 12th and 13th home runs in the second and sixth innings respectively and also doubled to help lead Pittsburgh past the New York Giants, 3-2.
Wally Westlake added his sixth homer, a solo blast in the fourth.
Powerful Johnny Mize had a rare circuit clout over the right center field wall for the Giants. Rip Sewell(2-3) was the winning pitcher.
National League scores: Brooklyn 8 Chicago 5; Cincinnati 5 Boston 4; Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 4.
Standing of the Clubs
Boston 27 16 10 1 .611
New York 27 15 11 1 .574
Brooklyn 26 14 12 .538
Philadelphia 27 14 13 .519
Cincinnati 26 13 13 .500
St. Louis 23 11 12 .478
Pittsburgh 27 12 15 .444
Chicago 25 8 17 .320
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