June 19. Gm# 57 Forbes Field New York 10 Pittsburgh 2
GIANTS’ SID GORDON SOCKS 3 HR’S IN ONE GAME; N.Y. SWEEPS BUCS
Pirate killer, Sid Gordon, third sacker for the N.Y. Giants, took the wind out the the Buccaneer schooner, belting 3 home runs in a 10-2 clubbing of Pittsburgh.
New York took all three games in the series, in which Gordon had 4 homers, a double, two singles and two walks. He scored six runs and drove in eight.
Ralph Kiner(25) and Wally Westlake(9) did their part, but starter Rip Sewell(3-6) never had a chance. Elmer Riddle went in as an innings eater after Sewell left after four. Elmer tossed the next five, giving up five runs on eight hits.
National League scores: Chicago 8 Brooklyn 2; Boston 5 Cincinnati 2, Boston 3 Cincinnati 2; St. Louis 6 Philadelphia 5
Standing of the Clubs
St. Louis/56/35/21/.625
Brooklyn/58/36/22/.621
New York/57/32/24/1/.570
Philadelphia/60/34/26/.567
Boston/60/31/28/1/.525
Cincinnati/57/23/34/.404
Pittsburgh/58/23/35/.386
Chicago/58/17/40/.298
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