Gm# 78 Polo Grounds New York 5 Pittsburgh 3
2 LATE HOME RUNS COST SEWELL GAME IN PIRATES’ 5-3 LOSS TO GIANTS
Wes Westrum and Hank Thompson each hit a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off Rip Sewell(4-8), helping the Giants break a three all tie and go on to win, 5-3.
There wasn’t much offense, but Ralph Kiner and Tom Saffell had two single apiece.
National League scores: Chicago 3 Boston 9; Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 5; Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 0.
Standing of the Clubs
St. Louis/80/51/29/.638
Brooklyn/79/49/30/.620
New York/78/42/35/1/.545
Boston/81/41/39/1/.512
Philadelphia/80/40/40/.500
Pittsburgh/78/34/44/.436
Cincinnati/77/31/46/.403
Chicago/81/28/53/.346
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