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Eugene Church · 07-28-2016, 10:34 PM

THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS
Wednesday, May 21, 1947

LOOKOUTS LAMBAST 1ST PLACE CRACKERS
Chattanooga pitcher Bill Kennedy did it all, both on the mound and at the plate... on the road at Ponce de Leon Park, the Lookouts lambasted Southern Association-leading Atlanta 10-3, lashing out 14 hits... not only did Kennedy (5-7/4.57) club a three-run roundtripper and drive in four runs, he also stopped the Crackers on just one earned run and six hits with two walks and four strikeouts... 3B Charlie Letchas (.214) also homered and drove in two runs... Chattanooga is now even for the year with a 25-25 record... Atlanta is 31-19... the Lookouts have taken the first two games of the four-game series.

VOLS STAY HOT WITH 8TH STRAIGHT
The wins just keep on coming for the Nashville Vols... they stayed hot with a 5-2 victory over hapless Little Rock at Ray Winder Field... it was their 8th straight victory and the Travelers' 7th loss in a row... Nashville climbed to within a half game of first place Atlanta... the Vols are 31-20 and the Crackers are 31-19... Ben Wade (5-5/6.82) finally had a good outing... the 6-foot-3 right-hander shackled Little Rock on five hits, struck out seven and walked four, while hurling a complete game... 2B Hank Schenz (.309) was Nashville's top gun with a two-run blast and three RBIs... 3B Cy Block (.357) also added two hits, two runs and an RBI.

MCGLOTHIN BRILLIANT AGAINST BIRMINGHAM
Mobile rolled to an easy win yesterday at home at Hartwell Field... leading the way was tall right-hander Pat McGlothin (5-5/2.79), who checked Birmingham on seven hits in a 5-0 whitewashing... McGlothin stood out with 11 Ks and no walks in a splendid outing... the Bears got eight hits with three players getting two apiece: 3B Bill Hart (.264), 2B Stan Wasiak (.191) and 1B Jack Maupin (.284)... Wasiak had two runs batted in... lefty Alex Kellner's (3-5/4.65) control did him in with seven walks in six innings... the Bears burned him for four runs in the opening frame... Mobile climbed to 26-25, beating the Barons for the second day in a row... third place Birmingham is now 29-22 and lost a chance to get closer to first place Atlanta... they are two and a half games out of first place... the Bears are fifth in the standings.

CHICKS WIN IN WILD 11TH
At home at Russwood Park, Memphis was in dire straits twice, but came back to top New Orleans 6-5 in 11 innings... wildness by losing pitcher Tom Sunkel cost the Pels the game... Sunkel (6-3/2.90) walked four in the bottom of the 11th, eventually forcing in the game-winning run with a bases-loaded walk to RF Lindsey Deal (.309)... the Chicks outhit the Pelicans 12 to 8, led by SS Freddie Hancock (.294) with 4-6... New Orleans LF Pete Kraus (.333) batted in four runs to top his club at-bat, three of them with a first-inning double... Memphis upped its record to 27-25, good for fourth place, 5 games back of Atlanta... the Pels fell to 25-28 and seventh place in the standings.

07-28-2016, 10:34 PM	#198
Eugene Church Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 36,225	THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS Wednesday, May 21, 1947 LOOKOUTS LAMBAST 1ST PLACE CRACKERS Chattanooga pitcher Bill Kennedy did it all, both on the mound and at the plate... on the road at Ponce de Leon Park, the Lookouts lambasted Southern Association-leading Atlanta 10-3, lashing out 14 hits... not only did Kennedy (5-7/4.57) club a three-run roundtripper and drive in four runs, he also stopped the Crackers on just one earned run and six hits with two walks and four strikeouts... 3B Charlie Letchas (.214) also homered and drove in two runs... Chattanooga is now even for the year with a 25-25 record... Atlanta is 31-19... the Lookouts have taken the first two games of the four-game series. VOLS STAY HOT WITH 8TH STRAIGHT The wins just keep on coming for the Nashville Vols... they stayed hot with a 5-2 victory over hapless Little Rock at Ray Winder Field... it was their 8th straight victory and the Travelers' 7th loss in a row... Nashville climbed to within a half game of first place Atlanta... the Vols are 31-20 and the Crackers are 31-19... Ben Wade (5-5/6.82) finally had a good outing... the 6-foot-3 right-hander shackled Little Rock on five hits, struck out seven and walked four, while hurling a complete game... 2B Hank Schenz (.309) was Nashville's top gun with a two-run blast and three RBIs... 3B Cy Block (.357) also added two hits, two runs and an RBI. MCGLOTHIN BRILLIANT AGAINST BIRMINGHAM Mobile rolled to an easy win yesterday at home at Hartwell Field... leading the way was tall right-hander Pat McGlothin (5-5/2.79), who checked Birmingham on seven hits in a 5-0 whitewashing... McGlothin stood out with 11 Ks and no walks in a splendid outing... the Bears got eight hits with three players getting two apiece: 3B Bill Hart (.264), 2B Stan Wasiak (.191) and 1B Jack Maupin (.284)... Wasiak had two runs batted in... lefty Alex Kellner's (3-5/4.65) control did him in with seven walks in six innings... the Bears burned him for four runs in the opening frame... Mobile climbed to 26-25, beating the Barons for the second day in a row... third place Birmingham is now 29-22 and lost a chance to get closer to first place Atlanta... they are two and a half games out of first place... the Bears are fifth in the standings. CHICKS WIN IN WILD 11TH At home at Russwood Park, Memphis was in dire straits twice, but came back to top New Orleans 6-5 in 11 innings... wildness by losing pitcher Tom Sunkel cost the Pels the game... Sunkel (6-3/2.90) walked four in the bottom of the 11th, eventually forcing in the game-winning run with a bases-loaded walk to RF Lindsey Deal (.309)... the Chicks outhit the Pelicans 12 to 8, led by SS Freddie Hancock (.294) with 4-6... New Orleans LF Pete Kraus (.333) batted in four runs to top his club at-bat, three of them with a first-inning double... Memphis upped its record to 27-25, good for fourth place, 5 games back of Atlanta... the Pels fell to 25-28 and seventh place in the standings. Attached Images Last edited by Eugene Church; 07-28-2016 at 10:39 PM.