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THE MOBILE PRESS-REGISTER
Wednesday, June 11, 1947
MEMPHIS TOPS NASHVILLE ON MAUER'S HIT
Pinchhitter Johnny Mauer (.214) delivered the key hit, an RBI single in the last of the eighth that enabled the Memphis Chicks to top Southern Association leader Nashville 5-4 at Russwood Park and chop the Vols lead over runner-up Mobile to just 3 games... the win went to Ray Harrell (8-5/3.36), who came on the ninth in relief of starter Chuck Eisenmann (0-1/7.50)... red-hot Memphis first sacker Ted Kluszewski (.335) homered, doubled, drove in a pair of runs and scored twice... Vols SS Bo Boguskie (.212) went deep for the league leaders... young Bob Rush (2-2/3.72) was the loser... he also pitched the entire game, permitting five runs on nine hits, while striking out seven and walking four... RF Red Treadway (.376) also added three hits and two runs to the Nashville 11-hit attack... it was Harrell's last appearance for the Chickasaws... he was sold to San Francisco in the Pacific Coast League.
HALL SKUNKS TRAVELERS ON 5 HITS
Manager Al Todd has his Mobile Bears blazing hot in the Southern Association... 24-year-old John Hall blistered basement-dwelling Little Rock 3-0 on a 5-hitter for his 9th victory of the season and moved the Bears within 3 games out of first place in the SA behind front-running Nashville, who lost to Memphis... Hall was in total command and struck out nine Travelers at Harwell Field in Mobile... the Bears managed only six hits and one earned runs off Little Rock loser Carl Lindquist (2-14/4.55)... Mobile has captured 8 victories in 10 games, improving to 42-31, while the Vols are 45-28.
PELS HOLD OFF CRACKERS
At Ponce de Leon Park in Atlanta, the New Orleans Pelicans knocked off the Crackers 6-4, sparked by homers by 2B Al Kozar (.326) and 1B Al Flair (.279)... the Pels staked big Walter Cress (1-1/5.21) to a 4-0 lead early and held on for the victory despite being outhit 12 to 9... the 6-5 Cress got his first win of the season, struck out five batters and walked one in eight innings of work... creeping up on the .500 mark, New Orleans (37-38) is on the rise, has won their last three games and 8 of the last 10... but the Pelicans are still resting in 7th place in the Southern Association, trailing by 9 games... third place Atlanta (39-32) has dropped three in a row and is 5 games back of first place Nashville.
BARONS EKE BY LOOKOUTS
In spite of allowing 13 hits, Birmingham hurler Gene Babbitt went the distance as the Barons eked out a 4-3 triumph over Chattanooga at Joe Engel Stadium Tuesday night... two convenient double plays helped him out of trouble... Babbitt (1-0/3.00) fanned six Lookouts and issued two bases on balls for his first victory since joining the club... topping the Barons at bat were SS Dick Atkins (.270) with two hits and two RBIs and 1B Lou Kahn (.386) with 3-4 and two runs scored... leading Chattanooga at the plate was 1B Jack Sanford (.373) with three base hits... Marvin Stevens (3-4/5.30) took the loss, going the route and permitting four runs on nine hits... Birmingham (40-33) is fourth in the Southern Association, 5 games back of Nashville (45-28)... the Lookouts are in the sixth spot in the league standings with a 37-36 record and 8 GB.
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