TIGERFAN'S SPORTING DAILY : SUNDAY MAY 6, 1947
73RD KENTUCKY DERBY
JET PILOT WINS DERBY!
With a strong stretch run Jet Pilot galloped to victory in the 73rd Kentucky Derby making a winner of rookie Derby jockey Eric Guerin. The winning time of 2:06 3/5 was a fifth of a second faster than the real 1947 Kentucky Derby which was also won by Jet Pilot.
In the replay Stepfather, a 15-1 longshot, had the lead as they emerged from the final turn. However, Stepfather was out of gas and quickly faded. Jet Pilot made a huge charge on the outside and battled for the lead with Liberty Road. Phalanx, stuck in the pack early in the race, was making a hard charge but it appeared to be a little late. Jet Pilot overtook Liberty Road just before the 1 mile mark and would go on to win by a full length. Liberty Road, at 12-1 odds, managed to hold off Phalanx for second. On Trust was fourth and Cosmic Bomb finished fifth. Stepfather, which lead for much of the race slipped to 6th.
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HERE ARE THE COMPLETE RESULTS
WIN JET PILOT 2:06 3/5
PLACE LIBERTY ROAD
SHOW PHALANX
4TH ON TRUST
5TH COSMIC BOMB
6TH STEPFATHER
7TH FAULTLESS
8TH STAR REWARD
9TH JETT-JETT
10TH W.L. SICKLE
11TH RISKOLATER
12TH BULLETPROOF
13TH DOUBLE JAY
The next stage of the Triple Crown will be the Preakness which will be held in two weeks time. The final event is the Belmont Stakes which runs on June 16th.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ROOKIE HOUTTEMAN OUTDUELS RAFFENSBERGER 1-0
Cincinnati Reds rookie pitcher Art Houtteman held the Boston Braves to just three hits over 8 innings as the Reds blanked the Braves in Boston 1-0. Houtteman held the Braves hitless until Butch Nieman and Roy Hughes hit back to back singles in the fifth inning. A ground out moved the runners to second and third with two out before Houtteman fanned Raffensberger to end the threat. It was the only time in the game the Braves had a runner advance past first base. The only run of the game was created by 3 Cincinnati singles in the third inning. Johnny Hetki and Tommy de la Cruz preserved the victory by pitching a scoreless ninth for the Reds.
PIRATES STAGE NINTH INNING RALLY TO BEAT BROOKLYN
Pittsburgh scored three times in the top of the ninth inning to rally past the Brooklyn Dodgers 4-3. A 2-run homer from rookie Jackie Robinson, his second of the season, helped the Dodgers build up a 3-1 lead despite getting just 3 hits all game off of Pittsburgh hurler Jim Tobin. Don Black had held the Pirates to just 1 run through seven innings but once again Black, who is 0-3 with a solid 2.23 era, would not earn his first victory of the season. In the bottom of the 9th Brooklyn reliever Red Phillips took over for Ralph Branca, who had pitched a scoreless 8th. Phillips was greeted with 3 doubles and a walk and before the Dodgers could even get anyone ready in the bullpen the game was over.
In other National League action Del Ennis drove in a pair of runs and Bill Swift pitched a complete game 4-hitter as Philadelphia beat visiting New York 3-1. In St Louis, both the Cubs and Cards scored 4 times in the first inning but it was a 5th inning solo homer from Walker Cooper that proved the difference in a 5-4 St Louis win.
COMEBACK ALLOWS YANKEES TO STRETCH WINNING STREAK TO 7 GAMES
A Frank Crosetti rbi double followed by a run-scoring single from Sammy Byrd allowed the New York Yankees to score two runs in the bottom of the ninth to outlast Philadelphia 11-10. Bud Metheny led the Yankees offense with 3 hits including a homerun and 3 rbi's. The victory moves the Yankees to within 1 game of first place Cleveland atop the American League standings.
The Indians were victimized by a St Louis comeback. Vern Stephens hit a two run homer in the bottom of the 9th inning to give the Browns a 4-3 victory.
Stop me if you have heard this one before. The Red Sox lost again, making it 15 defeats in 18 games this season. Washington beat the hometown Boston squad 5-3 as once again Red Sox starter Earl Johnson came out of the game empty handed. He pitched 5 shutout innings to lower his era to 1.52 but Johnson's record stands at 0-2.
In the other American League game Detroit scored 7 runs in the top of the 8th to beat the Chicago White Sox 10-1. Hal Trosky had 3 hits including a homer and drove in 3 runs to lead the Tigers. Stubby Overmire pitched a complete game 5-hitter for the win.
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AMERICAN W L PCT GB
CLEVELAND 13 5 .722 x
NEW YORK 13 7 .650 1.0
WASHINGTON 11 8 .579 2.5
ST LOUIS 12 9 .571 2.5
CHICAGO 8 10 .444 5.0
DETROIT 8 10 .444 5.0
PHILADELPHIA 7 11 .389 6.0
BOSTON 3 15 .167 10.0
NATIONAL W L PCT GB
PITTSBURGH 14 6 .700 x
PHILADELPHIA 10 7 .588 2.5
CINCINNATI 11 8 .579 2.5
CHICAGO 10 8 .556 3.0
ST LOUIS 11 9 .550 3.0
BOSTON 6 11 .353 6.5
BROOKLYN 6 12 .333 7.0
NEW YORK 5 12 .294 7.5
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 11 Philadelphia 10
Detroit 10 Chicago 1
Washington 5 Boston 3
St Louis 4 Cleveland 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St Louis 5 Chicago 4
Philadelphia 3 New York 1
Cincinnati 1 Boston 0
Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 3
TODAY'S GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia (R Scarborough 1-3, 4.60) at New York (M Lanier 1-2, 3.00)
Detroit (V Trucks 0-4, 4.66) at Chicago (E Lopat 2-2, 4.36)
Washington (D Adkins 1-2, 3.90) at Boston (T Hughson 0-3, 5.67)
Cleveland (J Babich 3-1, 1.60) at St Louis (A McKain 3-1, 3.72)
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago (P Erickson 1-3, 4.55) at St Louis (E White 2-2, 3.86)
New York (A Zabala 0-0, 0.00) at Philadelphia (V Lombardi 1-2, 4.81)
Cincinnati (H Feldman 0-2, 8.17) at Boston (W Spahn 2-2, 3.82)
Brooklyn (R Barney 2-0, 4.67) at Pittsburgh (C Melton 3-1, 3.10)
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AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING BATTING
D Wakefield Det .397 B Elliott Pit .395
D Lodigiani Pha .362 B Estalella Phi .369
C Chapman NYY .358 P Reese Bkn .361
HOME RUNS HOME RUNS
F Crosetti NYY 7 H Clift Chn 6
T Williams Bos 5 A Vaughan Pit 5
T Hafey Cha 5 B Elliott Pit 5
RBI'S RBI'S
D Litwhiler Cha 20 A Vaughan Pit 24
F Crosetti NYY 18 B Elliott Pit 24
P Cavarretta Wsh 16 R Kiner Pit 19
WINS WINS
B Lohrman Cle 4-0 C Schanz Phi 5-0
D Dean NYY 4-0 P Roe Pit 4-0
H White Det 4-1 A Houtteman Cin 3-1
ERA ERA
B Lohrman Cle 0.82 V Olsen Chn 2.00
E Johnson Bos 1.52 C Schanz Phi 2.14
J Babich Cle 1.60 D Black Bkn 2.23
STRIKEOUTS STRIKEOUTS
D Dean NYY 27 A Jurisch StL 28
J Haynes Wsh 25 E White StL 25
F Hutchinson Det 24 W Spahn Bsn 25
PGA TOUR: DALLAS INVITATIONAL
4-WAY TIE HEADING INTO FINAL ROUND OF DALLAS INVITATIONAL
With one round remaining in the Dallas Invitational things are wide open as four golfers are tied for the lead. Dai Rees, winner of the Greater Greensboro Open, shot the best round of the day with a 6 under 65. He shares the lead with Jay Hebert, who won last week's stop at New Orleans, Max Faulker and Bob Hamilton. Bobby Locke sits one stroke off the pace.
Sam Snead, the leader after Friday's round, struggled all day Saturday and shot a 75 to fall 5 strokes behind the leaders. Amateur Joe Carr also had a tough day Saturday and dropped from second place to near the bottom of the pack after shooting a 76.
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NAME RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 TOTAL
FAULKNER 72 66 68 -7
HAMILTON 71 67 68 -7
HEBERT 68 72 66 -7
REES 71 70 65 -7
LOCKE 72 67 68 -6
BURTON 71 68 70 -4
CERDA 70 70 71 -2
COTTON 71 68 72 -2
SNEAD 67 69 75 -2
THOMSON 71 67 73 -2
VON NIDA 69 74 68 -2
BUREN 68 73 71 -1
FLECK 71 71 70 -1
HAEFNER 68 75 69 -1
HARRISON 70 71 71 -1
KEISER 65 74 73 -1
MIDDLECOFF 67 75 70 -1
FAZIO 72 70 71 E
HARBERT 70 68 75 E
NELSON 70 73 70 E
WOOD 72 69 72 E
CARR-a 66 72 76 1
STRANAHAN 71 70 73 1
HOGAN 73 66 76 2
SMITH 66 73 76 2
WARD 72 69 74 2
DEMARET 70 70 76 3
HARPER 70 73 73 3
SARAZEN 71 70 75 3
SHUTE 72 70 74 3
KING 71 72 74 4
WALL 71 71 75 4
FERRIER 74 69 75 5
GHEZZI 69 74 77 7