United League Baseball

Clyde's Ride
Campy's Replacement Gets 6 Hits in a Game
LOUISVILLE, Kent. (Sept. 19) - Brooklyn catcher Clyde McCullough exploded for six hits, including two homers and a game-winning two-run single in the 13th. McCullough, who joined the Superbas in the Campanella trade with St. Louis, was batting .272 coming into Wednesday's 6-for-7 game, which raised his average 15 points.
   Louisville led 5-3 in the seventh, when McCullough sparked a 3-run rally with a leadoff home run for his third hit. The next inning, he padded the lead to 7-5 with his second solo homer and fourth hit of the game. After the Colonels scored a pair in the ninth to tie the game, Clyde got his fifth hit with a 12th inning double, scoring on Phil Cavarretta's single. But Dale Mitchell's RBI single tied the game 8-8 in the bottom of the 12th, and after Davey Williams and Steve Souchock singled off Hal Brown in the 13th, McCullough singled home two runs for his sixth hit, and Russ Meyer retired the side for the 10-8 win.
   McCullough joins Detroit's Stan Rojek as the only players to get six hits in a game. Like Rojek, McCullough is an unlikely candidate for a six-hit game. Coming into this season, the 34-year-old catcher was a career .249 hitter, hit better than .260 only twice in eight seasons. The catcher's best year was 1946, the year he returned from military service, in which he had career highs in batting (.287) and slugging (.417).
   Clyde is apparently making a point in September. The day after his six-hit outburst, McCullough hit 3-for-4, including another homer and another 4 RBIs. The former Cub and Phillie hit just .182 in his first month as a Superba, but is hitting .480 with 5 homers and 14 RBIs in 15 games since he was refused a contract renewal on Sept. 1. Odds are that the veteran backstopper will be playing for his third UL team come Opening Day 1952.

On the Brink
St. Louis Keeps Winning, Closes in on UL's Inaugural Pennant
St. Louis won seven straight, including mini-sweeps of Boston, Washington, and Chicago, building a four-game lead with six games to go. Vern Law and Sam Zoldak stymied Washington to start the week; the Maroons swept the Monuments in D.C. 5-2 and 2-1. Back home to Sportsman's park, St. Louis took a pair from Chicago. The Maroons are 7-1 in their last eight meetings with the Colts, a record that has kept the Colts at bay. In Tuesday's game, Preacher Roe blew a 4-1 lead in the eighth, as pinch hits by Don Kolloway and Red Schoendienst gave the Maroons a 5-4 win. On Wednesday, Billy Pierce threw a 7-hit complete game and Johnny Wyrostek hit two homers in an 8-2 win. Wyrostek took the injured Gil Coan's place in the lineup and is batting .429 in September. It has been that kind of season for St. Louis. When Clyde McCullough was slumping earlier in the year, AAA call-up Hobie Landrith hit .356 in his first 13 games. When 2B Don Kolloway was called up during Red Schoendienst's slump, he drove in 3 runs in his first game and had 4 hits in his second. The Maroons have always had the right man at the right time this season.

Detroit Won't Play Dead
Hot Sound Climbs to Second, Clings to Hope
Detroit Sound won eight straight games, to overtake Chicago for second place and keep pace with St. Louis while Chicago, Washington, and New York all effectively dropped out of the race. The Sound was 12-3 from Sept.4-21, as Joe DiMaggio continues to have one of the best months of his long career. Joe is hitting .450 in 18 September games, with 5 homers and 18 RBIs. Detroit's pitching has stepped up in the homestretch as well. Robin Roberts is 4-0 in his last 6 starts, and Bob Porterfield is 2-1, 1.71 in his last 3 starts.
Detroit sits four games behind St. Louis with six games to play, but if they can cut the lead to two by Saturday, will have their destiny in their own hands with two final games at Sportsmans Park to decide the pennant.

Jackie Jumps into Batting Race
Robinson Poised to Take First UL Batting Crown
NEW YORK (Sept. 24) -- Having missed five weeks to a groin injury, Jackie Robinson's name was missing from the league leader boards for most of the season. But this week, Jackie surpassed the minimum plate appearances threshold and made his first appearance on the league batting leaders chart, debuting at #1. Jackie was hitting .369 at the time of his injury, and aside from a cold July, has hit .383 or above each month since coming off the DL -- a feat which went largely unnotice because he flew under the plate appearances radar. With six games to go, his .363 average is 23 points ahead of Joe DiMaggio and 29 ahead of Minnie Minoso, who lead the league for most of the season. Jackie needs 17 plate appearances in the last six games to qualify for the batting crown. Jackie also leads the league in OPS (1.017), raising the prospect of a MVP bid for a player who played in less than 110 games. Could it be?

AROUND THE HORN

83-65 -- 5-1	ST. LOUIS · Won 7 straight Sept. 13-19, including mini-sweeps vs. BOS, at WAS, vs. CHI... Zoldak 2-0, 1.42 in last 3 starts, 2-1 win at Washington Monday was 24th win... W Jones .474, 6 RBI in last 6 games... Musial .450 in last 5 games... Wyrostek 2 HR Sept. 19, game-winning pinch double in Saturday's 8-5, 11-inning win at Brooklyn.
79-69 4 5-1	DETROIT · Won 8 straight Sept. 13-21, including two-game sweeps at CHI, vs. LOU, at NYG... Roberts 3-0, 3.05 in Sept.... DiMaggio .474 (9-19) in last 6 games... Kiner .063 (1-16) in last 5 games, 1 HR in last 12 games (34 total, trails Duke Snider by 1)... Priddy 2 RBI in 3-2 win Wed., Irvin 10th-inning GWRBI in 3-2 win Friday.
78-70 5 3-3	CHICAGO · Lost 2, won 2, lost 2, won 2, lost 2, won 2, lost 2 from Sept. 4-19... Ryan GWRBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over New York... Parnell 5-hit CG in 17-1 blowout of Louisville Saturday (McCosky 4 RBI, Westlake 3 RBI)... Avila .474 (9-19) in last 5 games... Ryan .462 in last 5 games.
77-71 6 2-4	WASHINGTON · 2-4 week, including 3 one-run losses (19-26 overall)... Palica 2-0, 2.21 in last 7 games, CG, 0 ER in Tuesday's 11-1 win over Boston... Koslo 2-1, 1.13 in last 3 starts, stymied Gothams in Saturday's 3-1 win... Garagiola, Snider .412 in last 5 games.
72-76 11 1-5	NEW YORK · 1-7 in last 8, 4-12 since Sept. 3... Blackwell 1-3, 5.04 in last 4 starts... Wynn 6.37 in last 4 starts... Presko 3-0, 3.38 in last 6 games... Breechen shut down WAS 2-1 Friday, striking out 10... Robinson .471 (8-17) in last 5 games... Adams .389 (7-18) in last 5 games... Hodges .077 (2-26) in last 6 games.
69-79 14 3-3	BOSTON · 3-10 from Sept. 6-21... Lopat 7-hit CG in 10-1 win Saturday... Reynolds 0-2, 5.73 in last 3 starts... Stanky sore elbow Sept. 12 (1-2 weeks), Cooper sore knee Sept. 19 (one week)... Torgeson .081 (3-37) in last 9 games... Rizzuto .133 (2-15) in last 5 games... D DiMaggio .158 (3-19) in last 5 games.
68-80 15 3-3	BROOKLYN · Split at BOS, at LOU, vs. STL... Shantz 4-0, 2.50 in last 4 starts... Brissie 3-0, 2.27 in last 12 games, beat Boston 6-3 Sunday, had 2 RBI... McCullough .625, 3 HR, 9 RBI in last 5 games... Woodling .389 (7-18) in last 5 games... Cold: Westrum (.063 in last 7), Runnels (.077 in last 5), Souchock (.083 in last 7).
66-82 16 2-4	LOUISVILLE · 2-7 since Sept. 12... McDermott 3-0, 2.30 in Sept, beat BRO 3-2 on Tuesday... Chambers 1 ER in 8.0 innings in 4-2 win at Chicago Friday (Jensen 3-run HR in 8th)... Branca 1-3, 11.94 in last 4 starts... Ashburn .080 (2-25) in last 6 games.
DAY-BY-DAY
Sun Sep 16 BRO 6, BOS 3 - Brissie 8.0, 3 R, 2 RBI, Woodling HR; Rizzuto 3-4, Zernial HR, 3 RBI CHI 5, NYG 4 - Ryan 2-2, GWRBI in 8th, Trout 2 RBI; Noren, Blackwell 2 RBI STL 5, WAS 2 - Law 7.1, 1 ER, W Jones 2-3, 2 RBI, Jethroe 2-5, SB, RBI DET 3, LOU 2 - Priddy GWRBI in 9th, Kiner 3-4, HR; Jensen 2-4, HR
Mon Sep 17 BOS 6, BRO 4 - Edwards GW RBIs in 8th, Abrams 2 RBI, Brown 2-4; Hitchcock 3 R CHI 10, NYG 8 - 9-run 1st: Bell GSHR, Avila 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, Berra 3-5; Wertz 3 RBI STL 2, WAS 1 - Zoldak 8.1, 1 R, 6 K, W Jones 2-run HR in 8th; Michaels 2-4 DET 10, LOU 5 - J DiMaggio 2-2, 3 W, 3 RBI, Kiner 4 W; Easter HR, 3 RBI
Tue Sep 18 STL 5, CHI 4 - 4-run 8th: Kolloway PH, 2 RBI, Schoendienst GWRBI, Thomson 4 RBI DET 10, NYG 3 - 9-run 9th, Fain HR, 4 RBI, Rojek 3 RBI; Robinson 3-5, 3 2B, 2 RBI WAS 11, BOS 1 - Palica CG, 0 ER, Slaughter, Garagiola 3 RBI, McDougald 3-5 LOU 3, BRO 2 - McDermott 8.0, 1 R, 2-3, Collins 2-2, HR, SB
Wed Sep 19 STL 8, CHI 2 - Pierce 7-hit CG, 0 ER, Wyrostek 2 HR, Jethroe 2-5, HR, SB DET 3, NYG 2 - Roberts 8.0, 2 R, Priddy 2-4, 2 RBI, Elliott 2-4, RBI, 2 R BOS 4, WAS 3 - Spahn 7-hit CG, Zernial 2-4, RBI, Cooper 2-2 BRO 10, LOU 8 (13) - McCullough 6-7, 2 HR, 4 RBI, Woodling 4-6, Doby 3-6, 2 RBI
Thu Sep 20 - NO GAMES -
Fri Sep 21 DET 3, BOS 2 (10) - Irvin 2-5, GWRBI in 10th, Rojek 2 RBI, Porterfield 5-hit CG, 2 R LOU 4, CHI 2 - Chambers 8.0, 3 H, 1 ER, 2-3, Jensen 3-run HR in 8th; McCormick 3-4 BRO 12, STL 4 - McCullough 3-4, HR, 4 RBI, Doby GSHR; Musial 3-4, HR, 2 RBI NYG 2, WAS 1 - Breechen 8.1, 1 R, 10 K, Boudreau 2-4, RBI, Batts RBI; Adcock HR
Sat Sep 22 BOS 10, DET 1 - Lopat 7-hit CG, Rizzuto GSHR, Mantle, Abrams HR, 2 RBI; Rojek 2-4 CHI 17, LOU 1 - Parnell CG, 5 H, McCosky 3-5, 4 RBI, Westlake 3-3, 3 RBI, Berra 3-6 STL 8, BRO 5 (11) - Jethroe 3-5, 3 R, 2 SB, Kolloway 3-3, W Jones 2 RBI; Minoso 3-4 WAS 3, NYG 1 - Koslo 7.0, 3 H, Snider 2-3, RBI; Blackwell 6-hit CG, Robinson 2-3, HR
Sun Sep 23 - NO GAMES -