PAWTUCKET - Pawtucket erupted for 5 runs in the second, and Dizzy
Dean overcame a shaky start for the complete games
victory, as Pawtucket won 7-4, giving them a
commanding 3-0 lead in the DBS World Series.
Dean (1-0) got into trouble early, as North Dallas
touched him for two runs in the first. It was a lead
that the Forty could not hold.
In the bottom of the second, John Stone, who started
the season with the Forty, lead off with a single.
Rogell followed with another single, and Stone raced
around to score when the ball rolled past
centerfielder Wally Berger. Buddy Lewis followed with
a triple into the left-center gap, tying the game at 2
apiece. Gilly Campbell, back from an ankle injury,
doubled on the first pitch he saw, scoring Lewis.
After Hal Schumacher (0-1) retired Dean, Herman
singled and advanced to second on Medwicks hopper back
to the mound. Beau Bell then cracked a double which
scored Campbell and Herman, and this was all for Hal
Schumacher. Monty Stratton got Trosky out, and In all,
five runs had been scored by the Dutchmen.
In the top of the fourth, Stratton himself hit a two
run shot, to pull the Forty within one, 5-4. However,
Pawtucket added a run in the 4th and the 5th, and Dean
took over from there.
Dean only allowed two batters over the minimum in the
last four innings, and Pawtucket won, 7-4.
Game 4 will be tomorrow afternoon, when Pawtucket goes
for a sweep over the highly-favored North Dallas 40.
North Dallas won 102 games in the regular season,
compared to Pawtucket's 84 victories. Game 1 hero Red
Ruffing will get the start for Pawtucket.
NORTH DALLAS AB R H RBI PAWTUCKET AB R H RBI
Appling, ss 4 1 0 0 Herman, 2b 5 1 1 0
Bonura, 1b 5 0 0 0 Medwick, lf 4 0 2 1
Gehringer, 2b 4 1 2 0 Bell, rf 4 0 2 2
Ott, rf 3 0 2 1 Trosky, 1b 4 0 1 0
Berger, cf 3 0 1 1 Stone, cf 3 2 2 0
Clift, 3b 4 0 0 0 Rogell, ss 4 1 2 0
Lombardi, c 4 1 2 0 Lewis, 3b 4 1 1 2
Galan, lf 4 0 0 0 Campbell, c 2 2 1 1
Schumacher, p 1 0 0 0 Dean, p 4 0 0 0
Stratton, p 1 1 1 2
Cavaretta, ph 1 0 1 0
Butcher, p 0 0 0 0
CampbellB, ph 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 34 4 9 4 TOTAL 34 7 11 6
NORTH DALLAS 200 200 000 - 4 9 1
PAWTUCKET 050 110 00x - 7 12 0
E-Berger. 2B-Gehringer, Ott, Lombardi 2, Cavarretta, Medwick, Bell, Campbell.
3B-Lewis. HR-Stratton(1). CS-Stone, Lewis. K-Bonura 2, Ott, Clift 2, Galan,
Schumacher, Trosky, Rogell, Dean,D. BB-Appling, Ott, Campbell, Stone,
Campbell 2. SF-Berger. WP-Stratton.
GWRBI: Campbell
NORTH DALLAS IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher (L 0-1) 1.2 7 5 5 0 0
Stratton 3.1 3 2 2 3 1
Butcher 3.0 2 0 0 0 2
PAWTUCKET IP H R ER BB SO
Dean (W 1-0) 9.0 9 4 4 3 7
Temperature: 74, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 7 MPH.