Browns and Cards battle in Series
Americans get no hits in three innings
Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis, Missouri (UP) –
The Cardinals and Browns were in a scoreless deadlock in the third inning of the opening game of the World Series this afternoon.
A crowd of 35,000 watched the two St. Louis pennant-winners in their first world championship in history.
Big Mort Cooper, the Cards’ star righthander, had not allowed a hit up to this point, the Browns getting two men on bases through walks. His mound rival, Denny Galehouse, had been nicked for three hits, including a double in the second by Martin Marion.
Mort Cooper blazed through the first inning, striking out Mike Kreevich and Chet Laabs after Don Gutteridge had lifted an easy pop fly to Marty Marion at short. The big righthander’s fast ball was working well.
Galehouse also retired the side without damage in the last of the first inning, but yielded a hit of Stan Musial – a drive that Stephens got back of second too late to make a play. Hopp had lifted to Laabs in left center and Ray Sanders had fanned before Musial reached first. Walker Cooper then flied to Kreevich in short center.
Marion doubles
A base on balls to Gene Moore after Stephens had topped the ball in front of the plate and had been tossed out by Walker Cooper, was all the action in the Browns’ second. McQuinn then flied to Litwhiler in short left and Mark Christman was Morton Cooper’s third strikeout victim.
The Cards made their first serious threat with two out to their half. After Kurowski had flied to Moore and Litwhiler fanned, Marty Marion lined a two-bagger to left and went to third and took third on Emil Verban’s infield scratch to Gutteridge. Galehouse struck out Morton Cooper to end the budding rally.
Galehouse walks
In the Browns’ third, Hayworth grounded to Kurowski before Galehouse waited around for a base on balls – Cooper’s second of the game. There were two down when Gutteridge flied out to Hopp, and Kreevich followed with a high bounder to the box and was thrown out by M. Cooper.
GAME INCOMPLETE AT PRESS TIME.