Reds and Cubbies split

Crosley Field

GAME 1 (DH)

Borowy vs Walters

Reds 11, Cubs 3

Chicago drew first blood when Stan Hack singled home D.Johnson and Andy Pafko in the top of the 4th.  The Reds answered back with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning.  A sac fly by Hughes in the top of the 5th tied it up at 3-3.  From there on it was all Cincy as the Reds scored more than a drunken sailor on liberty.  Every Red player had a multi-hit game accept for 2.  Pitcher Bucky Walters had 2 hits and allowed just 2 hits as he went the distance.

GAME 2 (Night Cap)

Wyse vs Heusser

Cubs 6, Reds 1

Undaunted by the shellacking that received in the opener the Cubs scored 5 runs over the first 2 innings and never looked back.  Hurler Hank Wyse allowed just 1 run on 3 hits in 9 innings of superlative work.  Phil Cavarretta went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's to push his average above the .300 mark.

GAME 3

Stewart vs Shoun

Reds 4, Cubs 3 (13 inn)

The War Department allowed the the Reds to throw on the lights as this game went 4 extra frames.  Both teams piled on the hits, but neither team could plate that magical run until the home half of the 13th when with 2 out catcher Ray Mueller singled home Chuck Aleno to end the stalemate.  Mueller (3-6, 1 RBI) was behind the plate for all 13 innings after catching all 18 innings in yesterday's double header.  Hopefully his local draftboard in Pittsburg, KS might make note of this.

GAME 4

Passeau vs de la Cruz

Cubs 8, Reds 1

For those curious, Ray Mueller (3-4) once again caught all 9 innings.  That fact had no bearing on a game where Claude Passeau (5-0) did his "bend but never break" high wire act once again.  Chicago's hurler gave up 10 hits, but amazingly just 1 run (unearned) as he went the distance and the Cubbies won easily.  Catcher Mickey Livingston (4-5, 2 RBI / 2 Runs) boosted his season average to .412 and is now hitting out of the 2 spot in the lineup just in front of Phil Cavarretta (.301).  Stan Hack had a 3 hit day for the Northsiders, who earned a series split.