ALWS GAME 3 - "Zuber-man"

Game 3

Sportsman's Park

Jack Kramer (5-2, 3.28)

vs

Butch Wensloff (1-4, 4.84)

After a pitcher's duel and a blowout, the teams headed west for pivotal game 3.  The Yankees went on top in the 1st.  Stirnweiss led off with a line single and after an out, Keller beat out an IF single.  Dickey followed with a walk to load the bases for game one hero Etten.  Etten ripped a deep drive to CF.  Kreevich made a great catch and throw.  Stirnweiss scored but no other runner moved up a base. Kramer struck out Gordon to end the threat and the Browns bats went right back to work.  Zarilla and Christman hit one singles off Wensloff.  Stephens hit a comebacker with the only play at 1st for out number 2.  McQuinn then plated both runs with a line hit to RF to put St Louis ahead.  Kreevich flied out to end the 1st.  The Yanks started the 2nd with singles from Johnson and Lindell.  Wensloff K'd and Stirnweiss gounded out on a great play by SS Stephens with the runners moving to 2nd and 3rd.  Weatherly followed with a clutch hit to put the Yanks back up by one.  In the 3rd, the Browns answered.  Zarilla walked and moved up on a groundout.  Johnson then robbed Stephens of a hit for out number 2.  McQuinn then evened the game up with a clutch hit of his own to plate Zarilla who just beat the throw home.  The score remained knotted until the 7th.  Charlie Keller singled with one out and a Dickey hit pushed him to third.  Etten then lifted a fly to RF with Keller beating the throw home.  Kramer struck out Gordon for the 3rd time to strand Dickey at 2nd.  Wensloff held the lead through 7 with the help of a DP.  In the top of the 8th, a Billy Johnson Double ended Kramer's night and reliever Tex Shirley put the Yanks down 1-2-3 with Johnson left standing at 2nd.  The Yanks then turned the game over to Bill Zuber.  He retired the first two batters then allowed hits to Kreevich and Gene Moore to put the tieing run at 3rd.  With Yankees closer Johnny Murphy quickly warming up, Zuber recovered to strike out Milt Byrnes on 3 pitches.  The Yankees then added insurance runs in the 9th on two out RBI hits by Etten and Gordon.  Zuber put the Browns down 1-2-3 to give the Yankees a 2-1 series lead.  Yankees 6 Browns 3