Cards win last night's opener, 6-5
Living dangerously may come at a cost for Cards
Hemus knows Cards must produce during current homestand
Baseball in 1961 Staff
ST LOUIS-One-run games are exciting and can tend to be a routine.
For embattled Cardinal skipper Solly Hemus, the string of one-run games at San Francisco which dotted a 3-4 trip of the West underscored the roller coaster ride that has been the Cards season 2 weeks in. It's simple for Hemus, cut down on the one-run decisions or be cut down himself.
"Starting with that game in LA where we lost on the late home run, we got pegged into the rut of one-run games. The key of winning games is good hitting and good pitching. The hitting's been there, but the pitching late in games has bit us on the behind. The management wants this homestand to succeed. I may not be the most popular man in that clubhouse right now, but it's on me to deliver 9 solid innings starting tonight," said Hemus.
Last night though, the Cards rut of one-run games continued, but with a homestand-opening 6-5 win over Milwaukee, snapping the Braves' 5-game winning streak.
In that 4-game stretch out West, the Cards:
-Blew a 7-2 lead, losing to the Dodgers on a 9th inning home run by Wally Moon, 9-7
-Blew a 7-1 lead, losing to the Giants by a 11-10 score.
-Hung on for a 5-4 win over the Giants behind 2 Stan Musial home runs.
-Entered the 9th in the series finale with the Giants with a 4-2 lead, only to exit with a 5-4 loss behind the shaky control of Bob Gibson.
Musial, Ken Boyer and Bill White have the offense going at a good clip, while the starting pitching has given way to a backfiring bullpen. The Dodger and Giant games, which were on back-to-back nights produced 40 combined hits, but 2 heartbreaking losses.
Hemus started last night's homestand with Curt Simmons, who never fell behind, but was on the verge of being pulled when the Braves came to within 6-5 with the bases loaded and one out in the 6th.
Hemus stuck with Simmons, who got them out of the jam and proceeded to pitch perfect innings in the 7th and 8th before a Felix Mantilla single leading off the 9th and a Fielders Choice from Gino Cimoli summoned Mickey McDermott for the final outs.
Just a routine one-run game. But a break from the routine would be nice for the Cardinals, yet even nicer for their skipper.
Living dangerously may come at a cost for Cards
Hemus knows Cards must produce during current homestand
Baseball in 1961 Staff
ST LOUIS-One-run games are exciting and can tend to be a routine.
For embattled Cardinal skipper Solly Hemus, the string of one-run games at San Francisco which dotted a 3-4 trip of the West underscored the roller coaster ride that has been the Cards season 2 weeks in. It's simple for Hemus, cut down on the one-run decisions or be cut down himself.
"Starting with that game in LA where we lost on the late home run, we got pegged into the rut of one-run games. The key of winning games is good hitting and good pitching. The hitting's been there, but the pitching late in games has bit us on the behind. The management wants this homestand to succeed. I may not be the most popular man in that clubhouse right now, but it's on me to deliver 9 solid innings starting tonight," said Hemus.
Last night though, the Cards rut of one-run games continued, but with a homestand-opening 6-5 win over Milwaukee, snapping the Braves' 5-game winning streak.
In that 4-game stretch out West, the Cards:
-Blew a 7-2 lead, losing to the Dodgers on a 9th inning home run by Wally Moon, 9-7
-Blew a 7-1 lead, losing to the Giants by a 11-10 score.
-Hung on for a 5-4 win over the Giants behind 2 Stan Musial home runs.
-Entered the 9th in the series finale with the Giants with a 4-2 lead, only to exit with a 5-4 loss behind the shaky control of Bob Gibson.
Musial, Ken Boyer and Bill White have the offense going at a good clip, while the starting pitching has given way to a backfiring bullpen. The Dodger and Giant games, which were on back-to-back nights produced 40 combined hits, but 2 heartbreaking losses.
Hemus started last night's homestand with Curt Simmons, who never fell behind, but was on the verge of being pulled when the Braves came to within 6-5 with the bases loaded and one out in the 6th.
Hemus stuck with Simmons, who got them out of the jam and proceeded to pitch perfect innings in the 7th and 8th before a Felix Mantilla single leading off the 9th and a Fielders Choice from Gino Cimoli summoned Mickey McDermott for the final outs.
Just a routine one-run game. But a break from the routine would be nice for the Cardinals, yet even nicer for their skipper.
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