The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 07, 1948, Page Page Seven, Image 7
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Bird Nine Dro
Series To Pow
By JOE
Frank Sherer became the
hin-aelf a spot in the Univers
Fame by pitching a no-hit, n
noon against P-C. ,
Sherer threw only fifty pitchea
at the hapless P-C hitters an
only 24 of them were balls. A
total of 30 men kaced the wiry
young sophomore from Sharon
with four of them going down via
the strikeout route and one draw
ing a' base on balls. Two errore
were committed-one by Sherei
and the other by third basemat
Jim Pinkerton. Only one runnei
reached third base and he got
there by virtue of an error, a wilk
pitch, and a force out at first.
Sherer was backed up. by beau
-tiful fielding. Captain Harry Pa
rone and Keith Cribb made nie
running catches of a couple of
line drives and Jim Pinkertor
saved the kid pitcher in the ninth
inning with a couple of outstand
ing plays at third.
Barney Dusenbury hit five foi
five to pace the Bird hitters. This
is the only perfect day for a Caro
lina player during the current sea
son.
Carolina travels- to Newberry
today for a single game with
Billy Laval's high-riding Indians
The Birds copped the first con
test played at A)avii field lasi
month 9-4. Laval will probably
start Sugar Horton, his freshmar
ace pitcher, whom Carolina shel
lacked from the mound in the
r first game. Petoskey will counte:
with freshman Bill Camp, work
horse of the Bird mound staff
LOSE TO DUKE
The Gamecocks traveled to 'Dur
ham over the weekend and drop.
Oed a two-game series to the
powerful Blue Devils of Duke
University. Carolina lost the first,
6 to 8 and were edged 8 to 7 in
the second.
The Duke series pushed the lo
cals deeper down in the South
ern Conference standings. Only
two of the Blue Devils' six rune
were earned and Carolina earned
none. The game was a slow and
drab affair from start to finish,
played before a scant Duke crowd,
who got a few laughs in the sev
enth inning when the Carolina
defense fell to pieces.
Carolina showed signs of wak
ing up in the ninth inning when,
with two out, Johnny Sykes hit a
scorcher to short and reached first
safely as the throw went wild to
first. Jim Pinkerton walked, his
fourth time in the gamie, then Joe
Johnston singled Sykes home
sending Pinkerton to third. John
ston took second on the throw-in
and Captain Harry Parone
promptly singled the two runners
in for the third run of the inning.
Lloyd Chinnes walked but F. F.
Younge went down swinging for
the third out and the ball game.
The second game continued
where the first left off. Two bases
on balls, a fielder's choice, and two
singles gave the Birds three runs
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D-run ball game Monday after
in the top of the first. They
scored a single run in the third,
one in the fifth and two in the
seventh while Duke could pick up
only two counters off southpaw
Charlie Long. Ooing Into the bot
tom of the seventh Carolina led
7-2.
The lucky seventh for Duke saw
ten men parade to the plate. Six
runs Were chalked up against
Long, although only four scored
while he was in the box. After the
Blue Devils finished their scoring
Duke relief pitcher Paul Karukstis
limited the Birds to one hit in the
eighth and ninth innings to clinch
the game.
Johnny Sykes was easily the
best-looking ball player on the
field in the two games. He hit
four for ten, including a triple in
the third inning of the second
game, stole two bases and got on
base six times. Harry Parone and
Jim Pinkerton were thi other two
big guns in the Bird offensive.
Parone got three for eight and
drove in three runs while Pinker
ton, who was walked five times
in the series, collected two for
five.
The PC win left Carolina sport
ing an overall won and lost record
of six and nine and gave them
three victories in four state starts
to tab them as definite contendors
for the state baseball champion
ship.
Dusenbury Top
With Perfect D
Harry Parone relinquished his
team batting leadership to the up
and coming Barney Dusenbury,
who picked up 36 points over the
week. His perfect day against PC
Monday, five for five, helped him
GAMECOCK
Hitti
Name G AB I
Dusenbury, cf. 10 28 1)
Parone, rf. 15 54 11
;'inkerton, 3b. 13 47 1
Sykes, so. 15 57 11
Cribb, If. . 13 44 14
'Johnston, lb. .14 55 11
Bargiacchi, 2b. . 15 61 1f
Collins, If. 12 44
Chinnes, cf. 6 10
Scott, c. 7 21
Younge, c. 10 22
Willis, 2b., 3b. 4 11
Allen, c. .4 7 1
Hlarvin, lb. 3 5 4
Pitchers and released - 50 1
TOTAL 15 506 136
OPPONENT'S TOTAL 15 519 101
Pitchi
Name G IP V
( herer . 6 28 2
Hagan . 3 18 1/3 0
Camp 7 37 3
Long 7 18 2/3 0
Szakacsi 6 10 1/3 1
Moore 5 ,7 0
Rivers 4 4 2/3 0
TOTAL 15 124 ,6
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I R Rbi SO BB SB Cbr AVE. B]
1 5 3 1 1 6 3 .393
1 8 7 5 7 4 6 .352
1 11 6 2 13 2 3 .340
111 10 3 5 7 4 .316I
6 11 4 5 0 5 .295,
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1 0 2 1 1 0 .000
2 2 15 2 0 9 .140
83 69 62 61 33 49 .269 .
92 68 66 21 .212
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L AVE SOBBHA ER ERA
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2 .000 8 7 11 9 4.60
3 .500 26 13 42 20 4.86
1 .000 4 9 18 11 -5.50
1 .500 3 9 13 9 8.10
1 .000 3 7 9 10 12.87
0 .000 2 7 3 4 14.401
9 .400 68 66 109 79 6.37
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Team Leaders
HITTING
-Parone, Sykes, Bargiacchi 1
3-Bargiacchi 61
-Parone 19
-Johnston 14
31-Cribb, Bargiacchi 11
Hits-Pinkei;ton 6
Hits-Sykes 3
[R-Parone, JohnstQn, Scott 1
--Bargiacchi 8
I-Young, Scott 7
3-Pinkerton 13
IR-Parone 6
PITCHING
-Camp, Long 7
-Camp 37
-Camp 3
-Camp 3
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k-Camp 26
3-Sherer 14
i-Camp 42
t-Camp 20
tA--Sherer 2.67
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Sports
Frank Sherer, calm sophomore
from Sharon, S. C., went through
the agonies and suspense, but then
the glory, of pitching a no-hit, no
run ball game against PC here
Monday afternoon. The little
righthander was almost robbed of
his dream game several times but
was saved by fine fielding by his
teammates.
Sherer turned almost purple,
green, and yellow in the sev
enth inning when cleanup man
Brooksle Copeland lashed a
low line drive to right field but
Captain Harry Parone made
a beautiful running catch. Lo
gan, the PC shortstop, came
within a flea's hair of beat
ing out a bunt in the ninth
with one away. The crowd
squirmed over the umpire's
close decision. Sherer's anx
iety almost caused him to foul
up here as he ran in front of
Jim Pinkerton, who made a
beautiful throw to nip the
runner.
The consistent youngster proved
his complete dominance over the
piece, which was a follow-up to a
two-hit seven inning job he turned
in against them last week. Sherer's
control and fast ball were at their
best as he struck out four and
Walked only one. The suspense
was noticeably affecting him in
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the late innings when he walked
an eighth inning pinchhitter and
was behind several batters in the
count for the first time in the
ganie.
This was Sherer's second win of
the year and he has lost one game.
Before the PC contest, his control
was somewhat spotty but he had
practically every pitch working
perfectly against the Blue Stock
ings.
PINKERTON HITS
Jim Pinkerton has been one
of the key men in the fortunes
of the Gamecocks all season.
He started the year with a
tremendous batting splurge
and is still hitting well over
the coveted .300 mark. Pink
erten came to Carolina as a
pitcher in 1946 and slugged
out a .335 average. Last year
Coach Catfish Smith con
verted him to a third baseman
and the Chandler, N. C., boy
has been there ever since.
Pinkerton hit only .260 for Car
olina last spring but found his
while playing for the Kingstree
Royals, a semi-pro outfit, and hit
.335. His pitching arm has bcen
very handy in making the long
throw from third. His fielding al
together has been more than a
ceptable.
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