Day 33

The standings                              
                                                W      L    Pct.     GB
Baltimore                               20       3     .869     ---
Washington                           15     10     .583    6
Brooklyn                                11     16     .423   11
NY Giants                                7     15     .318  12.5
NY Yankees                             8     20     .286  14.5



Day 33 results
Washington 4, NY Yankees 2
WP: Mogridge (2-1)
LP:  Shawkey (0-5)
Save: Marberry (6)


Washington 3, NY Yankees 2
WP:Zachary (3-2)
LP: Hoyt (3-3)
HR: Ruth (7)

Day 34 games
Baltimore (Rogan 1-0) at Giants (Barnes 1-4)
Brooklyn (Grimes 3-4) at Yankees (Pennock 4-2)

Day 33 recaps
Washington 4, NY Yankees 2: The middle of the Washington lineup hit three consecutive doubles in the first inning to take the lead. George Mogridge walked the tightrope for seven innings, allowing two runs on six hits, four walks and a hit batter. Fred Marberry worked two scoreless innings for the save.

Washington 3, NY Yankees 2: Nemo Leibold singled home Muddy Ruel with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to cap the comeback. The Yankees led 2-0 after three innings, but Tom Zachary escaped a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the seventh and went the distance. Roger Peckinpaugh had a pair of RBI singles for Washington.

Pitcher use notes

Baltimore:   Williams and Winters rest until Day 35. Cooper rests until Day 36. Donaldson rests until Day 37. Dizzy Dismukes pitched one inning on Day 32.

Brooklyn: Ehrhardt, Ruether and Vance rest until Day 35. Roberts pitched two innings on Day 32.

NY Giants:  McQuillan and Bentley rest until Day 35.

NY Yankees: Hoyt rests until Day 37. Shawkey rests until Day 38.  Gaston pitched one inning on Day 33.
 
Washington:  Martina rests until Day 35. Johnson rests until Day 36. Mogridge rests until Day 37. Zachary rests until Day 38. Marberry pitched two innings on Day 33.