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i t l i i s : j I i i ; ; : ; t r . k t . ! : r i Giants Hand Bums Another Loss, 6-2 Sweep Three-Game Series With Jim Hearn on Hill; Top Race by Two and Half By FRED DOWN United Press Sports Writer BROOKLYN, N. Y., May 28. The New York Giants completed their greatest humiliation of the Brooklyn Dodgers since Bobby Thomsons home run last October when they defeated them, 6 to 2, behind big Jim Hearns four-hit pitching today, swept the three game series and took a two and a half game hold on first place in the National League race. Hearn, who was knocked out of the box by the Dodgers in less than two innings of the series opener on Monday night, had a perfect game for four and two-thirds innings and a no-hitter until catcher Al Walker lined a clean single to center field to lead off the Dodger sixth inning. Davey Williams hit his fourth home run of the season and two doubles, and Don Mueller hit his sixth home run of the year as the Giants pinned the first defeat of the season on "Wonder Boy" Billy Loes, who entered the game with a .063 earned run average and who yielded six earned runs to the Giants in the eight innings he worked. Loes had won five straight. The Giants, Who registered their seventh straight victory, took a 2 to 0 lead in the third inning and in the process snapped Loes string of 13 1-3 consecutive scoreless innings when Williams smashed his second double, Whitey Lockman tripled and Henry Thompson singled. Add Two More Runs in Seventh They added two more runs in the seventh when Alvin Dark singled and Williams hit his homer into the lower left field stands. A walk to Thompson and Muellers towering shot over the right field screen accounted for the final Giant runs in the eighth. Hearn, who won his fourth game of the season against one defeat, retired the first 14 men to face him. Gil Hodges became the first Brooklyn base runner with two out in the fifth inning when Thompson, who will replace Army-bound Willie Mays in center field tomorrow, dropped his routine fly ball for a two-base error. Hearn got out of the inning unscathed when Mays dashed in to take Carl Furillos sharp line drive. Hearn, who struck out five to Loes eight, ran into trouble for the first time in the sixth inning. Walkers single opened the frame arid he was safe at second and Loes at first when Lockman could not find the handle on the pitchers sacrifice bunt. Bobby Morgan forced Loes at second and then Hearn retired the side on Reeses pop fly to Dark and struck out Duke Snider. The Dodgers finally scored their first run off Giant pitching in 22 2-3 consecutive innings when with two out in the seventh, third baseman Thomson threw wildly to first base after fielding Hodges grounder. The big first baseman reached second on the error and scored when Furillo drilled a double up the left center field alley. The Dodgers added their last run in the ninth inning when with two out, Hearn walked Andy Pafko and Hodges and Furillo singled to center field. Score by innings: NEW YORK 002 000 2206 8 3 BROOKLYN 000 000 1012 4 1 Hearn 4-1 and Westrum; Loes, Labine 9 and Walker. Home runs Williams 4th and Mueller 6th. Losing pitcher Loes 5-1.
