Duke Snider 's 2-run homer in the sixth helps drive Harry Brecheen to the showers. The Cards and Phils are a game back. The Browns trade C Gus Niarhos , acquired yesterday, to Boston for catcher Les Moss and Tom Wright . The team also signs SS Marty Marion , former Cardinal manager. The Red Sox beat the Browns 5-2 in Fenway.
Odd occurrences interrupt the game.
In the bottom of the first, two fraternity boys dressed in baseball uniforms run onto the field and start throwing a rubber ball around. Two innings later a one-legged man on crutches jumps onto the field to talk to Browns SS Marty Marion and P Earl Harrist . He then shakes hands with Red Sox base runner Don Lenhardt before being hurried off the field. The players present owner Bill Veeck with a trophy for freeing them from Rajah's tyranny. The stunt was actually the work of Veeck and team traveling secretary Bill Durney.