The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-05-21
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INDIANS END
YANKS' STREAK
OF SEVEN WINS
k0enig's Error in First Cost
ly-GiantS Lose Thinning
Game to Pirates
(By The Associated Press)

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New York's baseball representatives
who are leading both major leagues
were looking to their laurcls today
after tasting unaccustomed defeat.
A Yankee winning streak of seven
games was ended by the Cleveland In
dians VINO took a 2-l decision while
the Giants were sluggcd into submits
sion, 8 to 3, by boarding party OF
Pittsburgh Pirates in the 18th.
Almost as rare as Yankee defeat
was the Yankee error which let in one
Of the two runs that gave the In
dians their victory. 1t was made IN
the first by Mark koenig, shortstop,
who muffed a nice peg from the catch
err to catch stealing runner. The
run that slipped over the plate then
doomed big at the end Of the game
when each team was able to make
che run, and no more, in the eighth.
George uhle and Waite Hoyt were
evenly matched in a pitching duel
with just seven hits off each.
Homer With Three on Wins
The Pirate victory was won in
mclodramatic style with Pie Traynor
as the hero. Three men were on base
in that third extra frame when Pies
homer bounced into the left field
stands. 1t ended hard fought bat
tie in which Lee Meadows and
Barnes pitched tight and steady ball
most Of the way. Barnes gave way
in the ninth in favor Of a pinch hit
ter, Melvin OFT, the l9-year-old out
fielder. Melvin slammed one for a
double which helped to knot the
count at all. Traynor's homer lat
In
fields slants.
politan teams complete, the Brooklyn
Robins dropped one to the Chicago
Cubs. Z to 5, after fourth inning in
which Jumbo JIM Elliott, the
heavyweight southpaw, was knock ed
out Of the box. Brooklyn's smuggling
first baseman, Babe Herman, knocked
two home runs.
Hot Battle for Second Place
A 1875 victory over the White SoX
ut Chicago drew attention to hot
battle for second place in the Amer
lean League behind the Yanks. The
SOx hold the coveted rung now, but
the Mackmen are right after them
iney proved it by their crushing VIC
tory In which Blankenship was driven
off the mound in the first under a
wave of hits which scored seven
runs.
A double header between the Pills
and the Reds gave old Cy Williams,
Quaker rightfieldcr, an opportunity
to hit three homers and tie the sea-
sons record of nine now held jointly
by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. He
made one in the first which the Reds
won, 6 to 3, and two in the second,
which the Pills took. Is to ..
Allows Only Two Hits
Dixie Leverett let the Columbus
Senators down with two hits, while
his team mates lambasted the offer
ings Of Biemiller and Meeker, to give
Indianapolis as to ! victory. On ac-
count OF the tornado which struck In
dianapolis Thursday and prevented a
game, a double header is on the bill
for today.
Toledo kept up it's winning streak
when Walter Huntzinger outpitched
Nick Cullop and Louisville took the
short end of to 3 count. Bevo
Lebourveau continues to get his
daily hit or SO. running his string
of games in which he has hit safely
to &c.
The Brewers and Millers were UNI
able to continue their conflict be-
cause Of wet grounds at Minneapolis.
By trimming Kansas City, to 3,
the Saints made it three out Of four
from the Blues, who ended their long
STAY at home.