Evening star., 1936-10-06
Moore Opens Game With Single,
Bartell Gets Pass and OFT Scores
Both With Double-Castleman
Replaces Fitzsimmons in the
Fourth as Yanks Rally.
Lineup.

UmpireS-GelSel "a. L.), plate, MA.
eerkurth IN. L.), first; Summers "a.
L., second; Pfirman IN. L., third
Starting time-1:30 pm. (E. S. To.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
STAT Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW YORK, October 6.-The
Yankees, needing only victory today
ut the Polo Grounds to clinch the
world series title, were leading the
Giants, who must win today and to-
morrow to capture premier base ball
hono1s for 1886, in the sixth inning.
The score was to 3.
FIRST INNING.
YANKEES-Fftzsimmons first pitch
to Crosetti was called strike and the
next was a ball. Crosetti then popped
to Whitehead. Rolfe hit the first
pitch to Terry, who picked up his
grounder and beat him to the bag.
Di Maggie let ball go by, then flied
to Leiber In short center.
GIANTS-Moore fouled the first one
back, looked over o ball, then slapped
the next pitch to left field for . single.
Bartell, after waiting for three-and-
two count, walked. Terry, attempting
to sacrifice, fouled the first pitch, but
laid down q neat bunt on the next
try and was thrown out by Rolfe,
Moore and Bartell moving up. Leiber
walked on four straight balls, filling
the bases. The count on OFT was
three and two when on the next
pitch he doubled past Gehrig. Moore
and Bartell scoring and Lieber going
to third. Mancuso took strike then
fouled to Rolfe. Whitehead hit the
first pitch down to Lazzeri, who threw
him out. Two runs.
Yankees, o; Giants. 2.
SECOND INNING.
-Fitzsimmons threw .
strike and two balls to Gehrig, who
followed with long fly to Lieber.
Dickey looked over a ball, then flied to
Moore. The count on Selkirk was
three and two, when he slammed
tremendous triple to the distant right
field corner. The first three pitches
for Powell missed the plate. Fitz-
sommons followed with a strike on
the inside corner, and on the next
pitch Powell lined home run in the
upper deck Of the left-field stands,
scoring Selkirk ahead of him and tying
the score. Lazzeri took a strike, then
slapped single between jackson and
Bartell. With q one-and-one count
on him, Gomez bounced to Fitzsim-
mons, who tossed him out. Two runs.
GIANTS With a two and two
count on him, Jackson singled through
the box. Fitzsimmons looked over
strike, then flied to Selkirk. Moore
passed up a ball, hit the next pitch
on q fly to Powell. Bartell walked,
Gomez getting across only one strike.
Terry hit Gomez's second pitch on q
long ny to Di Maggie. No runs.
Yankees, 2; Giants, 2.
THIRD INNING.
YANKEES-Crosetti, with q three
and-two count on him, swung wild at
q high curve for q strikeout. Rolfe
hit the next pitch after a two-and-
two count for single to left. Di Mag
gio, after the count had gone to three
and two, also singled to left, sending
Rolfe to third. Gehrig fouled of one,
took two balls, then lined to OFT in deep
right, Rolfe scoring after the catch.
Oickey flied to Moore after q count Of
one and one. One run.
GIANTS-The count on Leiber was
two and two, and on the next pitch
he fouled to Dickey. OFT slammed the
1irst one back to Gomez and the ball
tore through his hands, rolling to-
ward second base, Crosetti scooping
It UP and throwing to Gehrig for the
putout. Mancuso looked over q strike,
then grounded to Rolfe, who muffed
the ball for an error. Whitehead,
after q two-and-two count. fouled to
Selktrk. No runs.
Yankees, 3; Giants, 2.
FOURTH INNING.
YANKEES+Selkirk flied to Leiber
hitter o strike and two balls had been
called. Fitzsimmons threw Powell 0
strike, called, then followed with two
balls. The next pitch was . sweep
Ing curve, which Powell hit to deep
short for q single, his ninth hit Of
the series. The count on Laxzeri went
TO two and two, with Tony hitting the
next past Jackson for q single, Powell
stopping at second. Gomez took Q
strike and q ball, then singled to left,
Powell scoring and Lazzeri stopping at
second. Crosetti hit the first pitch
and sent q short fiy to Leiber. Rolfe,
after two-and-two count, singled to
right, Iazzeri scoring and Gomez go
Ing to third, FitUimmons was taken
out and replaced by Clyde Castleman,
another right-hander. Di Maggie let
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