The times-news., 1936-04-30
MAJOR j LOOPS
STANDINGS IN
BIG SHAKE Up
Red Sox on, on Top, in Amer
ican; Cards. Win H.
Inning Game

NEW YORK, April 80. (UP).
Boston Red Sox took the
leadership of the American league
yesterday by hammering out an
8 to 7 victory over the Chicago
White Sox as the Cleveland In
dians lost to the New York Yam
KEGS.
A half dozen changes in stand
ings followed yesterdays games
with the Yankees, moving from
fourth to second, the Indians
dropping from first to third, the
Detroit Tigers falling from third
to fourth, Philadelphia climbing
from seventh to sixth, and the
Chicago White Sox dropping from
sixth to seventh.
Rick Ferrell battcd in the win
ming run for the Red Sox over
Chicago in the ninth inning when
he. singled off Wyatt, who came
in to relieve Evans, with the bases
loaded. jim Henry who followed
Yves Ferrell and Ostermueller to
the mound for Boston was the
winning pitcher. ,.. ..
The Tigers lost chance to 20
into tie with the Red Sox for a
7 to 8 victory. Pete Appleton held
the Tigers to 2 hits, one Of them
a home run by Al Simmons.
The. Yankees moved to within a
half game of the league leader
ship by defeating the Indians, 6
to l.. Lefty Gomez, chalking up
his third victory of the season,
let the Indians down with three
hits, striking out five. New 4ork's
four-run burst in the sixth on a
walk, Gehrig's triple and doubles
by Dickey and Gomez, provided
the winning tallies. Cleveland
punched Pytlak's double and
Hughes single in the sixth for its
only run. -. .,
Philadelphia's Athletics rose to
sixth place by winning their sec
ond straight over the st. Louis
Browns, z to 4. The Mackmen
clinched the game when they land
ed on relief hurler Jack Knott for
four runs in the seventh after
Russ Peters had opened the at
tack with a home run inside Shibe
park in the second. A walk, Sol
ters' double and successive homerS
by Cliff and Hemsgey IN the 9th
gave the Browns their runs.
The Chicago Cubs climbed all
the way from fifth in, the Nation
al league to second place tie
| with the idle Cincinnati Reds as
Bill Lee bestcd Van Mungo in a
pitchers duel and the Cubs beat
the Brooklyn Dodgers to o..
Each pitcher allowed only four
hits and neither team got more
than one man past second base.
Augie Galan, Cub centerhelder,
beat out bunt, went to third on
Herman's single and scored on
Hartnett's one.base blow.
The Pittsburgh Pirates won an
thinning battle from the Phila-
delphia Phillies 10 to 9 when the
Phils pitcher Bill Walter, hit a
batter while the bases were load
ed, forcing in the winning run.
Lloyd Waner, making his appear
ance of the season, opened the
11th with q double. The next two
batters were passed, and with the
infield playing close for a forge
play at the plate Gus Suhr was
clipped by a pitched ball.
In the longest major league
game OF the season-17 innings
the st. Louis Cardinals finally
downed the league-leading New
York Giants 2 to l behind the Six
hit pitching of Roy Parmelce.
Two errors in the 18th inning
by the Giant infield gave the Car
dinals the victory over Carl Hub
bell, who pitched a magnificent
game. Virgil Davis, first up in the
final frame, doubled, Colbert was
walked, then Bartell fumbled Par
melee's grounder, filling the bases.
King, who was sent in, to. run for
Davis, scored the winning run
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