The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-12
HACK DE CONTROL |COST BOB TELLER
 TWO HIT GAME
Walks Give Tigers Win; Giants Half Game
 Behind
Rx GEoRGE 6; KIRKsEY

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 New York, July 12-(UP)-Bob Teller, farmboy strikeout king of the American league, was back in the harness today, but his lack of con- trol had his Cleveland bosses guess ing as to how much he could help the Indians in this years pennant race.
 After amazing the baseball world by flaming l7 men in a game last year, Teller pulled a muscle in the sixth inning of his first start this year and after flaming Il men, lost 4-3 to the Browns.
 Until July 4 he had only two re- lief roles and was ineffective in both. He lost his Independence day start to Detroit 3-2 when he fielded a bunt and threw to an uncovered bag.
 The Tigers handed him his third defeat, in as many starts, yesterday by the same margin, 3-2. The 19 year old flreballer doled out but two hits. His own wildness spelled de- feat.
 Bases on balls figured in every detroit run. White walked in the fourth, went to second on an infield out and scored on Greenberg's sim ble. Leading 2-l in the sixth as a result of home runs by his team mates, Solters and Trosky, Bob filled the bases with walks. He famed 8 mighty slugger in Hank 0reenberg, but wild pitch to Gee Walker allowed the tying run to come in.
 Passes to Gehringer and Green- berg to start the ninth gave the game away. Gehringer went to third when Walker forced Green berg at second. Rudy York hit what like sure double-lplay to Short stop Lyn Lary, who stepped on sec- ond base retiring Walker, but the latter upset Lary in sliding into the base. York was safe at first and Gehringer scored the winning run.
 The victory moved the Tigers back into second place above the Chicago White Sox who divided double header with the St. Louis Browns. The five-hit pitching of Jack Knott won Al for St. Louis in the opener, while Monte Strat- ton hurled seven-hit ball to win the nightcap +3.
 The New York Yankees in- creased their league lead to six games, nosing out the Washington Senators, 4-3, then battling to a 5-5 deadlock, called at the end of the ninth because of darkness. Lefty Gomez scattered six hits to score his llth victory in the opener. Boston's Red Sox pulled up to with in half game of Chicago by belting the Philadelphia Athletics twice, 9-4 and 8-2.
 The National lague lead of the Chicago Cubs was trimmed to half game over the New York Giants when they were defeated, 3-2, by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
 4Hc 1AhLtS VoOk pOIIl etluS OI the twin matinee bill from Brooklyn, l0-4, and 5-l.
 A feature of the senior circuit was the double triumph of Cincin- nati over St. Louis. The Cardinals had not been shutout in a game rhts year. but the Reds applied the whitewash brush twice yesterday, 60-, behind the nine-hit pitching of Peaches Davis, and TO behind the six hit fiinging of Al Tolfngs- worth. Boston and Philadelphia divided a double offering, the Phil lies taking the opener, l0-4, then succumbing 10 in the nightcap when Lou Fette bested the veteran Sylvester Johnson in a l3-inning pitchers duel.
 YESTERDAYS HERO: Catcher Al Lopez of the Boston Bees, who with the bases loaded in the 18th inning, laid down a perfect bunt to complete squeeze play and send the only run of the game across the plate.