Evening star., 1939-08-27
benga|s Sweep
Nat SET When
Krakky Slips
Lefty Blows in 5th,
Lets Detroit Sturt
To 6-3 Victory
Special Dispatch to The Star

DASSasNAA
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 26.-1t
didn't seem to make any difference
In the last three days what pitcher
Del Baker selected to work against
Washington, the result always was
the same.
In the closing game of the series
today Baker nominated Archie Nc
Kahn, the squat left-hander, who
came to these precincts from Boston
in winter trade. McKain had won
only one game for Detroit previous
to this afternoon, but he had no
trouble whatever in beating the Ma
tionals, 6-3, and giving the Tigers
a sweep of the three-game series.
Bucky Harris counted upon Joe
Krakauskas, the Lithuanian left
handler, in Washingtons last ap-
pearance this year on Michigan
soil, and the way Krakauskas
started out he was set for walk
away victory. For four innings De-
trolt couldn't get a runner as far
as first base, but in the fifth inning
pair of singles, pair of doubles,
an intentional walk and a sacrifice
fly produced four runs, and McKain
didn't need any more than four to
win his second game of the year.
Mats Bunch Hits Only Once.
Washington made six hits off
McKain and the hits included a
couple of triples and double, but
only once could the Nationals hook
two hits together for a run. That
was in the ninth. McKain managed
to keep the hits scattered.
Krakauskas perfect pitching In
the first four innings was due in a
measure to his infield support. Jim
Bloodworth killed at least two hits
with remarkable pickups and throws
from behind second base and
Charley Colbert pulled the best
play of the afternoon, a running
pickup of slow roller behind the
pitchers box and a throw from the
grass that took a single from Pete
Fox.
Both sides fielded f1awlessly, for
that matter, but the Tigers had
nothing difficult. The Nationals
kept hitting the ball directly at the
fielders.
Krakauskas pitched six innings,
then retired to let Taft Wright swing
for him. Alexandra Carrasquel fin
ished the game and gave Detroit one
hit, but that was drive into the
upper deck of the pavilion in right
center by the rejuvenated Charley
Gehringer. 1t was his fourth home
run of the week and 18th of the
season.
Estalella Gets First Run.
Roberto Estalella hit the first OF
the two triples, driving the ball be-
tween McCoSky and Fox to the pa
vilion fence while leading off in the
fourth inning. He scored on Gel
bert's grounder to Gehringer and at
the time the run looked mighty i'm
portant, especially after Krakauskas
set Detroit down in order again in
the fourth.
York. leading off in the fifth,
cracked single to left and the
Tigers were off. Tebbetts belted a
long double to center that carried
York to third. Fox lined to Colbert
and with first base open Krakauskas
decided to give Higgins an inten-
tional pass and bring up Rogell.
Rogell flied deep to Estalella, scor-
ing York and making 1t l-all. But
the tie was broken moment later
when Mckain rolled a two-bagger
down the rightfield line, scoring
Tebbetts, and McCosky followed
with sharp single to center. scoring
Higgins and McKain. The rally
ended when Krakauskas caught Nc
Cosky off first and Vernon and GEL
bert ran him down.
Detroit hit three singles off Kra-
kauSkaS in the sixth and scored one
run. Averill singled, Gehringer sac
riflced, Averill stole third, York
struck out and Tebbetts singled,
Averill scoring.
Mats Rally Is Brief.
Washington got its second run in
the seventh when McKain walked
Bloodworth, leading off. Vernon
singled him to third and Giuliani
scored him with fly to Averill.
Gehringer hit his home run of
Carrasquel in the eighth and the
Nationals challenged briefly in the
ninth. With one down, Bloodworth
double into the leftfield corner and
Vernon followed with a drive to the
centerfield fence, three-bagger
that scored Bloodworth.
AL Benton was warming up in the
bullpen, but he wasn't needed.
Giuliani popped a fly to Gehringer
in short right and Rick Ferrell, bat
ting for Carrasquel, heard the third
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