The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-23
TAMES
 TIGERS WHILE
 MATES HIT HARD
Each Team Has 5 Games to Play; Tanks Could
 Sneak in; Lyon Wins
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY VTnifnI prnse Cfaff CnrreSmNnda


 United Press Staff Corresp0ndent)
 New York, September g = (UP)-- The American League race was back in the laps of the gods again today.
 With a chance to virtually clinch the pennant the Detroit Tigers ran afoul of Bob Teller yesterday and missed the bus. Inspired by Feller's presence on the mound the Indians went home run crazy and salvaged the last game of the series from the Tigers, 10-5.
 The Tigers now lead by one game with five to play. They have to stay in high gear all the way to protect their advantage. The In- dians, also with five left to play, are one game bhind but have all their remaining games at home. Even the, forgotten Yankes are not entirely out of it. They trail by 3 1-2 games but have left to play. The odds are heavily against it but they could slip in.
 All American League clubs are idle today. Tomorrow the Indians open a 2-game series with the Browns at Cleveland and the Tigers clash with the White Sox in the opener for a 2-game series at Detroit. Then comes the pay-off series between the Tigers and Indians at Cleveland Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 Teller, who failed the Indians in a relief rol on Friday, didn't miss Sunday. He couldn't get anybody out Friday but he was just as good as he had to be yesterday. The In- dianS gay him a TO lead and he toyed with the Tigers. He allowed eight hits in whining his 27th vic- tory before 56,771 fans, second larg- est crowd ever to see a ball game in Detroit.
 The Tanks kept their hopes alive by skipping down the suffering Red Sox again, 6-3. George Selkirk did the honors by hitting two homers and a double, driving in four runs. MariuS Russo outpitched Lefty Grove, the 40-year-old veteran, to win his 14th triumph.
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 Ted Lyons pitched another mas terpiece as the White Sox shut out the Browns, 10-0. It was Lyons fourth shutout and 18th triumph. Mike Fresh paced the White Sox's 16-hit attack with four safeties.
 Washington won a pair from the Athletics, 5-4 and 5-2. Sid Hudson, rookie of the year, won his 16th game in the opener while Ken Chase hung up No. IS in the night cap.
 The champion Cincinnati Reds broke even with the Pirates, win- ming the opener, 2-1, behind the g. hit pitching of Jim Turner. Gus tines tumble on Mike Mccormick grounder and Jimmy Ripple's homer destroyed Oadis Swigart's shutuot in the eighth and enabled the Reds to triumph. Johnny Wander Nicer failed in the second game because of wildness, walking seven men be- fore he was taken out after fuor in- nings.
 The Dodgers grabbed a twin bill from the Phillies, 10-2 and 5-2, which was notable for Freddy Fitz- simmons 18th triumph in the open CT. Joe Medwick made five hits in the two games.
 Morton Cooper and Max Lanier pitched the Cardinals to a double victory over the Cubs, 8-1 and 2-1. Cooper gave up six hits in the opener and Lanier bested Larry French in left-handed duel in the nightcap, allowing seven hits. Dizzy Dean was routed in the opener, losing his first game since returning from Tulsa. Slats Marion's ninth inning homer won the night cap.
 The Giants and Bees divided, Boston winning the curtain raiser, 4-3 and New York taking the night cap, 7-3. Eddie Miller's double drove in the winning run which beat Carl Hubben in the opener. Bob Car penter, rookie from Knoxville, won his first major league game in the afterpiece.
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