Evening star., 1941-09-27
Mats Hammer Gomez,
Make Lead Stand
To Triumph, a 10 ;
Washington Drives Lefty
From Box in First;
Yunks Get ; in Sixth
py q staff Correspondent yf The Star.

Ell lItO1l oSpAlloN @tANN ~OAAA& q
was enough to stand up today, and
Washington defeated the New York
Yankees, to 3.
There were only two innings in
which runs were scored The Mats
drove Gomez from the box and. in
the sixth, the Yankees chased Wal
ter Masterson in the process of scor-
ing all of their runs.
II was the fifth victory OF the
season for the Mats over the YAM
KEGS. They have been beaten l6
times.
George Cases single started the
game. A stolen base by Case. singles
by John Welaj, Cecil Travis and
Mickey Vernon. walk to Bob Ortiz
and another single by Al Evans &C
counted for the 40 lead
In the sixth, the Yanks opened
up when Sturrn singled. Rolfe
forced him, but Heinrich singled, Joe
Di Maggie doubled and Dickey sin
eled, making it 4-3. Bill Zuber was
called from the bull pen to rescue
Masterson.
The Yankees made two more dou-
BILE plays, running their, total TO
1913. This leaves them only one shy
of the all-time major league mark
set by Cincinnati in 1928,
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Case beat out
bunt to Rolfe Case stole second.
Welai singled to left. scoring Case
and Welaj advanced to second on
the throw to the plate. Layne flied
to Keller. Travis singled to left.
scoring Welaj. Vernon also singled
to right, sending Travis to third.
Ortiz walked filling the bases. Blood
worth struck out. Evans singled
past second, scoring Travis and Yer
non. Bonham replaced Gomez on
the mound for New York. Master
son famed. -Four runs.
NEW YORK Sturm walked.
Rolfe flied to Welaj Heinrich flied
deep to Welaj. Case took Di Mag
gio's fly in deep left. No runs.
Washington. 4; New York, 0.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Rizzuto threw
out Case. Welai doubled to left.
Lsyne went out Gordon to Bonham
who covered first, Welaj stopping at
third. Travis flied to Keller. No
runs.
NEW YORK-Keller flied to Case.
Dickey singled to center. Gordon
walked. Rizzuto hit into a double
play, Travis to Bloodworth to Ver-
non No runs.
Washington. 4; New York 0.
THIRD INNING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bunted
In front of the plate and was thrown
out, Dickey to Sturm. Ortiz fouled
to Dickey. Bloodworth flied to Hen
rich. No runs.
NEW YORK-Jayne threw out
Bonham. Sturm grounded to Blood
worth So did Rolfe. No runs.
Washington. 4; New York, 0.
FOURTH INNING.
wASHINGTON--Evans popped TO
Sturm. Masterson famed Case
doubled to left. Rolfe threw out
Welai. No runs.
NEW Heinrich beat out
hit to Vernon. Di Maggie flied to
Case. Keller forcer Heinrich. Ver-
non to Travis. Dickey flied to Ortiz.
Nc runs.
Washington, 4; New York, o.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Gordon threw
out Layne Travis singled to center.
Vernon lined into double play,
Rizzuto to Sturm No runs
NEW YORK-Travis threw out
Gordon. Rissuto famed. Bonham
fouled to Evans. No runs.
Washington. 4: New York o.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Ortiz was safe
on Rolfes error. Bloodworth hit
into a double play, Gordon to Riz-
zuto to Sturn. Evans singled to
left. Masterson struck out for the
third straight time. No runs.
NEW YORK-Lewis went to right
field for Washington. Sturm sim
gled to right Rolfe forced Sturm,
Travis to Bloodworth, Heinrich sin
gled over Vernon's head. sending
Rolfe t. second. Di Maggie doubled
over Cases head, scoring Rolfe and
Heinrich. Keller fouled to Layne.
Dtckey singled over second, Di Mag
eio scoring. Gordon singled to left.
sending Dickey to second Master
son was replaced by zuber. Rizzuto
flied to Welaj. Three runs.
Washington. 4, New York, g.
SEVENTH INNING.
WAsHINGTON-Murphy went in
to pitch for New York. Case was
called out on strikes. Murphy threw
out Welaj. Layne flied out to Keller.
No runs.
NEW YORK-Murphy was called
out on strikes. Sturm fouled to
Evans. Rolfe walked Heinrich
popped to Bloodworth. No runs.
Washington. a. New York, 3.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Travis singled
over Rizzuto's head. Vernon hit into
a double play. Rolfe to Rizzuto to
Sturm. Lewis walked. Bloodworth
forced Lewis. Rizzuto to Gordon. No
runs
NEW YORk--Di Maggie walked.
Keller forced Di Maggie, Bloodworth
to Travis. Dickey hit into q double
play, Bloodworth to Travis to YER
non. No runs.
Washington. 4 New York. 3.
NINTH INNING.
Washington--Evars flied to Hen
rich. zuber famed Case flied to
Keller. No runs.
New York-Gordon walked. Cor
don was out stealing, Evans to
Travis, as Rizzuto famed. Selkirk
batted for Murphy and flied to
Welaj No runs.
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