Evening star., 1941-07-08
Homer in Ninth
Wins AN.Stdr
For Americans
Ted Williams Blow
Spells is Victory
Before 54,674
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff CnrreSnnndent.

Star Staff Correspondent.
DETROIT, July "a mighty home
run by lanky Ted Williams with two
on base and two out in the last half
of the ninth inning presented the
American League a rs victory over
the National League here today in
the ninth annual all-star baseball
game before a crowd of 54.674.
Boston's loose -jointed outf1elder,
the American Leagues leading hitter,
bounced tremendous homer off the
facade atop the second deck of the
right field stands, scoring Joe Cor
don and Joe Di Maggie of the
Yankees ahead of him in the most
dramatic finish in the history Of the
classic Entering the ninth inning
trailing by 5-3 score. the American
League rallied after frankie Hayes
of the Athletics had popped out to
open the inning.
Pinch Hitter Singles.
Ken Keltner of Cleveland batted
for Pitcher Edgar Smith of the
White Sox, who was credited with
the victory. and drilled a single off
the glove of Shortstop Eddie Miller
of the Braves.
Gordon followed with a sharp
single to right. Keltner stopping at
second. and the bases were filled
as Washington's Cecil Travis walked.
Briggs Stadium literally rocked as
the Yankees Joe Di Maggie strobe
plateward, but Di Maggio's best was
what resembled a double play
grounder to shortstop, but Travis
prolonged the American Leagues
chances by sliding hard into Second
Baseman Billy Herman, whose
throw to first was wide Keltner
scored on the play and Gordon
shifted to third. Into that stirring
situation stepped the elongated
Williams.
Takes Vaughan's Hero Role.
He watched two balls and a strike
and then swung Justify on Pitcher
Claude Passeau's next offering. driv-
ing it against the boards atop the
second tier of the right field stands.
With that mighty homer, Williams
stripped the mantle of hero from
the shoulders of Pittsburgh's Floyd
(Arky) Vaughan. who blasted a
brace of successive home runs into
the upper deck of the right-field
stands. each time with man on
base in the seventh and eighth
innings.
FIRST INNING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE-Hack fam
ned on four pitches. Moore popped
to Cronin in short center. Reiser
bunted foul and then famed. No
runs.
AMERICAN LEAGUE - Duerr
popped Wyatt's first pitch to Frey
Reiser came in fast for Travis
looper. Di Maggie took a called
strike before fouling to Hack. No
runs.
National, 0; American, 0.
SECOND INNING.
NATIONAL LEAGUE-Mize flied
to j. Di Maggie. Nicholson took
third strike. Vaughan fouled Feller's
first pitch to Williams. No runs.
AMERICAN - Williams walked.
Heath hit into a double play, Frey to
Vaughan to Mize. Cronin flied to
Nicholson. No runs.
National, 0; American, 0.
THIRD INNING.
NAT1ONAL-Frey singled to right
for the first hit of the game Frey
was picked off first base, Feller to
York to Cronin. Owen flied to
Williams. OFT of the Giants batted
for Wyatt and famed but had to
be thrown out at first base, Dickey
to York, when Dickey dropped the
third strike. No runs.
AMERICAN-Paul Derringer of
Cincinnati went in to pitch and Al
Lopez of Pittsburgh to catch for
the National League. York flied to
Reiser. Frey threw out Dickev.
Roy Cullenbine of st. Louis batted
for Feller and was tossed out by
Derringer. No runs.
Nationals, O.; Americans, 0.
FOURTH INNING.
NATIONALS Thornton Lee of
the Chicago White Sox, went into
the box for the American League.
Hack singled past Crorin's out
stretched glove. Moore flied to
Heath. Reiser bounced 10 Work,
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