The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-30
FAMOUS BATTING STAR IN SLUMP. HARTNETT HITS
Teller Saves Indians; Die. trich Hurls One.Hitter;
 Double Play Beats Reds
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent


 New York, May 30 (UP) - There was drama and c headline in every major league ball game yesterday.
 The headline stories of yester. days games read like this:
 Bob Teller pitches third straight shutout for his tenth triumph.
 Bill Dietrich hurls l-hitter, miss- es Hall Of Fame second time this season.
 Ted Williams homer wins for Red sox.
 Rain halts Yankees after OK. Tanks, Steve Sundra fails.
 Roobie Bob Carpenter hurls S@ hitter for Giants.
 Sensational double play in ninth saves Cardinals l0-gaine winning streak.
 Those were the headline stories but for the sentimental old-tim- CTS there were two other happen. ings which commanded attention one Q thrill and other 0 heart~ trob.
 Homer By Hartnett
 dabby Hartnett, old tomato face himself who was fired as manager of the Cubs last winter, made four straight hits for the Giants and gave Q classic exhibition of oatch- ing rookie Bob Carpenter. After Carpenter had given up four hits in the first inning, Hartnett nurs- cd him along so painstakingly that the Braves made only one hit off him in the last eight frames. The Giants won, 9-2, with the 40-year old Hartnett hitting Q homer and three singles and driving in four runs.
 The heartache was the benching of Jimmy Foxx for the first time in his l4 years as @ regular for failure to hit. FoXX, who's held ev- cry batting laurel In the American League at one time or another, sat on the bench while the Red Sox beat the Athletics, 6-4, on Ted Williams 7th homer with 6 mate on base and an extra run in the eighth on Skeeter Newsome's homer. Tn his last 27 times at bat FoXx has made only four hits and
 
 de to a measly .264.
 Cleveland thanked It's lucky stars for Bob Teller, who stepped into the breach and stopped the Tribes 3-game losing streak. He did 1t with 6 masterful 90 shutout over the Tigers. He scattered seven sin- gles, struck out eight and didn't walk 6 man until the ninth. Only one man reached third. It was Fellers third straight shutout, and extended his scoreless innings to % in succession.
 Brilliant For Bill
 Bespectacled Bill Dietrich hurled the White Sox to Q 40 victory over the Browns, and just missed the Hall of Fame for the second time this season. A single by Chet LaabS in the fourth was the only hitt off him. Earlier In the season he held the Tigers hitless until hits by Greenberg and York spoil- cd 1t with ont out in tho ninth. With the score tied ga in the sixth, the Tanks started scoring rampage which netted five runs with the side still not out. But rain came and washed out the rally, the score reverting to the 2.2 tie in the fifth.
 The Cards ran their winning streak to ten straight but had . scare in the ninth when tho Reds rushed over three runs. Ernie Lom- bardi crashed line drive to left, but shortstop Marion leaped high to catch 1t and threw to second, doubling of Erne Roy and the Cards won, i0-9. It was the Cards fifth straight win by one run.
 YESTERDAYS HEROES-Bob Teller. who pitched his third straight shutout, and Bill Diet rich. who pitched & one-hitter, for two of the years finest pitch- ing OerformanceS