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in the first game and two in the
fnightcap. All were singles.
With one hit in the first game
and four in the second. Rip Rad
cliff was not far behind in the
days smuggling. All of Radcliffs
hits, too, were singles. Pinky Hig-
gins celebrated his return to the
Tiger lineup with four blows, two
in each contest, and Jimmy Blood
worth picked up a couple of two
baggers.
USE THREE PITCHERS
In the second game, the White
Sox used three pitchers in a futile
effort to check the wild Tigers
Orval. Grove. Buck Ross and Pete
Appleton. Moses collected four out
of 10 hits off White. For eight in
nings, White yielded but one hit
an inning. In the ninth the Sox
got two, but a double play saved
WHITES Shutout.
With two away, the White Sox
threw a scare into the Tigers
when they put two men on base
in the third but White steadied
and forced Kuhel TO ground to
Bloodworth. who incidentally, as
sisted in all three outs in the
inning.
But. the Tigers in the fourth
cashed in on their threats TO the
tune of two runs. With one out,
York was safe on Lodigiani's FUN
bic and when Radcliff singled and
Higgins walked the bases were
loaded. McNair forced Higgins,
York scoring. When Tebbetts
scratched a single off Appling's
glove, Radcliff also scored.
ADD THREE MORE
Before Ross replaced Grove. the
Tigers in the fifth added three
runs TO their total. With one out
Cramer and McCosky got singles,
Then York and Radcliff each
walked, Radcliff forcing home
Cramer. Higgins came through
with a single that scored McCosky
and York. Then Ross took over
and disposed Of McNair and
Febbetts.
After the first two batsmen had
been given life on the sacks. Ross
on an error and Moses on a single,
White in the White Sox' half OF
the fifth struck out three men in
a row. The victims were Appling,
kuhel and Hoag.
The Tigers in the sixth added
three more TALES TO their already
generous portion. With one away,
Bloodworth doubled and later
scored on a single by York. Nc
Cosky. who had walked. scored
when Radcliffe singled off Kuhers
glove, and York later crossed the
plate on a wild pitch.
GETS OUT OF A JAM
With two out, McNair in the
home half OF the sixth, fumbled
Kennedy's grounder and Dickey
followed with single. but White
pitched himself out of the jam
by striking out Ross.
A lightning double play engi
neered by McNair helped White
in the seventh, when after Moses
first man up. beat out a roller
down the third base line for a
single.
Bunching four hits with a walk,
the Tigers added five more mark
ers 10 their total in the eighth.
Radcliff and Higgins each batted
home two Of them.
Again White was in trouble In
the ninth. when with a double play
in sight. Higgins threw the ball
away, but the game Tiger Finger
again pitched himself out of IL.
leaving pair of Chicagoans
stranded on the bases.
A double play in the ninth
'clinched the shutout for White.
CRAMER BIG GUN
But Doc Cramer, in the matter
Of hitting, was the Tigers big gun
of the bombardment. The old
Doctor rolled up six hits-four in
the first game (they came consecu-
tively) and two in the nightcap.
All were singles.
With one hit in the first game
and four in the second, Rip Rad
cliff was not far behind his team
mate in the days smuggling. All OF
Radcliff'S hits. like Cramer's. were
Pinky Higgins celebrated
his return to the Tiger lineup with
four blows. two in each contest.
and Jimmy Bloodworth picked up
a couple Of two-baggers.
In the second game the White
Sox used three pitchers in a fran
tic but futile effort 10 check the
wild Tigers-Orval Grove, Buck
Ross and Pete APPLETON. Moses
collected four out of 10 hits of
White. For eight innings White
yielded but one hit an inning.
Then in the ninth the White Sox
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