Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-25
What a Change
Those Rockies
MAKE in Tigers
Pafriek's Winning Homer
Saves Him From Trip
Back TO Buffalo
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Back TO Buffalo
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Ross. And when the Tigers left
Florida, Baker and the other
master minds were worrying about
the right field job. Now they're
worrying about whom to keep
when 1t comes to pairing down the
squad.
On the squad are FIVE outfield-
ers. Besides Barney McCosky and
Doc Cramer, who appear to have
clinched left and center field jobs,
there are Rip Radcliff. Harris,
Ross and Patrick. Two Tigers will
|go-one Of them an outfielder. At
present the squad numbers n.
Before May Is 1t must be cut
to Is.
YORK GETS NO. 5
Detroit's other home run artist
yesterday was Rudy York, who
bagged his third of the season-a
tremendous drive into the upper
deck of the left field stands. Don
Holloway notched one for the
White Sox, the first Chicago knock
of the year better than a double,
which may give you an idea why
Jimmy Dykes boys are down
where they are - one-half game
lout of last place.
Which reminds US that due to
their victory yesterday and Bos-
tons defeat, the Tigers are
Icrowding the third place Red Sox.
AL Benton pitched eight innings
lin a duel with Edgar Smith on
even terms, but Johnny Corsica
lemerged the winning pitcher, after
having replaced Benton IN the
ninth with the score tied Al
yielded only six hits IN eight In
lnings.
Smith. a left handler. who went
the route for the White Sox. al
lowed only four blows. but two OF
them were those homers.
SOx LINEUP CHANGED
To start the game. Dykes shook
up his lineup, benching Mike fresh
and the veteran Luke Appling. who
once won a league batting cham
pionship, for weak hitting. Lee
Wells, up from st. Paul, was al
short and Tommy Turner behind
the bat.
game with a single, then stole
second and moved to third on 9
wild pitch. But Benton steadied
and disposed of Holloway, Nose.
and Hoag in order.
York walked in the second In
ming, but Higgins hit into double
play. The side was then retired
when Patrick grounded to Wells
The White Sox threatened In
the third. With one down Smith
scratched a single off Benton's
glove. After Wells fouled out, Kol-
Iloway singled to left, Moses then
grounded to Higgins.
The Tigers also threatened In
the third-but not too seriously.
|McNair walked and. after Tebbetts
popped out, was forced at second
by Benton. Bloodworth singled,
only to have Cramer grounded to
Holloway.
The next three innings were
comparably uneventful.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Then came the Battle of Hon.
ers."
SEVENTH INNING - York,
first up, hit his homer, putting
the Tigers out in front. / to 0.
EIGHTH INNING-Kolloway
hit his homer, tying the score.
Ken's drive dropped into the
lower deck of the left field
stands.
NINTH INNING - Patrick
uncorked his homer, a thunder
ing poke into the lower deck Of
the left-center field stands. That
crash and splintering you heard
was the ball driving through one
Oh Ine seats.
The Tigers suffered anxious mo-
ments in the Sox half Of the ninth.
With Corsica pitching, Kuhel
singled to right. Sketchley sacri-
feed him to second. Kennedy
grounded out but Turner walked.
And. when Smith singled to left,
the picture became very black
Indeed.
Kuhel on second base. rounded
third and was headed for home
with what looked like a sure run.
But out Of left field came Nc
Cosky's peg "a perfect throw -
that beat Kuhel to the plate by an
eye lash. Tebbetts tagged Joe slid
ing into the plate, and the Tigers