Evening star., 1942-05-29
Yankees Blast Trio
Of Nat Pitchers, Win
With Ease, Is 10 |
Woshineton's eth-Innine
RoIIy Falls IS Runs Short
Gomez Gives Four Hits
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, May 29.-The Mats
absorbed their worst beating Of the
season here today, Lefty Gomez re-
stricting them to four hits as the
Yankees hammered three Washing
ton pitchers for II hits and q l6-1
victory.
Buddy Hassett, Joe Di Maggie and
Joe Gordon slammed home runs for
New York, with Hassett and the no
toriously weak hitting Gomez each
contributing four hits.
The Mats scored their only run in
the ninth. They filled the bases,
but the rally petered out.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON fouled to
Rosar. Spence grounded out to Has
sett. Chartak walked. Estralella
flied to Heinrich.
NEW YORK-Crosetti singled to
center. Hassett singled to center,
sending Crosetti to third. Heinrich
singled to right, scoring Crosetti
and sending Hassett to third. Di
Maggie singled to center, scoring
Hassett and sending Heinrich to
third. Keller walked, filling the
bases. With a count of two balls
and no strikes on Gordon, Cathay
replaced Wilson on the mound for
Washington. Gordon flied to Spence,
Heinrich scoring and Di Maggie tax
ing third after the catch. Rosar
lined to Case, Di Maggie scoring
after the catch. Rizzuto bunted and
was thrown out by Cathey. -Four
runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-Crosetti threw
out Vernon. Evans singled to left.
Repass took a third strike. Pofahl
popped to Gordon.
NEW YORK-Gomez singled to
center. Crosetti lined to Chartak.
Hassett singled of Vernon's glove,
Gomez stopping at second. Hen
rich singled to right, scoring Gomez
and sending Hassett to third.
Hassett scored and Heinrich took
second as Cathey tossed out Di
Maggie. Keller flied to Chartak.
Two runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Cathey singled
to left. Case lined to Keller. Riz-
zuto lost spence's pop fly in the sun,
but recovered and threw to Gordon
at second to force Cathey. Chartak
walked. Estalella forced Chartak
at second, Gordon to Rizzuto.
NEW YORK-Gordon flied to
Case. Rosar flied to Chartak. Riz-
zuto singled to left. Gomez singled
to left, Rizzuto stopping at second.
Crosetti singled to left, scoring Riz-
zuto, Gomez stopping at second.
Hassett hit a home run into the
right field stands, scoring Gomez
and Crossetti ahead Of him. Hen
rich fouled to Evans. -Four runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Vernon popped
to Crosetti. Evans walked. Repass
popped to Hassett. Pofahl lined to
Keller.
NEW YORK-Masterson now
pitching for Washington. Di Mag
gio popped to Pofahl. Repass threw
out Keller. Gordon fouled to Evans.
FIFTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures fan
ned. Case fouled to RoSar. Spence
walked. Chartak took a third strike.
NEW YORK,-Estalella threw out
Rosar. Rizzuto was hit in the back
by a pitched ball. Rizzuto took Sec
ond as Repass threw out Gomez.
Crosetti flied to Chartak.
SIXTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Keller. Vernon lined to Hassett.
Evans walked. Rosar dropped Re-
pass pop fly in front of the plate,
Evans going to third. Pofahl flied
to Di Maggie.
NEW YORK-Hassett was out,
Vernon to Masterson, who covered
first. Heinrich famed. Di Maggie
hit his ninth home run Of the sea-
son into the left-field stands. KEEL
Ter flied to Case. One run.
SEVENTH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures walk.
ed. Case forced Masterson at sec.
ond, Crosetti to Gordon. Spence hit
into q double-play, Gordon to Riz-
zuto to HasSett.
NEW YORK-Gordon hit his nth
home run of the season into the
left field stands. Rosar flied to
Chartak. Estalella threw out Riz-
zuto. Gomez singled to center. Gro
setti walked. Hassett singled to
center, scoring Gomez and sending
Crosetti to third. Heinrich fouled to
Evans. Two runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Chartak popped
to Hassett. Gomez threw out Esta-
leila. Vernon famed.
NEW YORK-Di Maggie was safe
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