Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-08-13

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All but the game with the
Yankees were played in Briggs
Stadium.
York today recalled that his
home run streak in 1887 was
started on Aug q.
at was in Philadelphia and
I was catching" York recalled,
And my seventeenth and
eighteenth homerS came of
Pete Appleton on Aug. 81"
The first of his two homers
yesterday came of Early Wynn
in the first inning with Dick
Wakefield on base and was driven
into the lower deck Of the left
field stands.
The second. which came of
Johnny Miller in the fourth In
ming. came with the bases loaded
and was exploded far up into the
second deck of the left field
stands. the ball dropping out oil
sight through one of the exits.
II was mighty swat,
As a result. York batted home
six Of his teams 10 runs, 10 put
the big first baseman up with the
leaders in the runs-batted-in de.
parument as we'll as being the
leader IN the circuit swattine
section.
Hal White was the winning
pitcher, turning in a superbly
pitched performance for better
than eight innings before stun.
bling 10 be denied what loomed
as a Shutout victory He has one
shutout 10 his credit. II was
pitched against the Athletics
early in the season.
When White weakened in the
ninth, he was replaced by Forrest
/ tSmoky joe Orrell. new RICH,
handler the Tigers purchased from
Portland. II was Orrell's first
appearance on the mound in Tiger
livery and he put out the Wash
ington blaze
! Up until the ninth, White had
allowed the Senators only three
hits. The Senators plucked him
| for two more before he left the
mound IN the ninth.
On the other hand. the rol.
licking Tigers storrned three
Washington fingers for q grand
total Of II safeties. Besides York,
other Tigers 10 bag two hits were
Joe Hoover, Doc Cramer. Jimmy
Bloodworth and Pinky Higgins
One Of Hoover's hits was a three
Dagger.
BOB JOHNSON WALKS
The Tigers scored three Of their
runs in the first inning. With
one down. Hoover tripled and
later scored on a single BY Wake
field Then came York's first
homer. Two more crossed the
plate in the third. Wakefield and
York walked and moved up a
base each on a wild pitch. Stan
Spence went far. far back 20 take
Higgins long fly, Wakefield scor-
ing after the catch. Lated Jimmy
Bloodworth scored York; with a
single.
With Miller on the hill Paul
Richards led off with a single in
the fourth White forced Paul
and then took second on a wild
pitch. A single by Cramer brought
White scampering over the plate
with run. And when Hoover
singled and Wakefield walked, the
bases we're loaded, the picture
York was looking for
Whaml York's second homer
Of the day roared up into the
stands and four runs were added
TO the Tiger total-their last
markers Of the day
First up IN the ninth, Bob John
son walked. scoring n little later
when Jake Powell ripped of a
two-bagger 10 right-center. Powell
had replaced Spence in center
field.
Unnerved by this turn Of affairs,
Write walked Jake Early Then
Gerald Priddy> few out 10 Don
Ross in rioht field and Johnny
Sullivan forced Early.
II looked like White was going
70 squeeze out of the hole with
out further misfortune. But,
alas, Gene Moore batted for
Mertz and tore Of a double 10
left-center. scoring Powell and
Sullivan 70 give the visitors their
other two markers.
At this iuncture the new Tiger.
Orroll. came upon the scene.
Smoky Joe walked Ellis Clary.
But he steadied quickly and