Evening star., 1943-06-27
Wynn, johnson
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In Night Tilt
Combine Fine Pitching
And Greet Home Run
To Down Flores

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of bronzed Bob johnson and Early
Wynn collaborated in elevating the
Mats to within a game and a half
of the league leading Yankees last
night at Griffith Stadium as WASH
ington conquered the Philadelphia
Athletics, Al, before $500 pleased
patrons.
johnson inserted his heroics In
the first inning, when he blasted his
first home run OF the season, a ire
mendous line drive into the center
field bleachers some 420 feet distant,
at a time when Stan Spence was
occupying first base.
That, it developed, was all Wynn
needed to register his sixth victory
of the campaign. He scattered five
Philadelphia hits, permitting only
two in the final six innings, as
Washington picked up game on
New York. which had dropped Al
decision to the Red Sox during the
day.
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1t was sweet sort of triumph for
the Mats since they were defeating
Jesse Flores, rookie Mexican right
handler who twice previously had
beaten Washington. Flores allowed
only seven hits, but the Mats clus-
tered two in the first inning for a
brace of runs and then clipped
him for two more runs on two hits
in the fourth. s
johnson, the leagues hottest
hitter with 474 average in the
Mats last 10 games. stepped to the
plate with two outiin the first inning
after Spence had lashed line-drive
single off Flores glove.
Bob proceeded to show the Gus
toners their first Griffith Stadium
home run by Nat this season, and
it was beaut. No soaring specimen,
the poke Travelled on a line into the
fourth row of the center field stands
for the Mats seventh homer of the
year.
Wynn Quickly Receivers.
Philadelphia whitfield that lead
w O. Vic cSSoild Sdpltdl-
izing on one of Wynn's three bases
on balls With one out Wynn walked
Dick Siebert and Hal Wagner
propelled him to third with a sharp
silgle to right. Irwin Hall then
inserted a single to the same spot,
scoring Siebert and shifting Wagner
to second, but in that situation
Wynn retired Don Heffner on pop
fly and struck out Flores to avert
additional damage
The Mats employed walk in scor-
ing two runs in the fourth. Mickey
Vernon drew the walk and stole
second as johnson famed. Jake
Early flied out, but Gerald Priddy
looped single to center, fetching
Vernon across. Priddy continued to
second and was safe when Short
stop Hall dropped Center Fielder
10 10 Whites throw.
Washington fourth run strictly
was accidental, for Ellis Clary at
tempted TO back away from pitch
but the ball struck his bat and
plunked into right field for sin
gle. scoring Priddy. Clary contin-
ued to second on Elmer Valo's
throw to the plate but was stranded
as. Johnny Sullivan took a third
strike.
With that Al advantage Wynn
was wonderful. Valo clipped him
for single with one out in the
fifth, but the next Philadelphia hit
was delivered by Pinch-hitter Jim
Tyack with two out in the ninth.
He looped single to center but was
left as Heffner popped to Priddy.
The Mats threatened to score in
the seventh when Clary beat out
bunt down the first-base line with
one out and moved to third on
Wynns single to right after Sulli-
van again had watched third
strike. Both were stranded, how
ever, as George Case flied to Left
Fielder Bobby Estalella.
1t was Washington ninth win in
13 games with the Athletics, and
witness to it was 1t. Buddy Lewis.
former Nat third baseman and out
| fielder. The game also marked Is
straight futile attempts by Early to
obtain q hit.