The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-05
YANKSFAR FROM
A SURE THING
OFF HOME FIELD

UfFHUME FIELU
BY GLEN PERKINS
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
New York, June 5. - CUP - The
once-mighty New York Yankees
boarded train for the east today
with their hearts considerably
heavier than their bats and con-
WINGED that their home play would
have to far exceed their road aver
age II they expect to repeat as
American League champions.
The Yankees completed their
worst road trip since their first out
ing last year by splitting q double
header yesterday with the Cleveland
Indians for record of eight games
lost on the western tour and only
five won, q road percentage Of 1875
as compared with their overall
average Of $50. In 1943 the cham
pions Jared much worse on their
first western junket. losing seven
and winning only one, with seven
games being rained out.
Rivals Hit HOmers
Strangely enough, the home run,
device the Yankees have used to
put fear in the hearts Of American
League pitchers in other years,
worked against them In this outing,
In 10 of the Is scheduled games
which weather permitted the New
Workers to play, they hit only four
homers, two in one game. The OPP
position, however. cloutcd Yankee
hurting for nine four-masters, four
against their control wizard. Ernie
Bonham.
In two Of the three games the
champions connected for the circuit
they came out on the short end OF
the score, another indication that
their pitching Joined the general
road decline.
The Yanks were extended to IL
innings to win their first game yes
terday, Ga. Two long flies in the
second extra frame after the bases
had been loaded on q single, a
fielder's choice and a hit batsman,
provided rookie Joe Page with the
victory. The tribe took the second
4-3 with three run splurge In the
eighth which broke IL tie. Allie
Reynolds was the winner, although
he had to have help from Steve
Gromek In the ninth after New
York had rallied with two runs.
The Chicago White Sox, in last
place on June LIST, climbed into the
first division with their fifth and
sixth consecutive victories, at the
expense Of the Washington Senators,
who plunged from fourth place to
last. An error by the usually re-
liable catcher, Rick Ferrell, on Jake
Powen's throw from the outfleld,
gave the Sox their opening win,
6-5 in o innings. Gordon Maltz-
berger was the winning hurler. The
second game was hardly a contest,
Chicago winning 81 on the six hit
hurting of Ed Lopat.
Detroit and Boston split a pair,
the Tigers winning the first, 2-l be-
hind Dizzy Trout's seven hit effort
for his seventh decision. Rookie
Glen Hausmann reversed things in
the finale as his seven hit perform
ance stood up for a 81 Boston vic
tory.
Philadelphia at st. Louis split two
4-3 decisions, the "a" taking the
opener for Bobo NeWsom on three
unearned runs which deprived Den
ny Galehouse of his first victory.
Jack Kramer won his seventh game
In the finale when he singled in the
winning run in the 10th inning.
Lee Day
Pitching laurels for the day went
to big Bill Lee of the Philadelphia
Phillies who held the National
League leading st. Louis Cardinals
to two hits to win the second Of two
games as the Phillies and Cards
split. st. Louis won the opener 4-2
by capitalizing on three Philadel-
phia errors that gave the Cards
three runs in the second inning.
Handsome Harry Gumbert was
credited with the victory. Lee need
ed his pitching skill to annex the
second as the Phillies collected but
four hits from the hurting Of Fred
Schmidt and Syl Donnelly. Two of
them. however, came In the second
inning for a 10 edge.
Homers, instrumental In carrying
the Giants to q seven game winning
streak last week, were largely re-
sponsible for the first OF two past
ings they took from the Pittsburgh
Pirates. Five circuit clouts. includ-
ing two each by Babe Dahlgrean
and Jim Russell. gave Fritz OsteF-
mueller q o. triumph IN his first
start as q Pirate and handed Bill
Voiseile the loss. The Pirates won
the finale 7-4 With Preached Roe
receiving the credit. Phil Weintraub
honered In each game for the losers
to extend their home run streak 10
nine games.
Reds Take Two
Cincinnati bounced back into win
ming stride with q pair Of four hit
victories over the Boston Braves
Rookie Arnold Carter won the OPEN
CT, 2-I when Gerald Walker homer
ed In the first inning. Clyde 6houii.
who pitched q no-hitter In his last
start against the Braves, won the
nightcap. 5-3.
The Chicago Cubs won the first
game OF q scheduled double-bill
from the Brooklyn Dodgers. SIS but
the nlghtcap ended IN an IS tie
with the game called az the end OF
the 10th ming because Of darkness.
Two uneaFned runs in th ninth In
ming Of IN opener gave Paul Der
ringer his third victory.
Yesterdays STAR Bin Lee.
whose two hit pitching against the
league leading 81. Louis Cardinals.
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