Evening star., 1945-07-22
Fourth and Fifth
Inning TaIIies
Win for Griffs
CorrosqueI Who Goes
To NiggeIine's S Rescue
Hits Across z Runs
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Dy JoHN u. hELLEh.
Set back by their own poor pitch
ing in the early going, the Mats
came back with wallop in two in
nings at Griffith Stadium yesterday
first to tie, then to beat Cleveland =
Indians, 7 to 4, and run a new win
ming streak to three games.
The victory pulled them to within
two games of the league-leading De-
troit Tigers, who took an overtime
licking from Philadelphia's last
place Athletics.
The victory pulled them to with
in 2la games of the league leading
Tigers. who staged a IL tie with
the Athletics in a 24-inning game
that equaled the American League
record.
A couple of errors by the Tribe
mixed with couple of hits, helped
the Mats toward two tallies for tie
in the fourth, but it was a solid
single by Pitcher Al Carrasquel that
drove in two of three runs in the
fifth to start the Washington club
toward victory and seal his own
second success OF the season.
Opposing pitchers at the outset
were Johnny Niggeling, the Mats
elderly knuckleballer, and Lefthand-
ed Al Smith, not so old as Niggeling
but still wearing 81 years. Neither
lasted and it was Niggeling who
left the scene first.
Small Crowd at Game.
To the great glee of the somewhat
slim 5,733 ladies day crowd at hand
the Mats were off to a two-rur
start, but the Indians topped this
In their second turn. Niggeling was
wild and when he got the ball across
the Indians pasted it. He hit one
batter, walked another and yielded
three doubles. so Manager Os Bluegt
sent in Al Carrasquel to get the
third out in the round.
From then on, Carrasouel al.
lowed five scattered hits and in only
one inning, the sixth, did an In.
dian get as far as third base of
him. Then the first two batter.
singled and Frankie Hayes reached
the far corner as Don Ross wa.
forced out. Then Pinchbatter Stew,
Gomek drilled into a double play.
In the eighth, Lou Boudreau lee
on with a hoist to right which
George Binks grabbed after a rur
toward the foul line for an appar-
emily honest catch. But when Binks
after taking three strides more
tossed the ball aside, Umpire Ernie
Stewart Immediately ruled a muff
So Boudreau got to second ano
Binks had to be charged with ar
error But Boudreau never got .
step farther.
Smith Driven Out in Fifth.
Smith struggled through to the
NTH, when he was bumped off thu
hill by Carrasquel's single that cam,
with the bases loaded. Seven hit!
and as many passes were gleanee
off the lefthander who left with on,
out in the fifth Pete Center finished
the inning, then Jack Salveson
former Nat, came on to give JUS
one more hit the remainder of tn,
way.
Three passes and two single.
helped the Mats to two runs of
Smith at the outset, with a singl,
by Joe Kuhel sending over one rur
and Binks' walk forcing in the other
But Niggeling opened the seconc
inning by hitting Boudreau. Haye.
doubled and so cid Ross. Mackie.
wicz walked, Smith sacrificed anc
Mickey Rocco doubled. That wa;
all Niggeling was allowed to take.
Get Help in Fourth.
Joe Zardon got an infield hit al
the beginning of the Mats fourth
and Smith made a wild throw after
picking up Carrasquels sacrificial
tap. George Case sacrificed and
George Myatt's pass loaded all sta
tions. Here Gil Torres beat out a
grounder to the third baseman to
score Zardon. Carrasquel had turned
third so the first Sacker fired the
ball back to the third baseman to
trap Al. But AL kept on and counted
with the tying tally as Ross heaved
high over Hayes head. Myatt also
tried to count, but was nipped by
Hayes throw to Smith, who finally
covered the plate
The three runs that crossed in
the FIFTH were of the honest variety
One was out when Rick Ferrell
walked. George Binks lifted a high
one to the fence back of right
center that was good for two bases
only when the tiring Ferrell had te
pull up at third. Smith was or
dered to walk Zardon, but it die
not work. Carrasquel ripped a hi
to center and two went over while
zardon checked in at third. A Ions
fly to the left-fielder by Case brought
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