Evening star., 1945-08-06
White Sox Rate Assist
As Mats Cut Tiger
Lead 10 Half Tilt


leading Detroit Tigers the Chicago
White Sox today received credit for
an assist. They made the Mats 'ad-
vance to within half game of the
leaders possible by sweeping twin
bill with the Tigers, 12-2 and 80
thereby maintaining their record of
winning every Sunday double-head
er this season.
Jimmy Dykes men came from be-
hind in both games, scoring all their
runs after one was out in the ninth
inning of the nightcap. Victim of
this rally was Les Mueller, making
his first start since his marathon
stretch at Philadelphia two weeks
ago. The Sox belted Dizzy Trout off
the mound in the first game.
In making it four in row over
the Tigers the Sox picked up two
games on the third-place Yankees,
who dropped pair to Philadelphia,
6-3 and A, and reduced the
distance between themselves and the
Tigers to five games. New York is
three behind. e.
Hank Greenberg clouted third
inning homer for the Tigers with
one on in the opener and Rudy York
poled another in the eighth inning
of the finale.
Dick Siebert was the batting hero
of the AS twin triumph over the
stunned Yankees, driving in four
mates with a double and triple in
the first game and starting a three
run rally with single in the second.
Ending Philadelphia's 10-game los
ing streak Bobo Newsom went the
full distance in the curtain-raiser,
but Jess Flores needed help to land
the second when the Yanks counted
twice on Nick Etten's home run and
doubles by Pinch -Hitters Derry and
Robinson. go
Indians, and Browns Split.
Cleveland and st. Louis divided
honors although the Tribes late
rallies threatened to unhorse the
champs completely. JEFF Heath
homered in the ninth with two
mates aboard to give Cleveland
6-3 decision in the opener and the
Tribe all but overlook the Brownies
In the finale with 4-run rally in
the eighth. st. Louis won it, 1919.
Gene Moore and Milt Byrnes hit
for the circuit, each with man on
base, during st. Louis 5-run rally
in the third inning of the windup.
The Browns also shook off an old
jinx when they drove Allie Reynolds
to the showers with 3-run out
burst in the first frame. .-.."#
The Cubs increased their lead
over the st. Louis Cards in the Ma
tional League to six full games by
taking two from Cincinnati, 12-5
and 2-l, while the Cards were split
ting with the Pirates, 1913, 12-5.
Commissioner Happy Chandler
saw the Cubs make it 1T out of IS
against the Rhinelanders. Phil
Cavarretta had a field day in the
opener as the Cubs raked three Red
hurlers for % hits, driving over five
runs with four singles and a triple.
Claude Passeau pitched flve-hit, ball
for the Cubs in the second after
Paul Erickson got credit for winning
the first. although chased during a.
four-run Red uprising in the sew
enth.
r, Ostermueller Winner.
Fritz Ostermueller. making his
initial start for Pittsburgh since his
discharge from the Army, got credit
for his first win of the season as
the Bucs scored seven runs in the
fourth inning of the nightcap to
beat the Cards, 1875. Red Barrett
won his 18th for st. Louis in cap
turing the first, 1913.
For the second time in three days
Brooklyn twirler was within two
innings of no-hit, no-run perform
ance against the Braves as Red
Herring blanked the Hubmen in
the opener, TO Tommy Holmes
and Joe Medwick, with four blows
each, paced Del Bissonette's charges
to a 1913 verdict in the second.
Charley Workman of Boston took
over the league lead in homers by
betting out his 18th
The Giants pulled up a game on
the Dodgers by pounding the Phils
for a 14-5 win in the first and then
outlasting them in l4-inning
windup to gain a Az decision.
Danny Gardella's home run with
Whitley Lockman on base decided
the second game. The Giants scored
eight runs in the sixth to clinch
the first and Mel OFT added a circuit
blow with two on in the seventh for