Detroit evening times., 1945-08-17
Only 81 Face
JinX Leonard
BY LEO MACoNDELL

Lie would be much more pleas
ant for the Tigers if Emil (Dutch)
Leonard could find some other
line of work.
The Tigers would be happy 10
take time off TO help the Wash
ington ace highlander find a
new job.
1t seems rather ghoulish labor,
this beating the brains out of the
Tigers every time they meet. like
yesterday at Briggs Stadium,
when he rationed Steve O'Neill's
pennant ShaggerS to four hits
while his mates pounded out a
shoutout victory, 80, for the
Senators.
EIGHT TO NOTHING!
UGH!-Two ughs.
That's no way for the Tigers TO
start off a crucial series with the
second place club already hot on
their heels in the race for the
American League championship.
AS a result of the setback the
Tigers today were only two and
a half games ahead of Washington
Especially, in the presence oi
great crowd of 1850 loyal GUS
Itomers-biggest weekday turnout
I in history at the stadium. other
than fixed annual holiday.
2 TIGERS GET HITS
So good was Leonard's chuckine
that only two Tigers hit safely
Hank Green berg and Bobby
Maier, with two SafetleS each
They were also the only Tigers &c
get as far as second base. MaieI
reached third. Maier's pair oi
blows included two-bagger. Hank
bagged two singles, one scratchy
Only 81 Tigers went 20 bat a
Dutch marked up his fourteenth
victory against four losses.
ANOTHER UGH.
Leonards masterpiece included
fire strikeouts and one walk. Aftel
Maier led off with a single, il
the third inning. Leonard tossed
in a few extra special twiSter:
and whitfield Paul Richards, jim
Tobin and Hoover in order.
In the meantime the Senators
feasted on Tiger pitching. They
particularly liked the slants which
Tohin brought 10 the American
League from the Braves. collect.
ing eight hits and seven rHnS dtf'.
ing four innings the veteran right
handler was on the hill.
Walter Wilson and Art Houtte
man hurled the rest OF the way
for Detroit and did well enough
but the pardon came too late,
4 TIGER ERRORS
Tobin was not as bad rs the
figures show. He was frightfully
treated by two Of his mates
Hoover and Maier. They each con
tributed two errors that swelleC
.Washington's run total with un
earned markers. Why Bobby anC
Joe took yesterday TO 60 haywir,
has not been learned.
OF course. Bobby and Joe can
be blamed for a home run George
tBinks exploded off fobin IN tht
third inning with Buddy Lewis or
base. OF for a triple by Joe kuhe
and other sound smackS thai
played a part in the undoing o.
the Tigers In the first Of a fOW
game series which could knoci
the O'Neill clan out of first place
and put an awful dent in theii
championship hopes.
Two Washington runs wer,
scored in the second inning Wher
Nike Kreevich was given life or
an error by Hoover and Hill
Layne singled, achievement
which proved costly when Leon
ard himself later singled and boti
men scored.
! Two more tallieS were counted
in the third, produced by Binks
homer.
Then in the fourth Kuhel.
triple and a single by Binks werl
combined with Maier's two mis-
IcueS for three more Washington
Icounters. With Wilson pitching
Jack Myatt singled in the siXtl
and later came home after
caught fly ball.
The Tigers scores were mad,
this way:
900 900 O0O-O
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