Evening star., 1945-08-26
Second Struggle
Decided in 10Th;
7 Homers Hit
Leonard and NiggeIine
Each Chased in 9th,
Pieretti Finishing
BY JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staff Correspondent.

of home runs fell in Yankee Stadium
today with seven electrifying tht
22,751 present, but the YANKEES eot
four and the second-place Mats tool
two beatings, A to and to 4.
The Yanks outhomered the Mats
two to one, in the opening clash
In the second, honors were even
but the Yanks used theirs late ir
the game to tie the count, then went
on to victory in the 10th inning.
AS result of the double defeat
the Mats dropped to a game and 9
half behind the league leading De.
troit Tigers. who idled in Cleveland
Marino Pieretti, who twice was
rushed to the relief of Washington
starting pitchers, took the seconc
licking. He had taken over in the
eighth inning after Nick Etten's
18th home run of the year ano
Aaron Robinson's second off Johnny
Niggeling had pulled the Yanks ur
to even terms.
Going into the 10th the Yanks
had cleaned two hits and as man,
passes off the little hurler from the
West Coast. Then frankie Crosett
opened the home 10th with a single
and Ossie Grimes dropped a fine
bunt along the first base line for a
hit. Bill Drescher picked up Bill
zuber's bat to sacrifice.
Martin Ruins Pieretti,
When George Stirnweiss struck
out, 1t looked as though Pierett
would get by. But an intentiona,
oase-fllling pass was ordered fol
Bud Metheny. Then Herschel Mar.
tin, who had homered to win thu
f1rst game for the Yanks. rified thu
ball to right far enough for two
bases had such a hit been needed
Crosetti romped in with the bis
run.
In the home run class with Mar.
tin, Etten and Robinson were Russ
Derry of the Yanks and Budd,
Lewis, Hills Layne and Georg,
Blnks OF the Mats. Martins homer
IN the flrst game was his seventh
Derry got his as a pinch batter tx
start the New York winning rally
in the opening game and it was hi.
ninth. Lewis four-baser In tht
opener was his second this season
while those for the Mats in the sec.
ond tilt were Binks' sixth anc
Layne's first.
Martins in the first game ane
Binks' in the second were two-rur
clouts. All the homers were hit int
the right field stand excet Lewis
His was a 370-foot drive out of tn.
lot into the Washington bull per
located between the end of the right
field stand and the bleachers.
| Dutch Leonard and Niggeline
each pitched into the eighth inning
of the games they began, with Leo
nard outlasting Niggeling by one
batter. Dutch did well until the
eighth when the two homers of
him accounted for three Yankee
runs. All told he gave up nine hits
In his game, Niggeling did not allow
hit until the seventh, then one OF
his four passes was turned into a
run by three hits. Then came the
four-base blasts in the next round
Yanks Come From Behind.
In each game, the Mats were
ahead when the Yanks swung their
big guns. into action. They got five
hits off Floyd Bevens in eight in
nings of the opener and held a 81
edge after their sixth turn. Ten
of their II hits in the second game
came off Ernie Bonham, who went
out in the eighth after a single by
Layne, his third hit, followed Binks
four-baser. When the round was
over the Mats were in front. Al.
Pieretti was the Mats reliever in
both games and Bill Zuber did a
similar service for the Yanks.
1t was the Mats 32d double.
header of the season and the first
time they lost both ends since July
18 when the Tigers drubbed them
in Washington. The Mats have wor
both ends of bargain bill IL times
split IA and lost both games in five
One twin bill resulted in loss anc
tie.
In the first game. the Mats made
right good use Of a few hits. Three
of their five blows figured in theil
scoring. But the Yanks did moi
waste many, either. Six of theil
nine won them the ball game.
Lewis homered with two out ir
the opening inning to get ths
Washington club away in front. The
Yanks made their first hit off Leon.
ard in the fourth, then Martin 60,
an infield scratch after two were
retired. With one out in the sixth
though, Robinson, Milosevich ano
Grimes singled in succession to tie
the count.
Scorer Kindly to Layne.
At that, Robinson probably woulc
not have scored from second wher
Grimes singled to left had Laynt
not dropped the fast return from
Binks. A kindly New York scorer
did not charge the Mats third base
man with an error.
The sixth saw the Mats take tn,
lead for the second time. Kimbl,
singled and Leonard sacrificed. Kree
vich whipped a single to right ans
Kimble tore home. A wild pitch
put Mike on second, but he was rur
down when Myatt rolled to tn,
shortstop and Lewis struck out.
| A double by Layne came with tw,
out in the seventh and Ferrel
walked, but Torres, batting for tn,
injured Kimble, grounded into
force-out. Leonard got a scratch
at the outset of the eighth for tn,
Mats last hit. Kreevich sacrificed
and Myatt's out moved Dutch tt
third. But Lewis grounded into re.
| tirement.
Then the Yanks took over. Derry
went up to bat for Bevens, took twe
strikes quickly, then let three wide
ones 90 by. Leonard shot one righi
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