Evening star., 1946-07-12
Pitching Out Of Turn
.Weakens Tribe Ace;
Giants Rake Cards
By RoIph koden

Assoeioted Press Sports Writer
Working in and out of turn doesn't
prolong the career of a pitcher even
If that nurler is Bobby Feller. star
right -hander Of the Cleveland IN
dians and one of the best In baseball
history.
Cunning for as many ma jor
league pitching honors as possible,
including Rube Waddell's strikeout
record, Feller a number of times
this season has requested Manager
Lou Boudreau to work him ahead
of schedule.
Bouoreau never has refused the
requests of his ace. and Feller has
turned in some sparkling perform
ances on what would have been his
of days, with the high light being
10, no-hit victory over the New
York Yankees on April 30.
However, the law Of averages and
nature caught up with the fireball
king before 56,243 fans in New
York's Yankee Stadium last night.
Robinson's Homers Too Much.
Granted permission to make his
third start in five days and with only
one day Of rest, Feller was blasted
for runs and II hits in inings as
the Yanks whipped the Indians, 81.
! From the very outset it was evi-
dent to the huge throng that Feller
didn't have his usual stuff. The
first two Yanks to face him in the
initial frame singled and after
Tommy Heinrich popped out and
Charley Keller famed, Johnny Lin
dell and Nick Etten singled for two
runs.
Catcher Aaron Robinson homered
with one on In the fourth, and ap-
piled the crusher in the fifth when
he clouted the Iowa speed merchant
| for another four-bagger with the
bases loaded.
Before bowling out at the end of
the fifth, Feller famed five batters
to bring his seasons total to 1875
i'll 1875 innings, a pace that should
beat Wadden's 1904 mark of 343.
Bob's First Loss to Yanks.
Spud Chandler allowed the In
dians only five hits as he coasted
to his 18th victory of the season
and his fifth straight over the Tribe.
The loss was Feller's first at the
hands of the Yanks in five deci-
sions and his sixth OF the year as!
against Is wins.
| BY winning, New York managed
to stay within Tn games OF the
pace setting Boston Red Sox, who
nosed out the Detroit Tigers, 80,
in 10 innings.
The Chicago Cubs, behind the
three-hit tossing of Johnny Schmitz
blanked the Brooklyn Dodgers, 10,
but the Dodgers maintained their
fve-game National League lead over
the St. Louis Cardinals as the New
York Giants trounced the Redbirds,
1873.
Harry Brecheen was nursing 10
lead for the Cards until the fifth in
ming when the Giants staged a
seven-run rally that was highlighted
by Johnny Mize's 18th home run of
the year with two mates aboard.
Dave Koslo went the route for the
Giants and gained his 10th conquest
Of the season.
Giants Tie for Fifth.
The triumph moved the Giants
into a tifth-place tie with the Bos-
ton Braves, who dropped an 80 con-
test to Bucky Walters and the Gin
cinnati Reds.
The Philadelphia Phillies downed
the Pittsburgh Pirates, 81, as their
veteran right-hander. Schoolboy
Rowe. dished out three safeties
frankie Cuisines seventh -inning
circuit drive spoiled Rowe's bid for
a shutout.
| st. Louis Browns collected only
two hits off Phil Marchildon, but
the Browns punched them along
with three walks to tally four runs
in the seventh inning to defeat the
Philadelphia Athletics, 4-3.