Evening star., 1946-06-09
Torres Slab Star as Mats Nip Chisox Twice. 7-6
InfieIder Takes Over Pitching,
Ends Lost-Ti|t Chicago Rally
Pinch Single by Lewis Is Decisive Blow
In Opener of Twin-BII Thot Lures 5,70o

ming ana three more III Ine SeCoIlu
to stake Kennedy, an Alexandria
(Va.) lad making his first start OF
the season, to a SO advantage that
was enjoyed briefly.
Hitchcock Gets Mats Going.
Hitchcock, who obtained five hits
in the two games, opened the Mats
first inning with a double and scored
with two out as Mickey Vernon
singled to center. Mickey stole Sec
ond and Heath lashed single to
center to score Vernon.
Four walks plus singles by Gerry
Priddy and Hitchcock gave the
Mats three more runs in the second,
but the White Sox pounced on Ken
nedy for four runs in the third as
the -paratrooper gave up two
bases on balls, three singles and a
double.
Pieretti came in with none out
and his first act consisted of pitch
ing a single to Platt. Marino then
settled to produce his smoothest
pitching of the year, however, and
the Mats picked up another run in
the sixth as Vernon singled of
Frank Papish with two out, stole
second and continued to third when
Ed Fernandes' low throw caromed
off second base into left field. When
Second Baseman Don Holloway
muffed the ball attempting to re-
trieve it, Vernon scored.
White Sox Get Dangerous.
| Chicago Whitfield Washington's
lead to 6-5 in the seventh when
Wally Moses was nicked by pitched
ball, moved to third on Trosky's
single and scored on Platt's single,
but the Mats scored in the eighth
when Trosky fumbled Stan Spence's
grounder, Vernon singled and Earl
Caldwell unleashed a wild pitch.
The White Sox made threatening
motions in the ninth when Moses
walked. Cass Michaels batted for
Thurman Tucker and watched a
third strike go by, but Appling sim
gled to center, shifting Moses to
third. Max Wilson then was ush-
cred to the mound, but when Trosky
greeted him with single to right.
scoring Moses and sending Appling
to third. Torres was waved into
action The slender Cuban, making
his debut for the Mats as pitcher,
took good care of the situation.
Buddy Lewis. who has been
plagued by charley horse, lifted
the Mats to victory in the opener.
The limping Lewis came off the
bench with two out in the seventh
inning, the score locked at 6-6, and
drilled a single to center that
fetched Priddy across from second
base.
i Lewis Gets Priddy Across.
Priddy had singled with two out.
He promptly stole second, a ma
neuver that prompted the White
Sox purposely to pass Travis. Lewis
then delivered the winning
blow.
The Mats had spurted into a 20
lead in the second inning. Priddy
singled, but was forced by Travis.
Mike Guerra grounded to Third
Baseman Kennedy, who aided the
Mats tremendously with a wild heave
into right field when attempting to
force Travis, who scored on the
error as Guerra romped to third.
Johnny Niggeling brought Guerra
home with grounder to Kennedy,
who fumbled the ball momentarily
before whipping out Niggeling
Hodgins' double, Moses infield
out and Appling's fly netted Chi
cago run in the third and the
invaders tied it up at % in the
fourth when Outright doubled,
Kennedy singled and Hitchcock
Clipped in with a wild throw past
second when trying to nip Ken
nedy, who advanced on Heath .
throw to the inf1eld.
Scarborough Takes Over.
Heath's triple off the right field
fence and Priddy's liner to Left
Fielder Ralph Hodgin produced a
80 lead for the Mats in the fourth
and they made it AZ in the fifth as
1 Hitchcock singled, George Binks
sacrificed and Vernon singled. Ver-
mons slow roller was knocked down
, back of second base by Appling. but
Hitchcock streaked across the mid.
Ole base.
Chicago shelled Niggeling from
the mound in the sixth with 4-run
outburSt which sent the White Sox
in front, 6-4 Trosky launched it
], with a triple to left and after
Outright famed, Kennedy scored
him with single to right. Nigel
ing loaded the bases by pitching a
!, double to Holloway and intention
J ally walking Skeeter Dickey. Mig
ceiling famed Pinch-hitter Whitley
!, Platt. but Hodgin whacked a double
, to center, clearing the bases OF
Kennedy, Holloway and Dickey.
Washington knotted the game in
J its half of the inning. Priddy walk
ed. whizzed to third on Travis
single and scored on Guerra s
single. Ray Scarborough sacrificed
:. and after Hitchcock was walked
, pun PoSCiy, 1IdFlS SColeu DIS 6lIlkS
5 forced Hitchcock.
. The Mats pounded Thornton Les
, and Ralph Hammer for IA hits
while Niggeling was clipped for 1e
of Chicago's II hits. Scarborough
I replaced the 4o-year-old knuckle.
,, baller in the sixth inning and
: notched his fourth triumph.
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