Evening star., 1947-07-06
Hudson Routed,
Yields Six Runs
In 1B Innings
Vernon and Wynn Hit
Homers and Spence
Slams 2 Triples
BY Burton Hawkins
Stor SfuH Correspondent

BY Burton Howkins
stor si1ff Correspondent
BOSTON, July 5.-Washington's
Mickey Vernon and Early Wynn un-
loaded home runs, Stan Spence con-
tributed two triples and the Mats
collected eight singles here today
against Boston, but at this point it
would be discreet to avoid leaping
to a conclusion. That power was
short by the Red Sox, who
also were hitting, and Boston won,
7-6.
To the accompanying shrieks of
17050 fans, the Red Sox battered
Sid Hudson for six runs in the first
1K, innings and dealt him a fifth
successive defeat and his sixth of
the season. 1t also was the Mats
fourth straight loss, tying their sea-
son record in the deficit department.
BY winning the Red Sox moved up
into a tie with Detroit for second
place.
Washington produced excellent
relief pitching from Ray Scar
borough, Tom Ferrick and Marino
Pieretti in the Anal 62s innings.
They allowed only three hits and
one run over that span, but the
Mats were stopped by Earl Johnson,
who replaced Winning Pitcher Joe
Dobson after Wynn smashed his
pinch homer leading off in the
seventh.
I Hits off Hudson.
The Mats compiled II hits to
Boston's 10, but Illustration set in
when Boston Unbiased seven of
those safeties against Hudson.
Washington grasped short-lived
80 lead in the first inning. After
Eddie Yost popped out, Buddy Lewis
lashed single off Shortstop Johnny
Peskys glove, stole second and con-
tinued to third on Catcher Roy Par
tees wild throw into center. Vernon
brought Buddy across with a single
and Spence inserted triple to CEN
ter, scoring Mickey. Joe Grace fol-
lowed with single to center, scoring
Spence, before Cecil Travis and
Sherry Robertson popped out.
With two out in the first inning,
the Red Sox got tough. Ted VIII
liams touched off three-run out
burst with single to right and the
Mats didn't aid themselves when
Robertson and Lewis permitted
Bobby Doerr's pop fly to drop be-
tween them for a single, sending
Williams to third.
: =, Moses Scores Williams.
Wally Moses singled to center,
scoring Williams and propelling
Doerr to third and Moses continued
to second on Spence's throw to third.
Murrell Jones walked, filling the
bases, and Partee delivered a single
to left, scoring Doerr and Moses.
Hudson averted additional damage
when Eddie Pellagrini forced Partee.
Boston resumed its harsh treat
ment OF Hudson in the second,
Dobson opening with single to
left. Dom DiMaggio beat out a
bunt down the third base line, but
Pesky forced Dobson at third trying
to sacrifice. Williams walked, load
ing the bases, and in that situation
Doerr bounced a double off the CEN
ter field fence, scoring DiMaggio
and Pesky That disposed of Hud-
son and Scarborough replaced him.
purposely passing Moses to jam the
bases again. Jones fly to left
scored Williams before Partee
walked and Peilagrini flied out.
Vernon's home run shot into the
Washington bull pen, sliced Boston's
advantage to 6-4 in the third and
the Mats made it 6-5 in the fifth.
Yost beat out an infield tap and
stole second. Lewis lined to Di
Maggie and Vernon popped out. But
Spence contributed his second triple,
scoring Yost, before Grace flied to
Williams.
Red Sox Boost Margin.
With two ouhin the sixth Boston
boosted the score to Us at Scarbor-
oughs expense. Williams tripled to
right with one out and remained at
third when Scarborough knocked
down Doerrs smash and threw him
out. Moses was passed Intentionally,
but Jones wrecked that strategy
with a single to left, scoring Will
liams. Partee then popped out.
IL a
premises starting the seventh
Pinch-h hitting for Scarborough,
Wynn inserted a home run just in
side the right field foul line and
Johnson supplanted him, to the
Mats chagrin.
The Mats got nothing in the
ninth when Yost fouled to Partee,
Lewis took a third strike and Pei
lagrini whipped out Vernon.