Evening star., 1947-07-13
|Hur|er, Staked
Ito Early Lead,
Fails 10 Last
z Runs in 5th CIinch
Decision; Mcbride
Gets a Singles
n 0
By Burton Howkins
Stor Stoff Coryespondenf

CHICAGO, July 12.-Washing-
tons three-game winning streak
persisted today as the Chicago
White sox battered Chick Pieretti
for a 6-5 victory to leap-frog over
the Mats into sixth place.
The Mats staked the small italian
righthander to a 81 lead in the
third inning, but Chicago blasted
him for three runs in the fourth
and clustered two more in the fifth
before Milo Candini arrived on the
scene to check the scoring.
Washington yanked itself within
run of a deadlock with three
run outburst in the eighth and
placed the tying run on base in the
ninth when Mark Christman singled
to center of Ed Lopat with one
out. That threat vanished rapidly,
with AL Evans lining to second
baseman Don Holloway, who threw
to first base to nip George Case,
running for Christman, for double
play.
Mcbride Gets Four Hits.
Eight of Chicago's nine hits were
cleaned off Pieretti in the first five
innings. The Mats clipped the left
left-handed Lopat for 10 hits, in
cluding four singles by Tom Nc
Bride, but he remained the route
to whip Washington for the third
time in as many starts this sea-
son. It marked Chicago's 11th tri-
umph in Is games with Washington.
Chicago's first run, delivered in
the first inning, stemmed from
Pieretti's wildness. He walked Floyd
Baker to start things and Luke
Appling propelled him to third with
single to right. Shortstop Christ
man contributed brilliant leaping
stab of Taft Wright's liner to de-
lay trouble, but Rudy York's fly to
Mcbride in LETT permitted Baker
to score after the catch.
For the second time in three
games the Mats worked double
steal on the White Sox in the third
inning when they mustered two
runs. With one out Eddie Yost
walked and Buddy Lewis flied to
Thurmon Tucker. Mcbride lashed
his second single to right, sending
Yost to third, and after Spence had
swung futilely at two pitches Yost
and Mcbride pulled their double
steal. Spence then dropped single
over Appling's head. scoring Nc
bride. r~'-
Sox Take AZ Lead.
The White Sox found the range
on Pieretti's pitches in the fourth to
score three runs and grasp AZ
lead. Dave Philley opened with a
single to left and Tucker shot him
to third with a single through the
box. Kolloway's double which kicked
up the chalk on the left-ield line
scored Philley.
Pieretti famed Skeeter Dickey
and Ed Lopat grounded to Jerry
Priddy, who whipped the ball to
Evans at the plate when Tucker
broke from third. Tucker was
trapped, but Evans delayed his
throw to Yost too long and Tucker
slid safely back into third. loading
the bases.
Bakers fly to Spence scored
Tucker. Holloway taking third after
the catch. Vernon then missed
Pierettis throw to first in an at
tempt to pick off Lopat, Holloway
scoring and Lopat taking second on
Mickey's error Appling walked, but
Wright famed to end the hectic
inning.
Pieretti Sent to Showers.
First man ovt in Chicagos fifth
was Pieretti. He pitched single to
York and Philley shifted Rudy to
third with a double past Vernon
fuckers single to left scored York,
sent Philley to third and Pieretti
to the showers. Candini took over
the Mats pitching and Philley scored
after Holloway flied to Spence
Wright's sixth-inning single was the
only hit off Candini, who walked
none.
The Mats made it SIS in the
eighth. Candini and Yost singled
successfully and Lewis scored Can
dini with a double down the right
field line. Wright's wild throw to
the plate, which Lopat attempted
to cut off and succeeded merely in
DETECTING. enabled Yost to score and
Lewis scampered to third when the
White Sox left the base unprotected.
McBride's fourth single scored
Buddy before Spence drilled into a
double-play and Baker threw out
| Vernon.
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| Yost. 3b ---- y y
Lewis. rf --- z
Mcbride, II --------
Spence. CT -------- 2 y :
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