The Wilmington morning star., 1947-10-06
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venerable Dixie Walker who
backed up to the right field wall
to take another smash off the
bat of Tommy Heinrich. And
there was the power hitting IN
the clutch of old Cookie Lavag-
etto and young Bobby Bragan,
who kept the winning rally
alive at it's most critical point.
But the man in the clutch was
Casey.
They called on the beefy fire
man in the ninth with t~o Yam
KEGS on and nobody away. And
Casey didn't let them down.
He made that long, familiar
walk in from the left field bull
pen through a shadowy mist as
the crowd filled the Stadium
with a mounting roar. 1t was
getting so dark the umpires had
conferred earlier with commits
sioner A. B. Chandler on con-
tinuing the game.
Billy johnson had teed off on
southpaW Joe Hatten for a loop
ing single to left and the pres
sure mounted as George Nc
Quinn drew a walk on a three
and two pitch. That's the way
Casey found it.
He held them there, with the
tying run at the plate, as scoot-
er Rizzuto lined to Carl F1uillo
in center field. Then Hugh slip
ped a bit and Aaron Robinson
belted him for a single which
filled the bases.
Up came Lonny Frey, a guy
discarded by the Dodgers and
now in a spot to pay them back.
But Frey couldn't get the ball
out Of the infield. And the Dod-
gers, playing it safe, cut down
Robinson at second as johnson
scored and McQuim pulled in
to third.
That made it 8 to g., with two
down and two on, and up came
stubby Snuffy Stirnweiss, who
in this series has been one of
the most dangerous hitters IN
the Yankee lineup.
Squirting down to get his
signs in the fading light, Casey
worked the count to two and
two and then fed Stirnweiss a
ball which Snuffy dribbled right
back to him. Casey fielded it
nonchalantly and threw to
Jackie Robinson for the final
out which once again squared
the underdog Dodgers.
Thus Casey, who had won two
games in this series, saved the
victory for Ralph Branca and
tagged the defeat on the Yam
kee relief star, southpaw Joe
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Brooklyn had jumped tc a
two run lead in the first inning
when Eddie Stanky hit a single
to left and Reese, the same
pesky guy who later was to win
the ball game, sent him to sec
ond with a single through the
box. Johnny Lindell lost Robin
sons high fly in the sun and
the bases were filled. Stanky
scored and Reese went to third
as Walker hit into a double play
and Reese came speeding home
on a passed ball fired by Allie
Reynolds, the Yankee starting
hurler.
The Dodgers added two more
in the third on three consecu-
tive doubles which sent Rey-
nolds to the showers. With one
out, Reese blasted the first and
Robinson followed with the Sec
ond which sent the Pee-Wee
home. Walker brought the Ne
gro first baseman across the
plate with his two base blow
before Karl DreWs came in to
set down the side.
Back came the Yankees in
their half of the third to tie it
up on six hits and an error
which brought down the house
and spelled the end for starter
Vic Lombard. Sherman Lollar
led off with a double to left.
DreWs famed but Lollar moved
to third as lombard sent a
wild pitch past Stirnweiss.
Johnny Jorgensen fumbled
grounder for an err
ror, Lollar scoring. Tommy Hen
rich blasted a single into center
but Furillo threw a strike to
Jorgensen and Stirnweiss was
out trying to reach third.
Heinrich went to second on the
throw and came home as Johnny
Llndell, playing with a cracked
rio, rocketed a single to center.
Joe Di Maggie followed with a
hot single to left which almost
took off Jorgensen's legs and that
was the end for lombard.
Billy Johnson greeted Branca
with a single which scored Lin
dell and sent Di Maggie to
third Bobby Brown, batting
for Phillips, followed with an
other single which scored Di
Maggie but Phil Rizzuto ended
the rally, with the score knotted
at four all, as he Lined to Stankv.
The Yankees came UP with
three more hits for the run
which sent them ahead, 5 to 4.
in the fourth. Robinson, the
burly catcher, brought it home
when he led off with a single,
went to second on Henrich's
single to center and scored as
Yogi Berra singled down the
right field line. A blow which
the Dodgers heatedly but vainly