Evening star., 1947-05-29
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Harris Sees Pennant
For Yank Bombers
Who Blast Mats
BY Burton Hawkins

BY Burton Howkins
Minus the customary hemming
and having of major league man.
/ ayers, Bucky Harris predicts his New
York Yankees will win the American
League pennant. II think we're the
best team in the league" says Bucky;
land I believe weu win the PEN
nant."
Boston isn't hitting and I don't
believe the Red Sox will get. the
hitting they received last year, con-
tinued Harris, whose Yankees cur
rently are in second place. THE
Red Sox are missing Mickey Harris
on the mound, Tex Hughson and Boo
Ferriss aren't having good years and
Bobby Doerr and Johnny Pesky
won't give the Red Sox as much
hitting as they gave them last year.
I'D like to have another pitcher, y
said Harris, "but we can struggle
along without one. We're getting
good pitching from Frank Shea,
Allie Reynolds, Spud Chandler and
Floyd ,Bevens and when the double
headers start piling up on us we'll
have enough reserve pitching to take
up the slack.
Phil Rizzuto and George Stirn-
weiss may not hit a lot for us, but
they're an awful lot of protection
around second base. George Nc
Quinn is giving us a tremendous
lift at first base and Joe Di Maggie
and Charley Keller are dynamite,
of course.
Holds Yanks Class of League.
Don't overlook Yogi Berra, either.
He's just finding himself as a
catcher, but if he doesn't hit then
I just don't know a hitter when I
see one. Bill johnson may not COM
pile much of a batting average,
out he's dangerous with men on
base. Tommy Heinrich always is
dependable. think we're the class
of the league.
Don't get me wrong. It should
be real battle. I think Boston,
Detroit and Cleveland will give us
our toughest competition. but
think we have better balance than
any of them
Harris instructions to his pitch
ers when they take the mound
against Boston consist of repeated
warning, Don't let Ted Williams
beat you. II the Red Sox are going
to beat you, make certain it's some
body besides Williams who does
it." How well that formula has
operated is reflected in the Yam
KEGS seven victories in 10 games
with the Red Sox.
When you get past Williams In
the Red Sox batting order you can
breathe a little easier" says Bucky.
He'll murder you if you let him.
I don't mean that my pitchers are
under orders to walk him all the
time, but any time we must pitch
to him in a crucial spot I'd prefer
my pitchers to pass him and take
their chances with Rudy York"
Nat Hurlers Hammered.
The Yankees, who have won six
of their last seven games, rolled
over the Mats, 9-5, before 21,518I
customers last night at Griffith
Stadium. They pounded Washing
ton pitching for 13 hits, including
three each by Di Maggie, Keller
and johnson. who swatted across
five runs with double and two
singles.
George Case presented the Yam
KEGS two runs in the first inning
when he failed to sight Di Maggie
fly to left, but the Mats grasped
a AZ lead when Mickey Vernon
singled across a run in the first
inning and tripled across two more
In the second.
Keller's double and Di Maggios
single off Bobo Newson sliced Wash
ington's advantage to 4-3 in the
third, but the Mats picked up a |
run in the fourth when Case sin
gled, stole second and later scored
on Jerry Priddy's single to left.
The Yankees bounced back with
three runs in the fifth as Keller beat
out a bunt, Di Maggie and McQuinn
singled and johnson doubled to
shell NeWsom from the mound. Ray
Scarborough took over and was
nicked for an unearned run in the
sixth when Heinrich singled and
continued to second on Stan
Spence's tumble. Keller promptly
pounded him across with a single to |
left.
Knerr Yields Two Runs.
Luther Knerr took over in the
last two innings and the Yankees
took over Knerr in the ninth. Knerr
walked Di Maggie and Keller, Nc
Quinn sacrificed and johnson drilled
'em across with a single.
NAT NOTES: Early Wynn or
Chick Pieretti was to face the Yam
KEGS today in the final tiff of a |
three-game series, with Frank Shea
slated to work for New York.
Boston invades for a double header
tomorrbw, following which-the Mats
will entrain for Detroit-irst stop
onNa Western Swing.
Tommy Byrne, who started for
the Yankees last night, pitched 10
successive balls to Buddy Lewis,
Case and Vernon and when he
walked Spence he had located the
plate only twice in 16 pitches.
He was yanked, naturally. The
player the Mats had hoped to obtain
in an effort to bolster their infield
was Sam Dente, classy shortstop
who is the property of the Red
Sox. 80. He now is playing at Louis
Vile and will continue to do so, for
the deal is of.
Poet Enfrioe ArIootnd