Evening star., 1947-10-05
Shea Slab Victor
Second Timeon
|C|out in Fifth
Buns Lovogetto Fails
In Pinch in 9th; Play
Goes Back to Bronx
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viting defeat with his wildness, but
the Yankees couldn't click with men
on bases.
In the second inning, he walked
Phil Rizzuto with one out and New
York's little shortstop scooted to
second on a wild pitch, the seventh
of the hectic series. Rizzuto then
attempted to steal third, however,
and was out on Edwards throw to
Third Baseman Johnny Jorgensen.
With one out in the third, Barney
walked Heinrich and Lindell sue
cessfully, but this time averted dam
age when DiMaggio drilled double
play grounder at shortstop Peewee
Reese.
Those walks caught up with Bar
ney in the fourth inning after he
had retired McQuinn on an outfleld
fly and famed johnson again. He
walked Aaron Robinson and Rizzuto
consecutively. Shea then hit a
looping single to left, scoring Robin
son. Barney filled the bases with a
walk to Stirnweiss. but Second Base
man Ed Stanky grabbed Henrich's
grounder and threw him out.
Hatten Replaces Barney.
DiMaggio, the hooting of many
fans ringing in his ears as the re-
suit of leaving five runners stranded
in his first two times at bat, trans
formed the jeers to cheers after Lin
dell had been thrown out by Reese
in the fifth. For the second time in
three games at Ebbets Field, Di-
Maggie found the range of the dis
tant left field upper stand and his
blast, it developed. provided the
winning run.
Barney disposed of McQuinn on a
pop fly, but when he walked John
son, Joe Hatten was waved to the
mound and he got Robinson on a
weak fly to Jorgensen.
Meanwhile Shea was having no
difficulty with the Dodgers. He re-
tired the first 10 batters and not
until Reese walked with one out in
the fourth did the Dodgers get a
man on base. Peewee didn't ad-
vance, with Jackie Robinson pop
ping to McQuinn and Stirnweiss
whipping out Dixie Walker.
The crowds vision of another
bid for a no-hit game on successive
days ended abruptly in the fifth
when Gene Hermanski lined single
into left field. with none out He
failed to move up, for Edwards lined
to Lindell, Carl Furillo popped to
Rizzuto and Jorgensen famed.
Shea's control vanished tempo
rarily in the sixth and Brooklyn
capitalized on that to register its
only run. AL Gionfriddo batted fol
Hatten and walked. Stanky worked
the count to 2-and-2, but famed
Then Reese walked after also taking
Shea to 3-and-2.
At that point Jackie Robinson
the former U. G. L. A. sports star ano
only eolored player ever to perform
in a World Series, bounced single
over Shea's head into center field
scoring Gionfriddo. Reese streaked
to third and when DiMaggio fireo
to johnson in an attempt to NIP
Peewee, Robinson raced to second
on the throw.
Shea eased out of that jam. He
forced Walker to foul to johnson
who plucked the ball from among
grasping paws of several fans in
the third base field boxes. Di-
Maggie then made a fine running
catch of Hermanski's liner to enc
the inning.
New York threatened Hank Behr-
man, third Brooklyn pitcher who
made his fourth appearance in the
series, in the seventh. Heinrich
greeted him with a single to center
Lindell took a third strike, but Di-
Maggie walked and both runners
advanced when a third strike got by
Edwards as McQuinn famed. john
son tapped to Behrman to check
that uprising.
Arky Vaughan Doubles.
Shea continued to place himself
in predicaments. He walked Ed
wards to start the Dodgers seventh
and with two out Arky Vaughan
batted for Behrman and doubled
lustily to right, Edwards stopping
at third. Pinch-hitter Pete Reiser
batting for Stanky, was walked in.
tentionslly to fill the bases anc
in that crisis the little Reece
watched befuddled as Shea whipped
a third strike past him.
With two out in the eighth, She's
clipped Hugh Casey, the Dodgers
fourth pitcher also appearing fol
the fourth time in the series. for {
double off the left-center field bar.
rier. He shifted to third on passed
ball, but Stirnweiss famed.
Shea disposed of the Dodgers ir
order in the eighth and again the
Yankees threatened in the ninth
when Heinrich reached first base or
Second Baseman Eddie Miksis' fun.
BILE. Lindell was hit on the left
arm by a pitched ball, but DiMaggie
again grounded into double-plaJ
with Heinrich taking third.
When one of Casey's pitches tt
McQuinn escaped Edwards, Heinrich
attempted to score, only to be
snuffed out by Edwards quick return
throw to Casey, covering the plate
Edwards gave Brooklyn's fan.
hopes of another stirring ninth.
inning rally when he opened tht
Dodgers last stand with a single
to left. Furillo sacrificed lombard
running for Edwards, to second, but
Heinrich shared Jorgensen's fly. Tha'
was when Lavagetto arrived on ths
scene and whitfield.
The 10 walks allowed by Brooklyn
pitchers tied the World Series recore
for bases on balls obtained in ONT
game, a mark which had beer
established only yesterday iby the
Yankees Beveps.
/ Barney was the fifth successive
Brooklyn pitcher who failed to sur
vive five innings. 1t was believed
shotton gambled on him to give
lombard. a small southpaw, an.