Evening star., 1948-09-25
Holds Schedule Helps
Hubmen; Shea sLoss
lis Blow 10 Yankees
By Burton Howkins
Sior SsoH Correspondent

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NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-That con-
gestion atop the American League,
where New York, Cleveland and
Boston have become wedged In a
tiny space designed for one occu-
pant, was to be relieved here today.
Manager Bucky Harris Of the Yam
KEGS isn't particularly elated by New
York's prospects of emerging first
from the overloaded funnel, how
ever, figuring Boston should be in
stalled the favorite.
I'D have to say the schedule ia
vors Boston" remarked Bucky, fol-
lowing the Yankees 9-6 conquest OF
the Red Sox here yesterday, which
coupled with Detroit's 4-3 victory
over Cleveland threw the three
teams into q dramatic deadlock.
Unless we can hurt Boston badly
by winning both remaining games
here, the Red Sox figure to have the
best of it," said Bucky. "Cleve-
lands going to see some rugged
pitching from Hal Newhouser, Vir-
gil Trucks and maybe Dizzy Trout.
Boston has three games coming up
with Washington and that's rather
pleasant for the Red Sox to con-
template.
I'VE need pitching-badly. Frank
Shea has had cold in his arm and
that has hurt us terribly. When
you're coming down the stretch in a
race like this it's nice to have every
body healthy. Joe Di Maggie is
dragging his left leg, but he's bet
ter player on one leg than most of
'em are on two.
Yanks at Top First Time.
"Still, we're not out Of 1t and this
Is no time to toss in the towel. We
might be able to surprise, but I'd
like our chances better If Shea was
in shape. It's tough to lose a key
pitcher in a tight race"
The Yankees are breathing the
refreshing air of first place. even
though shared by two rivals, tor the
first time this season. Never before
this season had they occupied the
top spot even on a partnership basis
until they bumped off the Red Sox
yesterday. Even on opening day,
when the Yankees defeated Wash
ington, Philadelphia won two games
from Boston.
Todays schedule necessitated a
fracture Of that triple tie, with the
winner here in the Boston-New York
game emerging no worse than tied
by Cleveland. Should Detroit whip
the Indians, the winner here will
mcve q game in front of the COM
petition.
It was to be New York's Allie
Reynolds against Boston's Jack
Kramer today as Manager Joe
Mccarthy of the Red Sox rear
ranged his pitching plans. 1t was
believed Mccarthy would employ
Denny Galehouse, who has spanked
the Yankees five straight times, but
he switched to Kramer, with Gale
house likely to draw tomorrow's as
signment.
Yesterdays slugfest revealed the
pitching weaknesses Of both clubs.
Relief Pitcher Joe Page staggered
to triumph after replacing Vic
Raschi, but despite tanning six in
51s innings, Page continually in
vited trouble which never arrived.
Fourteen Red Sox Left.
Page yielded eight hits and walked
four, but the Red Sox couldn't mus
ter q payoff punch. Boston left IA
runners stranded, but remained a
threat until the final pitch sailed
past Johnny Pesky at time when
Two mates were aboard.
New York grasped 20 lead in
the first inning when Bobby Brown
injected the first of his three extra
base blows. A triple which scored
Tommy Heinrich. Joe De Maggio's
fly to Brother Dom fetched Brown
across.
Boston blasted Raschi for three
runs in the third, with Ted Williams
supplying a double with the bases
loaded for the big blow, but New
York locked the score at as in its
half when Brown again tripled off
Ellis Kinder and scored on Joe Di
Maggio's single.
The Red Sox pumped Raschi from
the premises in the midst OF 2-run
uprising in the fourth, but P~
Hitter Bill johnson shot the YAM
KEGS into a 7-5 lead in the fifth.
Browns double had scored Heinrich,
who had walked, and Joe Di Maggie
was passed Intentionally before
johnson batted for Yogi Berra.
johnson rammed a drive into the
left-field stands of Earl Johnson.
With two out in the seventh the
Yankees boosted their advantage to
9-5 when Joe Di Maggie walked,
Hank Bauer tripled and Johnny
Lindell beat out an infield tap.
Bearden Opposes Trucks.
Boston produced its final run in
the ninth. Stan Spence beat out an
infield smash and Bill Goodman
doubled him to third. Birdie Teb-
!betts scored Spence with a fly to
Lindell with two on. Pesky famed
for the final out.
Out in Detroit today 1t was to be
rookie Southpaw Gene Bearden on
the hill against the veteran Virgil
Trucks, according to the Associated
Press.
Shining lights in the Tiger tri-
umph yesterday were Pitcher Fred
Hutchinson and Outfelders Dick
Wakefield and Vic Wertz.
Hutchinson, although rocked fol
homers by Larry Dolby, Ken Keltner
and Joe Gordon, stopped the In
dians on seven hits in outpitchine
Cleveland's 2o-game winner. Bot
Lemon. The round -trippers brought
to 80 the number yielded by Hutch
this year, loop record.
Wakefield drove in the first Tiger
run and scored the second while
Wertz broke up the game with q
two-run seventh-inning double to
snap a 20 stalemate. The defeat
ended q 7-game Cleveland winning
streak.
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