Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-23
Braves Miss
First Chance
To Clinch Flag
BY RALPH RODEN
Press Sports Writer

BY RALPH RODEN
Associated Press Sports Writer
Cleveland pennant outlook
is extremely bright today. How
long it stays that way depends
directly on the fifth place De-
troit Tigers.
Thee Indians beat the Red Sox
So, last night to tie Boston for
the American League lead, a
half game ahead of the third
place New York Yankees. The
Yanks brushed off the Chicago
White Sox, 70. Another victory
over Chicago today would jump
the Yanks into a three way tie
for first as both Boston and
Cleveland are idle.
Cleveland advantage over the
Red Sox and Yanks lies in the
remaining schedule. The Indians
have eight games to 60, all
against second division clubs.
The Red Sox also have eight
games to play, but five of them
are against the Yanks, who have
nine games left.
Six of Cleveland's eight con-
tests are against the Tigers,
three in Detroit and three in
Cleveland.
Teller Does 1t
Bob Teller, who has had his
ups and downs during the season
was selected by Manager Lou
Boudreau to pitch to- must
game against the Red Sox last
night, and the big boy came
through brilliantly.
Teller stopped the Red Sox on
three hits and famed six in win
ming his fifth straight game and
18th of the season. He held the
Sox hitless until the sixth inning,
when Birdie Tebbetts doubled
and rode home with Boston
first run on losing pitcher Joe
Dobson's single.
The Indians raked Dobson for
three runs in the first inning to
clinch the decision. The big
blow was Ken keltner's 18th
home run of the season with one
on.
The Yanks also got some great
pitching as Lefty Tommy Byrne
checked the tailend White Sox on
safeties and famed IL. Byrne
BANKED the White Sox until the
ninth inning when two singles.
a walk and double spoiled his
bid for a shutout.
Byrne also starred at bat,
doubling home two runs to high
light four-fun seventh inning
uprising that enabled the Yanks
to take commanding so ad-
vantage.
The pesky Tigers downed the
Philadelphia Athletics 81, as
Lefty Hal Newhouser scattered
seven hits in gaining his 10th
victory and 150th of his career.
In the other American League
game, the Washington Senators
nosed out the St. Louis Browns,
5-4, when Cliff Fannin walked
Sherry Robertson with the bases
loaded in the tenth inning.
The St. Louis Cardinals and
Stan Musial hogged the National
League spotlight. The Cards pre-
vented the Boston Braves from
cinching their first pennant in
"a years by trouncing them, 50.
The Braves, if they had beaten
the Cards, would have won the
flag, as a triumph would have
eliminated both the Cards and
Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers,
beaten 81 by Rip Sewell and
the Pittsburgh Pirates. dropped
to third place as the Cards took
over second.
Boston needs to win two games
to nail down the pennant. They
can also clinch if fhey win
game and the Dodgers and Cards
each lose one. Boston and Brook
lyn have eight to 60 and the
Cards nine.
Musial led St. Louis II hit at
tack against Warren SPAIN and
four relief pitchers with five
hits-a homer, double, and three
singles.
The Chicago Cubs took
doubleheader from the New York
Giants 80 and III. Andy Pafko
drove in all Chicago runs in the
first game with homer and an
infield out.
The Cincinnati Reds edged the
Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3 in the
Nationals only night game.
Bucky Walters
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