Evening star., 1949-06-02
Rosch, Trucks Near Peak
On Mound; Braves at Top
By Jock Hand
As,oxiofed Press Sports Writer

BODDy feller mas Stdl CcO W oiiP'
vic Raschi, strong-armed New
York Yankee ace, and Virgil
Trucks, Detroit speedster. stack up
as the leading candidates.
Feller isn't finished. He showed
enough last night in losing 81
decision to Boston to prove that.
But even Bobby admits he's not
as good as he used to be.
Raschi put in solid claim with
his three-hit shutout of the Chica-
90 White Sox last night. 80. 1t
was his seventh victory to one
loss. Trucks survived a shaky
start to subdue the Philadelphia
AS in 10 innings. 5-4, for his
seventh win. He has been beaten
twice.
The brilliant job on the White
Sox was Raschis third shutout OF
the season, more than any other
pitcher in the league. Only his
wildness made the game tough for
Vic. He walked five and wild
pitched twice. A double by Floyd
Baker in the third. single by
Earl Rapp in the sixth and a.
double by Jerry Scala IN the
seventh were the only hits.
Henrich's Homer Tells.
Tommy Henrich's 10th homer
broke up a 90 duel between Raschl
and HOWE Judson in the seventh.
That came just after Raschi
wiggled out of a tough hole when
the Sox loaded the bases In the
sixth.
Trucks started out like the worst
pitcher in the league, walking the
first three Athletics. Then he hit
Hank Majeski to force in a run.
Taft Wright's two-run single gave
Coleman a three-run working
margin. but he couldn't hold it.
The game wound up in a hectic
10th inning after the teams had
manager to score up a A tie.
George Kell led off with single
after Coleman, angered by an UNI
pire's decision and bench jockey
ing, strode off the mound toward
Coach Dick Bartell.
Kell moved to second on an in
field out and scored the winning
run on Hoot Evers' single. After
the shaky start, Trucks settled
down and struck out 10 in the
extra inning thriller.
Feller, making his first start in
two weeks, gave up two runs in
the second inning on two infield
bounders, walk and an error.
Each side scored once later, but
that was the ball game. In suf-
fering his fourth loss to one win,
Feller allowed eight hits, walking
four and striking out three.
Red Sox Maintain Pace.
Despite the victory. the Red Sox
remained AZ games behind the
Yankees in the pennant race.
Mickey Harris pitched himself in
and out of trouble for his second
complete game of the year. In
the third and fifth, the Indians
loaded the bases, but both times
Harris struck out Ike Boone, sub
bing for Lou Boudreau at short
stop.
The National League, which has
been involved in a double or triple
tie for first place. finally has a
clear cut leader in the Boston
Braves. d. p i
The Braves outscfambled Pitts
burgh, 8-6, to move full game
ahead of Brooklyn and New York
tied for second. The Dodgers
bowed to St. Louis in the after
noon. 6-3, while the Giants were
trimming the Chicago Cubs, Ills.
on a seven-run seventh.
Nine pitchers saw action in the
Boston, Pittsburgh game. The
last-place Pirates whacked out a
five-run lead in the first two in
nings when they knocked out
Vern Bickford, but Boston
knocked over six runs in the
fourth in a rally featured by Con-
ME Ryan's double with the bases
loaded.
Musial Homers Twice.
Stan Musial cracked two hon.
ers as the Cards came from be-
hind to top Brooklyn. Musial's
second homer started four-run
rally In the ninth.
Willard Marshall's 400 foot
homer and Sid Gordon's triple
helped the Giants come from be-
hind to defeat Emil Kush. Sam
Webb pitched brilliant relief ball,
allowing only two hits in 7h in
nings, to receive credit for his
first victory.
The Phillies scored twice in the
10th to down Cincinnati. As. An
error by Red Stallcup allowed the
tying run to score in the extra
inning. Andy Seminick's fly
scored Gran Hammer with the
winner.