Evening star., 1950-05-28
Mats
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left and scored on the only hit
Pesky contributed to Boston's 16-
hit attack. Johnny's single to
center after five previous failures
was the blow that sent Dobsch
across the plate with the winning
run.
Hittle, who replaced an ineffec-
tive Connie Marrero in the fourth
inning, was steady with men or
bases, but he met a superior foe
in Dobson, who survived threats
in each of the last three innings
Threaten in Tenth.
Dobson's triumph was in jeop-
ardy in the Mats half of the tenth
when Robinson lofted a long blast
to the centerfield corner. 1t be-
came the first ball to bound into
the Washington bullpen this sea-
son and was restricted to a ground
rule double.
That hop was costly to the Mats.
for after Mele sacrificed. Dente
fouled to Dropo and Sherry Rob-
ertson lifted game-ending fly
to Di Maggie. !
The Mats had threatened to take
the game in the ninth when
Mickey Grasso singled to center
and Hittle sacrificed. Yost popped
out, but Coan was passed inten-
tionally. In that crisis Irv Noren
playing for the first time since
an appendectomy May 12-strucF
out for the third time.
Noren's return to duty was has
tened by a bat-throwing episode
in the third inning. After Ed Stew
art took a third strike for the final
out of the inning, leaving two on
base, he tossed his bat and Art
Passarella. plate umpire, tossed
Stewart out of the game.
Marrero, bidding for his thirc
win, was no problem to the Rec
Sox. They belted him for nine
hits before Bucky Harris yankec
him when the Mats had a 81
deficit in the fourth inning.
Boston picked up its first rur
in the scond inning after AL zarills
and Goodman singled. Zarills
scored from third when Birdie
Tebbetts hit into a double-play
Di Maggio's single and Viii
liam's double gave the Red Soy
another run in the third and they
made it 80 in the fourth Wher
Goodman singled, took second on 6
wild pitch and scored on Dobson'.
single to center.
After 20 scoreleSs innings. tht
Mats finally produced run in the
fifth. Robertson beat out bunt
but was forced by Grasso. Hittle
struck out, but Yost's double of
the left field barrier scored Grasso
Base Running Lapse.
Yost took the Mats out of g
possible big inning when he be-
latedly noticed the stop sign giver
by George Myatt, third base coach
after Coan popped a single ovel
Pesky's head. Stephens raced owe,
to retrieve the ball on the edge o
the infield unbeknoWn to Yost
who was streaking for the plate
Myatt's frantic yelps finally cap
tured Yost'S attention, but Ste
phenS beat him in a race to thirt
base.
The Mats tied the score in tht
sixth after Robinson tripled tt
center with one out. Mele scoree
him with a single to left. Dentt
fouled out, but Robertson walkec
and Grasso's single scored Mel,
with the tying run before Hittl,
forced Grasso.
Mats Notes: Mickey McDermott
who whipped the Mats on five hit
in his last start against them, wi
oppose Sid Hudson in today's sin
gle game at 2:30. William
was the only Boston regular i
the starting lineup with the ex
ception of Do5son who wasn't hit
ting 300 before the first gam
but he rapidly remedied that wit
three hits which boosted his aver
age II points to 1903 entering tn
second game.
Clyde v6,lmer made his fourt