Evening star., 1950-08-15
First-Division Clubs
Beaten Seven Times
By Wynn This Year
By The As,ociutsd Pes.

Early Wynn's contribution to
the Indians pennant drive is even
greater than his record indicates.
The S0-year- r-old righthander-
traded by the Mats late in 1e4s in
the Mickey Vernon-Eddie Robin
son deal-has turned in Is vic
tories, but seven of them have been
over the other flrst-division teams
Detroit, New York and Boston.
Only Bob Lemon. ace right
handler, has a better record on
the Cleveland team.
Lemon, who goes after his 10Th
victory today in the final Of two
game series against the pace
setting Tigers. has scored eight of
his triumphs against first division
teams. Five of Lemons victories
have been over the Red Sox.
Wynn has beaten Boston only
once, but holds three triumphs
each over Detroit and New York.
Wins 10-Inning Thriller.
Wynn considerably frightened
the Indians pennant outlook last
night as he turned back the
Tigers, 80, in 10-inning thriller
before 60,120 fans in Cleveland's
Municipal Stadium. The triumph
moved the runner-up Tribe to
within 2l2 games of the leaders.
The game was one of the most
dramatic Of the season. The In
dians scored run in the second
inning and Wynn nursed this
slender margin until the ninth.
In the ninth, with one out. Hoot
EverS beat out slow bounder for
a single Johnny Groth followed
with a home run into the lower
left field stands and a deep gloom
settled throughout the stands.
The vast throng began to move
silently toward the exit gates as
Hal Newhouser retired the first
two Indians in the last of the
ninth. But al RoSen brought them
back in a hurry by socking a
home run over the left field fence
to tie the score. 1t was Rosen's
31st of the year.
The Tigers threatened in the
10th but Wynn struck out George
Kell with a runner on second to
end the bid and the Indians quick
ly broke up the game in their half
of the inning.
Allie Clark got things under
way with a double to right. Speedy
Bob Avila went in to run for him.
Jim Hogan was Intentionally
passed and Wynn sacrificed the
runners along. Newhouser then
purpoSely walked Ike Boone to
load the bases.
Goes Against Percentage"
Manager Lou Boudreau then
went against "the book" and sent
Dale Mitchell, a left-handed bat
ter, up to bat for Bob Kennedy.
who hits right handed. Mitchell.
a fast man getting down to first
base, sent high bounder to short.
Connie Berry fired the ball home
but the speedy Avila slid under
the throw to win the game.
The game was the only one in
the American League. Action In
the National League also was
limited. In the only games played.
the Cubs nipped the Cardinals, rs.
and the improving Reds walloped
the Pirates. 1873.
The Cubs staged last-ditch
rally to whip the Cards, scoring
twice in the ninth after the Red
Birds had taken the lead with two
in the eighth.
Mickey Owen and Hal Jeffcoat
singled to start the Chicago ninth
and that finished Harry Brecheen.
Red Munger came in and struck
out Carmen Mauro and Bob Bor-
kowski. However, Jeffcoat stole
second as Borkowski famed and
scored behind Owen when Preston
Ward singled to center on a two
strike pitch.
The Reds scored II runs in the
third inning to breeze home
against the Pirates.