Evening star., 1950-08-18
Hub Club and Dodgers
Make Game Struggles
In Pennant Races
BY Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports Writer


Associated Press Sports Writer
Boston and Brooklyn, the pre-
season pennant picks, are down
but not out today-6l2 games back
with about six weeks to go.
A Red SoX-Dodger World Series
is a slim possibility. But it still
is possible
Surging at Fenway Park, fourth
place Boston has a 5-game WIN
ming streak going in the American
League. All were scored at the
expense of the tattered Athletics,
1915 victims last night. Washing
ton goes into Fenway Park tonight
and will be followed by all the
Western clubs for a 13-game Red
Sox home stand.
Brooklyn, cooling off the Giants
yesterday in both ends of a double
header. 8-6 and 5-1, regained
second place in the National
League from Boston. But those
idle Phillies. showing no signs of
slackening their pace, threaten to
romp home, The Phils open a
series in New York tonight while
Brooklyn entertains Boston.
Home runs by Gene Hermanski,
Gil Hodges and Billy Cox helped
Don NeWcombe struggle to his
18th victory in the opener. Still
the Dodgers needed a fine relief
job by Preacher Roe to hold their
lead against a Giant rally in the
eighth inning.
Roe Stops Giants.
Roe came in with the bases
loaded and three runs home. He
made Don Mueller rap into a
double-play. Then he breezed
through the ninth.
This crowd of 47,148, lured by
the Giants squirt toward the first
division, watched Erv Palica tame
the home club with four hits in
the second game. Carl Furillo
ruined New York with his 14th
homer. a single and fly ball to
drive in three runs. PeeWee Reese
and Sam Calderone each hit
inside park homers Calder
ones smash ruined Palica's shut
out in the fifth.
Cincinnati shaded Chicago, 2-1.
in the only other National League
game. Kenny Rafensberger scat
tered six Cub hits and Connie
Ryan drove in both Cincy scores
with a homer and single off Bob
Rush.
Rain washed out the Pittsburgh
at-St. Louis night game after they
waited almost an hour. Phila-
delphia and Boston were not
scheduled.
Detroit clung to its three-game
lead over runnerup Cleveland in
the American chase. New York's
loss to Washington dropped the
Yanks Az games back and only
two games ahead of the Red SoX.
Tigers Stomp White Sox.
The Tigers stomped Chicago,
8-3, on nine hits and nine walks.
Aaron Robinson and George Kell
each hit his eighth homer, while
Hal White held the White SoX to
seven hits for his fourth win.
Detroit mauled Randy Gumpert
for a 6-1 lead in the first three
innings to coast home with a third
straight victory.
Cleveland had to go II innings
to whip the stubborn Browns, 5-4
Early Wynn's pinch-single follow
ing Ray Boone's triple did the
trick. Reliefer Steve Gromek was
the winner over Cliff Fannin.
st. Louis pulled a triple play in
the second on Dale Mitchell's liner
to Owen Friend with the bases
full. 1t was the second in the 19-
year history of the lakefront
stadium, both within week.
Cleveland and Detroit swap op-
ponents tonight for the week end.
St. Louis. which still has II to
play with the Tigers, invades
Briggs Stadium for the first of
five. Chicago goes to Cleveland.
After the series, the Tigers and
Indians head East on their last
long road trips.
Kinder Staggers to Win.
Ellis Kinder went the route for
the Red Sox to win his 18th
game, despite a staggering finish.
The loss was the 10Th in success
sion for the Athletics at Fenway
in two seasons.
Vern Stephens led the Red Sox
with two doubles and his 9th
homer, knocking in three runs.
That made his season RBI total
l16. tops in the American League.
Boston ruined the debut of
Rookie Joe Murray, a southpaw
just moved up from West Palm
Beach of the Florida Interna-
tlonal League. Murray gave up
six hits. struck out one, walked
four and heaved a run-scoring
wild pitch before he gave way to
Carl Scheib in the third.
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