Evening star., 1950-05-01
Williams Homers Help
Red Sox Come Within
Two Runs Of Old Mark
(Bor Scores ON Page A-15J
By Joe ReiehIer
Assoeiefed Press Sportt WFitee

Assoeiofed Press Sporst Writer
When bigger and better horse
collars are fashioned. it's a pretty
safe bet the Athletics will wear
'em.
When a team wins by q lopsided
shutout score, the AS are almost
certain to be on the receiving
end.
Until yesterday. 14-0 represented
the largest shutout score in the
American League in the last 10
years. One such game was played
in 1943. Another in 1914. Both
times the Athletics were the VIC
Tins.
The luckless Philadelphians
made those two games look close
compared with the first game Of
yesterdays doubleheader. The
final score was Boston 10, Phil
adelphia 0. The Red Sox also
won the nightcap, 6-5.
Miss Record by Two Runs.
Boston missed by two runs in
equalling the record high Of 21-0.
Who do you think lost that one?
Why, the AS Of course. It was
back on August 13, 1889. that
Red Ruffing Of the Yankees white
washed the Athletics, 21-0.
It probably was just as well that
Connie NEack Philadelphia'S ST.
year-old manager, wasn't there.
He might have come up with
something much worse than the
upset stomach that kept him at
home. His son, Earle, ran the club
in his absence.
A Boston crowd of "a ,697 watched
the Red Sox maui four pitchers
for II hits, good for "a total bases
in the opener. Ted Williams, back
in action after missing seven OF
the last eight games because OF
the grippe, blasted two home runs.
Each came with two men on base.
Vern Stephens and Bobby Doerr
also homered. Joe DobSon never
had it easier as he doled out five
singles for his second triumph.
Sore armed Dick Fowler made
his first start for the AS and was
tagged for seven runs in the two
innings he worked. The Sox slugged
Harry Byrd, Joe Coleman and
Bobby Shantz for II runs in the
fourth.
Boston built up a SO lead for
Southpaw Chuck Stobbs in the
first three innings of the second
game. The young bonus pitcher
weakened gradually, putting the
tying run on first with one out
in the ninth. AL Papai took over
and retired the next three batters.
Hank Wyse was the loser.
White Sox Halt Tigers.
The White Sox emerged with a
victory and a tie in their double
header with the league-leading
Tigers. After Lefty Bill Wight
hurled a two-hit, SO triumph in
the opener, the Chicagoans over
came a TO deficit to gain a TT
tie before darkness halted things
at the end of nine innings.
Hank Majeski paced the White
Sox, driving in four runs with two
home runs. He broke up score
less f1rst-game duel between
Wight and Art Houtteman with a
run-scoring single in the seventh.
Luke Appling finally made his
1850 bow as a shortstop in the
first game. being shifted from first
base when rookie Chico Carras-
quel injured his thumb. It was
Appling's 2,199th game as a major
league shortstop.
Manager Jack Onslow of the
White Sox was banished by Um-
pire Art Passarella In the second
game.
Del Rice broke up a brilliant,
13-inning hurting duel with a
home run to give the st. Louis
Cardinals a 10 victory over the
Chicago Cubs. 1t gave Harry
Brecheen a hard-fought triumph
over Johnny Schmitz.
Brecheen, who now boasts "a
victories in SO decisions with the
Cubs, allowed five hits. He struck
out eight and walked one. Schmitz
gave up four hits. none between
the sixth and 18th.
Homer Wins for Reds.
Cincinnati swept both ends OF
a doubleheader from Pittsburgh
Az and 2-1. although held to two
hits by Mel Queen in the second
game. Queen, former American
Lacquer, had a no-hitter going
into the seventh. After he
walked Ted Kluszewski, Ron
Northey followed with a home
run. Ewell Blackwell, making his
first start for the Reds. went the
route yielding five hits.
Three runs in the eighth inning
enabled the Reds to overcome a
2-1 deficit in the first game.
HOWE Fox gained the decision
over Cliff Chambers although he
needed ninth-inning aid from
Herman Wehmeier.
The Braves and Phillies divided
a twin bill. Boston won the
opener Al and the phiIs fooL