Evening star., 1950-07-23
Cleveland Wins
After Griffnlen
Tie Score in 9Th
indians Tally Five
In 10th to Capture
Thriller Before u, ,228
By Burton Hawkins

llC NdOo Id11lcO 1OI G1lIG6 Tu1lS
after two were out in a tension
packed ninth inning to tie Cleve-
land. 3-3, at Griffith Stadium last
night, but then watched woe
fully as the Indians poured five
runs across in the tenth to win
8 to 8.
Washington's fireworks were
pale in comparison to the out
burst by the Indians, who capi-
talized on feeble relief pitching
by Elmer Singleton and Mickey
Harris. BY winning. the Indians
advanced to within 3R games of
front-running Detroit.
1t was another of the tense
battles which have typif1ed Cieve-
land Washington games this sea-
son with Early Wynn of Cleve-
land and Sid Hudson of the Mats,
in pitching duel in which Wynn
held 10 edge after eight in
ningS.
Then Comes Rally.
Cleveland scored twice in the
ninth and had a 80 lead as the
Mats came to bat in the ninth.
Mickey Vernon opened me in
ming with double. Many in the
crowd of 24,228 started for the
exits when Ed Stewart popped out
and Cass Michaels fled out, but
Sam Dente made them hesitate
when he hit a pop fly single be-
yond Shortstop Lou Boudreau
which scored Vernon.
Sam Mele batted for Mickey
Grasso and popped a single down
the left field line, sending Dente
to third and the tension mounted
when Sherry Robertson batted
for Hudson and walked, filling
the bases.
Big AL Benton replaced Wynn
and Yost welcomed him with a
single past Boudreau that scored
Dente and Sandalio Consuegra,
who had gone in to run for Mele.
The game went into overtime when
zoldak supplanted Benton and
disposed Of Pinch Hitter Johnny
Ostrowski on a fly to Bob Ken
nedy In right.
Win Streak Broken.
WaShington's four-game win
ming streak rapidly expired in the
tenth.
Singleton replaced Hudson and
started the Mats downfall by walk
zoldak. When Dale Mitchell sac
rif1ced, Yost threw low to Dente
at second and the ball caromed
of Sans chest into left field, en-
abling Zoldak to take third.
Boudrau'S fly to Stewart in right
scored zoldak and, at that point,
Harris came from the bullpen to
replace Singleton.
Mickey was no success. Larry
Dolby, who accounted for four of
the Indians II hits, greeted him
with a double high off the right
field wall. Mitchell stopping at
third. AL Rosen was passed in
tentionally. Harris had no inten-
ton OF walking Luke Easter, but
he did, forcing in Mitchell and
leaving the bases still filled.
Joe Gordon's long fly to left
scored Dolby. and the other run
ners advanced on Ostrowski,s
throw to the plate. Kennedy
walked. again loading the bases.
Jim Hogan then singled to left,
scoring RoSen and Easter.
Agony Is Ended.
Hogan continued to second on
Ostrowski's throw to third and
Harris again filled the bases by
hitting zoldak, up for the second
time in the inning, with a pitched
ball. Harris finally whipped a
third strike past Mitchell to end
the agony.
For eight innings Wynn owned
strictly personal triumph. He
didn't allow the Mats a hit until
Grasso singled with one out in
the fifth and he possessed a
three-hit shutout going into the
ninth.
Cleveland had scored in the
sixth inning when Wynn doubled,
went to third on a passed bali
and scored when Boudreau lofted
a fly to Stewart.
The Indians increased their ad-
vantage to 8 to 5 in the ninth.
Dolby singled. Rosen sacrificed and