Evening star., 1950-08-28

M nant spark.
Currently the
M hottest club In
N S baseball. tn e
Red Sox have
been catching
"'ds Vsllmsr. up with the
league leaders ct a furious pace.
Twelve victories In the last IS
games have helped them cut q
once seemingly insurmountable
eight-game deficit in half.
On August II, the Red Sox were
II games behind the pace-setting
Tigers in the important "lost"
column. Although still in fourth
place, Steve O'Neill's men now are
only six behind on the debit side.
They picked up half a game on
the league leaders yesterday when
they overcome a TO Cleveland
lead to defeat the Indians, l1-9.
with the help Of a grand-slam
homer by Clyde Vollmer, obtained
from Washington earlier in the
season. It was the first hit in IS
times at bat for vollmer, appear
ing as a pinch-hitter for Chuck
StobbS.
Meanwhile, the Athletics were
holding the Tigers even in two
games. The AS won the opener.
4-3, and Detroit won the second.
81.
Yesterdays game was the sixth
In their last 13 that the Red Sox
have come from behind to win,
They did it twice with ninth-in-
nng rallies against Washington.
They duplicated the stunt against
the Browns last Thursday when
Vern Stephens crashed a grand
slam homer. They whipped the
Athletics. 1877. after trailing, ia,
and on another occasion overcame
q 2-1 st. Louis lead to win going
away.
Just Missed Another Time.
They almost made it seven times
when they counted twice in the
ninth and left the bases loaded
IN Saturdays 8-6 loss to Detroit.
The Boston triumph yesterday
helped the Yankees gain undis-
puted possession of second place.
The defending champions eked out
a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over
the White Sox to cut Detroit,s
nrst-place margin to one game.
Cleveland trails by two.
The Indians appeared to have
the game safely slowed away when
IL men came to bat in the third
against Willard Nixon and Jim
Mcdonald and seven of them
scored. Ray Boone's grand-slam
homer was the big blow. The
Red Sox. however; came storming
back with five runs In their own
hall OF the third to blast Bob
Feller out.
The Tribe increased their mar
gin to 9-5 in the fifth, but Boston
roared back with a six-run sew
enth' to snatch the game out of
the fire. With two out and one
run in. AL Rosen booted a ground
er, and Shortstop Boone erred on
balls hit by AL Zarilla and Buddy
Rosar. Vollmer then cracked his
homer with the bases full off Al
Benton to win the game.
Heinrich Also Delivers.
Another pinch hitter-Tommy
Henrich-hit q single with one out
and the bases loaded in the 10th
to win for the Yankees. Allie
Reynolds yielded two hits for the
victors to register his 18th VIC
tory. Bob Cain was the loser.
Chico Carrasquel, who got one of
the two Chicago hits, scored the
lone run on an error by Johnny
Mize.
Sam Chapman's 22nd home run
with one on in the eighth inning
spoiled young Ray Herbert's major
league debut as the AS came from
behind to defeat the Tigers in
the first game. Art Houtteman
notched his 17th triumph for the
Tigers in the second game.
The Phillies increased their Ma
tional League lead to five games
over Brooklyn, defeating the Cubs,
6-1. while the Cardinals were
battering the Dodgers, 1873.
The Cubs battled the Phils to
an thinning tie in the second
game Of their doubleheader which
was halted by darkness. The teams
were to play two games today.
Watkins Gets 8 Hits.
Emory CBubba) Church yielded
only four hits in winning his sew
enth game for the Phils. First
Baseman Eddie Watkins got eight
straight hits. including five in the
second game.
Led by Stan Musial, who
slammed a pair of homers, the
Cards pounded four Brooklyn
throwers for IA hits. Tommy
Glaviano and Bill Howerton also
homered for the winners to halt
a 10-game Dodger winning streak.
The third-place Braves swept a
doubleheader from Pittsburgh, 7-3
and Al. Sid Gordon's second
homer Of the game followed by
Buddy Kerr's circuit clout with
two on in the 18th inning won the
opener. Ralph Kiner banged his
10th for the Pirates.
The Giants and Reds divided
two games. The Giants won the