Evening star., 1950-10-07
Key Figure in 0ffense
Overlooked as Losers
Errors Are Played Up
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Staff Correspondent

IPhillles' Granny Hammer and
Jimmy Bloodworth as culprits who
fumbled the Yankees into a spot
to apply the finishing touch to the
1850 World Series today. Criticism
of their play has caused a deserv-
ing member of the Yankees to be
overlooked, but probably not for
long.
When the situation clears, Gerry
Coleman is likely to emerge from
relative obscurity to become recog-
nized as the Yankees outstanding
figure. The former Marine bomber
pilot has been an extremely irri-
ltating individual to the Phillies
| by participating in five Of the six
runs scored by the Yankees as
they swept the first three games.
1t was Coleman who scored a
run and batted across two others
there yesterday as the Yankees
grabbed a 80 decision from the
frustrated Phillies with two out IN
the ninth. Gerry delivered the
game winning blast with long
single to left-center after shoddy
fielding had set the stage for his
heroics.
Coleman Helps in Clutches.
1t was Coleman. too. who scored
the run Thursday which enabled
the Yankees to travel 10 innings
and win. ultimately, on Joe Di
Maggio's homer. And in Wednes-
days opener Coleman batted in
the only run of the game.
He's batting 1854. but that COM
mendable average doesn't reflect
his full value. In the first game
it was Coleman who gave the
Yankees the long fly they needed
to get Bobby Brown home from
third with the run that edged the
EPhilS, 10.
Gerry walked in the second in
ming of the second struggle and
came around on singles by Allie
Reynolds and Gene Woodling. The
Phils later scored and Di Maggie
harvested the headlines with his
homer that won the game, 81.
Yesterday it was Coleman who
got Phil Rizzuto across in the third
inning with a single. 1t was Cole
man who scored the tying run
after walking in the eighth and
it was Coleman coming through
with his last-ditch single to break
up the game.
Phils Break Down.
Thus Gerry has been a mighty
man in the Yankees three success
sive victories by margin of one
run. But much of the praise
which should be his has been with
held while critics trained their
guns on Hammer and Bloodworth.
The Phillies carried a 81 lead
into the eighth and that margin
loomed large behind the superb
pitching of 35 year old Ken
Heintzelman, operating on a A.
hitter. With two out. though
Heintzelman's cunning vanished
and he walked Coleman. Yogi
Berra and Di Maggie.
That prompted Manager Eddie
Sawyer to summon Jim Kon-
stanty from the bullpen, a bit of
strategy which Casey Stengel
countered by sending up Brown to
bat for Hank Bauer. Brown
trickled an easy grounder to Ham
ner at shortstop, but the Phils'
captain booted it horribly, per-
mitting Coleman to score the tying
run.
Russ Meyer disposed of Bill
johnson and Cliff Mapes in the
Yanks' ninth. but Jimmy Blood
worth-the eX-Nat who had re-
placed Mike Goliat at second base
only two outs before-got Meyer
in a jam.
Gerry Comes Through.
Gene Woodling sent routine
grounder at Bloodworth and Jim
my played it as if it were infested.
He started to come in, thought
better of it and let the ball play
him. He fumbled the ball and
recovered too late to get Woodling
at first and by the grace of ex-
cessively liberal scoring 1t was
ruled a hit.
Jimmy made brave try on
Phil Rizzuto's liner a few seconds
later, batting it down, but Wood
ling reached second as the ball
trickled away from Bloodworth.
Then came Coleman with his
climax clout.
| The Phils tied the score at IL
in the sixth when Del Ennis dou-
bled and scored on Dick Sisters
single off Ed Lopat. They forged
into the lead in the seventh when
Hammer singled, Andy Seminick
sacrificed and Goliat singled.
| Hammer doubled off Tom Ferrick
to start the Phils' ninth, but his
teammates couldn't get him off
the hook as the games goat. Gran
ny moved to third when johnson
trapped Seminick's pop bunt and
threw him out. Goliat was passed
Intentionally, but First Baseman
| Joe Collins scooped up Pinch
hitter Dick Whitman's grounder
and fired home to nail Hammer.
Then Eddie Waitkus flied out.
Error Dims Hammers Hits.
Coleman got three of the Yam
KEGS seven hits in giving Ferrick,
former Washington pitcher, a
triumph in his first World Series
appearance. Hammer obtained
three of the Phils' 10 hits, but the
64.505 fans will remember that
glaring error long after his hits
have been forgotten.
Stengel placed his trust in
Rookie Eddie Ford to wrap it up
today, while Sawyer was wavering
between Bubba Church and Bob
Miller. also f1rst-year men.
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