The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-06

BLOW wins
GAME, 81
HeintzeIman HurIs Fine
Game Until Wedkens in
Eighth-Phi|s Had Chance
BY JACK HAND

YANKEE STADIUM, New York.
Oct. 6-R-Gerry Coleman's single
to left center with two out in the
last of the ninth gave the New
York Yankees their third straight
World Series victory today over the
Phillies, 80. before 64.5O5 fans.
Two scratch infield singles by
Gene Woodling and Phil Rizzuto
| after two were out set the stage
for Coleman's game winning blow
between Richie Ashburn and Jackie
Mayo into left center.
| Tom Ferrick, who came in when
Eddie Lopat was lifted for a pinch
hitter in the ninth, received credit
for the win over Russ Meyer. third
Phil pitcher. Meyer pitched only
IN the ninth, in his second series
appearance. He also hurled the
ninth inning Wednesday,
Coleman. who had only one hit in
the previous Yankee victories, COL
lected three off Ken Heintzelman
and Meyer, driving in two of the
three runs.
The handsome Yankee second
baseman scored Phil Rizzuto with
the first run Of the game in the
third. Then after the battle see
sawed into the ninth, he put over
the clincher.
| PhiIs Might Have Won
The Phils might have won the
game but for q. costly error by
shortstop Gran Hammer with the
bases full and two out In the eighth.
Hammers tumble of pinch hitter
Bobby Browns hopper let Coleman
score the tying run. 2-2.
Ken Heintzelman, gray matched
Phil lefthander. had the Yanks eat
ing out of his hand with a four
hitter going into the eighth when
he suddenly lost his control.
Hentixelman Loses Stuff
There were two gone and nobody
on when Heintzelman walked Cole
man on a 80 count. Then he lost
his stuff and passed both Yogi Berra
and Joe DiMaggio on eight straight
balls.
Manager Eddie Sawyer strobe to
the hill and called for Jim Kon-
stanty, his relief ace and 10 OPEN
ing day loser. 1t was Konstanty's
tough luck to have Hammer bobble
Browns grounder that would have
taken him out of the inning with
81 lead.
| Phils Squirt In Ninth
The Phils, who scored in the sixth
and seventh to catch and then pass
the Yanks. spurted in their half of
the ninth. But the rally fizzled out
when Hammer was nipped at the
plate. trying to score from third on
Dick Whitman's chop to first base
man Joe Collins.
Hammer. trying to erase memory
OF his error, hit reliefer Ferrick's
first pitch for a double to left GEN.
ter to start the ninth. Only a fine
bare-handed nab on the hop by
Joe DiMaggio, saved it from being
triple.
Andy Seminick moved Hammer to
unguarded third base with a bunt
to Billy Johnson. Casey Stengel
ordered Ferrick, his giant-sized re-
liefer. to walk Mike Goliat inten-
tionally, setting up possible double
play situation.
Threat Ended
When Whitman. batting for Kon-
stanty, chopped to Collins, Hammer
was out at the plate. Berra had it
blocked off and nipped Hammer with
little to spare. Ed Watkins ended
the threat with a fly to Cliff Mapes.
Then came the last of the ninth,
and with it the seventh straight one
run loss for the Phils in a streak
carrying back to 1915.
The Yanks scored first when
Rizzuto walked, stole second, took
third on Andy Seminick's bad throw
and came home on Coleman's single
in the third.
Del Ennis and Dick Sisler, both
hitless in previous series appear
ances. broke their slump in the
sixth to tie the score. Ennis doubled
down the right field line and Sisler
punched single over the head of
Rizzuto into short left.
Hammers single past Lopat's out
stretched glove to center. followed
by a sacrifice and Mike Goliat's
single to center sent the Pills
ahead. 81 in the seventh.
Then New York tied on the error
in the eighth and won on Coleman's