Evening star., 1950-07-04
|Bauer's S Injury Factor;
Hudson and Kuzaya
Face Raschi, Lopat
By Burton Hawkins

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By Burton Hawkins
Joe Di Maggio's career as q first
baseman was likely to be interrupt
ed today due to an injury to Out
fielder Hank Bauer necessitating
lineup revisionS as the Yankees
battled the Mats In double header
at Grifiith Stadium.
X-rays of Bauer's right ankle
disclosed no fracture but the ankle
is swollen badly and he is expected
to be out Of action for several days.
Bauer was injured sliding into Sec
ond base yesterday as the Mats
polished off the champions, ia,
for their fifth triumph in eight
games with New York.
Manager Casey Stengel was un-
decided about keeping Di Maggie
lat first base after he made his
debut there yesterday. Bauer's in
jury, though. Is likely to halt the
experiment, at least temporarily,
with Di' Maggie prepared to return
to centerfield.
Kuzava Back In q Hurry.
Vic Raschi and Ed Lopat, with
identical 9-5 records, were slated
to pitch against the Mats today,
while Sid Hudson and Bob Kuzava
were to start for washington Ku-
zava was working with only one
days rest after being shelled by
the Athletics in four innings Sun
day, while Hudson was in pursuit
of ninth victory. Kuzava pitched
great ball against the Yankees in
New York last week.
BY dusk the Mats will be only
five games short of the halfway
mark in their campaign and to
this point they have succeeded in
confounding the customers by:
% Being outclassed decisively
by one club, st. Louis, which is
nestled in the cellar.
(2) Having a better record
against first-division clubs than
second division teams.
CD Having three starting pitch
ers who were minor leaguers last
year.
a. Possessing the games best
relief pitcher in Mickey Harris,
who baff1ed few batters last sea-
son en- route to a Ais record.
60 Compiling a better record
on the road than at home.
Michaels Back With a Bang.
For the last month, too, the
Mats have been functioning with
out Gil Coan, speedy outf1elder
sidelined with a fractured skull
and for nearly two weeks they op-
Grated minus Second Basemar
Cass Michaels.
Michaels, still lirnping as the
result Of a sprained left ankle
volunteered an early return tt
duty yesterday and was prom.
inent figure in the Mats victory
He clubbed across two runs in 9
four-run uprising against FREQ
Sanford in the sixth inning after
scoring the tying run in the fifth
The Yankees got off to Ii
lead against Al Sirna in the third
when Jerry Coleman doubled and
Yogi Berra singled. That run
looked big as Sanford didn't per-
NIT hit in the first four innings,
but the Mats got to him in the
fifth.
Sam Mele walked and Michaels
| singled before Phil Rizzuto stabbed
Denies liner and fired to Coleman
at second to catch Mele of base
for a double play. Coleman's
throw to Di Maggie in an effort
to complete a sure triple play wa.
wide and Michaels scooted to sec.
ond, scoring on AL Evans single
Joe Takes . Spill.
Ed Stewart opened the Mats
sixth with a double past Coleman
It was a grounder which Di Mag
gio started to pursue but tha
thought ended abruptly when hi.
feet became tangled and HI
sprawled.
Noren followed with a bunt
which pulled Bill Johnson off thirc
base. Catcher Berra held the bal
and Noren was safe. Mickey Yer.
non shot a single to right, scoring
Stewart, and Mele sacrificed
Michaels responded with a single
which scored both runners and
Dente tripled to center, shelline
Sanford.
The Yanks picked up a run ir
the seventh when johnson singled
across Bauer. but Harris came ir
to avert additional trouble. The
Washington margin rose to 6-2 ir
the seventh when Stewart
whacked an inside the park
homer off Tom Ferrick and the
Mats added a final run in the
eighth when Dente singled, took
second on a passed ball and scored
on Evans single.
MATS NOTES: Elmer Single
ton, obtained from San Francisco
more than a week ago, finally
put in an appearance after yes
terday's game. He was de-
layed in reporting due to en-
countering heavy holiday traffic
while driving from the Coast.
Harris has given up one hit in
his last nine innings. The
Mats trek to Boston for night
game tomorrow, then open a four
game series at Philadelphia, start
ing Friday night.
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