Evening star., 1950-06-19
Tigers Form Reversal
Against Red Sox Top
Factor in Flag Drive
(5or Scores on Pace A-2iJ
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Last spring whenever Red Rolfe
was asked about his Detroit
Tigers pennant chances for 1880.
he gave this stock answer:
IF We could only beat Boston
We might have a chance"
Rolfe knew what he was TALKING
about The Tigers won only seven
games from the Red Sox in ls4s
while losing Is. They finished
fourth. 10 games behind the New
York Yankees.
Yes. sir" the affable redhead
said, We've simply got to learn
to beat those Red Sox II We have
any pennant ambitions"
Whatever Rolfe said To the
Tigers, the boys must have lis
tened.
They have met the Red Sox q
dozen times thus far and have
come of with nine victories. That
is two more than they were able
TO win from Boston in the entire
l949 season. That. in a nutshell.
is the chief reason why Detroit is
leading the rest OF the American
League by two full games today
Six Straight Over Red SOx.
The Tigers made 1t nine tri-
umphs in the last 10 games yes
terday-the sixth in succession
over the Red Sox--by trouncinG
Boston. 1912. Art Houtteman
went all the way for his eighth
victory. He allowed seven hits,
but two of them were homers by
Ted Williams and Vern Stephens
to account for Boston's runs.
The Tigers collected II hits of
Chuck StobbS and two relievers.
They included four -baggers by
George Kell, Aaron Robinson and
Hoot Evers.
Despite the victory, Detroit's
first-place margin was shaved half
a game by the Yankees, who rout-
ed the Browns. 1875 and 80.
Cleveland'S Indians ruined
Fathers Day" for Connie Mack
by blasting his Athletics twice.
TO and 2l-2. After Bobby Feller
blanked the AS with two hits In
the first game. the Indians scored
a record II runs in the first in
ming of the nightcap.
Brooklyn's Dodgers climbed to
within half game Of the Nation
al League leading Cardinals by
whipping st. Louis for the third
straight time, 90. The third
place Phillies moved to within =
game and half Of the top. trip
ping the Cincinnati Reds twice,
4-3 and 4-2.
The Giants trounced the Chica-
go Cubs twice. SO and 1915, to
creep up to within a half game of
the fifth-place Bruins. BoSton's
Braves won their sixth straight,
defeating Pittsburgh 8-6 in the
first game Of double header.
The second game was called after
nine innings on account of dark
ness and a curfew law, with the
score tied at 8-S. The game will
be replayed tonight.
Three Others Tailed II.
Cleveland's IA runs were the
most ever made in the first in
ming. The previous high was l3.
made by the Braves in 1900 and
the Giants in 1911. The AS held
the league mark of IL, set in 1887.
Three other clubs since 1900
Tailed II runs in an inning. They
were the Yankees in the fifth in
ming in 1920. the Cubs in the
fourth in 1922 and the Red Sox in
the seventh in 1948.
Feller won his sixth game in
the opener. A single by Wally
Moses in the first and another
one e-bagger by Mike Guerra In the
eighth were the only hits.
Tommy Byrne won his eighth
game for the Yankees, helping his
own cause with home run and
double in the opener against the
Browns. Allie Reynolds hurled
the shutout in the nightcap. Joe
DiMaggio homered in each game.
Dan Bankhead blanked the Car
dinals on six hits for Brooklyn.
1t was his first major league shut
out. The Dodgers now have beaten
the Cards eight straight times at
Field.
The Phils got some fine pitching
from two bonus kids. Curt Sim
mons and Bob Miller. Simmons
spaced seven hits for his eighth
win. while Miller allowed eight to
register his fifth without a loss.
Larry Jansen. who has six chill
dren. really had himself Fathers
Day. The Giants Highlander al
lowed only three Chicago hits in
his second straight shutout. After
Bob Ramazzotti led off with .
single and was caught stealing.
Jansen retired the next % men
IN row.