Evening star., 1950-08-03
Detroit Defeats
ewYorkAgain;;
Bengal Victory Today
Would Drop Bombers
To Sd in Tight Race
BY the Associated Press

The American League pennan
race still was tight enough tx
squeak today.
Playing with the chips down
Detroit's leading Tigers defeated
the Yankees yesterday for the sec.
ond time in their crucial three
game series while the onrushinf
Indians moved into a virtual til
with New York for second place.
In the standings this morning
the Tigers hold a narrow two
game lead over both the Yank.
and the Indians. Because Of 9
difference in games played, the
Yanks hold a slim percentage ad-
vantage over the Indians, .619 tc
SIG.
The Yanks, who moved into
Briggs Stadium in Detroit conf
dent of taking the series ano
leaving town in first place, now
are fighting to hang on to second
HOutteman May Pitch.
The Indians are idle today and
should the Tigers again defeat
New York, Cleveland would move
into second place. Should the
Yanks win today. they would be
only one game behind Detroit and
Cleveland would be a game and q
half out.
The Tigers leading pitcher, Art
Houtteman, said a sore muscle in
his side is "a little better" and
that he might be able to pitch
the final game of the Yankee Sc
ries today. If he isn't, Ted Gray
probably will get the call. Ed
Lopat is scheduled to pitch for
the Yankees.
The Tigers defeated the Yanks
yesterday when Manager Red
Rolfe called on Hal White, 9
refugee from the bullpen, and he
gave the Tigers pennant hopes q
shot in the arm with a brilliant
two-hit shutout, 40.
White yesterday lived up to the
promises of the kid from Utica
who blazed a 1912 record for the
Tigers in his rookie year of 1912
Then came the war and it took
something out of Hal. When he
came back, he just didn't have
it and last year he was sent tc
Toledo.
Used in BulIpen.
White fought his way back to
the majors with a 1913 record at
Toledo and Rolfe hoped to use
him in the bullpen.
Hal hadn't started since July
4 until Rolfe called on him
against the Yankees yesterday in
the most important series of the
year and he came through. The
31-year-old Highlander faced
only 81 men and only gave up
singles to Gene Woodling in the
third and Johnny Mize in the
fourth. He was the first right
handler to hold the Yanks score
less all year.
White did a job at the plate
too, driving in what proved to be
the winning run with a second
inning single off Allie Reynolds
That was the only run until the
seventh when the Tigers scored
three more on three hits, a walk
and q costly throwing error by
Reynolds.
The Red Sox, now seven games
behind, made it Is out of 16 over
the Browns, rallying with three
in the ninth for a 9-8 edge.
Jim Mcdonald, who replaced
Maurice McDermott in the sew
enth, was the relief winner over
AL Widmar. Don Lenhardt and
Ken Wood hit homers for the
Browns. AL Zarilla hit one for
the Sox.
| Valo Hits for Cycle.
Elmer Valo hit for the cycle with
a single, double, triple and homer
for Philadelphia in a 1913 win
over Chicago. Carl Scheib went
the route to hand Ray Scarbor-
ough his sixth straight defeat.
In the National League, Emory
(Bubba) Church boosted the
Phillies' lead to S1a games with
a 20 decision over Cincinnati's s
Willard Ramsdell. It was Church's s
fifth win and second shutout. He
allowed only three hits.
Church drove in the first run
with a single in the fourth and
Del Ennis added the other with
his oath homer in the eighth.
Brooklyn moved into second
place on some timely hitting by
Jimmy Russell. Batting right
handed against Lefty Bill Werle,
he hit a two-run homer to tie
the score in the ninth. Ralph
Kiner's two-run homer in the top
half had sent the Pirates ahead
Batting lefthanded against Right
handed Murry Dickson in the
10th, Russell won the game with
a single, Sd.
Ralph Branca was the winner.
Johnny Sain Of the Braves
clicked off his 18th win to hoist
Boston into third place over St
Louis with a 4-3 decision over
the Cards.
The Giants climbed all ovel
Chicago for a double win, Ill
and 8-6, despite three homers by
the Cubs Andy Pafko in the sec.
ond game. The Giants have wor