Evening star., 1950-07-10
Boston Talks Pennant
Again as Braves Win
III Of Their Last Is
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18th against Sal Maglie with
double. Earl Torgeson was pur'
posely passed. Bob Elliott fiies
out. Jethroe then stole third, hi.
third steal of the game and 24tt
OF the season. Sid Gordon fol.
lowed with a grounder to Maglie
who bluffed Jethroe back to thirc
and then attempted an inning.
ending double play.
Maglie's throw to Ed Stanky
was slow and Jethroe, who in
jured his left instep in his steal
OF third, limped across the plate
with the winning run as Gordon
beat Stanky's relay to first.
Torgeson homered with one on
in the first for Boston and the
20 lead stood up until the eighth
inning when Monte Irwin tied 1t
up with two-run homer.
The Phils lost. 7-3, to the
Dodgers but maintained their
one-game edge over st. Louis. The
Cards dropped a 3-2 decision to
the tail-end Pirates.
Erv Palica, making his first
start since July. 1948, held the
Phils to five hits. Only ANDY
Seminick, who poled out two
homers. solved the Dodger relief
star. "Pleek" helped his OWE
cause by driving in three runs or
a pair of doubles and a single.
The Dodgers clipped Russ Meyer
for three runs in the fourth on
a two-run homer by Bruce Ed
wards and Palica's run-producing
double. Duke Snider doubled
home two more in the seventh and
Palica the final two in the eighth
off Jim Konstanty, who was
making his seth appearance of
the season.
Pirates Rough on Cards.
Pittsburgh gained its third
straight victory over the Cardinals
by scoring twice in the seventh
inning to wipe out 81 deficit.
With two out, Pinch-hitter Nanny
Fernandez singled home the tying
run and Stan Rojek followed with
a double to score Earl Turner.
The American League race
frightened up as the Indians
knocked off the leading Tigers
twice, 6-2 and So. before 54,299
fans in Detroit. The defeats cut
the Tigers margin over the
runner-up Yankees to three
games. The Yanks tripped the
Red Sox, 81.
Bob Lemon outpitched Art
Houtteman, his All-Star team
mate, to post his 18th victory in
the opener. Lemon had q SO lead
before Gerry Priddy homered in
the sixth for Detroit's first run.
Bob Kennedy and Luke Easter led
Cleveland's 12-hit attack with
three blows each.
The Tigers assumed a 20 lead
against Mike Garcia in the first
four innings of the nightcap, but
the Indians Jumped on Saul Ro-
gown for three runs in the sixth
and added two more in the sev-
enth of Fred Hutchinson.
Early Wynn, who took over aft
er Garcia was lifted for a pinch
hitter In the fifth, held the Tigers
hitless the rest OF the way to gain
his ninth triumph.
Yankees Start Fast.
Lefty Eddie Lopat scattered
nine Red Sox hits to post his
10th victory before 53,097 fans at
Yankee Stadium. Lopat blanked
Billy Goodman and Dom Di Mag
gio produced the lone Boston run.
The Yanks sewed up the game
in the first inning, scoring twice
before Joe Dobson retired a man
on singles by Phil Rizzuto, Gene
Woodling. Yogi Berra and Joe
Di Maggie. Di Maggie pulled q
leg muscle while running the
bases and retired from action.
The Browns tied the Athletics
for seventh place by beating the
White Sox. AZ. while the AS split
a twin bill with the Mats. Sherm
Lollar starred for the Browns,
driving out a homer and double
Ned Carver stopped the Sox on
six hits.
The Reds took two from the
Cubs, 60 and 6-5. Ken Raffens-
berger shut out the Cubs on six
hits in the opener, while his mates
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