Evening star., 1951-07-29
.McDermottGo
Route, Fans IS,
Walks Only One
Bob FeIIer, Fourth
Cleveland Pitcher, Is
CIyde's Victim
BY the Associoted Press


BOSTON, July 28.-Clyde Voll-
mer, clutch-hitting wonder of all
baseball the last few weeks, did it
again today. slamming a four-run
homer in the last of the 18th in
ming with two out to give the Red
Sox an "a victory over the Cleve-
land Indians.
Vollmers timely bat now has
clinched IA of the last 81 games
for Boston and, besides saving
the game today. he preserved a
personal victory for Lefty Maurice
McDermott, who went all the way.
McDermott, who only two weeks
ago pitched II of 10 innings
against Chicago. struck out Is
Cleveland men, walked only one
and hit another. He gave up IL
hits, while the Red Sox got Is off
Early Wynn, Steve Gromek, Lou
Brissie and Bob Feller.
Ironically, Vollmer did not get
any homers yesterday when all
runs were accounted for by
homers in Boston's loss to Chi
cago, But the day before, he
slammed out three to set a record
for Boston right-handers in Fen
way Park. Today's was the 18th
homer of the season and the 18th
this month for the 29-year- old
outfielder who failed to make
much impression with Cincinnati
and Washington.
Another 'Vollmer Day
! the Fenway fans got some in
dication that this was to be an
other "Vollmer Day" in the 18th
inning when Clyde singled home
Billy Goodman to tie the score
at 3-3.
4 The victory boosted the Red
Sox to within nine percentage
points of the leading New York
Yankees, who were rained out of
: their game against the White
Sox New York is a half game
in front of the Red Sox with a
SIS mark. Boston stands at SIC
while the Indians fell below the
!. 900 mark at .596.
p The victory also was a persona
. one for McDermott. who toCi
over the league lead in strike
uEouts with 1o2. The southpaw nov
n has a half dozen more strikeout
q than the Yankees Vic Raschi anc
three more than Brooklyns Dor
NeWcombe, who leads the Ma
: tional League.
5 Climax Follows Climax.
o Today's game was one clima2
after another. With the >ccrt
tied at 2-2, from the eighth in
x ming, the Indians took the leac
in the 18th on Bob Kennedy
r third double and Snuffy Stan
weiss pinch single. The Red So1
got back even in the same innlrs
when Goodman pulled a double
. to right center and sped home OF
e Vollmers slash through the mid
o die. The Indians went aheac
e again in the 18th on Ray Boone''
whistling double inside third ba5t
!, and Larry Doby's single to right
y field.
, Then came BoSton's turn ir
the 18th and Vollmer's heroiC5
Johnny Pesky walked with one
out and scampered all the way
0 home when Ted Williams loftec
dIa two-bagger into the left fietC
Q corner. Vern Stephens drew three
j balls and then Feller was ordered
s to give him the fourth one ir-
3 tentionally. Bobby Doerr f1iCo
Q out. Goodman ran the count to
! three and two and then walked
9 Then up came Vollmer. Aftel
the first pitch was called a ball
IVollmer raped the next one high
] into the net atop the left f1elc
y fence for the ball game as the
Z Red Sox poured from the dugou
/ to meet him and the crowd o.
y 23,199 stood and set up a roal
5. that must have been heard fol
!: blocks.
1t was Vollmer'S second granc
/ slam of the season and the thirc
: (see RED SOX, Page B-3D