Evening star., 1951-10-05
Giants Opening Win
Puts Series on Basis
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(ContlnueQ from rage C-lJ
early in the contest stole the game
with Monte Twins startling steal
of home.
Twins dash was the key play.
The big Negro leftfielder, who con-
tributed three singles and a triple
to the Giants 10-hit attack, shot
the Giants into a 20 lead in the
first innings and the Yankees
never recovered.
The Yankees are accustomed to
playing teams too content to grab
a lead and nurse 1t tenderly. Irwin
gave 'em a jolt with a stolen base
which didn't figure, yet figured so
obviously that Irwin asked Man.
|ager Leo Durocher for permission
to take the chance.
Hank Thompson Scores.
The Giants already had run
across in the first inning. Hank
Thompson walked, streaked to
third on Twins single and scored
on Whitley Lockman's ground rule
double to left, which forced Irwin
to stop at third. Other teams
might have played it safe. After
Jail. the Giants had runners on
second and third. At bat was
Thomson. whose home run against
the Dodgers in the third game of
the National League playof series
made him a baseball hero.
The Giants-to the Yankees
pattern Of thinking-were happy
to have Thomson swinging for
the single which would drive
across two runs. The Yankees,
thinking was faulty.
Irwin had turned to Durocher
in the third base coaching box and
said. II think I can make it."
|Durocher's reply was, "If you
think so. 60 ahead" Reynolds
took the liberty Of winding up and
Irwin took of toward the plate.
He slid IN safely under Reynolds
high throw to Catcher Yogi Berra
and the Giants were in command,
20.
Nobody had stolen home in a
World Series since Mike McNally
and Bob Meusel Of the Yankees
did it in consecutive games in
1921. Irwin. all Of a sudden.
shocked the Yankees into the real
ization that the Giants are no
ordinary ball club. They take the
big chance and frequently get the
big gain.
Then the Yankees were Strug-
Cling to get back in the game.
They picked up a run in the sec
ond inning after Gil McDougald
doubled with one out. Gerry Cole
man followed with a single to
right and when Hank Thompson
fumbled the ball. McDougald
scampered across the plate.
But Koslo was in charge. A
second-string pitcher with a
mediocre 1919 record. he allowed
only two hits in the last five
innings. He served notice that
the Giants pitching is something
to be admired.
Koslo got help along the way.
Alvin Dark, the former three
sport star at LSU. gave him a
four-run lead in the sixth inning
when he blasted a three-run
homer into the leftf1eld seats.
Irving, whose theft of home ano
four hits stamped him as an offen-
sive star. contributed the defen-
sive gem Of the game. In the
first inning, after Phil Rizzuto
had singled. he raced back to the
leftf1eld stands and hauled ir
Hank Bauer's mighty drive with a
leaping stab. It robbed Bauer OF
a two-run homer which woulc
have tied the score.
Reynolds, whose last effort hac
been a no-hitter against the Rec
Sox last Friday. may have suf
fered from the subsequent in
activity. He walked seven ant
two Of those bases on balls wer,
turned into runs. He said late
that the Giants wisely laid of hi.
erratic curve and beat him wher
he attempted to come in with hi,
fast ball.
Reynolds and the bookies arr
convinced the Giants are a smart
capable team. Now the Giant.
are determined to prove it to any
remaining doubters.
Yesterdays game netted $311,.
477.06. OF this, the players ge
$158, ,649.31. The commissioner.
share is $46,661.55 and the club.
and leagues share is $105, 1862
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