The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-08-09
Cleveland Indians Win 7ih
Straight; Take Over First
Place In American League
Yankees Beoten BY Bob Porterfield
4Tol; Ruschi Is Losing Twirler

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dians won their seventh straight
game yesterday and storned IN
to first place in the American
League pennant race. The IN
dams trimmed the ST. Louis
Brownies. 2 to /, as veteran Bob
bv Teller racked up his 18th
pitching triumph of the season
Teller is the only pitcher to win
Is games and has lost only four.
Cleveland is in first place by
four percentage points as the
New York Yankees vacated the
top spot for the first time since
July 25th. The Tribe had nor
been in first place since May
second. The Yankees took 1t on
the chin from Washington, 4 to l.
as former Yankee Bob Porter
field bested New York ace Vac
Raschi in a pitching duel.
Cleveland's victory over the
Brownies was scored at the ex-
pense of still another former
Yankee, lefty Tommy Byrne.
The slim southpaw pitched a
five-hitter, three less than Feiler,
but Byrne also Clipped in with
nine walks and one of them pro-
vided the winning run. In the
TOP of the fourth, rookie Ben
TAYLOR homered to give Byrne a
10 lead. But in the bottom OF
that inning, Dale Mitchell SIN.
gled the nth straight game he
has hit safely-and Bobby Aviia
walked. Then Larry Dolby came
through with a pop double to
score both runners.
Washington's victory over the
Yankees also could be attributed
to a fellow who spent part OF
two seasons with the tribe. First
baseman Mickey Vernon smack
I'D his seventh and eighth home
runs off Raschi and each time
there was runner on base.
That was all the working mar
Gin Porterfield needed to beat
the world champions. He was de-
urived of a shutout when the
Yankees tagged him for three
hits and a single run IN the
The Detroit Tigers edged the
Chicago White Sox, 6 to 5. in IL
innings. A pinch hit double by
Steve Souchock n d George
Kelrs single drove in two runs
in the last of the 18th. Former
Tiger Saul Rogovin went the
route for Chicago and was tagged
for II hits. Pat Mullin homered
for the winners in the 10th to
prolong the game.
The Brooklyn Dodgers stretch
ed their National League lead to
IL and one-half games by clip
ping the second place New York
Giants. 7 to 2. Solo hornerS by
Gil Hodges, his 2Snd, Duke Sni-
der and Carl Furillo were enough
to win the game for reliefer Carl
Erskine. Preacher Roe started
for the Brooks, but. gave up IN
the third because of arm trouble.
Erskine came on and pitched
five-hit ball the rest of the way,
giving up one more run. New
York had a 10 lead when Hodges
homered in the second and Sni-
der made it 81 with a third-in"
ming homer.
After the Giants tied the score
in the top of the fourth. Brooklyn
went ahead to stay with a two
run rally off Giant starter Jim
Hearn in the last of the fourth.
The Cincinnati Reds swept a
double header from the Chicago
Cubs. The Reds won the first
,ne. I to 5, after pounding three
Cub hurlers for Ia hits. Red
starter Ewell Blackwell was the
winner but needed help from
Kenny Raffensberger after Gene
Hermanski Dashed a three-run
homer in the eighth. HermanSki
also got a single and double.
In the nightcap, Herm Web
meier checked in with a five
hitter as the Reds won, 4 10 3. A
homer by Red STALL
cup in the fourth inning was the
deciding blow. Cub starter Frank