Evening star., 1951-07-25
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Yonks, Red Sox Settle Down
AtHome for '2-Woy Race
BY the Asseeiaisd Press

If playing on the home field
means anything-and it seems to-
mean plenty to the Yankees and
Red Sox-these two clubs should
Iput considerable distance between
themselves and the other two
Amrican League nag contenders.
Cleveland and Chicago, in the next
couple Of weeks.
This is no prediction. It is
merely a statement based on past
performances. For unless the
Yanks and Red Sox fall short of
the pace they've been setting so
Ifar, both will win approximately
three out of four games In their
current home stands.
The Yankees, who have 18 games
to play before hitting the road
again, have won % Of 81 tests at
Yankee Stadium for q mark Of
.757. The Red Sox, with 20 home
games to go, have won 81 Of Al
at Fenway Park for .756 mark.
Those figures are almost $50 high
er than the overall marks OF the
two teams which are practically in
a dead heat for the lead.
Western PursuerS Fall Back.
The two clubs put a little day.
light between themselves and their
two Western pursuers yesterday
The Yanks opened their home
stand by nosing out Cleveland, 80.
while Boston was equally success
full with an 8-3 victory over the
slipping White Sox.
The contenders remain at each
Others throats through Sunday.
The Indians have two single games
left with the Yanks and the White
SoX two with the Red Sox. The
Indians then invade Boston for
three games beginning Friday
while the White Sox visit the
Yanks for a four-game set, also
starting Friday.
| In the remaining American
League game last night, Detroit
edged Washington, 2-1, at Griffith
Stadium.
/ Brooklyn, meanwhile, stayed
8k games in front in the Ma
Itional League with a 6-3 victory
over the Cubs in 10 innings. Other
games saw the Giants win in 10
innings over the Pirates, 4-3; the
Braves defeat Cincinnati, 6-1, and
the Cardinals win over the Phil
lies, 9-5.
Clutch Hitting Wins for Yanks.
Hitting in the clutches again
was the story for the Yankees as
they posted their 18th straight
victory over the Indians. While
! Vic Raschi was allowing eight hits
to win his l4th game of the sea-
son, Gene Woodling and Johnny
Mize came through with home
runs off Early Wynn to account
for the margin.
u RaSchi, who got better as he
went along, famed 10, including
i Larry Dolby and Luke Easter in
the ninth, to end the game with
the potential tying and winning
runs on base.
i Wynn and Raschi dueled or
even terms until the fourth Wher
the Indians scored twice to take
the lead. The Indians loaded the
bases with two out. Ray Boone
!. bunted and Raschi tipped the
ball to Catcher Yogi Berra. Box
: Avila, racing in from third
crashed into Berra and knocked
him fiat on his back. Before
Raschi could retrieve the ball
Luke Easter also scored.
Woodling Homers.
The YankS got back In the game
in the sixth. Gil McDougalo
hunted and was safe at first, a
play hotly disputed by the In
dians. Woodling followed with q
poke into the rightf1eld seats. The
blow marked the fourth time this
season that Woodling has hon.
cred to help beat his former team
mates. Wynn retired the first two
Yanks in the eighth but fell be-
hind. 80, to Mize. Mize fouled of
j two pitches and then whacked his
game-winning homer into the
rightfield stands.
Leo Kiely, 21-year -old rookie
lefthander up from Louisville, re-
stricted the sagging White Sox
to four hits as he turned in his
second victory without q loss for
the Red Sox. Kiely. who lives in
Hoboken, N. j., blanked Chicago