Evening star., 1951-06-16
Raschii's 10Th Victory,
White Sox Setbacks
Brighten Y Yank Outlook
BY The A.seeiatsd Pres.


Vic Raschi is on the beam again
AS q result. the pennant outlook
for the Yankees is brighter today
The 32-year-old right handler,
winner Of 81 games in each of the
last few seasons, apparently isl
headed for his best season in the
majors.
Raschi ran up an 81 mark and
then suffered two sound beatings,
but the hard-working ace has
come back with two neat perform
ances.
He beat the White Sox last
Thursday and last night turned
back the. Tigers, 20, on three hits
to become the first major league
pitcher to win 10 games. Raschi
won his 10th game in 1850 on
July 4.
White Sox Margin Cut.
Raschi's victory over the Tigers
enabled the Yanks 70 cut the White
Sox' pace-setting margin to three
games. The Sox were upset by
the last-place Athletics, 4-3 and
1875. in a twi-night double header.
Raschi famed eight, had no.
hitter until the sixth inning, when
Fred Hutchinson, relief pitcher,
singled, and was in trouble only
in the ninth. The Tigers put two
on with one out, but Raschi struck
out Joe Ginsberg and George Kell
was thrown out attempting to steal
third as Ginsberg famed.
The Yanks collected only five
hits of Hal Newhouser and
Hutchinson. They scored in the
first on two singles and a ground
out and again in the third on
Mickey Mantle's single. his theft
of second and Hank Bauer's
single.
White Sox Streak Broken.
Philadelphia's stunning victories
over the White Sox ended Chi
cago's 15-game consecutive road
win streak. The AS won the
opener In II innings on an error
that wound up in a free-for-all.
Elmer Valo walked with two out
and scored the winning run. He
raced around on Gus Zernial's
double that Jim Busby fumbled in
left center field. Valo oowled over
Catcher Gus Niarhos. who dropped
the ball in the collision.
Sox Pitcher Saul Rogovin. back
ing up the play. swung at Valo.
Players from both teams rushed
out and a few blows were landed
before order was restored
Paul Richards. White Sox man
ager, argued the decision and
played the nightcap under pro-
test. Bob Hooper, who stopped the
White Sox' 14-game winning
streak recently, was the winner.
Zernial Gets Grand Slam.
Zernial started the AS OF in
the nightcap with a grand-slam
homer in the first inning and
little Bobby Shantz stayed ahead
the rest Of the way to gain his
fifth victory.
Don Johnson, recent waiver
acquisition from the Browns.
turned in his second straight vic
tory for Washington as he pitched
the Senators to a AZ decision over
the Indians.
The Dodgers continued their
relentless pennant drive In the
National League. edging the Cubs.
81. Don Newcombe, returning toI
action after a weeks layoff. drove
home the winning run with a sixth
inning single.
Giants Beat Pirates.
The second place Giants re-
manned six games off the pace. out
lasting the Pirates, 11-6. Yves
Westrum spanked the Giants, driv-
ing in six runs on his ninth and
10th homers. He homered with
the bases loaded in the nth and
with one on In the ninth.
The Cardinals showed under
the Phillies, 1912. Billy Johnson,
Stan Musial and Peanuts Lowrey
featured the Cards 13-hit drive
with three safeties each.
Willie (The Knick) Ramsdell
pitched the Cincinnati Reds to a
6-1 decision over Max Surkont
and the Braves. The Braves COL
lected only seven hits of Willie's
fiutter ball. Four Boston errors
undermined Surkont's task. Virgil
Stallcup and Johnny Wyrostek
knocked in two runs apiece for
the Reds.