Evening star., 1951-04-27
Benched
As Giants Seek
To Break Slump
Move Fails to Avert
Shutout by Braves;
Red Sox Halt Yonks
BY The Assoeidted Press


NEW YORK, April 27.-Leo
Durocher. cocky and confident 10
days ago that his Giants would
be National League pennant con-
tenders all the way. is boiling mad
in the wake of eight straight de-
featS.
What's more, Leo's in a mood
for drastic measures, as he's
proved by benching Second Base
man Eddie Stanky. The spirited
infielder was replaced last night
by Artie Wilson, feet Negro rookie
from the Pacific Coast League, but
still the Giants lost. 8 to 0, 20
the Boston Braves.
Snaps at Writers.
That Durocher is beginning to
steam was illustrated when he
jumped baseball writer's covering
the Giants. Asked to explain his
benching of Stanky. Leo snapped:
Wilson is playing second, that's
all. Too many writer's distort
what I have to say. so I'm not
explaining anything any more"
Johnny Sain shut out the
Giants with six hits as the Braves
spoiled Sal Maglie's 34th birth
day A two-run, homer by Roy
Hartsfeld, followed by Sam
Jethroe's fifth home run of the
Season, broke open a scoreless
game in the eighth inning, drop
ping the Giants deeper in the
cellar.
Hartsfield's inside -the-park belt
sailed over the head of Bobby
Thomson, who misjudged the long
drive that landed on the cinder
path in deep center,
Tooth Victory for Sain.
It was an important victory for
Sain, his Tooth in the majors and
first of the new season. Hank
Thompson's double down the left
field foul line was the only Giant
extra-baser.
Robin Roberts hoisted the
champion Phillies into q first
place percentage tie with the idle
st. Louis Cardinals by whipping
Brooklyn, 20. The Phils made
their three hits count, while the
Dodgers wasted eight, including
three in the first inning.
Chris Van Cuyk allowed only
one hit in seven innings, but
trailed, 10, when lifted for a
pinch hitter in the eighth. The
lone hit. single by Andy Sem
.inick in the third, advanced Dick
tSisler, hit by a pitched ball, to
third. He scored on Mike Goliat's
fly. The second run came off
Glenn Labine in the eighth on
Seminick's second single, a sac
rifice, and Eddie Watkins single.
The four Western teams in both
major leagues were not scheduled.
Red SOx Win Slugfest.
In sharp contrast to the bril-
liant pitching in the two National
League night games and the
American League game at WASH
ington, where Chice Marrero
threw a one-hitter at the Athletics,
the Red Sox and Yankees staged
a real daytime slugfest at Fenway
Park in Boston.
With Billy Goodman slugging
four hits and knocking in three
runs, the Red Sox knocked off the
Yanks, 1877, in a 3-hour 3O-minute
struggle. There were 20 walks and
90 hits off a parade of pitchers. :
Bobby Doerr's double off Allie
Reynolds with the bases full in
the sixth was the turning point,
putting Boston out front, 81. Up
to that time the Yanks were on
top. A five-run outburst in the
Eighth wrapped it up.
Ellis Kinder, the only effective
pitcher used by either side, al
lowed only two hits after coming
into the game in the fifth. It was
his fifth relief job in eight Bos-
ton games. Reynolds, second of
four New York pitchers, was the
loser.
Mickey Mantle, the Yanks'
rookie flash, was benched by Man
ager Casey Stengel, who explained
che needs a rest. This is a big
right field here and the kid isn't
too good in the field yet"
Still Mickey broke into the line
up as a pinch Hitter for Billy
johnson in the ninth. He struck
out.