Evening star., 1951-07-02
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By The Assoeiofed Press

Inc chicago Wnlte SOX are no
Longer in the American League
lead. Today the Yankees are in
first place and they have couple
of pitchers to thank for that sit
uation-their own Ed Lopat and
Ned Carver of the last-place st.
Louis Browns.
In fact, pitching dominated ac-
ton all the way down the line
yesterday. The big news, OF
course, was Bob Feller's no-hitter
against Detroit, but there also was
a lost one-hitter. a pair Of two
hitters and a four-hitter.
Carver, who owns 1914 record
with the lowly Browns, was one
Of the two-hit pitchers, as he
set down the White Sox, 81, in
the second game of a double head
er at Chicago. The White Sox had
to go II innings to win the first
game, 2-1.
Lead by Four Points.
The split, coupled with Lopat's
six-hit, So, victory over the Red
Sox IN New York, moved the
Yankees into the lead, four per-
centage points ahead of Chicago.
Chicago thus finds itself out Of
the lead for the first time since
May %.
Chicago can retake the lead to-
night by beating Cleveland if
Philadelphia can cooperate and
beat the Yankees.
However, the White Sox have
scored only six runs in their last
three games and have lost six
of their last 10. And the In
dams have won their last six.
Bill Veeck, who has to round
up some additional st. Louis
stock within 48 hours in order to
take over the Browns, was among
the $1,000 who saw CARRIER pitch
his two-hitter.
Now it will be even tougher
getting that stock" he COM
mented. THE stockholders will
want to stick around and get in
on good thing"
Doerr Gets the 2,000th Hit.
Overshadowed by all that pitch
| ing craftsmanship was Bobby
Doerr's 2,000th major league hit.
a single for the Red Sox in the
ninth inning at New York. Play
was halted while the ball was
given to the spunky second base
man as a souvenir. Doerr, who
came to the majors in 1887 is the
seth player to reach the 2,000-hit
mark. The Yanks' Joe DiMaggio
was the last previous one to do it.
Little Phil Rizzuto collected two
of the Yankees nine hits off Mel
Parnell and two successors and
scored three times to lead his team
to the victory. Johnny Pesky Of
Boston slammed a homer with
none on in the fifth inning, his
second Of the season.
Carver faced only % White Sox
batterS in the last seven innings
as he registered his 10th victory.
Lou Kretlow gave up the winning
runs in the fourth on a walk. A
double by Dale Long. Kenwood's
scoring fly and Fred Marsh's
single. Matt Bats homered in
the sixth inning.
Min0So's Homer Wins.
The White Sox won the opener
when Orestes Minoso slammed a
400-foot homer to break up a
pitching duel between Duane
Pillette and Ken Holcombe.
Russ Meyer held Brooklyn to
one hit but the Dodgers beat his
Phillies. 20. Don Newcombe
pitched a seven-hitter for Brook
lyn. Pee Wee Reese got the
Dodgers lone blow off the tenn
permental Meyer. 1t was poom-
ing third-inning triple that fol-
lowed walks to Roy Campanella
and Cal Abrams. accounting for
the only runs of the game.
! Paul Minner handcuffed the
Cincinnati Reds with two singles
in the opener as the Chicago Cubs
swept a double e-header from the
Reds, TO and Us. Larry Jansen
scattered seven hits in pitching
the New York Giants to a Al win
over Boston's Braves.
Feller's no-hit, 81 victory over
the Tigers in the first game of q
doubleheader at Cleveland was fol-
lowed by four-hit shutout by his
teammate, Bob ChakaleS.
| In the only games where pitch
ing did not shine, the Philadelphia
Athletics downed Washington
twice, 10-7 and 80, and the st.
Louis Cardinals whipped the Pitts
burgh Pirates, Sd, in IL innings.