Evening star., 1951-05-29
Red Sox Provide Aid
In Knocking Yankees
Out Of First Place
BY the Assoeiated Press


For the first time in 80 years
Chicago's White Sox are able to
look down on the entire American
lLeague-and that includes the
world champion New York
Yankees.
Al momentous AZ home coming
victory over the st. Louis Browns
last night, before 23.138 whooping
fans, put the White Sox on top
las climax to a spectacular IL
game winning streak-all but one
on the road.
The needed outside assistance
was provided when the Red Sox
Inosed out the Yankees. 81. in
Boston.
Not since 1920 have the White
|Sox enjoyed-all by themselves,
that is-such a lofty perch as late
as Memorial Day. They were on
top for two days in 1937-June 80
but were forced to share the
lead with the Yankees. New York
went on to win the flag. Chicago
dropping to third.
18 Out of Last 20.
Victorious in 18 of their last 20
games, the White Sox now hold
a lead of "a percentage points over
the Yankees-.727 to .703. The
Yankees have participated in four
more games and played only 500
ball in those contests.
Only twice in their 51-year his
tory in the league have the White
Sox been able to string together
longer victory skeins. They es-
tablished the league record (since
tied by the Yankees) of 10 con-
secutive victories in 1906. Two
years later, they won 13 straight,
Jail at home.
For the fifth straight day. Man
ager Paul Richards watched an
other castoff come through for
him with a dazzling pitching per-
formance. Last night it was Saul
Rogovin, who came from the De-
ltroit Tigers a little more than a
week ago in exchange for Bobby
Cain.
Rogovin threw a tWo-hitter at
the Browns as his mates clubbed
Duane Pillette for eight of their
nine hits and all their runs in
five innings. Eddie Robinson
raped in two runs with a pair of
lsingles. Eddie Stewart scored
twice and drove in one run.
ParnelI Tough for Yanks.
Mel Parnell. ace Red Sox south
paw, gave the Yankees nine hits
but was tough in the pinches as
he registered his fifth victory. two
of them over the Yankees.
Bobby Doerr's sixth home run,
with a man on base. in the Sec
ond inning, was the payoff wal
lop. Vern Stephens drove in the
other run as the Red Sox made
full use of their six hits off Allie
Reynolds. The win extended the
Red Sox string to eight in a row
Two double plays snuffed out
Yankee threats. The last was in
the eighth inning when Parnell
got Hank Bauer to rap into a
double killing with runners on
first and third.
Bob Feller pitched his second
shutout in succession as Cleve-
land whipped the Tigers in De-
Itroit, 90. The 32-year-old right
handler, who shut out Washing
ton with two hits in his last ap.
lpearance. yielded six hits ano
struck out three. Feller has giver
Iup only II earned runs in 60K
innings.
/ Dodgers Retain Margin.
Brooklyn retained it's 21a-gamt
edge in the National League race
shading the Phililes, 4-3, in Phil
adelphia. A home run by Car
Furillo in the ninth snapped 6
1873 deadlock and handed the Phils
their fifth straight loss.
Ralph Branca, in his first star
of the season, went the distance
The Dodgers collected 10 hits of
Ken Heintzelman, who famed /.
dodgers, but also gave up two
home runs. Gil Hodges got hi
I15th of the season.
The st. Louis Cardinals blew 6
So lead to Pittsburgh, but cam,
back in the last half of the 10tf
inning to exc out a SIS victor,
when Red Schoendienst singled
with two out and the bases loaded
Rookie Tom Poholsky went al
the way to register his fourth vic.
tory. The youngster, however
threw up three home runs balls tt
Cliff Chambers, Ralph Kiner ane
George Metkovich. He has tossed
10 this year, high in the majors
First Hit for Mays.
Warren SPAIN snapped New
York's four-game winning streal
with a seven hitter as the Bostor
Braves defeated the Giants, Al
Bob Elliott started the Braves
rolling with a two-run homer IL
the first inning.
| Willie Mays. 20-year-old Negr,
recently brought up from Mime
apolis. smashed his first majoI
League hit-a home run-in hi
first time at bat. He had gone l.
official times at bat without hit
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