Evening star., 1951-06-10
Homer
By Me|e No Help
In Ending Streak
Browns Win Out, 81,
As Mats Near Cellar
With Sixth Straight
By Burton Hawkins
Sfor StaH Correspondent

Stur Stoff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-After dis
playing more than their customary
resistance, the Mats achieved their
sixth successive loss today, travel
ing IL innings to an 81 defeat by
the Browns.
There were several'occaSions tor
doubt about the outcome, for Sam
Mele rammed a grand-slam home
run in the first inning to stake the
Mats to 40 lead and later Wash-
ington enjoyed a 7-3 advantage.
But some more of their pathetic
pitching reared it's head so the
Mats contrived to have the score
tied, then struggled to the Usual
ending.
Ray Coleman's single with one
out in the eleventh, scoring Jim
Delsing from third, again brought
joy to one of the leagues lesser
pitchers.
This time it was Lou Sleater,
beaten seven straight times with
out a victory until today. He
emerged with his first win by hold
ing Washington to one hit in five
innings of an impressive relief
performance.
Three Games From Cellar.
Thus the Mats went down to
their 18th loss in 10 games, their
25th in 80 games, in a plunge which
has seen them drop from first pace
to within three games of the base
ment.
Sandy Consuegra, who compiled
a personal losing string of five
after early-season glory which
brought him three straight wins.
was the victim of the Browns
rally, started with one out in the
18th when Delsing singled to left.
Bob Young beat out bunU
to Mickey Vernon and Delsing
sprinted from second to third
when Cass Michaels dropped Ver-
mons toss at first base. Coleman.
who previously had blasted two
triples. singled sharply to center.
scoring Delsing.
The Mats previously had tested
Hank Wyse and Bob Ross on the
mound. but they couldn't stand
prosperity and permitted sizeable
LEADS to evaporate. Manager Zack
Taylor tested Bob Mahoney and
Jim Suchecki before getting around
to Sleater, who retired the last
II Mats in order.
Sandy Gets Is Straight.
After a poor start, Consuegra
retired Is st. Louis batters in a,
row before the Browns reached
him for three straight hits and
the decision.
Coleman, who batted across four
runs and scored twice, led the
Browns 12-hit attack. while Mi
chaels got three Of the Mats II
hits.
Mele's base clearing blow in the
first inning was preceded by an
epidemic of single-slapping by
Michaels, Irv Noren and Vernon
which filled the bases. Mele then
blasted a Mahoney pitch into the
Ileft-field bleachers for the Mats
first bases-fllled homer Of the
year.
| Michaels invited the Browns
first run when he gummed up
Young's grounder in the first in
ming. Wyse walked Coleman and
Dale Long to load the bases, and
Sherman Lollar brought Young
across with a long fly to Noren.
Coleman's first triple and Roy
ISievers' outf1eld fly sliced the
Washington margin to A in the
third inning, but the Mats picked
up a run in the fourth when Fred
Marsh contributed a three-bass
error. The Browns third base
man fired wildly past first base
after fielding Gil Coan's grounder.
and Coan streaked all the way to
third, later scoring on Noren's
single.
Wyse Makes Exit.
Marsh's single, Suchecki's sacri-
flee and Delsing's single trimmed
the Mats advance to So in the
fourth. when Wyse made his exit.
An error by Young on Mele's
Igrounder, an intentional walk to
Mickey GraSso with two out and
Ross double to right gave the
Mats two runs and a 7-3 lead in the
fifth. but Ross and Consuegra let
that vanish in the sixth.
That st. Louis outburst was
Started when Ross walked Marsh
and pinch-hitter Clyde Kluttz.
IDelsing's single jammed the bases
land got Ross out of action. Con-
Isuegra disposed of Young on a
foul to Eddie Yost, but Coleman
hit his second triple and the score
was tied when Consuegra Wild