Evening star., 1951-06-11
Have Lost Only 2 on Road;
Mats Streak Finally Ends
By the Associated Press

The cooled-off Chicago White
Sox-their margin at the top Of
the American League back at 21a
games as a result of yesterdays
split with the New York Yankees
shove off today on a two-weeE
swing around the Eastern division,
where they have yet to lose a
game this season.
AS a matter of fact, Paul Rich
ards hustling club has lost only
two games on the road all year
one in Cleveland and the other in
Detroit. All the other dozen losses
have come at ComiSkey Park. The
team has won IL straight away
from home. j.
Washington, Boston, Philadel-
Iphia and New York all hold pleas
ant memories for the White Sox.
In Boston the team started its
sensational IA game winning.
streak. In New York the White
Sox became the firDt invading
team to win a game. In Washing
ton they swept all three. In Phil
adelphia they climaxed the first
all-conquering Eastern invasion
by Chicago team.
Open in Washington.
No wonder the White Sox look
forward to their next IA games
with relish. They open the tour
tomorrow night against the Mats
whom they've whipped seven
straight times, and close June "a
against the Red Sox, whom
they've beaten six out Of seven.
The White Sox gave their de-
lirious fans a terrific scare over
the week end, losing three straight
to the Yankees A capacity
Comiskey Park Sunday crowd Of
52.054 was resigned to a fourth
straight loss when the Yankees
took a 40 lead in the second game
after winning the opener, 81.
But the Sox stormed back. coming
from behind twice. to win the
nightcap, lit.
! The Red Sox also showed come
back qualities. sweeping two
games in Cleveland, 9-6 and 80.
to take undisputed possession Of
third place. They trail Chicago
by 5h games. The Tigers downed
the Athletics twice in Detroit.
11-7 and 9-5.
Dodgers Retain Margin.
In the National League, Brook
lyn retained its 512-game advan-.
tage by dividing a pair with Pitts
burgh. The Dodgers eked out
2-1 win in the opener and the
Pirates copped the thinning
nigfltcap. 5-4
Two streaks were snapped as
Chicago held the New York Giants
even in a twin bill. After the
Giants had won the first game.
81. for their fifth in a row over
l Chicago, the Cubs came back to
gain their first triumph over New
!, York, 7-3 They added insult to
injury by smashing Sal Maglie's
nine-game winning streak.
st. Louis moved within a point
Fof the second-place Cincinnati
r Reds, nipping the Braves in Bos-
, ton, 5-4. The Reds. scheduled to
, play two in Philadelphia, were
washed out by rain.
/ White SOx Bunch Hits.
i Handcuffed with seven hits by
; Eddie Lopat in the opener, the
White Sox hammered six Yankee
pitchers for IA hits in the night
.Icap. Six of these came in the fifth
inning when they tailed five times
after two were out to overcome
a 40 deficit Singles by Jim
Busby. Floyd Baker, Bob Dillinger
and Orestes Minoso. plus doubles
by Phil Mast and Nelson Fox, ac-
counted for the runs.
Hits by Johnny Hopp, Gerry
Coleman and Pinch Hitter Joe Di-
, Maggie put the Yankees back
, into 6-5 lead. The Sox stormed
back with two in their half of the
sixth, but the Yanks tied it again
in the seventh at TT. Then came
another Chicago deluge. An error,
) a walk and successive hits by Ed
die Robinson, Don Lenhardt and
Busby produced four runs.
Randy Gumpert. who pitched
the last 32s innings. registered his
fifth victory without a defeat. The
loss was charged to Joe Ostrow-
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