Evening star., 1951-09-18

1850 and they've just finished showing again."
Gould Phil Rizzuto's bunt have decided pennant?
asked sitting at Greenbergs table THE pennant isn't
decided yet" replied We're long way from being out
of it. The Red sox aren't dead either But the Yankees
win by half few percentage points, you'd
say RizzutoS bunt one of the key plays"
RIzzUTO'S SUICIDE BUNT" will be remembered a long
me regardless of whether the Yankees win lose 1t
executed with spent much of
their time the train talking about it.
The going last of the ninth Then
with one down. Joe Daggo scratched hit to Third
al RoSen Gene Woodng skipped ball Easter
and Bobby Ava sending DMag to third Both hits were
awuly tainted The eft-handed batting Bobby Brown was
purposey passed by Bob Lemon the came
In close for Rzzuto To strong in left field Man
ager Al Lopez replaced Dale Mitchell with Kennedy
Lemons first pitch strike On the next with DIag
flying toward the plate Phil dumped perfect Diaggio
was home before Lemon touched the ball 2- and
all All of those long hours spends in spring
training bunting against pitching machine secondary
diamond, had paid off again.
IN YANKEE dressing room Rzzuto was insisting that
Daggos base running important as his bunt
On what they call suicide bun little shortstop ex
planned ts for the to time his
oaSn Just right he leaves too for instance
pitcher like Lemon will him corner of his eve
and fire the ball it can't be bunted-uuay at the baer
head don't think Lemon DaMaggio until it was too
late to aim the pitch again good ball to
bunt and I'll this much one that gave me
a bigger kick"
There disposition on the part of some critics to oues
ton Lopez strategy when he ordered order
to fill the bases and bring Cleveland manager
have on ones side.
What was to prevent Brown from bunting?" Hank de-
manded mo, the smart thing walk Lopez had
Two choices he pitched to Brown he'd still
nave to get Rzzuo to end the inning barring improbable
double play Brown By pitching Rzzuo after creating
play at all bases there better retiring the side
on double play.
Finally if Rizzuto only popped out Casey stenges next
hitter was Ed Lopa It's possible Senge might have sent up
plnch hitter and then you'd have Lopat out game"
ANEWSPAPERMAN said he had been talking to AL Rosen
asking MIN how feels to be playing in like
what did he say? Greenberg inquired Al Just said that
with hV months of the like every-
thng That has happened now that
every pitch, every play really counts"
i've felt that way Greenberg said strain believe
me- and here are three clubs feeling it. guy kick one in
May or July and it's forgotten guy who pulls rock
or mutS ball now will down in history won't be
remembered in the way he'd like"
the Indians now have lost Is 16 games in
YANKEE Stadium but Greenberg insists sign of faint
hearedneSS on their part For players lust
oont go well in that park he said other hand thew
seem to have confidence the Boston park if YOU listen
70 most American League players they'll you they'd rather
lace the Yankees in New York than Red sox in Boston
any old time"
Don't write us out of this race" If we blow
poh OF our next two Boston, you might more or less
forget u.s. out we win split the fight all the
way Just don't forget the Red and Yankees have TO pav
each other eight more games"