Evening star., 1951-05-02
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Old Fire With ;
Wins in 3Starts
Glitter Whips Red.So,
As indians Maintain
Tie With Mats for Lead
BY Joe Reichler
Associated Press Sports Writer

One last ambition-to get an
other shot at a World Series VIC
tory-is spurring Bob Feller on to
what may be one of his greatest
seasons.
Feller, baseball's best right
hand pitcher since the days of
Walter johnson and Grover Alex
ander, has achieved lasting fame
with his strikeout records, two no.
hitters and 200-plus victories. The
Cleveland hurler has realized all
his ambitions-except one. Despite
two cracks at it, a World Series
triumph has eluded him.
This is the year, the erstwh!le
flreballer thinks.
Shows Old-time Form.
Feller is showing flashes of his
former greatness this season. He
has made three starts, gone the
route each time and won all three,
Feller pitched his best game of
the campaign last night, whipping
the power-packed Red Sox, I'll,
with a six-hitter. Aiming for his
sixth 20-game season, and his
first since 1947. Bob has sur
rendered only 4 runs and 81 hits
in 27 innings.
The victory kept the Indians
in a first-place tie with the Mats
who made a great comeback to
nose out the Browns.
Cards Take Lead.
In the National League the Car
dinals took undisputed possession
of first place, whipping Johnny
Sain and the Braves under the Bos-
ton lights, So. The Braves held or
to second place when Pittsburgh
upset the Dodgers in Brooklyn
6-2. The Phillies tied the Dodgers
for third, shading the Cincinnati
Reds in Philadelphia night
game, 6-5. New York's awakening
Giants made it two in row with
a So victory over the Cubs in a
Polo Grounds night encounter.
! The Yankees stayed close on
the heels of the American League
Headers, tripping the White Sox ir
Chicago. 8-3. The Athletics raj.
lied for eight runs in the 18th in
ming to rout the Tigers in Detroit
l9-1, and end their 10-game loSine
IStreak.
The largest crowd of the season
I53.462 fans, saw Larry Dolby anc
Harry (Suitcase) Simpson leac
1.-THE Indians. Dolby batted in thret
runs with a single and double
Simpson got two hits and scored
twice. Bill Wight lost his thiro
straight game. Lou Boudreau. re-
turning to the city where he
gained fame as manager anc
player, slammed double in foul
times at bat for the Red Sox. Hi:
wild throw, however, helped the
Indians in their scoring. Fellel
did not beat Boston all last year
Mantle and Berra Homer.
Home runs by Mickey Mantle
and Yogi Berra helped Vic Rasch
gain his third victory for th'
Yankees. Orestes Minoso, obtained
from Cleveland. made his Whit,
Sox debut with a two-run homel
his first time at bat. The younl
Negro star, chiefly responsible TO
drawing a crowd of 14,776, let il
two runs with an error at thirt
base.
The Yanks played without Jo
DiMaggio, sidelined by a stiff
neck.
Rookie Lou Limmer's three-rul
double spanked the Athletics
Eeight-run uprising against tn
loser, Dizzy Trout, and Gene Bear
den. Hank Wyse was the winner
Outflelder Dave Philley, newcome
from Chicago, climaxed the rail-,
with two-run triple.
Tommy Poholsky gained hi
second st. Louis victory with
six-hitter against the Braves. HI
was aided by Stan Musial ant
Steve Bilko, who homered tw,
against the loser, Sain.
Robin Roberts survived a five
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