Evening star., 1951-08-15
Brissie Copies Page
As Ace Relief Man
In Cleveland Surge
By Ralph Roden
Associated Press Sports Writer

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By Ralph Roden
Associated Pres. Sports Writer
Lou Brissie is the unheralded
cog in the Indians drive for the
American League pennant.
Brissie is to the Indians what
Joe Page was to the Yankees in
their successful 1947 and 1949
pennant campaigns. But unlike
the former ace reliever of the
Bombers, Brissie hasn't drawn the
headlines.
Although the "big four" Of Bob
Feller, Mike Garcia, Early Wynn
and Bob Lemon have received
most of the credit, Brissie has
contributed handsomely to the
I2h-game lead the Indians enjoy
over the Yankees today. y
Pitches Three Scoreless Innings.
The 27-year -old left-hander. Sc
riously wounded in Italy during
the war, pitched three scoreless
innings in relief yesterday to gain
credit for the Indians 6-5 10-in-
ming victory over the Tigers for
their 18th straight win.
The Yanks kept pace by defeat
ing the Mats, 6-3. The third-place
Red Sox also won, downing the
Athletics, IA.
In the National League the
Giants turned back the Dodgers,
AZ; the Braves beat the Phillies,
AZ, and the Cubs edged the Car
dinals, 5-4. The other clubs were
idle.
Brissie, making his saith ap-
pearance for the Indians, gained
his third triumph. However. 1t
marked the 18th time he has sue
cessfully baled out a faltering
starter. Brissie now has pitched
1917 consecutive scoreleSS innings.
Traded by Athletics.
The lanky southpaw came to
the Indians from the Athletics in
"a three-cornered deal with Chi
cago on April 80. The Indians
had to give up Orestes Minoso to
the White Sox to obtain Brissie.
|At the time Hank Greenberg,
Cleveland general manager, was
criticized for making the deal.
Greenberg said, 1--WE didn't want
to give up Minoso. He has the
chance to become one OF the
really good ball players OF our
time. It's the kind of a deal a
club makes when it's going all out
for the pennant."
Minoso has lived up to Green
berg's expectations, but the work
of Brissie has enabled the Indians
to "go all out for the pennant."
Lemon Removed in Sixth.
Lemon started for the Indians
against Detroit's Fred Hutchin-
son. The Tigers knocked Lemon
out with a three-yun rally in the
sixth. Brissie took over in the
eighth and held the Tigers at bay
the remainder of the way. Jim
Hogan singled home Harry Simp-
son from second base with two out
in the 10th to break up the game.
Hank Borowy was the loser. Ray
Boone and Simpson homered for
the Indians and Dick Kryhoski
and Vic Wertz7 for the Tigers. The
victory was the Indians 18th in
16 meetings with Detroit.
Ted williams drove home three
runs on pair of homers to lead
the Red Sox to victory over the
Athletics. The homers enabled
Williams to wrest the league lead
from the AS Gus Zernial, Is to "a,
and also boosted his RBI output
| to 100, tops in the majors. Mickey
McDermott started for Boston but
left in the sixth complaining Of a
pain in his left side. Chuck
Stobbs and Walt Masterson nm
ished up. The Sox pulled a triple
play in the eighth.
Spencer Pitches 6-Hitter.
/ The Giants relief specialist,
| George Spencer, made his first
start since May Is and checked
the Dodgers on six hits. He lost
his shutout in the eighth inning
when Billy Cox and Duke Snider
homered. The Giants sewed it
up in the first, scoring three runs
on homers by Don Mueller and
Whitley Locknian off Erv Palica
The victory was the Giants first
over the Dodgers in seven games
Home runs by Ebba st. Claire
and Sam Jethroe featured the
Braves triumph over Robin Rob-
erts and the Phils. Rookie Chet
| Nichols scattered eight Phila-
J delphia hits to bag his seventh
victory.
| Hank Sauer drove home all five
!, Chicago runs in the Cubs conquest
of the Cards. Sauer blasted a
!, two-run double and his 10th and
10th homers. Cliff Chambers was
the victim Of Sauer's blasting
!. lReliever Monk Dubiel picked ur
lhiS first victory.