Evening star., 1951-05-19
Roe Snaps Dodgers
Out Of Slump, Yanks
Finally Bow at Home
By Rolph Roden
prn.. Snarks WriAns


Preacher Roe, the lean Brooklyn
lefty, is no Carl Hubbell, but, like
the immortal New York Giant, he's
q meal ticket"
Roe, who seems to improve with
age. is Brooklyn's stopper. The
Hill Billy from Arkansas usually
puts the skids on Dodger losing
streak.
The Dodgers entered st. Louis
last night dragging their tails.
They had absorbed two bad beat
ings from the Cubs in Chicago
and another loss would have
knocked them out of the undis-
puted lead.
Old Preach bailed them out.
Using all of his cunning, Roe
pitched the Dodgers to a 6-3 vic
tory over the Cards before 26,014
fans, largest home attendance Of
the season for the Red Birds.
Lowrey Hits Homer
Roe surrendered seven hits, in-
cluding a two-run homer by Pea
nuts Lowrey. The home run was
the ninth yielded by Roe this sea-
son, but as the "Old Bag of Bones"
said recently, II don't care how
many home-run balls I throw just
as long as I win"
The victory was Roe's fifth
without loss and his fifth COM
plete game in seven starts.
Roe was on the short end Of q
80 count going into the seventh
inning. Lefty Howie Pollet walked
PeeWee Reese. Then Duke Snider
belted a ball over the rightfield
wall and the Preach was home.
The triumph kept the Dodgers
one game in front of the tightly
punched National League. The
Cubs replaced Pittsburgh In the
runner up slot. The Cubs
trounced the Phils: 1879. while
the Pirates dropped a 1878 de-
cision to the Braves. The Pirates
dropped to fourth and the Braves
LOOk over LLllrQ.
Ransom Jackson, Hank Sauer
and Jack Cusick slammed home
runs for Chicago. Jackson has
banged out eight hits, including
four homers, in his last IA trips.
Cusick legged out an inside-the-
park homer with the bases loaded.
Old Dutch Leonard relieved for
the Cubs and got credit for the
victory.
Braves Stage Big Rally.
The Braves scored seven runs
in the second inning at Pittsburgh
and Max Surkont breezed to his
fifth victory. Surkont let up in
the eighth and threw home-run
balls to Ralph Kiner and Wal1y
Westlake. Walker Cooper, with =
home run. triple and three singles
was the. big man for the Braves.
Ken Raffensberger held the
Giants hitless for five innings but
lost his stuff in the sixth as the
New Yorkers showed four runs
across the plate and went on to
post a 4-3 triumph. The squeaker
ended a f1ve-game Cincinnati
winning streak. Sal Maglie was
the winner.
The White Sox handed the
Yankees their first loss Of the
season in Yankee Stadium, IA.
Ed Stewart socked a grand slam
homer in the eighth inning on
Spec Shea to break a 3-3 tie and
win the game.
Pierce Goes All Way.
Nelson Fox also homered for
the Sox who hold second place.
two games back Of the Bombers.
Bill Pierce went all the way for
the surprising White Sox and
scattered II hits.
The third-place Tigers scofed
six runs in the ninth inning to
beat the Athletics, 9-6, in a night
game at Philadelphia.
Steve Sourchock started the
rally with his third home run Of
the season. Five singles and an
error by Pitcher Bob Hooper did
the rest. Dave Philley Of the AS
hit a grand-slam homer. Bob
Cain gained credit for the victory.
The Red Sox edged the slipping
Indians, 81, in a day affair at
Fenway Park. Vern Stephens
drove in both runs with a pinch
hit single in the eighth off Re-
lever Lou BrisSie.
Mickey McDermott, making his
| first start of the wear after Sic