The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-06-23
Berra's Homer
Yanks
Win Over Sox
INDIANS SWEEP TWIN
BILL FROM RED SOX IN
SUNDAY ACTION; CARDS
WIN PAIR IN NATIONAL
BY JOE REIcHLER
Associated Press Sports Writer

Larry (YogD Berra's ability to
fill the departed Joe DiMaggiO's
shoes is the big reason why the
New York Yankees are winging
their way to their fourth successive
American League pennant.
The smuggling catcher. off to a
ragged start due to hand injury,
has been hotter than hundred
degrees in the dugout during the
past two weeks. AS a result, the
Yankees have swept past 10th
Cleveland and the Boston ed Sox
into first place,
In the last II games, Berra has
hammered 10 home runs. drove In
20 of his teams So runs and per-
sonally has accounted for eight of
their nine victories. That's rem
iniScent of DiMaggio at his best.
1t was a four Dagger by Berra
Sunday that snapped six inning
scOrelesS duel between Billy Pierce
of the Chicago White Sox and Bob
Kuzava of the Yankees, and gave
him the home run leadership of
the league at Ia. The Yankees won
the opener. 80. and lost the second,
81, but retained their two game
lead when the fourth place Indians
swept a twin bill from the Red
Sox, TO and ga.
The split also proved boon TO
the White Sox who jumped into
second place. The Washington Sen
atorS jumped off to an 8-5 first
game victory but the st. Louis
Browns came back with a 80 win.
Detroit took a hard fought IL
inning 4-3 decision from Philadel-
phia but the athletics bounced
back with a 100 triumph.
Rain cut National League activ-
ity in half, forcing the postpone
ment of the scheduled doublehead-
er between Chicago and the Giants
in New York and the single affair
in Brooklyn between Pittsburgh
and the Dodgers.
Alright hurting by Southpaws,
AL Brazle and Harry Brecheen
gave the St. Louis Cardinals pair
of ~ victories over the Boston
Braves while Cincinnati and Phil
adelphia split The Reds copied
the opener. So and the Phillies
prevailed, 80. in the nightcap.
Banked by Kuzaya with two sin
| giles in the opener, the White Sox
regained their winning ways in the
second game when Marv GriSsom
outpitched the Yankees Bill Mil
Ter.
Steve Gromek celebrated the
birth of a son Saturday night by
hurting a two hat shutout for the
Indians over Boston in the first
game Of their twin bill.
Successive singles by jim FrId
ley, Merrill Combs and Jim Hogan
in the sixth snapped II dead
lock that gave Mike Garcia his
10th victory in the nightcap.
Hal Newhouser former pitching
great now reduced 10 relief roles.
hurled seven scoreless innings and
scored the winning run for Detroit
over Philadelphia IN the 18th on
pinch hitter Vic Wertz bases load
ed single with two out.
Gus Zernlal blasted tWo homers
as part Of a five hat spree ~ the
second game to make II easy for
Carl SCheib.
Randy Gumpert gained his first
Washington win since he was oo.
tanned from the Red SIX as the
Mats we're presented With four un-
earned runs 20 Har4as>h s, LOUIS.
IS Gene RearGen vas The whale
+ sho2 for tire triumphant Brow rs
/ IN the % rEhtcap
Stan Mus!al strcfc1ea t.s Corsec
uilFe game baf:J0. streak 20 y
. as me Cards tagged the Braves
aith tw0 defeats
/ Catcher Andy Scm8-.rk gained
revenge on ms former r-laae.
phla teammates he.arE . base
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