Evening star., 1952-05-31
Lou SIeater 10 Pitch
onight as Mats Open
Series With Tigers
By Burton Howkins

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\ Back from losing three out Of
-four on the road-yet gaining
half game on the leading Indians
in the process-the Mats open a
13-game home stand tonight, with
the Detroit Tigers leading an in
vasion of Western clubs.
Despite misfortune in New York
and Boston the Mats remain in
the midst Of a tight race and viii
rely on Lou Sleater to keep them
there in the opener of four
game series with the Tigers. The
two clubs will play a double-
header tomorrow and a night
game Monday.
Tonight's game between the
Tigers and Mats will be televiSed
by Station WTTG tChannel 50
and broadcast by Station WWDC
(14RO).
The Mats left the Capital Mon
day night two and one-half games
back of front-running Cleveland
and they returned home in third
place only two games out of first
place. That modest achievement
came as the result of the Indians
being clobbered in four of five
games.
Has IL Scoreless Innings.
Sleater, a sensation in two
starts with Washington since he
was plucked from the st. Louis
Browns, will carry a string of IL
scoreless innings against the Ti-
|gers. Lou beat the White Sox.
81, then edged the Athletics. 10.
Marlin Stuart, beaten by the
Mats. 4-3, the last time they faced
him, will pitch for the Tigers.
The Mats sp1urged for four runs
in the ninth inning to beat the
Red Sox. So. in the first game of
the holiday double header in Bos-
ton before bowling. 5-3, in the sec
ond game. Mel Parnell recorded
his 17th successive victory over
Washington in the second engage
ment. although requiring help
from Ivan O'clock.
The Washington club gave
28,767 fans the shock treatment
in the opener. Frank Shea didn't
permit a hit until two were out
in the sixth inning. but when it
came the Mats suddenly trailed,
20. Shea had walked Don Len
hardt before Clyde Vollmer ended
Shea's bid for a no-hitter with a
mighty blast over the centerfield
wall.
The Mats had been scoreless
for 81 innings before Jackie Jen-
sen slammed home run with one
out in the eighth off Ellis Kinder.
Sandy ConSuegra retired with two
out in the eighth due to a twinge
of pain in his arm and Tom Fer
rick came along to take over a
80 count on Volmer. then famed
him on three pitches. Shea had
left after six innings because of a
twitch in his arm.
Ferrick emerged the winner, for
Floyd Baker opened the ninth with
his fourth straight single. Archie
Wilson flied out, but Mickey
Grasso walked and Clyde Kluttz
batted for Ferrick. Kluttz drilled
a single to center. scoring Baker
with the tying run and Eddie
Yost rammed q three-run homer
over the leftfield fence.
Red SOx Threaten.
That three-run lead didn't ap-
pear overwhelming with two out
in the ninth. Walt Dropo opened
the Red Sox ninth with single
to left off Joe Haynes. but Fred
Hatfield hit into a double play.
Haynes walked Ted Lepcio and
Sammy White, then took a walk
himself as Bobo Newsom replaced
him.
Newsom walked Pinch-hitter|
Billy Goodman to fill the bases
and bring dangerous Vern
Stephens to the plate. Newsom
disposed of Stephens but only by
dispatching Wilson to the CENTER
field fence to haul in Vern's we'll
kissed drive.
Shea pitched nine hitless innings
successfully. not counting last Sat-
urday's rained-out activities. He
entered the game with 3h innings
carried over from his last appear
ance against Cleveland, then
didn't allow q hit for 53s innings.
Shea and Consuegra both reported
complete recovery from their all
ments today.
The Mats used five pitchers in
the first game despite the fact the
Red Sox made only four hits. Two
of those came of Shea, whose
chain of scoreless innings ended
at 2125 on Vollmer's homer.
Fred Marsh'S inexperience as an
outfielder cost the Mats the Sec
ond game. He opened the gates
to a four-run inning for the Red
Sox in the fourth when he dropped
Goodman's fly for a two-base err
ror. Later in the inning Marsh
made wild throw to the plate
for his second error. Those mis-
cues, coupled with Julio Moreno's
(See MATS, Page A-7.)
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