Evening star., 1952-04-20
Vernon S Homer
And Single Net
Both GriffR Runs
Washington Pitcher
Cuts Off Late RoIIy
To Achieve Shutout
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By Burton Hawkins
Stor Sfoff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 19.-The
Yankees were Inundated by one
of their castoffs today when trim
Bob Portertield showed them a
steaming fast ball and the Mats
beat them, 20.
Porterfield restricted the Yam
KEGS to six hits, dealt them a
third straight defeat and per-
mitted the Mats to leave town
with one Of their rare series
sweeps at Yankee Stadium. Held
to one run by the Athletics
Thursday, the Yankees scored
only one against the Mats Con-
ME Marrero yesterday and today
Porterf1eld completely short
circuited their power.
Bob received 11-hit support from
the Mats, but the two hits that
scored runs were the exclusive
property of Mickey Vernon.
His first inning single scored Gil
Coan and in the fourth Mickey
blasted Tom Morgan for home
run into the third deck of the
vast parks rightfield stands.
Vernon Has Busy Afternoon.
Vernon's homer. his second Of
the season, and the second for the
Washington club, gave Porterf1eld
a slim but sufficient margin upon
which to operate. Vernon later
walked and supplied a third hit
in the ninth inning to enjoy a
perfect afternoon while some a.
808 customers glumly watched
Porterfield reducing the Bronx
Bombers to duds.
Porterfield's shutout was jeop-
ardized with two out in the ninth
inning. Muscular Hank Bauer
pumped a double to left and
dangerous Bob Cerv, .344 hitter
with Kansas City last season, was
sent to bat for Jerry Coleman.
Porterf1eld poured a fastball that
sizaled past Cerv. Then he broke
off sharp curve as Cerv watched
Iruefully. Cerv swung at Bob's
third offering and lifted a game
ending pop fly to Cass MichaelS
at second base.
Mats Start Early.
The Mats wasted no time in
the first inning. With one out,
Coan delivered his first hit of
the season, a single to right. Gil
shifted to second when Coleman
threw out Irv Noren, and Vernon
brought Coan across with his
single to center.
Vernon increased the Mats
margin with his homer and Por-
terfield took it from there. He
walked only two, struck out four
and allowed only one Yankee to
reach third base.
Only in three innings did the
Yankees foment trouble and Bob
escaped from those jams admir-
ably. Johnny Hopp walked with
one out in the first inning and
Mickey Mantle singled. Hopp
became the lone Yankee to reach
third after Gene Woodling flied
deep to Coan in left. but was
stranded when Gil McDougald
hoisted to Noren.
Morgan and Rizzuto Single.
Morgan and Phil Rizzuto
singled successfully with one down
in the fifth, but Hopp flied to
Coan and Mantle popped to
Floyd Baker at shortstop. Cole
man opened the Yankees seventh
with a single. but Porterfield dis
posed of Pinch-Hitter Bobby
Brown on a foul to Clyde Kluttz.
Johnny Mize, batting for Morgan,
then slammed a grounder to
Michaels, who started a double
play with flip to Baker.
The Mats repeatedly threatened.
but four double plays kept their
scoring to modest figures. They
had the bases loaded with one out
IN the sixth as the result of Eddie
Yost's safe bunt. a walk to Coan.
Noren's sacrifice and an inten-
tlonal pass to Vernon. But Frank
Campos drilled a grounder to Riz-
zuto at shortstop and it was con-
verted into double play.
Vernon and Pinch hitter Sam
Mele singled off Joe Ostrowski to
start the ninth. Michaels famed
on a 80 pitch, though, and Ver-
(See MATS. Page B-3)