Evening star., 1952-05-10
Mats Shug Off Bad Night Against As Shea Win Today
'Prides Of St. Louis,
Rivera and MizeII,
Just FizzIes So Far
by the Assoeioted Press

ey the Assoeioted Press
The expected prides of st. Louis
Jim Rivera and Wilmer
Vinegar Bend) Mizell-have fig
zled so far in their bids for major
league stardom.
Both recruits. touted during
spring training as the probable
rockies Of the year in the Ameri-
can and National Leagues. have
flashed too rarely the form that
made them standouts in the
minors. +
Rivera. 29-year-old outfielder
Of the Browns, has collected only
Is hits in sc trips for a lack
luster 1877 average. Rivera has
ridden the bench of late, but was
let out Thursday and came
through with a game-winning
homer against Philadelphia.
Mizell, the gangling left-hander
of the Cardinals, has been the
victim of the big inning" The
youngster, hailed as "left-handed
Dizzy Dean," sails along in fine
style, then suddenly seems to lose
his stuff. He blew up again last
night, losing his third game as
Cincinnati beat st. Louis, 8-3.
Bl0wups Cause Defeats.
The prize pitching prospect lost
his major league debut to Ken
Raffensberger and Cincinnati, 81,
when Joe Adcock socked a two
run triple in the first inning. The
next time out Mizell had Chicago
beaten. 80, going into the eighth
inning when he blew up and yield
ed four runs to be charged with a
6-3 loss.
Mizell won his third start, 80,
with a neat four-hitter over Phila-
delphia, but he bowed last night
to the Reds and that old tor
mentor. Raffensberger.
The kid had the Reds eating
out of his hand until the seventh
inning. when he blew sky high and
was tagged for seven runs. Ad-
cock ruined Mizell again, this time
with three-run homer. The rally
wiped out a 20 st. Louis lead.
Rookie Catcher Les Fusselman
socked his first major league
homer in the Cards seventh to
account for st. Louis final run.
Raffensberger's victory was his
fourth. The triumph also enabled
the Reds to take over third place
from Chicago. The Cubs sched-.
|uled game with Pittsburgh was
postponed because of cold weather.
The remaining National League
clubs were idle.
Indians Take Lead.
The Indians took over first place
in the American League from the
Red Sox without lifting a bat.
The Indians, idled by rain. moved
a half game ahead as the Red Sox
dropped a IA decision to the
Yankees. The Indians had been
scheduled to play the Browns.
Veterans Johnny Sain and
Bobby Hogue, former Braves.
stablemates. teamed up to stop
the Red Sox Sain drove in three
runs on a homer and double be-
fore he left at the end Of the
seventh inning. >
Sain was struck on the right
kneecap by a liner from the bat
of Billy Goodman in the second
inning and was forced to retire
after the seventh when his knee
stiffened.
Lefty Bill Wight, a former YAM
kee making his first start. and
Sair1, were locked in a % duel
going into the sixth when errors
by Johnny Pesky ana Jim Piersal1
handed the Yanks three unearned
runs and the game. The victory
ended a three-game New York
losing streak
The White Sox won the longest
game Of the season as they de-
feated the Tigers. 8-5. in Is in
nings at Detroit.
Little Bobby Shantz pitched the
Athletics to d 9-3 victory over the
Mats in the only American League
night game.