Evening star., 1952-07-13
Picture on Pose B-3.

legs yesterday in the fifth inning
and the Mats capitalized on the
error to score two runs and es-
cape with a 2-1 decision over
Chicago.
Restricted to three hits, all
singles. by Chuck Stcbbs and
Harry Dorish, the Mats inserted
two Of them into that payoff in
ming to Offset Eddie Robinson's
18th home run.
Moreno Squares Record.
Julio Moreno, who neither
struck out nor walked anybody,
presented the Mats a steady T.
hit job and squared his record at
SIS before a ladies day crowd of
6,844. including 5,215 paid.
The Mats were operating under
a 10 deficit due to Robinson's
second inning blast over the right
field fence-his third Griffith Sta
dunn homer this season-and the
left-handed Stobbs was giving
the impression that margin would
be sufficient.
With two out in the fifth inning
Stobbs had a 1-hitter in his
grasp, but Moreno was credited
with a hit when Dente fell down
fielding his slow roller. Eddie
Yost walked and Jim Busby
slapped an easy grounder to the
swarthy shortstop.
Jensen Gets Big Run Home.
Dente was considerably embar-
rassed and, it developed, the White
Sox were whipped by the same
score for the second successive
game, when Busby's grounder
found a path through Sam.
Moreno scored and Yost shifted to
second on the boot. Yost re-
manned there only momentarily,
for Jackie Jensen brought him
around with his second single, q
ploW TO right.
That ended the Mats hitting, for
Stobbs and Dorish retired the
last 10 Mats in order.
Moreno, who has won three
straight games after losing five in
a row. was in deep trouble in the
seventh when Sam Mele and Bud
Sheely singled successfully, but
with the tying run perched on
second base, Julio got tough.
Keller Makes Superb Catch.
Hal Keller. rookie catcher filling
in for bad-backed Mickey Grasso,
made a superb diving grab of
Denies low pop fly to the left
OF the plate as Sam sought to
sacrifice. Tom Wright batted for
Stobbs and fouled to Mickey
Vernon and the threat vanished
when Ray Coleman batted for
Hector Rodriguez and grounded
to Vernon.
The White Sox had their final
scoring opportunity with two out
IN the eighth inning, when the
beefy Robinson rammed a double
high of the rightfleld fence.
Jensen fumbled the ball attempt.
ing to retrieve it. enabling Robin
son to take third, but he was
stranded when Busby roamed near
the Washington bullpen in center
to haul in Ed Stewards deep
Chicago. dropping 3A games
back Of the Yankees, was dis
lodged from second place as the
Indians moved into the runner.
up spot.
NOTES: Connie Marrero (7-3)
and Randy Gumpert (2-3) will
oppose the Indians in a double.
header today starting at 1880 {.
Mike Garcia (2-6) and Steve
Gromek (4-3) will pitch for Cleve-
land -. The Mats have been
involved in % games decided by
one run and have won 16.
Orestes Minoso was hit on the
left elbow in the sixth inning
Plate Umpire Scotty Robb, who
thought the ball struck Minoso's
BAT, called 1t a strike. infuriating
OreSteS Robb changed the
decision, but called the pitch a
ball. refusing to permit Minoso
10 take first base because he didn't
attempt to evade the pitch.
The game was broadcast ex-
tensiyely :. In addition to being
Game Of the Day" in this coun-
,ry, being broadcast to some 400
stations in the United States. it
also was broadcast in Spanish to
Central and South