Evening star., 1952-08-24
Bauer, Martin
Combine 10 Cut
off Tying Run
WoodIing and Collins
Double in Succession
Against Early Wynn
picture on Page C-3.)
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-vic
Raschi. aided by a dramatic.
game-saving relay from out
field to the plate, bested Early
Wynn in a brilliant pitching duel
today as the Yankees nipped the
Cleveland Indians. 10, to regain
first place in the American League
from the losers.
Back-to-back doubles by Gene
Woodling and Joe Collins with
one out in the fourth inning pro-
Iduced the lone Yankee tally which
Raschi made stand up. although
he underwent several anxious mo-
ments In the eighth. The triumph
put the Yankees one game up on
Cleveland and gave them an lilo
edge over the Indians with only
one more game remaining between
the contenders. They meet for
the f1nal/ time in Cleveland Sep
tember IA.
Raschi. pitching one of his
strongest games, allowed six hits
and struck out seven as he reg
istered his 18th victory against
only three defeats.
Biggest Crowd of Year.
The 33-year-old right-hander
pitched himself out of couple of
holes in the second and third
innings and appeared to be breez-
ing along as he retired IA con-
secutive batters. But with one out
in the eighth, Billy Glynn, batting
Tor Catcher Jim Hogan, cracked
line single to center. The tense
crowd Of 53.747. largest of the year
at Yankee Stadium, heaved a sigh
OF relief when Raschi made an
other pinch hitter, Hank Majeski,
his seventh strikeout victim.
But up came Dale Mitchell, who
has been the TOUGHEST batter in
the league for Yankee pitchers
this season. The left fielder, who
already had collected 80 hits in
IS times at bat against the Yanks,
lashed drive up against the
bleacher wall in right center field.
Glynn. off with the crack of the
bat, dashed madly around the
bases as Hank Bauer made a fine
recovery Of the ball and heaved
1t straight and true to Billy Mar
tin who had raced out on the
grass to take the relay. Glynn was
rounding third as the second base
man took the throw and fired the
ball to Yogi Berra. The catcher
got it in pletny of time to put the
tag on the sliding runner.
Tough Loss for Wynn.
RaSchi didn't give the Indians
another opportunity as he moved
down Bobby Avila, Larry Dolby and
Luke Easter in the ninth without
Ia ball being hit out of the in
field.
Wynn. in losing his 18th de-
|ciSion against Is victories, pitched
"a game that deserved a better fate.
He allowed seven hits in the
seven innings he worked and
might also have pitched shut out
ling's long drive in the fourth.
Larry made a long run for Wood
)ing'S smash to left center and ap-
peared to have caught up with
the drive only to let 1t fall out Of
his glove. The blow was scored as
"a two-base hit.
Collins followed with a hot
grounder past second to score
Woodling. Joe stretched the hit
into a double with some heads-up
base running but was left stranded
when Wynn retired Martin and
Phil Rizzuto to end the inning.
Wynn was in plenty Of hot water
after that as the Yankees threat
ened repeatedly, but the veteran
lrighthander always managed to
wiggle out Of it.
The Indians biggest threat, out
side OF the eighth inning, came
in the second when Easter singled
and advanced on Raschi's only
base on balls, a pass to AL Rosen.
There was nobody out at the time
but Raschi got Harry Simpson to
hit into a force play and Ray
Boone raped into an inninR-
ending double play.