Evening star., 1952-05-10
Harris Lauds Shantz,
Saying Griffs Lost
To Terrific Pitcher
By Burton Howkins
Stor StoH Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, May 1O.-The
Mats were fresh out of heroes to-
day, but hoped to rediscover sew
|eral of them as they resumed their
series with the Athletics. No
longer the proud possessors of a
six-game winning streak, the Mats
took their 9-3 defeat by Phila-
delphia philosophically last night
and looked to Frank Shea to get
them going again.
The letdown from their win
ming squirt was bound to come
some time and when it came it
virtually encompassed the whole
club. Bob Porterf1eld was well
whacked in the five innings he
lasted. Pete Runnels' 1O-game
hitting streak came to a halt.
Jim Busby and Jackie Jensen in
serted only meaningless singles
and Archie Wilson went hitless.
The Mats fell before the six-hit
pitching Of little Bobby Shantz.
who had lost seven straight to
Washington. He beat the Mats
for the first time since 1949 in
posting his fourth win against one
defeat. and it was an expert per-
formance he gave the AS.
Harris Praises Shantz.
Bucky Harris. Mats manager :,
wasn't dismayed. IF I had
Shantz I wouldn't trade him for
any pitcher Bucky declared in
a tribute to the sawed-off south
paw who won 18 games last year.
HE has four pitches and gets
them all over the plate. We were
beaten by a terrific pitcher"
Shea, who made an impressive
debut with the Mats in 1871
conquest of the Browns Monday
night, was to be opposed by Nor
ris Martin. A left-hander. Martin
beat the Mats twice last season
in compiling an liza mark as a
rookie.
Harris is pressed for pitchers in
this series, and who will follow
Shea in tomorrow's double-header
remains somewhat of a mystery
even to Bucky.
I'm hoping Julio Moreno will
shake his elbow trouble and be
able to pitch one game" Harris
said. I'm thinking about start
ing Bobo Newsom in the other
game. He might give a pretty
good account of himself"
Just . Bad Night.
+ The Mats had little to recon-
mend them last night. Porter
fields pitching was sour and when
he needed help the Mats gave him
shoddy fielding. It was just one
of those nights and the Mats &C
|cepted it as such.
A single by Gus Zernial, Ferris
Fain's double and grounders by
Hank Majeski and George Kell
produced 20 lead for the AS in
the second inning and they made
lit 80 in the third when Elmer
Valo beat out a bunt. took second
on Eddie Yost's wild throw,
shifted to third on Dave Philley's
safe bunt and scored on Zernial's
fly.
The Mats made a faint motion
toward getting back in the game
in the fifth when Mickey Vernon
tripled and scored on Runnels'
grounder to short, but the AS
erupted for four runs in the same
session.
Philley opened the uprising
with a single and Zernial lofted
"a mighty home run into the upper
deck of the centerfield stands.
Doubles by Fain and Ken, plus
Shaantz's single, shot the AS into
I'll command.
Cass Michaels HOmers.
With two out in the seventh,
Runnels walked and Cass Michaels
lined a home run into the lower
leftfield stands, but the AS hoped
on Sandy Consuegra for two runs
in the same inning.
Majeski walked and Shantz
doubled him to third. Majeski
scored on a wild pitch and Shantz
rolled across on Eddie Joost'S
single to center.
Philley and Fain each got three
of the AS IA hits, while the Mats
six hits were distributed among
as many players.
The Mats were happy to learn
that their thinning tie with the
Tigers Thursday will be replayed
in full. Will Harridge, American
League President, clarified a hazy
ruling and declared the game was
not a suspended affair but must
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