The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-03-22
u. Lnstres losses
One-Hitter For
Seasons First Win
BY JACK X. BURKE
Sports Feature Writer

AaOIHeStedQ ftf,s a 3eU loss last
evening at Witkers Stadium, be-
fore TOO fans.
Lastres came within one out
OF hurting a no-hitter, but John
Adams managed to get hold of
an outside pitch to send it past
the outstretched hand of Harold
Solomon, in the seventh frame.
Bruce Ennis, Homestead's
pitcher only gave up two hits,
but his Wildness in spots. and a
catcher that could not hold him,
was what gave Key West their
runs.
The fielding star of the game
was Gilbert Gates. In the fifth,
he made a running catch of Dee
Blondes fly and then threw to
Robert Lastres at first base to
trap Harold Graham off for a
double play, which incidentally
was the only one of the game.
Key West scored one Of their
runs in the first frame when r.
Lastres went to first on a base
On balls. stole second, then went
70 third and home on passed
balls. Sc
Their other two runs came in
the fifth. Julio Henriquez lined a
double to deep right center, and
finally came home on passed
balls like his team-mate r. Las
tres. Vincent Catala scored the
other run when he went to first
on walk, stole second, then when
the catcher for Homestead, Glen
Wright, dropped third strike on
Gates, Catala came on in and
Gates ended UP at second. The
ruling on the batter taking first,
Is that when a catcher drops
the ball on the third strike, he
must either tag the. batter or else
throw the ball to first base for
The put-out. The catcher did not
No this, so with the Conchs play
ing heads up ball. the run scored.
For the overall pitching record,
Ennis showed he had much more
control than Lastres. Ennis
struck out IL. while only giving
up two walks. G. Lastres, struck
out IS, but he gave up four free
passes.
This is the happenings by in
nings.
First inning: Homestead at bat;
Blonde called out on strikes, Sin
core got free pass to first. En-
MS struck out, Shiver watched
third strike. No runs, no hits, no
errors.
Key West: Gates struck out, r.
Lastres drew a base on balls,
Don Cruz struck out, Lastres
stole second, two passed balls by
The catcher gave Lastres his
chance to score. Baker lined a
single past first. ]. Cruz struck
out TO end the inning. One run
on one hit, no errors.
Second inning Homestead at
bat; Wright struck out. Norwood
was thrown out at first by Cata-
ID 70 Lastres, Brown got a free
pass Adams called out on strikes.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Key West: Solomon called out
on strikes, Henriquez struck out
and Lastres flied to right field
20 end the inning. No runs. no
hits.
Third inning: Homestead;
Graham called out on third
strike, Blonde went to first base
on q catcher's error, took second
on Henriquez' overthrow, Sim
core flied to right. and Ennis
struck out for the third out. No
runs, no hits, two errors.
Key West: Catala out from
Blonde to Adams, Gates called
out on first on throw from
Adams, Lastres flied to the
shortstop to end the inning. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Fourth inning: Homestead.
Shiver got on first by d. Cruz
error, then went to second on
Cruz overthrow to first. Wright
flied out TO Gates. Norwood and
Brown both called out on strikes.
No runs, no hits. no errors.
Key West: d. Cruz, Baker and
]. Cruz struck out. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
Fifth inning; Homestead:
Adams flied out TO right, Graham
drew a base on balls. Blonde
lied to Gates and Graham was
trapped off first base. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
Key West. solomon called out
Oh strikes. Henriquez lined d
double 10 center field. Lastres
struck out, with Henriqucx 90.
inc 70 third on pass ball Gates
went TO first on a catcherss err
ior, X. Lastres was hit by a
pitched bah, Henriquez scored
on passed ball sending Gates
@ second, d. Cruz flied out TO
deep center to end the scoring.
Two runs, one hit, two errors.
Sixth inning: Homestead; Sim
core was given first on being hit
by q pitched ball. but when he
attempted 10 steal second, he
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