The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-07
Mickey Mantle
Hits Grand
Slam Homer
BY BEN PHLEoAR
AP sporiswriser


The ST. Louis Browns may be
losing themselves right out Of .
new home. At least they're doing
thorough Job Of losing n their
old one.
Going into tonight's game with
the pennanf aspiring Cleveland In
dams, the hapless Browns are al
even with the major league record
for consecutive defeats IN their
own park.
They dropped No. 10 last night.
an thinning 81 struggle with the
Detroit Tigers. Only the Boston
Red SOx Of 1905 lost that many
games In row at home. The
Browns last victory in 81. Louis
was June 2 when they beat wash
ington IN the first game Of their
previous home stand.
Such Z distressing record might
well chile the enthusiasm 81 the
several minor league cities which
have been seeking the Brownie
franchise. Owner Bill Week tried
and failed in March 70 move 10
Baltimore. Only last night he said
he didn't plan 70 revive the pro-
posal at the American League
meeting next Monday.
Before the season opened Week
said he would need to draw about
75O, 900 fans to meet expenses. IN
40 games only 193, 0S9 have shown
up, including the Aba who came
last night to see Ray Boone homer
il the 18th to break up the game.
The Browns have now slipped
to within four percentage points
Of the American League cellar on
which most folks thought the Tig-
ers had more or less full-season
lease.
Cleveland took over second place
by defeating Chicago, 6-3, but lost
half game in It's pursuit Of the
frOnt-running New York Yankees,
who won twice from Philadelphia,
los, and SIS. The Indians now
tran by GA and the White S0x
by Z. Boston strengthened its hold
on . first division berth. edging
Washington. ~.
In the National League, the
Brooklyn Dodgers rebCunded from
their EOS licking at the hands Of
the New York Giants to smother
the harmless Pittsburgh pirates.
1A-2. They gained ground on all
Of their close rivals since the see.
ond-place Milwaukee Braves and
third place St. Lcuis Cardinals
were idle and fourth-pIace PhiIa-
delphia bowed, so, to the two-his
InajoR league debut Of the Giants
Allan Worthington.
Chicago came from behind %
nip Cincinnati, 10, despite Ted
Klusxewski's 18th home run for
the Ne0legS.
Brooklyn leads Milwaukee BY
two games and the Cardinals by
ia.
Mickey Mantle, sideIined with i
bad leg and ordered BY doctors to
rest at least another week, showed
up as . pinch hitter for the Yank-
ees and hit . grand slam home
run In the first game. Allie Rey-
nolds who went back 20 the bulIpen
after another failure Sunday as i
starter. came to Vic Raschi's res
cue in the second game and re.
ceived credit for his seventh vic
tory.
al Rosen and Dale Mitchell led
q 13-hit Cleveland attack. Mike
Garcia gave up six hits In posting
his 10th victory.
Ivan O'clock, back with the Red
Sox after = stretch in the minors,
scattered seven washington hits N
his first major league start 81 the
season but il took . pinch-hit
isingle ID the ninth BY Ted Lepcio
| to best southpaw Tommy Byrne.
who struck out 10.
The distance hitting DODGERS
eQualed the National League rec
ord for home runs in consecutive
games when Carl Furillo, On
Hodges and Billy Cox connected
against the Pirates. The DODGERS
have hit one or more homers II
- straight games.
The Giants fans who were still
floating over their one-sided sun
day success against Brooklyn =.
ceived additional thrills n TIE
brilliant pitching Of Worthington.
q former Alabama football PLAYER
just IN from their Minneapolis
farm.
The young right handler pitched
hitless ball until Smokey BURGESS
doubled with two out in the fifth
and then checked the phillies con-.
pletely until two were out II tie
ninth when Johnny WyrUstek
doubled.
In beating Cincinnati. the Cubs
won their third straight series b
. ~ margin. Ransom Jackson
and BIN Serana contributed home
runs to the l2-hlt Chicago attack
against Bud podbieIan.
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