The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-21
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String Cotchers
3rd Pinch Homer
BY BEN PHIL ECAR
AP SporfsMfrifer


pennant threat III the American
League. They've got the Western
clubs solved for sure.
The Sox finished up a profitable
home stand against the West Ia
sensational fashion yesterday.
With two out In the 14th inning
the seasons longest game Del
Wilbur blasted his third pinch-hit
home run Of the year to give them
a 80 triumph over the st. Louis
Browns.
Wilhur's blow off Don Larsen
propelled Boston all the way from
fourth place to second Ia the stand
ings, three games behind the pace
setting New York Yankees.
The Red Sox have the best in
terseetional record Id either
league. They burned up the West
early this month on a 81 road
trip and then won six more and
lost only two when the Western
teams came ID 70 visit FenWay
Park.
Against the Eastern clubs, how
ever, the Sox have won JUST five
while losing eight. They have q
chance to correct this Immediately
since Philadelphia comes to Bos:
ton for three-game series start
ing today. Then the SOx take the.
road III the East.
The Eastern American League
clubs as & whole were downright
inhOspitable to their Western visit
Ors during the intersectional series
and all four of them ended with
victories. The Athletics defeated
Chicago, 2.l. Washington whipped
Cleveland SO, and New York
trimmed Detroit, 9-s. AL id Ill the.
Eastern teams won "a and lost A
during the WestEast meetings
which began May 10.
IN the National League the West
ern teams. PLAYING 1t home, man
aged 70 gain the upper hand, but
only BY 4 margin 81 is games to.
l3. IN yesterdays finales Cincin-
lnad bumped the League. leading
Philadelphia PhiIlies, I4-5; AIilwau
bowed for the second straight
day u Brooklyn, FL Chicago look
"a 1876 Iaeing from the New York
Giants and St: Louis won al 11-6
Suggest from the Pittsburgh Pr.
afes.
Yesterdays action provided j.
little oi everything, from the l4-
inning duel Ia Boston to tie 81.
Ehit explosions il Chicago and ST.
Louis.
The Giants collected n hits, 4
seasons record, good for 50 bases.
| in sm0therng the cubs. Monte 4.
VII, Al Dark and DaYey Williams
/ h0nlered for New York and the
attack also included three doubles
and three triples. The victory was
The fourth ia Z row for the I'M.
proving Giants
Curt Simmons, the Rhillies ace
Iefl ander who retired q MiIwau-
kee players ID order after Blu Bru-
| ton singled Saturday night, couldn't
last four innings against the Gin
cinnati Redlags. He gave up seven
hits and seven runs before heading
| iii cover III The fourth. TIE Red.
leas pulled cut q the cellar and
into seventh place With their tris
Iumph, which included home runs
Iby Ted Kluszewski. Andy Seminlck
Bobby adams and Bob B0rkoWslxi.
Pittsburgh fell b last place BIZ
llosine Ia the Cardinals. who
POUNDED out 1t hits. Red Sell0en-
diensk drove home six u the Card
inal taiIies with 4 perfect might at
HAT. His four hits included ! home
run two doubles and i single.
Brooklyn stOle six bases II hand.
iinR Milwaukee ITS first series loss
IL home. The crowd If "a $50 who
watched che track meet il misery
swelled ire braves h1Fne attend
anee Is sez ISL for Is hunae dates
Ii $50 more than tie club drew "a
Hast season iii Boston
IN game filled with nlisplays,
the Yankees edged Detroit d the
last az he ninth an Gene Wood.
iainr bases loaded singie TIE
Yankees used "a players. two Short
81 the REGARD they sea Sunday
against tie Browns, and the 1ist
nan Allie Reynolds. Who came
il Is pitch tie ninth. get credit
Tor The victory
Frank shea thr0stled tha indians
IN fwO hits f0r segen nnings bus
had 10 wishafaw Win ! sill neck.
Tie indians pleked up I've hits
and three runs al bis successor,
5phnny Sehnailx. Ut tie Senator's
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