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ball and the Mats had a 2-1 lead
on the error.
Goodman's single and Germ
ert's double off the center field
fence tied the score in the sixth,
but the Mats scored twice in the
eighth after Busby singled for
the third of his four hits in the
second game.
Sacka Safe. ON Sacrifice.
Sacka sacrificed and was safe
when Gernert juggled the throw
to first base. Davalillo flied to
short right, but Porterfield
bounced a single off Lepcio's
glove into left field, scoring
Busby. Yost doubled off the left
field wall to score Sacka and
chase Flowers. Frank Sullivan,
6-foot-7 highlander, came along
to fan Runnels, walk Vernon and
strike out Jensen.
The Mats carried a comfortable
5-1 lead into the ninth inning of
the opener and had no worries
when Stobbs disposed Of Del Will
Der and Umphlett. But Piersall
dented the fence with a double,
Milt Boiling singled to score him,
White, injected as a pinch hitter,
doubled and the bases we're
loaded when Goodman walked.
With EverS, representing the
winning run, at the plate, Sonny
Dixon was summoned from the
bullpen and subdued the threat
by getting Evers to hoist a game
ending pop fly to Runnels.
Red Sox Score in Sixth.
Stobbs and left-hander Bill
Henry were locked in tense
scoreless pitching duel for five
innings before the Red SoX
scored in the sixth after Good
man and Evers singled. Gernert
attempting to sacrifice, forced
Goodman at third base and Kell
forced Gernert at second. Will
ber got Evers across with a POP
fly that plunked just inside the
right field line for double.
The Mats retaliated with two
runs in the seventh, with the aio
of the Red Sox. Ed FITZGERALD
looped single into short left
and Stobbs sacrificed. Henry
picked up Chuck's bunt, wheeled
as if to throw to second base
then fired to first. Goodman
covering first base but looking
toward second, nearly was conked
by Henry's throw, but the ball
whizzed past his head into right
field and FitzGerald went to
third and Stobbs to second.
Thomas Hit Dy P1tcn.
Yost famed and Kite Thomas
batting for Davalillo, was hit by
a pitched ball, filling the bases
FitzGerald scored when Vernon
forced Jerry Snyder, running fol
Thomas. Jensen doubled tc
center, scoring Stobbs and chas-
ing Henry. Ellis Kinder came
along to avert additional damage
by getting Clyde Vollmer to
ground out.
Stobbs was in trouble in the
eighth when Goodman opened
with a double, but Chuck got
himself out Of it by pouncing or
Evers' bunt and firing to Yost
mailing Goodman at third on the
attempted sacrifice.
Van O'clock was the victim Of
the Mats three-run uprising in
the ninth. YoSt walked and
Runnels sent him to third with
a single. Vernon's long fly to
right scored Yost and Jensen
again doubled, scoring Runnels
Jackie moved to third when
Vollmer grounded and scored
on a passed ball.
NOTES-Williams struck out
for the third straight time in q
pinch-h hitting role in the first
game. :. Mel Parnell (16-T and
Skinny Brown, (11-3) will pitch
for the Red Sox in tomorrow's
doubleheader, with Spec Shea
(9-4 and Walter MaSterson
(8-O due to work for the Mats
The first game will be tele-
vised to Washington by Station
WTTG. PierSall made a fine
running catch Of Coan's deep
drive in the fourth inning offthe
second game, but topped it in
the fifth when he reached into
the right-field stands to
shoulder-high level after q long
run to deprive Vernon of q
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