The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-05
YGnkS Decision
ChisOr To Keep
Streak Going
BY BEN PHLEcAR
AP SpoFfsWrifaP

The Detroit Tigers have an out
standing candidate for the Ameri-
can Leagues rookie Of the year,
one of the loops leading hitters
and reasonable chance of finish.
ing the season with the worst rec
ord in modern baseball history.
As spring training ended Mana
ger Freddie Hutchinson looked
over his Tigers, who had finished
IS games behind the winning New
York Yankees last year, and de-
clared:
''We're not a last place outfit"
In Hutchinson's favor have been
Shortstop Harvey Kuenn, one of
the most promising first-year men
In either league, and a heavy hit.
ting lineup paced by Bob Nieman
at .312.
Yet today, with less than a third
OF the season gone, the Tigers
have lost "a out of A contests and
are 21A games out of first place.
Detroit lost twice yesterday to
the Athletics, liz, and So, running
It's present winless string to IL.
The second game was decided
on a homer by Cass Michaels in
the 10th and marked the 18th time
this year that Detroit has been
beaten in the last inning.
At the other end of the league
the Yankees continued their win
ming streak at the expense of the
Chicago Wife Sox with a 9-5 de-
cision in 10 innings. The Yanks
now have taken seven in a row,
equalling their best 1852 winning
string.
Cleveland whipped the Boston
Red Sox, 81, and Washington
mopped up on the st. Louis
Browns, 10-1.
The Brooklyn Dodgers, who
hadn't hit q home run in. two
games, broke out with four yes
terday against Milwaukee and de.
Ieated the Braves, los. The loss
cut the Braves league lead to a
half game over the Dodgers.
Philadelphia frightened It's hold
on third place by turning back the
st. Louis Cardinals, SIS, in 10 inn
ings. Pittsburgh won Its third
straight over Chicago, 81, and the
New York Giants scored seven
times in the eighth inning to wal
lop Cincinnati, lis.
The White Sox gave a much bet
ter account Of themselves against
the Yankees than on the previous
day, coming from five runs behind
to tie the score in the eighth. But
a single by Mickey Mantle fol-
lowed by Gil MacDougald's home
run produced the first two New
York runs In the 10th.
Larry Dolby contributed a grand
slam home run In Cleveland's tri-
umph over Boston. Mel Parnell of
the Red Sox, q six time loser to
the Indians since April, 1850, tried
to break his ink but lasted only
into the second inning.
Washington moved into = third
place tie with Chicago by whipping
the Browns. The Senator's dashed
three st. Louis pitchers for Is hits
including a homer and q single
for Mickey Vernon.
Brooklyn got its long bali attack
going against Milwaukee as seven
Of the II hits went for extra bases.
Max Surkont, who had won six
straight, was tagged with his first
loss. Bobby Morgan. Duke Snider,
Gil Hodges and Carl Furillo hit
Brooklyn homers.
Johnny Wyrstek singled home
Richie Ashburn with the winning
run to give the Pills their third
victory in q four game series with
the Cardinals.
Bob Hail, who said he was
through with the majors when the
Pirates tried to ship him to the
Pacific Coast League two weeks
ago, won his first big league game
in Pittsburgh's triumph over Chi
cago.
Ralph Kiner, playing his first
game for the Cubs, got a double.
Seven hits and = walk, climaxed
by Ray Mobiles three run homer,
enabled the Giants to score seven
times In the eighth inning against
Cincinnati. Hoyt Wilhelm made his
23rd relief appearance for New
York and picked up his fourth vic
tory. All Of Clncinnati's runs were
homers--two by Ted KlusEewSki
and one by Roy Mcmillan.