Evening star., 1954-04-14
Ed Lopat Is Seeking
To Extend Mastery
Over Senator's
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not be murdered?" Harris asked.
"They didn't get a run in the in
ming. Chuck pitched a wonder
full game"
Stobbs finished the 1858 sea-
son with nine victories in his last
IL starts and he launched the
current season as if he intends
to continue that proficiency. AL!
of the Yankees hits came in
clusters. They obtained three
of Stobbs in the third inning to
score twice They didn't get an
other hit until the ninth, when
they collected three more.
Coleman Doubles.
With one down in the ninth
Jerry Coleman doubled to CEN
ter. but Rizzuto slapped a
grounder to Shortstop Pete Run
nels and when Coleman at
tempted to take third he was
nailed. Robinson batted for
Johnny Sain and singled to right
and Bauer brought Rizzuto
across with a single to center.
That brought on Dixon. who re-
tired Pinch-hitter Irv Noren on
a fly to Roy Sievers in left.
The Senators stirred up moth
ing in the ninth but after Dixon
disposed of the Yankees 1928 in
the 10th, the end came quickly.
Yost walked for the third time
and after Tom Wright famed
for the third time, Vernon con-
tributed his mighty sock.
Washington scored two runs
off Whitley Ford in the second
inning after Sievers singled and
took second on a passed ball.
Jim BuSby's double to right
scored Sievers. and BuSby came
around on Runnels' sacrifice and
Ed FitzGerald's grounder to
First Baseman Joe Collins, whose
throw to the plate was too late.
Yankees Tie Game in Third.
The Yankees tied it up in the
third after Coleman and Rizzuto
singled. The bases were filled
when Stobbs took Ford's easy
grounder and fired wide to second
base, where neither Runnels nor
Terwilliger were covering.
Bauer's crisp single to left
scored two runs and Stobbs was
chin-deep in trouble when Col
Inns grounder shifted Ford to
third base and Bauer to second.
Mickey Mantle grounded to Run
nels and when Ford tried to
score he was caught. Stobbs
averted additional difficulty when
Tom Umphlett gathered in Yogi
Berra's fly.
Washington forged back into
the lead at 80 in the fourth.
when they got rid of Ford. With
one down, Coleman fumbled
Runnels' grounder and with two
out Terwilliger walked. That
left it up to Stobbs, who singled
to right to get Runnels across.
Yost walked to fill the bases,
but Wright batted for Umphlett
and was famed by Tom German.
Yanks Miss Big Chance.
The Yankees missed their big
chance to break the game wide
open in the fifth. Vernon dropped
Stobbs' throw to permit Rizzuto
to reach base and the usually
dependable Busby dropped Bob
Cerv's fly to center. Runnels went
far to his left for Bauer's
grounder and tipped to second
base accurately, but Terwilliger
failed to touch the base. It was
the third error of the inning and
filled the bases with none out.
Stobbs pitched himself out of
that predicament. Bill Skowron
batted for Collins and popped to
Terwilliger and Mantle and Berra
hit into force plays.
Stengel poured 10 players, in
Guiding five pitchers. into the
game and the Yankees, who have
four first basemen, finished with
Outflelder Noren playing the
position.
The Senators made only five
hits. four being delivered against
Ford. German, Bob Kuzava, Sain
and Allie Reyonlds held them
hitless for 2-3 innings until
Vernon sent everybody home.
The Senators shift to Boston
for a game tomorrow, will be
idle Good Friday, then will tackle
the Yankees in New York Sat-
urday and Sunday.