Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
aroused Braves Try to Rum Dodgers Comeback with SWEEP
Adcock Beoning Spurs Club;
Ted Leads Fourth-PIuce Bid


Ted Williams is on the move,
apparently bent on running the
dreams of Washington and De-
troit followers for a first-division
finish in the American League.
The Red Sox, a ragged-looking
outfit when the 35-year-old Will
liams was out of the lineup due
to injury and illness, are looking
like a good bet to overtake both
the Tigers and Senators for the
last-money spot in the standings.
While the Indians. Yankees
and White Sox are waging the
pennant battle, the next three
teams have a good contest of
their own going. Detroit. which
has occupied fourth place most
of the season. leads the Senators
by one and one-half games. Bos-
ton is only one and one-half
games further back and the way
Williams is carrying on. it APP
pears to be only a matter Of time
before the Red Sox climb into
The fret division
18th Homer for Ted.
Williams provided the power
again yesterday as the Red Sox
gained a full game on Detroit
and one and one-half games on
Washington with a 1913 victory
over the Tigers. The Senators
dropped two to the league-lead.
ing Indians. who open a three.
game series with the Yankees to-
morrow night. The Yankees
beat Baltimore twice, S-6 and
I'll, and the White Sox made 1t
a clean sweep for the top three
with two victories over the Ath-
letics, 6-5 and 12-1.
A single. a double, 420-foot
home run-his 18th-twc runs
scored and four runs batted in
made up Williams contribution
to his teams victory yesterday.
Williams is now a 1867 hitter.
II points ahead of his nearest
rival, Irv Norer of the Yankees.
Even if he finishes on top in
batting, Ted may not get the
official title he has won four
previous times. The rule says a
player must have 400 at-bats to
his credit to be eligible and with
the season more than two-thirds
gone, Ted has been to bat only
1876 times. He missed 81 games.
Briggs Stadium in Detroit Is
his favorite. Williams says, and
he is a .542 hitter there this
season. His 18th homer and
second in two days was poled
into the upper rightf1eld deck
with one man on in the fifth
inning. Sid Hudson, the second
of three Boston pitchers, got
credit for the victory, his first
against three losses.
Trucks Wins 18th.
Sandy Consuegra and Virgil
Trucks have won % victories be-
tween them for the White Sox.
Trucks won his 18th game and
Consuegra his 18th in the double
victory over the Athletics, giving
the White Sox a sweep of the
four-game series. Chicago has
beaten Philadelphia IA out of
II games.
Consuegra won the first game.
though he needed help in the
eighth inning from Billy Pierce.
Trucks, a 35-year-old veteran
who is enjoying a great come
back, pitched a three-hitter
through the first eight innings.
but needed relief from Harry
Dorish. Trucks has lost only
five games.
Minnie Minoso drove in one
run in the first game and four
in the nightcap to boost his
league-leading total to SO.
Casey Stengel had to call on
Eddie Lopat and Allie Reynolds
to save the second game for the
Yankees at Baltimore. Lopat
relieved Ralph Branca with none
out in the fifth and was relieved
with none out and the tying run
on base in the ninth by Rey.
nolds. Reynolds ended Balti-
more's hopes by getting Clint
Courtney to hit into double
play.
Noren had four hits in nine
trips. including a double, for the
day to keep ,his average at the
2E0 Ioyol