Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-26
Victory Over Indians
His 9Th in Row Since
Dropping First Game
BY the Asseeiessd Press

in favor of one more season Of
pitching looks more and more
like the key move in the New
York Yankees drive for their
sixth straight pennant.
The Big Chief from Oklahoma
has been magnificent.
When he beat the f1rst-place
Cleveland Indians Ito last night
it marked his ninth straight VIC
tory after losing his first de-
cision. The third-place Yankees
moved within three games Of the
Indians and the second-place
Chicago White Sox, who defeated
Boston, ga, climbed within one.
Reynolds, who had the back
ache often in the closing stages
of 1853, was ready to stay on his
reservation with his oil wells I'M
less the Yanks met his asking
price of $4,000.
Has 2.46 Earned Run Average.
That looked pretty steep for
36-year-old pitcher in question
able physical condition, even to a
WELL heeled organization like the
Yankees. They put him on the
waiver list and one spring re-
port, never confirmed nor denied,
said Reynolds. like Vic Raschi,
would have been peddled to the
st. Louis Cardinals if the other
American League clubs had al
lowed it.
Such a deal was blocked and
the Yanks capitulated on the
money. But as late as opening
day Allie was tabled as a bull
pen man. This lasted until May
2. Since then he's started II
times, pitched four complete
games and three shutouts. His
earned run average of 2.46 is
one of the best.
He's the first pitcher this sea-
son to blank the Indians, who
got nine hits but couldn't bunch
them. A fireball pitcher through
out his career. Reynolds says
he's switching more and more
to a sidearm delivery.
"It's worked pretty good
against righthanded batters," he
said last night. Just a little
something more to get along
on"
Score Seven in Third.
Reynolds really didn't need a
shutout. His mates clinched the
contest in the third with seven
runs. The Chief got a bunt single
and a driving single as IL men
batted during the rally.
Tonight Southpaw Eddie Lopat
will try to pick up where Rey-
nolds left of, seeking his third
victory of the season over the
Indians. Eddie has been quite a
nemesis to the Tribe, winning 80
times against II losses over an
11-year span.
Early Wynn, the pitche4 the
Yankees like least, will try to bag
his second triumph over the New
Workers.
AL Lopez, the Indians man
ager, plans some more lineup
changes tonight. He wouldn't say
what they will be, but specula-
ton has AL Rosen moving back
to third base and Vic Wertz TAX
ing over at first. Last night Lopez
benched Rookie Rudy Regalado
and moved AL Smith from the
outf1eld to third. He placed Wertz
in left field where Smith had
been and benched Rightfielder
Dave Philley in favor of Wally
Westlake.
Elsewhere on the majors all
night schedule Washington edged
Detroit, 4-3. and Baltimore beat
Philadelphia, ST., in the Amer
lean League. New York whipped
Chicago. 60: Brooklyn defeated
St. Louis, 81. Milwaukee white
washed Philadelphia. TO, and
Cincinnati thumped Pittsburgh,
81. in the National.
Bob Keegan of the White Sox
became the first American
League pitcher to win II games
as he tanned Boston on eight
hits. One of the hits was a pinch
home run by Ted Williams with
a man aboard in the ninth.
Baltimore scored four runs in
the first inning against the
Athletics. who had won 8 of
their last IL. Duane Pillette won
his fifth game. a six-hitter, while
the Birds battered three Phila-
delphia pitchers for 10 hits.
Mays Hits Gath Homer.
Willie Mays put the Giants
on the victory trail against the
Cubs with a two-run inside-the-
park homer in the second inning.
1t was his sixth home run in the
last five games and his oath of
the year. Jim Hearn won his
fifth straight.
Stan Musial came out of his
slump with a home run and a
single, but it wasn't enough to
beat Carl Erskine and the Dod-
gers. Roy Campanella singled
home two runs off Vic RaSchi in
the first inning for Brooklyn. A
third scored on a sacrifice fly
by Pee Wee Reese in the second.
Philadelphia managed only
five hits of Lew Burdette and
relinquiShed third place to Mil
waukee. Bill Bruton drove in
three runs. Eddie Mathews
homered for the Braves.
Ted KluSzewski hit his 18th
and 18th home runs in Gin
! rinnofi's victn,-v over the last.