Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-19

victory Hand Fred Leb was on the eb one Of the
pioneer baseball writer's author of many books dealing with
the sport and familiar with any umpire was
saying:
4In game such that one pitchers are removed
after couple Of innings for the sake of showing off,
Stone had to be the winner But can remember
time -"
THIS ONE TINE was October S, 1924 right here in
Griffith Stadium 1t in the second game Of the World
Berries between the Senator's and Giants Tom Zachary
washington and Jack Benty for the Giants hooked up
pitching duel each giving up only hits
Senators hits homers by Goose Gon and Bucky
The Giants, who had the opener by the
as this 43 tied in the ninth innings 49, Player
Manager Harris sensing that Zachary trng signaed
to the bulpen Marberry big highlander
Texas and one of the first real good relief specialists
Marberry called Fpo because OF physical resemblance
to the wild Bull Of the Pampas" who had fought
Dempsey the before threw only three pitches
strikes and the batter Travis Jackson retire the
SIDE
Moments LATER it Joe Judge walked in the
Senator's half of the NINTH Ossie Bluege sacrificed
Roger Peckinpaugh doubled the winning rum Now
them who the winning pitcher? Zachary
had pitched 825 innings and it tie ball game when
he left Marbrry threw three pitches all apparently unhi
table.
SCORING IN A WORLD SERIES or an An-star game is
by panel writer's invariably veterans
Leb who has covered World Series since 1911 barring
overrued by his cohorts when he fingered the
southpaw Zachary pair leaned at
first toward Marbery and Frpo announced the win
evening at Cleveland "We meaning the scorers violated
the full letter of the scoring code We ruined headlines
too but it unfair to Zachary who had pitched grand ball
for 85 innings to give the decision anybody
Sitches" ses
The winning pitcher thus became Zachary after Leb
checked with the late Judge Kenesaw M Lands commissioner
of baseball. "He commended good judgment"
Leb saying "It tcklish thing. Technically
suppose, Marbery should have been the winner. But
heard beat from Firpo and it's to be that
Marberry went along with u.s."
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IN ANOTHER YEAR when the Senator's won the pennant
Alvin GeneraD Crowder credited with victory In 1888
by throwing only pitch in between the Senators
and Red Sox at Boston This was course key triumph
but bigger one happened in 1947.
date October the scene was Ebbets Field
in Brooklyn The Dodgers playing the Yankees in the
fourth game of the World Series This the battle
which Floyd Bevens of the Yankees within out Of
the only no-ht World Series game In history
So absorbed the fans and the historians who
up the that they less forgot the role played
he loser with onehitter But Casey wonby throwing
Just single pitch!
Going into the top of the ninth inning Yankees were
ahead 21 the Yankees with one out
and Casey busy and heroic figure during the entire SERIES
relieved Hal Gregg
Nobody very dangerous at bat - only Tommy
Heinrich But Casey made Heinrich hit back to him OF
Hugh started retiring double play via the plate
then the Dodgers back in the ninth n 3d. when
Cookie Lavagetto batting for Eddie Sanky bounced
double off the rghtied only Bevens
1t the only ball Cookie had hit to rghed all
What with and Lavagetto hogging the headlines
Casey's one-pitch victory largely was forgotten
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