Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-04
.Umph|ett Goes
.0nHittingSpree
With Five RIBS
Tom CIouts Homer
Along With Sehmitz
And Roy Sievers
By Burton Howkins
star Sioff Correspondent

COLUMBIA. S. c., April s.
The surging Senators. specialize
ing in late-inning rallies these
days, fought back from a five
run deficit to score four runs in
the seventh inning, erupt for
six more in the ninth and stun
their travelling companions. the
Cincinnati RedlegS, 1877. today.
Tom Implicit. the slim &C
QUESTION from the Boston Red
Sox whose light hitting had been
a source of concern to Bucky
Harris. provided a home run and
a double that cleared the loaded
bases to ease the managers mind
as the Senators blasted Ken Raj
fensberger and Rudy Minarcin
for Is hits. Implicit smashed
across five runs.
Among the Senator's blows, In
addition to Umphlett's second
inning homer which projected
them into a briefly enjoyed 10
lead. were seventh inning home
runs by, of all people. Pitcher
Johnny Schmitz. and one good
for three runs by Washington'S
new glory boy, Roy Sievers. who
drove across four runs in the
game.
Senator's Record Now 1912.
Sievers' homer reduced the
Redlegs' lead to 7-6 and with
one out in the ninth the Sena-
tors went to work, winning their
18th decision in their last IL
games with major league OPP
ponentS. 1t was Washington'S
fourth triumph in five games on
this trip with Cincinnati and
evened the Senators exhibition
game record at 1912 after an
% start.
Cincinnati, accommodating nine
hits, damned six of them into a
six-run outburSt against Chuck
Stobbs in the fourth inning. Jim
Greengrass belted a home run
for the Redlegs in the second
and Gus Bell and Bobby Adams
added others over the convenient
fences during the Smelling OF
Stobbs.
Cincinnati had a 7-6 edge
with one down in the ninth
after Maury McDcrmott batted
for Schmitz and tapped out to
Minarcin, but Mel Hoderlcin
touched of the explosive inning
with a single to center and Pete
Runnels walked.
Wright Scores HOderlein.
Tom Virgin, recently obtained
from the Chicago White Sox.
sent Hoderlein scampering across
with the tying run by singing
to center and Slevers scored
Rulnels with a booming double
off the centerf1eld wall.
Angel Scu]l was passed in
tentionally to fill the bases and
Implicit responded by doubling
off the left centerfield fence,
scoring Wright. Sievers and the
speedy Scull. Implicit shifted
to third when Third Baseman
Adams relay sailed over the
catcher's head and Jerry Sny-
der brought him across with
a single to center. Snyder was
out attempting to stretch his
hit and Bob Odds ended the
rally with grounder to Short
stop Rocky Bridges.
GreengraSs' second inning
homer tied the score at IL in
the second inning, but the Sem
ators grabbed 81 lead in the
fourth when Sievers walked,
streaked to third on Jim Busby's
single and scored after UNI
phlett flied deep to Bell in
center.
The lead quickly evaporated
when Bell launched Cincinnati's
big inning with a homer over
the centerfield wall. Ted Klus-
zewski singled but Greengrass
hit into a double play before
the Redlegs shifted gears. Wally
Post singled, so did Bridges and
the bases were full when Hobie
Landrith walked. Raffensberger
(See SENATOR'S, Page C-3D