The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-09-23
Four Clubs Battle For
Share OF Series Loot
Fourth Place
Clubs To Get
$3.50 In Cash
By BEN PHLEGAR
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated FTeSS sports WTiTeF
On the theory that $3.50 is still
$3.50. four teams today retained
vital interest in the makeup of the
final major league standings.
The $3.50 represents the approx
mate share per player of the
World Series money for members
of the fourth place teams in each
league. And fourth place still is
quite a battle in both leagues.
In the National only a game
separates Cincinnati, now in fourth
from the birthplace Philadelphia
Phillies. Boston leads Detroit by
a game and half in the American
League.
The Redlegs have just two games
left and the Phillies have six 20
play.
Cincinnati still is screaming
about a 81 loss in Milwaukee yes
terday when a ninth inning rally
was brought to an abrupt end by
a freak double play.
With runners on first and second
and one out, pinch hitter Bob Bor-
kowski struck out on wild pitch.
While catcher Del Crandall chased
the ball, Gus Bell dashed from
second to third and BorkowSki
headed for first in a hurry since
II the catcher drops a third strike
he usually has to throw out the
batter at first.
Crandan threw to third base
man Eddie Mathews in a vain at
tempt to catch Bell and Mathews
fired across the diamond when he
saw Borkowski racing for first. His
throw hit Borkowski in the back
and into right field and Bell scored
from third.
Then the umpireS took over. Aft
er an 18-minute conference they
ruled Borkowski was out automat-
ically on his strikeout since first
base had been occupied. Then they
ruled Borkowski had interfered
with the attempt to catch Bell be-
cause he drew a throw to first. The
rules say in this case the other
runner, Bell, is out. The two outs
ended the game and the Reds filed
q formal protest.
There was no room for protests
at Philadelphia where the Pills
walloped Pittsburgh twice, 12-1
and 81. Robin Roberts won his
22nd game, a four-hitter, In the
nightcap.
Detroit beat Baltimore Al on
Steve Gromek's four-hitter and
Boston wasn't scheduled.
In other action the American
League champion Cleveland Indi-
ans equalled a 27-year-old record
for the most games won by beat
ing Chicago 81 for their 10th vic
tory. The National League cham
pion New York Giants bowed 80
to rookie Karl Spooner of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, who set a ma
jor league record by striking out
IS in his first start in the
Big Time.
The New York Yankees defeated
Washington 80 with Tommy Byrne
winning his third game.
Brooks Lawrence won his 14th
game for the st. Louis Cardinals,
checking the Chicago Cubs SO on
five hits. Two of the three Cub
runs came on a fifth-inning homer
by pitcher Dave Cole.
Don MosSi, rookie used mostly
On relief, and AL Smith combined
their talents in the Cleveland vic
tory. MosSi shut out the White
Sox through the first eight innings
and Smith drove in two of the
three Indian runs with a double
In the second inning and a triple
In the fourth.
Spooner, just up from Fort
Worth of the Texas League, held
the Giants to three singles, only
one of them a hard hit ball. He
famed six in row at one point
and broke Cliff Melton's old rookie
strikeout record of Is.