The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-08-03
Stengel Says He Ought To Be
Fired If Yanks Lose Pennant
Crucial Series
With Indians
Starts Today
BY JOE REIcHL Err
AP Sports Writer

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New York Yankees don't win the
pennant this year he ought to get
fired.
The high-flying Cleveland In
dams can do something about that
tonight when they open Crucial"
three-game series with the defend
ing world champions. A sweep of
the vital set by the Indians not
only would set the Yankees back
in their worst position since 194S
but would, in all likelihood, get
Stengel out of their hair.
Nobody actually believes Stengel
will be dismissed if the Indians
dethrone the Yankees. 1t is quite
possible, however, that the 64-year-
old manager might call it career.
He has said on more than one &C.
casion that he will retire when the
Yankee pennant string comes to
an end.
Although only 211 games behind
the Indians, the Yanks are four
games behind in the important lost
column.
"Those four behind in the lost
column is what really hurts" STEM
gel said last night as his team was
preparing to entrain for Cleve-
land. "We've got to cut that down
while we got the chance. We may
not have many chances later. The
lost column is where it counts the
most at this stage of the race"
Southpaw Whitley Ford (10-6) was
Stengel's choice tonight to oppose
the Indians, who will counter with
rookie left-hander Don Mossi (4-1).
Both Cleveland and New York
were idle yesterday as the major
league activities were limited to
only three games, one in the Ma
tional League and two in the
American.
In the National, it took the
Brooklyn Dodgers Is innings and
3 hours and IS minutes to exc out
81 victory over the Milwaukee
Braves. The winning run, produced
by Billy Cox's sacrifice fly, re-
suited in the following:
/. It snapped the Braves win
ming streak at 10 straight.
2. 1t ended the Dodgers losing
streak at four straight.
3. It cut the Dodgers deficit to
five games behind the league-lead-
ing New York Giants.
4. 1t showed the third-place
Braves 10 lengths behind first and
five behind second.
In the American League, Wash
ington moved to within half a game
of Detroit by trouncing the fourth
place Tigers 11-6. Baltimore left
Philadelphia all alone in the cellar,
vanquishing the Athletics 1912 as
Bob Turley completed his first
game since July 3.
Until they broke through in the
last half of the 18th it was a frus-
trating afternoon for the Dodgers.
Right-hander Billy Loes was sail
ing along on 10 lead from the
second inning and apparently had
shutout when he retired the first
two Braves to face him in the
ninth. Then consecutive singles by
Adny Pafko, Johnny Logan and
Del Crandall, the last hit coming
off reliever Jim Hughes, tied the
score.
From the ninth until the 18th,
the Brooks blew numerous chances
to score, raising their men-on-base
total to 20, which tied a league
record for a 13-inning game. With
one out in the 18th, however, Duke
Snider singled off loser Dave Jolly
and went to third on a single by
Gil Hodges. After Sandy Amoros
was given an Intentional base on
balls, Cox came through with a
long fly to left that scored Snider.
Pete Wojey, third Dodger pitch
er, was credited with his first
major league victory.
Roy Sievers raped two home
runs and drove in five runs as
Dean Stone turned back the Tigers
for the fourth straight time this
season.
Baltimore took advantage OF
seven bases on balls by rookie
John Gray and added 10 hits of its
own to break its eighth-place dead
lock with Philadelphia. The Orioles
paced by Eddie Watkins three
hits, scored three runs in the first
inning and knocked Gray out OF