Evening star., 1954-04-24
Coleman Is Giving
Orioles Last Laugh
On Critics Of Trades
BY the A.soeios.d Pres.


The new Baltimore Orioles,
criticized in some quarters for
picking up too many Athletics
and not enough athletes, are
rapidly nearing the point where
they can have the last laugh.
One of the biggest reasons is
Joe Coleman, a sore-armed right
handler resurrected by Phila-
delphia last season from Savan-
nah OF the Sally League where
he had lost IL of Is.
It had been five seasons since
Coleman had shown real promise
in the majors and his 3-4 record
in 1853 with only two complete
games didn't indicate Baltimore
was getting any prize when the
Orioles traded Bob Cain to get
him and Wildman Frank Fano-
vich.
Begins to Blossom.
Cain went to the minors with
out pitching an inning. So did
Fanovich. But Coleman really
has blossomed.
He made his second start yes
terday. pitched his second COM
plete game and won for the first
time, 81 over the Chicago White
Sox in 10 innings. His other
time out he lost a three-hit
heaftbreaker to Ned Carver and
Detroit, 1@0. In 18 innings he
has given up only nine hits.
Coleman needed all of his
skill because the Orioles weren't
getting anywhere against Billy
Pierce until Vern Stephens hon.
cred in the eighth. Then in the
10th they picked up two on Billy
Hunters single, Ray Murray's
double and a single by Coleman
himself.
Carver Has Good One.
Carver, who had beaten Cole
man for one decision, pitched
another good one yesterday.
beating Cleveland 6-1 on six
singles. The Tigers battered
Early Wynn for five runs in the
first inning. The game was an
hour late in starting because
Cleveland's equipment got side
tracked in Pittsburgh. The In
dians were sorry it showed up.
Rain washed out one-third of
the scheduled night games, but
from the standpoint of total
time they weren't missed. Brook
lyn and Pittsburgh used 4 hours
and IS minutes before the
Dodgers won. 6-5, in 13 innings.
Milwaukee and ST. Louis played
4 hours and 2 minutes, with the
Braves winning, 7-5. in IA in
ningS.
The Chicago Cubs blasted
Cincinnati, 1913, with four home
runs and 20 hits, and Washing
ton edged Boston, 7-6, in other
night action. The Phillies were
ra1ned out against the Giants in
New York, as we're the Athletics
and New York Yankees in Phil
adelphia.
Pirates Won't Play Dead.
The brash Pirates refused to
play dead before the mighty
Dodgers, coming from behind
three times before finally bow
ing. Brooklyn was within one
out of winning in nine innings
but Frank Thomas doubled high
of the wire screen above the left
field wall at Forbes Field to
score Bob Skinner who had
walked.
The winning Brooklyn run
came on a double by Jackie
Robinson that scored Junior
Gillian. Robinson stole second.
third and was on the payoff end
Of triple steal earlier in the
game.
A pinch hit single by Jack
Dittmer scored the tieing run for
Milwaukee in the ninth at st.
Louis and a single by Jim Pen
dleton, another pinch hitter.
brought home the winning tallies
in the 14th. Milwaukee led
briefly in the 18th on a home
run by Charlie White.
Chicago's attack against Gin
cinnati included home runs by
Gene Baker. Ernie Banks, Ralph
k1ner and Randy Jackson. Jack
son also collected four singles
to increase his league leading
batting average to .615.