Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-17
Morgan Saves
Byrne; Griffs
FIub Chances
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Inc senator's kept their sup
porters in a constant state Of
and sent them home
frustrated last night. dropping q
So decision to the New York
Yankees after permitting nu-
merous scoring opportunities to
vanish.
They loaded the bases three
times against a shaky Tommy
Byrne in the first six innings.
In that span they obtained all
OF their nine hits and were being
helped by six bases on balls. but
they couldn't locate a hitter who
could chase runners around.
Eight of IL runners stranded
in that period were the personal
responsibility of Pete Runnels.
the cleanup hitter. He popped
out with two aboard in the first
inning, flied out with three on in
the second and popped out again
with the bases fully populated in
the sixth.
Morgan Saves Byrne
Byrne, who kept jittery Casey
Stengel agitated with his wild
ness, finally was yanked after
walking Tom Implicit with one
out in the seventh inning and
the Yankees clinging to a 80
lead. Tom Morgan came along
to slam the door in the Senator'S
faces by retiring the final eight
batters in order.
Morgan preserved the victory
for Byrne, while Bob Porterfleld,
victim of a three-run uprising
with two out in the third inning.
was the loser. Camilo Pascual
sealed the game for the Yankees
in the ninth with a shoddy relief
appearance which enabled New
York to score two runs.
The Yankees obtained 10 hits
and four of them came in sue
cession off Porterfield in the
third after Shortstop Bob Kline
threw out Hank Bauer and Andy
Carey.
Skowron Scores Two
Mickey Mantle started the up
rising by beating out a drag bunt
to Runnels and Yogi Berra fol-
lowed with a lusty double of the
right-fleld fence, Mantle pulling
up at third. Muscular Bill Show
ron scored both runners with q
double to left and Joe Collins
chased Skowron across with a
single to right. Collins raced all
the way to third when Umphlett
permitted the ball to skip past
him, but Jerry Coleman flied to
Jim Busby in center.
The Senators made it agoniz-
ing for 1886 fans in the early
going. With one down in the
first inning. Busby beat out an
inf1eld hit and Mickey Vernon
rammed a double off the right
field fence. Runnels popped to
Shortsop Phil Rizzuto before Roy
Sievers walked to fill the bases,
but Implicit then lifted a meek
ny to Collins in short right.
With one out in the second.
Kline walked and came around
on singles by Porterfield and Ed
die Yost. Busby popped out but
Vernon. who had three of the
Senators hits. singled to left
to fill the bases before Runnels
flied to Collins.
Vernon Gets Third Hit
The Senators sliced their def
cit to 80 in the fourth after
Yost and Busby walked with two
out. Vernon's third hit, a sim
gle to center, scored Yost. but
when Mickey attempted to take
second base on Nantes throw
to third, he was nailed by Carey's
quick flip to Coleman.
Porterfield singled with one
out in the sixth and Yost then
popped a single to right, Porter
f1eld stopping at second. Busby
flied out. but Vernon walked to
I'LL the bases. That left it up
to Runnels. and he popped to
Carey.
The Senators still were hope
full when Implicit walked with
one out in the seventh-the sew
enth walk yielded by ex-senator
Byrne. Stengel gambled no
longer on Byrne's ability to ex-
tricate himself from difficulty
and summoned Morgan from the
bullpen.
That developed as a master
move. Pinch-hitter Jesse Leyan
forced Implicit and Pinch-hit-
ter Ernie Oravetz flied to Bauer
in left. Morgan got the Senator's,
l-2-3. in the last two innings.
The Senator'S chance of pro-
ducing a winning rally was
dimmed considerably by Pascu-
ais performance. With one out
in the ninth he walked Bauer
and Carey. The bases were
damned when Runnels fumbled
Nantes well-tagged grounder,
and Bauer scored when Berra
beat out a slow roller to Runnels.
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