Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-11
Yost's Rapid Rise Beefs Up Griffs;
We've Been Awful StengeI Says
Casey Worried
Despite Lead,
May Seek Help
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
We've been playing awful
ball." Casey Stengel admitted
after Johnny Kucks salvaged the
final game of the three-game
series with the Indians yester-
day, scattering nine hits in a 60
shutout to put the Yankees 3la|
games ahead once more in the
American League race.
1--WE been worried about us
not playing BETTER" Stengel said,
"but I'm still in first place. It
would be rough to be fourth with
all these worries.
1--WE have some very good play
ers in the minor leagues, and
they may be up here if we can't
do better. Nobody wants to trade
with us. I'll see pretty soon
what's gonna happen. This
month will decide it,"
Fresh in Casey's memory was
the Yanks' sloppy performance
i'm Saturdays 1873 loss to Cleve-
land, in which the Bombers blew
a 60 lead.
Got to Improve
"You amt gonna beat anybody
the way we played Saturday." he
Igrowled. We've got to improve
over what we've been doing, or
this won't be any easy pennant.
My pitching has been bad. Out
side of Whitley Ford, the only
ones to show any improvement
are Johnny Kucks and Tom Stur-
divant. And too many balls have
been dropping in that outfield,
too"
Yesterdays victory brought
Kucks' record to 7-3 and left
Bob Lemon with the same mark.
Joe Collins hit a pinch three-run
homer to start the Tribes down.
fall. and Billy Martin came
through with a homer. double
and single.
: Meanwhile, the White Sox
pulled within a half-game of
third place by shading the Red
Sox, 80. and the Senators
dropped the Tigers out of tie
for fourth by beating them twice,
6-5 and 1873. The Athletics
halted the Orioles four-game
winning streak, 7-3.
Cards Press Reds
In the National League, five
clubs remained so closely punched
that a pennant would cover
them all.
The birthplace Dodgers moved
within two games of the top by
knocking Of the ague-leading
Redlegs, 8-6. After taking an
11-3 whipping in the opener, the
Cardinals won the nightcap from
the Pirates. 80. to pull within
three percentage points of Gin
Icinnati. Pittsburgh is a half
game back.
i The Braves missed a chance
to gain when they fell before the
Giants, 5-3. and the Cubs buried
the Phillies deeper in the cellar
with a double victory, 81 in II
innings and So.
Herm Wehmeier and Star
Musial starred in the Cardinals
comeback, with the latter blast.
ling a homer. double and two
singles in one of his typical bis
Sunday performances. Web.
meier. who hasn't beaten any.
one else this year, brought hi.
season mark to Us with a six.
hitter to blank the Pirates
against whom he has a Is;
/, career record.
Haunted by Arroyo
!, A pair of former Redbirds-
, Southpaw Luis Arroyo and Out,
fielder Bill Virdon-came bacl
to haunt the Cardinals as thu
Pirates came out on top in thu
opener. Arroyo. traded to Pitts
burgh earlier this year, held hi
/ former mates to seven hits ant
famed five as he turned in hi
first complete game. Virdon
along with Gene Freese and Lee
Walls, homered to offset Musial'
5 three-run homer.
: The Dodgers slashed five Gin
/ cinnati hurlers for is hits, in
E GLIDING home runs by Rand,
: jackson and Charley Neal. Jack
son batted in four runs as e.
E Roebuck registered his first vic
tory Of the year, in relief.
/, Banked by Warren SPAIN TO
!. six innings. the Giants eruptel
E for four runs in the seventh Il
rout the veteran southpaw an,
; hand him his fifth successive
/ defeat. Foster Castleman's three
bagger-while trying to duck |
: pitch - highlighted the rail-,
j which gave Johnny Antonelli hi
: fifth triumph.
; Eddie Miksis and Pete Whise
nant teamed up to hand tn
8 Phils their double loss. Whise
? nant doubled and scored Of
!, Miksis' single in the 18th inninI
! of the opener. Eddie homerel
: for the other Chicago run
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