Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-12
Fifth Straight
For Ford |sLike
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BY the Associated Press

straight complete-game victory
for the Yankees but it was like
walking a tight-rope for nine full
innings before the blond left
handler was able to chalk up the
triumph.
Ford was in constant trouble
as he gave up IL hits last night.
But some good clutch pitching
several fine defensive plays and
a bases-loaded pinch single by
Bill Skowron in the ninth gave
New York a 80 comeback victory
over the orioles in Yankee
Stadium.
It was a night of Illustration
for Erv Palica, who outpitched
Ford, but was scuttled by the
futile attack of his teammates.
who stranded IL baSerunners.
Palica allowed only three hits
until the ninth when he was
tagged for a triple and the win
ming single.
The Yankees maintained their
two-game lead over Cleveland as
the Indians whacked Kansas
City, Al, in a rain-shortened,
lf1ve-inning game. Washington
edged the Red Sox, 4-3, and the
White Sox outlasted Detroit, 81.
Braves Also Keep Lead
In the National League, the
Braves also kept their pace-set-
ting position with a late-inning
rally.
Johnny Logan's sacrifice fly
drove in the run that gave Mil
waukee 9-8 victory in 10 in
lnings over Cincinnati and kept
the well-rested Braves in the
lead by percentage points over
st. Louis.
In other National League &C
itivity, the Dodgers regained their
hitting eyes with a return to
EbbetS Field and overpowered
the Giants. 8-4. Rookie Catcher
Danny Kravitz' grand slam
homer in the ninth enabled
Pittsburgh to drop the Phillies
to their eighth straight defeat,
I6-5. The Cardinals and Chicago
were not scheduled.
Ford had a rocky time staying
unbeaten for the Yanks, going
behind 20 after two frames. But
iWhitey's double. a single, walk
and infield out tied it in the
fifth. Baltimore strategy walked
the bases full after Joe Collins
tripled with one out in the ninth.
Then Skowron hit his fly ball
beyond the drawn-in outfield
Tor the game-winning single.
Busby's Homer Icing
Four walks, a single and a
sacrifice fly gave Cleveland two
.tirSt-inning runs against Kansas
City. That was enough, but
Jim Busby iced it with a two
run homer in the second. Mike
Garcia yielded six hits for his
second victory.
The White Sox amassed all
nine runs on II hits in five
innings off starter and loser
Frank Larry. AL Aber and Dick
Marlowe. The Tigers outhit
Chicago. 1912, but couldn't over
come the big dif1cit while getting
only two runs, one unearned. of
wlnnig reliefer, Willard Howell
over the last So innings. Jack
Harshman. who hit a two-run
homer, was the White SoX
starter, but gave way in Detroit's
three-run fourth.
Yves Covington, who is having
a tough time breaking into Mil
Waukee's outfield as a regular
showed again last night thai
When 1T comes to pinch-hitting
he's Manager Charlie Grimm (
No. l Ratchet man.
The 24-year-old Covington has
only five at bat to show for his
major league record. But he has
delivered four pinch blows in
those five chances this season
including a home run and dou-
Die. and has driven in three
runs.
IT was his double that helped
Ioreak things up in the Braves
victory over the Redlegs last
night.
Reds Squander Homers
Covington, who thumped tape
measure blows while winning the
Sally League batting title (.326)
at Jacksonville. Fla, last season,
poked his double in a pinch role
Tor winning reliefer Ernie john
son. A sacrifice moved him tc
third and Logan's sacrifice fiy
brought him home. Reliefer Art
Fowler was the loser.
Inc Redlegs squandered
homers by Rookie Frank Robin
son. Ted Kluszewski and Roy Nc
MILAN. The Braves had an early
two-run homer by Thomson.
The Redlegs, ~ games out in
third place, couldn't win any,
thing last night. Manager Birdie