Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
White SoxCut
Tribes Throat
And Vice Versa
Divided Twin Bill
Lets Yunks Pick Up
Half Come on Each
BY the Associated Press


Sox and Indians. proceeded with
their anticipated throat-cutting
While the men Of Casey Stem
gel free-loaded their way to a
81 triumph over the Senators,
the White Sox and Indians split
their twi night doubleheader
which permitted the Bombers to-
pick up a half-game on each.
The Indians, behind Herb
Score, captured the opener, SO,
but the White Sox came back to-
use their own sharp knife to
take the finale. 1872, as Billy
Pierce became the first pitcher
in the majors to win IL games.
The Ya1ks now lead the Sox
by 3 and the Tribe by 51a games.
Meanwhile. over in the Ma
tional League the daily hectic
happenings continued merrily.
When the last light was put out,
the Milwaukee Braves, who had
tumbled out Of first place in the
afternoon in bowling to the
Cubs, ga, went back into the
top spot when Cincinnati's Red
legs were given a sour dose by
Vinegar Bend Mizell. Al, on a
4-hitter.
Brooklyn Moves Up
To add to the confusion,
Brooklyn moved to within a game
of both the Braves and RedlegS
by cutting loose for three straight
homers off the bats of Duke
Snider, Ransom jackson and Gil
Hodges, to come up with four
big runs in the ninth, and a
6-5 victory over the Phillies. It
was a fine day for Pittsburgh,
though, as the Pirates accepted
three unearned runs in the
eighth for a 6-3 victory over the
staggering New York Giants to
temporarily, at least, halt their
nose-dive. The triumph pulled
the BUGS back to AZ games of
the leaders.
In the only games not involv-
ing immediate pennant contend
ers, Boston's Red Sox overcame
a 6-2 deficit to whip the Balti-
more Orioles, 7-6, and the
aroused Detroit Tigers, behind
the five-hit hurting of Billy
Hoeft. again BANKED Kansas
City, 5-4, with Charley Maxwell
driving in four runs with two
homers and Al Kaline connect
ing for the other.
In the opener Of the cut
throat double bill in Cleveland.
young Herb Score famed six and
gave up only three hits to record
his seventh victory. His league
leading Strikeout total now
stands at LOG. Both of the
White Sox' runs were unearned.
Catcher Hal Naragon's two-run
homer broke a % tie for the
Tribe and Chico Carrasquel's
solo shot against his old mates
provided the victory margin.
Pierce Fans Two
1t was all Pierce in the night
cap. The stylish southpaw
famed 10 and dished out only
four safeties, half Of which were
collected by AL Smith. AS in
Scores case in the opener, both
of the runs of Pierce were I'M
earned. Billy's pals belted Bob
Lemon for five hits in q four
run second inning and finished
UP with Is safeties as Pierce
kept the Indians safely on the
reservation.
Three runs in the seventh did
it for the Cardinals. with one
scoring on a throwing error
Manager Fred Hutchinson was
thrown out in the winning frame
for arguing that Bobby Del Gre
lco's ground rule double should
have gone for a home run. The
only run off Mizell, who had
lost three straight, came on a
walk and Ed Bailey's double in
the sixth. Mizell now is 8-5
while loser Joe Nuxhall is ST
Three Unearned Runs
The Cubs shared three I'M
earned runs in the fourth to
beat the Braves and Lew (7-4)
Burdette. Ernie Banks ham,
mered his 18th home run and
Pete Whisenant hit his seventh
for the Cubs as Bob Rush won
his seventh. Johnny Logan
tagged his fifth homer among
the Braves nine hits.
Snider, who has II, and
Hodges. with Is. both hit two
homers and had six of Dodgers
sevent hits. Snider's second shot
was off Stu Miller with a mar
on in the ninth. jackson Their
smacked Jack Meyers next tos,
to win it. Willie Jones homereo
with one on for the Phils.
The Giants had two out in the
seventh before Loser Jim Hearn's
error sent the Pirates winging
Roberto Clemente and Lee Walls
each homered for the BUGS. Verr
Law won it for a 3-8 record.
A double by Billy Goodman
and Billy Klaus followup triple
broke Gall tie for the Red SoS
in the eighth. Ike O'clock wor
his fourth, striking out six ir
four hitless relief innings. Oriolt
Starter Ray Moore socked his
first major league homer, with
two on. in a five-run third of
Mel Parnell.
Back-to-back homers by Ka.
line and Maxwell broke UP g
scoreless duel for the Tigers ir
the sixth at Kansas City. Max.