Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-23
Yanks Stopped by Rookie;
Braves Continue Streak
White Sox Win
On Pinch Blows
By opposite
BY the Associated Press

The Chicago White Sox have
come up with the answer on
how to end a seven-game YAM
kee winning streak. 1t is a pinch
hitter batting l9l. His name is
Sammy opposite and he hadn't
delivered in his last 80 at bats.
So Sammy smacked a pinch,
two-out, two-run double in the
18th last night to tie the game
4-all, then hung around to bloop
a two-out, bases-loaded single in
the 18th that gave it to the Sec
ond place Sox 5-4 and trimmed
the Yankees American League
lead to four games.
AS Back in Cellar
Third place Cleveland white
washed Washington 40 and the
Boston Red Sox smacked Kan
sas City back into the cellar
with Ted Williams hitting his
first 1856 home run. Baltimore
wrestled fifth place back from
Detroit. handing the Tigers
their sixth straight defeat 80
in IL innings.
In the ever-ehanging National
League race, MilWaukee's Braves
retained the lead with their
seventh straight victory, 3-1,
over the New York Giants. But
Cincinnati took over second
place as unbeaten Brooks Law
renee set down Brooklyn on a
whizbang two-hitter for his
ninth victory 60. And Phila-
delphia tripped St. Louis into
fifth place. 2-1, as Pittsburgh
backed into fourth when a light
failure ended its night game in
the fourth inning with Chicago
ahead 20. The game must be
Ireplayed from the start.
Big Meany of Night
The big meany of the night
was little Sammy. a So, l65-
pound guy born in Chicago. At
"a he's up from Memphis, where
he hit .281 last year after re-
turning from service. He had
six RIBS until last night.
1t took a lot of doing to stop
the Yankees. Dick Donovan.
with a 30 lead, held the Bomb
ers hitless until the eighth in
ming. Then a walk and Billy
Martins double made 1t 2-1. In
the ninth, Gil McDougald
singled, took second on an in
field out and scored the tying
run on a single by Mickey
Mantle-his only hit of the near
four-hour game.
Joe Collins gave the Yankees
a Az lead in the 18th with his
ses-loaded, two-out double on
Donovan, who gave way to Espo-
sito in the last-half of the frame.
Sammy came up after Walt
Dropo singled and Minnie, Minoso
lined a pinch double of Reliefer
Rip Coleman.
In the 18th, Dave Philley sim
gled and Tom Morgan replaced
Coleman for the Yanks. Sherm
Lollar, trying to bunt. was hit by
a pitch. Jim Delsing hit into a
Iforceout, but after Bubba Phil
lips famed, Pinchhitter Ron
Northey was walked purposely.
Then Sammy made EN- run.
Back-tO-Back Homers
! Milwaukee reached the seven
straight mark-high in the N. l..
this season-under new manager
Fred Haney with back-to-back
home runs by Billy Bruton and
Ed Mathews in the third off
Ruben Gomez. Then Ray Crone,
+ NilO MOIi lllo oCNCllblll olLlSASA
home the other run in the fourth.
Lawrence, traded by the Car
dinals to the Redlegs last winter
after a 3-8 season, gave up a
Ififth-inning single to Carl Furillo
and "a two-out, ninth-inning
double to Jackie Robinson. The
6-foot highlander faced only 80
men, permitted just four base
runners. Ed Bailey backed him
up with two home runs for three
runs batted in and Rookie Frank
Robinson hit one to beat Sal
DID Maglie. Brooklyn benched
Gil Hodges for the first time
since 1913.
A sixth-inning home run by
Del Ennis, his 18th. cracked a
IL tie to beat the Cardinals
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