Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-08
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Dean held the Americans
scoreless in the first two innings.
but after &ed Rolfe and Charley
Gehrlnger grounded out in the
bottom of the third. Joe Dr.
Maggie singled through the box.
Lou Gehrig, later to die of null
tlple scleroSiS, carried Dean to
a 80 count. then rammed a ire
mendous homer over the right
field fence to lift the American
League into 20 lead.
Earl Averill of Cleveland,
whose son now is catching for
the same club, stepped up to
bat. Twice Dean shook of curve
ball signs from his catcher. Cab
by Hartnett. He came in with
an anticipated fast ball and
Averill slammed it right back at
him. The ball struck Dizzy's
foot and was DETECTED to Sec
ond Baseman Billy Herman,
who threw out Averill.
Dean was through for the day
having pitched the three inning
limit. and he was through as an
outstanding pitcher. X-rays that
night revealed Dizzy had sui
tered a broken toe.
Returned Too Soon
With the Cardinals in the
midst of a hectic pennant race
Dizzy returned to the mound too
soon. He unWittingly changed
his pitching motion to favor his
injured toe, placed an unnatural
strain on his right shoulder, and
never could shake the resulting
soreness He hung around for
awhile. but never was the same
pitcher,
In the fourth inning the Ma
tlonal League narrowed its deficit
to 2-l. Herman singled off Tom
my Bridges and moved to second
base as Bridges tossed out Arky
Vaughan. Ducky Medwick of the
Cards doubled to left. scoring
Herman. but Medwick was
stranded when Frank Demaree
popped to Gehringer and Cronin
threw out Johnny Mize.
The American Leagues mar
gin mounted to ST. in the fourth
against Carl Hubbell. the screw
ball specialist of the Giants who
now is farm club director for the
same team. After Cronin filed TO
MedWick. Bill Dickey walked and
Sam West, then with the Browns,
singled past Mize at first base.
sending Dickey to third. Bridges
famed. but Rolfe laced a triple
to the Scoreboard. scoring Dickey
and West. Gehrineer then sin
gled to score Rolfe. Cy Blanton
of the Pirates replaced Hubbell
on the mound and struck out
DiMaggio.
Nj Picks Up Run
The National League picked up
a run of Bridges in the fifth
when Hartnett singled. Mel OFT
batted for Blanton and doubled
to right, and Paul Waner flied
deep to West in left. enabling
Hartnett to score after the catch.
Lee Grissom, pitching for the
National League in the fifth,
struck out Gehrig and Averill.
but the American advantage
zoomed to 60 when Cronin
doubled to the rightfield corner
and Dickey followed with a
double to center, scoring him.
Singles by Medwick and
Demaree. plus Mics long fly to
center, fetched the Nationals a
run in the sixth. but the Amer
leans rebounded with two in the
same frame against Van Muneo
After Jimmy Foxx batted for
Bridges and grounded out. Role
walked and advanced TO second
on Gehringcr's single DiMagcio
famed. but Gehrig doubled to
Center, scoring Rolfe and Geh-
ringer. Gehrig was out at third
trying TO stretch the hit.
Lefty Gomez. who held the
National League scoreless in the
first three innings. emerged the
winner. while Dean was the loser
In addition to having the vim
ming pitcher. the Yankees sup
piled players who batter across
seven of the American Leagues
eight runs. with Gehrig driving
in four. Rolfe two and Dickev
one Medwick supplied four hits
including two doubles.
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