Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-07
White Sox Gain;
Braves Drop
Third in Row
Hy tha Aaaociated Presa

The dead teams in the major
league pennant races just won't
stay dead. Like kids playing
cops and robbers. the dead ones
are jumping up and blasting
away again. and at the leaders
no less.
In the American League, the
Yankees. who seemed to be
home free when they swept
three from second-place Chi
cago last week. are down to a
41a-game lead again. They
booted a two-run lead and lost.
4-3. at Washington last night
while the White Sox beat KAN
sas City. 4-3. on q ninth-in-
ming homer by Relief Pitcher
Dixie Howell that again put
them only three games behind
in the lost column.
In the National, the Braves,
looking like a cinch to clinch
it quick after q Labor Day
double -header sweep at Chi
cago gave them an 81a-game
bulge, blew a 80 lead and lost
their third in a row. ga. to the
last-place Cubs.
They held on to q 61z-game
lead as second place st. Louis
let a Az edge slip away in a
5-4 Cincinnati victory, but try
telling Manager Fred Haney
he's got it made with only 20
games remaining. He has his
worries with q pitching staff
that has managed only six
complete games in the last %
starts. and Brooklyn's Dodgers
now only seven games behind
after winning their third
straight with a so job on the
Giants.
Pittsburgh defeated Phila-
delphia 80 on Hank Foiles' solo
home run in the sixth that
gave Highlander Ron (7-15)
Kline his fifth straight in the
other MI game.
williams, Mantle Idle
In the other AL games, De-
troit defeated Cleveland So
with Jim Burning winning his
18th, and Boston closed fast to
nip Baltimore 4-3 with Gene
Stephens, subbing for Ted VIII
liams, one Of the big guns.
williams. still out with q
cold, retained q Seven-point
lead over Mickey Mantle in
the batting race. Mantle was
bedded in a hospital yester-
day to rest his ailing legs.
The White Sox scrambled
from behind with q run in the
sixth that junked Alex Kell-
ner's three-hit shutout, then
gained q tie with two in the
eighth on singles by Luis
Aparicio. Nellie Fox CHS third
Of the night and 1.499th in
the majors), Minnie Minoso
and Sherm Lollar.
Howell, stealing q page from
the Yankees book Grim hit
a three-run ninth-inning homer
to beat Boston the day before).
then belted his third home run
of the year to beat reliever
Wally Burnette with one out
in the ninth. Howell won his
fifth, third from the AS.
The White Sox have 81
games left, II on the road.
The Yankees have only 10
games remaining. Is at home
including two with the White
Sox next week end.
Error Starts Rally
Bob Trowbridge, who beat
the Cubs 40 with a four-hit-
ter Labor Day, had them
blanked on four hits again until
they bagged their five in the
seventh. 1t all started with a
one-out error by Ed Mathews.
Then ex-Brave Chuck Tanner
singled with the bases loaded
for two, Ernie Bankes doubled
for one and walt Moryn closed
it with a two-run single. Bob
Rush, battered in both games
Labor Day, won his nth with
relief help from Dick Little
field and Don Elston.
Elston famed half Of the
eight men he faced.
Bob Halle hit his sixth homer
| in the sixth for the Braves, who
now have l77-matching their
entire 1856 output.
The Redlegs, who had con-
secutive home runs from Frank
Robinson and George Grove in
the first, nailed it with three In
the sixth, two on Jerry Lynch's
pinch-hit home run. 1t was
the 10th pinch homer Of the
year for the Redlegs, tying the
IN. L. record set by the 1854
Giants.
willard Schmidt, who had
won 10 in q row. lost his second
in relief Of Larry jackson.
Southpaw Don Gross. who had
lost nine straight before beat
ing the Cards last week. did it
again with relief from 36-year-
old Bill Kennedy.
Jensen Hits Homer
Johnny Podres three-hit the
Giants. allowing none after the
nth, for his 18th victory and
sixth shutout, tops in the ma
jors. The Brooks had 10 hits.
two each by Carl Furillo and
Gino Cimoli who figured in the
insurance runs after Elmer's
first inning homer OF loser Ray
Crone.
The Red Sox, shut out for
six by Hec Brown, scored two
in the seventh on Jackie Jen-
sens goth homer. scored again
lin the eighth on Stephens sim
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