Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-24
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By the Associated Press

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a good man get away, suddenly
have lost three Of their last
four games with ex-teammates
doing the damage while their
American League lead has
dipped to 51a games.
It's all come on the cham
pions' final 1857 trip through
the West, the tour that was
supposed to nail the pennant,
but good.
So what happens? They lose
two of three at Kansas City.
with ex-Yankees Ralph Terry
and Jack Urban the winning
pitchers and ex-Yankees Woody
Held, Bob Cerv and Billy Mar
tin batting in or scoring the
big runs.
Then ex-Yankee Gene Wood
ling took crack at them last
night. rapping a two-run homer
and two singles in his first
four trips before doubling
home the winner as Cleveland
took a 5-4 decision in 10 in
ningS.
Pierce Wins 18th
That whitfield another game
off the Yankee lead as the
White Sox. with Billy Pierce
winning his 18th on a four
hitter, defeated Boston, AL.
In the National League, Mil
waukee blew a 20 lead in the
ninth and lost, 80, at Brook
lyn. However, the Braves re-
tanned their 612-game lead as
Philadelphia rallied for a 80
decision over second-place st.
Louis with ex-Cardinal Rip
Repulski driving in all the
Pills runs. The Cards now
have a one-point edge over
Brooklyn. also 612 back.
Cincinnati finally halted the
longest losing streak in the
National League this season.
10-beating Pittsburgh. 60. on
Joe Nuxhall's four-hitter. The
Giants defeated the Cubs, 80,
in Is innings, matching the
longest game in the league this
year while loser Bob Rush went
all the way for the longest
stint in the majors.
Three Hitter for johnson
In the other American League
! games, Connie johnson beat
Kansas City with a three-hitter
for a 81, Thinning Baltimore
victory, and Detroit pounded
Washington, 1874, with al
Kaline driving in five runs.
The Yankees, who wrap up
the Western trip with three
games at Chicago beginning
Tuesday. scored three in the
ninth, starting with Gil Nc
Dougald's home run. for a tie
that chased Ray Narleski. But
Mike Garcia came on and killed
the rally by striking out
Mickey Mantle, who was O.
fora and skidded to 1878.
Relief ace Bob Grim walked
Bobby Avila and lost it as
Woodling tried to duck away
from a pitch and wound up
with a two-bagger down the
leftfield line. Bobby Shantz
was the Yankee starter. but
injured his pitching hand field
ing a grounder in the sixth.
williams Also HitlesS
Pierce, the majors top win
ner struck out seven and walked
two while keeping Ted Williams
hitless in four trips and TAX
ing the major league lead in
complete games with his 18th.
Williams, who like Mantle. has
been shut out three times in
the last four games. now leads
the batting battle with 1882.
The White Sox, who trailed
by 512 games a week ago. too,
locked it up against Frank Sui
Ivan in a rain-interrupted
second inning on a walk, error
and singles by Larry Dolby and
Sherm Lollar that made it 20.
Gene Conley stretched his
shutout string over the Dodgers
to 10 innings before the Dodg-
ers, blanked on four hits, scored
on Sandy Amoros' double and
a single by Charlie Neal in the
ninth. Don Mcmahon came on
and gave Brooklyn two un-
earned runs on his own throw
ing error and Gino Cimoli's
clinching two-out single.
Don Drysdale won his 18th
with a hitless ninth after
Ed Roebuck had famed Ed
Mathews and Hank Aaron with
the bases loaded in relief Of
Sandy Koufax.
Haddix Evens Record
Repulski hit a two-run homer
in the eighth that won it for
the PhilS. Joe Cunningham,
subbing for the injured Stan
Musial, doubled and scored the
first st. Louis run and drove in
the other with a fly. Southpaw
Harvey Haddix was the winner
for 1910 record while Wilmer
Mizell lost 1t for a 5-10 mark.
Each struck out seven and
walked two.
Nuxhall had three of 10 Red
leg hits of loser Bob Purkey
and three believers while giving
the Cincinnati staff its first
shutout since July "a when he
blanked the Pirates on eight
hits.
With the score tied % after
seven innings. Rush held the