Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-08
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tainted as the sIum Yankees
left the field.
The Yankees. Who haven't
had First Baseman Bill Show
ron since the Series opener,
didn't have Mickey Mantle in
centerfield yesterday. An aiIing
shoulder kept this Invaluable
piece Of heavy artillery on the
bench until the eighth inning.
when Mickey was sent IN as q
pinch-runner for jerry Cole
man. He was an inglorious out
by q country miIe--trying to
steal second.
But the Braves lost one Of
their key figures. too. When
Red Schoendienst pulled q
groin muscle reaching for Enos
Slaughter's ground single In
the second inning and was
forced to leave the game. Felix
Mantilla replaced him and
made good on eight fielding
chances.
Use Of Mantle Doubtful
Stengel won't know whether
Mantle can play until after the
team takes hitting practice be-
fore tomOrrow's game. Haney
was understandable as vague
about Schoendienst. The Braves
had a workout scheduled today
at the stadium. but Red was
supposed TO take it easy.
Milwaukee took full adyan-
tage Of its one big break at bat
yesterday to get the winning
run. The man who made it
possible. by turning what ap-
peared to be a routine infield
out into q hit. was Mathews,
whose two-run homer in the
10th inning Of Sundays game
brought the Braves an all
important Us victory that
squared the Series at two
games each.
Mantilla and Johnny Logan
had been retired in the sixth
inning when Mathews bounced
one Of Whitley Ford's pitches
at Coleman. The Yankee Sec
ond sacker. playing deep and
closer TO first than his own
bag. hesitated momentaFily as
Mathews. head down. dashed
to first. Too late. Coleman
realized that his throw might
not catch the speedy runner.
When Jerry moved and took
the ball and snapped q throw
to Simpson in one motion, 1t
was too late.
AdcOck Delivers
Hank Aaron then dropped a
Texas League single in right
and big Joe Adcock. long over
due with only two hits in IL
previous chances, followed with
a clean single to the same Sec
tor The crowd didn't realize
then that Mathews run would
be the only marker Of a tensely
fought game.
Stengel made no mistake in
sending Whitley Ford back for
his second game. The sturdy
curve-baller allowed only six
hits and. except for the sixth. |
kept them well spaced. In the
eighth he was lifted for Pinch
hitter Elston Howard. who pro-
tested a third called strike in
vain.
The Braves confidence 1
seemed to mount as the game
wore on. although it was shaky /
at the start. And with two in
a row over a team noted for
its Series explosions, Milwaukee
must have gained immeasur-
able confidence from the out
come.
Yanks Waste Chances
Hank Bauer didn't help the
Braves peace Of mind by slam
ming a single to leftfleld-
marking the 10th Series game
in which he had hit safely-to |
open the first inning. But after
Tony Kubek moved him to Sec
ond with a sacrifice bunt, Hank
was left high and dry.
Kubek, hero of the Yankees
victory Saturday. did nothing
else yesterday. He was one of
Burdette's two swinging strike
out, victims in the ninth when
the Milwaukee hurler was burn
ing holes in the atmosphere
with his fast ball.
Slaughter'S single in the Sec /
ond. which took Schoendienst
out Of the game. was wasted, +
and so was Bauer's second
single in the third inning.
The Yankees only had a
couple Of more rather meager
chances. Berra was safe on
Adcock's error and Slaughter
singled in the fourth. but the
double play started by Mathews
wiped out the threat. Yogi 4
singled in the seventh. only this
time Logan started a double
play.
Coleman singled in the
eighth. and there was a happy
thought among Yankee fans
that he might redeem himself
for Mathews hit. Howard
struck out and Mantle. run
ming for Jerry. was thrown out
trying to steal.
Gil McDougald's single to
center, with two down in the
ninth. gave the Yanks their
final chance. But Berra. usually
dangerous in those situations,
popped to Mathews.
II was awfully noisy in Mil
waukee last night. And IL may /
get worse.
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