Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-11
Leaque Races Give Promise
Of Staying Tight for a Spell
White Sox Rise
As Yunks Lose:
Milwaukee Coins
BY the Associated Press

place in the American League
today and for those who don't
like it. well, they can just wait
a minute.
A AL loss to the Baltimore
Orioles knocked the Yankees out
of first place last night, but
there is no evidence Of panic
among Manager Casey Stengel's
outfit. It's much too early.
But the general picture in both
leagues gives bright promise Of
excitement for awhile at least,
as IL of the 16 teams still are
in position to dream of PEN
Inants. Boston, fourth-place
team in the American League.
lis just Ia games behind the
White Sox, who regained the
lead last night. The Cardinals,
birthplace team in the National,
are just 31a games behind lead
ing Milwaukee.
The National League race fig
ured all along to be a down-to-
the-wire affair with the Dodgers.
Redlegs and Braves all strug-
Cling until the end just like last
year. The Yankees are sup
posed to run away with Amer
lean League flag, also like last
year. but they have yet to make
their big move.
Milwaukee Bounces Back
The amazing White Sox
knocked off Detroit. GA. to move
out front last night. while Cleve-
land stayed close with a Al VIC
tory over Kansas City. Rain
washed out the Senators and Red
Sox at Boston. Milwaukee
bounced back from a three
game losing streak with a 10-5
victory over the Cardinals. while
the Giants led by Willie Mays,
dumped the Dodgers. 81. and
Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh
3-l. Rain wiped out Cincinnati
at Chicago. and that gave the
Braves a full game lead over
the Redlegs. The Redlegs are
the hottest team Of the moment
with a nine-game winning
streak.
The longer the other teams
can stall the Yankee express the
better, in the opinion of most
fans. But a look at last year
indicates the New Workers have
plenty of time to assume control.
They moved into first place May
II. built up a slight lead and
then got a fright when the
White Sox moved to within a
game Of them as late as June
%. That was the signal. Two
weeks later the Yanks were 6l2
games out front and by July 20
had an 11-game bulge. At that
point the days got longer for
American League fans in other
cities.
That was the third straight
! loss the Yankees suffered last
night. Connie johnson made his
first victory of the year a beaut
by limiting the World Champions
to eight hits and striking out
eight. He would have had q
shutout except for Yogi Berras
eight-inning homer.
The Orioles got nine hits of
loser Johnny Kucks, who lasted
only six innings. Bob Boyd got
three of those and Billy Gardner
Clipped in with pair of doubles.
Tito Francona's single. his sec.
ond of the game, drove in two
of Baltimore's three runs in the
fifth to sew it up.
White SOx Break Slump
The White Sox broke their
batting slump with a 13-hit
attack against three Detroit
pitchers. chasing Rookie Don
Lee with a four-run assault in
the fifth. Sherman Lollar had
-four singles for the winners.
Billy Pierce gained credit for his
fourth victory, but Gerry Staley
had to quiet the Tigers in the
ninth.
i Mike Garcia, en- route to his
first victory Of the season. had
a two-hit shutout until the
ninth. Then singles by Vic
Power, Gus Zernial and Harry
Simpson produced a Kansas City
run and brought in Ray Narleski.
The Indians ace reliever quickly
disposed of the next two batters.
Rookie Roger Maris clouted a
home run with a mate aboard to
feature Cleveland's three-run
rally against freshman southpaw
Gene Host. The triumph boost
ed the Tribe into third place. a
half game behind New York.
Maris, 21-year-old outfielder, is
hitting .315. has five homers and
II runs batted in.
Juan Pizarro, Milwaukee's
rookie southpaw. gained his first
major league victory with the
help of teammates Johnny Logan
and Eddie Mathews, who drove
in eight of the Braves 10 runs.
Logan batted in five with a home
J run, a two-run double and a pair
of run-scoring singles. Mathews
smashed a two-run homer, dou-
bled and added a run-producing
single. Pizarro. who yielded nine
hits. had home run of his own
and added q single. Wally Moon
and Ken Boyer drove in all but
one Of the Cards runs with
! homers.
Mays Gets Well
Mays came of a hospital bed
+ to wallop a triple and two
! singles. drive in one run and
) score the other in the Giants
: victory over Brooklyn. The dy-
manic centerfield star had been
a hospitalized for three days with
! a virus and was not released
. until six hours before the start
: Of the game. Highlander Ruben
/, Gomez shared honors with Mays.
! limiting the Dodgers to seven
: hits for his fourth triumph
|. against one defeat. The loser was
Sal MaRlie.