Evening star., 1961-09-11
Time Stacks Odds Against Maris;
Reds Move Boldly Toward Flag
Mantle Hits SD
As Yunks Run
Streak to Il
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The heat is really on Roger
Maris now. If he's going to
break Babe Ruth's 1927 home
run record, he'll have to in
crease the frequency Of his
blast. The pace he has set so
far won't quite get the job
done.
The cold figures are these:
So far, the Yankee outfielder
has played in IA team de-
cisions, 10 fewer than The
Bambino needed to set his
record Of 60. Maris has been at
bat SGT times officially. With
56 homers, this means he's hit
on the average Of one every 9.41
times at bats.
Commissioner Fork Frick has
ruled that he'll consider the
record broken Officially" only
If somebody comes up with 81
in 154 team decisions, the same
that Ruth required for his so
homers. Roger has 10 games
to go and approximately 40
times at bats.
Walks Could Hurt
It's fairly safe to say they'll
walk him at least once every
four times, leaving only 80
times to aim for the fence.
Needing five more homers, he
must come up with one on an
average of every six official ap-
pearances.
1t was downright rude Of the
Cleveland Indians yesterday not
to give up at least one more
homer toward his goal, especi-
ally since 1t was his 9th birth
day and since the Yanks swept
both ends of a double-header
from the Tribe, 7-6 and 9-3.
AS for Mickey Mantle, he
has an even tougher task If he
is to become the greatest home
run hitter of all time. Mickey,
who did manage a homer yes
terday, his SD, has been at
bat 483 times for a Gil average
per home run. He's eight shy
of the Babe and would have to
stroke one every 3.75 times at
bats if he only gets up to the
plate 80 times officially in the
next 10 games.
Mantle's blast came in the
second game of the double
header. punctuated by fist
fights and arguments that both
involved Jimmy Piersall, Cleve-
land centerfielder.
The twin victories and De-
tron'S 81 loss to Boston left
the Yankees 11la games ahead
Of the runnerup Tigers and re-
duced the magic number to
eight. Any combination Of
eight New York victories or
Detroit defeats gives the AL
pennant to the Bronx Bombers.
Twins, AS Split
In other AL games yesterday,
Baltimore beat Washington,
80; the Angels edged Chicago,
4-3, and Kansas City and Min
nesota split, the AS splurging,
1871, in the opener and bow
ing, TO, in the nightcap.
After yesterdays activity,
Maris, who settled for two
singles, is four games ahead
of Ruth'S home run pace. Man.
tie is two games behind.
The Yankees double victory
extended their two season chain
of victories over Cleveland at
Yankee Stadium to 18 games.
1t also gave New York a sweep
of its 12-game home stand.
The Yankees open a 13-game
road trip tomorrow night in
Chicago.
New York's three homerS
by Mantle, ElSton Howard and
Johnny Blanchard brought to
2l9 the number the Yankees
have hit this year and left them
two shy of the record set by
the New York Giants in 1947
and tied by Cincinnati in 1856.
Red Sox Get Is Hits
Boston used Is hits to out
score Detroit. One blow was
rookie Carl Yastrzemski's two
run homer. Rocky Colavito
smashed his 41st homer for the
Tigers, but this wasn't enough
to keep Don Mossi from absorb
ing his sixth loss in 20 deci-
sions. Gene Conley Q0-12) got
the victory.
The Angels and White SoX
each picked up three home runs
and brought to 222 the num-
ber of homers hit in L. AS
Wrigley Field this season, a
major league record. The old
mark of 219 was set at Cincin-
natl in 1857. AL Smith, Jim
Lands and Luis Aparicio hon.
cred for the White Sox and
Ken Hunt and Lee ana George
Thomas for the Angels.
Kansas City got II hits, in
Guiding a triple, double and
three singles by Dick Howser,
in its first game triumph over
the Twins. Harmon Killebrew
got his AID and 43d home
runs for Minnesota. Pedro Ra-
mos tossed the shutout for the
Twins in the second game.