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MONDAY, MAY 7, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

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VOL. 1, No. 22

Brissie Pays Dividends, Doby Packs Punch as Tribe Sweeps Washington

CLEVELAND It may be too early to proclaim Lou Brissie the Indians stopper. For one thing, Sunday marked just his first appearance in a Cleveland uniform. For another, the losing streak he stopped was a mere one game. Still, Brissie was mighty impressive in his Indians debut, firing a complete game as the league-leading Tribe defeated Washington in the first game of a doubleheader sweep. Both games were decided in the bottom of the ninth. Brissie (1-2), acquired from the Athletics in a three-team swap on April 30, allowed nine hits, but stranded eight Senators baserunners. Just as important, he had Larry Doby on his side. Doby broke a 2-2 tie with a solo homer in bottom of the seventh. He broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI double in the bottom of the ninth. Doby excelled in Clevelands 10-9 win in the nightcap as well, with three hits, another homer (he leads the loop with seven) and four RBI. Allie Clarks single scored Harry Simpson with the winning run on the bottom of the ninth. Sam Dente had four RBI in the second game for Washington. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the American League: The Red Sox and Browns split a doubleheader featuring 39 runs and 60 hits. Boston won the opener, 15-1, behind the pitching of Bill Wight and four hits each by Dom DiMaggio and Bobby Doerr. Wight (12) allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings. Lou Boudreau doubled and cracked a threerun homer in Bostons nine-run seventh inning. The homestanding Browns won the nightcap, 12-11, in what should have been a laugher. They charged to an 8-0 lead after seven innings behind starting pitcher Al Widmar (1-3). But DiMaggio sent Widmar packing with a three-run homer in the eighth, then added a grand slam in Bostons eight-run rally in the ninth. Dick Starr got the final out to secure the win for St. Louis. DiMaggio finished the twin bill with six hits and nine RBI. Vern Stephens hit one homer in the first game, and two in the second. Carl Scheib became the American Leagues first four-game winner, beating Chicago 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader. Scheib (4-1) tossed a complete game nine-hitter. Nellie Fox knocked in three runs with two hits as the White Sox won the second game, 8-5. Dizzy Trout (2-2) tossed a six-hitter as the Tigers won their third game in a row, beating the visiting Yankees, 2-1. The Bombers knocked six hits and drew six walks, but stranded 12 runners.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Cleveland Chicago Philadelphia Boston Washington New York Detroit St. Louis W 14 10 10 9 8 8 6 4 L 2 7 9 9 9 10 8 15 PCT. .875 .588 .526 .500 .471 .444 .429 .211 GB --4 5 6 6 7 7 11 NATIONAL New York Philadelphia Brooklyn St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Cincinnati W 14 12 11 8 8 10 7 5 L 8 8 8 7 9 12 10 13 PCT. .636 .600 .579 .533 .471 .455 .412 .278 GB --1 1 2 3 4 4 7

Sundays American League Results

Cleveland 3, Washington 2, 1st gm. Cleveland 10, Washington 9, 2nd gm. Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3, 1st gm. Chicago 8, Philadelphia 5, 2nd gm. Detroit 2, New York 1 Boston 15, St. Louis 1, 1st gm. St. Louis 12, Boston 11, 2nd gm.

Sundays National League Results

New York 3, Cincinnati 3, 1st gm Cincinnati 2, New York 1 (10 innings), 2nd gm. St. Louis 10, Brooklyn 9 Boston 8, Pittsburgh 3, 1st gm. Pittsburgh 3, Boston 0, 2nd gm. Philadelphia 3, Chicago 0, 1st gm. Philadelphia 10, Chicago 7, 2nd gm.

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

New York (Byrne 0-2) at Detroit (Rogovin 0-2), 2 p.m. Washington (Consuegra 2-1) at Cleveland (Vandermeer 0-0), 7:30 p.m. Boston (Nixon 0-1) at St. Louis (Garver 2-1), 8:30 p.m. (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

St. Louis (Staley 1-2) at Brooklyn (Roe 3-0), 7:30 p.m. (Only game scheduled)

Church 1-Hits Cubs, Phillies Sweep into Second Place

PHILADELPHIA Bubba Church came within six outs of a no-hitter. In the end, he had to settle for helping pitch Philadelphia to within one game of first place. Church (1-1) fired a one-hitter Sunday to beat the Cubs, 3-0, and the Phillies went on to a doubleheader sweep that vaulted them from third place to second. The right-handed Alabaman held the Cubs hitless through seven innings. Dee Fondy broke up the no-hit bid with an infield hit to lead off the eighth. One out later, Church walked Bob Ramazzotti, but he retired the final five batters to record the third one-hitter in the majors this season. Puddin Head Jones three-run homer gave Church all the support he would need. Jones knocked in two more runs in the Phils 10-7 win in the nightcap. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: The first-place Giants and the last-place Reds split a pair of one-run games in a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. Eddie Stankys go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth gave the Giants a 4-3 win in the opener. Cincinnatis Willie Ramsdell (1-1) snapped New Yorks four-game win streak with a 10-inning five-hitter as the Reds took the nightcap, 2-1. Sam Jethroe hit in both games, extending his hit streak to 13 games and helping Boston to a doubleheader split with Pittsburgh. Jethroe hit his sixth homer in the opener, and Sid Gordon homered and had four RBI. Warren Spahn (2-2) scattered 11 hits for the 8-5 win. Cliff Chambers (3-2) tossed a three-hit shutout as the Bucs won the nightcap, 3-0. The Pirates Wally Westlake homered in both games. Stan Musial homered and drove in three runs as the Cardinals topped the Dodgers, 10-9. Brooklyns Roy Campanella homered twice, giving him an NL-leading seven.

Notes on the Scorecard

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Doby, Cle.
Lipon, Det.

Slaughter, Stanky Agree Duster is Part of Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) Is it true what they say about the duster pitch? Does it really endanger the life and limb of the batter? Should the user of this so-called lethal missile be punished? A great hue and cry has been raised recently because of much high and close pitching that has batters going up and down like yoyos. It came to a head when Brooklyns Jackie Robinson laid down a bunt along the first base line and deliberately bumped Sal Maglie after the Giant pitcher made him hit the dirt. The questions were put to Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals and Eddie Stanky of the Giants, two scrappers from the word go. Theres nothing wrong with the duster, Slaughter said. Thats part of baseball. Just because that fellow in Brooklyn you know who I mean cant take it, all of a sudden the pitcher becomes the villain, Stanky said. Bill Serena, Cubs infielder, broke his wrist in the first inning of a doubleheader Saturday at Shibe Park, but played out the game. Between tilts the injury was discovered. He will be out of the lineup for at least five or six weeks. Serena is batting .318, seventh in the National League.

The Village
G 22 16 15 15 22 16 12 19 18 19 AB 93 60 57 62 80 49 44 73 68 74 R 26 6 14 12 18 5 9 14 8 8 H 40 23 21 22 27 16 14 23 21 22 AVG. .430 .383 .368 .355 .338 .327 .318 .315 .309 .297

G 16 14 17 18 18 19 17 17 18 16

AB 54 51 64 76 73 76 68 63 75 58

R 16 13 11 13 10 15 18 12 13 16

H 23 20 24 28 26 27 24 22 26 20

AVG. .426 .392 .375 .368 .356 .355 .353 .349 .347 .345

NATIONAL Jethroe, Bos. Hatton, Cin. Slaughter, St.L Musial, St.L Gordon, Bos. Walker, Chi. Serena, Chi. Furillo, Bro. Wyrostek, Cin.
Snider, Bro.

Smithy

By CHESTER L. SMITH Pittsburgh Press Sports Editor

Coleman, St.L Berra, N.Y. Rizzuto, N.Y. Valo, Phi. Yost, Was. Jensen, N.Y.
Goodman, Bos.

Stepehen, Bos.

HR: Doby (Cle.) 7; Mantle (N.Y.) 6; Robinson (Chi.) 5; Yost (Was.) 5; Stephens (Bos.) 5. RBI: Zarilla (Chi.) 19; Vernon (Was.) 18; Coleman (St.L) 17; several tied with 16. Wins: Scheib (Phi.) 4-1; Feller (Cle.) 3-0; Lemon (Cle.) 3-0; Pierce (Chi.) 3-1; Wynn (Cle.) 3-1. Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 25; Wynn (Cle.) 17; Lemon (Cle.) 15; Garcia (Cle.) 15; Kuzava (Was.) 14; Trout (Det.) 14. ERA: Feller (Cle.) 1.00; Morgan (N.Y.) 1.59; Cain (Chi.) 1.64; Newhouser (Det.) 1.99; Wight (Bos.) 2.08.

HR: Campanella (Bro.) 7; Pafko (Chi.) 6; Jethroe (Bos.) 6; Thomson (N.Y.) 6; Gordon (Bos.) 5. RBI: Gordon (Bos.) 20; Elliott (Bos.) 17; Jethroe (Bos.) 17; Campanella (Bro.) 17; several tied with 16. Wins: Hearn (N.Y.) 4-0; Maglie (N.Y.) 4-0; Candini (Phi.) 3-0; Konstanty (Phi.) 3-0; Newcombe (Bro.) 3-0; Roe (Bro.) 3-0. Strikeouts: Blackwell (Cin.) 26; Maglie (N.Y.) 20; Van Cuyk (Bro.) 17; Sain (Bos.) 17; Roberts (Phi.) 16. ERA: Klippstein (Chi.) 0.00; Jansen (N.Y.) 0.97; Fox (Cin.) 1.08; Brazle (St.L) 1.08; Wehmeier (Cin.) 1.50.

Notes copied from a reporters cuff Major leagues are wondering where the customers have gone Attendance figures are down almost everywhere and so far as the St. Louis Browns are concerned have all but vanished. One easily explained reason for the drop is the bum weather Another possibility could be too many night games too early in the season Baseball is a summer game, and if the fans stay away these cool, clammy April and May evenings theyre merely using good sense.

Night baseball ceased to be a novelty long ago and is now no more of an attraction than a game under the sun It has a certain added drawing power not present in the daytime games because more folks have their evenings free than are able to make it in the afternoon, but theyll no longer play tag with pneumonia.

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