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FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

FIVE CENTS

VOL. 1, No. 89

Boston Pitchers Parnell, Kiely Strong-Arm Chicago in Sweep

CHICAGO The White Sox were second in the American League in runs scored. The Red Sox team earned run average was in the middle of the A.L. pack. Yet there was nothing middle-of-the-road about the way Boston swept a doubleheader from Chicago on Thursday, 1-0 and 7-1. Mel Parnell, pitching just two days after a three-inning stint in Tuesdays All-Star game, hurled a career-best two-hitter in shutting out the White Sox, 1-0, in the first game. Leo Kiely, in just his second major league start, allowed a single unearned run in a 7-1 BoSox triumph in the nightcap. The sweep vaulted Boston from fifth place to fourth. Chicago, which began the day in fourth, sagged to sixth. Parnell (8-5), who previously authored a trio of three-hitters (one against the White Sox in 1949), took a no-hitter into the sixth, at which point hed been staked to a 1-0 lead on Lou Boudreaus RBI single. Phil Masi broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single in the sixth, and Don Lenhardt singled to lead off the eighth. But the White Sox failed to get a runner as far as second base. Dom DiMaggio homered and drove in three runs in support of Kiely in the second game. The 21-year-old righthander finished with a six-hitter for his first major league win. Saul Rogovin (5-5) took the loss. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the American League: Bob Feller scattered seven hits and Harry (Suitcase) Simpson homered and drove in four runs as the league-leading Indians pounded the visiting Yankees, 9-4. Feller (7-5) improved to 5-1 with a 2.78 ERA at home. Bobby Avila had three hits for the Tribe, and Luke Easter tripled and knocked home two runs. Phil Rizzuto drove in three runs for the Yanks. New York starter Allie Reynolds (6-7) allowed six runs in 4 1/3 innings, and is 0-3 with an 8.86 ERA in his past four starts. Freddie Marsh won the opener with a gamewinning single in the bottom of the ninth, and Bobby Shantz tossed his third shutout in the nightcap as the Browns and visiting Athletics split a doubleheader, 8-7 and 8-0. Marshs decisive hit one of his three safeties capped a wild first game that saw three lead changes. It made a winner of Lou Sleater (3 -9), who hurled two innings of scoreless relief. Shantz (9-4) is 4-0 with an 0.34 ERA in four starts this year against the Browns. Gus Zernial had a homer and three RBI in each game. Hoot Evers homered and had three RBI as the Tigers trimmed the visiting Senators, 5-2. Winner Bob Cain (4-3) allowed two runs in seven innings. Loser Fred Sanford (2-6) is 0-5 since being acquired from the Yankees at the trade deadline.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit New York Boston Chicago Washington St. Louis W 46 45 41 42 43 44 27 19 L 31 34 32 33 35 36 49 57 PCT. .597 .570 .562 .560 .551 .550 .355 .250 GB --2 3 3 3 3 18 26 NATIONAL Brooklyn New York St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati W 46 46 40 36 39 37 32 27 L 31 35 36 34 38 37 45 47 PCT. .597 .568 .526 .514 .506 .500 .416 .365 GB --2 5 6 7 7 14 17

Thursdays American League Results

Cleveland 9, New York 4 Boston 1, Chicago 0, Gm. 1 Boston 7 Chicago 1, Gm. 2 Detroit 5, Washington 2 St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 7, Gm. 1 Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 0, Gm. 2

Thursdays National League Results

St. Louis 2, New York 1 (12 innings) Brooklyn 4, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 7, Pittsburgh 6 (14 innings) Cincinnati at Boston, ppd., rain

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Washington (Porterfield 2-1) at Detroit (Gray 7-7), 8:30 p.m. Boston (McDermott 6-2) at Chicago (Pierce 9-4), 8:30 p.m. New York (Raschi 11-3) at Cleveland (Lemon 7-7), 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia (Fowler 6-2) at St. Louis (Pillette 3-9), 9:30 p.m.

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

St. Louis (Munger 4-4) at New York (Koslo 2-2), 1:30 p.m. Pittsburgh (Pollet 3-5) at Philadelphia (Church 6-6), 8 p.m. Chicago (Lown 5-3 or Hiller 5-4) at Brooklyn (Newcombe 9-4), 8:30 p.m. Cincinnati (Raffensberger 4-11) at Boston (Sain 6-5 or Nichols 3-3), 8:30 p.m.

Branca Wins Fifth Straight, Hurls Dodgers Past Cubbies

BROOKLYN Ralph Branca waited six weeks to get his first starting assignment of the 1951 season. The way he pitched in that first start, he was lucky to get a second. Now theres no stopping him. Branca (5-1) tossed a three-hitter Thursday night as the loop-leading Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-2 in their second-half lid-lifter. It was Brancas fifth consecutive winning decision, fifth complete game and second three-hitter. Such success would have been difficult to imagine on May 28, when Branca blew a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning of his first start of the campaign. It was an inauspicious turn of events, especially for a guy whose win total has dropped every year since his 21-12 mark in 47. Thursdays game was tied 1-1 after four innings. Billy Cox untied the game in the fifth frame with his sixth home run. Jackie Robinson, whose 11th homer had tied the game in the second, singled home a run in the sixth. A homer by ex-Dodger Gene Hermanski cut the lead to 3-2 in the seventh, but Duke Snider doubled home an insurance run in the eighth. Paul Minner (3-9) took the loss for Chicago. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Del Rice hooked a home run inside the left field foul pole in the 12th inning, giving the visiting Cardinals a 2-1 win over the Giants. The games first two runs were scored after triples by the Cards Wally Westlake in the second inning, and by the Giants Whitey Lockman in the ninth. Rices homer made a loser of New York reliever Sheldon Jones (55). Cliff Chambers (5-9) got the win. Tommy Browns second home run of the game forced extra innings, and Bill Nicholson poled a game-winning solo shot in the bottom of the 14th as the Phillies beat the Pirates, 7-6. Brown had four hits and four RBI. Pittsburghs Ralph Kiner slugged his 15th roundtripper and drove in three. Jocko Thompson (2-6) earned the win with three innings of scoreless relief.

Notes on the Scorecard

Mourners Congregate To Honor Heilmann

DETROIT (AP) More than 3,500 mourners jammed into suburban Royal Oaks well known Shrine of the Little Flower on Thursday to pay final tribute to baseballs great Harry Heilmann. They heard the Rev. Fr. Charles E. Coughlin, pastor of the Shrine, classify the former Detroit Tiger outfielder with the immortal Babe Ruth. In the Shrine were men from all walks of life, but baseball men predominated. Among them were general managers Billy Evans of the Tigers and Joe Cronin of the Boston Red Sox. Manager Leo Durocher said that rookie Dave Williams will continue as the Giants regular second baseman for an indefinite period but not to write Eddie Stanky off as through. Williams replaced Stanky as the Giants second baseman in their 2-1 loss to the Cardinals on Thursday. Hell play a while, Durocher said. I wont say two days or 30 days. I cant say, but hell get a chance. It is evident that the Giants believe Stanky, the teams sparkplug in 1950, may be finished as a big leaguer.

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Doby, Cle. Fain, Phi. Fain, Phi. Minoso, Chi. Young, St.L Wertz, Det. Joost, Phi. DiMaggio, Bos. Zernial, Phi. Kryhoski, Det. G 65 79 68 72 76 71 76 74 67 56 AB 236 299 258 284 317 268 312 329 278 211 R 60 62 45 62 39 44 74 61 54 30 H 85 106 91 95 105 88 101 106 89 67 AVG. .360 .355 .353 .335 .331 .328 .324 .322 .320 .318 NATIONAL Musial, St.L Slaughter, St.L Jethroe, Bos.
Schoendienst, St.L

G 74 58 67 66 77 76 74 76 72 73

AB 294 214 261 246 334 319 299 278 279 278

R 67 38 57 42 60 51 47 48 52 46

H 108 74 87 82 111 106 98 89 89 88

AVG. .367 .346 .333 .333 .332 .332 .328 .320 .319 .317

Dressen: Deze Bums Tops in Team Annals

BROOKLYN (AP) Manager Charlie Dressen on Thursday called his current Dodger team the greatest in Brooklyn history. All I know, said the Brooklyn skipper, is that when we won the pennant in 1941, everyone said that was the greatest Brooklyn club ever. I can tell you this much, he continued. This is a better club than the 1941 team. I was the third base coach then. Today, Im the manager. To prove the point, lets break it down position by position: First Base In Dolph Camili, we thought we had the best first baseman in the business. I still think he was that at that time a great fielder and a good batter. Also a good home run hitter. But Hodges is better. He covers more ground than Camilli and is a much better target. Need I add that he is going to hit more home runs than any Dodger who ever lived? Second base We said then Billy Herman was the smartest man in baseball. He also was a good hitter. But he never won a batting title like Robinson. Nor could he come close to Jackie as a baserunner.
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Ashburn, Phi. Furillo, Bro. Wyrostek, Cin. Thomson, N.Y. Jones, Phi. Gordon, Bos.

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 22; Wertz (Det.) 19; Mantle (N.Y.) 19; Doby (Cle.) 16; Robinson (Chi.) 16. RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 78; Robinson (Chi.) 73; Williams (Bos.) 68; Fain (Phi.) 66; Rosen (Cle.) 63. Wins: Raschi (N.Y.) 11-3; Wynn (Cle.) 10-5; Pierce (Chi.) 9-4; Lopat (N.Y.) 9-4; Shantz (Phi.) 9-4. Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 97; Gray (Det.) 77; Reynolds (N.Y.) 72; Trout (Det.) 66; Feller (Cle.) 64. ERA: Lopat (N.Y.) 2.39; Parnell (Bos.) 2.75; Marrero (Was.) 2.80; Pierce (Chi.) 2.91; Raschi (N.Y.) 3.03.

HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 22; Musial (St.L) 20; Sauer (Chi.) 19; Hodges (Bro.) 18; Pafko (Bro.) 17. RBI: Musial (St.L) 72; Hodges (Bro.) 63; Sauer (Chi.) 62; Thomson (N.Y.) 62; Jones (Phi.) 56. Wins: Jansen (N.Y.) 10-5; Maglie (N.Y.) 10-7; Roe (Bro.) 9-3; Newcombe (Bro.) 9-4; Hearn (N.Y.) 9-5. Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 86; Queen (Pit.) 80; Jansen (N.Y.) 80; Blackwell (Cin.) 72; Maglie (N.Y.) 69. ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 1.88; Newcombe (Bro.) 2.02; Branca (Bro.) 2.39; Roe (Bro.) 2.44; Blackwell (Cin.) 2.81.

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The Sportlight
By Grantland Rice
For the Hall of Fame NEW YORK There seems to be a rather sudden outburst lately in conjunction with baseballs Hall of Fame. It is just as well that we have the spotlight thrown on this famous hall, for as time moves along too many are forgotten with the rush of the years. We know that not too very far away this hall must make room for Joe DiMaggio, Stan Musial and Ted Williams. Possibly also for Jackie Robinson, if his present play continues. Certainly for Joe DiMaggio, one of the all-time greats. DiMaggio, Williams and Musial are practically in the must class. But their date with destiny waits on ahead. There are several who must be handled before their time arrives. In this list we have Harry Heilmann, who died recently, and Al Simmons, two famous sluggers two fine ballplayers.
Heilmann Worthy

ball than two-thirds of those who now belong to the hallowed hall. In addition to his surpassing ability as a pitcher, Dean has contributed a breeziness, a new outlook, a keener run of natural honor than anyone I know. I have known many types in baseball. I have known only one Dizzy Dean, to my complete regret.
Two Catchers Stand Out

Ty Cobb thinks that Harry Heilmann belongs. So do I. Heilmann deserves first call. I also believe Al Simmons, one of Connie Macks leading stars, is entitled to his spot. I must say that I believe Heilmann and Simmons deserve this ranking above several who have already received the crown and purple toga. But Heilmann and Simmons, who after long years finished with all-time averages well above 30 of the selected immortals, are not the only ones to be considered. What about a pitcher remembered as Charles Albert Bender, the Chippewa Chief? Years ago Connie Mack told me he would rather have Bender pitch a million-dollar game for him than anyone else. Bender was a brilliant pitcher, with a distinct personality.
Dizzy One of a Kind

In my incomplete book baseball has known two great catchers, and many who were close. The two tops were Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics and Tigers, and Bill Dickey of the Yankees. Gabby Hartnett, Roger Bresnahan and Johnny Kling, plus Ray Schalk, were not far away. Cochrane and Dickey stand above them all. Both had power. Cochrane had more speed and a greater offensive drive. Dickey was a better handler of pitchers. Cochrane is in Dickey is out. And they run neck and neck among the great catchers of the game. Roger Bresnahan. McGraws choice, told me one day that he never saw the time he could match Bill Dickey. Bill Dickey has all the qualities that belong to the leaders in baseballs Hall of Fame. Bresnahan is in Dickey is out.
Too Many Young Voters

What about a fellow known as Dizzy Dean? Dean, as great as he was, had a rather brief career. But he has left a deeper imprint on base-

This all means that the sports writers who have made their decisions in voting honors to the most deserving men left must be especially careful before sending through their ballots. There have been many incredibly careless votes, or votes from baseball writers with shallow backgrounds. Too many young writers are voting on ballplayers they have never seen. The present system is entirely wrong. I know many deserving stars from the past may be left out. I mean Heilmann, Simmons, Dickey, Bender, Dean, great ballplayers Ive watched and followed through the years. They must be taken care of before Musial, DiMaggio and Williams arrive. Right Field Dixie Walker was a good hitter but Carl Furillo is also a .300 batter and miles ahead of Dixie in the outfield. Catching Mickey Owen was then outstanding, but not great. Campanella is great in all respects and a more powerful batter. Pitching Thanks to Ralph Brancas fine comeback, our pitching is much better than was predicted and I think good enough to win the pennant although three of our pitchers havent helped us at all. We have been winning with seven pitchers. In 1941, all 10 pitchers were major leaguers. Also, as a four-man staff, Whitlow Wyatt, Curt Davis, Kirby Higbe and Freddie Fitzsimmons were better than we have today, although Newcombe and Roe would hold their own on any Brooklyn staff. Summary I can give the 1941 team the edge in only three positions third base, center field and pitching. This team is better at six positions.

DRESSEN
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Third base Billy Cox is a great fielder, but you have to give that position to the 1941 team. Cookie Lavagetto was more than adequate in the field and a much better batter than Cox. Shortstop Pee Wee Reese, who played on both teams, was younger and faster in 41. But he wasnt the smart competitor then that he is today. Nor was he anything near the .300 batter he is this season. Left field Joe Medwick was once a better hitter than Andy Pafko, but he was on his way down in 1941. Also, he could never field with the man we have there now. Center Field Duke Snider is a fine player and getting better all the time, but he still isnt the player Pete Reiser was 10 years ago. Reiser led the league in batting, was the best outfielder in the league, had the best arm and was the best base-runner.