Philadelphia (Shantz 12-9) at New York (Kuzava 4-

10), 2:30 p.m.

Boston (Kiely 7-3) at Washington (Porterfield 6-7),
2:30 p.m.
Cleveland (Wynn 18-11) at Chicago (Pierce 16-6),
8:10 p.m.
Detroit (Stuart 9-7) at St. Louis (Byrne 6-10), 8:30
p.m.
Notes on the Scorecard
Veteran Scout Jumps
From Cards to Cubs
NEW YORK The Giants wont play in
this years World Series. But Monday they did
something they havent done since the last time
they played in the World Series.
Bobby Thomson singled home the winning
run in the bottom of the ninth inning Monday,
giving the Giants a 6-5 triumph over Boston in
their final home game of 1951 and their 87th
victory of the season. Thats one more win than
last year, and the most by the team since it won
95 times en route to the 1937 Fall Classic.
New York also recorded its 49th home win
of the season, the most since the 1937 team
won 50.
Hopes were high for the Durochermen this
year after they finished the 1950 campaign with
a 52-28 rush after the All-Star break. The 51
Giants got off to a fast start, spending 60 days
in first place between May 1 and July 3, lead-
ing by as many as 7 games.
But they dropped from the top spot on July
4, never to recover. Since Independence Day
they are 43-33 not a poor showing, but not
nearly good enough to compete with the high-
flying Dodgers.
At least they gave the home fans one last
chance to cheer. Trailing 3-2 after four innings,
New York tied the game in the fifth frame on
Thomsons double play ball that scored Eddie
Stanky. They took the lead in the sixth when
Whitey Lockman smote a leadoff triple and
scored on Willie Mays base hit.
Boston recaptured the lead in the eighth
when ex-Giant Willard Marshall tripled home
the tying tally, then scored the go-ahead run on
Buddy Kerrs single.
Stanky put the winning rally in motion with
a one-out double that scored pinch-runner
Davey Williams to tie the game. After Al Dark
walked, Thomson singled to score Stanky for
(No games scheduled) New York 6, Boston 5
(Only game scheduled)
Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers
Brooklyn (Labine 6-2 and Erskine (9-8) at Boston
(Spahn 11-11 and Wilson 10-5 or Cole 7-3), 2, 6 p.m.
New York (Hearn 16-10) at Philadelphia (Roberts
18-12), 8 p.m.
St. Louis (Lanier 12-9) at Cincinnati (Raffensberger
9-18), 8 p.m.
Chicago (Lown 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Queen 8-8 or
Yochim 0-1), 8:30 p.m.
Major League Leaders
AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG. R H
Fain, Phi. 113 430 90 148 .344

Musial, St.L 148 579 .359 132 208
Fox, Chi. 145 605 101 204 .337

Ashburn, Phi. 149 649 .341 119 221
Minoso, Chi. 139 552 117 178 .322

Snider, Bro. 140 558 .332 104 185
DiMaggio, Bos. 141 632 121 203 .321

Slaughter, St.L 111 394 .330 60 130
Avila, Cle. 142 558 85 179 .321

Wyrostek, Cin. 137 556 .329 73 183
Doby, Cle. 133 460 96 147 .320

Hemus, St.L 126 449 .327 79 147
Kell, Det. 145 598 79 191 .319

Schoendienst, St.L 139 563 .325 97 183
Groth, Det. 121 445 47 141 .317

Jethroe, Bos. 139 556 .324 125 180
Pesky, Bos. 127 477 91 151 .317

Sisler, Phi. 112 425 .322 79 137
Philley, Phi. 128 489 86 154 .315

Gordon, Bos. 144 551 .321 89 177
HR: Zernial (Phi.) 40; Robinson (Chi.) 29;
Vollmer (Bos.) 27; Easter (Cle.) 25; Williams
(Bos.) 25.
RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 151; Robinson (Chi.) 122;
Williams (Bos.) 121; Vernon (Was.) 107; Rosen
(Cle.) 103.
Wins: Wynn (Cle.) 18-11; Lemon (Cle.) 17-
13; Pierce (Chi.) 16-6; Raschi (N.Y.) 16-9;
Lopat (N.Y.) 16-10.
Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 175; Reynolds (N.Y.)
139; McDermott (Bos.) 134; Gray (Det.) 130;
Wynn (Cle.) 124 .
ERA: Pierce (Chi.) 2.65; Kretlow (Chi.) 2.72;
McDermott (Bos.) 2.74; Hutchinson (Det.) 2.81;
Lopat (N.Y.) 2.84.
HR: Musial (St.L) 38; Hodges (Bro.) 36; Snid-
er (Bro.) 36; Kiner (Pit.) 34; Sauer (Chi.) 32.
RBI: Musial (St.L) 144; Snider (Bro.) 122; Sau-
er (Chi.) 117; Hodges (Bro.) 116; Gordon
(Bos.) 116.
Wins: Newcombe (Bro.) 20-6; Roberts (Phi.)
18-12; Roe (Bro.) 17-7; Jansen (N.Y.) 17-8;
Maglie (N.Y.) 17-12.
Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 176; Rush
(Chi.) 139; Maglie (N.Y.) 134; Queen (Pit.) 129;
Roberts (Phi.) 124.
ERA: Newcombe (Bro.) 2.00; Jansen (N.Y.)
2.45; Rush (Chi.) 2.74; Roe (Bro.) 2.94;
Wehmeier (Cin.) 3.09.
he needed in the long run was not pitching help
but a little more punch on offense.
Regardless, Lopez did give up a tremendous
offensive weapon in Minoso and he recognized
the fact when the deal was made. He knew
Minoso was good but probably not as good as
the hot-footing infielder-outfielder turned out.
Minoso is third in the American League in
hitting (.322), and second in runs (117).
Chicago fans, at least, like to think Cleveland
booted away the flag in that trade. Theyll pour
out to Comiskey Park tonight to watch the Sox
play their final home game of the season against
guess who? the Indians, with the hope that
Minoso will star. It is the Soxs final home
game of the season, during which they have set
an all-time home attendance record, topping 1
million fans for the first time in team annals.
With Minoso one of the leaders, they cruised
ahead in the race in May and June, then charged
into the lead at the end of August.
CHICAGO (AP) Harrison (Muck) Wickel,
a St. Louis Cardinal baseball scout since 1947,
has been named director of the Chicago Cubs
farm system, succeeding Jack Sheehan.
Sheehan resigned Wednesday to become
president of the Cubs Springfield, Mass., club
in the International League.
For the past two years, Wicket, aged 41, had
been in charge of Cardinal scouting in the New
York and Pennsylvania territories and the mid-
dle eastern section of the country.
Curt Simmons, Philadelphia Phillies star
pitcher now in the Army, and his childhood
sweetheart, Dorothy Ludwig, were married
Sunday at Egypt Union Church.
Simmons is now with the 28th Division sta-
tioned at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The former
Pennsylvania National Guard outfit is sched-
uled to sail for Europe in November.
Pirates pitcher Vern Law has received
word from his Meridian, Ida., draft board that
he has been reclassified 1-A.
The 21-year-old right hander, an ordained
minister in the Mormon church, has had a de-
ferred classification.
Law pitched in 43 games for the Pirates this
year and had an 8-7 record and a 4.75 ERA.
the win.
Dave Koslo (8-5) earned the victory with a
scoreless inning in relief of starter Sheldon
Jones. Bostons Chet Nichols (7-13) came within
two outs of the win before taking the loss.
CHICAGO (AP) The Cleveland Indians
probably are wondering about now just what it
takes to capture the American League pennant.
Maybe, its Minnie Minoso.
Youll recall that this mercurial Cuban came
to the White Sox from the Indians on April 30 in
a three-club swap which landed the Philadelphia
Athletics lefty hurler, Lou Brissie, at Cleveland.
At the time, Tribe manager Al Lopez figured
he needed a reliever more than an offensive
spark.
But as the season wore on and his usually reli-
able outfielders slumped at the plate, and Luke
Easter had ailing sieges that kept him off first
base, where Minoso also could have played, it
became felt that the trade was not too good.
Of course, Lopez could not foresee that what
Seven years ago, Stan Musial and Al (Zeke)
Zarilla, young slugging outfielders, crossed
paths in the World Series. Musials Cardinals
beat Zarillas Browns in six games in an all-St.
Louis Fall Classic.
The two then parted company, headed on
divergent paths. Musial, who batted .304 with a
home run against the Browns, added All-Star
appearances, MVPs and batting titles to his
glowing resume. Zarilla, held to one hit in 10
tries by Cardinals pitching, continued to be a
serviceable right-handed bat for the Browns
and Red Sox.
The two have been reunited as the National
and American League Players of the Week for
games ending Sunday.
Its the fourth such honor of the season for
Musial, who is closing in on the National
Leagues first Triple Crown since Ducky Med-
wick turned the trick in 1937. Musial was a
tour de force, batting .700 with four home runs,
11 runs scored and 14 driven in as the Cardi-
nals went 7-1 and moved past Philadelphia and
into third place.
Among his heroics were a game-winning
three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth
against the Phils, a two-homer game in a 7-1
win over the Dodgers, and a five-hit effort as
St. Louis swept a doubleheader from the Cubs.
Zarilla batted .478 for the Chicago White
Sox, belting three circuit clouts and amassing
six RBI.
The ChiSox won four of six during the week,
paring their magic number for clinching the
American League pennant to 2. Should it come
to pass, it will be Chicagos first flag since the
one captured by the scandalous 1919 Black
Sox.
Among Zarillas contributions to the pennant
push were a three-hit effort in an 8-5 victory
over the second-place Red Sox, and four hits,
including his 12th home run, in a 3-1 win over
the defending A.L. champion Yankees.
Zarillas three-RBI performance Sunday
went for naught in a 10-9 loss to the Browns,
but it gave him 79 for the season, a career high
surpassing by two his total in 1949.
Did Tribe Boot Flag
With Minoso Trade?
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FINAL EDITION
Including final
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TUESDAY, SEPT. 25, 1951
The Baseball Once-Upon-A Times.
VOL. 1, No.163 FIVE CENTS
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB
Chicago 94 55 .631 --- Brooklyn 94 53 .639 ---
Boston 87 59 .596 5 New York 87 63 .580 8
Cleveland 83 68 .550 12 St. Louis 81 69 .540 14
New York 78 70 .527 15 Philadelphia 79 70 .530 16
Philadelphia 75 75 .500 19 Boston 70 78 .473 24
Detroit 70 79 .470 24 Pittsburgh 67 83 .447 28
Washington 59 89 .399 34 Chicago 66 84 .440 29
St. Louis 48 99 .327 45 Cincinnati 53 97 .353 42
Major League Standings
Mondays American League Results Mondays National League Results
Giants Rally in Home Finale,
Win on Thomsons Clutch Hit
Players of the Week
Foes in 1944, Musial,
Zarilla Share Honors
Bums Fan Eyes Series Seat
NEW YORK (AP) In one way Brooklyn
Dodger baseball fan Samuel Maxwell, 62, can
wait. In another way, he cant.
As to the waiting end: With the first World
Series game scheduled for Oct. 4 nine days
away Maxwell on Monday made himself com-
fortable at the Ebbets Field bleacher entrance.
Hes equipped with a chair, blankets and
warm clothes. Friends have promised to see that
he doesnt go hungry during the 11-day wait.
Maxwell displays a sign urging the Dodgers
to take the World Series with four straight.
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