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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

FIVE CENTS

VOL. 1, No. 10

Dodgers Roe, Denied No-Hitter, Baffles Braves With 1-Hit Shutout

BROOKLYN Baseball immortality eluded Preacher Roe Tuesday on a chilly, wind -whipped afternoon in Flatbush. But the consolation prize was nothing to sneeze at. Roe (1-0) allowed just one hit, Roy Hartsfields one-out bloop single in the top of the ninth inning, in a masterful 2-0 shutout of the Boston Braves. It was by far the closest any pitcher has come to a no-hitter this young season, and would have been the first by a Brooklyn hurler since Rex Preacher Roe Barney flummoxed the Giants in 1948. But Hartsfield had no time for history. He dumped a 2-2 pitch into short left field; it landed softly and safely in front of the onrushing Gene Hermanski. The crowd of 10,216 Ebbets Field faithful, though disappointed, accorded Roe a hearty ovation. Then it was back to business. The rail-thin, 36-year-old southpaw quickly retired Sam Jethroe and Earl Torgeson to complete the first one-hitter of his career. Duke Snider provided all the offense in support of Roe. It wasnt much. Snider singled home a run in the first inning and deposited a solo home run onto Bedford Avenue in the sixth. Bostons Max Surkont (0-2) was a toughluck loser, allowing two runs in eight innings. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Max Lanier pitched a 10-hit shutout as the Cardinals blanked the Reds, 9-0, in St. Louis. Lanier (1-0), making his first start of the season, also walked three batters. Another Cincy batsman reached on an error. Lanier stranded 10 runners, and four other Reds were cut down on double play grounders. It was the first shutout in which a pitcher allowed 10 hits or more since last August, when the Giants Sal Maglie tossed an 11-hitter at the Cardinals. Stan Musial had three hits, including his first homer. Wes Westrum pounded a three-run home run and added an RBI with one of his two doubles as the visiting Giants outlasted the Phillies, 10-8. Hank Thompsons second triple of the game gave New York a 9-2 lead after 6 innings. But the Phillies chipped way over their final four atbats and got the tying run to the plate in the ninth. But Monte Kennedy got Eddie Waitkus to ground into a game-ending double play. The win was the Giants fourth in a row. Catfish Metkovich stroked a tie-breaking single to spark a five-run, 10th-inning rally as the visiting Pirates defeated the Cubs, 11-6. Chicagos Andy Pafko homered and had three RBI to assume the National League with nine.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Cleveland Boston New York Detroit Washington Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis W 7 5 4 3 3 2 2 1 L 0 2 3 3 3 4 6 6 PCT. 1.000 .714 .571 .500 .500 .333 .250 .143 GB --2 3 3 3 4 5 6 NATIONAL St. Louis New York Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Boston Cincinnati W 4 6 4 4 3 3 3 1 L 1 3 2 3 3 4 6 6 PCT. .800 .667 .667 .571 .500 .429 .333 .143 GB ---- 1 1 2 3 4

Tuesdays American League Results

New York 8, Philadelphia 0 Cleveland 2, Chicago 0 Boston 9, Washington 2 St. Louis at Detroit, ppd., rain

Tuesdays National League Results

Brooklyn 2, Boston 0 St. Louis 9, Cincinnati 0 New York 10, Philadelphia 8 Pittsburgh 11, Chicago 6 (10 innings)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Washington (Marrero 0-0 or Consuegra 1-0) at Boston (Parnell 1-0), 2 p.m. Philadelphia (Kellner 0-1) at New York (Shea 0-1), 2:30 p.m. St, Louis (Widmar 0-0 and Starr 0-0) at Chicago (Gumpert 0-1 and Dobson 0-0), 2, 2:30 p.m. (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

New York (Jansen 1-1) at Philadelphia (Heintzelman 1-0), 1:30 p.m. Boston (Bickford 1-1) at Brooklyn (Newcombe (10), 8:30 p.m. Chicago (Minner 1-0) at Cincinnati (Fox 0-1), 9:30 p.m. Pittsburgh (Chambers 1-1) at St. Louis (Poholsky 01), 9:30 p.m.

Lopats Third Career 2-Hitter Leaves Philly Flailing in 8-0 Yankees Win
NEW YORK Eddie Lopat had trouble hitting the strike zone Tuesday. But that was nothing compared to the trouble the Philadelphia Athletics had hitting Eddie Lopat. Lopat (1-0) threw his third career two-hitter with five walks as the Yanks trumped the As, 8-0. The soft-tossing lefty al- Eddie Lopat lowed leadoff singles in the first and second, and held the Mack Men hitless thereafter. His teammates showered him with support Mickey Mantle, Bill Johnson and Phil Rizzuto all had two RBI, and Jackie Jensen scored three runs. Bobby Shantz (0-1) was touched for six runs in seven innings and took the loss. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the American League: Bob Feller tossed a five-hitter for his 38th career shutout and the Indians extended their season-opening win streak to seven games with a 2-0 win over visiting Chicago. Feller (2-0) struck out four and walked one. He has allowed just a single run in consecutive complete game wins for a glittering ERA of 0.50. Merl Combs broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth. Bob Kennedy knocked in an insurance run with an RBI fly ball out in the sixth his leagueleading ninth run batted in. Bob Cain (0-1) was tagged with the loss. Clyde Vollmer picked up where he left off Sunday, cracking two homers and driving home five runs as the Red Sox crushed the Senators, 9 -2, at Fenway Park. Vollmer, whose 11th-inning home run beat Philadelphia in Game 2 of a doubleheader Sunday, hit a leadoff homer in the second and a two -run shot in the fifth. Bill Wight (1-0) hurled a four-hitter for the win. The Browns-Tigers game, scheduled for Detroit, was rained out.

Notes on the Scorecard

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Lipon, Det. Vernon, Was.. Hitchcock, Phi. Yost, Was. Avila, Cle.
Carrasquel, Chi.

Best Deal He Never Made

G 4 5 9 6 7 9 6 6 7 7 AB 16 23 39 29 29 36 25 28 28 28 R 5 6 7 3 5 9 4 4 10 5 H 7 9 15 11 11 13 9 10 10 10 AVG. .438 .391 .385 .379 .379 .361 .360 .357 .357 .357

Stomach Malady Puts Stengel in Sick Bay

NEW YORK Yankees manager Casey Stengel spent Tuesday night in a hospital after being overcome by nausea just before the start of his teams game against the Athletics. A spokesman at Lennox Hospital said Stengel rested nicely during the night. He was expected to be released from the hospital today. Coaches Jim Turner and Frank Crosetti handled the club in Stengels absence. George Kell, the Detroit Tigers star third baseman, hopes to get back into action by next Tuesday. Kells broken finger on his right hand was Xrayed at Ford Hospital. Doctors told him it had knitted perfectly. Kell is expected to take part in batting practice Thursday. Former big league pitcher Jim Prendergast, now with Syracuse of the International Legaue, is preparing to challenge baseballs controversial reserve clause with a $150,000 lawsuit. Prendergast, a 33-year-old southpaw who pitched for the Boston Braves in 1948, balked at taking a salary cut with the Chiefs this spring and was a holdout until recently. He reportedly decided to sue after being traded Tuesday.

G 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6

AB 26 23 24 25 29 27 20 26 21 21

R 8 5 2 7 6 5 4 3 5 5

H 13 11 11 11 12 11 8 10 8 8

AVG. .500 .478 .458 .440 .414 .407 .400 .385 .381 .381

NATIONAL
Garagiola, St.L

Musial, St.L Jethroe, Bos.

Dillinger, Pit.

Rickeys Reveling in Werles Fantastic Start

By The Associated Press

Sisler, Phi.
Stanky, N.Y.

Busby, Chi. Rizzuto, N.Y. Berry, Det. Jensen, N.Y.

Serena, Chi.
Baumholtz, Chi.

Jones, Phi. Snider, Bro.

HR: Kennedy (Cle,) 3; Vollmer (Bos,) 3; Dropo (Bos.) 2; Fain (Phi.) 2; Yost (Was.) 2; Wood (St.L) 2; Dente (Was.) 2; Ginsberg (Det.) 2. RBI: Kennedy (Cle.) 9; Vernon (Was.) 8; Hitchcock (Phi.) 8; Kolloway (Det.), 7; Dente (Was.) 7. Wins: Wynn (Cle.), 2-0); McDermott (Bos.) 2-0; Feller (Cle.) 2-0; several tied with 1. Strikeouts: Wynn (Cle.) 13; Raschi (N.Y.) 12; Garcia (Cle.) 9; several tied with 8. ERA: Feller (Cle,) 0.50; Kucab (Phi.) 0.60; Consuegra (Was.) 1.00; Gray (Det.) 1.00; Stobbs (Bos.) 1.00; Parnell (Bos.) 1.00; Garcia (Cle) 1.00.

HR: Campanella (Bro.) 4; Pafko (Chi.) 3; Westrum (N.Y.) 3; several tied with 2. RBI: Pafko (Chi.) 9; Campanella (Bro.) 8; Westrum (N.Y.) 8; Dark (N.Y.) 7; Strickland (Pit.) 7; Sisler (Phi.) 7. Wins: Maglie (N.Y.) 2-0; Hiller (Chi.) 2-0; Hearn (N.Y.) 2-0; Werle (Pit.) 2-0; several tied with 1. Strikeouts: Blackwell (Cin.) 13; Boyer (St.L) 8; Sain (Bos.) 8; Roberts (Phi.) 8; Bowman (N.Y.) 8. ERA: Heintzelman (Phi.) 0.00; Fox (Cin.) 0.00; Brazle (St.L) 0.00; Werle (Pit.) 0.00; Lanier (St.L) 0.00; Klippstein (Chi.) 0.00; Dubiel (Chi.) 0.00.

Every time Willie Werle saunters to the mound for Pittsburgh he increases Branch Rickeys reputation as a master judge of players. It was back in 1949 that Rickey, then head of the Brooklyn Dodgers, offered $200,000 for the left-hand relief specialist. The Pirates disdained the offer. And is Rickey thankful. Branch, of course, is now general manager of the Bucs. Funny thing, Werle wasnt worth a plugged nickel in spring training. In some 30 innings he was manhandled for something like 40 hits and 20 runs. But once they started playing for keeps, he began to look like a million bucks. Hes been in three of the Pirates six contests, receiving credit for the victory on two occasions, tying him for the major league lead in wins. Werle came into Tuesdays game at Chicago in the ninth inning of a 6-6 tie. He pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings and was the pitcher of record when the Pirates erupted for five runs in the top of the 10th. That made it 7 2/3 scoreless innings this year for the 29-year-old native of Oakland, Calif..

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