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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

FIVE CENTS

VOL. 1, No. 23

Williams Ravages Browns Pitching: 5 Hits, 2 Homers, 8 RBI in 10-4 Win

ST. LOUIS Ted Williams enjoyed a big week, and he did so in less than three hours. Williams, who as recently as last Thursday was batting .241 with no home runs, was a one -man wrecking crew for the Red Sox on Monday night, with five hits, two homers and eight RBI in Bostons 10-4 win over the Browns. The win moved the Sox into a third-place tie with Philadelphia. The loss, suffered before a sparse home crowd of 2,307, was the 16th in 20 games this season for St. Louis. It also was the ninth game in a row in which the Browns have allowed 10 or more runs. Thats a streak of futility unmatched since at least 1919, according to baseball records. Williams got the ball flying with an RBI single in the first. He hit a two-run homer in the third, singled in the fourth, doubled home two runs in the sixth and smashed a three-run circuit clout in the seventh. The Splendid Splinters eight RBI were the most in the majors for a single game this season, and he assumed the American League lead with 22. He became the fourth player this year to have five hits in a game. Willard Nixon (1-1) cruised to the win, holding St. Louis to three runs in seven innings. Browns starter Ned Garver (2-2) took the loss, allowing four runs in three innings. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the American League: Johnny (Double No-Hit) VanderMeers AL debut didnt go as hoped, but the firstplace Indians finished on top as they almost always do, rallying from a 7-2 deficit to beat Washington, 9-7. VanderMeer, released by the Cubs in spring training after manager Frankie Frisch caught him sunning instead of running laps as ordered, was abused for four runs on 10 hits in 3 2/3 innings. Relievers George Zuverink and Dick Rozek were scarcely much better, and the Tribe found itself trailing by five runs entering the bottom of the seventh. But catcher Jim Hegan whacked a two-run homer in the seventh, and his tie-breaking tworun single highlighted a five-run eighth. Bubba Harris, making his Indians debut, pitched two scoreless innings for the win. Saul Rogovin pitched the second complete game of his career and added his second big league homer as the Tigers beat the Yanks, 7-4. In addition to firing a six-hitter, Rogovin had two hits and drove in a game-high three runs. Detroit shortstop Johnny Lipon went 2-for-2, raising his average to .415, second in the loop. Yankees phenom Mickey Mantle blasted his seventh home run, tied with Larry Doby for the league lead, and had two RBI. It was the fourth consecutive win for the Tigers, and the third straight loss for the Yankees.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Cleveland Chicago Boston Philadelphia Detroit Washington New York St. Louis W 15 10 10 10 7 8 8 4 L 2 7 9 9 8 10 11 16 PCT. .882 .588 .526 .526 .467 .444 421 .200 GB --5 6 6 7 7 8 12 NATIONAL New York Brooklyn Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Cincinnati W 14 12 12 8 8 10 7 5 L 8 8 8 8 9 12 10 13 PCT. .636 .600 .600 .500 .471 .455 .412 .278 GB --1 1 3 3 4 4 7

Mondays American League Results

Cleveland 9, Washington 7 Detroit 7, New York 4 Boston 10, St. Louis 4 (Only games scheduled)

Mondays National League Results

Brooklyn 7, St. Louis 0 (Only game scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Philadelphia (Shantz 1-1 or Hooper 2-2) at Chicago (Littlefield 0-0), 1:30 p.m. New York (Reynolds 2-0) at Detroit (Gray 1-2), 2 p.m. (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Chicago (Schultz 1-1 or Schmitz 0-1) at Brooklyn (Erskine 1-2), 12:30 p.m. Pittsburgh (Queen 0-2) at Philadelphia (Heintzelman 2-0), 7 p.m. Cincinnati (Raffensberger 0-5) at Boston (Surkont 1 -3), 7 p.m. St. Louis (Brecheen 2-0) at New York (Jansen 3-2), 7:30 p.m.

Roe Keeps Rolling, Blanks St. Louis, 7-0

BROOKLYN If Preacher Roe quit right now, hed tie his career high for shutouts in a season. But theres no evidence hes even slowing down. Roe blanked St. Louis, 7-0, Monday night for his second consecutive shutout and third in five starts in 1951. The win improved Roes record to 4-0 and inched the Dodgers to within a game of the idle league-leading Giants. Roe has pitched 22 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings, the longest streak in the major leagues this season. His teammates made it easy for him. Duke Snider launched his fifth home run over the right

field screen in the bottom of the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Three consecutive RBI singles in the fourth made it 4-0 Dodgers. Billy Cox homered in the seventh, and Roy Campanella banged a two-run double in the eighth. Campy had three RBI on the evening, giving him 20 and tying him for the National League lead. Come the ninth inning, the only suspense for the paid crowd of 13,042 was whether Roe could complete his second straight whitewash. Despite allowing a leadoff double to Stan Musial, he did. Musial had a pair of hits. He has hit safely in nine straight games, and in 15 of 16 games this season. Gerry Staley (1-3), took the loss for the Cardinals, allowing four runs and four hits in four innings.

Players of the week

Doby Repeats, Gordon Debuts as Weeks Best

The Boston Braves hope for Sid Gordon in 1951 was that he avoid the minor injuries that have nagged him the past few seasons. He has been healthy so far unless you count the pain hes causing other teams. Gordon, Bostons hard-hitting outfielder/ third baseman, had his hot start validated Monday when he was named the National Leagues Player of the Week for games through May 6. For the second consecutive week, Cleveland outfielder Larry Doby earned the American League honor. Gordon led the Braves with 27 homers in 1950 despite being limited to 134 games by injury. He was second on the Giants with 26 homers in 49 and with 30 homers in 48. Yet despite being a productive player since returning from duty in World War II, Gordon has averaged just 136 games in five seasons. He hasnt missed one this year. In seven games last week he led the league with a .500 average (tied with teammate Sam Jethroe) and 12 RBI. He had four hits and seven RBI in an 11-5 win over the Cubs, and three hits and four RBI in an 8-5 win over the Pirates. Not bad for a Brooklyn native who failed to impress his hometown Dodgers during a tryout in 1936, shortly after he graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School. Gordon was signed by the Giants in 1938 and had five strong minor league seasons before being called up for good in 1943. After his first full major league season he joined the Coast Guard. He has averaged .291 with 101 homers since his return. Doby followed up a week in which he hit .529 with three homers with a week in which he batted a league-high .476 with three more homers. He leads the majors with a .431 average, is tied for the home run lead with seven, and has driven in 17 runs. In addition, the fleet Doby leads American League center fielders with 54 putouts.

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Doby, Cle.
Lipon, Det.

G 17 15 17 18 18 19 19 19 17 19

AB 58 53 64 67 73 76 88 80 66 78

R 16 14 11 13 19 15 20 13 9 15

H 25 22 24 24 26 27 31 28 23 27

AVG. .431 .415 .375 .358 .356 .355 .352 .350 .348 .346

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

G 22 16 16 16 22 16 12 20 18 20

AB 93 60 66 61 80 49 44 77 68 77

R 26 6 12 14 18 5 9 15 8 9

H 40 23 24 22 27 16 14 24 21 23

AVG. .430 .383 .364 .361 .338 .327 .318 .312 .309 .299

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

HR: Doby (Cle.) 7; Mantle (N.Y.) 7; Robinson (Chi.) 5; Yost (Was.) 5; Stephens (Bos.) 5. RBI: Williams (Bos.) 22; Zarilla (Chi.) 19; Vernon (Was.) 18; Doby (Cle.) 17; Stephens (Bos.) 17; Yost (Was.) 17; Coleman (St.L) 17. 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; Garver (St.L) 16; Lemon (Cle.) 15; Garcia (Cle.) 15. 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; Snider (Bro.) 5. RBI: Gordon (Bos.) 20; Campanella (Bro.) 20; Elliott (Bos.) 17; Jethroe (Bos.) 17; Snider (Bro.) 17. Wins: Hearn (N.Y.) 4-0; Maglie (N.Y.) 4-0; Roe (Bro.) 4-0; Candini (Phi.) 3-0; Konstanty (Phi.) 3-0; Newcombe (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; Wehmeier (Cin.) 1.50; Kelly (Chi.) 1.53.

Notes on the Scorecard

Grasso fined by AL President

Catcher Mickey Grasso of the Washington Senators was fined $50 by President William Harridge of the American League following his altercation Friday with umpire Art Passarella. Harridge imposed the fine because of roughing the umpire and for abusive and obscene language. The Reds optioned rookie outfielder Wally Post to Buffalo of the International League subject to 24-hour recall.

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