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ST. LOUIS Theres no stopping Stan
Musial or the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Cards swept the Pirates on Wednesday, 6
-4 and 5-2. Musial hit a game-winning three-run
homer with two out in the bottom of the ninth
inning of the first game. Then he extended his
hit streak to 18 games tied for longest in the
majors this seasonin the second.
St. Louis has won seven in a row.Musial victimized Bucs reliever
Bill Werle (2
-2) in Game 1. Al Brazle (1-1) got the victory,
allowing one run in two innings pitched.
Red Munger (2-1) won Game 2 for St. Louis,
throwing a complete game and hitting a tie-
breaking two-run homer in the second.
St. Louis finished its 16-game home stand at
11-5.
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FINAL EDITION
Including finalresults of all ball
games
VOL. 1, No. 46 FIVE CENTSTHURSDAY, MAY 31, 1951
Boston Massacre: Red Sox Steal
2 From Yanks With Late HeroicsBOSTONIt was a memorable
MemorialDay in major league baseball Wednesday, with
eight doubleheaders all resulting in sweeps.
Nowhere was it more remarkable than at
Fenway Park, where the Red Sox left the Yan-
kees hearts in tatters. Twice.
Walt Dropo cracked a game-winning three-
run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning
in the first game, turning a 4-2 New York lead
into a stunning 5-4 Sox victory. And that was
just the warm-up act.
Trailing 10-2 heading into the bottom of the
ninth in the nightcap, the Red Sox rallied for
eight runs to forge a 10-10 tie. Ted Williams
delivered the big blow with a bases-loaded tri-
ple. He delivered an even bigger blow in the10than RBI double to
give the Red Sox an
11-10 win.
Ellis Kinder (3-0) won the first game with a
scoreless inning of relief. Ray Scarborough (1-
1) won the second after getting the final two
outs in the top of the 10th.
Reigning American League MVP Phil
Rizzuto had eight RBI for New York in the
double-dip, seven in the second game. Joe Di-
Maggio went 1-for-9 and is batting .180.
The Yankees are 2-7 since their five-game
win streak.
AROUND THE HORN
Elsewhere in the American League:
The loop-leading Indians harkened back to
their early season form, sweeping the visiting
Tigers 11-7 and 5-2.
Reliever Dick Rozek (2-0) retired all 16 bat-
ters he faced in the opener while his teammates
rallied from a 7-2 deficit. Larry Doby belted a
go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh
inning. Pat Mullin homered twice and had four
RBI for Detroit.
Mike Garcia (3-4) fired a six-hitter and
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB
Cleveland 24 14 .632 --- New York 29 13 .690 ---
Boston 23 14 .622 Philadelphia 24 16 .600 4
Chicago 21 14 .600 1 St. Louis 22 17 .564 5
Detroit 19 18 .514 4 Brooklyn 19 19 .500 8
Philadelphia 19 19 .500 5 Boston 19 21 .475 9
New York 19 20 .487 5 Chicago 17 19 .472 9
Washington 16 20 .444 7 Pittsburgh 14 24 .368 13
St. Louis 9 31 .225 16 Cincinnati 12 27 .308 15
Major League Standings
Wednesdays American League Results Wednesdays National League
Results
Cleveland 11, Detroit 7, 1st gm.
Cleveland 5, Detroit 2, 2nd gm.
Boston 5, New York 4, 1st gm.
Boston 11, New York 10 (10 innings), 2nd gm.
Chicago 3, St. Louis 1, 1st gm.
Chicago 9, St. Louis 1, 2nd gm.
Washington 6, Philadelphia 3, 1st gm.
Washington 4, Philadelphia 3, 2nd gm.
New York 6, Boston 3, 1st gm.
New York 3, Boston 2, 2nd gm.
St. Louis 6, Pittsburgh 4, 1st gm.
St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2, 2nd gm.
Philadelphia 10, Brooklyn 8, 1st gm.
Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 1, 2nd gm.
Chicago 6, Cincinnati 4, 1st gm.
Chicago 3, Cincinnati, 1 (12 innings) 2nd gm.
Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting
Pitchers
No games scheduled Philadelphia (Meyer 4-2) at Brooklyn (Van
Cuyk 2-
3), 7:30 p.m.
(Only game scheduled)
Major League Leaders
AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H
Doby, Cle. 37 135 27 48 .356 Jethroe, Bos. 37 146 .41141 60
Valo, Phi. 33 126 29 44 .349 Musial, St.L 37 147 .40837 60
Minoso, Chi. 28 106 28 37 .349 Slaughter, St.L 29 109 .34922
38
Fain, Phi. 38 145 32 49 .338 Sisler, Phi. 39 153 .33327 51
Stephens, Bos. 29 104 24 35 .337 Furillo, Bro. 37 149 .32925
49
Goodman, Bos. 35 140 28 47 .336 Hemus, St.L 29 108 .32415 35
Lipon, Det. 37 129 22 43 .333 Gordon, Bos. 39 146 .32223 47
Avila, Cle. 31 111 13 37 .333 Fondy, Chi. 27 106 .31119 33
Williams, Bos. 37 145 29 48 .331 Jones, Phi. 35 132 .31128
41
Dropo, Bos. 28 112 29 37 .330 Ashburn, Phi. 40 174 .31034 54
HR: Mantle (N.Y.) 15; Doby (Cle.) 10; Rob-
inson (Chi.) 9; Dropo (Bos.) 9; Stephens (Bos.)
8.
RBI: Robinson (Chi.) 37; Williams (Bos.) 36;
Zarilla (Chi.) 34; Mantle (N.Y.) 33; Doby (Cle.)
31.
Wins: Pierce (Chi.) 6-2; Feller (Cle.) 5-1;
Trout (Det.) 5-2; Raschi (N.Y.) 5-2; Scheib(Phi.) 5-3.
Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 49; Gray (Det.) 37;
Trout (Det.) 37; McDermott (Bos.) 34; Rey-
nolds (N.Y.) 33; Feller (Cle.) 33 .
ERA: Wight (Bos.) 1.60; Cain (Det.) 1.85;
Lopat (N.Y.) 2.13; Kucab (Phi.) 2.13; Feller
(Cle.) 2.24.
HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 13; Sauer (Chi.) 12;
Pafko (Chi.) 11; Jethroe (Bos.) 10; Musial
(St.L) 10.
RBI: Sauer (Chi.) 39; Musial (St.L) 38; Thom-
son (N.Y.) 38; Gordon (Bos.) 36; Pafko (Chi.)
34.
Wins: Hearn (N.Y.) 7-1; Maglie (N.Y.) 6-2;
Jansen (N.Y.) 6-3; Roe (Bro.) 5-1; Surkont(Bos.) 5-4.
Strikeouts: Queen (Pit.) 46; Blackwell
(Cin.) 45; Jansen (N.Y.) 37; Newcombe
(Bro.) 37; Rush (Chi.) 35.
ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 1.48; Roe (Bro.) 2.31;
Rush (Chi.) 2.63; Newcombe (Bro.) 2.65;
Meyer (Phi.) 2.92.
Notes on the Scorecard
Rickey, Saigh Said toBe Cooking Up a Deal
Branch Rickey made a hasty and somewhat
secretive trip to St. Louis on Tuesday and the
only baseball man who saw him was Fred
Saigh, owner of the Cardinals.
Rickey couldnt be located at Sportsmans
Park, where his Pirates met the Cardinals in a
doubleheader Wednesday, but a man close to
the Cardinals intimated the Mahatma is hot on
the trail of a deal.
Rickey and Saigh have held several confer-
ences recently and it is believed the two men
have been discussing a Cliff Chambers for
Howie Pollet swap.
The strange aspect is that both lefthanders
are just recovering from sore arms. Pollet, a
holdout this spring, has made only one start for
the Cards. His contract calls for about $22,000
a year. Chambers makes about $15,000.
Pollet is 30, Chambers 29. Pollet is in his10th year with the
Cards. Chambers is in his
third with the Pirates and fourth in the league.
The Pirates are idle today, traveling from St.
Louis to New York, where they open a series
Friday night with the Giants.
Mrs. Fred Aubel, 65, mother of baseball
player Lynwood Schoolboy Rowe, died
Wednesday while on a Texas visit.
Hot-Hitting Musial Helps Cardinals Sweep Past PiratesAROUND THE
HORN
Elsewhere in the National League:
The Phillies outslugged, then outpitched the
Dodgers in sweeping their doubleheader, 10-8
and 2-1.
Richie Ashburn had four hits and Dick Sisler
and Granny Hamner each had two RBI in the
opener. The Phils teed off on Don Newcombe (4
-3), who allowed six runs in as many innings.Pee Wee Reese had
four hits, including a homer,
for the Brooks.
The Phils Bubba Church (4-2) was dominant
in the nightcap, firing a five-hitter and swatting
his first career home run.
Preacher Roe (5-1) took his first loss despite
going the route on a five-hitter.
Giants relievers allowed just one run in nine
RUMOR DEPT. Over on the Northside of
Chicago, the Cubs have done well by their fol-
lowers, yet we hear rumblings of a possible
change in managers. The story that Stan Hack,
an old Bruin hero, is being groomed to replace
the grizzled Frankie Frisch, was heard earlier in
the season and is being booted around again.
* * *
VEECK READY Flamboyant Bill Veeck
was a visitor to Chicago to see the Ezzard
Charles-Joey Maxim heavyweight title fight
A close newspaper friend of Veecks told me
the announcement is due any day now that Bill
has purchased the Browns We hope he is
right. Veeck did a tremendous job in Cleveland
and its an even bet hell inject plenty of life
into the Brownies.
* * *TERPSICHORE To get back to Veeck,
the former Cleveland club official has been
missing a leg for many years, memento of an
injury suffered during his war years with the
Marines Yet, this doesnt stop him from get-
ting up on the dance floor and making a show of
the rest of the field in the whirl-around and
swing-and-sway department.
combined innings as New York swept visiting
Boston, 6-3 and 3-2.
George Spencer, Al Gettel and Monte Ken-
nedy threw seven effective innings in the
opener after starter Larry Jansen was unable to
continue following a second-inning rain delay.
Bobby Thomson hit two homers to help the
Giants rally from a 3-0 deficit. He leads the NL
with 13 round-trippers.Jim Hearn (7-1) became the majors
first
seven-game winner in the nightcap. Bostons
Earl Torgeson homered in both games.
Bob Rush (3-1) fired a complete game in the
opener, and Dee Fondy had a combined seven
hits as the Cubs swept the Reds, 6-4 and 3-1.
Fondy had a tie-breaking single in the 12th
inning of the nightcap.
THIS
WAY
TO
BOX
SCORES
By CHESTER L. SMITH
Pittsburgh Press Sports Editor
VillageSmithyThe
snapped a personal four-game losing streak in
the nightcap. Doby added his second home run
of the doubleheader and 10th of the season.
The Tribe has swept four of its six double-
headers.
Billy Pierce and Randy Gumpert each went
the route as the White Sox swept the Browns, 3-
1 and 9-1.
Pierce (6-2) tossed an eight-hitter. He leads
the AL with six wins and as many complete
games. Gumpert (3-1) was supported by four
RBI from Al Zarilla.
The last team to start worse than the 9-31
Browns was the 1932 Red Sox, who were 7-33
through 40 games.
Sam Mele had three RBI in the first game,
and Gil Coan tripled home the winning run in
the bottom of the ninth in the second as the
Senators swept the As, 6-3 and 4-3.
Ferris Fain had four hits on the day for Phila-
delphia.
