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Washington (Johnson 6-7) at New York (Morgan 6-
4), 8:30 p.m.
Chicago (Dobson 4-8) at Detroit (White 4-6), 8:30
p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
CHICAGO (UP)Vern Bickford, star right
handed pitcher for the Braves, will be out for
three or four weeks with a broken finger.Bickford, who has a
10-10 record, suffered a
fracture of the fourth finger on his pitching
hand Sunday when he was struck with a ball
during a pepper game preceding the twin bill
with the Cubs.
Bickfords injury came shortly after man-
ager Tommy Holmes announcement that
catcher Walker Cooper was sent back to Bos-
ton for treatment of a neck injury. A third
Braves player, Willard Marshall, sprained an
ankle Saturday and will be out of action until
Wednesday.
Lou Boudreau of the Boston Red Sox suf-
fered a fractured bone in his left hand in the
first game of the double header with Detroit
and will be lost to the team for about threeweeks.
An x-ray showed a fracture of the second
metacarpal, a bone running behind the knuckle.
Marty Marion, freshman manager of the
St. Louis Cardinals, has been given a vote of
confidence by owner Fred Saigh.
Saigh isnt saying, though, whether Marion
will be retained as manager next season.
Notes on the Scorecard
Bickford Among ThreeBraves Out With Ills
On Page 1: Crowd of 200,000 Watches Daredevil Die Going Over
Niagara Falls in Rubber Barrel
The Baseball Once-Upon-A Times.All the News
That
Fits, We Print
FINAL EDITION
Including finalresults of all ball
games
VOL. 1, No.113 FIVE CENTSMONDAY, AUG. 6, 1951
A.L. Race Takes Shape as Tribe
Sweeps As into Second DivisionPHILADELPHIA Seventeen days
ago,the Athletics were virtually tied for the lead in
an American League race that featured a
scrum of six teams separated by three games.
After Sundays slate, the league standings
feature a more traditional look. And the As
are no longer in the hunt.
Cleveland stalwarts Bob Lemon and Early
Wynn each went the route as the Indians swept
Philadelphia, 6-2 and 3-2. The two wins kept
the Tribe in third place, seven games behind
Boston. It also relegated the surprising As
who already have surpassed their 52 wins of
last seasonto the all-too-familiar climes of
the second division.
Lemon had to go 10 innings to even his re-
cord at 10-10. Tied 2-2 after nine, the Tribe
broke loose for four runs in the 10th. Bobby
Avila struck the key blow his bases-loaded
single knocked home two runs, with a third
scoring on a throwing error.
Reliever Carl Scheib (9-11) took the loss.
Wynn (14-6) became the A.L.s winningest
hurler in the nightcap. Not only did he toss a
five-hitter, he singled home the tie-breaking
run in a two-run ninth inning rally.
As slugger Gus Zernial belted his 28th
home run, giving him the major league lead.
Phillys Morrie Martin (4-3) absorbed the loss.
AROUND THE HORN
Elsewhere in the American League:
Yogi Berras 10th inning home run won
the first game, and the Yankee catcher drovein two runs in the
second to lead New York to
a sweep of the visiting Browns.
The anticipated pitching duel between Ned
Garver and Ed Lopat fizzled in the opener,
with the game spinning into extra innings tied
6-6. Berra smashed a 1-0 pitch from Satchel
Paige (0-3) for a game-winning homer to make
a winner of reliever Stubby Overmire (3-6).
Allie Reynolds (9-8) needed no such dramat-
ics in the second game. He fired his fourth shut-
out as the Bombers rolled, 9-0. Berra had two
RBI and Bobby Brown added four more.
Duane Pillette (4-13) took the loss, allowing
all nine runs in eight innings.
The Red Sox lost one win streak in the first
game, then endeavored to start another in the
second as they split with the visiting Tigers.
Detroits Marlin Stuart (4-3) outdueled Mel
Parnell (10-6) in the opener, won by the Tigers, 4
-3. The loss was Bostons first in eight games.
Walt Masterson (7-5) put the Sox back on the
winning track, throwing a five-hitter in a 4-2 win
in the nightcap. Loop-leading Boston has won 20
of its past 22 contests.Dick Starr (3-7) hurled a career-best
three-
hitter as the Senators blanked the visiting White
Sox, 13-0.
Mickey Vernon homered and drove in five
runs for the Nats. Clyde Kluttz added three RBI.
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB
Boston 64 39 .621 --- Brooklyn 62 39 .614 ---
Chicago 60 44 .577 4 New York 63 43 .594 1
Cleveland 57 46 .553 7 St. Louis 51 48 .515 10
New York 56 46 .549 7 Boston 50 50 .500 11
Philadelphia 55 50 .524 10 Philadelphia 52 53 .495 12
Detroit 51 49 .510 11 Chicago 46 52 .469 14
Washington 40 62 .392 23 Pittsburgh 46 56 .451 16
St. Louis 28 75 .272 36 Cincinnati 36 65 .356 26
Major League Standings
Sundays American League Results Sundays National League
Results
New York 7, St. Louis 6 (10 innings), Gm. 1
New York 9, St. Louis 0, Gm. 2
Detroit 4, Boston 3, Gm. 1
Boston 4, Detroit 2, Gm. 2
Cleveland 6, Philadelphia 2 (10 innings), Gm. 1
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 2, Gm. 2
Washington 13, Chicago 0
St. Louis 4, New York 2
Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 0, Gm. 1
Cincinnati 5, Brooklyn 3, Gm. 2
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4,Gm. 1
Pittsburgh 14, Philadelphia 3, Gm. 2
Chicago 7, Boston 2, Gm. 1
Chicago 5, Boston 4, Gm. 2
Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting
Pitchers(No games scheduled)
Major League Leaders
AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H
Fain, Phi. 82 309 65 110 .356 Musial, St.L 97 379 .34883 132
Doby, Cle. 89 324 77 114 .352 Sisler, Phi. 84 321 .34057 109
Pesky, Bos. 84 297 54 101 .340 Slaughter, St.L 75 274 .33945
93
Avila, Cle. 94 363 60 121 .333 Schoendienst, St.L 88 341 .33462
114
Valo, Phi. 78 291 58 95 .326 Jethroe, Bos. 93 366 .33383 122
DiMaggio, Bos. 99 443 88 144 .325 Wryostek, Cin. 99 404 .33257
134
Wertz, Det. 89 337 55 109 .323 Ashburn, Phi. 105 457 .33083
151
Doerr, Bos. 98 378 48 121 .320 Furillo, Bro. 100 430 .32670
140
Minoso, Chi. 95 371 80 118 .318 Gordon, Bos. 96 360 .31756
114
Philley, Phi. 88 346 67 109 .315 Thomson, N.Y. 98 355 .31362
111
HR: Zernial (Phi.) 28; Robinson (Chi.) 21; Wil-
liams (Bos). 21; Wertz (Det.) 20; Vollmer (Bos.)
20; Doby (Cle.) 20.
RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 101; Williams (Bos.) 95;
Robinson (Chi.) 90; Rosen (Cle.) 77; Vernon
(Was.) 75.
Wins: Wynn (Cle.) 14-6; Raschi (N.Y.) 13-4;
Pierce (Chi.) 11-4; Shantz (Phi.) 10-5; Parnell
(Bos.) 10-6.
Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 117; Reynolds (N.Y.)
99; Gray (Det.) 95; McDermott (Bos.) 94; Wynn
(Cle.) 94.
ERA: Marrero (Was.) 2.75; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.79;
Pierce (Chi.) 2.93; Wynn (Cle.) 2.99; Parnell
(Bos.) 3.08.
HR: Thomson (N.Y.) 27; Sauer (Chi.) 27;
Musial (St.L) 23; Kiner (Pit.) 22; Hodges (Bro.)
22.
RBI: Musial (St.L) 85; Thomson (N.Y.) 81;
Gordon (Bos.) 80; Hodges (Bro.) 79; Sauer
(Chi.) 79.
Wins: Roe (Bro.) 14-3; Maglie (N.Y.) 13-8;
Hearn (N.Y.) 12-6; Jansen (N.Y.) 12-6; New-
combe (Bro.) 11-5.
Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 104; Queen
(Pit.) 95; Jansen (N.Y.) 89; Rush (Chi.) 87;
Blackwell (Cin.) 87.
ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 2.08; Newcombe (Bro.)
2.18; Branca (Bro.) 2.76; Roe (Bro.) 2.81;
Blackwell (Cin.) 2.99.
Reds Show Promise of Spring in Sweep of BrooklynRaffensberger
(5-14) recorded his 21st career
shutout on just 71 pitches (52 strikes). Brook-
lyns Johnny Schmitz (3-3) took the loss.
Fox (5-12) allowed a hit or a walk in all nine
innings in hurling his fourth complete game.
Catcher Dixie Howell singled home the tie-
breaking run to key a two-run rally in the eighth.
Loser Ralph Branca (6-3) allowed five runs in
eight innings.AROUND THE HORN
Elsewhere in the National League:
Gerry Staley continued his hex over the Gi-
ants, hurling the host Cardinals to a 4-2 victory.
Staley (9-10) came within one out of his sec-
ond shutout against the Giants this season. In his
past three starts against New York, he is 2-0
with a 1.04 ERA. Hal Rice belted a two-run
homer for the Redbirds.
Hank Sauer had four hits, including two
home runs, and drove in three runs as the Cubs
swept the visiting Braves.
Sauer tripled and scored twice in a 7-2 win
in the opener, won by Frank Hiller (7-5). War-
ren Spahn (7-8) took the loss, allowing six runs
in four innings.
Sauer homered twice in the nightcap, a 5-4Cubs triumph. His 27
long balls tie him for the
N.L. lead.
Gus Bell had four hits and six RBI as the
Pirates swept the visiting Phillies.
Ralph Kiner singled home the game-winner
in the bottom of the ninth in the first game, a 5-
4 Bucs win. Bell drove in five runs in a 14-3
second game victory for Pittsburgh.
Stengel: My Berra isBetter Than Campy
THIS
WAY
TO
BOX
SCORES
CINCINNATI The Reds finished fast in
1950, with 16 of their 66 wins coming in Sep-
tember. After a slow start in spring training this
year, they won 11 of their final 14 games, inspir-
ing manager Luke Sewell to declare his club a
good long shot bet for the National League flag.
A very long shot, as it has turned out. But on
Sunday, the cellar-dwelling Reds gave a home
crowd of 17,916 a glimpse of what made themthe dark horse pick
of many baseball observers,
sweeping a doubleheader from the league-
leading Dodgers.
The stout pitching that was supposed to be a
hallmark of the 1951 Reds was front and center.
Ken Raffensberger tossed a six-hit shutout in a 2
-0 win in the opener, and Howie Fox scattered 10
hits in a 5-3 triumph in the second game.
YOGI, Page 2
NEW YORK (U.P.) A suit of clothes to
any catcher in baseball who calls more pitches
than Yogi Berra without help from the dugout.
Thats the offer of New York Yankee man-ager Casey Stengel, who
spends his spare mo-
ments telling people that Yogi Berra is the
greatest hitter in the American League and the
best catcher in either league.
Better than Brooklyns Roy Campanella?
Well now, Casey said, rubbing his chin
and winking. Now you got me in trouble with
them Brooklyn people. It aint supposed to be
cricket to say anybodys better than Campan-
ella.
But I say my man is, Stengel said.
Campanellas good. Hits. Fields. Smart. But
can he run? No. My man steals. He dont do it
pretty, but he does it.
Casey stamped the length of the Yankee
dugout and when he returned to the knot of
reporters by the bat rack he had Yogis hitting
on his mind.
Wont learn to hit, Stengel said, spreading
his arms and looking up at the roof of the dug-
out. Listen hes the only guy in the Ameri-
can League that everybody knows how to pitch
to.
How? Ill tell you how, the now thor-
