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allowed two runs before being excused after

six frames.

Howie Pollet (7-10) took the loss. Catfish

Metkovich homered and had four RBI for the

Bucs.

Snider and Campanella both poled solo

shots in the nightcap, but Pittsburgh starter Bob

Friend (5-8) limited Brooklyn to those two

runs in eight innings. Preacher Roe (16-5) ab-

sorbed the loss despite holding the Pirates to

two earned runs in seven innings.

AROUND THE HORN

Elsewhere in the National League:

Monte Irvin smashed a go-ahead two-run

homer in the seventh inning of the first game,

and Johnny Klippstein twirled a six-hitter in

the nightcap as the Giants and visiting Cubs

split, 7-5 and 3-1.

Irvins 14th long ball helped New York

starter Sal Maglie improve to 15-9. Maglie tied

a season high with nine strikeouts. Cal McLish

(6-8) lost for the Cubbies.

Klippstein (5-8) took a three-hit shutout into

the eighth inning of the second game before

settling for a six-hitter. Chicago second sacker

Eddie Miksis had six hits in the two games.

Robin Roberts won his seventh straight

start in the first game, and Niles Jordan won

his big league debut in the second as the

Phillies swept the visiting Reds, 3-2 and 7-5.

Roberts (15-10), who tossed a five-hitter,

finished 7-0 with a 2.36 ERA in August. Bill

Nicholson doubled home the tying run and

later scored the go-ahead tally in the fifth

frame of the first game for the Phils.

Jordan (1-0) allowed five runs in seven in-

nings. But his new teammates scored six timesoff Reds starter Willie Ramsdell (1-19), who

lost his 18th consecutive decision to tie the

N.L. single-season record set by Bostons Cliff

Curtis in 1910. The major league mark is 19.

Stan Musial drove in the tie-breaking run in

the ninth inning of the first game and blasted a

grand slam in the second, as the Cards swept

the host Braves by identical scores of 6-3.

Philadelphia (Shantz 10-7) at Detroit (Stuart 6-5),

8:30 p.m.

(Only game scheduled)

Notes on the Scorecard

Stephens Leg InjuryCould Threaten Career

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VOL. 1, No.134 FIVE CENTSMONDAY, AUG. 27, 1951

Onrushing White Sox Sweep,

Pull Within One Game of LeadCHICAGO On Sunday, the White Soxswept the defending World Series champions

to pull within one game of the American

League leaders.

Clearly theyre not taking the path of least

resistance as they seek their first pennant since

1919.

Behind Minnie Minosos four hits and three

RBI in the opener, and Billy Pierces 14th win

in the nightcap, the White Sox beat the Yan-

kees 10-5 and 8-3 to run their win streak to six

games.

In so doing, the ChiSox, six games off the

pace as recently as Thursday morning, pulled

to within one game of league-leading Boston,

which dropped a pair to Cleveland.

Chicago jumped to a 5-0 lead in the first

game, only to see the Yankees rally for a 5-5

tie after 7 innings. But Jim Busby and Bud

Sheely had RBI singles in a three-run uprising

in the bottom of the seventh, and Minoso

drove in two insurance runs in the eighth with

his fourth hit (and third double) of the contest.

Howie Judson (8-6) earned the win with

four strong innings of relief. Joe Ostrowski (8-

5) took the loss for New York.

Pierce (14-5) was the story of the second

game. Staked to a 5-1 lead after two innings,

he slipped in and out of trouble with equal

facility, finishing with a 10-hitter. Minoso had

two more hits and Nellie Fox had three RBI.

Bombers starter Art Schallock (1-4) was

roughed up for five runs in 1 2/3 frames.AROUND THE HORN

Elsewhere in the American League:

Bob Feller and Bob Lemon held the visit-

ing Red Sox to three runs in 14 2/3 innings as

the Indians swept a doubleheader, 5-2 and 3-1.

Feller (12-8) pitched six effective innings in

the first game and got stout relief from Lou

Brissie and George Zuverink. The victory was

the 220th of Fellers career (see related story,

Page 2).

Lemon (14-11) came within one out of going

the route in the second tilt. Al Rosens RBI sin-

gle broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the sixth.

Red Sox rookie Leo Kiley (7-1) suffered his

first career defeat. Boston has lost a season-high

five in a row.

Bob Hooper fired the eighth one-hitter of the

major league season as the Athletics blanked the

host Tigers, 2-0.

Hooper (11-7) allowed only Jerry Priddys

leadoff triple in the third. He walked one and

faced two batters over the minimum.

The Tigers Fred Hutchinson (8-6), who threw

a one-hitter earlier this month, took the loss.

Gil Coan slugged a go-ahead two-run doublein the ninth inning of the first game, and Ken

Wood homered twice in the second as the Sena-

tors and host Browns split, 6-4 and 10-5.

Coans big blow was part of a four-run Wash-

ington rally that stunned St. Louis and made a

winner of reliever Sandy Consuegra (6-4).

Woods two-homer game was his third of the

year (and second in nine days). He had four RBI

in the nightcap, and six in the doubleheader.

AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB

Boston 75 48 .610 --- Brooklyn 75 47 .615 ---

Chicago 75 50 .600 1 New York 72 52 ,581 4

Cleveland 70 55 .560 6 Philadelphia 66 58 .532 10

New York 67 58 .536 9 St. Louis 61 58 .513 12

Philadelphia 63 63 .500 13 Boston 57 64 .471 17

Detroit 58 65 .472 17 Pittsburgh 58 66 .468 18

Washington 48 75 .390 27 Chicago 55 66 .455 19

St. Louis 40 82 .328 34 Cincinnati 45 78 .366 30

Major League Standings

Sundays American League Results Sundays National League Results

Cleveland 5, Boston 2, Gm. 1

Cleveland 3, Boston 1, Gm. 2

Chicago 10, New York 5, Gm. 1

Chicago 8, New York 3, Gm. 2

Philadelphia 2, Detroit 0

Washington 6, St. Louis 4, Gm. 1

St. Louis 10, Washington 5, Gm. 2

New York 7, Chicago 5, Gm. 1

Chicago 3, New York 1, Gm. 2

Brooklyn 11, Pittsburgh 6, Gm. 1

Pittsburgh 3, Brooklyn 2, Gm. 2

St. Louis 6, Boston 3, Gm. 1

St. Louis 6, Boston 3, Gm. 2

Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 2, Gm. 1

Philadelphia 7, Cincinnati 5, Gm. 2

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Pittsburgh (Queen 7-6 and Werle 8-7) at Brooklyn

(Palica 3-3 and Branca 6-6), 2, 6 p.m.

Chicago (Rush 8-7 and Hatten 3-6) at New York

(Jansen 15-7 and Corwin 2-2), 2, 6 p.m.

St. Louis (Munger 6-5 and Poholsky 8-9) at Boston

(Surkont 10-12 and Nichols 5-8), 2, 6 p.m.

Cincinnati (Raffensberger 9-15 and Wehmeier 8-8)

at Philadelphia (Thompson 5-6 and Johnson 3-8), 2, 6

p.m.

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H

Fain, Phi. 89 338 69 119 .352 Musial, St.L 117 461 .351102 162

Doby, Cle. 110 383 89 130 .339 Wyrostek, Cin. 113 462 .34065 157

DiMaggio, Bos. 118 527 102 173 .328 Sisler, Phi. 96 366 .33158 121

Fox, Chi. 123 513 79 168 .327 Jethroe, Bos. 114 444 .329100 146

Avila, Cle. 116 454 75 147 .324 Ashburn, Phi. 124 534 .32899 175

Valo, Phi. 94 354 67 114 .322 Schoendienst, St.L 108 428 .32271 138

Minoso, Chi. 116 460 93 147 .320 Furillo, Bro. 121 524 .31785 166

Philley, Phi. 105 401 75 128 .319 Gordon, Bos. 117 440 .31466 138

Doerr, Bos. 101 384 48 122 .318 Sauer, Chi. 108 423 .30573 129

Busby, Chi. 106 406 67 128 .315 Snider, Bro. 119 475 .30381 144

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 36; Robinson (Chi.) 26;

Vollmer (Bos.) 25; Wertz (Det.) 22; Williams

(Bos.) 22.

RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 128; Williams (Bos.) 106;

Robinson (Chi.) 104; Vernon (Was.) 92; Rosen

(Cle.) 88.

Wins: Wynn (Cle.) 16-8; Raschi (N.Y.) 15-5;

Pierce (Chi.) 14-5; Lemon (Cle.) 14-11; Lopat

(N.Y.) 13-8.

Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 143; Gray (Det.)

109; Wynn (Cle.) 108; McDermott (Bos.) 107;

Reynolds (N.Y.) 104.

ERA: Pierce (Chi.) 2.68; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.69;

Marrero (Was.) 3.10; Wynn (Cle.) 3.11; McDer-

mott (Bos.) 3.18.

HR: Sauer (Chi.) 31; Musial (St.L) 30; Thom-

son (N.Y.) 29; Hodges (Bro.) 27; Kiner (Pit.) 27;

Snider (Bro.) 27.

RBI: Musial (St.L) 110; Sauer (Chi.) 102;

Snider (Bro.) 101; Kiner (Pit.) 94; Thomson

(N.Y.) 94; Gordon (Bos.) 94.

Wins: Roe (Bro.) 16-5; Newcombe (Bro.) 15-

5; Jansen (N.Y.) 15-7; Maglie (N.Y.) 15-9; Rob-

erts (Phi.) 15-10.

Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) Maglie (N.Y.)

111; 133; Queen (Pit.) 109; Rush (Chi.) 108;

Roberts (Phi.) 105.

ERA: Newcombe (Bro.) 2.08; Jansen (N.Y.)

2.08; Roe (Bro.) 2.67; Rush (Chi.) 2.88; Black-

well (Cin.) 3.16.

Snider Stretches Home Run Streak to Five Games in Splithistory. The record is six, set by Ken Williams

in 1922 and tied by High Pockets Kelly (1924),

Lou Gehrig (1931) and Walker Cooper (1947).

With another twin bill against the Pirates on

tap today, Snider could conceivably tie and

break the record. It bears noting that Pittsburgh

hurlers have surrendered 121 circuit clouts this

season, second-most in the majors.

Pee Wee Reese, Snider, Andy Pafko and Roy

Campanella all homered in the first five innings

of the first game as the Brooks raced to a 9-1

lead behind big Don Newcombe. Newk (15-5)

BOSTON (AP) Red Sox third baseman

Vern Stephens may be out for the rest of the

season because of a pulled tendon sufferedSunday in Cleveland and theyre talking the

injury may even mean the end of his career.

The Boston Evening American quoted Red

Sox trainer Jack Fadden:

Hell never be a sound ball player again.

Thats the third time he pulled the tendon. At

his age (almost 31) you dont recover from

those things.

Anytime he strains that tendon again hell

be out automatically for at least three weeks.

That goes for this year, next year or any year.

The two-time major league RBI king was

hurt as the Sox were swept in a doubleheader

with the Indians. He injured himself in the first

game.

Seward (See) Posey, 65, brother of the late

Cumberland Posey and former manager fortwo years of the Homestead Grays, died in

Homestead Hospital on Saturday.

Posey managed the Grays after the death of

Rufus Jackson. He played football for Home-

stead, Penn., High.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m.

Tuesday afternoon at Clark Memorial Baptist

Church, Homestead.

BROOKLYNDuke Snider became part of a

select club Sunday. He can join an even more

prestigious fraternity today.

With Snider homering in both games, the

Dodgers halved a doubleheader with the Pirates,

winning 11-6 and falling 3-2. The split enabled

them to maintain their four-game lead over the

Giants.

Sniders home run barrage is taking on historic

proportions. The center fielder has slammed four-

baggers in five consecutive games, a feat accom-

plished only 16 times previously in major league

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NEW YORK (AP)Bob Feller has a 50-50

chance to become the seventh modern pitcher in

baseball history to win 300 games if figures

dont lie.

With his win over Boston on Sunday, Bobs

total now is 220. He is 32 years old. Those are

the two factors barring a crippling injury,

which could come the next time he throws a

ball.

The issue is time. Will Feller last long enough

to do it? Perhaps the soundest method of com-

puting his chances is to examine where the sixmodern 300-game winners stood at similar

stages of their careers.

The six are Lefty Grove, Christy Mathewson,

Eddie Plank, Cy Young, Walter Johnson and

Grover Cleveland Alexander. Young topped

them all with 511 victories; Johnson won 417;

Mathewson and Alexander, 373; Plank, 326 and

Grove 300.

How did the select six stand at Bobs age?

Surprisingly, only three, Johnson, Mathewson

and Young, had won more than 220 games be-

fore their 33rd birthday. Mathewson, who re-

tired the earliest at 36, had won 325 games.

Young had won 267 and Johnson 305.

Alexander just about held Fellers pace he

had 208 victories before he turned 33 but

Grove and Plank were astonishingly behind

Fellers pace. Grove had won only 171 games

and Plank only 156 games at Bobs age.

Obviously, the key to winning 300 games is

longevity. Young pitched until he was 44 and

won 244 games after his 33rd birthday. Plank

lasted until he was 41 and won 170 games from

his 33rd birthday on. Alexander won 165

games from his 32nd year and retired at 43.

Grove won 129 games and pitched until he was

41. Johnson won 112 after his 33rd birthday

and retired at 39. Mathewson, the winning mar-

vel of them all in point of time, won only 48

games after turning 33 and retired at 36.

Consider that Feller lost three years during

World War II, which on a conservative estimate

probably cost him 70 victories. If you giveFeller those 70 wins, his career total becomes

290more than almost any other pitcher in the

games history won at the same age.

What chance does Feller really have? The

chances are that he can reach the 300 mark if he

can last six more years. He should have about

225 victories by the end of this season. One

more 20-game seasona possibility in view of

his performance this seasonwould put him in

a commanding position.

The question is the strain on his arm. He

probably would have less chance to make it if

he were still the old fireballertaking innings,

days and, finally, years off his career every

time he threwthan he does now, pitching the

corners with minimum strain on his arm.

Feller already is established among the

greats. But 300 victories has a magic quality

and even Bob himself probably does not realize

that he has a 50-50 chancebased on past per-

formancesto reach that total.

Feller at 220 Career WinsNext Stop, 300?