1951 Replay 05-29
1951 Replay 05-29
1951 Replay 05-29
VOL. 1, No. 44
AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Richie Ashburns single drove in Del Wilber with the winning run, capping a two-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and giving the Phillies a 5-4 win over the Dodgers. Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead in the first. The Brooks responded with four runs in the third, Billy Cox striking the big blow with a go-ahead two-run single. Putsy Caballero knocked Dodgers starter Ralph Branca (0-1) out of the game with a tying single in the ninth. After reliever Carl Erskine walked Eddie Waitkus, Ashburn delivered his game-winning single. The homer-happy Giants hit five circuit clouts in an 8-2 win over Warren Spahn and the visiting Braves. The Giants lead the NL with 52 homers 15 more than any other team. Among Mondays home runs was Bobby Thomsons 11th. Spahn (2-4) is 0-3 with a 16.36 ERA in three starts against the Giants.
G 31 34 33 29 34 26 26 27 31 36
R 27 24 28 17 20 24 14 22 13 31
H 44 45 46 31 41 34 35 33 37 45
AVG. .370 .360 .357 .348 .345 .343 .340 .337 .333 .331
NATIONAL Jethroe, Bos. Musial, St.L Slaughter, St.L Furillo, Bro. Gordon, Bos.
Sisler, Phi.
Lipon, Det. Minoso, Chi. Dropo, Bos. Stephens, Bos. Avila, Cle. Fain, Phi.
HR: Mantle (N.Y.) 15; Robinson (Chi.) 9; Doby (Cle.) 8; Dropo (Bos.) 8; Stephens (Bos.) 8. RBI: Robinson (Chi.) 33; Williams (Bos.) 32; Mantle (N.Y.) 32; Zarilla (Chi.) 30; Boudreau (Bos.) 28. Wins: Feller (Cle.) 5-1; Scheib (Phi.) 5-2; Trout (Det.) 5-2; Pierce (Chi.) 5-2; Raschi (N.Y.) 5-2. Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 46; Gray (Det.) 37; McDermott (Bos.) 34; Trout (Det.) 33; Reynolds (N.Y.) 33; Feller (Cle.) 33 . ERA: Wight (Bos.) 1.61; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.08; Morgan (N.Y.) 2.09; Feller (Cle.) 2.24; Kucab (Phi.) 2.29.
HR: Sauer (Chi.) 12; Pafko (Chi.) 11; Thomson (N.Y.) 11; Jethroe (Bos.) 10; Musial (St.L) 9. RBI: Sauer (Chi.) 38; Gordon (Bos.) 36; Musial (St.L) 35; Thomson (N.Y.) 35; Pafko (Chi.) 34. Wins: Hearn (N.Y.) 6-1; Maglie (N.Y.) 6-2; Jansen (N.Y.) 6-3; Roe (Bro.) 5-0; Surkont (Bos.) 5-3. Strikeouts: Queen (Pit.) 44; Blackwell (Cin.) 41; Jansen (N.Y.) 36; Newcombe (Bro.) 35; Maglie (N.Y.) 34. ERA: Jansen (N.Y.) 1.29; Newcombe (Bro.) 2.10; Roe (Bro.) 2.32; Meyer (Phi.) 2.92; Klippstein (Chi.) 2.98.
By Whitney Martin NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) At this mature stage of his career, Ted Williams has discovered that it is perfectly legal to hit a baseball to left field, and greatly to his advantage when right field is all cluttered up with athletes with butterfly nets ready to grab any ball he hits that way. It is hard to tell the exact reason for this abrupt decision to try left field for size, but one theory is based on the idea that if you tell a man often Notes on the Scorecard enough he looks best in brown he will start wearing brown, even if he hates the color. The Boston sluggers friends and well wishers have been urging him to punt the ball to left field for many years, but seeing the opposition lined up Jack Kramer, veteran right-hander released in layers in right field has made him see red. by the New York Giants 12 days ago, became a Hed show em, by gum. Hed drive the ball member of the New York Yankees on Monday. over the heads of the defensive men. As a result To make room for the 33-year-old Kramer he has been robbed of any number of hits on line the Yanks optioned young right-hander Tom drives to right which found a receiver waiting in Morgan to their Kansas City farm. territory which ordinarily is open country. Kramer, who pitched for the Browns and Ty Cobb Formula Red Sox before going to the Giants, had imFred Corcoran, who takes care of Williams pressed the Yankees by pitching batting pracbusiness affairs, has been observing Teds hits to tice to them for the past two weeks. left field with delight. Former Yankee scout Bill Essick, 69, who You know, he said with an impish grin, Ty signed Joe DiMaggio, was in serious condition Cobb told me Ted would be the greatest hitter from high blood pressure and complications. ever if hed learn to hit to left. Teds a great adEssick has been weak and unable to recogmire of Ty, so I got hold of something Ty had nize friends since he was admitted to a private written on batting, which explained the art of hitsanatorium May 16. ting to different fields. Pittsburgh Pirates manager Bill Meyer has When the Red Sox went on their last trip, in reassigned first base coach Babe Herman to his former job as scout. Meyer said Herman asked every town Ted would find a copy of the piece to be relieved. Bill Posedel will replace him. waiting for him in the mailbox.
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