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MONDAY, AUG. 20, 1951

FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games

FIVE CENTS

VOL. 1, No.127

The Long and Short of it: Midget Obscures Browns Sweep, Streak
ST. LOUIS The St. Louis Browns swept Almost incidentally, the cellar-dwelling a doubleheader Sunday to extend their win Brownies beat the Tigers 7-1 in the opener on a streak to seven games, second-longest skein route-going nine-hitter by Ned Garver (11-8), since their pennant season of 1944, only to and 7-6, in the nightcap, on Delsings gamehave the feat winning twoovershadrun double in owed by a the bottom of man who the ninth. stands 43 Jim Suchinches high. ecki (1-7) Midget won the secEddie Gaedel, Midget Ed Gaedel takes high, then waves to the crowd after drawing a walk. ond game in melding farce and travesty after a betweenrelief over Detroits Hank Borowy (0-2). Cain games entertainment extravaganza (see related drew a no-decision, but figures to be long restory, this page), pinch-hit in the first inning of membered as the guy who walked the littlest the second game. Wielding a miniature bat, he man to ever play in the majors. walked on four pitches from Detroits Bob AROUND THE HORN Cain. Then, replaced by pinch-runner Jim Elsewhere in the American League: Delsing, he left the field to the hoots and holEarly Wynn won his 15th game in the lers of a disbelieving crowd. opener, and Steve Gromek went the distance in the nightcap as the visiting Indians swept the White Sox. Backed by four RBI from Ray Boone, Wynn (15-8) twirled a six-hitter in a 9-4 win in the first ST. LOUIS (UP) What next, Bill Veeck? game. Boone smashed a home run, his 10th. After pulling a midget out of a birthday cake Chicago starter Howie Judson (7-6) allowed to pinch-hit, shooting off aerial bombs, orgafour runs (one earned) in seven innings. nizing an eight-piece band out of his players, Gromek (5-2) notched his second complete and putting acrobats on all the bases, there game in a 10-4 triumph in the second tilt. He wasnt much left for the new St. Louis Browns added two hits and an RBI to help beat Lou Kretowner to surprise folks with today. low (6-4), who allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings. The curly haired Veeck did all that, and then Joe DiMaggio smashed a tying two-run some, Sunday in a weird, laugh-jammed celehomer in the bottom of the eighth and ripped a bration of the American Leagues 50th annigame-wining double in the ninth as the Yankees versary. rebounded from a 7-0 deficit to beat the As, 9-8. Things got so hilarious that the largest Thanks in part to Gus Zernials three-run Sportsmans Park crowd of the season home run, the As put the Bombers in a 7-0 hole 18,396 fans might have overlooked the fact after the top of the first inning. that the Browns swept their doubleheader with The Yankees inched back into the game, fiDetroit, 7 to 1, and 7 to 6.

Major League Standings

AMERICAN Boston Chicago New York Cleveland Philadelphia Detroit Washington St. Louis W 73 68 64 64 61 55 44 36 L 43 49 52 53 58 60 71 79 PCT. .629 .581 .552 .547 .513 .478 .383 .313 GB --5 9 9 13 17 28 36 NATIONAL Brooklyn New York Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati W 69 69 61 58 55 54 55 43 L 46 50 57 55 59 61 63 73 PCT. .600 .580 .517 .513 .482 .470 .466 .371 GB --2 9 10 13 15 15 26

Sundays American League Results

New York 9, Philadelphia 8 Cleveland 9, Chicago 4, Gm. 1 Cleveland 10, Chicago 4, Gm. 2 Boston 8, Washington 4 St. Louis 7, Detroit 1, Gm. 1 St. Louis 7, Detroit 6, Gm. 2

Sundays National League Results

Boston 6, Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 2, New York 1 Cincinnati 1, St. Louis 0, Gm. 1 Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 2, Gm. 2 Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 1, Gm. 1 Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 5, Gm. 2

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

New York (Lopat 11-8 and Ostrowski 8-4) at Detroit (Hutchinson 8-4 and Trucks 5-6), 2, 5:30 p.m. Washington (Starr 4-8) at Cleveland (Garcia 10-12), 7:30 p.m. (Only games scheduled)

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Brooklyn (Newcombe 13-5) at Boston (Wilson 6-4), 7:30 p.m. (Only game scheduled)

Encoring This Circus A Tall Order For Veeck

Bucs Sweep, Set to Top 50 Win Total

PITTSBURGH During his illustrious career as a baseball executive, Branch Rickey has typically measured success in terms of pennants and rings. As his first season with the Pirates enters its final weeks, hell have to content himself with a more relative, and less ostentatious, benchmark: Incremental improvement. With Don Carlsen tossing a six-hitter for his first major league win, and second-year outfielder Gus Bell knocking in five runs with four hits, the Bucs swept a doubleheader from the Cubs on Sunday, 7-1 and 7-5. The twin triumphs boosted the Pirates win total to 55, two shy of their 1950 output with 36 games to play. Carlsen, recalled Thursday, had just one big league inning under his belt during a 1948 cup of coffee with the Cubs when he took the hill Sunday. Backed by homers by Bell and catcher Clyde McCullough, Carlsen held Chicago scoreless until the sixth inning and finished with an 87-pitch complete game. Not bad for a guy who was knocked off his ship during a naval battle in World War II, had to be fished out of the sea and was diagnosed with a broken back. Ralph Kiner pounded two home runs (Nos. 25 and 26) and had four RBI in the second game. Chicagos Hank Sauer tagged his 31st home run in the nightcap and had three RBI, giving him 100 for the season AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Ken Raffensberger fired his third shutout in the first game, and Howie Fox crafted a sixhitter in the second as the Reds swept the visiting Cardinals, 1-0 and 3-2. It was the third sweep in the past four twin bills for Cincy. Virgil Stallcups RBI ground out in the second inning made a winner of Raffensberger (815). Cliff Chambers (6-12), forced to retire after 1 1/3 innings when his arm stiffened during a 55-minute rain delay, took the loss. Connie Ryan poled his 15th home run and scored twice in the nightcap in support of Fox (6-14). Loser Al Brazle (2-3) went the distance in his first start of the year. Phil Paine threw 6 1/3 innings of shutout relief and drove in a run as the Braves trimmed the visiting Dodgers, 6-3. Paine (3-1) relieved Warren Spahn, who was yanked after allowing three runs in 2 2/3 innings. Ralph Branca (6-6) lost his fourth consecutive decision for Brooklyn. Bostons Sam Jethroe had a tie-breaking single in the second inning and scored the run that gave the Braves the lead for good in the fifth. Jocko Thompson won his third straight start on a four-hitter as the Phillies subdued the visiting Giants, 2-1. Del Ennis tie-breaking single in the eighth inning made a winner of Thompson (5-6). Richie Ashburn scored both Phils runs. Willie Mays swatted his 10th home run for the Giants only tally. Jim Hearn (13-8) took the loss for New York, absorbing his second loss in nine days against Philadelphia.

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Notes on the Scorecard

Fain Rejoins Athletics, Could Play on Tuesday

NEW YORK (AP) Ferris Fain, leader in the American League batting race, rejoined the Philadelphia Athletics on Sunday after a layoff of four days short of a month due to an injured foot. Fain reported to manager Jimmy Dykes ready to play but was ordered to do some running for a few days to strengthen the left foot he broke in four places July 15. Dykes hopes to have Fain ready for action Tuesday at Chicago. The Boston Red Sox, hoping to drive for a pennant, will be minus the services of southpaw pitcher Maurice (Mickey) McDermott for the next two weeks. McDermott was taken to Georgetown Hospital Sunday for treatment of his left leg. McDermott believed the infection was the aftermath of a tooth extraction. The lean lefty is 9-3. A special train brought nearly 1,000 Indianapolis baseball fans to Comiskey Park on Sunday to honor Al Lopez, Cleveland Indians manager who piloted Indianapolis to American Association honors in 1948, 1949 and 1950. Lopez was presented with a $100 defense bond and other gifts in ceremonies between the White Sox-Indians doubleheader.

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN Fain, Phi. Doby, Cle. Avila, Cle. Valo, Phi. Minoso, Chi. Doerr, Bos. Pesky, Bos. Fox, Chi. Philley, Phi. G 82 103 108 88 108 101 97 115 98 AB 309 363 500 424 333 425 384 355 476 375 R 65 74 98 70 62 88 48 62 72 72 H 110 125 166 139 107 136 122 112 150 118 AVG. .356 .344 .332 .329 .321 .320 .318 .315 .315 .315 NATIONAL Musial, St.L Wyrostek, Cin.
Schoendienst, St.L

G 111 109 102 93 107 118 114 110 102 114

AB 435 445 403 354 417 508 494 414 399 453

R 94 62 68 58 96 92 78 62 71 67

H 153 152 136 118 138 163 156 129 399 136

AVG. .352 .342 .337 .333 .331 .321 .316 .312 .303 .300

DiMaggio, Bos. 112

Sisler, Phi. Jethroe, Bos. Ashburn, Phi. Furillo, Bro. Gordon, Bos. Sauer, Chi.
Bell, Pit.

HR: Zernial (Phi.) 35; Robinson (Chi.) 23; Vollmer (Bos.) 23; Wertz (Det.) 22; Williams (Bos.) 22. RBI: Zernial (Phi.) 121; Williams (Bos.) 102; Robinson (Chi.) 98; Rosen (Cle.) 84; Vernon (Was.) 82. Wins: Raschi (N.Y.) 15-5; Wynn (Cle.) 15-8; Pierce (Chi.) 13-4; Lemon (Cle.) 12-11; Parnell (Bos.) 11-6. Strikeouts: Raschi (N.Y.) 134; Wynn (Cle.) 106; Gray (Det.) 104; McDermott (Bos.) 103; Reynolds (N.Y.) 103. ERA: Pierce (Chi.) 2.73; Lopat (N.Y.) 2.84; Marrero (Was.) 3.04; Parnell (Bos.) 3.07; Wynn (Cle.) 3.11.

HR: Sauer (Chi.) 31; Thomson (N.Y.) 28; Musial (St.L) 28; Kiner (Pit.) 26; Hodges (Bro.) 24. RBI: Musial (St.L) 102; Sauer (Chi.) 100; Kiner (Pit.) 92; Thomson (N.Y.) 91; Gordon (Bos.) 89; Snider (Bro.) 89. Wins: Roe (Bro.) 15-4; Jansen (N.Y.) 14-7; Newcombe (Bro.) 13-5; Hearn (N.Y.) 13-8; Maglie (N.Y.) 13-9. Strikeouts: Newcombe (Bro.) 124; Rush (Chi.) 106; Queen (Pit.) 105; Jansen (N.Y.) 99; Roberts (Phi.) 96. ERA: Newcombe (Bro.) 2.10; Jansen (N.Y.) 2.18; Roe (Bro.) 2.71; Rush (Chi.) 2.85; Blackwell (Cin.) 2.90.

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While the aerial bombs exploded at regular intervals between games, the eight-piece band played at home plate, and a hand-balancer performed at first base. Trampoline artists leaped through their act at second and a juggler worked at third, and old-fashioned cars and cycles were paraded. Max Patkin, the comedian-coach, staged a jitter-bug dance. A huge, seven-foot birthday cake was carried onto the field as the band played Happy Birthday. Out of the cake popped a 3-foot-7-inch midget decked out in a Browns uniform with the fraction 1/8 on his back. He was introduced as the last of the real Brownies and presented to manager Zack

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nally tying it on DiMaggios four-bagger. Zernial broke the tie with an RBI single in the top of the ninth. But Gil McDougald re-tied the game in the bottom of the frame with his second home run of the contest, setting the stage for the Yankee Clippers heroics. Allie Reynolds (10-9) earned the win in relief. Ted Williams capped a six-run second inning rally with a three-run home run as the visiting Red Sox topped the Senators, 8-4. Clyde Vollmer cracked his 23rd circuit smash for the Sox. Boston starter Chuck Stobbs (8-7) is 4-1 in his past five starts.

Taylor. Taylor made immediate use of the midget, sending him up to the plate as a pinch-hitter for leadoff man Frank Saucier in the first inning of the second game. As he strutted up to the plate swinging three midget-sized bats, umpires Ed Hurley and Art Passarella immediately challenged Taylors right to use the midget as a pinch-hitter. Zack reached down in his pocket and came up with an official American League contract and a scorecard that carried the midgets name Eddie Gaedel and fraction on the Browns roster. He had given the 27-year-old midget one of the clubs four player vacancies. The umpires decided everything was official and let the midget bat. Bob Cain, the Detroit pitcher, was flabbergasted, but he was ordered to pitch to the latest addition to the Browns. He tried to get a pitch in the strike zone, but couldnt pitch that low. So he walked the pinchhitter on four pitches. Pinch-runner Jim Delsing was wiped out on a double play grounder, and the Browns failed to score though they won the game and swept the doubleheader. A press agent for the Browns indicated the midget might stay on the roster indefinitely. After all, he said, a walk might mean a ball game in some future emergency, and a batter standing just an inch over three and a half feet presents a difficult target for any pitcher. He added Veeck might even hire a giant if he can find one so tall that catchers would have trouble reaching high enough to nab pitches thrown in the strike zone.