66,924 fans are on hand for Johnny Mize Day at Yankee Stadium, as the Yankees top the fading Red Sox, 9 â 5, to go 4 games up on Boston and 2 1/2 ahead of Detroit. Phil Rizzuto contributes a single, double, and home run, while Yogi Berra adds 4 hits, including a triple. Joe DiMaggioâs hit streak reaches 15. New York will win 5 of their next 7, while the Tigers will manage to go 4-3.
Mental lapses crush Tiger hopes. Due to heavy smoke from a Canadian forest fire, Detroit puts on the lights in a Sunday afternoon contest with the Indians. Clevelandâs only score in nine innings is pitcher Bob Lemonâs home run in the 4th, as the match is tied 1 â 1 on Johnny Liponâs homer. Lemon opens the 10th with a triple, and two intentional walks follow. With the bases loaded and one out, C Aaron Robinson thinks he has a shot at a double play by just stepping on home. Because of the haze, he does not see 1B Don Kolloway remove the force after fielding the ball hit by slugger Luke Easter, and the Indians win, 2 â 1.
P Erv Palica of the Dodgers is the star today, pitching a two-hitter in an 11 â 0 win over Philadelphia, and hitting a 5th-inning grand slam off Bubba Church of the Phils. The win cuts the Philliesâ lead to five games. The Phils will win two out of three in Boston to put the Braves out of the race.
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