Notes on the Scorecard

Reports Say ONeill

Finished as Sox Pilot
CHICAGO Its the kind of scenario that
spelled doom for Dodgers opponents all sum-
mer trailing by four runs, with 12 outs to go,
and facing reliever Clyde King.
The Chicago White Sox turned that scenario
on its head Friday, sending King to the show-
ers, rallying to defeat the Dodgers 9-6 and ty-
ing the World Series at one game apiece.
Reporters around World Series headquarters
Friday indicated that Steve ONeill is through
as manager of the Boston Red Sox.
From a reliable source it was learned that
Tom Yawkey, president of the Red Sox, is con-
templating a shake-up of the front office in-
volving GM Joe Cronin and Lou Boudreau.
According to the informant, Cronin is slated
to move to Washington as general manager,
Boudreau is to be elevated to succeed Cronin
and Frank (Pinkie) Higgins is to be brought
from Louisville to replace ONeill.
An earlier report had Yawkey and Cronin set
to fire ONeill and replace him with Boudreau.
Also on the managerial front, it was learned
that St. Louis would have one old and one new
manager in 1952. Marty Marion, who piloted
the Cardinals to third place in his freshman
season, is almost certain to be back. Rogers
Hornsby, who won a pennant in Seattle of the
Pacific Coast League this season, is slated to
replace Zach Taylor with the Browns.
The Milwaukee Brewers jerked the rug
from under Montreal on Friday night with a
wild scoring binge which turned an eight-run
deficit into a 13-10 victory and gave them the
1951 Little World Series championship.
No major league pitcher had more than Kings
11 relief wins and eight saves in 1951. So when
he came into Game 2 after an eventful top of the
sixth inning in which the Dodgers broke a 2-2
tie with a four-run rally, and Brooklyn starter
Preacher Roe developed a stiff arm during a 57-
minute rain delay it appeared the White Sox
were in the soup.
But Don Lenhardt, leading off the bottom of
the frame for Chicago, lined Kings fifth pitch
for a home run to left field, cutting the Dodgers
lead to 6-3. Four batters later, White Sox relief
ace Luis Aloma knocked in a second run with a
fly ball out.
It remained 6-4 until the bottom of the eighth.
King got the first out, then issued a walk. Five
consecutive White Sox hits followed.
The second, an RBI single by Chico Car-
rasquel, plated the tying run. The third, a single
by Bud Stewart, hitting for Aloma, knocked in
the go-ahead tally.
That prompted Brooklyn skipper Charlie
Dressen to pull King for Carl Erskine, who was
greeted with back-to-back doubles by Al Zarilla
and Nellie Fox that drove in a combined three
runs.
Howie Judson pitched a scoreless ninth for
Chicago to earn the save.
Aloma, who pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings,
got the win. King, who allowed a season-high
six runs in 2 1/3 innings, absorbed the loss.
It was the fifth time in 1951 the Dodgers lost
after leading by four or more runs, and the fifth
time the White Sox won after trailing by four or
more.
It marked the first time a team won a World
Series game after trailing by four or more since
Game 4 of the 1929 Fall Classic.
The teams are off today. Brooklyns Ralph
Branca will square off against Chicagos Lou
Kretlow in Game 3 at Ebbets Field on Sunday.
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SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1951
The Baseball Once-Upon-A Times.
VOL. 1, No.174 FIVE CENTS
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB
Chicago 98 56 .636 --- Brooklyn 98 56 .636 ---
Boston 88 66 .571 10 New York 90 64 .584 8
Cleveland 85 69 .552 13 St. Louis 83 71 .539 15
New York 83 71 .539 15 Philadelphia 81 73 .526 17
Philadelphia 77 77 .500 21 Boston 72 82 .468 26
Detroit 72 82 .468 26 Chicago 69 85 .448 29
Washington 63 91 .409 35 Pittsburgh 67 87 .435 31
St. Louis 50 104 .325 48 Cincinnati 56 98 .364 42
Final 1951 Major League Standings
Sox Stage King-Sized Comeback,
Stun Dodgers to Tie World Series
Wild Win a Bad Memory for Cubs Fans
CHICAGO Notes from Fridays Game 2 of the 1951 World Series:
* The White Soxs late comeback against the Dodgers no doubt brought back memories for veter-
an Chicago Cubs fans. Bad memories.
The last time a team won a World Series game after trailing by four or more runs, it was in Game
4 of the 1929 Classic when the Athletics, down
8-0, scored 10 runs in the bottom of the seventh
inning to beat the Cubs.
Fifteen As batted against four Cubs hurlers
in the inning, lashing 10 hits. In the next game,
the Cubs allowed three runs in the bottom of the
ninth inning, losing 3-2 and dropping the Se-
ries, 4-1.
* For the second consecutive game, Chicago
first baseman Eddie Robinson belted a two-run
circuit clout in the first inning. The last player
to homer in the first two games of a World Se-
ries was the As Mickey Cochrane in 1930.
* Howie Judsons save was his first of the
season.
* Brooklyn starting pitcher Preacher Roe
allowed two runs in five innings before depart-
ing with a stiff arm after a 57-minute rain delay.
Chicago starter Saul Rogovin allowed six runs
in 5 2/3 innings.
* White Sox pinch-hitters went 3-for-3.
* Game time temperature was 58 degrees, 12
degrees warmer than Game 1. WILLIAMS, Page 2
Chicago 9, Brooklyn 6 (No game scheduled)
Fridays Result Todays Probable Starting Pitchers
Splinter, $1 Million Slugger,
Offered For Sale By BoSox
Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox clouter
long considered a million dollar ballplayer,
has been offered for sale to at least four Ameri-
can League teams, it was learned Friday.
Tom Yawkey, free spending Red Sox owner,
is fed up with the repeated failures of his team
and has decided that now is the time to part
company with Williams, one of the greatest left
-handed hitters in league history and one of the
highest paid players ever at $100,000.
The White Sox, Indians, Tigers and at least
one other club have already been asked to make
offers for Williams.
Want Players in Return
A highly placed White Sox official, who
revealed that Williams was on the marker, said
that the Red Sox wanted players and not mon-
ey. Since the Sox would want several good, big

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made to him and he repeated an earlier state-
ment that he wasnt interested in the Splendid
Splinter. Veeck said Williams wouldnt fit
into the Brownies rebuilding plans.
Anyway, baseball men felt the Browns didnt
have enough of the right kind of chips to shove
into the bidding, even if they wanted Ted.
Wertz or Evers?
The Tigers, who slumped badly on the field
and at the gate, could give up both pitching and
spare infield talent, plus one of their power-
hitting young outfielders, in a deal for Ted and
might be more generous than other clubs in-
volved. They could yield outfielder Vic Wertz
or Hoot Evers and any one of several pitchers,
plus handsome cash on the line.
Cleveland would have to give up catcher Jim
Hegan, sought by Boston for some time, and
perhaps outfielder Larry Doby or one of their
key pitchers, Bob Lemon or Early Wynn. Both
Bob Feller and Mike Garcia, are untradeable
as far as Boss Ellis Ryan is concerned.
As for the Yankees, Joe DiMaggio has indi-
cated this is his last year and, if that is the case,
the Yankees could use the Red Sox slugger for
his drawing power at the gate. Plus the fact that
as a lefty swinger, Williams should be even
more formidable in Yankee Stadium than in
Fenway Park, where there are no premiums for
right-field hitters.
And the Yankees have plenty to offer in re-
turn young pitchers, good spare infielders and
even a pair of outfielders. They could present,
for example, in a package outfielder Hank Bau-
er, infielder Jerry Coleman and the choice of
pitchers from the farm system.
At any rate, it seems the bidding has opened.
name players, this desire would limit the number
of teams that could bargain for him.
It also seemed that several teams which could
buy Williams were not interested. The White
Sox official said the Red Sox asking price was
too much.
We want Williams, he admitted. In fact, we
could give up plenty to get him. But were build-
ing and theyre going to want too much. We
cant give up four or five of our fine young stars
to get him, even though he still is as great a hitter
as there is around.
Greenberg in Denial
General manager Hank Greenberg of the Indi-
ans denied that he had been approached about
Williams, but another source insisted the Indians
had received a feeler.
Another Cleveland spokesman said he felt the
Indians had an excellent chance to get Williams
and that the deal may develop during the World
Series.
Roy Hamey, assistant to New York Yankees
general manager George Weiss, commented: I
wouldnt be surprised if Williams had been of-
fered to every club in the league in the last two
weeks. I honestly dont know anything about it,
but I wouldnt be surprised if Williams were up
for sale. In fact, I wouldnt be surprised if he
could be gotten for as little as $50,000.
There had been speculation several days ago
that the Browns might be trying to get Williams
in a deal which would send Brownies pitcher
Ned Garver to Boston. But Bill Veeck, new own-
er of the Browns, said the offer hadnt been
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