The document summarizes baseball news from April 18, 1951. It discusses several opening day baseball games from both the American and National Leagues. In the National League, Carl Erskine pitched a complete game victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the American League, Lou Boudreau drove in the winning run in his first game with the Boston Red Sox to edge the New York Yankees. The standings and upcoming probable starting pitchers are also included.
The document summarizes baseball news from April 18, 1951. It discusses several opening day baseball games from both the American and National Leagues. In the National League, Carl Erskine pitched a complete game victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the American League, Lou Boudreau drove in the winning run in his first game with the Boston Red Sox to edge the New York Yankees. The standings and upcoming probable starting pitchers are also included.
The document summarizes baseball news from April 18, 1951. It discusses several opening day baseball games from both the American and National Leagues. In the National League, Carl Erskine pitched a complete game victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the American League, Lou Boudreau drove in the winning run in his first game with the Boston Red Sox to edge the New York Yankees. The standings and upcoming probable starting pitchers are also included.
The document summarizes baseball news from April 18, 1951. It discusses several opening day baseball games from both the American and National Leagues. In the National League, Carl Erskine pitched a complete game victory for the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies. In the American League, Lou Boudreau drove in the winning run in his first game with the Boston Red Sox to edge the New York Yankees. The standings and upcoming probable starting pitchers are also included.
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All the News That Fits, We Print FINAL EDITION Including final results of all ball games VOL. 1, No. 3 FIVE CENTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1951 Newk Who? Dressens Surprise Starter Vanquishes Roberts, Phils BROOKLYN Chuck Dressens first big decision as Dodgers manager paid big divi- dends Tuesday when surprise starter Carl Er- skine hurled Brooklyn past the defending Na- tional League champion Philadelphia Phillies, 3 -2, before an opening day crowd of 31,923. Erskine was a stand-in for Don Newcombe, who turned up with a sore arm after practice Monday. Newks malady isnt considered seri- ous; still, Dressen decided on the switch. Erskine went toe-to-toe with Phillies ace Robin Roberts, the two battling to a 2-2 draw after 7 innings. Jackie Robinsons two-out RBI single plated Duke Snider in the bottom of the eighth to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. Er- skine (1-0) made the lead stand up, stranding the potential tying and go-ahead runs in the ninth. In going the distance, the man Brooklyn fans call Oisk scattered five hits and allowed two runs, neither earned. Dodgers third baseman Rocky Bridges, mak- ing his major league debut, knocked in a pair of runs with a fourth-inning single. Roberts (0-1), who beat the Dodgers in a 10- inning classic on the final day of the 1950 sea- son to clinch the pennant, allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the National League: Bostons Vern Bickford (1-0) pitched 8 2/3 innings of shutout ball as the Braves nipped the Giants, 1-0, to win their home opener. Bick- fords two-out, bases loaded dribbler in the sec- ond inning, booted by New York third baseman Hank Thompson, led to the games only run. Bob Dillingers two-out, two-run single capped a five-run eighth inning as the Pirates rallied from a 4-1 deficit to beat St. Louis, 6-5, in their home opener. And center fielder Andy Pafko took ad- vantage of a gusting wind on a raw Chicago af- ternoon, belting a three-run homer in the first inning and a two-run shot in the eighth as the Cubs subdued the Reds, 6-3, on opening day at Wrigley Field.
AMERICAN W L PCT. GB NATIONAL W L PCT. GB Cleveland 1 0 1.000 --- Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 --- Boston 1 0 1.000 --- Boston 1 0 1.000 --- Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 --- Chicago 1 0 .000 --- St. Louis 1 0 1.000 --- Cincinnati 1 1 .500 New York 0 1 .000 1 Pittsburgh 1 1 .500 Chicago 0 1 .000 1 New York 0 1 .000 1 Detroit 0 1 .000 1 St. Louis 0 1 .000 1 Washington 0 1 .000 1 Philadelphia 0 1 .000 1 Major League Standings Tuesdays American League Results Tuesdays National League Results Boston 3, New York 2 (12 innings) Cleveland 6, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 13, Washington 9 St. Louis 7, Chicago 6 Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 2 Boston 1, New York 0 Pittsburgh 6. St. Louis 5 Chicago 6, Cincinnati 3 Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Boston (Taylor 2-0) at New York (Lopat 18-8), 2:30 p.m. Cleveland (Wynn 18-8) at Detroit (Trout 13-5), 2:30 p.m. Washington (Kuzava 9-10) at Philadelphia (Brissie 7-19), 8 p.m. Chicago (Kretlow 0-2) at St. Louis (Widmar 7-15), 9:30 p.m. Philadelphia (Church 8-6) at Brooklyn (Roe 19-11), 1:30 p.m. New York (Maglie 18-4) at Boston (Sain 20-13), 2 p.m. (Only games scheduled)
Pirates Pierro improved; Athletics honor Connie Mack Pirate pitcher Bill Pierros condition showed improvement, but he remained in serious con- dition, team physician Dr. Norman C. Ochsen- shirt said. Pierro, hospitalized with inflammation of the brain, was talking, and the doctor said that in general the picture was somewhat brighter. Elsewhere in baseball, former Athletics man- ager Connie Mack, bundled against the evening chill, was presented with a bronze bust of himself before the first night opener in Ameri- can League history. The 88-year-old Mack recently retired after 51 years on the bench. The army announced that Pvt. Alfred M. (Billy) Martin, the 22-year-old prized New York Yankee rookie, would be given a hardship discharge soon because of depend- ent relatives. Boudreau an Instant Hit, Knocks In Winner as Red Sox Edge Yanks NEW YORK Lou Boudreaus 12th- inning, run-scoring fly out drove in the decid- ing run in his first game with the Boston Red Sox, leading his new team to a 3-2 victory over the Yankees in New York. Boudreau, deposed as player-manager by the Indians after 13 seasons in Cleveland, signed a two-year, $150,000 contract with Boston short- ly after Thanksgiving. He called it the biggest thrill of my life, Indians general manager Hank Greenberg commented the amount sounds fantastic, and no less than Hall of Famer Rogers Hornsby surmised the transac- tion had clinched the pennant for the Red Sox. It didnt look like a winner early on, as Bou- dreau grounded into a double play in his first at -bat, and committed an error that allowed the tying run to score in the seventh inning. Five innings later, he drove home Vern Stephens with the tie-breaking run. AROUND THE HORN Elsewhere in the American League: Al Rosens tie-breaking double in the ninth gave Cleveland a 3-2 win over Detroit; Sam Dente had four RBI as Philadelphia beat Wash- ington, 13-9; and Ken Wood homered and drove in three runs as St. Louis topped Chica- go, 7-6.
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