The Archive · 1941

Tiger Trout Takes the Game

New York, June 21.

New York Yankees set a record at the stadium yesterday when "Flea" Rizzuto, rookie shortstop, blasted the old pill out of the park for the Yanks' twenty-eighth circuit smash in seventeen consecutive games, but a mean customer named Paul Trout, who hurled for the Detroit Tigers, was tight on the mound and when the game was over the Yanks were on the short end of a 7 to 2 count, Tie bombers did not mind so much, However, because the Indians lost al; Thean I fo 0 battle to the Washington Senators, leaving the pennant situitiao im the junior league unchanged, especially since all first division clubs had a dismal dav.

The National League situation was a little different, however, because the St. Lou's Cardinals took a 6 to 0 win over the New York Giants while the Brooklyn Dodgers dropped a 4 to encounter to the champion, Cincinnati Reds, The win placed the gas house gang three full games in front of the field.

Batferiés: Milnar and Hemsley; Chase 4 Hallett, Ross, Appleton and Dickey; Knott and Hayes. ings and Berres; Lee and McCullough.

"York ce mr ce a Lohrman, Adams and Dan-

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