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Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-29 | Page 16 | Yanks Bomb Tigers by 18-2 Count

Type issue
Date 1939-08-29
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Yanks Bomb Tigers by 18-2 Count
Type article
Date 1939-08-29
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 16
OCR Text YANKS BOMB I TIGERS BY 2 18 COUNt DiMaggio Stars for N. N Y As Giants Trim Leading ij 1 Reds Bees Subdue Cards By fly GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Sports Writer r I W j VU A A i ww ij 6 NEW NEW NEWYORK YORK Aug 20 29 mb This is the time of year when the bo boys boyi I are beginning to pick their all star clubs Anybody can p pick one s sO go ahead I recommend for your outfield Ted Williams of the Red Sox Joe DiMaggio of ot the Yanks and Mel MelOtt MelOtt MelOtt Ott of the Giants Giants Gi Gi- ants my reason was clearly Illustrated Illus mus- in yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- days day's games games DiMaggio hit homers Nos 21 and 22 the first fint I coming with the thol bases loaded and the second with two on and added added add add- it ed a single for g goo good o o d measure 1 He drove in eight runs as the the I Yanks bombed t the Tigers 18 2 Not a bad fellow Mel el Ott OU Ottto Ottto to have on your sid side Now take Mel Ott Otto and where would the Giants be without him Sure as shooting his name will vill be beIn bein bein in the tho baseball hall ball of fame at Cooperstown N. N Y Yf when he lie hangs up his spikes Yesterday he personally personally personally per per- accounted for the Giants Giants' 3 1 victory over the pace setting Reds His single in the first scored Moore and then his homer Inthe Inthe in inthe the fourth with a mate on base wound up the Giants' Giants scoring Red Sox Triumph And why take a rookie rooke like Ted Williams The eighth inning at Cleveland must illustrated why I Williams Wil WU- hams liams came up with the Red Sox trailing and clouted homer No 20 with two mates on base to give Boston a 6 5 victory over the In In- It snapped the Red Sox game five losing and the I Indians' Indians seven game winning streak With DiMaggio Ott OU and Williams Wil Wll- hams liams on your side the rest of the club would be easy to pick You Youcan Youcan Youcan can take the Bees' Bees infield and the Phillies' Phillies pitching staff and give anybody a good run for tor their money with Ott DiMaggio and Williams swinging for you The Reds held their game five lead as the Cardinals practically removed themselves as serious threats by losing to a rookie pitcher no one had ever heard of except Bob Quinn Al Moran recently recently recently re re- re- re recalled from front Hartford pitched the Bees to a 5 10 victory over the Cards stopping both Padgett and Mize without a bit a-bit hit Old Charlie Root brought the Cubs out of of theIr thell slump after losing two on Sunday to the Phils by pitching th Windy City gang to a 5 3 victory CharlIe gave up 11 hits but with dudu on the pond he was stingy Hurls Hitter Four In the Yanks' Yanks triumph Russo pitched a four forI for lor I his his hi fourth win The Yanks made nade 18 hits off Bridges Benton and Coffman CoUman The St. St Louis Browns slugged out 17 hits to trim Washington 2 12 behind Bill Trotters Trotter's four twirling Johnny Rigney scored his hii ninth straight victory and his of the year by pitching the Chicago White Sox to a 5 4 decision over o the Philadelphia Athletics in a night game before fani fans it at Chicago Rigney scattered seven hits and fanned eight After the theA's theAs theAs theA's As A's had rallied for lor three tie the count In the seventh Ct i Walker singled home the win run for Chicago in the ninth
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