Show Robinsons Robinson's Boner Just About Cinches Cinch s Pennant for Y anke By linden lindenA A Ir ires Sport Spurt I The 1930 American league pennant pennant pen pen- nant mint race is just abou over r but it I Iw w will ll he remembered as lon long Ions as baseball is played as the year that catcher Aaron Robinson pulled one of the most colossal boners in his history lory Robinsons Robinson's blunder gave the Cleveland Indians a 2 1 10 inning 10 victory over Detroit Sunday and practically erased the Tigers Tigers' pennant pen pen- mint nant hopes The defeat dropped the second second- place Ti Tigers ers 2 24 J-J J games carries behind the New York Yankees who virtually knocked third place Boston out of oC I conten contention on by trouncing the Red I Sox 9 9 3 New York needs only six victories vie vie- tories lories out o of its remaining eight games to clinch its second straight championship If Il the Yanks win only four games the Tigers figels will have to win all o of their seven se to beat out the Bombers Dark Darl Day Dar Robinsons Robinson's rock came in In one oneo o of the strangest games ever played At game ame time in Cleveland it was vas wasso vas vasso vasso so dark because of dust and smoke that the li lights were turned on I The astounding play occurred as follows Bob Boh Lemon tripled to start the Cleveland Tiger manager Red Rolfe BoICe ordered Ted Gray intentionally intentionally to walk the next two batters batters batters bat bat- to set sel up a force lorce play at every base Larry Dob Doby then popped to first baseman Don Kolloway Luke Easter followed with a grounder to Kolloway Kolloway stepped on first to retire Easter and pegged to Robinson Robinson grabbed grabben the throw and stomped on the plate while hile Lemon was starting his slide about eight to 10 feet away Rp Rt Decision Umpire Bill Summers thumbed Lemon out but the thc pitcher slid across the plate Robinson apparently apparently thinking he still had a force play ploy made no attempt to tag Lemon The Cleveland eland bench dashed at Summers and brought I first base umpire Charley Berry along When it was pointed out to Summers that Lemon had to be tagged in order to be declared out Summers reversed his decision and called Lemon safe This is how Robinson saw the play which may figure j ure to add hi his i name to a long list of oC baseball goats I When Cleveland had the bases full and one out c e c had a h j with Red Rolfe taking part part H Hand if and rind he told us t he the play to ni nj hn b was at home plate lie He told 1 0 Get that run at the plate jf S When Easter hit that ball d ce e the first base line I saw a aDon Don e loway field it but bUl 1 Ea irr Isa is Sf Sfa g a big guy that he had my vi viIi vil ee blocked off and I ne never ner r saw II II i touch first base for foi t the he out fl When I got the ball I Ion ste on home and figured it wa Lemon hadn't hadn t i c t started to slide when I teppe the plate and there I aT been heen plenty o of time to I tag ag hi hii bs I had known he e would have ave 1 I or j-or only the second out I ck k Take Blame All Ive I've got sot to sa say i is tha for 0 you u want to blame a man man 01 something he didn't sr-c sr r. r Ill I'll ft j all the blame for Cor that pIa play v at nt h hi plate t- t tall I Lemon was the whole wo woj He stopped the Tigers Tiger on five e eto to gain his victory and sc both runs Lemon socked his s shomer shomer si homer in the fourth to drive ta the first run of the game Joh Lipon tied it up in the seventh his first firt homer of oC the year J that's how matters matter remained the Robinson incident jl The Yanks had fairi fairly sy er-sy sail ai fl against the Red Sox Sax before 66 I. I elL fans at Yankee stadium They up a 6 1 lead in four Inn innings r. r er 1 Vie Vic Ra chi who went vent all the theto thelo to lo post his victor victon victory m c Two home runs rum by Ted fed Willia i rland rl and another by Bobby Doerr counted for half of t the he Red Is he hits was as in trouble In to P seventh when the Red Sox ha harun haP run home and the bases loa loal 1 wear with one out parried parried threat by getting Vern Step StepS to fly out and Walt Dropo I g 11 h ground out The Yanks bla blasted td five fi BO Bosil c ll pitchers for 15 hits with ith og ogi B Bel WI WIand and Phil Rizzuto leading the fc tte e na nage e. e Berra smashed out rj a a safeties and Rizzuto three in JU in ins ing a homo home run wIn w- w HoIn Ho- Ho In remaining American games the Washington Sen lt r tripped the Philadelphia Athle 3 1 and the St S1 Louis LOllIS Br t tl dumped the Chicago White db twice ice 5 0 and 6 oI UThe U- U The Philadelphia Phillies Jj ze e t ground in the National s sas sr sj as they suffered a humiliating f defeat at the hands of oC the see place Brooklyn Dodgers 11 j Dodgers now trail by five n g garr nr-fb nr Tames Phillie a I Erv Palica young ri han right han ht-han 1 co tamed the Phils on two hits Von featured a winning game six 1 six six-b six rei rally in the fifth inning wit grand slam homer Palica Paha held Phils hitless until the eighth w wAndy Andy singled Del En gh I doubled in the ninth for Cor the PH final hit t d The magic number for or the p P to clinch remained at six six T TI f I must win six of their nine ga- ga Jm all on the road to beat boat Brook The Dodgers winners of oC 1 J straight have 11 games left leCt al Ebbets Ebbels field I If t Three-run Three homers by II HLA Thompson and Don Mueller pal pa the New York Giants to a 4 12 1 tory over o the Boston Braves Hearn was the winner and Oh game winner Vern ern Bickford 3 Df loser m In other National league g gathe gaj ga the Chicago Cubs trounced the Louis Cardinals 8 3 and the lie hel Pin Pir Reds and Pittsburgh divided a double header The k won the opener 7 I. behind E i Blackwell and nd the Pirates E W J nightcap 3 3 |