July 17. Gm#’s 82, 83 Municipal Stadium Boston 2,3 Cleveland 4, 1
TRIBE HANDS PARNELL 2SD LOSS; STOBBS EARNS C.G. WIN IN TWINBILL SPLIT
The Red Sox ended up splitting a doubleheader with Cleveland, while the Yankees also won one and lost one against Chicago, thereby remaining 5.5 games back of Boston.
The Indians scored four times against Mel Parnell(13-2), handing him only his second loss of the year. Parnell had won his last 10 decisions.
Mel allowed nine hits, five of which went for extra bases.
Chuck Stobbs(4-0) helped Boston snap a three game skid, with a 3-1 win in the second game. The lefty earned his first complete game of the year. Though Cleveland outhit Boston, 9-8, Stobbs was able to hold them to just one run, that coming in the first,when Larry Doby tripled in Mickey Vernon.
Bobby Doerr(17) has a nice little streak of his own, he has homered in three straight ballgames.
The series concludes today, then the team heads to Chicago.
Other American League scores: New York 2,3 Chicago 1,7; Detroit 8, 5 Philadelphia 0,4; St. Louis 15, 7 Washington 8, 4
Standing of the Clubs:
Boston/83/56/27/.675/–
New York/82/50/32/.610/5.5
Cleveland/81/44/37/.543/11
Philadelphia/84/45/39/.536/11.5
Detroit/86/45/41/.523/12.5
Washington/79/34/45/.430/20
Chicago/85/34/51/.400/23
St. Louis/82/24/58/.293/31.5
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