October 9, Game 1
Bonham vs. Newhouser
With 9 days off, the Tigers were able to set their rotation
exactly the way they wanted. But how would the hitters respond? Tiny
Bonham led off the third with a walk and went to second on Tuck
Stainback's single. Then Newhouser lost his control and walked Charlie
Keller and Joe Gordon to force in a run. The first five innings and two
trips through the batting order displayed what the Tigers feared.
Their bats had gone ice cold. Bonham had allowed only two base runners,
both on Yankee errors. Newhouser, though, led off the 6th with a walk
and then went to third on Bob Maier's double. After Bonham got a pop
out, Roy Cullenbine singled home both runners. Greenberg followed with a
single and Rudy York scored Cullenbine with a sacrifice fly to left.
Doc Cramer singled home another run and before it was over, Skeeter
Webb singled home a fifth. The Yankees went still although they put up a
single run in the 9th. Tigers 5 Yankees 2
Tigers lead series 1-0
--submitted by Tom "Crash" Davis--
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