JOHNSON BREAKS SOX WITH GAME-WINNING HR, 6-3.
New York, June 30 - With one swing, Yankee thirdbaseman Bill Johnson tighted the American League pennant chase with a ninth inning clout sending the rival Boston Red Sox to a second consecutive defeat, 6-3, witnessed by an evening crowd of 31,615. The Bombers took an early 3-0 lead with run scoring hits by Joe DiMaggio and Ol' Reliable Tom Henrich who had four hits to raise his average to .410. Vern Stephens cashed in on Vic Raschi's wildness with a game-tying two-bagger in the third. Raschi limited the Sox to only three hits, but allowed six free passes while strking out eight. Mickey Harris relieved starter Jack Kramer for Boston, and silenced the Yankee bats for two plus innings. However, Harris was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the ninth which opened the door for Earl Johnson (1-5). The lefty surrendered safety hits to DiMaggio and McQuinn, setting the stage for Bill Johnson's two-out heroics. Manager Joe McCarthy stated after the game that Boston would turn to Harris again to avert the sweep in today's contest.

                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
Boston               0  0  3  0  0  0  0  0  0 -  3   3   1
New York             1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  3 -  6  15   1


Boston                AB  R  H BI  Avg  New York              AB  R  H BI  Avg
D DiMaggio CF          4  0  0  0 .244  P Rizzuto SS           5  1  2  1 .247
J Pesky 3B             4  1  0  0 .237  T Henrich RF           5  1  4  1 .410
T Williams LF          3  1  0  0 .394  Y Berra C              5  0  0  0 .323
V Stephens SS          4  0  1  3 .284  J DiMaggio CF          5  1  2  1 .327
W Moses RF             4  0  1  0 .310  G McQuinn 1B           4  1  2  0 .240
B Doerr 2B             4  0  1  0 .314  B Johnson 3B           4  1  2  3 .291
B Goodman 1B           4  0  0  0 .361  J Lindell LF           1  0  1  0 .424
B Tebbetts C           2  0  0  0 .294   C Mapes LF            3  0  1  0 .293
J Kramer P             0  1  0  0 .130  S Stirnweiss 2B        4  1  0  0 .243
 M Harris P            0  0  0  0 .188  V Raschi P             2  0  1  0 .158
 S Mele PH             1  0  0  0 .292   B Brown PH            1  0  0  0 .304
 E Johnson P           0  0  0  0 .143   J Page P              0  0  0  0 .444
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                30  3  3  3       Totals                39  6 15  6


Boston                     IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
J Kramer                  5.1  12   3   3   1   3  29   0   1   1   0  4.44
M Harris                  2.2   0   0   0   1   1   8   0   0   0   0  6.04
E Johnson (L 1-5)         0.2   3   3   3   0   1   5   0   0   0   1  6.10
Totals                    8.2  15   6   6   2   5  42   0   1   1   1

New York                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
V Raschi                  8.0   3   3   3   6   8  34   0   2   0   0  3.59
J Page (W 5-3)            1.0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  2.93
Totals                    9.0   3   3   3   7   8  38   0   2   0   0


Left On Base: Boston 8, New York 10
Double Plays: Boston 1, New York 0
Doubles: T Henrich (18); V Stephens (13); B Doerr (12)
Triples: J DiMaggio (7)
Home Runs: B Johnson (5)
RBIs: P Rizzuto (15); T Henrich (31); V Stephens 3(61); J DiMaggio (56);
     B Johnson 3(37)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: Y Berra (10)

Notes:
J Lindell has hit in 18 straight games, his longest of the season

OTTMEN DROP BRAVES INTO FIRST PLACE TIE.
Boston, June 30- Larry Jansen (5-4) notched his second straight victory with a career day at the plate as the New York Giants knocked the Boston Braves back into a tie atop the standings with a 10-2 rout before a night crowd of 22,117. Walker Cooper continued his return from knee surgery last month, belting a game-breaking three run circut clout in the fifth inning off Bill Voiselle (8-4). However, Cooper's knee stiffened after the game and plans to visit his doctor when the team returns to New York this weekend. It was a forgettable evening for the Braves as outfielders Tommy Holmes and Jim Russell collided in the third inning chasing a fly ball. Both players left the game, but are expected to return to action as St. Louis is not allowing Boston any breathing room. In Chicago, the Cardinals won their second straight with a 12-7 win over the Cubs. Enos Slaughter continued his excellent season with four RBI raising his season to league high total of 56. Chicago rallied late with all their runs scoring after seven innings off Jim Hearn (3-2). Marty Marion had four hits, drving in two runs, on the afternoon for the Redbirds.

                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
New York             0  0  0  2  4  0  2  2  0 - 10  13   1
Boston               0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  1 -  2   6   0


New York              AB  R  H BI  Avg  Boston                AB  R  H BI  Avg
B Kerr SS              5  0  1  0 .265  E Stanky 2B            4  0  0  0 .364
W Lockman LF           4  1  2  0 .263  T Holmes RF            1  0  0  0 .342
B Thomson CF           4  1  1  1 .266   C Conatser RF         2  0  2  0 .357
J Mize 1B              3  2  1  0 .229  E Torgeson 1B          3  1  0  0 .279
W Cooper C             5  2  2  3 .303  B Elliott 3B           3  0  1  0 .206
W Marshall RF          3  1  2  2 .332  J Russell CF           1  0  0  0 .261
S Gordon 3B            5  2  1  0 .284   M McCormick CF        3  0  0  0 .341
B Rigney 2B            4  1  1  0 .266  J Heath LF             4  0  0  1 .311
L Jansen P             5  0  2  4 .159  B Salkeld C            4  1  1  1 .290
                                        A Dark SS              3  0  2  0 .403
                                        B Voiselle P           1  0  0  0 .182
                                         B Hogue P             1  0  0  0 .286
                                         N Potter P            1  0  0  0 .500
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                38 10 13 10       Totals                31  2  6  2


New York                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
L Jansen (W 5-4)          9.0   6   2   1   3   3  34   0   0   0   1  3.18
Totals                    9.0   6   2   1   3   3  34   0   0   0   1

Boston                     IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
B Voiselle (L 8-4)        4.0   4   5   5   7   4  22   0   0   2   0  4.36
B Hogue                   3.2   9   5   5   1   2  20   0   3   0   1  3.68
N Potter                  1.1   0   0   0   1   3   5   0   0   0   0  0.00
Totals                    9.0  13  10  10   9   9  47   0   3   2   1


Left On Base: New York 10, Boston 5
Double Plays: New York 3, Boston 2
Doubles: W Lockman (16); W Marshall (7); L Jansen (1)
Triples: B Thomson (2); L Jansen (1)
Home Runs: W Cooper (6); B Salkeld (8)
RBIs: B Thomson (32); W Cooper 3(17); W Marshall 2(39); J Heath (37);
     L Jansen 4(6); B Salkeld (20)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: E Stanky (7); J Mize (3); E Torgeson (8);
     B Elliott (9); S Gordon (14)

Notes:
A Dark has hit in 14 straight games, his longest of the season

• Cleveland's Bob Feller (7-6) outdueled Detroit ace Hal Newhouser (5-6) on June 29 in a 1-0 Tribe victory. Both hurlers have not enjoyed consistent success this season but Feller struck out 10 while limiting the Bengals to four hits. Newhouser held the Tribe bats to only five hits. In the fifth, Wally Judnich's two bagger was followed by a safety by Jim Hegan scoring the game's only run. Feller's rough start has GM Veeck revising his early season prediction of an Indian pennant now to a pennant...if Feller returns to form.
• Detroit has hit the skids in June with the focus being on the loss of Fred Hutchinson to shoulder troubles. Hutch has not started for Steve O'Neill since May 25, and Tiger officials are concerned as this mysterious shoulder ailment developed a year ago. Hutchinson had only two starts in May and June yet rebounded to notch 12 wins. Medical exams reveal nothing wrong. "This has me worried plenty," said Hutchinson. "It's impossible to take six or seven weeks out and still finish with a respectable total of victories. I was pretty lucky to make a strong finish last season. I hope it can happen again."
• AL All-Star voting to date: 1B-McQuinn, NYY; 2B-Gordon, Cle; 3B-Kell, Det; SS-Boudreau, Cle; LF-Williams, Bos; CF-DiMaggio, NYY; RF-Mullin, Det; C-Tebbets, Bos.

• A few days ago, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher declared he was through experimenting with his infield as Jackie Robinson replaced Preston Ward at first with Eddie Miksis at second. Now Gil Hodges is being given a whirl at first. The lanky catcher was shifted for the Philadelphia series at Ebbets Field when Bruce Edwards returned to his catching chores. The Lip is still looking for more power, and Branch Rickey may soon recall Roy Campenella from St. Paul.
• Other roster shakeups in Flatbush sent third string receiver Bobby Bragan to Ft. Worth as a player manager and Don Lund was sold to the Browns via the waiver price. Both moves leave places for Campenella and the return of Hugh Casey from the 60 day injured list on July 24. George Shuba was recalled from Mobile where he has been knocking down the Southern Association fences. Ward, the young first baseman, was sent to Mobile on option to make room for Shuba. Meanwhile, there isn't enough Ralph Branca in the Dodger pitching. Branca is headed toward a 20 victory year, but if the Dodgers are to fight back among the leaders, they must get more than one well-pitched game every five days.
• NL All-Star voting to date: 1B-Mize, NYG; 2B-Stanky, Bos; 3B-Pafko, Chi; SS - Reese, Bkn; LF-Musial, StL; CF-Ashburn, Phi; RF-Slaughter, StL; C-Cooper, NYG.