TRIBE TAKES SLIM LEAD AFTER ALL-STAR BREAK.
Philadelphia, July 16 - Before a boisterous crowd of 19,509, the Cleveland Indians edged past the Athletics, 6-4, taking a half game lead in the American League over Boston. Bob Feller evened his record at 8-8 with a lackluster performance as the crowd heckled his decision to not participate in this week's All-Star contest. Feller walked five with only two strikeouts as banners hung in Shibe Park reading "Feller the Quitter" and "Back to the Farm". The Tribe was better able to take advantage of free passes as Brissie (5-7) and Charlie Harris surrendered a total of seven. Eddie Robinson drove in the winning run with a two-run single off Harris in the ninth.
In Boston, the Sox continued their troubles to Steve O'Neill's Bengals dropping their eighth in twelve contests against Detroit, 5-3. Billy Goodman's first error of the season set up Eddie Mayo's RBI single in the eighth for the lead. Hal Newhouser (9-6) won the game in relief of Art Houtemann. Boston ace Joe Dobson (11-5) took the loss. Ted Williams has not returned to action since the Break with a sore left side.

                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
Cleveland            1  0  0  1  0  0  2  0  2 -  6  11   0
Philadelphia         0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0  0 -  4   7   2


Cleveland             AB  R  H BI  Avg  Philadelphia          AB  R  H BI  Avg
D Mitchell LF          4  0  1  0 .288  E Joost SS             3  0  1  1 .270
L Doby CF              4  2  2  0 .287  B McCosky LF           4  0  1  0 .308
A Clark RF             5  1  2  1 .276  R Coleman CF           4  0  0  0 .249
L Boudreau SS          4  2  2  0 .432  F Fain 1B              3  2  1  0 .277
J Gordon 2B            3  1  2  1 .260  H Majeski 3B           4  1  1  1 .307
K Keltner 3B           3  0  1  2 .224  E Valo RF              2  0  1  0 .260
E Robinson 1B          4  0  1  2 .259  B Rosar C              3  0  1  2 .300
J Hegan C              5  0  0  0 .247  P Suder 2B             4  1  1  0 .258
B Feller P             4  0  0  0 .118  L Brissie P            2  0  0  0 .237
                                         C Harris P            0  0  0  0 .143
                                         H Franks PH           1  0  0  0 .292
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                36  6 11  6       Totals                30  4  7  4


Cleveland                  IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
B Feller (W 8-8)          9.0   7   4   4   5   2  38   0   3   0   0  3.58
Totals                    9.0   7   4   4   5   2  38   0   3   0   0

Philadelphia               IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
L Brissie (L 5-7)         8.0  10   5   5   5   3  38   0   1   0   0  4.66
C Harris                  1.0   1   1   1   2   0   6   0   0   0   0  3.54
Totals                    9.0  11   6   6   7   3  44   0   1   0   0


Left On Base: Cleveland 11, Philadelphia 7
Double Plays: Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 1
Doubles: L Doby (10); H Majeski (23); B Rosar (7); P Suder (16)
Triples: none
Home Runs: none
RBIs: E Joost (52); A Clark (16); J Gordon (60); H Majeski (47);
     K Keltner 2(46); E Robinson 2(45); B Rosar 2(29)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: none
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: J Gordon (9) 

DUROCHER TO COACH GIANTS, SHOTTON BACK IN FLATBUSH.
Cincinnati, July 16 - While New York rumbled as the news of Leo Durocher's jump to the Giants, a familar steady hand, Burt Shotton, led the Brooklyn Dodgers to a 4-2 win at Crosley Field before a sparse crowd of 4,411. Shotton arrived 45 mintues before game time to take charge of the club. Shotton's insertion of veteran Pete Reiser paid big dividends as Reiser singled home the go-ahead run in the fifth. Reiser drove in an insurance run in the ninth with another single, one of four hits for the oft-injured star, driving home Jackie Robinson who doubled to open the frame. Robinson will be the first to welcome Shotton as he struggled under Durocher's watch with a .218 batting average. Joe Hatten (6-9) went the distance, and escaped trouble in the eighth as pinch-hitter Claude Corbitt bounced into an inning-ending double play with the bases full.
Shotton was not the only manager in his first contest of the season. In St. Louis, Dusty Cooke took the helm for the Phillies replacing Ben Chapman. Cooke's debut was unsuccessful as the Redbirds prevailed 8-4 as a five run fifth proved to be the undoing for 19 year old rookie Curt Simmons (4-11). Durocher's debut in Pittsburgh was postponed due to rain.

                     1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 -  R   H   E
Brooklyn             0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  1 -  4  11   0
Cincinnati           1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 -  2  10   1


Brooklyn              AB  R  H BI  Avg  Cincinnati            AB  R  H BI  Avg
P Reese SS             3  0  0  0 .275  J Wyrostek CF          5  0  1  0 .301
J Robinson 2B          5  1  1  0 .218  B Adams 2B             3  1  1  0 .319
G Hermanski RF         3  2  1  1 .311  G Hatton 3B            4  0  1  1 .264
G Shuba LF             5  0  2  0 .289   T Kluszewski PH       1  0  0  0 .259
P Reiser CF            5  0  4  2 .338  H Sauer 1B LF          3  0  2  0 .264
B Edwards 3B           3  0  0  0 .276  D Litwhiler RF         4  0  1  0 .293
R Campanella C         4  0  0  0 .214  H Schultz 1B           3  0  0  0 .176
G Hodges 1B            4  0  1  0 .197   A Galan PH LF         0  0  0  0 .312
J Hatten P             4  1  2  0 .242  V Stallcup SS          2  1  1  0 .237
                                        R Lamanno C            4  0  3  1 .256
                                        E Blackwell P          3  0  0  0 .176
                                         C Corbitt PH          1  0  0  0 .299
                                         H Gumbert P           0  0  0  0 .000
                      -- -- -- --                             -- -- -- --
Totals                36  4 11  3       Totals                33  2 10  2


Brooklyn                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
J Hatten (W 6-9)          9.0  10   2   2   5   1  39   0   3   0   0  3.81
Totals                    9.0  10   2   2   5   1  39   0   3   0   0

Cincinnati                 IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO BFP  HB   D   T  HR   ERA
E Blackwell (L 3-8)       8.0   9   3   2   4   8  36   0   1   0   1  4.67
H Gumbert                 1.0   2   1   1   1   1   6   0   1   0   0  4.63
Totals                    9.0  11   4   3   5   9  42   0   2   0   1


Left On Base: Brooklyn 11, Cincinnati 10
Double Plays: Brooklyn 3, Cincinnati 0
Doubles: J Robinson (8); B Adams (11); P Reiser (4); H Sauer (20);
     V Stallcup (16)
Triples: none
Home Runs: G Hermanski (7)
RBIs: G Hermanski (22); G Hatton (32); P Reiser 2(13); R Lamanno (17)
Stolen Bases: none
Caught Stealing: P Reese (8)
Hit by Pitch: none
Ground into Double Play: E Blackwell 2(4); C Corbitt (3)

• Cleveland passes the million mark in attendance after 28 home dates on July 5 with a 59,042 crowd for a doubleheader vs. Detroit. The Tribe did not admit their millionth customer until August 8th last season in their 46th contest.
• Lou Brissie of the Athletics visited Boston's former wartime donor center of the Red Cross during a early July trip. The visit had special meaning for Brissie since the many transfusions he received during the war saved his leg. However, Brissie trip to Fenway Park on July 2 was forgettable as the Red Sox defeated Brissie and the Mackmen, 8-5.
• Yankee Joe DiMaggio continues to play despite annoying pain in his heel, diagnosed as bursitis. Meanwhile, Boston slugger Ted Williams is out of action with pulled cartiledge in his left side. DiMaggio and Williams made a brief appearances in the 5-2 AL victory in the All-Star game at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. Williams did make a memorable observation at the All-Star game. "The guy on your team who impressed me the most, Blackie," Williams said to Cincinnati pitcher Ewell Blackwell, "is that kid Bobby Thomson of the Giants. I realize he struck out but he looked to me like a real good hitter. He stands up there nicely and takes a good cut. He's gonna be a terrific ball player some day." "That's mighty high praise because no one studies hitters more intently than Thumping Theodore," wrote columnist Arthur Daley of the New York Times. Three years later, Thomson proved Williams right with the most dramatic swing of the bat in baseball history. -- "Epic Season" by David Kaiser, p. 88.

• Mel Ott has been replaced by Leo Durocher in New York. Ott has been with the Giants for 22 years. First as a 19 year old catcher in 1926 before taking over the reigns as manager from Bill Terry in 1942. Ott made two plate appearances last season, and batted .130 in 17 games in 1946. Owner Horace Stoneham apparently believed a change was necessary as the Giants have hovered around the breakeven mark after an 85 win season last year.
In Peter Golenbock's "Bums", Stoneham is said to have originally contacted Branch Rickey to discuss hiring former Dodger manager Burt Shotton. However, Riickey was under pressure from Walter O'Malley to dispense of the troublesome Durocher. Stoneham was shocked to have the option of Durocher and took Rickey's bait. Burt Shotton retunred as Brooklyn skipper much to the pleasure of Jackie Robinson who had not played well under the combative Durocher.
• Dodger OF Carl Furillo missed the Brooklyn contest on July 6 to wed Fern R. Reichart of Hyde Villa, a suburb of Reading, Pennsylvania. The Dodgers won 4-0, and Furillo was back in the lineup vs. Boston the next night.
• Brooklyn fireman Hugh Casey, set to return from the disabled list this month, turned in a four hit five innning performance for Brooklyn semi-pro team vs. the Baltimore Elite Giants of the National Negro League in a doubleheader sweep, 4-3 and 3-1, before 7,800 fans.