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Rossano started a four-run Crimson rally in the third, with a grounder through the middle. Following a force-out, Bob Cleary got his first of three singles, John Simourian walked to load the bases, then Bob Hastings came through in the clutch again, with a two-run single to center...
With one away in the visitors' eighth and a man on first, Palone convinced the umpire he had erred on a call to Bill Shepard of the Black Knights. But Rossano got out of that hole by spearing a grounder on the next pitch and throwing to Hastings at second, who relayed on to John Simourian for an inning-ending double play...
...plate. Once the Dodgers were saved by a brilliant running catch by Left Fielder Sandy Amoros. But their best defense was Podres' zipping fast ball, carefully assorted with well-disciplined slow curves that kept the Yankees swinging off balance throughout the afternoon's siege. Finally, a gentle grounder rolled to Dodger Captain Pee Wee Reese for the last putout...
Then there were two Chicago outs. Lumbering Les Moss stepped up and patted an easy grounder to Carey at third. That should have been the ball game. But Carey accomplished the incredible: he muffed the chance. Moss was safe. Before sanity came back to the stadium, three runs were home, and Chicago was in front at last...
...drew a walk and was sacrificed to second. Still switching players as fast as he could remember their names, Casey had brought Tom Morgan in to pitch. Understandably, Bauer dropped a wide throw, and Minoso slid into third. Even so, the Yanks seemed safe. Catcher Moss bounced a routine grounder down to Phil Rizzuto. Incredibly, the incredible happened again. Robinson dropped Rizzuto's peg, Minoso came home, and the Sox were back in front. This time they held on to their lead and walked off the field winners...