DOC EDWARDS LEAGUE BASEBALL

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Incase you are unaware the Anaheim Angels defeat Toronto, the Wild Card team in the ALCS in six games, but for the second straight year the national League Houston Oilers took home the Championship Trophy. Congratulations to that fine organization on the win in six games.

The 1952 regular season is now ten games old and that bitter defeat has faded into baseball lore and it is back to business of trying to have good season. The New York Bad Boys and the Anaheim Angels, bitter rivals for two seasons now, began a three game series in New York.

Both teams have had slower starts than they would have wanted. The Bad Boys are 3-7 five games behind the Texas Southern team. Anaheim dropped its first three to Oakland and a the final game of a three game set to first place Texas to find themselves 6-4 with injuries popping up unlike last season.

Frank Roberts, the Cy Young Award winner and two time All Star, made his third start this season and struggled through five innings for his first win, 1-1.

New York took an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd inning.

Casey Gerber singled to center field leading off. Roberts then put Oscar Gload on with a walk. Brett Leshnock singled in the first run (Gerber). Catcher Dick hudek grounded out to first baseman Sheldon Pulido. Gload advanced to third and Leshnock to second base. One out. Pitcher Jim Harris bounced out to second baseman Bob Randolf that scored the second run (Gload). Roberts issued his second walk of the inning to Wayne Romano but Ed Pettigrew forced him at second to end the inning.

3-0 New York.

Roberts settled down and aside from two walks to Gus Jordan and Corey Gerber. to start the 3rd inning, retired nine straight batters.

Anaheim made a move in the 5th inning and the bottom three in the batting order got it started. 7th place hitter, shortstop Bob Slocumb, doubled to left field. The 8th place hitter, catcher Jim Torres, singled moving Slocumb to second, The pitcher, Frank Roberts, got his second hit of the season, and 17th of his career, driving in Slocumb. (First RBI of season for Roberts, 9th of career).

Gilhooley struck out and Roberts was caught stealing for the second out. Bob Randolf, who had a good season pinch hitting in 1951 including a pinch hit homerun in the World Series, doubled in Torres to cut the New York lead to one, 3-2.

Anaheim tied the game 3-3 in the 6th inning. Jim Nixon singled to left field but was caught strealing. Paul Dillon singled to left field. Pulido struck out for the second out but Dillon stole second. Hudeck's throw went into centerfield for a throwing error on the catcher andvDillon scrambled to his feet and went on to third base. With Slocumb at bat, Jim Harris let loose a wild pitch tha allowed Dillon to score.

The tie did not last long. Roberts faced two batters in the 6th. Oscar Gload singled and Brett Leshnock followed with his league leading 4th homerun (league leader in RBIs as well with 11) to put new York in front 5-3.

The former closer, Charlie Vines, came in to replace Roberts (5IP 6H 5R5ER 4BB/4SO).

Vines gave up a single to Hudeck. Harris bunted him to seond. Leather chopped one to Randolf that advanced Hudek to seconf with two outs. Romano grouded out to shortstop Slocumb to end the inning.

Anaheim made a comeback in the 7th inning. Pinch hitter Les Raydon pinch hit for catcher Jim Torres and flied to center field. Raydon stayed in the game to catch.

Pinch hitter David Marquard pinch hit for the pitcher Charlie Vines and singled to center field. Marquard stole seocnd base. Harris walked Ossie Gilhooley putting runners on first and second with one out.

Bob Randolf, the Angels best pinch hitter in 1951, is getting to start with Troy Uhlaender injured, had three hits in this game, two of them doubles, doubled this time driving in Marquard and Gilhooley.

That finished Harris, the losing pitcher 0-2 (6.1IP 12H 6R/6ER 1BB/6SO). Right hander Dave Blackwell replaced him.

Randolf promptly stole thrid base on Blackwell as Kearns was called out on strikes. Jim Nixon launched his 2nd homerun of the season scoring Randolf in front of him to make the score 7-5 Angels.

Rookie Paul Lopez went two perfect inning in relief of Vines recording two strikeout.

Nellie Hines got the call to close out the game.

Hines gave up a solo homerrun to Ed Pettigrew (1st) and the second given up by Hines this season. But the Angels held on for a 7-5 victory in game one.