Madera Tribune, Volume 63, Number 323, 28 April 1955 — Seal Coach Hib Home Run As S. F. Defeats Oakland [ARTICLE]

Seal Coach Hib Home Run As S. F. Defeats Oakland

By PETER HAVES

I'niled Press Sports Writer Chuck Stevens and Sal Taormina, two San Francisco veterans who weren't expected to do much this year, unloaded the big punch in the Seals’ 11-10 victory over Oakland in 11 innings Wednesday night, Stevens, 37. crashed a threerun homer in the top of the 11th to provide the winning margin. He previously had singled for a total of four RBl's. Taormina went four for five, including a two-run homer in the fourth. Stevens is supposed to be the Seals’ coach but he has been filling in at first base while San Francisco awaits a player owed by the Philadelphia Phillies. And Taormina had been warming the bench until last Sunday when he replaced the slumping Clarence Maddern in the clean-up spot. Since then he has banged out 10 hits in 16 trips. Real Thriller Bill Bradford (1-0), third Seal pitcher nearly blew the Emeryville thriller in the bottom of the 11th when the Oaks came back for two runs. But Lennie Neal fouled out to third baseman Joe Kirrene with the bases loaded to end the threat. Johnny Jorgensen. Billy Consolo and Jim Marshall homered for Oakland, the latter two in the ninth to send the game into extra innings. Elsewhere in the PCL, San Di-

ego's Jim Melton stopped leagueleading Seattle’s six-game win streak, 6-3, and Los Angeles edged Hollywood, 3-2, in the ninth on Gene Mauch’s basesloaded single. Sacramento and Portland were idle, having played a doubleheader Tuesday. Melton (1-2) tossed a sevenhitter in Seattle as his mates jumped on Elmer Singleton (2-3) for four runs in the first before the first man was out. Two errors by third baseman Rocco

Kranlch hurt Elmer In the first. Bob Balcena homered for Seattie with Jack Bukowatz aboard in the third. Suds’ Lead Trimmed The loss trimmed Seattle's league lead to 114 games over the Angels, George Witt (2-3) and Bi osnan (2-2) went the route in Lw Angeles, with Brosnan giving up 10 hits to the loser’s six. One of those 10 was a bases empty homer by R. C. Stevens in the sixth that gave the Stars a temporary 2-0 lead. The Angels came back in their half of the sixth to tie it on a walk and singles by Mauch, Buzz Clarkson and Steve Bilko. Then Mauch delivered in the ninth with his Texas leaguer to drive in the winning run. Carlos Bernier, Hollywood's fiery outfielder, defied a doctor's qider to sit out the game because of an injured elbow. He played the entire game in center, collecting a single in three trips. "If the arm is not broke, I can play," he said.