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Yankee Homers Sink Senators, 3 to1 Blows by Collins, Martin and Berra Ed Lopat Shackles Losers With Three Hits to Post Fourth Victory of Season By,NORMAN MILLER United Press Sports Writer NEW YORK, N. Y., May 27.— Lefty Ed Lopat shackled his own cousins, the Washington Senators, with only three hits today while New York Yankees exploded with three home runs for a 3-1 victory. The 34-year-old southpaw yielded a first inning single to Clyde Vollmer, who drove in the Senators only run, a sixth inning single and* ninth inning double to Mickey Vernon as he beat Washington for the eighth straight, time. Lopat has not lost to the Senators since June, 1951. Meanwhile, the Yankees, who had hit only 11 home, runs in 20 previous games this month, Belted Walt Masterson for a trio of homers in the first four innings. Joe Collins homer tied the score at 1 — all in the firstrlly Martin put the Yankees ahead wrtrrrfhother one in the third and Yogi Berra provided another insurance run in the fourjji . First Trio of Homers This Year It was* the first time this season that the Yankees have hit three home runs in one game. The only run scored off Lopat was unearned. With one out in the first, Wayne Terwilliger -walked and Vernon hit what appeared a double play ball to Collins. The Yankee first baseman threw to second for a force iout on Terwilliger, but Phil Rizzuto threw wild to first base on the relay, allovriflg/ernon to reach second. VoH*-mer then grounded a single just beyond Gil McDoullds reach for Washingtons only run. ~« Lopat, who scored his fourth victory Without a defeat, allowed only two men to pacsecgnd * base in the last eight innings, reach second base in the last eighV . 4nnings. Jackie Jensen walked with two out in the fourth and stole second, and Vernon doubly. to open the ninth, but W£re stramted. Score byinnings : WASH?NGTeii 100 000 000—1 3 1 NEW Y M|t_ 101 100 OOx— 3 8 *4 E — RiMruTS?««erwilliger. RBI — Vollmer. CoMnemhrtin, Berra. 2B — Woodling, Ver? non. HR — thttins, Martin, Berra. LOand5-Wasftirigtq*, New York 6. BB— Mastea* son»»Lopat «3.«SC — Masterson 4, Lopat 2. W— Lopat £4-0. L— MSsterson 2-6. *-»
