Down to their final out after blowing a 6-1 lead and facing Oakland closer Mariano Rivera and a potential 6th straight loss, Frank Thomas came in clutch. Harmon Killebrew was on 1st with 2 outs when Thomas hit one in the gap against Rivera to tie the game. Charlie Gehringer followed with an RBI single to give the Boston Splinters the lead. Minnie Miñoso singled off Rollie Fingers in the bottom of the inning, but Fingers retired Hank Greenberg and Joe DiMaggio to win it. Fans questioned Connie Mack leaving Rod Carew on the bench and allowing George Sisler to hit in the 9th down a run. Carew is hitting .375 this year and was key in Oakland’s 3-2 win over Boston in yesterday’s game. Sisler is hitting just .143. Ted Williams returned to the Boston lineup and broke out of his slump, going 2 for 3 with a 3-run homer and 2 walks. Boston was up 6-2 with 2 out in the 5th when starter Lefty Grove allowed 6 straight baserunners and 4 runs to lose the lead. Bert Blyleven allowed 5 earned runs in 5 innings for Oakland. Boston is now 11-8, while Oakland fell to 8-11.