Coming out of a 5-game losing streak that had them worried about dropping out of 1st place, the Boston Splinters have now won 4 of their last 5 games. Today, they topped 2nd-place New York 13-3 to extend their lead in the American League to 5 games. An RBI double by Joe DiMaggio in the 1st gave New York an early lead, but Bob Feller had no answer for the Boston lineup. Tris Speaker and Alan Trammell hit back-to-back home runs to start the 4th, and Ichiro Suzuki added his 1st homer of the year to give Boston a 6-1 lead after 4. Mule Suttles smacked a 2-run shot in the 5th, and Carlton Fisk added a 3-run homer off reliever Ted Lyons later in the game. Suttles finished 2 for 4 and drove in 4 runs to lead the Splinters. Bert Blyleven allowed 3 runs on just 6 hits in 8 innings to improve to an AL-best 8-1.