Evening star., 1954-05-01
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the Senators pitchers had per-
mitted only five runs in their
last three games and two Of those
scores were tainted. But Maury
McDermott and Bob Porterfield
have 2-1 defeats to display for
their excellent efforts, while
Chuck Stobbs was forced to
await a flve-run rally in the
eighth before he beat the Red
Sox. 5-1, in his last start.
There has been enough afro
cious fielding to prompt Man
ager Bucky Harris to yank hunks
Of his graying hair; not aiding
his frame Of mind, either, is the
department Of his hitters.
Porterfield "Bitten" Again.
Three times the Senators have
lost games which might have
been tied or won with an out
field fly Of any distance and on
each occasion the score was 81.
Porterfeld travelled IL innings to
lose last night when he should
have emerged 2-1 victor in the
10th.
Less-charitable citizens feel
Bob could have won. 10, in reg
uation time if Wayne Terwilliger
had flelded Jim Delsing's twist
ing grounder more proflciently
with two out in the ninth inning.
Porterf1eld possessed a three-hit
shutout at that point and hadn't
permitted a runner to advance
beyond first base.
But Delsing's well-kissed
grounder was hard to handle and
caromed off Wayne's glove for a
single. Harvey Kuenn and Ray
Bone followed with singles to tie
the score at IL. l.s.
Needed Fly Ball.
Roy Sievers opened the bot
tom of the 10th with q triple off
the rightfeld fence but the Sen
atorS couldn't get him across.
Tom Wright batted for Mel
Hoderlein and lifted a meek foul
to Delsing in left. McDermott,
batting for Ed Fitzgerald, was
purposely passed. Terwilliger
fouled to Walt Dropo and Por-
terfeld fouled to Catcher Frank
House.
It's nothing new to the Sena-
tors and it's proving costly.
They could be in first place with
a modest margin providing they
had displayed a bit more muscle.
Johnny Schmitz lost a 81 de-
cision to the Yankees, for ex-
ample, on inept fielding and poor
hitting. In the ninth inning of
that game Eddie Yost doubled
and Tom Umphlett sacrificed,
but Mickey Vernon famed and
Sievers popped out.
Hitting No Threat.
Thursday night against Balti-
more. Vernon tripled to launch
the bottom of the eighth, but
Clyde Vollmer popped out and
Pete Runnels hit into a double
play. McDermott was the vic
time of that 81 affair.
The Senators picked up a run
off Ned Carver in the sixth when
Terwilliger singled, Yost walked
and Jim Busby singled. Porter
field made that run stand up un-
til the ninth.
Then in the 18th, Boone
opened with a single. Dropo
flied out, but AL Kaline and Bill
Tuttle singled successively to
score the winning run.
Sievers singled with one down
in the 18th off George Zuverink,
but Runnels flied out and Bob
Oldis tapped back to Zuverink.
NOTES: Spec Shea will take
the mound today against De-
troit's Steve Gromek. who will
bid for his fourth straight win.
Shea was presented with
a second son yesterday by his
wife at Naugatuck, Conn. :.
He was due to rejoin the club
this morning.
Busby was Smacked on the
mouth by a foul off the handle
of his bat in the fourth inning
but remained in action. i
Terwilliger turned in successive
fancy plays on Tuttle and House
in the fifth inning. both times
dashing to his right to grab
steamy grounders and throw
them out.
Cleveland invades tomorrow
for a double-header starting at
1880 and a night game Mon
day. Hoderlein replaced
Runnels at shortstop for the
Senators.
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