Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Yosi Leads Senator's
In Fourth Place Duel
With Tigers Tonight
By Burton Hawkins

l. N
Eddie Yost. hottest Of the
Senators for the past month
with Q .35l hitting pace which
has boosted his average 81
| points. is in the rare position
of being regarded as the clubs
chief offensive threat as it opens
q three-gafne series with the
Tigers tonight with fourth place
at stake.
Yost figured prominently IN
the sweep of the three-game
series with Baltimore, climaxed
with q 81 victory last night at
Griffith Stadium. In the first
game Tuesday night, he con-
tributed q three-run triple. In
the second, he doubled In the
ninth to set the winning run,
in motion, and last night he
tripled across two runs in the
seventh and provided 3 key sin
gle In the ninth when the SEN
ators finally got the winning
run.
Eddie has batted at a .382
clip in his last II games and he
attributes his squirt to an altered
batting stance. 'sIt was about q
month ago that / changed my
stance" he said. II brought my
left foot more in line with the
pitcher and squared my stance.
I'm not fouling of as many balls
to left as I used to and I'm
getting more hits to center"
First Division Beckons.
Manager Bucky Harris Is
hoping YoSt's hot hitting will
spark other members Of the cast
In the Detroit series. The Sen
ators can take over fourth place
by grabbing the first two games
but they'll need a sweep to re-
main In the first division.
Chuck Stobbs. who polished
on the Red Sox and Indians in
his last two starts, will pitch for
the Senators tonight in pursuit
Of his fifth win. He'll be OPP
posed by young Billy Hoeft.
Gus Keriazakos, who replaced
injured Bob Porterfield in the
ninth inning. emerged with his
first major league triumph when
the Senators rallied In the ninth
against Lou Kretlow and HOWE
Fox to break q 30 tie.
Maury McDermott supplied q
pinch single with one down and
Yost drilled a single TO right
which sent McDermott scurrying
to third base. Wayne Ter
williger walked to fill the bases.
at which point Kretlow was re-
placed by Fox. Mickey Vernon
thumped Fox first pitch into
right field for a decisive single.
scoring McDermott.
Porterfield Hurts Back.
Porterfield, who pulled a back
muscle fielding q tap of Bobby
Young's bat in the eighth inning.
was nicked for q run in the sixth
when Gil Coan bounced a
ground-rule double into the SEN
ators' bullpen. went to third on
Eddie Watkins sacrifice and
scored after Tom Implicit made
q spectacular leaping stab Of
Chuck behring's deep drive.
Jerry Snyder. who had q busy
night at shortstop, opened the
bottom of the seventh with q
double, but was erased at third
when Ed FitzG Gerald tried to hunt
him over. Porterfield beat out
q trickler down the third base
line and Yost rammed q triple
to center to chase Bob Chakales
and give the Senators a FL edge.
With two down in the eighth,
the Orioles produced the tying
run when Diering and Bob Ken
nedy singled successfully and
Vernon booted Pinch-hitter Dick
KryhoSki'S grounder.
NOTES Snyder. replacing in
jured Pete Runnels, was a field
ing sensation in addition to sup
plying two Of the Senator'S 10
hits ~. Jerry dashed to his left
in the third inning to grab
Coan's grounder and made q
leaping, twisting throw to nail
(See SENATORS. Page A-17J