Evening star., 1955-06-05
Senators Rout Tribe 14-5,
To Reopen Talks on Trade
1S-Hit Onslaught
Lets Porterfield
Coast to No. 7
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stan Correspondent

CLEVELAND, June a. The
Senators administered q 14-5
walloping to the Indians today
and Immediately afterward Gem
eral Manager Hank Greenberg
LOT Cleveland reopened negotia-
tions with Chuck Dresser, Wash
Iington manager, in an attempt
to swing a major deal repeatedly
involving at least five players.
Greenberg professed there was
mo chance" of trading with the
Senator's following the Indians
81 loss to Washington last
night, bat quickly flip-f1opped
and renewed discussions with
Dresser after today's clubbing.
First Baseman Mickey Vernon
is known to be one of the players
sought by Greenberg and an
other Washington regular is
likely to be included if a trans
action is completed.
The defeat, worst of the season
for the pennant-minded Indians.
saw four Cleveland pitchers
pounded for IS hits, including
|five doubles. AL Smith, Ralph
Kiner and Bobby Avila smashed
home runs of Bob Porterfleld.
but the rightliander was staked
to 5-1 lead by the fourth In
ming and breezed to his seventh
triumph despite permitting Is
hits.
Three Doubles by Sievers
Roy Sievers. apparently shak-
ing his slump, at long last ac-
counted for three of the Sena-
tors doubles. while Ernie Ora
vetz and Jim Busby each coll
lected three singles in the teams
biggest hit production of the
year. All of. the Senator's made
at least one hit and all batted
in at least one run.
Porterfield was aided by four
double plays. three Of them stem
ming from line drives, as tne
Senators won their second
straight game at Municipal
Stadium, where they previously
had dropped IA in a row. The
Senators splurged for six runs
in the eighth inning of Ray
Narleski. getting six of their hits
in that session.
Garcia Clipped Quickly
Mike Garcia was clipped for
two runs in the first inning after
Oravetz opened with a single
and dashed to third on Busby's
single to right. Busby continued
to second base on Dave Philley's
throw to third. Pete Runnels
scored Oravetz with a fly to Dave
Pope in center and Mickey Ver-
mons single to left got Busby
across.
Smith. leading of for the Indi-
ans. pumped his ninth home run
Of the season over the leftfield
fence, but the Senator'S retaliated
with q run In the second inning
after Third Baseman Smith
pulled AL Rosen off first base
with a wide throw after fielding
Eddie Yost's grounder. Yost took
second when Ed FITZGERALD
grounded out to Rosen and came
around around on Porterfields
single to center after Kline
famed.
Washington boosted its lead to
81 in the fourth after Sieyers
opened with a double off the
centerfield fence. Yost sacrificed
and FITZGERALD singled to right.
scoring Sievers. Kline walked and
Art Houtteman supplanted Gar
cia.
Porterfleld attempted to sac
rifice but forced FITZGERALD at
third on Houtteman's throw to
When the scatter-armed
Smith tried to catch Porterfield
at first base for a double play he
threw wild, enabling Kline to
take third and Porterfield to
move to second. Oravetz singled
70 center, scoring Kline, before
Busby flied out.
A walk to Vernon, Sewers sec
ond double and Yost's long fly
TO Pope in center gave the Sem
ators another run in the fifth.
Their advantage increased to
81 in the seventh against Bin
Wight when Avila bobbled Run.
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