Evening star., 1955-09-11
zerniaI Horl1ers
Top Griffs, Sc,
In Loose Game
Rx BuRToN HAWKINS

actly have in mind what took
place at Grifiith Stadium yester-l
day when he devised another ex-
ercise for males. Out Of hor-il
rendous mess which contained
little respectable baseball. KAN
sas City emerged an 8-6 winner
over the Senators in a gruesome|
game cluttered by 81 walks.
Gus Zernial doomed his 25thI
and 26th home runs into the
|leftfield bleachers and the last
of these, a three-run smash of
Pedro Ramos in the ninth inning,
was the decisive blow.
The Athletics, aided immeas-
urably by nine bases on balls.
seven OF which were issued in
the last two innings, rallied for
four runs in the eighth to tie
the score and then Surged toI
victory after Washington forged
ahead In the same inning.
IA Senators Stranded
The AS generously tried to pre-
sent the Senators gift. but they
wouldn't take 1t. Kansas City
pitchers allowed IL walks-five to
Eddie Yost-but three times the
Senators left three runners
stranded and compiled a total Of
IA left on base.
| Still, with two out in the ninth,
Washington was attempting to
pull this one out Of the trash
heap. After Roy Sievers and
Clint Courtney flied out. Pinch
hitter Maury McDermott singled
and Harmon Killebrew walked.
Yost took two wide pitches
from Bill Harrington and Tom
German was summoned from the
bullpen. He completed the walk
Ito Yost, filling the bases. then
was worked to full count by
Ernie Oravetz before the tidbit
outflelder lifted fly to Harry
Simpson in center which sent o.
I551 customers mercifully on their
way.
Vibert Clarke, 27-year-old
Panamanian Negro lefthander,
gave the Senator's an orderly
sort Of effort for seven innings.
AT that point he was coasting
lalong with q 5-1 lead In his first
major league start. with o four
hitter In his command and Zer-
malls sixth-inning homer the
only scoring damage inflicted
against him.
| But Clarke became unhinged
in the eighth with astonishing
suddenness. He walked Pinch
hitter Bill Stewart, Vic Power
and Simpson with none out, and
Manager Chuck Dresser waved
Chuck Stobbs In the game.
Bill Renna sent a short fly
to right field and Carlos Paula
played the ball as though it were
saturated with germs. The ball
plopped safely for q two-run
double and Stobbs reloaded the
bases by walking Zernial.
Hector Lopez singled across a
third run and Pinch hitter
Country Slaughter later sent the
tying run home with q long fly
to right. When Stobbs also
walked Joe Astroth. keeping the
bases populated, Ramos came
along to avert further damage
Iby getting Elmer Valo on q
Igrounder.
Harrington, who won his Sec
ond decision over the Senators
In less than "a hours, walked
YoSt to launch the bottom Of
the eighth. Oravetz sacrificed
and Yost shifted to third when
Pete Runnels grounded out.
Mickey Vernon was purposelyI
passed, but Paula looped Q sim
gle to right, scoring Yost to give
the Senators a 6-5 edge.
With one down in the ninth
Ramos walked Simpson to set
the winning rally in motion.
Jerry Schypinski singled before
Zernial connected for his second
homer.
John Gray, who started for
lthe AS and permitted seven Of
their walks, forced across>a run
in the fourth inning by walking
Yost with the bases filled. The