Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-28
Orioles Hand
|Stobbs Third
Straight Loss
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star stan CORRESPONDENT

BALTIMORE. April 27.--Miks
Fornieles, Cuban highlander
who once was Washington prop.
erty. handed the Senators their
fourth straight loss and their
sixth defeat in the last seven
games as he allowed only four
singles in hurting the Orioles to
a 40 victory today.
Chuck Stobhs. twice frustrated
by the Yankees, was handed his
third successive setback as For
nieles retired the first Is Sen.
ators in order without permitting
them to get a ball out of the
infield, then breezed home. The
Orioles got a second inning
homer from Bob Nieman and
staged a three-run outburst In
the NTH to give him a cushion.
Fornieles. who went to the
White Sox in December, 1852. in
the deal that brought 5tobbs to
washington. struck cut seven
and had pin-point CONTROL. He
walked only one. The Orioles
accumulated eight hits, tanning
four OF them into the productive
NTH inning.
Sievers Extends String
Individual accomplishments
were the only consolation for the
Ecellar-dwelling Senators. Roy
Sievers, who singled with one
out in the fifth. hit safely in his
18th straight game, while Clint
Courtney contributed two sin.
giles. Stobbs accounted for the
r e m ainder of Washington's
meager attack with another
single.
Nieman had considerable as
sistance in getting his homer.
He fouled OF a pitch down the
lrightfleld line to open the bot.
tom Of the second and Pete Run.
nels permitted it to escape him
when harrassed by Second Base
man Herb Plews.
Nieman fouled on another
pitch in the identical spot. This
time Runnels had 1t all to him.
self. missed the ball again and
was charged with an error. Me.
man made him regret it inn
Imediately. for he socked his first
homer Of the year far into the
lleftfield bleachers.
Not Even a Tough Chance
| Meanwhile, Fornieles was Civ
ing the 7.741 customers a sample
of perfect pitching. The Sena-
tors weren't even presenting the
Orioles inflelders a tough chance
as Fornieles moved 'em down
steadily.
Sievers finally broke 1t UP in
the fifth with a trickling single
barely beyond the grasp Of
Shortstop Willie Miranda. He
was forced by Jim Lemon, but
Courtney singled to right. send
ing Lemon to third. In that sit
uation Lyle LuttreI gazed upon
a third strike and theASenators
never got another runner past
first base.
Baltimore wrapped it up in
the fifth after Carl Fowls opened
with a double. Bob Boyd beat
out a bunt down the third-base
line, but Joe Ginsberg famed.
Miranda brought Fowls across
with a single to left.
Fornieles shifted Boyd to third
and Miranda to second with a
sacrifice bunt and Billy Gardner
singled to center. scoring both.
NOTES: Ted Alternately and
Garland Shifflett will pitch for
the Senators in tomorrow's
double-header. with Don Ferra-
reese and Skinny Brown slated
to work for the Orioles. :. None
OF the quartet has been involved
in a decision. Idle Monday.
the Senator's will play in Cleve-
land Tuesday night and Wednes-
day.
Brooks Robinson, who started
at third base for the Orioles,
twisted his right knee when he
stumbled over first base in the
second inning and was forced
to retire. =. He'll be out q
couple OF days. Ed Yost re-
turned to the Senator's lineup
after missing a game because Of
an injured right wrist.
Whitley Herzog, who isn't hitting,
was replaced in centerfield by
Dick Tettelbach. who isn't either.