Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-14
BY BURTON HAWKINS
star star Writer

I
NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Siz-
cling Roy Sievers, who on +
again has thrust himself into a
tie for the American League
home run lead. Is hitting so
spectacularly that he's now in
a position to dream Of making
1t a sweep Of the three major
batting crowns-homers, aver
age and runs batted in.
Roy socked No. 80 last night
In the Senator's ga triumph
over the Yankees here before
a crowd Of 1886. In the pro-
cess he boosted his runs batted
In to 86, only is behind Bos-
tons Jackie Jensen. He also
sent his batting mark up to
.312.
SieVers has blasted seven
homens this month. In 13
games over that period he has
batted .3e8 and slammed across
Is runs. It's q long uphill bat
tie to catch Jensen, or to reach
those with fancier averages, but
Roy now is making it appear
possible that he could succeed
in three departments.
Rare Direction
Roy's homer last night was q
rarity. It sailed into the right
field stands after Able Pearson
singled in the fourth inning. II
was only the second time thai
Sievers could recall hitting Q
homer to right. and as he re-
members it the other blow also
was against Ford at Yankee
Stadium.
The Senator's had occasion To
celebrate, for they beat Ford
for the first time In four years
The last time they accomplished
it was September 20, 1854
when Johnny Schmitz edgeC
Whitley, "a. Ford had compiled
IL straight wins over Washing.
ton.
After the Senators took or
8-4 lead with q f1ve-run out
burst in the eighth. Manager
Cookie Layagetto wanted nj
foohshness from any Of hi
bullpen brigade. He summoned
Pedro Ramos preserved the wiz
flor Truman Clevenger BY
blanking the Yankees in thu
last two innings.
Ramos was due to oper
against the Orioles tomorrow
night at Baltimore, but he'll b
moved back q day and Wiz
Valentinetti' will get the as.
signment. The Orioles anC
Senators also will clash ir
single games Saturday nigh
and Sunday.
Courtney, Yost Homer
Sievers' homer which tieC
Mickey Mantle and q late
single which produced a run
weren't the only heroics by tn,
Senators. Clint Courtney hi
Q two-run homer into thI
rightf1eld bleachers and EC
Yost drilled q solo shot intt
the leftfleld stands.
The Yankees quickly tied thu
score against Camilo Pascua
after Sievers stuck the Senator
in front. A walk to Mantle
one of four granted him b.
Washington pitchers-and sin
giles by Norm Siebern, Hanl
Bauer and Andy Carey netteC
the Yankees two runs In tn,
fourth.
Singles by Courtney, Herl
Plews and Yost sent the Sen
ators ahead, SO, in the nth
but Siebern and Bauer cracked
back-to-back homers to chas'
Pascual and boost the Yankees
into q 4-3 lead in the sixth.
Ken Aspromonte opened thu
eighth with q bad-hop singh
: over Shortstop Tony Kubek'
head and Yost pumped a double
to right. Aspromte SCORING
: when Bauer had difhculty field
! ing the ricochet on the barrier
Pearson hunted and whel
: Ford threw wildly past thirt
/ base trying to catch Yost, e.
: scored and Albie continued b
. second. Sievers got Pearson
across with Q single to left
Jim Lemon popped out an
Ed FITZGERALD ground out, bu
Courtney then rsmmed hi
= homer. Yost hit his homer Il
the ninth OF lack Monroe witt
none aboard.
NOTES: The Senators signeI