Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-07
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so MUCH HAS BEEN said and written of the White
Sox iron defense and speed afoot that of Chicago
biggest assets too often has been overlooked This would
be the bull pen OF all the pennant contenders American
National other team has it good.
Two of the top three pitchers in the American League
in earned run average White Sox relieverS Gerry
Staley and Turk Lown Included in the top five Bob
Shaw, who earlier in the played the fireman role
BY contrast the Indians in the American League and
the Giants Dodgers and Braves in the National hurting
for rescuers particularly the last three clubs desperate
is their plight that Bill Rigney. Walt Aston and Fred
Haney all have been accused of burning out their starting
pitchers by using them in relief Don DrySdales collapse
is held up classic example
Under common fire. Rigney, Aston and Haney throw
up common defense against charges of overworking
their I'm going with my best" they chorus You
don't win when you go away from the best"
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THE LAST TINE the Giants won a pennant they
represented New York and had pair of BELIEVERS
in Marv Grissom and Hoyt Wilhelm. They won % games
between them in 1884 and probably saved twice many
When the Dodgers winning at Brooklyn they could
call upon Glen Labne with confidence But Glen is 80
years old and apparently has lost his magic touch.
I'D give anything for a Glenn Labne Of four or five
years ago." Aston vowed But Labne loss of effective
clearly pointed up by his 66 record and AIS
ERA last year. and his 50 mark and 389 ERA far this
campaign
Although Sam Jones is pushing a. Rigney hasn't
spared the fellow Jones starts and relieves and
Today stretch he appeared in six games Warren SPAIN
of the Braves 49, and Haney has started him twice and
relieved with him twice in week.
DrySdale is big strong and only %, but the Dodger
highlander doesn't pitch easily. His whpike, Sdearm
style takes toll on the arm, and the game that may
have cooked the Dodgers goose could have been
against the Braves when Drysdale deprived of
victory by twoout, ninh-nning Before he gave
up the ghost, Drysdale had thrown 1872 pitches.
THE BIG FELLOW (6-6 and 2O5 pounds when the
began hasn't been the SINCE but Aston has
opener of doube-header and watched him get knocked
out in the third inning, beaten pitcher In the second
game Aston called Drysdale to relieve and he
whipped for the second time that day.
The irony is that Chicagos two crack iremen, staey
and Lown, National League refugees So is Wilhelm
who just happens to be the American Leagues No.
pitcher in ERA They all waived out of the National
League but in their melowing years proving they
haven't lost their stuff, at least for short periods
without Town. Staley and Shaw, the White SOx would
have had no more chance of being place than
they never had Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio They may
well win upward of IS among them not counting
all the saves And everything considered they cheap
GERALD LEE sTALEY, &c. broke into the majors
with the Cardinals far back 1947, toled briefly for
the Reds and Yankees and claimed by Chicago in
May 1885, Omar Turk Lown 49, pitched for years
with the Cubs had cup of coffee with the Reds and was
claimed by the SoX waivers in June, 1858.
1--WE liked Lown since game last year when he
relieved against the Yankees Lopez said in the spring.
1.-THE bases loaded with two out and Mickey Mantle
at bat with 80 count Lown struck him out with
knuckle ball. figured that anybody with the CUTS to
throw knuckler in that situation had to be asset"
Shaw the only of the threesome, who cost more
than modest of money Detroit owned the 26year
old highlander but wanted to send him to the minors.
Shaw baked in June 1883 Detroit traded Bob and Ray
Boone to the White Tito and Bill Fischer
All except Shaw have since moved to other clubs Francona
becoming star with the Indians, but Lopez doesn't regret
the deal
where would we be without Shawl" AL asks "He
darned good relief pitcher early this year. Then when
Billy Pierce hurt and Barry Latham couldn't get
started he became starting pitcher don't know how
many games Francona has for Cleveland but Shaws
won IA for And saved few, / might add"