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SENATORS
SENATORS
Shutout by PoscuaI.
Gives Griffs Split
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highest Of all American League
regular pitchers, and his pres
ent average is about the same,
Has Hit in Eight Straight
Only rs years old, Psscual
has a bright future and It's en-
HANGED considerably by the fact
he has learned something about
hitting. too, perhaps in self
defense. He has hit safely in
his last eight games and has
a .286 batting average,
In his last 40 innings. Pas
cual has been scored on in only
three. He has pitched four
shutouts. including a fve-
inning effort. and three Of them
have materialized In his last
four games. Against the Ath-
letics yesterday, he doled out
five hits, all singles. and didn't
allow a runner to reach third.
Only two advanced to second
base, one on an error, the other
on a wild pitch. He walked one,
with two out in the ninth, and
famed seven.
II he isn't the best pitcher
in the league at the moment
Camilo is serving notice that
he could wind up in that envi-
able position before the season
grindS to a close. Casey Stem
gel admitted regret at not hav-
ing picked Pascual for the first
All-Star Game in Pittsburgh
after he had BANKED the
Yankees. There's little likeli-
hood Stengel will overlook him
for the second spectacle in Los
Angeles August 3. II so, Casey
should get his eyes checked.
Killebrew ClOuts No. 81
There was another happiness
yesterday among the Senators.
Harmon Killebrew smashed his
32d homer. Bob Allison belted
his oath and 25th. and Lennie
Green and Julio Becouer came
of the bench to hit frequently
and for distance. But when it
was all over. Manager Cookie
Lavagetto was storming in his
offlce. The Senator'S alse had
showed some deficiencies.
But If Cookie was mad. he
should have glimpsed Hal
Griggs earlier. Hal blanked the
Athletics for four innings Of
the second game. When he
gave up a run with two out in
the fifth-after a double play
grounder was fouled up-he was
yanked. He was leading, 81,
at the time and was hopeful
Of scoring a win for the first
time since May 9.
II Griggs hadn't been angry
at that point. he might have
been tested to see if his cor
puscles were in the desired
ratio, but it wasn't necessary.
Hal fired his glove into the
dugout from q distance of 20
feet or so after being removed
and for a time it appeared he'd
demolish the premises. How
ever, the chances are he'll hang
around despite having no great
love for his managers tactics.
Griggs left with one run
across and two aboard. Another
trotted across the plate as soon
as Chuck Stobbs showed up,
for Dick Williams welcomed
him with a single. Stobbs
yielded the tying run in the
sixth and Truman Clevenger
permitted two more in the sew
enth when Williams doubled,
Roger Maris tripled and Bob
Cerv singled.
Killebrew Starts Rally
Green's triple and successive
homers by Killebrew and ALI
son of Tom Sturdivant in the
fourth had provided the Sen
ator . 80 lead but they trailed,
So. entering the last of the
ninth. Then Killehrew plunked
a single into right and, with
one down, Faye Thorneberry
also singled. Hal Nargaon
grounded out, but moved up the
runners in the process, leaving
the situation I'm tn Law Porter