Evening star., 1960-06-27


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Continued From Page Ais
with tonight's battle here
against the Orioles and con-
tinuing against the White Sox
tomorrow night in the opener
of a three-game series at Grif-
fifth Stadium.
But any tendency to dismiss
the Senators hope of rising is
being shelved. for strange
things are happening. Such
things as Jose Valdivielso rip
ping of five straight hits in
three games, Bill Fischer clout-
ing his first major league
homer and Reno Bertoia get
ting his first Of the season.
Bob Allison, who carried the
club earlier with his heavy hit
ting, batted only 1873 on a 12-
game swing through the West,
but the Senators got no worse
than a split. They booted away
three games in Cleveland and
seemingly we're ready to
crumble when they dropped
another at Detroit, but they
surged back to win the next
three.
Cookie is desperate for pitch
ing. He has used SO pitchers in
the last % games, in none of
which he received a route-going
performance. but the team has
survived with an 11-11 mark
over that span.
First Start for KraIick
Jack Kralick, lean left
handler who turned in five in
nings of superb relief work
Friday night, will be trusted
with his first start of the sea-
son tonight. with Jack Fisher
due to work for the league
leading Orioles.
| The Senators won only one
Of II double-headerS last sea-
son. losing seven and splitting
nine, but this year they've won
three, divided two and lost
none. They also do much better
in daylight, compiling a 1912
record in sunshine but suffering
at a 1922 clip under the lights
Ramos changed uniforms
with Catcher Earl Battey fol-
yesterdays first-game effort
Battey's No. IA uniform was
the same number Ramos wore
in the Cuban Winter League
where he had better luck. Pedro
won the game but pulled ur
lame and any idea of keeping
No. IA instead of No. % ap-
parently was eliminated. Bat.
tey wants his uniform back, u
Pedro said.
Such switches aren't always
happy. George Kell. former
major league infielder whC
now broadcasts Detroit games
recalled that Pitcher Art Hout-
teman once had an Oil record
and was moaning about his
uniform bringing bad luck.
1T isn't the uniform, it''
you." Kell said. Here, veal
my uniform"
They switched and in Kell's
first game wearing Houtteman''
uniform he broke an ankle
rounding first base. He missed
the All-Star Game as a result
Ramos Beats Larry
Ramos, twice beaten by Franl
Larry, at least found that por
ton of his luck altered. He bea
Larry to notch his fourth viii
against nine losses. Valid,
backed Pedro with three of tn
Senators 10 hits of Larry an;
Tom Morgan, while Bertoia ant
Julio Becquer each got two hits
The Senators picked up
run in the second inning OF
singles by Becquer, Hal Nara
gon and Valdy, but the Tiger
: tied it in the same inning Of
; walk to Cash and Colavito
! triple. Bertoia's triple and Dal
, Dobbek's single produced an
other run for the Senators Il
, the third. and they made it 81
: in the fourth when Gardne
tripled and scored on Valdy'
! sacrifice fly.
Valdy singled. moved to sec
ond on an error, to third OF
: Bertoia's single and scored OF
wild pitch in the seventh. TIT
! Tigers got their last run in tn
i, eighth when Frank Bollin
, tripled and came across whel
= Dobbek'S relay to Console wa
!. wild for an. error.
. Lee pitched the last four in
. nings Of the opener and per
!; mitted only three hits.
, The Senators mauled Pa,
> Foytack for four runs in tn
first inning Of the second gamt
! in which Bertoia pounde
!. across four runs with a singl
a and a home run.
!, Fischer rammed his home
: into the leftfield seats in tn
: second inning TO provide a s.
J; lead, but Al Kaline's doubl
:! and Bolling's single netted tn
: Tigers a run in the seconI
!: Lou Berberet cracked a three
h run homer in the seventh
{, slice the Senators lead to s.
n Bertoia eased the pressure wit
!; two out in the eighth whe
{, Dave Sisler walked Becqut
= and Reno slammed his home
Ray Moore pitched the fini
= 223 innings of the second gam
and got by with no damag