Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-09-10
Lemon Is Hot Title Threat
With SpIurge in Homers
Big OutfieIder's
2Aguinst Tribe
Ties Muris at 81
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stan Writer

CLEVELAND, Sept. John
Lemon, closing with a rush, is
a solid threat to become the
second Washington player in
history to lead the league in
home runs and runs batted in.
The Senators gangling left
fielder, who crashed two sue
cesSive home runs last night as
Washington crushed Clevelsnd,
3D., now is tied with the Yam
KEGS Roger Maris. Both have
slammed 81. Maris kept pace
by getting one against the til
gers last night.
Lemon, who batted in five
runs against the Indians, has
81 RIB, only two less than
MariS. Jim has crashed seven
homers in his last II games
and over that span he has
driven across 81 runs, whisking
past Bill Skowron. Roy Sievers,
Minnie Minoso and Vic Wertz.
If Lemon can collect six more
homers in the Senators re-
manning 10 games he'll estab-
lish a club record. Roy SieverS
hit AZ homers and batted in
ia runs in 1857 to lead the
league in both departments.
Harmon Killebrew. who belted
his 26th homer last night. also
hit. AZ homers last year to tie
Rocky Colavito for league
honorS.
Moves in on Maris
Lemon has splurged with
nine RBI and three homers in
his last two games 10 move
up rapidly on Maris, who was
idle for some time with a rib
injury as the result of slam
ming into Billy Gardner If the
Senators while attempting to
break up a double-play Au-
gust IA.
Jim's finishing flourish is
being accompanied by another
batting display. Lennie Green
had compiled seven successive
hits entering today's game with
the. Indians, amaSSing four of
the Senator's Is blows against
Mudcat Grant and Don New
combe. Grant, who has whipped
Washington 16 times in three
years, lost to them for the
second time.
1t was an evening of solid
satisfaction for the Senators.
In addition to the heroics of
Lemon, Green and Killebrew,
Pedro Ramos posted a QUITE
going 18th win. He didn't
permit a hit until Harvey
Kuenn popped a single into
leftfield with two out in the
sixth inning, finally allowing
seven hits as he breezed be-
hind an 80 lead.
Senators Increase Margin
The Senators increased their
margin over the birthplace In
dams to 2ia games. Today
they'll rely on rookie Ted Sa-
dowski, making his first major
league start. to boost that lead.
Barry Latman, who will be
striving for a fifth straight vic
tory. will pitch for Cleveland.
Killebrew socked his homer
in the fourth inning after
Green singled. Green walked
and Killebrew singled in the
sixth before Lemon doomed his
first homer over the centerf1eld
fence. Green singled and stole
second in the seventh before
Lemon homered again, this
time off Newcombe. The Sen
ators added a run in the ninth
when Gardner doubled and
Green singled.
The Indians got both their
runs in the ninth. Vic Power
ruined Ramos shutout bid with
his seventh homer. Joe Nor
CAMS single and a double by
John Romano accounted for
the other run.
NOTES: The Senators have
won three in a row and seven
of their last 10 g.. They're 40-30
on the road. Green has
stolen four bases in three
games and has Is for the
season Lennie has batted
.667 in his last six games and
has been a .489 hitter in his
last IL games.
Ramos struck out nine and
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