Evening star., 1960-08-06
Chicago Forced
To Parade Lefties
Against Senators
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star Stan Writer

N144\ASO, AUks o. ne
invaded Chicago with
Manager Cookie Lavagetto feel
ing that two triumphs in a
ive-game series with the White
Sox would make him happy.
Now he is more ambitious, even
greedy.
When the Senators defeated
the White Sox. 6-l, here last
night before 30,112 customers
they administered a second
successive jolt to Chicago's
pennant aspirations.
The Sox, who have lost five
straight, have dropped 2l2
games back Of the league
leading Yankees, moving in
after the Senators for a three
game set. and panic could be
setting in.
After dropping three at Bal
timore, the White Sox conf
IDENTIFY believed they could re-
gain valuable ground at the
expense of the Senators. There
was reason for the assumption,
since they had been numbering
Washington all season, but the
Senators suddenly have stag
gered the White Sox at a time
when it's most painful.
Pitching Plans Upset
The Sox are in the throes of
a horrible slump and Lavagetto
naturally is hopeful they won't
recover until the Senators de-
part. He'll rely on Chuck Stobbs
today and Camilo Pascual and
Truman Clevenger in tomor-
rows double-header to inten-
sify his joy.
The Senators have upset AL
Lopez's pitching plans for the
Yankees. He was planning to
employ Russ Kemmerer in one
game tomorrow against Wash
ington after sending Herb Score
to the mound today, but KEN
merer was forced to work four
innings last night and was
eliminated from a starting
chore.
Lopez had hoped to withhold
Billy Pierce against the Sen
ators and use him against the
Yankees, but If Washington
wins today it's likely Pierce will
parade to the mound tomor-
row with Frank Baumann.
Lopez no longer will be able to
afford the luxury Of selecting
his spots.
If Lopez pitches Pierce to-
morrow the Senators thus will
be operating against three left
handlers in a row and it's a sit
uation to their liking. The last
five lefthanders they've faced
haven't been around at the
finish and against southpaws
this season the Senators have
a 9-5 record.
Senators Win for Ramos
Opposing managers won't risk
lefthanderS too frequently
against the Senators due to the
long-range righthanded hitting
threats in a lineup containing
Harmon Killebrew, Jim Lemon,
Bob Allison and Earl Battey.
The Senators supplied Pedro
Ramos with four runs in the
first inning last night against
Bob Shaw and Ramos took it
from there to restrict the White
Sox to four hits. Pedro notched
his seventh victory against IL
defeats while Shaw has dealt
a ninth loss. He has won 10.
WaShington's first inning up
rising came with two out. Shaw
walked Killebrew and Lemon.
Then Faye Throneberry. Billy
Gardner and Battey singled to
center successfully. with Bat
tey's blow registering two runs
after Gardner moved to second
base on an error by Center
fielder Jim Lands.
Senators Hits Timely
The Senators obtained only
seven hits off Shaw, Kemmerer,
Turk Lown and Dick Donovan,
but jammed all of them into
scoring innings. They got a run
in the fifth off Kemmerer after
Reno Bertoia singled and went
out stealing. Lennie Green then
singled and came all the way
around when Killebrew con-
nected for a single on a hit
and-run play.
Chicago obtained It's lone run
in the sixth when Nellie Fox
tripled to right-center and
came across on Minnie Minoso's
single.
The Senators added their
See SENATORS, Page Ali