Evening star., 1960-07-07
WIN, LOSE OR
DNAV By FRANCIS STANN
A Changing of the Guard


picked the A-Star teams the baplayers weren't always
in agreement Indeed that understatement Most
of the time they dersve often because the fans
would finger Johnny -come-lately instead of slow
blooming veteran whom the pros would prefer in the
clutch.
But in choosing the American League squad for next
weeks twin spectacles-Mondays in Kansas City and
Wednesdays in New York-the players and Manager Al
Lopez salued few relatively boys themselves
matter of fact only Minnie Minoso and Bill Skowron
are repeaters among the SO starters.
Notably Nellie Fox and his White Sox sidekick, Luis
Aparico have discovered that their colleagues switch
fancy Just completely the Peerless at their
spece positions second base and shortSop for quite
SPELL Fox Aparicio found themselves weak runners
up Pete Runnes of the Red Sox and Rookie Ron Hansen
of the Orioles
1t was no contest at either spot. Hansen, who was
batting 26 for Vancouver season. poed 165 votes
the shorstop four times many Aparicio Runnes
futile hitting 230 for Washington in 1857
that he traded beat out Fox by almost as large
margin, 1853 to 46.
HANSEN, 22-YEAR- OLD NEBRASKAN who three years
ago given only 1890 chance of playing again prior
to delicate spinal surgery not hitting for high
his RBT total his runs and his magic hands
, impressive credentials.
Fox long considered the best of the AL second base
for his peSky hitting playmakng and talent for
taking charge had to give way to Runnels whose 2-S
ranking all in the batting decisive For
Griffith of the Senators it must appear onc that Pete
should be honcred Both of the players he acquired in
change for RunnelS long since gone from the majors
! Norm Zauchin first baseman, lasted about month
before being shipped to the minors Abe Pearson had
good season in SO and voted rookie year
rookies pretty at the e He traded to
: the Orioles, who sent him to Miami this spring.
! True Cal got Lenne from Baltimore for Pear
son. but Lenne not only isn't the AlStar squad but
: isn't even Washngton's regular centerfelder
:
; THE BIG VOTE-GETTER in both the American and
National League elections Roger Mars whose 1913 bal
lots topped such automatcs Willie Mays Hank
Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks This is Maris'
first Al-Star shot and he made it big The young
from Raytown, No. the Yankees crutch during their
earyseason hobblngS and still is Mars clobbered Harvey
Kuenn, the No rghtfelder who got 10 votes and all
Kuenn did last year was lead the league with 1853.
1t doesn't hurt to be apennant contender at cleo
ton time The Yankees placed fourMariS Yogi Berra Bill
Skowron and Mickey Mante-on the starting team. Yet
the Cleveland Indians who may be the AL winners didn't
produce single starter pitcherS, of course excepted
This bears out Manager Joe Gordon's point that his is
balanced team with super-StarS
When Casey Stengel so confidently led the Yankees
Washington last and before he herded them
out all up the mpausibe Senators) he volunar
lily was giving rundown on the AL Al-stars.
FOR GUY who makes and legend out Of
dsremembering Names Sengel could finger the AnStar
backward and forward "The catcher (Berra can hit &
home and the fellow (Skowron) at first base
Old Inimitable said Now the other Runnels), HI
don't hit many homers but he sprays all the park
and drives you crazy and the Baltimore man Hansen
showed he hit long ball which they said he couldn't
]; hit a short one.
p That's nice, solid fellow at third base (Bostoni
Frank Mazone) and he reach the seats and play thu
game all those outhelderS Minoso Mantle and Mars
can hit home runs and the bases oo Mister Lopez
team won't be slow.
Now you to the pitching and here don't know
and would say that Mister Lopez might have to worry
don't who he's going to pick but have an idea tina
I can't mention"
Lopez, when his pitching choices announced
turned out to be middle of -roader With fine dis
regard for their records AL picked standbyS
own Early Wynn Detroits Frank Larry and New York
Whitley Ford Then he balanced the scales by tapping tn
younger set-Rooke Chuck Estrada of Baltimore, Gar
Bell and Dick Stgmah of the Indians Jim Coates of tn
Yankees Bill Monbouquette of the Sox Bud Dale
|. of the Athletics
The only pitcher Lopez he'd choose from th
start Gerry Staey his bulpen short man" The fna
nominee Camilo Pascua who has been sore-armed bu
Washington uniform 1t will be only one on tn
All-Star fields.
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