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insist they'll show up again
tonight for the rubber game Of
the series, with Truman Clev-
enger due to oppose the Tigers
Phil Regan.
About $500 fans remained
to the end, which arrived with
one out in the 18th after the
Senators had been blanked for
nine innings. Julio Becquer
tapped back to the pitcher, but
Pete Whisenant singled to CEN
ter and Reno Bertoia singled to
left. Whisenant continued to-
ward third and made it when
Chrisley bobbled the ball. Alli-
son then lashed a single to CEN
ter to break up the marathon.
The Senators stranded 18,
while the Tigers left Is. Hank
Foiles, playing his first game
for the Tigers, accounted for
five of their Is hits. Bertoia
and Allison each Clipped in
with four hits for the Senators,
who collected IS.
Kralick Given Lead
Jack Kralick fired seven
scoreless innings for the Sen
ators, who spurted into a 20
lead in the first inning against
Pete Burnside. After Bertoia
Gripled, Allison grounded to
Shortstop Chico Fernandez, but
his throw to the plate was in
the dirt. enabling Bertoia to
score. Allison tried to take
second on the play and was
caught. Jim Lemon then |
pumped his 25th homer into
the leftfield seats. 1t was Lem
.on's eighth homer against the
Tigers. -
Whisenant smacked his Sec
ond homer in the fifth, and the
Senators picked up another run
in the same inning when Ber-
toia singled, Allison doubled
and Billy Gardner forced Alli-
son at third after Lemon was
purposely passed.
So the Senators had an ap-
parent comfortable lead enter
ing the eighth, but Chrisley
singled and Johnny Groth
doubled to provide the Tigers
with a run. The tiring Kralick
was replaced by Ray Moore,
who avoided more trouble that
inning but encountered plenty
in the ninth.
With one out in the ninth
Foiles doubled to left and Fer
nandez walloped a homer.
Chuck Stobbs came along and
promptly ran into difficulty
when Gardner threw low after
fielding Sandy Amoros' ground
er. Singles by Ed Yost and
Chrisley brought Amoros across,
tying the score. Don Lee came
in to end the rally.
Morgan Gets Victory
Tom Morgan pitched the last
three innings for the Senators
against his former teammates,
He retired nine in q row and
emerged with the win, his
fourth against two defeats.
Labine, who hasn't won, lost
his first decision.
The Senators now are 19I
games ahead of last years pace
by achieving their 44th victory
in their seth game. Last year
that No. A in the win column
was delayed until they had
played 108 games. The Sen
ators also regained undisputed
fifth place and will try to keep
it that way tonight.
NOTES: Allison was robbed
Of a double in the third inning
when his hit to left struck
Umpire John Stevens, enabling
Yost to retrieve the ball quickly
and hold Bob to a single. i
1t cost the Senators a run, for
Lemon followed with a single.
Twice in two nights Colavito
has doubled with a runner on
first base and on both occasions
the runner has been thrown out
attempting to score. In the
first inning last night Groth
singled and Rocky followed with
a double, but Killeorew's relay
Of Allison's throw nailed Groth
at the plate.
Yost choked off two runs in
the second when he made a
fine stab Of Whisenant's liner
to his left for the third out at
q time when Killebrew was on
third and ValdivielSo on Sec
ond. Moore fired a pitch
over Earl Battey's head with
Groth on second base in the
eighth inning, but the ball re-
bounded to the catcher, whose
throw to Bertoia caught Groth
trying to take third.
Taxicab drivers and ladies
will be admitted free tonight.
. It's assumed women cab
drivers will be paid to attend,
since they qualify on two
counts. The Senators have
q 17-15 advantage in games