Evening star., 1960-08-13
Senators Near 4th Place
By Out -Yankeeinq Yanks
KilIebrew Sets
Hot Homer Pace
5 in 6 Games
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stan Writer


Star STAR Writer
NEW YORK, Aug. I3.-In the
process Of tossing a wrench
into the American League race,
tightening it for a possible
whirlwind finish, the Senators
have advanced within a game
Of fourth place and could reach
that dizzy height today with
help.
It's been years since the Sen
ators reached the first division
this late in the season, but they
could move in today providing
they spank the Yankees while
Detroit beats Cleveland. 1t
would be by a gnat's eyelash,
1854 to 1852, but a welcome
margin for the Senators.
Harmon Killebrew is sizzling,
collecting his 18th homer and
a pair of singles last night in
a 1877 victory over the Yankees
before a crowd of POTTS. 1t
left New York in a virtual tie
with Baltimore for first place.
It also moved the White Sox
within a game and a half of the
top spot.
Harmon Batting .289
Killebrew, in one of the hot
test streaks of his career, has
Swatted three homers in two
games and five in his last six.
He has boosted his average to
.289. best among the Senators,
AS the result of batting 1886 in
l3 games.
In his last two games the
Killer has pounded three
homers and three singles to
bat in eight runs. There have
been times this year when the
Senators brass could have felt
they owned a one-year flash,
but Harmon's recent behavior
is reviving the notion that he
will become one of the games
top stars.
The Senators also have Bob
Allison and Jim Lemon going
for distance at the proper time.
Both Joined Killebrew in club
bing homers last night, Allison
opening the game with his 18th
and Lemon contributing his
27th with Killebrew aboard in
the seventh inning.
Skowron, Berra Homer
Moose Skowron slammed his
22d and Yogi Berra his llth
of Pedro Ramos. Each came
with a man on base and despite
the fact he had a 11-4 lead at
one point. Pedro couldn't finish.
He required help from Hal
Woodeshick, who in turn got a
rescue from Second Baseman
Billy Gardner.
The Yankees had two on base
in the ninth with one out and
were threatening to unload a
big inning. but Gardner made
a spectacular leaping grab Of
Skowron's liner and raced to
second for a game-ending
double-play.
1t required 3 hours and "a
minutes and won't go down in
history as one Of the neatest
games ever played. but the
Senators found everything to
their satisfaction. They'll try
to pile more trouble on the
Yankees today when they send
Don Lee against Whitley Ford.
StObbs Unable to Pitch :.
Chuck Stobbs was slated to
pitch but he has a sore arm.
Camilo Pascual will pitch the
first game of a doubleheader
tomorrow. Concerning the line
up for the second game, Man.
ager Cookie Lavagetto says,
We'll patch one together and
throw everybody in there if we
have to-"
Manager Casey Stengel en-
ployed 18 players last night in
a desperate effort to keep from
losing ground. He used five
pitchers and they demonstrated
the Yankees staff could be as
weary as Washington's.
The Senators accumulated l3
hits, one more than the YAM
KEGS. New York pitchers gave
up II bases on balls and it cost
them six runs.
Allison's homer off Bill Short,
walk to Killebrew and Gard
ner's triple produced two runs
in the first inning and the Sen
ators never lost the lead. Kille-
brew made it 80 with a blast
into the Yankees bullpen in
rightf1eld in the third, but
Skowron's two-run homer in
the fourth reduced the Sena-
tors advantage to one run.
Berra Drops Liner
Yogi Berra. playing leftfield,
helped the Senators to a three
run inning in the fifth after
Lemon walked. Berra dropped
Earl Battey's low liner and
when he held the ball, SEEM
ingly dazed, Lemon continued
to third and Battey to second
Lennie Green, batting for
Pete WhiSenant, was purposely
passed and Pinch Hitter Elmer
Valo supplied a two-run single
of Jim Coates. Ramos got
Green across with a squeeze
bunt.
Cletis Boyers single and
Berra's homer whitfield the
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