Evening star., 1960-09-19
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAV By FRANCIS STANN
This Was Cosey's Triumph


NEW YORK, Sept 1s-Wel YOU can't saw the Bati-
more Orioles didn't give it rifle and although they still
could win it, next would more logical year
than this one.
Paul Richards threw all his brave young men-and
the brave old Ones tooaganSt the Yankees but they
weren't good enough lucky enough. I'm still proud
OF them Richards drawed last night after the abortive
four-game series over the week end 81 hope in four
five to hear people say wish the Orioles would
pennant once in a while. Let's break em up"
The lean Texan showed the Yankees his tabled kid
pitchers starting with Steve Barber running through
Chuck Estrada Jack Fisher and Mlt Pappas not to
ton the veteran cutie Hoyt Wilhelm Under the tension
laden circumstances they good but the Yankees
had everything going for them
Some of their pitchers-notably Jim Coates and
Ralph Terry-made fabulous desperation grabs Of line
drives whereas Estrada Saturday lost the decision
when Bobby Richardson's shot spun off his glove for
freak, two-run single
THE ORIOLES INExPERIENCE showed up here and
there over the long, critical week end Their felders
INTO each other and the Yankees not exactly speed
demons making it from first to third time after time
Terry's masterpiece in the final game was of course
the Standout pitching performance but, to any
thing away from the young the Orioles oy this time
were tight, oVerswinging and overanxous They were
that Friday night and became increasingly
the innings, hours and days went by.
STILL from the moment that Terry began pitching,
1t evident that he had great fast ball and sharper
curve 1t was dark and rainy and the lights had been
turned on during the first game yesterday.
You don't take anything away from Terry but you
have to give plenty of credit to Casey Senge anybody
thinks of 10 is too old to be managing big league
team he should take closer look at Stengel.
WHEN 1T FINALLY is boiled down, it Stengels
series. Jimmy Cannon put it this in the press box
before the showdown:
There three great managers in baseball and
very good one-a in the American League say Sengel
Al Lopez and Richards great and Cookie Lavagetto
is very very good But that old take off my cap
to him. Cannon the picturesque sports critic doesn't
wear hat.
Casey bore out the contention that he is great
manager with every he made during the crucial
series. The old gaffer made mistake, and bear
in mind that he is not managing great Yankee team.
It wins many games off bloopers by hitters such as
Richardson and Cletis Boyer His nominal star this
least for the first half of twas Roger Maris
He help.
against Estrada Saturday Stengel used five pitchers
so wisely we'll that he prevailed over guy who
would have
BALL PLAYERS including his own shake their heads
in wondermen when they talk Of stenge Hes got to be
either psychic the uckest in the world they say
and he's lucky he's got the longest lucky streak in
history"
sent emergency call at his home to Art Ditmar who
to have pitched the second game much later Report
at Yankee Stadium pronto" Art told. Ditmar was
to pitch the nightcap and Terry the first What
behind his reasoning not clear but nobody including
Ditmar and Terry asked for an explanation.
Both won, Ditmar in the opener and Terry so mag
nifcenty in the dark rainy afternoon when the air
heavy and everything that Ralph threw had much
it. AS it turned out, Ditmar needed few to win
Terry, with his Shutout needed only He got two.
He has been accused the years-ths strange,
fascinating manof platoonng players for the sake of
platoonng this in the face of almost unprecedented
success at winning pennants and world championships.
1t is said that he has aienated of his because
of this penchant.
NO MAN EVER deployed his troops more successfully
IMAM Stengel over the week end and it must be remem
oered that in this field of patoonng he has great rival
and fellow believer in Richards. At time when Yogi
Berras skils and endurance waning Stengel used
MIN IN Key spots to full advantage Nor did he ever remove
pitcher too soon or leave in too long
Casey realizing he had outed remotely comparing
to the DiMaggio-Keller- Heinrich unit played near
strangers like Jim Pison and Ken Hunt in left at times
and wrung of the last usefulness out of Dale Long
sloWfooted refugee from the National League both as
pinch hitter and starter
To catch Terry in the finale, Casey picked John
Blanchard, his No. 3 man. In physique, fineSse and
take-charge attitude nobody recently reSembed Bill
Dickey at his peak. Blanchard have called a near
perfect game.
But in the final analysis 1t Stenges series and 1t
couldn't have happened to nicer millionaire.