Evening star., 1961-06-17
McCIain Tries
To Get Team
Backon Beam
Washington Still
Tied for 4th After
26-WuIk DebucIe
BY BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer

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have invented a new game and
they haven't applied for the
patent rights.
In fact, both clubs would Just
as soon forget the walkathon
that replaced baseball in Fem
way Park last night. The Red
Sox are happy to remember
one aspect of it. the 14-9 VIC
tory they chalked up to throw
fourth place into q three-way
tie involving themselves, the
Senators and the Orioles.
The Senators planned to do
their part today toward obscur-
ing last nights travesty in
which they walked Is batters
and the Red Sox walked IL.
Manager Mickey Vernon nomi-
mated Joe McClain, who has
walked only 18 batters in "a
innings, to pitch. Manager
Mike Higgins Of the Red Sox
called on Galen Cisco. recently
called up from Seattle, where
he had a 6-1 record. McClain
has a Ga mark.
No Beer Barrel
General Manager Ed Doherty
sat in the press box watching
last nights demonstration.
THAT was the married men
against the single men at the
Elks' outing" Doherty said.
except there was no beer bar
rel at third base"
The total number Of walks
by both clubs surpassed by two
the record Of "a in the National
League, set by the New York
Giants (15) and Brooklyn
Dodgers (9) August 9, 1851. The
American League record is 80
and goes back to May 9. 1916.
when the Tigers walked 1s and
the Philadelphia Athletics S
walked IL.
Its contagious" Higgins
said. "They all get it on their
minds"
It isn't only contagious: it's
also time consuming. The
game lasted 3 hours and a
minutes. only eight minutes
shy of the major league record
for a nine Inning game. set by
the Red Sox and Yankees eight
years ago.
Sturdivant Walks Six
Nine pitchers saw action and
only one. the Senator's Marty
Kutyna. failed to issue a free
pass. Kutyna worked only the
fifth inning and he set the Sox
down in order.
Tom Sturdivant, the starter,
walked six; John Klippstein
two, Dave Sisler three and
John Gabler four in one inning,
the ninth. The Red Sox pitch
ers were Don Schwall. who
walked four; Dave Hillman,
two, Tracy Stallard. three, and
Mike Forneiles, two.
| Most nightmarish Of all for
the Senators was the Red Sox
fourth inning. The Sox sent IA
men to the plate in that inning
and scored eight runs on six
hits and five walks. When it
was over the Sox led, 1916. and
almost completely forgotten
was the 60 lead the Senators
once owned.
The Senators outhit the Red
Sox, 12-11. Willie Tasby led the
attack with three hits. while
Jim Mahoney hit his first
triple of the season and Danny
O'Connell raped out his 18th
double. Russ Nixon led the Sox
at the plate with three hits.
Don Buddin hit a triple and
Gary Geiger and Carl Yastrz-
emski each had a double.
Inning of Horrors
The Senators jumped on
Rookie Schwall, who had won
his first five starts. for four
runs in the first inning, with
O'Connell's double and singles
by Tasby. Gene Green and
Chuck Cottier doing the chief
damage. Washington added
single runs in the second and
third, then came the inning of
horrors, which went like this:
Frank Malone was thrown
out by Shortstop Mahoney.
Nixon singled, Buddin walked,
Pinch-hitter Pete Runnels
singled, Don Schilling walked,
Geiger walked and Klippstein
replaced Sturdivant. Yastrzem-
ski doubled off the leftfield
wall, Vic Wertz singled and
Jackie Jensen was thrown out
by Second Baseman O'Connell.
Malone singled, Nixon singled
again. Buddin walked and Run
nelS walked before Schilling
ended the inning by forcing
Buddin at third.
Nine Red Sox went to the
plate in the eighth, with singles
by Nixon and Buddi:1. mixed
in with the four walks by Cab
Ter, pushing across three runs.
Buddin'S triple drove in a single
run in the sixth. while Ma
boney's triple off the center
field wall scored two for the
Senators in that inning. Wash
ington added one more in the
ninth on successive singles by
Chuck Hinton and Gene Wood
ling and sacrifice fly by Dale
Long.