Evening star., 1961-07-09

The American League, boa
first time IN years, rules a
6-5 favorite to end the recent
All-Star domination by the
Nationals, winners of nine of
the last 13 games. The Amer
leans hold an overall 1913
margin.
A Candlestick Park capacity
crowd of more than 10000 is
expected to view San Fran
cisco's first All-Star Game,
which will be televised ma
tionally by NBC.
The second of the two-game
set, a custom initiated in 1859,
will be played in Boston July
81. The Nationals won both
games last year, 5-3 in Kan
Sas City and 60 at New York.
Tuesdays game will start at
4 pm. washington time).
AL Packing Power
Despite Yankee Slugging
twins Mickey Mantle and Roger
Maris, the 25-man American
League squad has only a one
homer edge (through games Of
friday, 206-205. The Ameri-
can Leagues RBI bulge is much
greater, 759-739.
Including the alternateS, the
American League will present
at least six - Norm Cash,
Rocky Colavito, Harmon Kill
Hebrew, Jim Gentle, Maris and
Mantle-who have hit 20 or
more home runs. The National
has only five-Willie Mays,
Orlando Cepeda, Ed Mathews,
Frank Robinson and Hank
Aaron.
A Ford-Koufax struggle
would be the first southpaw
duel since 1949, when Warren
SPAIN of the Braves and Mel
Parnell of the Red Sox faced
each other in Brooklyn. Ford,
in the most remarkable of his
10 highly successful seasons.
has won Is Of 18 decisions
with the Yankees. Koufax,
winner Of II of 16, has bios
Somed into the ace of the
Dodgers staff.
I'D. KOufax's First Start
Never before has Koufax ap-
peared in an All-Star Game.
Ford has been in five and
never has done we'll. He started
the second game in 1860, was
combed for five hits and three
runs in three innings and was
charged with his second All-
Star defeat. He has yielded II
hits and IL runs in nine in
ningS over all.
Paul Richards of Baltimore,
who will manage the American
League squad in place of the
retired Casey Stengel, has a
nine-man pitching squad that
includes seven righthanders.
Billy Pierce of the White Sox,
a veteran of four All-Star
Games, is the only 9th e r
southpaw. He may see action,
too, since Candelstick Park is
a notoriously poor playground
for righthanded hitters because
of the stiff wind blowing in
from leftfield.
Frank Larry of Detroit, the
AIS second highest winner. is
almost certain to be called
on. The Tigers Jim Bunning,
winner of the 1857 clash, also
will be on hand, as will Bal
timore's Hoyt Wilhelm. Wash
ington's Dick Donovan, Cleve-
lands Jim Perry, Los Angeles
Ryne Duren and Boston's Mike
Fornieles.
National League Manager
Danny Murtaugh of Pittsburgh
has only eight pitchers. but
three are southpaws. Besides
Koufax, he can call on San
Francisco's Mike Mccormick
and SPAIN. The ageless SPAIN,
in his 18th All-Sta.' venture.
has worked in six games and
shows one victory for his ef-
forts. Mccormick is a repeater
from last year, as is Pittsburgh's
durable relief artist, Roy Face.
The others, Cincinnati's joey
Jay and Bob Purkey, Philadel-
phia's Art Mahaffey and the
Giants Stu Miller will be max
ing their first All-Star appear
anceS.
Six 800 Hitters
The American League will
present a starting lineup con-
sisting of six 300 hitters, plus
Maris and Colavito. 1t boasts
the leagues leading hitter in
Cash and the circuits top two
home run sluggers in Maris