Evening star., 1961-05-09
Senators Try
To Halt Tiger
Streak Tonight
McCIoin, Daniels
Starting Pitchers
In Double Header
By BILL FUCHS
Star Staff Writer


DETROIT, May 9.-The Sen
ators are set to grab a Tiger
by the tail tonight as they open
a four-game series against the
streaking Detroit club with a
twi-night double-header in
Tiger Stadium.
The Senators will have to
play the series without the serv-
ices of Dick Donovan. Orig
inally it was hoped that Dono-
van would be available. but the
Highlander, whose 0-4 record
is an unjust reflection on his
performances to date, will be
out of action for at least an
other week.
X-rays taken in Detroit Os-
teopathic Hospital yesterday
revealed torn muscles in Dono-
vans side. received in a colli-
sion with Bobby Richardson
while fielding the Yankee in
fielder's tap down the first base
line nine days ago. Donovan
flew back to Washington last
might.
Must Cut Three
BY midnight tonight, the
Senators must cut three players
from the squad. The three, all
of whom probably will be OPP
toned out on 24-hour recall,
are expected to be two pitchers
and an infielder.
Joe McClain, Washington's
top winner with a 81 record,
and Bennie Daniels, 0-3. will
face Don Mossi and Paul Foy-
tack in tonight's double card,
which was on the regular
schedule.
The two teams play afternoon
single games tomorrow and
Thursday. The Senators then
will return home to open a
four-game weekend series with
the Red Sox with a night game
Friday.
The Tigers are on a five
game winning streak and it
doesn't take higher mathe-
matics to figure what they must
do to surpass their top streak
Of the season-eight-set last
month.
Only Setback on Road
McClain, q rookie, pitched
the Senators to their only
victory over the Tigers in a
three-game set last week in
Washington. That is the only
loss suffered by the Tigers on
the road so far. They've won |
eight.
But in Mossi, McClain will
be facing the gent who set the
Senators down on two hits in
the rubber match Of that series
last Thursday night.
Bothered with a sore arm
last season, Mossi is off to
tremendous start this year, as
evidenced by his 80 record and
l.9l earned run average.
McClain, the only Washing
ton pitcher to own more than
one victory. went 725 innings
against the Tigers and was
bailed out Of difficulty by Dave
SiSler. His other victories were
over Cleveland and Minnesota.
He lost a SO decision to Balti-
more.
Daniels will be making his
fifth start in search Of a VIC
tory.
Foytack. 2-11 last year on
top of a 14-14 season in 1859,
has failed to finish three times.
He has a sos earned run
average.
The Tigers. who have won
Is Of 81 games, have been sup
plying their pitchers with
ample batting support. Norm
Cash is .342 hitter. Rookie
Steve Boros is 1888. Al Kaline, |
1855 league batting king, is
hitting 1926.
NOTES: The Houston In
dianapolis American Associa-
ton game yesterday was rained
out. General Manager Ed
Doherty and Manager Mickey
Vernon had gone to Indianap-
oils to see Bud Zipfel of the
home team and Chuck Hinton
Of Houston in action. Both are
Washington owned and doing
well. Donovan says he was
out Of action before and came
back. In 1855 he had to un-
dergo an appendectomy, but
returned to post 15-9 record
with the White Sox. The
Senators held batting practice
yesterday. Infielder Billy Klaus
pitched and all hitters said 1t
was a good job. Reliefer
Marty Kutyna. who came in
with one out and two on in the
ninth inning of Sundays Sec
ond game against the Indians.
found himself facing Woody
Held, to whom he gave up five
home runs last year. This is
a different year and a different
team" Marty yelled at Held be-
fore getting him to ground into
a double play.