Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-20
Osteens AII-Star Chances
Suffer in Rout by Tigers
Luy Handouts
Senators for Isl
Win Since April
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
. Star Staff Writer

must be represented by at least
one player and with Washing
. ton the host three weeks from
f. today, 1t is reasonable to as
sumo that Manager Ralph
Houk of the Yankees will pick
a second player from the Sem
atorS.
However, the Senators have
so few candidates that either
of q pair of rookie pitchers,
Claude Osteen or Dave STEM
house. have appeared to be
their best bets.
Osteen undoubtedly lost
ground last night as the Tigers
touched him up for three
hits in the first three innings.
and three more before he was
relieved in the fourth. He has
been complaining Of muscle
spasmS In his back, but last
night had no excuses. The
Tigers got to him for four runs,
one of them unearned, and won,
SO, behind Frank Lary's shut
out pitching.
StenhOuse Due Today
An American League man
ager who preferred not to be
quoted said recently that Os-
teen and StenhouSe would be
his picks from the Senators if
he was the All-Star manager.
The manager said that if
either or both should falter be-
fore the selections are made,
Chuck Hinton'S recent batting
streak would merit attention,
with Ken Retzer a possible sur
prise pick as a catching alter
nate.
Stenhouse did not accompany
the team here because of his
wife'S illness. but he was ex-
pected today after being as
sured his wife was much i'm
proved. He may be held over
until the Cleveland series start
ing Friday night.
This was Osteen's sixth start |
since May 20 and the first in
which he was not impressive.
He allowed only six runs in the
other five games. Last night |
q. he gave up a run on two hits
in the first inning, was the vic
tim Of Norm Cash's 18th home
- run in the second and gave way
to Marty Kutyna in the fourth
. after the first three Tigers hit
safely. Two of them scored,
enc on a most unusual play.
= Earns Crack at Yankees
Purnal Colby started it with a
single and two more by Rocky
,Colavito and Cash got him
home. Kutyna took over and
walked Steve Boros to load the
bases. Then Chico Fernandez
grounded to Bob Johnson,
whose throw to Refer forced
Colavito at home. When
Retzer threw wild to first in
an attempt for a double play,
Cash scored. And when Dale
Long threw the ball past Retzer,
Boros tried to score. Kutyna
covered the plate and got BoroS
on the relay from Retzer.
The Tigers got their final
run off Carl Bouldin in the
seventh.
Larry, who had not won since
April 10, limited the Senators
to six singles and earned
another crack at the Yankees
in the five-game series opening
here Friday night. Because Of
Lary's shoulder ailment, Man.
ager Bob Scheffing had Sam
Jones warming up in the first
inning after Jim Piersall
singled and johnson walked.
But Larry was aided by a great
running catch of Refers looper
by Jake Wood.
Larry had only one other
anxious moment, when the
Senators loaded the bases with
two out and had Piersall at bat
in the seventh.
Larry Has Last Word
Piersall, encouraged by two
singles, had been Glowing with
Larry, daring him to throw to
first, and after his second hit
he ran past Larry when the
inning was over and said some
thing to him.
When Piersall batted in the
seventh his bat slipped from
his hands on a foul tip and
stopped just a few feet from
the mound. Larry picked up the
bat and as Piersall approached
he dropped it, letting Jim pick
it up. And Larry had the last
word as he got Piersall on a
foul that Cash grabbed as he
fell into the Senators bullpen.
Manager Mickey Vernon pre-
sented his latest infield align
ment with johnson at third,
Chuck Cottier at second and Ed
Brinkman, the rookie from
Raleigh, at short. A single by
Cottier was the only batting
contribution from the trio.
However, the rangy, 20-year-
old Brinkman started a double
play on the first ball hit to
him and in the ninth roamed
back Of second for Woods po-
tential base hit and threw him
out with a quick snap.
Hinton, who had a pair Of
singles and lifted his average
to .290, was promoted to clean
UP. Brinkman batted sixth,
behind Retzer, and Long, who
has batted in only five runs in
more than three weeks, was
dropped to seventh. Piersall
was back in the leadoff spot.
Brinkman, who was batting |
1928 at Raleigh, flied deep to
center his third time up, took
a third called strike and was
out twice to the infield.