Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-01
Senators Whip Yankees 7-3;
Hot Cargo Loses Again on Foul
Loss First
For Champs
In New Park
By MERRELL WHITTELSEY
Star Staff Writer

Otar SJalI Wrlter
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla,
Mar. 3l-The Senators spoiled
the Yankees perfect record in
their new spring home tonight,
beating the champions, 7-3,
with Thinning shutout pitch
ing job by Joe McClain the
outstanding contribution.
1t was the first defeat in the
magnificent new Fort Lauder
dale Stadium for the Yankees,
who had won 10 in a row here.
The crowd of 6,497 was the
largest ever to see the old or
new Senators play an exhibit
ton game in Florida.
McClain allowed only an OPEN
ing single by Bobby Richardson
in the first four innings. He
walked four, Roger Maris twice,
and struck out three. He gave
up four hits.
Rippelmeyer Touched
Ray Rippelmeyer cost the
Senator pitchers a chance to
make it two straight shutoutS
when the Yankees tagged him
for three runs in the 9th.
The Yanks had two on in the
ninth inning when Bill Show
ron laced a pitch far over the
leftfield wall. but 1t was foul
at the last second. Skowron
then struck out.
Dale Long. leading the Sen
atorS in the spring Slugging
department. was hit on the
right arm by a pitch by Mar
shall Bridges in the 9th. Long
left the game for a pinch run,
ner but trainer Tom McKenna
did not think the injury was
serious.
Bob johnson was the busiest,
man on the field with three
hits, three runs batted in and a
full evening at short where
he handled nine chances, sew
eral of them on the tough side.
The Senators rocked Bill,
Stafford. Jim Coates a d
Bridges for IL hits, with Chuck
Cottier, Danny O'Connell and
Tasby contributing two each.
: Mccain Bats In 2
McClain, one of the Senators'I
best hitting pitchers, helped
himself to a 20 lead with q.
baSeS-loaded single in the sec
ond. scoring Long and WillieI
Tasby, who had singled.
johnson tripled to left in the
fourth, making three bases
when Bob Cerv had trouble
picking up the ball. CottierI
walked, but Ken Retzer hit into
a double play.
The Senators made 1t SO in
the 9th when Long walked,
TaSby singled and johnson sin
gled in both on a hit-and-run.
The hit-and-run was on again
but Cottier didn't get a chance
to swing as Coates wild-pitched
johnson home.
The Senators added two in
the 9Th when O'Connell singled.
Chuck Hinton was safe on Rich
ardSon's error, and after Long
was hit by the pitch, O'Connell
singled in two runs.
Rippelmeyer gave up a lead
off double to Joe Pepitone.
Micky Nantes replacement in
the 9th. but Pepitone stayed on
second as O'Connell and John
son threw out Elston Howard
and Skowron on sharp ground
ers.
Rippelmeyer walked Don
Lock and Cletus Boyer, loading
the bases. Hector Lopez batted
for Coates and laced a head
high pitch off the canvas back
ground of the leftfield wall.
Tasby looked like he might
make the catch, but the ball
eluded him.
This probably was McClain's
outstanding performance
. against the Yankees, who had
beaten the Senators five in a
row, including the last four
/ games last season.
The only inning in which the
r Yankees made two hits was the
seventh, when pinch-hitter
| John Blanchard and Richard
, son singled. but that also was
the only inning in which Nc
Claim struck out two, getting
Linz and Boyer.
, The Senators close their Sec
ond season at Pompano Beach
tomorrow against Pittsburgh.