Evening star., 1962-05-28
Senators Fall Back Into Rut
Club Hopes
To Find Help
During Trip
By MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star staff Writer

LOS ANGELES, May o.
General Manager Ed Doherty
will meet the Senators here as
they start a 12-game, 11-day
road trip against the Angels
tonight, and on the swing he
will step UP his search for a
lefthanded pinch hitter.
Unfortunately for the Sena-
tors, their ability to produce
the timely hit was only a one
night stand. They returned to
their habits of not moving run
ners around in yesterdays 5-3
loss to the Indians before 1923
in D. c. Stadium.
The victory gave Cleveland |
undiSputed possession of first
place as the Yankees split with |
the Tigers.
When Gene Woodling and
Dale Long are in the lineup the
Senators have only Joe Hicks
and Ken Retzer available as
pinch-hitters. 4
Hicks struck out again yes
terday. In his last four pinch
hitting attempts he has hit into |
a double play, fouled to third.
and famed twice. & I
McCIain Hurts Cause +
The Senator's inability to
bunt, which has handicapped
them all season, also was
costly. Joe McClain, attempt
ing to sacrifice with a pinch
runner on first and nobody out
IN the seventh, hit a pop bunt
into a double play.
The Senators lost a chance
to move the tying run into
scoring position when Chuck
Hinton was caught stealing in
the eighth. In the ninth, Bob
johnson ended the game by
hitting into a double play.
Earlier he hit his fifth home
run high off the wall in left.
The Senators also lost an
opportunity for a bigger inning
when Long was nailed trying to
go from first to third on Jim
Kings single in the fourth.
The Indians took the series.
81, by continuing their home
run hitting after scoring twice
off Bennie Daniels in the first.
Tito Francona, who has only
three all season, hit his second
IN two games, this one five rows
upstairs in right. He lined one
over the fence in center Satur-
day night.
Kirkland Hits Seventh
Willie Kirkland hit his sew
enth. Both home runs came off
Ed Hobaugh.
Daniels gave up three hits
on four pitches but told
Catcher Bob Schmidt that his
elbow felt all right. Bennie
lasted only two-thirds of an
inning.
Hobaugh pitched three strong
innings before the homers, and
McClatn retired nine in row
before the Indians added an
insurance run in the ninth. /
McClain batted for himself be-
cause he had pitched three h
good innings and figured toI
move up Ken Hamlin with a
bunt. ,..-. a- -. l.
Pete Burnside, now the sena-
tors most dependable pitcher I
with his five complete games,
will go for his fifth victory here h
tonight, with Bo Belinsky slated ,
to face the Senators for the |
second time in four days. He I
left for a pinch-hitter after !
five innings in Washington and
the Angels won it in the late /
innings. h
Rudolph Pitches Tomorrow y
Don Rudolph will pitch .
against the Angels tomorrow !;
afternoon. The Senators do
not return to D. c. Stadium un- ,
til Friday. June 8, for a twi- /.
night double-header with the
Tigers. On this trip they get
their first look at Chavez Ra-
vine in the two-game series
with the Angels. !
Mickey Vernon's forces fly !
from here tomorrow night to-
Kansas City for a Memorial !
Day double header with the AS I
and a night game Thursday
night. They then play a night
game and two weekend day s
games in Minneapolis. The
Senators return home Sunday I
night, but play four games with
the Orioles in Baltimore, start
ing with a twi-night double +
header next Tuesday. &
NOTES - Harry Bright, {
conked on the elbow by a Be-
linsky pitch the other night, S
was able to swing freely yester-
day. So many youngsters {
strayed from their parents or
guardians Saturday night that
a public announcement was
made for all lost children to
meet at the office. Then some
of them couldn't find the office. =
The rain added to the con-
fusion. +
Marty Kutyna not only won I
his first game Saturday night. {
but it was the first time in Is !
relief appearances that he E
played in a game the Senators :
won. Despite this he leads In 3
earned-run-average with 2.38. q
-. OConnell started wearing 3
glasses on the insistence of DR..
George Resta, who detected a
slight weakness in O'Connell's g
vision at the spring training c
examination. Danny figures g
the glasses not only will help I
his hitting, but win make a golf (
ball look as big as a baseball, z
and the cup as big as the bat s
ter's circle. g
The Senators are 25,94S q