Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-08-04
PITCHES OUT OF JAMS
Senators Saved
Again by Honnon
By MERRELL WHITTLESEY
Star Staff Writer

Star Staff Writer
BOSTON, Aug. 4.-Boston's
Dick Radatz may be the Ameri-
can Leagues most exciting re-
lief pitcher with his phenom-
email number of StrikeoutS
but neither he nor any other
bullpen specialist has been as
effective in recent weeks as
the Senators Jim Hannah.
The Notre Dame product
saved another tight one for
Don Rudolph and the Senators
last night, even though he ad-
mittedly was not as sharp as
usual. He pitched out of tight
spots in the eighth and ninth
innings as the Senators won,
81. before 10,112.
In II appearances since be-
ing recalled from Syracuse,
Hannah has allowed only two
runs, and none in his last nine
outings.
Radatz was more spectacular
last night. He pitched one in
ming and struck out the side.
Last Sunday. Radatz faced
seven Senators and struck out
five of them. For the season
he has 95 strikeouts in 80 in
nings.
But there was more pres
sure on Hannah. He took over
in the eighth with Carl Vas
trzemski on third and only one
out and pitched out of the in
ming on a liner and grounder
to short.
And after a single. sacrifice
and a walk by the Red Sox in
the ninth. Hannah ended it
with a double play from Ed
Brinkman to Chuck Cottier to
Harry Bright that was in time
by just an eyelash.
"I think I had enough
pitches to be a reliever before
1 was sent back" Hannah said
in the clubhouse, but I wasn't
sharp, and lacked confidence"
The two games he lost early in
the season were as a starter.
Rudolph Wins Fifth
81 was pressing early in the
season." the big youngster said.
Now I'm more relaxed, al
though I'll admit I was a little
tight out there tonight. I'M
derstand the guys on the bench
were tighter than I was. They
were doing some kind of root
ing for me-"
Rudolph, one of the few
southpaws to start against and
beat the Red Sox in Fenway
Park this season, won his fifth
game and beat Boston for the
second time in a week. His
theory here, where the leftfield
wall is so inviting, is to pitch
the righthanders tight on the
wrists. Some don't agree with
him.
Manager Mickey Vernon
called for Hannah in the
eighth when with one out,
Rudolph walked Carroll Hardy
and YastrzemSki scored him
with a long triple to deep CEN
ter. After Jim Pagliaroni
fouled one pitch. Manager
Mickey Vernon took his second
trip to the mound.
Some might not have agreed
with Vernon's move. but Ru-
dolph did.
Mickey made a wise deci-
sion," Don said after the game.
MY pitchers started to hang
on the walk and the triple, and
he saw it,"
Rudolph now is the only
Washington pitcher other than
Dave Stenhouse who has won
more than he has lost. His
record is So.
PiersaIl, Cottier Produce
The Senators already have
faced one of Boston's no-hit
pitchers, Earl Wilson, in this
four-game series and will run
into the other, Bill Monbou-
quette, in one game of tomor-
rows double-header. Today
they go up against Gene Con-
ley, of absentee fame. Vernon
will continue his potentially
dangerous southpaw expert
ment and pitch another left
handler, Pete Burnside.
Wilson, first of the Red Sox
to pitch no-hitter, lost on a
fifth-inning letdown last night.
Don Lock walked to start it,
and Brinkman singled over Ed
BreSsoud's glove at short. Ru-
dolph hunted a third strike foul
irving tn sacrifice and was 81