PIZARRO EQUALS AL K MARK, CHISOX TRIP A'S IN OPENER
Lefty Fans 13 in 4-Hit CG
CHICAGO, July 19 (AP) - Juan Pizarro tied the American League season high
strikeout mark by fanning 13 Kansas City Athletics as the Chicago White Sox
overcame an early three-run deficit for a 4-3 victory in the opener of a
doubleheader at Comiskey Park. Pizarro equaled the performances of
teammate Joe Horlen and Al Downing of the New York Yankees, both of whom fanned
13 batters earlier this year. Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers
holds the major league season high with 17 strikeouts in a win over St. Louis on
June 12.
Pizarro had a difficult start to the game, surrendering three runs to the A's in
the very first inning. After two quick outs, the roof caved in. Ken
Harrelson doubled to the left-center field gap and right-handed slugger Rocky
Colavito was walked intentionally to bring up lefty swinging Jim Gentile.
Gentile entered the game hitting less than .100 on the season against
left-handed pitching, but drove a 1-2 pitch deep from Pizarro into the lower
grandstand in right field for a three-run home run and a 3-0 Kansas City lead.
The White Sox closed to within one run when they finally dented the scoreboard
in the fourth inning. Tom McCraw drew a leadoff walk from A's starter
Diego Segui and moved to second when third baseman Ed Charles booted Jim Landis'
ground ball for an error. Ron Hansen rolled out to second, with both
runners advancing 90 feet before J.C. Martin lined a single to right, scoring
McCraw and Landis to make the score 3-2.
Chicago moved out in front with two more runs in the fifth. Floyd Robinson
sprayed an opposite field single to left with one out and Pete Ward followed
with his 18th home run of the season, a towering drive that glanced off the
upper deck facade in straight away right field.
Pizarro, meanwhile, was mowing down the Kansas City lineup. In the third
inning he hit Wayne Causey with a pitch, but induced a double play ball and
escaped the frame with no damage. In the fourth, he allowed a leadoff
single to Colavito and a one-out safety to Doc Edwards, putting runners on the
corners, but he fanned Nelson Matthews and retired Charlie Shoemaker on a ground
ball to end the inning.
Segui reached first base leading off the fifth on an error by Ward, but Pizarro
(10-5) then ratcheted up his performance to another level, retiring the final 15
batters he faced to end the game. Nine of those final hitters were set
down on strikes, including Colavito, Gentile and Edwards in the sixth.
7/19/1964, KC64-ChA64, game 1, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Athletics 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 3 1 1964 White Sox 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 x 4 7 1 10 1 Athletics AB R H BI AVG White Sox AB R H BI AVG Causey ss 3 0 0 0 .266 Hershberger rf 4 0 0 0 .201 Charles 3b 4 0 0 0 .251 Buford 2b 5 0 1 0 .253 Harrelson lf 4 1 1 0 .302 Weis 2b 0 0 0 0 .231 Colavito rf 3 1 1 0 .311 Robinson,Fl lf 2 1 1 0 .302 Gentile 1b 4 1 1 3 .216 Ward,P 3b 4 1 1 2 .208 Edwards,D c 4 0 1 0 .213 McCraw 1b 2 1 0 0 .262 Mathews,N cf 3 0 0 0 .246 Landis cf 4 1 1 0 .230 Shoemaker 2b 3 0 0 0 .208 Hansen ss 2 0 0 0 .276 Segui p 2 0 0 0 .204 Martin c 4 0 1 2 .255 Alusik ph 1 0 0 0 .218 Pizarro p 4 0 2 0 .188 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 .026 31 4 7 4 Bowsfield p 0 0 0 0 .000 31 3 4 3 Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Segui L 8-7 6.0 5 4 3 4 4 118 69 3.27 Drabowsky 1.2 2 0 0 3 1 30 15 3.20 Bowsfield 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.71 8.0 7 4 3 7 5 151 86 White Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Pizarro W 10-6 9.0 4 3 3 1 13 118 79 3.18 9.0 4 3 3 1 13 118 79 KC : Alusik batted for Segui in the 7th ChA: Weis inserted at 2b in the 9th E-Charles, Mathews,N, Hansen. 2B-Harrelson(5), Pizarro(1). HR-Gentile(6), Ward,P(18). RBI-Gentile 3(27), Ward,P 2(60), Martin 2(15). SB-Robinson,Fl(5). K-Charles 3, Harrelson, Colavito, Gentile 3, Edwards,D, Mathews,N, Shoemaker, Segui, Alusik, Buford, Ward,P, Landis 2, Pizarro. BB-Colavito, Hershberger, Robinson,Fl 2, McCraw 2, Hansen 2. HBP-Causey. HB-Pizarro. WP-Pizarro. GWRBI: Ward,P Temperature: 80, Sky: clear, Wind: out to right at 7 MPH. Attendance: N/A Game Time: 2:24