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Despite a recurring bad arm and years pitching for bad teams, Pascual was one of the dominant AL righthanders for a decade beginning in the late 1950s. Originally recommended to the Senators by his older brother, Carlos "Big Potato" Pascual, who pitched briefly for the team in 1950, Camilo arrived in Washington in 1954 and spent five seasons struggling to a 28-66 with the hapless team. But his stuff was overpowering when he developed a wicked sidearm curve in 1959 to go with his blazing fastball and sharp control, and he posted a 17-10 record for a last-place club. Two years later the Senators moved to Minnesota and built a powerful lineup. Pascual prospered, going 20-11 and 21-9 seasons in 1962 and 1963. He led the AL in strikeouts for three straight seasons, beginning in 1961. In the second '61 All-Star Game he pitched three hitless innings and fanned four. He was 9-3 for the pennant-winning Twins in 1965, as arm miseries reduced him to a spot starter. After a trade sent him to the new Washington franchise, he won 25 games over the 1967-68 seasons. (MC)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » April 19, 1954: Eddie Yost hits a lead off homer in the 9th to give the Senators a 4–3 win over the A's. The win goes to reliever Camilo Pascual, who matches the ML total of his brother Carlos. » May 28, 1955: After starting the season on the retired list, Ted Williams of the Red Sox becomes "unretired." He joins the team and collects a single in his first at bat, but the Red Sox bow to the Senators, 5–3. Camilo Pascual is the starter, but receives a warning from the ump when the Cuban Cutie twice hits Sammy White with pitches. His replacement, Maury McDermott, ignites a 5-run 6th with a home run. » April 17, 1956: The Yanks and Senators each hit 3 HRs, the only time this has happened on Opening Day. Hitting LH, Mickey Mantle has 2 tape measure blasts over 500 feet off Camilo Pascual, as the Yanks win easily 10-4. For the 4th consecutive opener, President Dwight D. Eisenhower throws out the first ball and stays for 9 innings. » May 23, 1956: The A's score two in the 9th to tie the Senators at five apiece, the score another two runs in the 17th to win, 7–6. The winning run scores on a wild pitch by Camilo Pascual. » May 30, 1956: Mickey Mantle hits one of the most memorable home runs in his career, in the 2nd game of a doubleheader with the Washington Senators. He tags a pitch from Camilo Pascual that comes within 18 inches of leaving Yankee Stadium, something never accomplished by any major leaguer. The ball was still climbing when it caromed off the upper-stand facade, about 396 feet from home plate. Estimates are that the ball could have traveled more than 600 feet. It is Mantle's 20th home run of the season; no one else has ever hit 20 home runs before June. Mantle also homers in the opener, off Pedro Ramos, with two on as New York sweeps, 4–3 and 12–5. » May 29, 1957: At Washington, Camilo Pascual gives up two solo homers, to Mickey Mantle and Hank Bauer, but the Senators win 6–2. Pascual will groove 43 gopher balls this year. » May 1, 1959: Harmon Killebrew's 10th inning home run, the 2nd of the game for the third sacker, gives Washington a 4–3 win over the woeful Tigers (2-14). Jim Bunning and Camilo Pascual each go the rout. Bunning is done in by errors by Eddie Yost and Rocky Bridges in the 8th, though Yost hits a double and home run against his old team. » February 15, 1960: Cienfuegos completes a 6–0 sweep to give Cuba the Caribbean Series championship for the 5th straight year. Camilo Pascual wins 2, including the Series clincher against Puerto Rico. » April 18, 1960: In the American League opener at Washington, a week later than the National League start, President Dwight D. Eisenhower throws out the first ball, then watches Camilo Pascual strike out 15 batters to tie Walter Johnson's record. Boston's only run in a 10–1 loss is a Ted Williams home run. » May 27, 1960: Camilo Pascual strikes out 13 but Washington loses to the Red Sox, 4–3, his 3rd loss to Boston this year. » August 14, 1960: The Yankees lose a doubleheader to Washington and fall to 3rd place in the American League, a half game behind the Orioles and White Sox. P Camilo Pascual's grand slam is the difference in a 5–4 first-game win. In the 2nd, Mickey Mantle, believing there are two outs, jogs to 1B on a grounder to 3B. The Senators turn a DP, with New York's Roger Maris suffering bruised ribs trying to break it up at 2B. Maris will miss 18 games as a result. Mantle is heavily booed, and Casey Stengel replaces him with Bob Cerv. The clubs set a major-league record by using 17 pinch hitters—9 by the Yankees—in the doubleheader (more than 18 innings), while playing a major-league record 24 errorless innings. » April 27, 1961: The Angels draw a disappointing crowd of 11,931 for their home opener against the Twins at LA Wrigley Field. Ty Cobb, in his last appearance at a ball park, throws out the first ball. The Twins Camilo Pascual spoils the opener by winning 4–2, sending the Angels to their 8th loss in nine games. » May 2, 1961: In their first appearance in Minnesota, the Yankees top the transplanted Washington team, 6–4. Mickey Mantle's grand slam in the 10th inning off Camilo Pascual, is the big blow. Luis Arroyo picks up the save after the Twins score 2. Mick's extra inning grand slam is the 6th by a Yankee, joining Wally Pipp (1923), Babe Ruth (1925), Bob Meusel (1929), and Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Henrich (1948). » August 8, 1961: At Fenway, the Twins Camilo Pascual gives up an inside-the-park grand slam to Gary Geiger in the 3rd and a solo shot to Buddin in the 7th to win, 6–5. Pascual drives in his first three runs of the year to snap the Twins 8-game losing streak. » July 6, 1962: The Yankees edge the Twins 7–5 in Bloomington, as Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris each hit a pair of home runs. The M&M boys hit back to back homers in the 1st inning, off Camilo Pascual (12–4), the 3rd time in four games they've hit back-to-back shots. New York is a half-game in back of Cleveland. » September 30, 1962: Camilo Pascual draws a tough assignment in rookie Bob Miller, but beats the Orioles, 1–0, on three hits to earn his 20th win. Miller allows two hits to the Senators. » April 21, 1965: At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle puts New York ahead with a two-run homer in the first off Camilo Pascual, but the Twins come back to win 7–2. » April 27, 1965: The Twins unload seven runs in the first inning and coast to a 11–1 win over the Indians. The big blow is Camilo Pascual's grand slam off Stan Williams, the 2nd grand slam of his career. Pascual makes it easy as he tosses a two-hitter. » December 3, 1966: The Senators bring Camilo Pascual, along with Bernie Allen, back to Washington send Minnesota P Ron Kline in exchange. » April 7, 1969: At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans, including President Richard Nixon, look on as Ted Williams makes his managerial debut for the Senators. The Yanks spoil it, winning 8–4, pinning the loss on Camilo Pascual, and routing him in the third inning with back-to-back homers by Jerry Kenney and Bobby Murcer. Playing for the old Senators, Pascual lost the '56 opener to New York, and the '57 opener to the Orioles. He won the 1960 opener against the Red Sox and, for the new Washington Senators, lost last year's opener to the Twins. Mel Stottlemyre wins his 3rd straight opening complete game, despite giving up 14 hits.