RUBY LEGS VAULT INTO LEAD; DEATH VALLEY, NASHVILLE HOLD ON
WORCESTER (CLP): The Worcester Ruby Legs opened a small edge over Boston as
they attempt to return to postseason play and avenge their 1967 loss in the
World Series. As they have been all season long, Jimmy Wynn (.279, 26 hr) and
Hawk Harrelson (.269, 32 hr) have been providing the offense, while Chris
Short (20-8, 2.62) heads the typically fine Worcester pitching staff. The
Rubies are in fairly good shape for the stretch run, although certain key
role players like Rocky Colavito (.291, 18 hr in 1745 ab!), Jim Pagliaroni
(.263) and veteran shortstop Dick Schofield (.227) are out for the season.
In Boston, the desperate lineup shuffling did manage to save the main starting
lineup for the Dead Sox, who mainly lost bit players thown to the wolves in
an attempt to save the at-bats of the likes of Reggie, Killer, and Rick Monday.
The biggest loss for Boston is Bill Monboquette (14-7, 2.98), who came on to
have a fine season for the team that originally signed him as a rookie. So
Boston will finally field once more the team that opened up a 5 game lead
to open the season. Can they close the 3.5 game gap against the Rubies in
September?
The CL Central finally bids farewell to Nashville's Gates Brown (.319, 16 hr)
but not the starting rotation of Nash (14-5, 1.75), Veale (20-6, 1.87), McLain
(20-11, 2.26) and Gibson (22-11, 2.69), clearly making a run at being the
finest in the history of the CL. Other than Gates and bit player Frank
Kostro, the Metros enter the stretch run unscathed. Philadelphia leads the
wild card hunt and is only 5.5 back of Nashville, and the Liberty don't lose
anyone to overuse. With Pete Rose (.348, 82 rbi) way ahead in the batting
title and Willie Mays (.276, 24 hr) providing his veteran leadership, Philly
should be in good position for postseason play. If it becomes a Boston-
Philly wild card race, it is worth noting that the Eastern division features
four severely depleted teams, while the Central only has two such teams to
feast upon.
In the West, Death Valley has opened a six game margin over Orlando but enters
the stretch run with 7 position players and 5 pitchers. Gone are Richie Allen
(.252, 33 hr) and John Callison (.230, 19 hr), as well as Roy Face (7-3, 1.84,
9 sv) and Claude Raymond (3.21, 10 sv), who constituted the entire Monster
bullpen. Can the Monsters replace these missing parts well enough to stay
ahead of the pursuit? Orlando loses Bob Bolin (15-9, 2.21) and Tom Murphy
(9-3, 162 with ORL) out of the rotation, as well as some role players like
Dick Green, Clete Boyer, and Ron Swoboda. Baton Rouge loses Ray Washburn
(18-12, 2.89), Andy Messersmith (12-4, 2.02) and a number of offensive parts,
most notably Mack Jones (.245, 30 hr). Melbourne Beach had a disappointing
August and has dropped 15 games off the pace with 24 to play, but enters the
stretch run as the healthiest of the top four squads. Can they close the gap?
One thing is likely--the spread between these four teams at seasons end will
probably be much smaller than it is right now, unless some dramatic trades
are made.
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 8/24/1968
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1968 WOR 89 49 P.Rose PHI .348 W.McCovey *** 37 H.Aaron BOS 104
1968 BOS 86 53 F.Alou *** .317 R.Allen DVA 33 B.Freehan BTR 97
1968 ANC 66 72 H.Aaron BOS .309 B.Freehan BTR 32 F.Howard DVA 97
1968 AUS 62 77 R.Staub BTR .307 F.Howard DVA 32 W.McCovey *** 96
1968 GAT 44 94 M.Hershbe ANC .305 K.Harrels WOR 32 J.Northru *** 94
1968 MIA 36 102
WINS SAVES ERA
1968 NAS 95 46 B.Gibson NAS 22 L.McDanie PHO 32 J.Nash NAS 1.75
1968 PHI 90 50 D.Chance PHI 22 A.Worthin BTR 31 L.Tiant DVA 1.75
1968 PHO 70 68 S.Bahnsen PHI 22 H.Wilhelm NOR 31 T.Murphy *** 1.86
1968 ALL 69 70 OTHERS TIED W 20 F.Linzy KCM 21 B.Veale NAS 1.87
1968 SUN 58 80 D.Womack MBM 18 W.Wood PHO 1.88
1968 KCM 44 94
CUR HIT STREAK MVP POINT CY YOUNG POINT
1968 DVA 86 52 D.Rader KCM 9 H.Aaron BOS 441 S.McDowel DVA 777
1968 ORL 80 58 D.Buford PHO 9 W.McCovey *** 382 B.Gibson NAS 734
1968 BTR 79 59 K.McMulle MBM 9 J.Wynn WOR 380 L.Tiant DVA 722
1968 MBM 71 67 OTHERS TIED W 7 R.Allen DVA 378 B.Veale NAS 706
1968 BUF 68 70 B.Freehan BTR 370 D.McLain NAS 696
1968 NOR 53 85
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
GAT 1 at ORL 2 GAT-McGloth(9-19, 3.72) at ORL-Perry(14-11, 2.91)
AUS 5 at PHO 7 AUS-Fryman(12-13, 3.08) at PHO-Brunet(10-13, 2.80)
MIA 4 at KCM 2 MIA-Coleman(9-27, 3.08) at KCM-Hannan(3-11, 3.43)
DVA 7 at PHI 0 DVA-Culver(9-11, 4.22) at PHI-Hunter(11-9, 3.68)
MBM 3 at SUN 7 MBM-Lolich(14-10, 2.71) at SUN-Boswell(6-18, 3.95)
WOR 0 at NAS 5 WOR-Short(20-8, 2.62) at NAS-McLain(20-11, 2.26)
BUF 1 at ANC 2 BUF-Maricha(14-18, 3.07) at ANC-Britton(11-14, 3.85)
ALL 9 at BOS 5 ALL-Singer(8-18, 3.71) at BOS-Arrigo(12-10, 4.03)
NOR 5 at BTR 3 NOR-Moore(3-7, 4.08) at BTR-Dobson(10-10, 3.65)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
R.Allen DVA PHI 5 3 2 5 0 1 2 0
R.Santo AUS PHO 4 2 2 4 0 1 2 0
J.Bench NAS WOR 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 0
B.Powell PHO AUS 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 0
J.Cardenal SUN MBM 5 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
G.Jackson MIA KCM 11.0 5 2 0 2 12 0 W
L.Tiant DVA PHI 9.0 3 0 0 2 9 0 W
B.Veale NAS WOR 6.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 W
B.Bolin ORL GAT 9.0 6 1 1 2 6 1 W
B.Landis ALL BOS 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C B.Freehan(BTR) 2,074,827 J.Bench(NAS) 1,499,794
1B W.McCovey(***) 2,235,064 J.Briggs(AUS) 1,629,567
2B D.McAuliffe(DVA) 1,618,479 G.Beckert(NAS) 1,286,912
3B T.Perez(NAS) 1,484,687 M.Shannon(SUN) 1,074,242
SS B.Campaneris(AUS) 1,314,431 J.Fregosi(***) 1,162,138
LF R.Allen(DVA) 2,181,480 C.Yastrzemski(DVA) 2,061,682
CF J.Wynn(WOR) 2,213,914 W.Mays(PHI) 1,870,875
RF H.Aaron(BOS) 3,277,256 P.Rose(PHI) 1,904,357
Pi S.McDowell(DVA) 3,146,166 B.Gibson(NAS) 2,818,357
L.Tiant(DVA) 2,736,138 B.Veale(NAS) 2,624,769
D.McLain(NAS) 2,551,915 S.Bahnsen(PHI) 2,406,329
C.Short(WOR) 2,402,391 D.Chance(PHI) 2,342,701
D.Drysdale(MBM) 2,011,029 J.Koosman(SUN) 1,645,666
S.Siebert(BOS) 1,606,851 F.Peterson(ALL) 1,550,731
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 8/24/1968
PHLORIDA AT ORLANDO
Gaters.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Geckos.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 7 0
Win:Bolin(15-9) Loss:Lonborg(2-7)
Homeruns- F.Whitfield(9th)
Bob Bolin was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete
game and left fielder Rick Reichardt had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Orlando
Geckos defeated the Phlorida Gaters by the score of 2 to 1 at The
Ballpark.
Bolin(15-9) had a strong outing. He gave up just 6 hits and 2 walks in 9
innings. Phlorida was retired without difficulty in the 9th.
Jim Lonborg(2-7) was given the loss in relief. He allowed 1 hit and 1 walk in
1 inning.
AUSTIN AT PHOENIX
Armadillos...... 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 2
Flames.......... 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 - 7 13 1
Win:Jenkins(15-15) Loss:Lemaster(7-20) Save:McDaniel(32nd)
Homeruns- R.Santo-2(13th), B.Powell(12th)
Designated hitter Boog Powell had 4 hits at The Astrodome as the seemingly
unstoppable Phoenix Flames beat the Austin Armadillos 7 to 5.
Phoenix claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring a single run
utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Jim Davenport drew a walk.
Willie McCovey stepped up next and he delivered a one-base hit. Denny
Lemaster then uncorked a wild pitch scoring the run. Offensively, Phoenix
was a juggernaut. They scored in 6 separate innings.
Fergie Jenkins(15-15) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 5 runs for the victory.
Lindy McDaniel got the save, his 32nd. Lemaster(7-20) took the loss. He was
hit hard and gave up 12 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
MIAMI AT KANSAS CITY
Phish........... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 12 1
Monarchs........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 2
Win:Jackson(10-18) Loss:Ryan(1-3)
Homeruns- T.Matchick(5th)
Grant Jackson allowed just 5 hits as the Miami Phish beat the reeling Kansas
City Monarchs in 11 innings by a score of 4 to 2.
The score was knotted at 2 after nine innings. Miami won it in the 11th
inning. After an out was recorded, Dick Nen got things rolling when he drew
a walk. Russ Snyder came to the plate and delivered a single. Tom Matchick
then laced a single bringing in a run. Chico Ruiz came up and he hit a deep
fly scoring the final run of the inning. Miami had 12 hits for the
afternoon.
The win was credited to Jackson(10-18) who went the whole way allowing 2 runs.
Nolan Ryan(1-3) was the loser in relief.
'He was moving it around and spotting it very well.' Kansas City's manager
said. Jackson pitched a great game. He deserves all the credit.'
DEATH VALLEY AT PHILADELPHIA
Gila Monsters... 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 7 13 0
Liberty......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 2
Win:Tiant(19-6) Loss:Chance(22-9)
Homeruns- R.Allen-2(33rd), D.McAuliffe(11th)
Luis Tiant shut down the Philadelphia batters on just 3 hits and designated
hitter Richie Allen smacked 2 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Death Valley Gila
Monsters topped the Philadelphia Liberty by a score of 7 to 0 at Shibe
Park.
Allen was really in 'the zone'. He lofted a three-run bomb in the 1st inning
and blasted a two-run home run (his 33rd of the season) in the 5th inning.
Death Valley finished with 13 hits in the victory.
It was the 8th shutout of the year for Tiant(19-6). The losing pitcher was
Dean Chance(22-9). He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 7 innings of work.
MELBOURNE BEACH AT SUNVILLE
Mets............ 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
SunJewels....... 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 - 7 9 1
Win:Koosman(19-15) Loss:Cloninger(1-10)
Homeruns- C.Jones(14th), J.Cardenal(10th)
Jerry Koosman came through with a solid 9 innings as the Sunville SunJewels
outscored the ice-cold Melbourne Beach Mets 7 to 3.
Koosman(19-15) pitched a solid game. He surrendered 5 hits and 1 walk in 9
innings. Sunville rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.
Tony Cloninger(1-10) was charged with the loss. He was unable to control the
Sunville offense and allowed 8 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings.
WORCESTER AT NASHVILLE
Ruby Legs....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0
Metropolitans... 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 8 0
Win:Veale(20-6) Loss:Williams(11-4) Save:Higgins(3rd)
Homeruns- J.Bench(14th)
Bob Veale went 6 strong innings as the impressive Nashville Metropolitans
defeated the Worcester Ruby Legs by a score of 5 to 0 at Turner Field.
It was a good day for Nashville thanks to Johnny Bench. He doubled in the 1st
inning, doubled bringing in two baserunners in the 6th inning and popped a
two-run clout over the fence (his 14th of the season) in the 8th inning.
Nashville out-hit Worcester for the game, 8 hits to 2.
The victory went to Veale(20-6) who went 6 innings, allowing no runs. Veale
got relief help from Denny Higgins who gained credit for his 3rd save. Stan
Williams(11-4) was tagged with the loss.
When questioned, Nashville's manager remarked, 'It's been a while since a win
felt this good - heck, it's been a while since we had a win period!'
BUFFALO AT ANCHORAGE
Buffaloes....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 0
Attack.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 2
Win:Stone(11-13) Loss:Sutton(11-6) Save:Carroll(16th)
George Stone(11-13) and Don Sutton(11-6) locked horns in a pitcher's duel with
Stone and the Anchorage Attack coming out on top of the Buffalo Buffaloes 2
to 1.
Anchorage had the game winning rally in the 8th inning with 2 runs using 3
hits. Bob Bailey led off and keyed the rally when he banged out a single.
Jim French came next and he laid down a sacrifice bunt. One out later, Tony
Gonzalez came up and he was walked intentionally. Kevin Collins was up next
and he lined a base-hit to load the bases. Roy White stepped into the box
and hit a single plating two runs. The game was a scoreless duel until the
8th inning.
Clay Carroll gained credit for his 16th save. 'It wasn't my best outing, but
I'll take the win' Stone said.
ALLENTOWN AT BOSTON
Allnighters..... 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 9 18 2
Dead Sox........ 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 5 8 0
Win:Bunker(10-8) Loss:Grant(2-2)
Homeruns- R.Jackson(27th)
Catcher Duke Sims hit 2 doubles and had 2 RBI at Boston where the Allentown
Allnighters beat the Boston Dead Sox 9 to 5.
Allentown jumped out to the early lead in the first inning when they tallied 2
runs on 3 hits. The big moment was provided by Joe Pepitone who helped quiet
the crowd when he laced a one-base hit which was good for two runs.
Allentown finished with 18 hits while Boston ended up with 8.
Wally Bunker(10-8) got the win allowing 4 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings. Jim
Grant(2-2) absorbed the loss. Allentown extended their winning streak to 6
games. Allentown's manager was clearly happy after the game -- 'Everything is
clicking for us right now.'
NORTHBROOK AT BATON ROUGE
Atoms........... 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 5 13 2
Red Sticks...... 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Win:Pascual(11-17) Loss:Jackson(14-12) Save:Wilhelm(31st)
Homeruns- A.Shamsky(11th), G.Alley(5th)
In a two run game the Northbrook Atoms got by the Baton Rouge Red Sticks by
the score of 5 to 3.
Northbrook took the lead for good in the top of the 5th inning scoring one
runner on 2 hits. For the game Northbrook out-hit Baton Rouge 13 to 9.
Camilo Pascual(11-17) went 8 and 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs for the win.
Pascual was helped out by Hoyt Wilhelm who recorded his 31st save. Larry
Jackson(14-12) was hit with the loss.
With this win, Northbrook has a 53-85 record. They have been 6-4 lately.
With the loss, Baton Rouge has a record of 6-4 lately, 79-59 overall.
THREE TIGHT RACES HEAD INTO AUGUST!
In recent years, at least one CL race has gone down to the wire, and for this
1968 year of the pitcher, it looks like all three divisions might go that
way! Where to begin?
The two best records in the CL belong to the two Central Division leaders.
Both Nashville and Philadelphia stood pat during the All Star break trading
frenzy, apparently figuring that there was no need to tamper with the
success that both teams have been experiencing. Nashville has the top team
ERA and BA in the league, while Philly is #2 in both areas. The Metro
rotation of Bob Gibson (18-7, 2.63), Denny McLain (16-7, 2.05), Jim Nash
(13-3, 1.66), and Bob Veale (15-4, 1.91) speaks for itself--is it the
best in league history? And Gates Brown (.330, 12 hr) is not the only
weapon in a lineup that includes Oliva, Bench and Perez. Brown will be
history come game 140, but none of the Metro rotation is in jeopardy.
Unfortunately for Nashville, Philly looks quite healthy heading into
the dog days of August, and Carlton, Bahnsen, and Chance might all win
25 games. Willie Mays is having a great time driving in batting leader
Pete Rose, and the Liberty are running on all cylinders. With only
three games separating the two, losing Brown will hurt the Metros. Both
teams will likely make the postseason at their current pace, but who will
end up with the pennant is by no means settled.
Nor do they look to be settled anytime soon in the East. Worcester was
wheeling and dealing during the break, and new pickups Ron Kline (0.56,
4 sv) and Al Jackson (2-1, 1.08) have had an immediate impact on the
bullpen. The Rubies have now drawn even with Boston, who acquired a
few bodies including the ancient Eddie Mathews (.211, 2 hr) in a
desperate attempt to deal with severe usage problems. For the Dead Sox,
the good news is that they've managed to stay even with Worcester while
attempting to rest key players for a stretch run. The bad news is that
the resting has only been partially successful, and many of the more
famous names on the Dead Sox--Killebrew, Reggie, Monday, Maloney--are
in danger of game 140 expiration. Any more rest for these players may
leave Boston too far out of contention to worry about any stretch run.
And then there's the wild West, where six games separate five teams.
Death Valley continues to ride at the top of the heap, but things
could be hot and dry for this team come game 140; the Monsters only
sport 10 position players and 7 pitchers, and it's a guarantee that
they won't all be around at the end of the season. With four teams
breathing down their scaly necks, the Monsters can't afford a misstep.
Baton Rouge is only 2 back, but a couple of their pleasant surprises,
like Mack Jones (.242, 26 hr) and Dick Dietz (.248, 15 hr) are out
for the stretch. The defending pennant winners in Orlando shocked
everyone by unloading Willie McCovey, their top run producer, but
pickups like Tom Murphy (5-1, 0.52), Jim Northrup (.333, 26 rbi in
96 ab) and Jim Fregosi (.326) are picking up the slack nicely, so
the Geckos are only 2.5 games behind their larger lizard brothers.
And Melbourne Beach spent big on Alou, Charles and Allison, and
they've gained 5 games on the leaders in the past 30 to hover 5
back. Add Buffalo, still in the hunt at 6 back, and just about
anyone (except the struggling Atoms) can still take this division!
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 7/22/1968
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1968 WOR 68 37 P.Rose PHI .343 W.McCovey *** 29 B.Freehan BTR 81
1968 BOS 70 39 H.Aaron BOS .323 K.Harrels WOR 27 H.Aaron BOS 81
1968 ANC 51 57 R.Staub BTR .314 M.Jones BTR 26 F.Howard DVA 74
1968 AUS 47 62 F.Alou *** .310 F.Howard DVA 26 K.Harrels WOR 74
1968 GAT 35 72 K.Boswell NOR .308 B.Freehan BTR 25 W.McCovey *** 73
1968 MIA 29 79
WINS SAVES ERA
1968 NAS 78 30 B.Gibson NAS 18 A.Worthin BTR 31 J.Nash NAS 1.66
1968 PHI 76 35 S.Bahnsen PHI 18 L.McDanie PHO 25 S.Carlton PHI 1.76
1968 PHO 54 53 D.Drysdal MBM 18 H.Wilhelm NOR 23 J.McAndre ANC 1.88
1968 ALL 48 60 D.Chance PHI 17 F.Linzy KCM 15 B.Veale NAS 1.91
1968 SUN 43 65 OTHERS TIED W 16 D.Womack MBM 15 D.Drysdal MBM 1.93
1968 KCM 37 73
CUR HIT STREAK MVP POINT CY YOUNG POINT
1968 DVA 61 44 J.Briggs AUS 13 H.Aaron BOS 365 B.Gibson NAS 609
1968 BTR 60 47 F.Kostro NAS 13 J.Wynn WOR 303 D.Drysdal MBM 606
1968 ORL 61 49 G.Brown NAS 11 B.Freehan BTR 301 D.McLain NAS 583
1968 MBM 57 51 OTHERS TIED W 10 W.McCovey *** 300 D.Chance PHI 549
1968 BUF 55 50 W.Mays PHI 298 S.Bahnsen PHI 548
1968 NOR 39 66
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
PHI 12 at SUN 0 PHI-Cuellar(9-3, 2.78) at SUN-Koosman(14-12, 2.23)
BTR 3 at AUS 2 BTR-Washbur(12-10, 2.97) at AUS-Fryman(8-11, 3.44)
KCM 1 at GAT 6 KCM-Pappas(2-11, 3.89) at GAT-Jaster(5-9, 3.03)
BUF 4 at NAS 7 BUF-Stange(0-3, 6.57) at NAS-McLain(16-7, 2.05)
BOS 3 at MBM 4 BOS-Arrigo(8-9, 4.26) at MBM-Cloning(1-5, 4.40)
NOR 4 at DVA 5 NOR-Santiag(4-8, 4.66) at DVA-Tiant(11-5, 2.04)
ORL 3 at MIA 1 ORL-Nolan(6-5, 3.27) at MIA-Not announced
ALL 4 at WOR 0 ALL-Bunker(4-8, 2.71) at WOR-Hardin(8-7, 2.92)
ANC 1 at PHO 2 ANC-Reed(8-8, 2.53) at PHO-Niekro(7-11, 3.05)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
W.Mays PHI SUN 4 2 2 4 2 0 2 0
P.Rose PHI SUN 6 4 6 2 0 0 0 0
R.Clemente PHI SUN 6 3 5 4 0 1 0 0
P.Ward BUF NAS 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
T.Uhlaender BUF NAS 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.Selma MBM BOS 7.0 3 1 1 2 9 0 W
F.Peterson ALL WOR 7.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 W
J.McGlothlin GAT KCM 9.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 W
S.Carlton PHI SUN 9.0 5 0 0 3 3 0 W
G.Culver DVA NOR 10.0 6 4 2 2 4 1 W
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C B.Freehan(BTR) 1,548,233 J.Bench(NAS) 1,014,402
1B W.McCovey(***) 1,538,454 J.Briggs(AUS) 1,239,013
2B D.McAuliffe(DVA) 1,026,390 G.Beckert(NAS) 924,335
3B T.Perez(NAS) 1,097,628 J.Hart(ORL) 898,953
SS B.Campaneris(AUS) 915,729 J.Fregosi(***) 862,237
LF M.Jones(BTR) 1,477,547 R.Allen(DVA) 1,319,971
CF J.Wynn(WOR) 1,581,925 W.Mays(PHI) 1,522,751
RF H.Aaron(BOS) 2,548,684 K.Harrelson(WOR) 1,437,659
Pi B.Gibson(NAS) 2,446,737 D.Drysdale(MBM) 2,421,761
D.McLain(NAS) 2,250,741 D.Chance(PHI) 2,012,134
S.Bahnsen(PHI) 2,003,812 S.Carlton(PHI) 1,882,617
C.Short(WOR) 1,859,166 B.Veale(NAS) 1,818,097
S.McDowell(DVA) 1,715,135 L.Dierker(WOR) 1,358,719
J.Nash(NAS) 1,339,586 S.Siebert(BOS) 1,298,948
METROS SURGE, DEAD SOX FALTER AS CL HITS ALL-STAR BREAK
The Nashville Metropolitans pulled to a five-game lead over Philadelphia to
climb to the CL's top record at the All-Star break, placing their entire
rotation on the All-Star team. Led by Gibson (13-6, 2.51) and McLain (13-5,
2.54), the Metros have been holding opposition hitters at bay while All-Star
backups Bench, Perez and Beckert generate runs and Gates Brown (who at .337
would be leading the league but does not have enough atbats to qualify)
continues to mash the ball with regularity. Philadelphia is betting on Pete
Rose to keep them in the lead for the wildcard slot, although there is
likely to be some competition from the East.
And in the East, there is also competition for a pennant as Boston slumped
during June, partially due to efforts to rest some aching personnel such
as Harmon Killebrew. With the drop, Worcester is just a few percentage points
behind as Hawk Harrelson (.290, 20 hr, 51 rbis) enjoys a great first half
and Chris Short (11-4, 2.13) is again putting up Cy Young numbers. These
teams figure to go neck and neck for the remainder of the season.
In the West, Death Valley contniues to hold an edge with three other teams
each struggling to emerge as the Monster's main competition. The big news
in the Valley has been the performance of Sudden Sam McDowell, overshadowing
even the big duo in Nashville with his 13-6, 2.27 numbers, and of Frank
Howard, leading the league in homers and rbis. However, the Monsters, like
Boston, have usage problems as well as the lead, meaning that something will
need to be done by both squads during this trading session to prevent a late-
season swoon.
In other news, look for the 1967 CL World Series to be broadcast live from
the CL chat room this Tuesday night at roughly 9:00 pm Central time!
Anchorage and Worcester are returning to Anchorage to play Game 6 with the
Attack holding a 3-2 edge. Don't miss it!
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 6/21/1968
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1968 BOS 53 28 R.Staub BTR .335 F.Howard DVA 23 H.Aaron BOS 62
1968 WOR 48 26 F.Alou PHO .327 W.McCovey ORL 21 F.Howard DVA 62
1968 ANC 42 38 P.Rose PHI .324 R.Allen DVA 20 W.McCovey ORL 59
1968 AUS 32 47 H.Aaron BOS .319 K.Harrels WOR 20 J.Wynn WOR 57
1968 GAT 22 54 K.Boswell NOR .311 OTHERS TIED W 18 P.Rose PHI 53
1968 MIA 22 56
WINS SAVES ERA
1968 NAS 57 23 S.McDowel DVA 13 A.Worthin BTR 21 J.Nash NAS 1.59
1968 PHI 52 28 B.Gibson NAS 13 L.McDanie PHO 19 S.Siebert BOS 1.70
1968 PHO 41 38 D.McLain NAS 13 H.Wilhelm NOR 14 S.Carlton PHI 1.77
1968 ALL 37 40 D.Drysdal MBM 13 D.Kelley AUS 12 J.McAndre ANC 1.88
1968 SUN 32 45 OTHERS TIED W 12 F.Linzy KCM 12 D.Drysdal MBM 2.04
1968 KCM 28 51
CUR HIT STREAK MVP POINT CY YOUNG POINT
1968 DVA 48 32 H.Aaron BOS 12 H.Aaron BOS 273 S.McDowel DVA 502
1968 BUF 42 32 G.Beckert NAS 12 R.Allen DVA 228 B.Gibson NAS 446
1968 BTR 42 35 T.Taylor DVA 11 J.Wynn WOR 227 D.McLain NAS 445
1968 ORL 42 38 D.McAulif DVA 9 W.McCovey ORL 223 D.Drysdal MBM 417
1968 MBM 36 42 OTHERS TIED W 7 F.Howard DVA 219 S.Siebert BOS 404
1968 NOR 26 49
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
ANC 0 at BUF 4 ANC-McAndre(12-3, 1.88) at BUF-Sutton(6-1, 2.06)
SUN 2 at NOR 0 SUN-Dobson(4-5, 2.97) at NOR-Santiag(3-5, 4.75)
PHI 2 at MBM 5 PHI-Chance(12-4, 2.44) at MBM-McNally(4-9, 3.13)
MIA 3 at BTR 10 MIA-Coleman(6-12, 3.16) at BTR-Washbur(8-9, 3.18)
DVA 2 at ORL 0 DVA-Culver(3-7, 3.84) at ORL-Perry(8-8, 3.11)
NAS 4 at WOR 1 NAS-Moose(3-4, 3.79) at WOR-Short(11-4, 2.13)
ALL 2 at GAT 6 ALL-Bunker(3-7, 2.61) at GAT-Sparma(2-8, 4.89)
AUS 2 at BOS 4 AUS-Sadecki(11-8, 2.24) at BOS-Monbouq(10-3, 2.49)
PHO 1 at KCM 0 PHO-Niekro(5-10, 4.08) at KCM-Ellswor(6-5, 2.81)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
B.Watson BOS AUS 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0
D.Dietz BTR MIA 5 3 3 1 0 0 1 0
B.Williams BUF ANC 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0
J.Hickman BTR MIA 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 0
T.Agee MBM PHI 5 2 4 1 0 1 0 1
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
D.McLain NAS WOR 10.0 4 1 1 2 9 1 W
J.Maloney BOS AUS 7.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 W
C.Dobson BTR MIA 9.0 4 3 2 5 10 0 W
E.Wilson BUF ANC 9.0 7 0 0 1 6 0 W
S.Ellis PHO KCM 8.2 5 0 0 2 5 0 W
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C B.Freehan(BTR) 932,520 J.Bench(NAS) 737,959
1B W.McCovey(ORL) 1,105,427 M.Mantle(ORL) 765,203
2B D.McAuliffe(DVA) 784,223 G.Beckert(NAS) 662,302
3B J.Hart(ORL) 938,833 T.Perez(NAS) 875,466
SS B.Campaneris(AUS) 689,634 J.Fregosi(ANC) 634,821
LF R.Allen(DVA) 1,155,946 F.Howard(DVA) 1,063,656
CF J.Wynn(WOR) 1,146,816 R.Smith(ANC) 950,448
RF H.Aaron(BOS) 1,846,415 K.Harrelson(WOR) 1,013,049
Pi S.McDowell(DVA) 1,772,558 B.Gibson(NAS) 1,417,782
D.McLain(NAS) 1,411,836 D.Drysdale(MBM) 1,261,437
S.Siebert(BOS) 1,194,015 S.Carlton(PHI) 1,183,750
C.Short(WOR) 1,150,374 D.Chance(PHI) 1,036,032
J.Nash(NAS) 1,036,032 J.McAndrew(ANC) 1,007,699
B.Veale(NAS) 898,192 S.Bahnsen(PHI) 871,741
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 6/21/1968
ANCHORAGE AT BUFFALO
Attack.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Buffaloes....... 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
Win:Wilson(6-9) Loss:Britton(8-9)
Homeruns- B.Williams(14th)
Earl Wilson tossed a shutout at Crosley Field where the Buffalo Buffaloes beat
the Anchorage Attack 4 to 0.
Wilson(6-9) put on a good performance. He gave up just 7 hits and 1 walk in 9
innings lowering his ERA to 3.60. Both teams finished the game with 7 hits.
The loss was charged to Jim Britton(8-9). He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving
up 1 hit and no walks.
SUNVILLE AT NORTHBROOK
SunJewels....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0
Atoms........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Win:Fisher(7-3) Loss:Pascual(6-10)
Jack Fisher threw a complete game shutout at Camden Yards where the Sunville
SunJewels beat the Northbrook Atoms by the score of 2 to 0.
Fisher(7-3) had a strong outing. He allowed only 8 hits and no walks in 9
innings. The pitchers took over after the 1st inning as neither team was
able to score again.
Camilo Pascual(6-10) was given the loss. He surrendered 2 runs and 6 hits in
9 innings.
PHILADELPHIA AT MELBOURNE BEACH
Liberty......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0
Mets............ 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 - 5 13 1
Win:Drysdale(13-7) Loss:Cuellar(5-3) Save:Richert(4th)
Center fielder Tommie Agee had 4 hits as the Melbourne Beach Mets defeated the
Philadelphia Liberty 5 to 2 at Shea Stadium.
Don Drysdale(13-7) pitched a solid game. He surrendered 9 hits and 1 walk in
8 innings. For the game Melbourne Beach out-hit Philadelphia 13 to 10.
Drysdale was helped out by Pete Richert who recorded his 4th save. The losing
pitcher was Mike Cuellar(5-3). He was knocked around by Melbourne Beach,
allowing 13 hits and 2 walks in 8 innings.
MIAMI AT BATON ROUGE
Phish........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 4 1
Red Sticks...... 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 1 - 10 15 2
Win:Dobson(5-8) Loss:Jackson(8-6)
Homeruns- D.Dietz(11th)
Chuck Dobson dominated striking out 10 Miami batters as the Baton Rouge Red
Sticks defeated the hapless Miami Phish by a score of 10 to 3 at
Pittsburgh.
Dobson(5-8) was in control of the game from the outset. He didn't give up
much, just 4 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings lowering his ERA from 4.90 to
4.66. Baton Rouge finished with 15 hits in the victory.
Grant Jackson(8-6) was the loser. He allowed a few too many baserunners
giving up 14 hits and 3 walks in 7 innings. Dobson was pleased with his
performance. He noted, 'I had good zip on my pitches. Just as important, my
location was right on. The fans really got into the game too - that always
helps me. Now, if I can only do that again in my next outing.'
DEATH VALLEY AT ORLANDO
Gila Monsters... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Geckos.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0
Win:Horlen(8-6) Loss:Bolin(7-7) Save:Raymond(7th)
Mickey Stanley had 3 base hits at The Ballpark as the red-hot Death Valley
Gila Monsters beat the Orlando Geckos 2 to 0.
Joel Horlen(8-6) gave Death Valley a solid outing. He went 7 innings
surrendering 3 hits and 4 walks. After the 3rd inning, neither team was able
to score.
Horlen got help from Claude Raymond who was credited with his 7th save. Bob
Bolin(7-7) was the losing pitcher. He gave up only 7 hits and no walks in 9
innings.
Death Valley extended their winning streak to 7 games. 'We're on quite a roll
lately' said Death Valley's manager. 'I just hope we can keep it going.'
NASHVILLE AT WORCESTER
Metropolitans... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 12 0
Ruby Legs....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Win:McLain(13-5) Loss:McMahon(2-2)
Homeruns- G.Brown(7th), J.Pagliaroni(7th)
Denny McLain hurled a 4 hitter at Kauffman Stadium as the amazing Nashville
Metropolitans beat the Worcester Ruby Legs in 10 innings by the count of 4 to
1.
The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings. Nashville won it in the 10th
inning. After two were out Gates Brown opened up the scoring as he cracked a
solo homerun (his 7th of the season). Johnny Bench came to the plate and
doubled. Tony Oliva then was walked intentionally. Tony Perez was up next
and he drew a walk to load the bases. Frank Kostro stepped into the box and
doubled which was good for two more runs. Nashville had a total of 12 hits
for the game.
McLain(13-5) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Don McMahon(2-2)
suffered the loss in relief. Nashville continued their winnings ways
improving their record to a division leading 57-23. They are 9-1 in their
last ten games. With the loss, the Worcester ballclub's record is 48-26.
ALLENTOWN AT PHLORIDA
Allnighters..... 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 3
Gaters.......... 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 14 1
Win:McGlothlin(7-8) Loss:Peters(7-3)
Jim McGlothlin allowed Phlorida's manager to rest his bullpen, tossing a
complete game as the Phlorida Gaters topped the Allentown Allnighters by a
score of 6 to 2 at Chicago.
Phlorida came up with 3 runs in the 2nd inning with the help of 5 hits. That
was all McGlothlin(7-8) needed. Neither team managed to score after the 4th
inning.
Gary Peters(7-3) absorbed the loss. He pitched 8 innings and surrendered 14
hits and no walks.
AUSTIN AT BOSTON
Armadillos...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 1
Dead Sox........ 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 4 3
Win:Maloney(6-6) Loss:Lemaster(2-13) Save:Purdin(6th)
Homeruns- B.Watson(1st)
In a good matchup it was the Boston Dead Sox 4, the slumping Austin Armadillos
2 at Boston.
Boston took the lead for good in the bottom of the 2nd inning scoring one
runner. Boston had just 4 hits for the afternoon.
Jim Maloney(6-6) went 7 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Maloney got
help from John Purdin who earned his 6th save. Denny Lemaster(2-13) was
tagged with the loss.
PHOENIX AT KANSAS CITY
Flames.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Monarchs........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
Win:Ellis(6-3) Loss:Odom(5-11) Save:McDaniel(19th)
Sammy Ellis(6-3) and Blue Moon Odom(5-11) treated the Kansas City fans to a
fine pitching duel at Chicago. The Phoenix Flames eventually emerged as
victors over the Kansas City Monarchs by the score of 1 to 0.
The game's lone run was scored in the 3rd inning. That early scoring was all
that Ellis needed. Kansas City had a chance to come back in the 9th but they
came up short.
Ellis got relief help from Lindy McDaniel who gained credit for his 19th save.
'We didn't get the key hits when we needed them' Kansas City's manager said.
'We did what we could, we just didn't pull out the win. What can you say?'
NASHVILLE, PHILLY SET FOR CLASSIC DUEL
NASHVILLE (CLP): Although Allentown has dominated the CL Central in recent
seasons, it doesn't take much digging to find a time when Nashville and
Philadelphia were the dominant forces in this division. And with the
Allnighters sinking towards mediocrity after some big selloffs, the door
was left open for the Metros and the Liberty to step in. One game
separates these two old rivals, with the Liberty relying upon young Pete
Rose to produce runs (at a higher rate than the touted outfield of Mays,
Clemente, and Robinson) and Dean Chance (5-3, 2.53) and rookie Stan
Bahnsen (8-2, 2.92) seemingly alternating starts. Nashville has been
waiting for the exploits of Gates Brown (.473/.609 OBP/SLG) for some
time, but Bob Gibson (5-4, 2.70) doesn't seem to have found his peak
form yet. If he does, the Metros may expand their one game margin,
but it looks like a two-team horse race in the Central.
The West has three teams within 4 games, as Death Valley has leapfrogged
over the opposition into first place. For the Monsters, it's Sudden
Sam (7-3, 2.42) on the mound and Hondo Howard (.286, 14 hr) that provide
the spark. Orlando is two back in their quest to repeat as division
winners, as Willie McCovey (.258, 12 hrs) tries to galvanize an offense
that is hitting only .237 as a team. Baton Rouge is hanging in third
place, with the performance of veteran free agent Ken Boyer (.312, 23
rbi) being a pleasant surprise for the offense.
In the East, Boston has amassed the CL's top record thanks mainly to
MVP candidate Henry Aaron (.386, 14 hr, 44 rbi), who is currently leading
the league in all Triple Crown categories. With Killer hampered by
injuries, young Reggie Jackson (.280, 10 hr) has been thrilling the
Fenway faithful with long homers and big strikeouts. Worcester remains
within striking distance at five back, with Hawk Harrelson (.286, 8 hr)
leading a balanced offense and Chris Short (5-3, 2.31) cementing his
place as the staff ace.
Interesting boxes attached!
NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 5/11/1968
TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
1968 BOS 28 12 H.Aaron BOS .386 H.Aaron BOS 14 H.Aaron BOS 44
1968 WOR 21 15 F.Alou PHO .338 F.Howard DVA 14 F.Howard DVA 37
1968 ANC 19 20 J.Cardena SUN .333 B.Freehan BTR 13 B.Freehan BTR 36
1968 AUS 18 22 F.Millan MIA .329 W.McCovey ORL 12 W.McCovey ORL 31
1968 MIA 13 26 J.Azcue DVA .328 OTHERS TIED W 10 J.Hart ORL 30
1968 GAT 10 29
WINS SAVES ERA
1968 NAS 27 12 R.Sadecki AUS 8 A.Worthin BTR 10 R.Sadecki AUS 1.08
1968 PHI 26 13 S.Bahnsen PHI 8 J.Hiller BUF 7 B.Bolin ORL 1.42
1968 ALL 16 20 OTHERS TIED W 7 H.Wilhelm NOR 7 S.Siebert BOS 1.44
1968 PHO 16 22 J.Brewer WOR 7 D.Drysdal MBM 1.52
1968 KCM 16 22 OTHERS TIED W 6 S.Carlton PHI 1.70
1968 SUN 15 21
CUR HIT STREAK MVP POINT CY YOUNG POINT
1968 DVA 26 13 J.Azcue DVA 9 H.Aaron BOS 183 R.Sadecki AUS 283
1968 ORL 24 15 L.Cardena BOS 7 F.Howard DVA 130 S.McDowel DVA 267
1968 BTR 22 17 R.Rollins BUF 6 B.Freehan BTR 124 D.Drysdal MBM 252
1968 MBM 18 21 OTHERS TIED W 5 W.McCovey ORL 124 S.Siebert BOS 249
1968 BUF 16 20 R.Jackson BOS 121 S.Carlton PHI 247
1968 NOR 14 25
YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS
GAT 4 at PHI 7 GAT-McGloth(3-4, 4.73) at PHI-Carlton(7-2, 1.70)
AUS 0 at WOR 3 AUS-Jarvis(4-5, 2.62) at WOR-Hardin(3-4, 3.10)
DVA 7 at PHO 1 DVA-Tiant(5-4, 2.87) at PHO-Brunet(5-2, 2.97)
BOS 3 at KCM 0 BOS-Monbouq(5-1, 2.73) at KCM-Odom(3-4, 2.42)
BUF 4 at SUN 2 BUF-Giusti(3-3, 3.22) at SUN-Boswell(0-6, 4.98)
ORL 2 at NAS 1 ORL-Merritt(2-3, 4.01) at NAS-McLain(6-3, 2.43)
ANC 4 at MIA 2 ANC-Britton(3-5, 4.13) at MIA-Not announced
ALL 1 at MBM 4 ALL-Murphy(3-1, 2.48) at MBM-McNally(1-5, 3.97)
NOR 1 at BTR 4 NOR-Phoebus(5-5, 2.62) at BTR-Jackson(3-3, 1.93)
YESTERDAY'S BEST PERFORMANCES
BATTER TM OPP AB R H RB BB Ks HR SB
J.Callison DVA PHO 5 2 3 4 0 1 2 0
T.McCraw SUN BUF 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 2
M.Alvis WOR AUS 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
C.Yastrzemski DVA PHO 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
A.Phillips BUF SUN 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
PITCHER TM OPP INN H R ER BB Ks HR WLS
S.Williams WOR AUS 7.0 2 0 0 1 9 0 W
M.Lolich MBM ALL 9.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 W
B.Bolin ORL NAS 9.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 W
G.Culver DVA PHO 9.0 5 1 1 3 6 0 W
D.Cardwell BOS KCM 9.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 W
ALL-STAR SELECTIONS BY POSITION
C B.Freehan(BTR) 375,615 A.Etchebarren(ANC) 233,386
1B W.McCovey(ORL) 374,032 R.Staub(BTR) 200,192
2B G.Beckert(NAS) 257,713 F.Millan(MIA) 225,052
3B K.Boyer(BTR) 279,567 J.Hart(ORL) 268,154
SS B.Campaneris(AUS) 232,241 L.Brown(PHI) 208,341
LF F.Howard(DVA) 405,578 R.Allen(DVA) 309,161
CF R.Smith(ANC) 359,375 J.Cardenal(SUN) 270,034
RF H.Aaron(BOS) 907,426 R.Jackson(BOS) 359,640
Pi R.Sadecki(AUS) 871,129 S.McDowell(DVA) 773,399
D.Drysdale(MBM) 699,438 S.Siebert(BOS) 680,961
S.Carlton(PHI) 673,892 S.Bahnsen(PHI) 572,456
D.McLain(NAS) 452,559 J.McAndrew(ANC) 413,185
S.Blass(BTR) 396,728 C.Short(WOR) 392,680
J.Horlen(DVA) 388,657 L.Tiant(DVA) 375,431
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1968 Continuing League Date: 5/11/1968
PHLORIDA AT PHILADELPHIA
Gaters.......... 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 3
Liberty......... 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 - 7 13 0
Win:Bahnsen(8-2) Loss:Sparma(2-6)
Homeruns- C.Blefary(4th)
Cesar Tovar had 3 base hits and scored 3 times and Stan Bahnsen went the
distance as the Philadelphia Liberty defeated the Phlorida Gaters 7 to 4 at
Shibe Park.
Bahnsen(8-2) had a solid outing for Philadelphia. He surrendered 8 hits and 1
walk in 9 innings. Offensively, Philadelphia was a juggernaut. They scored
in 6 separate innings.
Joe Sparma(2-6) took the loss. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 8 hits and 2
walks in 4 and 2/3 innings.
AUSTIN AT WORCESTER
Armadillos...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1
Ruby Legs....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0
Win:Williams(4-1) Loss:Fryman(2-5) Save:Brewer(7th)
Homeruns- M.Alvis(2nd)
Stan Williams delivered 7 solid innings as the Worcester Ruby Legs outscored
the Austin Armadillos 3 to 0.
Worcester delivered all the runs required in the 4th inning scoring 3 runs on
3 hits. Ken Harrelson led off and he drew a walk. Rocky Colavito was next
and he doubled. Jim Pagliaroni then would ground out bringing in a run. Max
Alvis came up and he blasted a two-run home run (his 2nd of the season).
Neither team managed to score after the 4th inning.
The win was credited to Williams(4-1) who went 7 innings allowing no runs. Jim
Brewer gained credit for his 7th save. Woodie Fryman(2-5) absorbed the loss.
Despite losing, he struckout 12 Worcester batters in 8 innings.
DEATH VALLEY AT PHOENIX
Gila Monsters... 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 7 13 0
Flames.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Win:Culver(1-0) Loss:Niekro(2-7)
Homeruns- C.Yastrzemski(5th), J.Callison-2(6th)
Right fielder John Callison smashed 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI and George Culver
pitched a complete game as the Death Valley Gila Monsters defeated the
Phoenix Flames by the score of 7 to 1 at The Astrodome.
Callison had a good day at the plate. He smacked a three-run homer in the 1st
inning, smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' (his 6th of the season) in the 5th
inning and slapped a single in the 9th inning. Death Valley finished with 13
hits in the victory.
Culver(1-0) allowed 1 run on the game. Phil Niekro(2-7) was the losing
pitcher. He was touched for 3 homeruns in his 9 innings of work.
BOSTON AT KANSAS CITY
Dead Sox........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 0
Monarchs........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1
Win:Cardwell(2-1) Loss:Ellsworth(3-3)
Don Cardwell tossed a shutout and Hank Aaron had 2 base hits and 3 RBI at
Chicago as the Boston Dead Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs by the count of
3 to 0.
Cardwell(2-1) had a strong outing. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just
7 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings seeing his ERA drop from 4.85 to 3.72. Kansas
City went down quietly in the bottom of the 9th.
Dick Ellsworth(3-3) was hit with the loss. He surrendered just 4 hits and 1
walk in 7 and 1/3 innings.
BUFFALO AT SUNVILLE
Buffaloes....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 4 9 0
SunJewels....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 10 2
Win:Marichal(3-6) Loss:Culp(4-4) Save:Hiller(7th)
Homeruns- A.Phillips(3rd), T.McCraw(1st)
In a two run game the Buffalo Buffaloes got by the Sunville SunJewels by the
score of 4 to 2.
Buffalo had 2 runs cross the plate in the top of the 7th inning when they had
3 base hits. Norm Cash led off and keyed the rally when he slapped a
one-base hit. Adolfo Phillips was the next batter, but he struck out. Rich
Rollins then lined a single. Cash then suprised everyone by stealing home.
Lee Maye stepped into the box and stroked a base-hit scoring the final run of
the inning. Buffalo rapped out 9 hits for the afternoon.
The win went to Juan Marichal(3-6) who allowed 2 runs in 8 and 1/3 innings.
John Hiller was credited with his 7th save. Ray Culp(4-4) was tagged with
the loss. He gave up 4 hits and 2 walks in 6 and 1/3 innings.
ORLANDO AT NASHVILLE
Geckos.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Metropolitans... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0
Win:Bolin(5-2) Loss:Gibson(5-4)
Homeruns- W.McCovey(12th)
Bob Bolin pitched 9 strong innings as the Orlando Geckos defeated the
Nashville Metropolitans by a score of 2 to 1 at Turner Field.
Orlando claimed the early lead in the first inning scoring 2 runners on 2
hits. That was all the offense they were to need. Orlando took care of
Nashville with no trouble in the bottom of the 9th.
Bolin(5-2), allowing 1 run for the game, picked up the victory. Bob
Gibson(5-4) ended up with the loss. He gave up only 4 hits and 3 walks in 9
innings.
ANCHORAGE AT MIAMI
Attack.......... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 - 4 9 0
Phish........... 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 1
Win:McAndrew(6-2) Loss:Wilson(4-6)
Homeruns- R.Smith(9th)
Jim McAndrew tossed a complete game and Bob Bailey hit 2 doubles at Griffith
Stadium where the Anchorage Attack beat the Miami Phish by the score of 4 to
2.
Anchorage had the winning rally in the top of the 8th inning with 3 runs using
3 hits. After an out was recorded, Roy White was the sparkplug when he
slapped a base-hit. White got a great jump and stole second easily. Bailey
then doubled knocking in a run. Reggie Smith came up and he popped a two-run
clout over the fence (his 9th of the season). Anchorage had 9 hits for the
afternoon.
McAndrew(6-2) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. Don
Wilson(4-6) suffered the loss. The Anchorage ballclub's record now stands at
19-20. With this loss, Miami has a 3-7 record of late, 13-26 overall.
ALLENTOWN AT MELBOURNE BEACH
Allnighters..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 0
Mets............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 10 1
Win:Lolich(2-4) Loss:Singer(1-6)
Homeruns- L.Johnson(2nd)
Mickey Lolich tossed a fine 3 hitter as the Melbourne Beach Mets beat the
Allentown Allnighters by a score of 4 to 1.
Lolich(2-4) was virtually untouchable. He allowed just 3 hits and no walks in
9 innings lowering his ERA to 4.44. The teams had been locked in a scoreless
duel until the 7th inning.
Bill Singer(1-6) was the loser. He gave up 2 runs and 5 hits in 6 innings.
'He had his 'A' game today,' Melbourne Beach's manager said of Lolich. 'Very
impressive performance.'
NORTHBROOK AT BATON ROUGE
Atoms........... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 0
Red Sticks...... 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
Win:Dobson(2-4) Loss:Pascual(2-6) Save:Worthington(10th)
Homeruns- D.Dietz(6th), M.Jones(10th), W.Stargell(6th)
At Pittsburgh the Baton Rouge Red Sticks outscored the Northbrook Atoms 4 to
1.
Chuck Dobson(2-4) pitched a fine game. He allowed 5 hits and no walks in 5
and 1/3 innings. Northbrook had 10 hits in the game while Baton Rouge had 6,
but Baton Rouge had the more timely hits.
Al Worthington recorded his 10th save. Camilo Pascual(2-6) was given the
loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 8 innings of work.
