NEW YORK (41-68) @ CLEVELAND (60-53)

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8Z (7-6 2.73) 9YZ (3-5 3.42)

Johnny O’Donoghue both pitched and hit the tribe to victory. His 4th inning single drove in two to put the Tribe ahead for good and his left arm tossed seven strong innings of five hit ball. The Yanks had a chance to steal this one, scoring two in the 9th and left the bags full.

NYY 001 000 002 3 10 1

CLE 100 201 10x 5 11 0

2B NYY Tresh 16

CLE Fuller 4

3B CLE Hinton 4 L. Brown 1

RBI NYY Clarke 32 Bi. Robinson 23 Hegan 2

CLE O’ Donohhue 2(3) Alvis 43 Demeter 19 L Brown 26

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Peterson 4 6 0 3 4 3 3 21 39

O’Donoghue 7 5 0 2 8 1 1 28 69

O’Donoghue 4-5 3.25 LP F. Peterson 7-7 2.85 SV Siebert 3

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 1 .. Alvis singled. T. Horton singled. Demeter singled scoring a run. NYY 0 CLE 1

TOP 3 .. Amaro singled and advanced on a passed ball. Clarke singled scoring a run. NYY 1 CLE 1

BOTTOM 4 .. Azcue singled. Fuller doubled. L. Brown intentionally walked. O’Donoghue singled scoring two runs. NYY 1 CLE 3

BOTTOM 6 .. Hinton tripled. Alvis singled scoring a run. NYY 1 CLE 4

BOTTOM 7 .. Fuller reached on an error. L. Brown tripled scoring a run. NYY 1 CLE 5

TOP 9 .. Pepitone singled. Amaro singled. Hegan pinch hit a single scoring a run. Bi. Robinson singled scoring a run. NYY 3 CLE 5

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 2RBI

BOSTON (70-37) @ CALIFORNIA (48-64)

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11Z (9-3 1.72) 13Y (10-4 2.98)

Scoreless through five, recently acquired Norm Siebern ripped a double p,sting a pair and Lee Stange made it hold up, scattering five hits in going the distance, blanking the Halos in the series opener.

BOS 000 002 004 6 12 0

CAL 000 000 000 0 5 1

2B BOS Siebern 1 Petrocelli 15 R. Smith 15

CAL Mincher 16

RBI BOS Siebern 2(3) Andrews 25 Adair 32 Conigliaro 76 R. Smith 42

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Stange 9 5 0 1 5 0 0 32 81

McGlothlin 7 6 0 1 5 2 2 28 61

WP Stange 10-3 1.60 LP McGlothlin 10-5 2.96

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 6 .. Adair singled. Yastrzemski singled. Siebern doubled scoring two runs BOS 2 CAL 0

TOP 9 .. Petrocelli doubled E. Howard reached on a error. Tartabull pinch ran for Howard. R. Smith singled scoring a run. Andrews singled scoring a run. Adair sac fly scoring a run. Conigliaro singled scoring a run. BOS 6 CAL 0

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 Double 2RBI

WASHINGTON (38-75) @ KANSAS CITY (42-72)

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9YZ (5-10 4.27) 8 (3-13 4.86)

The Athletics jumped out in front on a Phil Roof homer but the Senators took back the lead in the 8th as a Campaneris error opened the flood gates which Jack Aker could not close. Leading 6-3 going into the bottom of the 9th when Phil Roof did it again, his hinder driving the game into extra innings. The visitors cracked through in the 14th to finally win this one.

WAS 000 000 141 000 01 7 15 0

KCA 000 021 003 000 00 6 12 3

2B WAS Casanova 19

3B KCA Gosger 5

HR KCA Roof 2(10 (5th off Pascual, 9th off Lines)

RBI WAS F. Howard 2(70) Valentine 24 Casanova 2(37) Be. Allen 21 Brinkman 19

KCA Roof 5(29) Hershberger 30

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Pascual 6 5 1 2 5 3 3 25 53

C. Dobson 7 3 0 1 5 1 0 27 73

WP Humphreys 2-3 4.74 LP Lindblad 6-4 2.49

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 5 .. Hershberger hit by pitch. Roof homered scoring two runs. WAS 0 KCA 2

BOTTOM 6 .. Donaldson singled. Cater singled. Webster walked. Hershberger hit into fielders choice scoring a run WAS 0 KCA 3

TOP 7 .. Nen reached on a two base error. Brinkman singled scoring a run. WAS 1 KCA 3

TOP 8 .. Cullen reached on an error. H. Allen singled. F. Howard singled scoring a run. Valentine singled scoring a run. Casanova doubled scoring two runs, WAS 5 KCA 3

TOP 9 .. Cullen singled and moved up on a grounder. F. Howard scoring a run. WAS 6 KCA 3

BOTTOM 9 .. Hershberger singled. Gosger singled. Roof homered scoring three runs. WAS 6 KCA 6

TOP 14 .. F. Howard singled . Casanova singled. Bernie Allen singled scoring a run. WAS 7 KCA 6

NOTES: Huge game for Phil Roof clubbing 2 homers and driving in 5 of the 6 KC runs. Kaycee had a golden opportunity in the 11 off Bob Priddy when Gosger lead off with a triple. Mgr Gil Hodges intentionally walked the next two. It worked this time as Bert Campaneris topped into a 2-2-3 DO and Donaldson grounded out.

STAR OF THE GAME GWRBI

CHICAGO (73-34) @ MINNESOTA (63-47)

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9YW ( 4-6 3.58) 13YZ (12-8 2.53)

The Twins broke out the whooping sticks on Bruce Howard playing 7 before the third inning ended. Harmon Killebrew broke out of his funk to lead the charge. Dean Chance cruised, picking up his 13th win.

CWS 000 011 000 2 7 0

MIN 205 020 00x 9 10 0

2B MIN Rollins 10

3B MIN Killebrew 2

HR CWS Agee (5th off Chance) McCraw 7 (6th off Chance)

MIN Killebrew 34 (1st off B. Howard) Allison 18 (5th off Buzhardt)

RBI CWS Agee 33 McCraw 28

MIN Killebrew 4(87) Oliva 2(50) Allison 2(51) Rollins 32

SB CWS McCraw 13

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

B. Howard 2 3 1 2 3 7 7 13 23

D. Chance 8 7 2 1 5 2 2 31 64

WP D. Chance 13-8 2.52 LP B. Howard 4-7 4.05

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 1 .. Tovar hit by pitch. Killebrew homered scoring two runs. CWS 0 MIN 2

BOTTOM 3 .. Chance hit by pitch. Versalles walked. Tovar walked. Oliva singled scoring two runs. Killebrew tripled scoring two. Rollins doubled scoring a run. CWS 0 MIN 7

TOP 5 .. Agee homered CWS 1 MIN 7

BOTTOM 5 .. Killebrew singled. Allison homered scoring two runs. CWS 1 MIN 9

TOP 6 .. McCraw homered CWS 2 MIN9

NOTES: Harmon Killebrew broke out in a big day, with a homer, triple and single in his first three AB’s, needing a double to round it out. Alas Killer grounded out. Dean Chance picked up his team leading 13 win. Bruce Howard had nothing as every runner he alllowed scored.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 Triple Homer 4RBI

BALTIMORE (53-57) @ DETROIT (63-48) game2

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9Y (7-11 6.45) 12X (10-4 2.22)

The Birds nicked Mickey Lolich for a run in the 1st and just like game 1, this turned into a classic pitchers duel. Bill Freehan homered in the 6th to spoil Pete Richert’s attempt at a shutout then as the game stretched into overtime, the University of Michigan star drove home the game winner, walk off style in the 10th.

BAL 100 000 000 0 1 3 0

DET 000 001 000 1 2 9 1

2B BAL Aparicio 20

DET Freehan 9

3B BAL F. Robinson 3

HR DET Freehan 11 (6th off Rickert)

RBI BAL F. Robinson 57

DET Freehan 2(36)

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Richert 9.2 9 1 3 7 2 2 41 69

Lolich 10 3 0 1 12 1 1 35 93

WP Lolich 11-4 2.13 LP Richert 7-12 6.09

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Aparicio doubled. F. Robinson tripled scoring a run. BAL 1 DET 0

BOTTOM 6 .. Freehan homered. BAL 1 DET 1

BOTTOM 10 .. Wert singled. Kaline walked. Cash walked. Freehan singled scoring a run. BAL 1 DET 2

NOTES: Mickey Lolich made his first start since July 22. He did not allow at hit after the second inning. The game was the 8th time he fanned 10 or more in a game. His opponent, Pete Richert also had a big gap in between starts, his last being 7/19.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Double HR 2RBIs

BALTIMORE (52-57) @ DETROIT (63-47) game1

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13XW (11-11 3.48) 9 (4-2 3.71)

Tigers got on the board first, backup catcher Jim Price doubling to drive in a run. And it looked like it might be enough as Dave Wickersham was totally in control allowing only three runners thru 7 innings. Mgr. Mayo Smith inexplicably sent Mike Marshall to start the 8th and Blair took him deep to tie the game. Three batters later, the Orioles had the lead and ultimately the victory.

BAL 000 000 030 3 6 0

DET 010 000 000 1 6 0

2B BAL Aparicio 19

DET McAuliffe 12 Price 2(3)

HR Blair 4 (8th off Marshall)

RBI BAL Blair 3& Aparicio 2(23)

DET Price 4

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Phoebus 7 5 0 2 7 1 1 28 68

Wickersham 7 2 0 1 4 0 0 23 76

WP Phoebus 12-11 3.39 LP Marshall 3-5 4.34 SV Drabowsky 16

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 2 .. Cash walked. Northrup grounded into a force. Price doubled scoring a run. BAL 0 DET 1

TOP 8 .. Blair homered. Da. Johnson singled. Powell walked, Dave May pinch ran. Aparicio doubled scoring two runs. BAL 3 DET 1

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 Double 2RBIs

NEW YORK (41-67) @ CLEVELAND (59-53) game 2

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13 (8-12 3.41) 14XY (12-5 2.82)

Vern Fuller picked up where he left off by going deep in the second and the home club never looked back. Mel Stottlemyre did not have it this game as the Tribe clubbed three homers. Luis Tiant owned the visitors, going the route as the Indians swept the Yanks.

NYY 000 000 000 0 4 1

CLE 020 140 00x 7 9 1

2B NYY Mantle 19 Hegan 2

CLE Maye 17

HR CLE Fuller 7 (2nd off Stottlemyre) Wagner 11 (4th off Stottlemyre) T. Horton 9 (5th off Stottlemyre)

RBI CLE Fuller 2(11) T. Horton 4(29) Wagner 26

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Stottlemyre 5.2 9 3 1 5 7 5 28 31

Tiant 9 4 0 2 9 0 0 33 86

WP Tiant (13-5 2.65) LP Stottlemyre (8-13 3.55)

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 2 .. Alvis reached on an error. Fuller homered scoring two runs. NYY 0 CLE 2

BOTTOM 4 .. Wagner homered NYY 0 CLE 3

BOTTOM 5 .. Tiant singled. Maye doubled. Wagner intentionally. T. Horton homered scoring four runs. NYY 0 CLE 7

NOTES: Vern Fuller homered in both ends of the twin bill. Looey Tiant tied Steve Hargan for team lead in wins who got his 13th in the first game.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 HR GS 4RBIs

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NEW YORK (41-66) @ CLEVELAND (58-53) game 1

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14X (9-6 2.38) 14Y (12-6 1.88)

On the first game of the twi-night doubleheader, it came down to one swing. Both starters were “En Fuego” and both teams could only muster three hits. Alas, it was that one extra hit by the Tribe that was the difference a third inning home run by Vern Fuller. A truly masterful pitching duel

NYY 000 000 000 0 1 0

CLE 001 000 00x 1 2 0

HR CLE Vern Fuller 6 (3rd off Downing)

RBI CLE Fuller 10

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Downing 9 2 1 0 12 1 1 26 91

Hargan 9 1 0 6 8 0 0 34 85

WP Hargan 13-6 1.76 LP Downing 9-7 2.29

SCORING PLAY

BOTTOM 3 .. Fuller homered. CLE 1 NYY 0

NOTES: Steve Hargan gained his team leading 13th win. Now Steve has won 7 in a row. At this point, he is second in the league in ERA at 1.76. Yankees only hit was by Joe Pepitone. Yet the Yanks could do nothing with the 6 free passes they were gifted. Al Downing made just one mistake, leading to the loss. Al rung up every Indian except Don Demeter.

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 HR RBI

WASHINGTON (37-75) @ MINNESOTA (63-46)

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8W (5-12 4.28) 12Y (7-1 2.33)

Rough start to the second inning for the Twins as they booted the first two balls put in play the endured a garage of hits culminating with a three run shot by light hitting Tim Cullen, playing six in all. That’s all Barry Moore needed as he tossed six one run innings to get the win. Bob Humphreys made it a ball game but Dave Baldwin came to the rescue to salvage the final game of the set.

WAS 061 000 000 7 13 1

MIN 010 000 020 3 10 2

2B WAS H. Allen 5

2B MIN Rollins 9 Uhlaender 7

HR WAS Cullen 2(2nd off Perry)

MIN Allison 17 (2nd off Moore)

RBI WAS Cullen 3(13) H. Allen 2(17) Be. Allen 20 Camilli 9

MIN Allison 49 Tovar 43 Oliva 48

SB MIN Oliva 12

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Moore 6 4 1 0 3 1 1 22 63

Perry 3 6 1 3 1 7 1 18 29

WP Moore 6-12 4.15 LP Perry 7-2 2.36 SV Baldwin 15

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 2 .. Epstein reached on a two base error. C. Peterson reached on an error. H. Allen doubled scoring two runs. B. Allen singled scoring a run. Camilli singled. Moore sac bunt. Cullen homered scoring three runs. WAS 6 MIN 0

BOTTOM 2 .. Allison homered WAS 6 MIN 1

TOP 3 .. Epstein walked. C. Peterson walked. B. Allen walked. Camilli singled scoring a run. WAS 7 MIN 1

BOTTOM 8 .. Reese singled. Nixon pinch hit a single. Tovar singled scoring a run. Oliva singled scoring a run. WAS 7 MIN 3

STAR OF THE GAME 3-5 HR 3 RBIs

CHICAGO (73-33) @ DETROIT (62-47)

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10Z (5-3 3.41) 10YW (10-8 3.73)

A scoreless duel until after the seventh inning stretch when Dick McAuliffe found a knuckles in his wheelhouse finding the right field overhang for two runs. Sparma faltered a bit in the 8th but Fred Gladding retired all 5 he faced giving the Tigers the series win.

CWS 000 000 010 1 4 0

DET 000 000 20x 2 7 0

2B CWS Hansen 18

DET W. Horton 13 Oyler 17

HR DET McAuliffe 17 (7th off W. Wood)

RBI CWS P. Ward 66

DET McAuliffe 2(44)

SB CWS Agee 12

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

W. Wood 7 7 1 2 4 2 2 30 57

Sparma 7.1 4 0 2 5 1 1 27 69

WP Sparma 11-8 3.62 LP W. Wood 5-4 3.33 SV Gladding 15

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 7 .. Oyler doubled. McAuliffe homered scoring two runs. CWS 0 DET 2

TOP 8 .. Hansen doubled. Ward singled scoring a run. CWS 1 DET 2

NOTES: Joe Sparma with another solid start . Al Kaline’s 10 game hit streak ended. Wilbur Wood took yet another hard luck loss. Since being acquired by the Sox, Rocky Colavito is slumping terribly, going 3-34 since the trade.

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 HR 2RBI