CHICAGO (66-26) @ KANSAS CITY (36-57)

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17Z (14-2 1.67) 6YZ (5-1 2.57)

The righty member of the Chisox dynamic combo went in the nightcap and made short work of the home team spinning a 3 hit shutout only allowing one baserunner as far as second. Pete Ward and Walk ‘No Neck’ Williams provided the firepower as the Southsiders salvaged the nightcap.

CWS 000 120 000 3 8 0

KCA 000 000 000 0 3 0

2B CWS Hansen 17

KCA D. Green 5

HR CWS Ward 19 (4th off Lindblad) Wa. Williams 2 ( 5th off Lindblad)

RBI CWS Ward 54 Wa. Williams 2(12)

SB CWS Berry 2

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Horlen 9 3 0 3 4 0 0 31 82

Lindblad 5 5 2 1 3 3 3 21 47

WP Horlen 15-2 1.57 WP Lindblad 5-2 2.76

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 4 .. Ward homered CWS 2 KCA 0

TOP 5 .. McNertney singled. Wa. Williams homered. CWS 3 KCA 0

NOTES: Joe Horlen tossed his 7th shutout of the year, breaking the tie with Mickey Lolich to lead the league. Pete Ward is tied for team lead in RBIs at 54 with Ron Hansen. He also leads the team in Homers.

STAR OF THE GAME 1-4 HR 2RBI

CHICAGO (66-25) @ KANSAS CITY game 1

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16X (14-3 2.18) 7X (9-8 3.07)

CWS 000 110 000 2 7 1

KCA 200 001 10x 4 8 0

2B CWS Causey

KCA Donaldson 2

3B KCA Monday 7

RBI CWS Ward 53 Buford 31

KCA D. Green 2(25) Cater Campaneris 13

SB KCA Cater 3 D. Green 2

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Peters 6 6 0 1 12 3 3 25 59

Nash 7 6 0 1 4 2 2 28 60

WP Nash 10-8 3.05 LP Peters 14-4 2.27 SV Pierce 9

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 1 .. Cater singled. Harrelson singled. Hershberger singled loading the bases. D. Green singled scoring two runs. CWS 0 KCA 2

TOP 4 ..Causey doubled. Ward singled scoring a run. CWS 1 KCA 2

TOP 5 .. Hansen singled. Wa. Williams hit by pitch. Buford singled scoring a run. CWS 2 KCA 2

BOTTOM 6 .. Donaldson doubled. Cater singled scoring a run. CWS 2 KCA 3

BOTTOM 7 .. Monday tripled. Campaneris singled scoring a run. CWS 2 KCA 4

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 RBI SB

NEW YORK (33-58) @ DETROIT (56-36) game 2

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8Z (5-6 3,17) 4Z (0-3 4.93)

Yanks scored again in the first and this tine it was all Fritz Peterson needed as he went the route firing a three hit shutout while striking out 9, giving the Yanks the sweep in the twin bill and three of 4 in the series.

NYY 100 000 001 2 7 0

DET 000 000 000 0 3 0

2B NYY E. Howard 5

HR NYY Tresh 6 (9th off Wickersham)

SB NYY R. White 5

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

F. Peterson 9 3 0 3 9 0 0 33 87

Podres 7 5 0 0 4 1 1 25 67

WP F. Peterson 6-6 2.92 LP Podres 0-4 4.36

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. R. White singled then stole second. E. Howard doubled scoring a run. NYY 1 DET 0

TOP 9 .. Tresh homered NYY 2 DET 0

NOTES: Roy White has been a marvel for the Yanks since his call up. He is riding a 6 game hit streak going 11-29 with 5 stolen bases. He has ties Hoss Clarke in swipes in just 6 game. Tommy Tresh homered for the first time since June 4. Mick walked 7 times in the series, making his season total 76. Both Tigers with hitting streaks ended, Wert at 11 amd McAuliffe 6

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 RBI

NEW YORK (32-58) @ DETROIT (56-35) game 1

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13 (7-11 3.49) 12X (10-4 2.37)

Today’s game was the true definition of a pitchers duel. The Yanks scratched out a run in the 1st which held up until Lenny Green took Stottlemyre deep driving the game into extra innings. Again, the Yanks cobbled together a rally to grab the lead that turned into game 1 win.

NYY 100 000 000 001 2 6 0

DET 000 000 100 000 1 9 0

2B DET Oyler 16

HR DET L. Green 1 (7th off Stottlemyre)

RBI NYY Bi. Robinson 13 Gibbs 16

DET L. Green 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Stottlemyre 9 8 1 3 5 1 1 37 69

Lolich 7 5 0 3 7 1 1 27 68

WP Womack 3-3 1.88 LP Marshall 3-2 3.52 SV S. Hamilton 4

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Clarke singled. Mantle walked. Bi. Robinson singled scoring a run. NYY 1 DET 0

BOTTOM 7 .. L. Green homered. NYY 1 DET 1

TOP 12 .. Bi. Robinson walked. Pepitone singled. Amaro hit by pitch. Gibbs sac fly scoring a run. NYY 1 DET 2

NOTES: Wert now has an 11 game hit streak. McAulliffe streak is at 6.

STAR OF THE GAME: GWRBI

BOSTON (55-35) @ CLEVELAND (49-46) game 2

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11Y (11-5 2.35) 14XY (11-4 2.82)

The Sox swept the doubleheader as Gary Bell extracted revenge from his former employers going 6 innings for the win. Another Tony Conigliaro homer put the Beantowners ahead for good although Johnny Wyatt made it interesting.

BOS 100 200 020 5 9 1

CLE 100 001 001 3 7 0

2B BOS Foy 14

CLE Azcue 10

HR BOS Conigliaro 20 (4th off Tiant)

CLE Colavito 2 (1st off Bell) Fuller 4 (9th off Wyatt)

RBI BOS Conigliaro 2(55) Scott 54 R. Smith 30 Ryan 17

CLE Colavito 19 Fuller 6 T. Horton 24

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Bell 6 4 1 6 5 2 2 27 55

Tiant 6 7 1 3 3 3 3 25 48

WP Bell 12-5 2.38 LP Tiant 11-5 2.90 SV Wyatt 13

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 1 .. Foy doubled. Conigliaro singled scoring a run. BOS 1 CLE 0

BOTTOM 1 .. Colavito homered BOS 1 CLE 1

TOP 3 .. Conigliaro homered. Scott walked. Adair singled. Ryan singled scoring a run. BOS 3 CLE 1

BOTTOM 6 .. Azcue doubled. T. Horton singled scoring a run. BOS 3 CLE 2

TOP 8 .. Yastrzemski walked. Conigliaro singled. Scott singled scoring a run. R. Smith singled scoring a run. BOS 5 CLE 2

BOTTOM 9 .. Fuller homered BOS 5 CLE 3

NOTES: Sox took 3 of 4 after being swept their first trip to the shores of Lake Erie. Tony Conigliaro homered in both ends of the doubleheader as did Vern Fuller for the Indians. Speaking of Fuller he homered in all 4 games of the series going 7-17 in the process. Rocky Colavito smacked his first homer since May 9, and has only 2 on the season compared to 30 in 1966. Max Alvis has hit on 7 straight games and 13 of 14.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 HR 2RBI

BOSTON (54-35) @ CLEVELAND (49-45) game 1

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14X (13-6 2.35) 9YZ ( 2-4 3.86)

Two three run innings backed up 8 solid innings by Jim Lonborg to take the opening game of this twin bill. Clutch hits by Tony Conigliaro (homer) and Mike Ryan (2 run double) lead the way fir the visitors.

BOS 000 030 003 6 13 1

CLE 000 000 101 2 7 1

2B BOS Ryan 2

3B BOS Lonborg 2

CLE Maye 3

HR BOS Conigliaro 19 (5th off O’Donoghue)

CLE Fuller 3 (9th off Brandon)

RBI BOS Conigliaro 3(53) Ryan 2(16) Andrews 23

CLE Maye 19 Fuller 5

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Lonborg 8 6 0 2 17 1 0 33 83

O’Donoghue 5 8 1 5 2 3 3 28 36

WP Lonborg 14-6 2.23 LP O’ Donoghue 2-5 3.97

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 5 .. Andrews walked. Foy singled. Conigliaro homered scoring three runs. BOS 3 CLE 0

BOTTOM 7 .. Fuller reached on an error. Maye tripled scoring a run. BOS 3 CLE 1

TOP 9 .. Scott singled. Petrocelli walked. R. Smith walked. Ryan doubled scoring two runs. Andrews sac fly scoring a run. BOS 6 CLE 1

BOTTOM 9 .. Fuller homered. BOS 6 CLE 2

NOTES: Jim Lonborg was throning gas striking out 17, tying the league season high first set by Sam McDowell on June 9. Tony Conigliaro crushed his 4th homer of the week. Duke Sims wore the golden sombrero, owning 4 of Lonborg’s punch outs.

STAR OF THE GAME: HR 3RBI

BALTIMORE (42-49) @ WASHINGTON (32-60)

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14Z (0-1 1.89) 11Z (6-9 2.74)

Two mistakes by Jim Harden was the difference in this game as a true pitchers duel unfolded in the Nations Capital. Phil Ortega was very stingy, allowing a mere three singles over 8+ innings as the Senators took the last game of the weekend series.

BAL 000 000 000 0 3 0

WAS 010 100 000 2 6 1

HR WAS Valentine 2 (2nd off Hardin) F. Howard 24 (4th off Hardin)

RBI WAS Valentine 15 F. Howard 60

SB WAS Stroud 7 McMullen 7

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Hardin 8 6 2 3 4 2 2 33 63

Ortega 8.1 3 0 2 3 0 0 31 78

WP Ortega 7-9 2.59 LP Hardin 0-2 2.02 SV Lines 1

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 2 .. Valentine homered. BAL 0 WAS 1

BOTTOM 4 .. F. Howard homered. BAL 0 WAS 2

NOTES: F. Howard is now 3rd in the home run race. Dick Nen can’t buy a hit, stuck in an 0-24 rut. Curt Blefary has 7 game hitting streak but Boog Powell had his snapped at 6.

STAR(s) OF THE GAME: HR RBI

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MINNESOTA (55-35) @ CALIFORNIA (38-57)

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13YZ (7-2 2.72) 13Y (9-3 3.11)

The Angels evened the weekend series exploding for 13 hits to back the solid start by Jim who went six solid innings for the win.

MIN 000 001 003 4 11 0

CAL 202 010 13x 9 13 0

2B MIN Killebrew 9

CAL Werhas 2

3B MIN Nixon 3

HR CAL Reichardt 7(7th off Grant) Held 2 (9th off Green)

RBI MIN Killebrew 2(73) Oliva 57 Uhlaender 16

CAL Skowron 3(5) Held 3(11) Reichardt 2(22)

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Merritt 5 7 0 3 5 5 4 26 37

McGlothlin 6 5 0 4 4 1 1 27 58

WP McGlothlin 19-3 3.03 LP Merritt 7-3 2.95

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 1 .. Held walked. Morton singled. Skowron singled scoring a run. Reichardt reached on an error scoring a run. MIN 0 CAL 2

BOTTOM 3 .. Werhas walked. Morton singled. Skowron singled scoring a run. Reichardt sac fly scoring a run. MIN 0 CAL 4

BOTTOM 5 .. Held singled. Morton singled. Skowron sac fly scoring a run. MIN 0 CAL 5

TOP 6 .. Nixon tripled. Uhlaender singled scoring a run. MIN 1 CAL 5

BOTTOM 7 .. Reichardt homered. MIN 1 CAL 6

BOTTOM 8 .. Rodgers walked. Satriano singled. Held homered scoring three runs. MIN 1 CAL 9

TOP 9 .. Carew singled. Tovar singled. Killebrew doubled scoring two runs. Oliva singled scoring a run. MIN 4 CAL 9

NOTES: Jim McGlothlin made his first start in two weeks, missing his last turn with a stiff shoulder. Jom Fregosi is out again with a slight groin strain. The Halo 3 thru 5 hitters went 9-13 in the game. Bubba Morton had four hits, Skowron three, Held a pair. Morton has thrived in being platooned with Jimmie Hall batting g .321 since it had been implemented. Tortoise Russ Nixon legged out his third triple. Harmon Killebrew added to his league leading RBI total despite a horrendous July. As has Jim Merritt who is 0-2 with a 5.64 ERA.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 3 RBI

CHICAGO (65-25) @ KANSAS CITY (35-57)

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12YZ (15-3 2.40) 6W (2-10 3.92)

Wayne Causey set the stage with a three run blast in the first and Don Buford plated a pair the second allowing Tommy John to coast to victory.

CWS 320 000 000 5 6 1

KCA 000 000 001 1 6 2

2B CWS Buford 7 Agee 14

KCA Hershberger 16

3B CWS Berry 8

HR CWS Causey 2(1st off Krausse)

RBI CWS Causey 3(15) Buford 2(30)

KCA Monday 46

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

John 8.1 6 0 1 4 1 1 33 70

Krausse 5 4 1 4 3 5 5 24 42

WP John 16-2 2.33 LP Krausse 2-11 4.07

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Wa. Williams walked. Buford reached on an error. Causey homered scoring three runs. CWS 3 KCA 0

TOP 2 .. Berry tripled. Agee walked. Buford singled scoring two runs. CWS 5 KCA 0

BOTTOM 9 .. Harrelson walked p. Hershberger doubled. Monday sac fly scoring a run. CWS 5 KCA 1

NOTES: Tommy John notched his league leading 16th win. Ken Berry now leads the league in triples with 8.

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-4 HR 3RBI

STAR OF THE GAME. PH HR 2RBI