KANSAS CITY (52-84) @ DETROIT (80-56)

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8 (6-14 4.38) 10YW (13-11 3.73)

After the first three batters the Athletics grabbed a two run lead off Joe Sparma. The lead stretched to theee before the Tigers could plate a run. The Bengals closed to within one but Phil Roof gave the bullpen some breathing room leading to a 5-2 win.

KCA 200 001 002 5 11 2

DET 000 001 010 2 6 0

2B KCA Campaneris 25 Hershberger 28 Webster 14 Roof 15

DET Freehan 16

3B KCA Donaldson 4

DET W. Horton 3

HR KCA Roof 13 (9th off Lasher)

RBI KCA Roof 2(41) Donaldson 17 Hershberger 40 Webster 39

DET Freehan 2(44)

SB Campaneris 42

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

C. Dobson 7 3 0 7 1 2 2 31 51

Sparma 7 7 0 0 3 3 3 25 59

WP C. Dobson 7-14 4.30 LP Sparma 13-12 3.75 SV Krausse 4

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Campaneris singled. Donaldson tripled scoring a run. Hershberger sac fly scoring a run. KCA 2 DET 0

TOP 6 .. Hershberger doubled. Webster doubled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 0

BOTTOM 6 .. W. Horton tripled. Freehan singled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 1

BOTTOM 8 .. W. Horton walked. L. Green pinch ran. Don Wert pinch hit a single. Freehan doubled scoring a run. KCA 3 DET 1

TOP 9 .. D. Green singled. Roof homered scoring two runs. KCA 5 DET 2

NOTES: Chuck Dobson hit back on track although he did issue seven free passes. It would be easy to blame home plate umpire Bill Kinnamon and a tiny strike zone but normally wild Joe Sparma did not give away any free passes. Chuck has won 5 of his last 7. Lew Krausse got his 4th save and is flourishing in relief, pitching to a 2.05 ERA. Fred Lasher finally surrendered his first runs of the season.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 Double HR 2 RBI

CHICAGO (86-51) @ NEW YORK (55-83)

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5R (1-5 6.03) 8Z (11-7 2.71)

After pummeling the Pinstripers in a twin bill the day before, the Pale Hose were tied in fits by Fritz Peterson. Yet that Yanks had virtually no success off of Fred Klages either. The game tied at nil, the Yanks finally grabbed the lead in the bottom of 7. Thankfully that was all Fritz needed because that was all he was getting! The hone club saved some face by winning the finale.

CWS 000 000 000 0 4 0

NYY 000 000 10x 1 8 0

2B NYY Tresh 24

RBI Clarke 39

SB Clarke 14

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Klages 6.2 8 0 1 2 1 1 28 61

F. Peterson 9 4 0 1 4 0 0 32 82

WP F. Peterson 12-7 2.58 LP Klages 1-6 5.32

SCORING PLAY

BOTTOM 7 .. C. Smith singled. Amaro singled. Clarke singled scoring a run. CWS 0 NYY 1

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 RBI SB

BOSTON (88-49) @ WASHINGTON (46-92)

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11Y (17-6 2.72) 13YW (5-6 4.34)

It was the best of clubs and the worst of clubs as the Red Sox close out there three game set against Washington. The Sox assaulted Frank Bertaina in the top of the first plating three while sending 8 men to the plate. They added three more while riding the right arm of Gary Bell who spun a three hitter while collecting his 18 win on the season.

BOS 300 210 000 6 11 0

WAS 100 000 000 1 3 0

2B BOS Yastrzemski 29 Scott 26 E. Howard 10 R. Smith 18

WAS C. Peterson 14 Stroud 5

RBI BOS R. Smith 2(64) Harrelson 2(40) Foy 55

WAS F. Howard 81

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Bell 8 3 0 4 2 1 1 28 66

Bertaina 4.2 8 0 1 3 6 5 23 28

WP Bell 18-6 2.66 LP Bertaina 5-7 4.54

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Adair singled. Yastrzemski doubled. R. Smith doubled scoring two runs. Harrelson singled scoring a run. BOS 3 WAS 0

BOTTOM 1 .. Stroud doubled and advanced on a groundout. F. Howard sac fly scoring a run. BOS 3 WAS 1

TOP 4 .. Petrocelli singled. E. Howard doubled. Petrocelli scored on a passed ball. Foy sac fly scoring a run. BOS 5 WAS 1

TOP 5 .. Scott doubled. Harrelson singled scoring a run. BOS 6 WAS 1

NOTES: Yaz smacked his 29th double putting him in 2nd place in the league while leading the Sox. Ken Harrelson has 10 RBIs in the 8 games since joining the Beantowners. Ellie Howard has three doubles in his last two games versus Washington. Frank Howard picked up his 81st RBI, putting him in three place in the Junior Circuit. He also has the dubious honor of leading the league in whiffs.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Double 2 RBI

BALTIMORE (65-69) @ CALIFORNIA (60-74) game 2

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13XW (13-13 3.56) 13Y (11-6 2.79)

Game 2 started out with a blast, literally as Looie Aparicio went yard to open the day. O’s added another , then two more later on as Tom Phoebus and Moe Drabowsky combined on a 5 hitter to steal the back end of the getaway double header.

BAL 200 000 200 4 11 1

CAL 010 000 000 1 5 0

2B F. Robinson 24 Br. Robinson 2(29) Haney 11

CAL Morton 6

HR BAL Aparicio 5 (1st off McGlothlin)

RBI BAL Br. Robinson 3(72) Aparicio 31

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Phoebus 7 5 0 3 8 1 1 28 68

McGlothlin 6.2 10 1 2 5 4 4 32 41

WP Phoebus 14-13 3.48 LP McGlothlin 11-7 2.89 SV Drabowsky 18

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. Aparicio homered. F. Robinson walked. Br. Robinson doubled scoring a run. BAL 2 CAL 0

BOTTOM 2 .. Morton doubled. Phoebus wild pitch runner to third. Phoebus wild pitch scored a run. BAL 2 CAL 1

BOTTOM 7 .. Aparicio singled. F. Robinson walked. Br. Robinson doubled scoring two runs. BAL 4 CAL 1

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 2 Doubles 3 RBI

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BALTIMORE (65-69) @ CALIFORNIA (60-74) game 1

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9YZ (4-4 3.59) 13YW (5-7 3.54)

The Orioles raced out to a three run lead on the strength of Paul Blair’s three RBI’s but the Halos roared back torching Gene Brabender for four runs curtosy of Rick Reichardt and Roger Repoz. But the visitors fought back, jumping back in front after 6 innings and ace reliever Eddie Watt on in relief. But the best maid plans, the Angels batter around snagging back the lead then hung on to take the opener of the doubleheader.

BAL 102 011 010 6 9 0

CAL 004 000 31x 8 9 2

2B BAL Blair 22 Etchabarren 15 D. Johnson 16

CAL Repoz 12

HR BAL Blair 10 (1st off J. Hamilton) Etchabarren 6 (6th off Kelso)

CAL Knoop 6 (8th off Fisher)

RBI BAL Blair 3(51) Br Robinson 72 Etchabarren 35 May 3

CAL Mincher 2(66) Reichardt 3(50) Repoz 2(11) Knoop 42

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Brabender 6 5 0 3 5 4 4 26 48

J. Hamilton 5 5 1 3 3 4 3 24 43

NOTES: Bill Kelso allowed his first run in over a month, 16 innings total. Aurilio Rodriguez is 6-15 since his recall, quite a start for the 19 year old. Paul Blair has an 8 game hitting streak, going 20-38 with 5 HR and 11RBI. Frank Robinson gas a 5 game hit streak of his own.

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-3 3 RBI

CLEVELAND (75-61) @ MINNESOTA (71-64) game 2

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15Y (14-8 1.73) 10Y (9-4 2.39)

Still smarting from a narrow loss in game one, the Twins struck fit three in the third off Sonny Siebert, the big blow was a long fly by the Killer, Harmon Killebrew. They tacked on another the next inning taking a commanding lead into the 8th. Jim Perry got the first out but three straight hits netted a pair bringing on Al Worthington in relief. Al could not hold the advantage as the Tribe tied it up. Only fate was on the hone club’s side as Bob Allen dud his Rickey Vaughan impression going Wild Thing by walking all three he faced with the winning run scoring on a sac fly off Orlando Pena giving the Twins a split on the day night.

CLE 000 000 040 4 7 1

MIN 003 100 01x 5 7 0

2B CLE Davalillo 19 Alvis 27 Whitfield 10 L. Brown 19 T. Horton 9

MIN Izquierdo 1

3B Carew 4

HR Killebrew 41 (3rd off Siebert)

RBI CLE Davalillo 31 Whitfield 2(24) T. Horton 49

MIN Killebrew 2(103) Tovar 54 Izquierdo 2 Carew 49

SB MIN Oliva 16

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Siebert 5 5 1 1 3 4 1 21 49

J. Perry 7.1 5 0 1 5 3 3 28 60

WP Worthington 5-9 2.53 LP Bob Allen 4-4 2.89

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 3 .. Versalles reached on an error, J. Perry sac bunt. Carew tripled scoring a run. Killebrew homered scoring two runs. CLE 0 MIN 3

BOTTOM 4 .. Tovar singled and stole second. Izquierdo doubled scoring a run. CLE 0 MIN 4

TOP 8 .. L. Brown singled. T. Horton doubled scoring a run. Davalillo doubled scoring a run. Worthington relieved Perry. Alvis hit by pitch. Whitfield doubled scoring two runs. CLE 4 MIN 4

BOTTOM 8 .. Killebrew walked. Valdespino pinch ran. Oliva walked. Allison walked. Pena relieved Bob Allen. Tovar sac fly scoring a run. CLE 4 MIN 5

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-2 GWRBI SB

CLEVELAND (74-61) @ MINNESOTA (71-63) game 1

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14Y (17-6 1.53) 13YZ (11-6 3.04)

Scoreless through the first four, the Cleveland club eked out a run through the generosity of an error. They added three more thru really hard hit balls. The lead expanded to 6-1 but homers by Harmon Killebrew and Bob Allison made it a one run game in the last of the 9th but the Tribe held in to take the front end of the double dip.

CLE 000 013 200 6 9 3

MIN 000 001 202 5 9 2

2B CLE Hinton 16 T. Horton 8 Azcue 12

MIN Oliva 19

HR CLE L. Brown 6 (6th off Merritt)

MIN Killebrew 40 (7th off Hargan) Allison 22 (9th off Pena)

RBI CLE Wagner 39 T. Horton 48 Azcue 2(28) L Brown 2(34)

MIN Killebrew 2(101) Allison2(63) Tovar 53

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Hargan 7 6 1 4 5 3 3 31 54

Merritt 6.1 7 1 2 7 6 5 31 42

WP Hargan 18-6 1.61 LP Merritt 11-7 3.20 SV Pena (7)

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 5 .. Gonzalez singled. L. Brown hit by pitch. Hinton reached on an error. Wagner sac fly scoring a run. CLE 1 MIN 0

TOP 6 .. T. Horton doubled. Azcue doubled scoring a run. L. Brown homered scoring two runs. CLE 4 MIN 0

BOTTOM 6 .. Oliva doubled. Tovar singled scoring a run. CLE 4 MIN 1

TOP 7 .. Hinton doubled. Alvis hit by a pitch. T. Horton singled scoring a run. Azcue singled scoring a run. CLE 6 MIN 1

BOTTOM 7 .. Carew singled. Killebrew homered scoring two runs. CLE 6 MIN 3

BOTTOM 9 .. Carew singled. Allison homered scoring two runs. CLE 6 MIN 3

NOTES: Steve Hargan got closer to the coveted 20 win mark, although this game he had to work harder allowing 10 baserunners in 7 innings. The 3 runs allowed were the most since July 22. Harmon Killebrew eclipsed the century mark in RBIs.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Double 2RBI

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KANSAS CITY (52-83) @ DETROIT (79-56) game 2

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9YZ (1-2 2.84) 9XZ (3-2 2.90)

Game of the Year candidate featured two rookie portsiders who threw nothing but darts at their opponent. Game stayed scoreless through regulation, Tony Pierce giving up a scant 4 hits but John Hiller trumped him by not only keeping the Athletics hitless but facing just the bare minimum. The contest stretched to the bottom of the 11th when the Tigers strung together three singles to steal the back end of the doubleheader.

KCA 000 000 000 00 0 0 1

DET 000 000 000 01 1 8 0

RBI DET Northrup 53

SB DET Kaline 7

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Pierce 8 4 0 0 5 0 0 29 79

Hiller 11 0 0 2 14 0 0 34 107

WP Hiller 4-2 2.28 LP Aker 4-6 5.22

SCORING PLAY:

BOTTOM 11 .. McAuliffe singled. Kaline singled. Northrup singled scoring a run. KCA 0 DET 1

NOTES: John Hiller hurled a spectacular game, going eleven hitless innings, walking only 2 but only faced only one over the minimum. Northrup was in the right place at the right time, having pinch running for Willie Horton in the 9th. Don Wert played his first game since august 18th.

STAR OF THE GAME: 1-1 RBI (game winning)