CLEVELAND INDIANS (1-1) @ CALIFORNIA ANGELS (0-3)

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11Y 13Y

CLE 000 000 002 2 3 1 LP G. Bell 0-1

CAL 014 000 01x 6 10 0 WP McGlothlin 1-0

2B CAL Fregosi 1

3B CAL Cardenal (2)

HR CLE Hinton 1

CAL Mincher 1

RBI CLE Hinton 2(5)

CAL Mincher 3(3) Rodgers 2( 3) Cardenal 1( 2)

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Bell 5 8 1 1 3 5 5 33

McGlothlin 9 3 1 2 9 2 2 80

Cleveland looks to close out their trip to Disney with another win while the Halo‘s try to get off the schneid. Veteran Gary Bell takes on neophyte Jim McGlothlin, their prize young hurler. McGlothlin made the Tribe believers of his ability only allowing a hit and two free passes in the first 8 innings. Gary Bell did not fare as well. He got the side in order in the 1st but three consecutive singles greeted him in the 2nd giving the home team the lead, Cardenal driving in the run. Top 3 came unraveled after 2 outs when Bell walked Jay Johnstone. Rick Reichardt followed with a single bring Don Mincher to the plate. Big Don did what he was aquired for, driving a moon shot into the right center bleachers making the score 4-0. Cardenal followed with a three bagger off the rattled righty jogging home on a single by Buck Rodgers. A walk, a hit batsman and an error provided the Angels their final run. McGlothlin entered the 9th looking for the shutout but was denied when Chuck Hinton homered, closing out the scoring at 6-2. Angels put one in the left column while the visitors fall to 1-2.

STAR OF THE GAME 2-3 HR 3RBI

BALTIMORE ORIOLES (2-1) @ KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS (1-1)

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3 13Y

BAL 0002000001 WP E. Fisher 1-0 SV Watt 1

KCA 1001000000 LP Aker 0-1

2B BAL F. Robinson 1 Blefary 1 Bowens 1

KCA Hershberger (2) Repoz 1

3B BAL F. ROBINSON

HR BAL D. Johnson 1

RBI BAL F. Robinson(3) Powell (2) D.Johnson 1

KCA Charles 1 Roof 1

SB KCA Campaneris 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Bunker 7 7 0 2 7 2 2 60

Hunter 9 8 9 0 4 2 2 67

Second game of this two game set, O’s looking to escape with a pair of victories. Kaycee looking to get back to winning ways. Two promising righthanders go in this tilt. Top one, Frank Robinson doubled with 2 outs but Brooks failed to deliver. Bert Campaneris lead off their part of first with a sharp single then successfully tested Andy Etchabarren’s arm. Two outs later, The Glider, Ed Charles stroked a single for the initial run of the game. The second and third were quiet for both teams. Top 4, Paul Blair single leading off. He got on his horse and galloped home on a Frank Robby triple, tying the game. Catfish got Brooks looking and with the infield back, Powell rolled out to second giving the Birds the lead. The advantage did not last long, four consecutive one out singles tied the game, the last being a dribbler down third by Phil Roof. He knows, it still looks like a line drive in the box score. That would be that last of the scoring in regulation by both teams. Hunter was batted for in the 9th which brought in Jack Aker. Blefary fanned but Davey Johnson delivered a go ahead bomb putting Baltimore ahead. A double and two walks filled the sacks as the Birds tried to put the fame away. Alas, Frank Robby got robbed by Campy ending the inning. Bottom 10, the A’s had a chance to tie as Mike Hershberger doubled with one out but Eddie Watt settled down preserving the victory.

STAR OF THE GAME 2-4 HR RBI

DETROIT TIGERS (3-0) @ MINNESOTA TWINS (1-2)

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10 YW 11 XZ

DET 003 000 000 00 3 8 1 LP Pena 0-1

MIN 102 000 000 01 4 11 0 WP Worthington 1-0

2B DET J.Wood

MIN Oliva

3B MIN Tovar Versalles

RBI DET J. Wood 2(2) Kaline

MIN Oliva 3( ) Versalles

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Sparma 6 6 0 4 3 3 3 47

Kaat 9 8 0 2 4 3 3 61

The Motown boys try to stay perfect, sending Joe Sparma to the bump against lefty ace Jim Kaat. Twins looking to avenge yesterday’s defeat break out early, get the jump as Cesear Tovar legs out a triple and scores on a sac fly by Tony Oliva. Tigers roared back in the 3rd, Bill Freehan and Ray Oyler singled to get things going. Sparma bunted them along making it easier to score on Jake Wood’s double. Two batters later, Al Kaline brought him home making it 3-1. Sparma could not stand success, a walk and single set up Oliva, who did not disappoint, doubling into the gap in right center, tying the game. The contest stayed tied thru regulation although each team had chances. Twins loaded the bases with 2 outs in the 4th but Rich Rollins fanned. Two more stranded in the 6th by the home squad. The Bengals got two singles from Freehan and Oyler again but were left hanging. Twins looked poised to win it in the last of the 9th, Walt Bond singled and Tovar took one between the numbers putting two on nobody out. Mayo Smith saw enough of Larry Sherry, bringing on Orlando Pena. Rollins once again spoiled the party tapping into a 1-6-3 DP and Oliva flying out to the warning track in center. Bottom 11, Pena sailing along gettin six straight, gave up his first hit to Earl Battey leading off. Dave Boswell pinch ran and used his legs to circle the bases, chased home by Versalles triple for the win. Detroit falls from the unbeatens while Twins share their record at 2.

STAR OF THE GAME 3-5 triple RBI

WASHINGTON SENATORS @ CHICAGO WHITE SOX

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9Y 12YZ

WAS 000 200 003 5 9 1 LP Richert 0-2

CWS 113 500 00x 10 11 1 WP John 1-0 SV B. Howard 1

2B WAS Brinkman 1

CWS Agee 1 Adair 2(2) McCraw 1

HR WAS C. Peterson 1

CWS Hansen 1

RBI WAS C. Peterson 2(2) Brinkman 3(3)

CWS Buford (5) Agee 2(2) Ward 1 Adair (4) Josephson 2(2) Hansen 2(2) McCraw 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

RICHERT 3 7 1 4 2 8 8 11

John 7 6 1 1 6 2 2 62

Senators venture into the Windy City to challenge the Southsuders. A pair of portsiders go in this tilt. Tommy John breezed thru the first three, only blemish being a single by Frank Howard. The home squad drew two walks and with 2 outs, Jerry Adair singled to open the scoring. They nicked Richert for another tally on the second, Don Buford with a rbi single. The 3rd was truly unkind to Richert, hitting lefty hitting Pete Ward who moved to 3rd on an Adair 2-bagger. Duane Josephson lifted one deep enough to left to get Ward in, but now matter, Ron Hansen cleared the bases with his first jack of the season putting the deficit at 5. Washington cut the lead to three, on Cap Peterson’s two run homer. No matter, the Six poured it on in the 4th. Berry singled and Buford walked, both streaking hind on an Agee double. That ended Richert’s evening, bringing in Jim Hannan. Pete Ward greeted him with an RBI single. Adair’s double put runners on second and third. Josephson got one in on a sac fly. McCraw capped the scoring with a double putting the score at 10-2. The visitors picked up three in the 9th, two walks and a single loaded the bags giving Brinkman the dance the chase them home with a double. Richert gad his second straight sub-par outing while John tossed 7 strong innings.

STAR OF THE GAME 4-5 2 Doubles RBI

DETROIT TIGERS (3-0) @ MINNESOTA TWINS (1-2)

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10 YW 11 XZ

DET 003 000 000 00 3 8 1 LP Pena 0-1

MIN 102 000 000 01 4 11 0 WP Worthington 1-0

2B DET J.Wood 1

MIN Oliva (3)

3B MIN Tovar 1 Versalles 1

RBI DET J. Wood 2(2) Kaline (4)

MIN Oliva 3( 6) Versalles 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Sparma 6 6 0 4 3 3 3 47

Kaat 9 8 0 2 4 3 3 61

The Motown boys try to stay perfect, sending Joe Sparma to the bump against lefty ace Jim Kaat. Twins looking to avenge yesterday’s defeat break out early, get the jump as Cesear Tovar legs out a triple and scores on a sac fly by Tony Oliva. Tigers roared back in the 3rd, Bill Freehan and Ray Oyler singled to get things going. Sparma bunted them along making it easier to score on Jake Wood’s double. Two batters later, Al Kaline brought him home making it 3-1. Sparma could not stand success, a walk and single set up Oliva, who did not disappoint, doubling into the gap in right center, tying the game. The contest stayed tied thru regulation although each team had chances. Twins loaded the bases with 2 outs in the 4th but Rich Rollins fanned. Two more stranded in the 6th by the home squad. The Bengals got two singles from Freehan and Oyler again but were left hanging. Twins looked poised to win it in the last of the 9th, Walt Bond singled and Tovar took one between the numbers putting two on nobody out. Mayo Smith saw enough of Larry Sherry, bringing on Orlando Pena. Rollins once again spoiled the party tapping into a 1-6-3 DP and Oliva flying out to the warning track in center. Bottom 11, Pena sailing along gettin six straight, gave up his first hit to Earl Battey leading off. Dave Boswell pinch ran and used his legs to circle the bases, chased home by Versalles triple for the win. Detroit falls from the unbeatens while Twins share their record at 2.

STAR OF THE GAME 3-5 triple RBI

BOSTON RED SOX @ NEW YORK YANKEES

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5 13

BOS 000 020 000 2 5 0 LP Bennett 0-1

NYY 101 010 01x 4 9 1 WP Stottlemyre 2-0

2B BOS Yastrzemski 1

3B NYY TRESH

HR NYY BI. Robinson (2) C. Smith 1

RBI BOS Yastrzemski 1

NYY Bi. Robinson (4) Tresh 1E. Howard (5) C. Smith 1

SB NYY Clarke 1

PITCHING IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Bennett 5 7 1 3 3 3 3 41

Stottlemyre 9 5 0 3 5 2 2 71

Game 2 in the Bronx between these two heated rivals. Yanks new ace looking for his second duke of the year. The Sox pestered Stottlemyre in the first 4 innings, leaving six stranded. Yanks broke thru early, Horace Clarke singled to open the NY half of the 1st and one out later Tommy Tresh ripped one over the head of Tartabull in center, racing all the way to third scoring the games first run. Bottom 3, red hot Bill Robinson found the seats in left to double the lead. Boston finally broke through on Mel in the 5th, Tartabull and Joe Foy singled and scored in a Tax double to the gap tying the game at 2. The lead did not last as the Bombers got back to back knocks from Clarke and Robinson. Bennett seemed to settle down getting the next two on short fly balls but Ellie Howard singled for the lead. Yanks had a chance to add to the lead in the 7th when Hoss singled and swiped second and never moved further. Bottom 8, Charley Smith picked up his first homer of the season doubling the lead. Stottlemyre finished the game retiring the last 15 he faced for a complete game.

STAR OF THE GAME 3-4 2RS SB

CLEVELAND INDIANS @ CALIFORNIA ANGELS

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14 XY 3Z

CLE 120 051 001 10 15 1 WP Tiant 1-0

CAL 010 010 000 2 7 1 LP SANFORD 0-1

2B CLE Sims 1

CAL Johnstone 1 Cardenal 1

3B CLE Hinton 1

CAL Cardenal 1

HR CLE Wagner 1 Alvis 1 Whitfield 1 Sims 1

CAL Knoop 1

RBI CLE Alvis (2) Wagner 1 Whitfield 1 Hinton 3(3) Sims 1 Tiant 2(2)

CAL Cardenal 1 Knoop 1

PITCHING IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Tiant 9 7 1 1 10 2 2 74

Sanford 4.1 9 1 1 0 7 7 16

Angels continue their home stand hoping for better results with the Indians in town. Cuban fireballer Luis Tiant duels with grizzled veteran Jack Sanford. Former Halo Leon Wagner broke open the scoring with a long home run to right. The Tribe added two more in the 2nd when after 2 outs, Duke Sims doubled down the right field line. Larry Brown singled but Sims was held at third S Brown snuck into second. Luis Tiant ripped a single to plate the pair. Bottom 2, Rick Reinhardt singled and raced home in a one out double by Jose Cardenal. The Indians loaded the bases in the 4th, Sanford let off the hook when Tiant ripped into a DP. Bottom 4, the home team wasted a two out triple by Cardenal. In the 5th, Sanford got Davillilo but his luck ran out. Two singles and a hit batsman loaded the bases, that is, until Chuck Hinton cleared them with a triple breaking open the game. Another old timer relieved Sanford, Lew Burnett’s, who grooved one that Sims did not miss. Three homers rounded out the scoring, Knoop for the Angels and Alvis and Whitfield for the visitors.

STAR OF THE GAME 3-5 2B HR 2RBI

BALTIMORE ORIOLES @ KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS FROM MUNICIPAL STADIUM

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13 X W 6W

BAL 000 101 104 7 14 0 WP Phoebus 1-0 SV S.Miller 1

KCA 001 010 000 2 8 1 LP Krausse 0-1

2B BAL Aparicio 1 Blair 1 B.Robby 1 Etchabarren 1

KCA Hershberger 1 Cater 1

3B Blair (2)

RBI BAL Aparicio 1 Blair 1 F.Robby 1 B,Robby (2) Powell 1 Bowens 1 Epstein 1

KCA Hershberger 2 (4)

SB KCA Krausse 1

PITCHING IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Phoebus 6 7 0 3 3 2 2 50

Krausse 7 7 0 1 4 3 3 56

The Birds fly to the Midwest to engage the A’s showcasing a pair of young righthanders. A’s treated in bottom of 1 putting two on with one out but Ed Charles bounced into a DP. Same in bottom of 2, a twin killing ruining the chance to score. Bottom 3, Krausse drew a walk and stole second. One out later, Mike Hershberger singled, driving Lew in. A single and a walk loaded the pads. The threat was snuffed out at the plate with Hershberger nailed at the plate trying to score on a great throw by Frank Robby. The Orioles evened the score in the 4th as the Robinson’s singled putting runners on the corners. Powell ripped one up the middle, Krausse slowing it down enough to just get on with a run scoring. The A’s went back on top on consecutive doubles by Campaneris and Hershberger. A double by Paul Blair, driven in by Brooks deadlocked the game again. Top 7, a one out double by Andy Etchabarren put the lead run in scoring position. Hank Bauer sent Mike Epstein to pinch hit for the pitcher and rewarded the skipper driving home the go ahead run. Top 8, the Birds had the sacks filled but failed to score as B.Robby was cut down at the plate by Hershberger. The A’s had a chance to tie, but Danny Cater’s double was wasted. Top 9, Tony Pierce and Paul Lindblad let the game get out of hand allowing for to plate, the big hits being a double by Aparicio and a triple by Blair.

STAR OF THE GAME 2-5 2B 3B RBI

DETROIT TIGERS @ MINNESOTA TWINS FROM METROPOLITAN STADIUM

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13 Y 13YW

DET 032 000 010 6 9 1 WP E. Wilson 1-0 SV Gladding 1

MIN 100 100 020 4 5 2 LP Boswell 0-1

2B MIN Oliva (2)

HR DET G. Brown 1

MIN OLIVA 2(2)

RBI DET Wert (3) G. Brown 1 Cash (4) Freehan 1 Tracewski 2(4)

MIN Oliva 2(3) Allison 2(4)

SB MIN Allison 1

PITCHING     IP   H   HR   BB  SO  R  ER   GSc

Wilson             7.1   4      2     3     8     4    2      63

Boswell 3 3 0 5 4 5 3 26

Spring has arrived in the land of 1000 lakes as baseball has returned to the Met! A pair of righty’s go in this bout. Tigers arrive fresh off two wins in SoCal while the home team split a pair in Baltimore. Nothing in the top of the first. Tony Oliva solved Earl Wilson slamming his first round tripper to put the Twins ahead. The Tigers answered back quickly as Boswell had trouble finding the plate. Two walks sandwiches a Northrup singe to load the bases. Versailles booted them next ball tying the game. Tracewski walked for a second run. A Don Wert sac fly made it 3-1. Detroit added a pair in the third as Boswell continued to be wild. Kaline singled with one out and Northrup walked. Cash got one home with a base knock. Freehan took a stroll to fill the sacks with a Tracewski picking up his second ribby on a sac fly. Oliva powered his second dinger an inning later. All stayed quiet until Gates Brown found the seats off Dwight Siebler providing much a needed cushion. After Oliva’s homer, Wilson kept the Twins hitless until the 8th. With one out, Rollins reached in an error and scooted to third on an Oliva double. Killebrew was intentionally passed which ended Wildon’s day. Hank Aguirre came on to fan Carew but Mayo Smith left him in one batter too long as Bobby Allison singled to drive in two putting running on 2nd and 3rd. Earl Battey came up with the chance to be a hero but like the Mighty Casey, he struck out ending Minnesota’s last chance as they fall to 1-2. The Tigers surge to a perfect 3-0

STAR OF THE GAME ( in a losing cause) 3-4 2B 2HR 2RBI

BOSTON RED SOX @ NY YANKEES FROM YANKEE STADIUM

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BOS 001 042 000 9 15 0 WP Stange 1-0

NYY 200 300 000 5 15 2 LP FORD 0-1

2B BOS T.Horton 1 Conigliaro 1

3B BOS Foy 1

HR BOS Petrocelli (2) R.Smith 1

RBI BOS R. Smith 5(5) Foy 1 Conigliaro (3) Petrocelli (5) T.Horton 2

NYY CLARKE (2) B. Robinson (3) Pepitone 1 E.Howard 2(4)

SB NYY Clarke 1

PITCHING IP H HR BB SO R ER GSc

Rohr 4 8 0 3 4 5 5 27

Ford 5 8 1 0 4 5 5 35

Yanks come home to open the Big Ball Orchard in the South Bronx hoping to eradicate the memory of last year’s cellar dwelling. A underwhelming crowd of 14,375 watched a matchup of the old and new as Billy Rohr faced off against Whitey Ford. The Chairman of the Board got the Sox in order to open the festivities. Bottom 1, Horace Clarke singled and stole second. Red hot Bill Robinson brought him home to open the scoring. A pair of walks loaded the bases for Ellie Howard. Unfortunately, Ellie picked the biggest part of the yard to hit it to, generating a 420 ft sac fly. Whitey cruised thru the second but Petrocelli went yard to cut the lead in half. Sox put two more on but Ford got Yaz swinging on a ‘cut’ fastball. Yanks left 2 on in the 3rd but added three in the 4th. John Kennedy walked and Slick bunted him along allowing Clarke to single him home. Robinson got nicked by a pitch setting up Pepitone and Howard with RBI’s. The old man could not stand prosperity, promptly allowing three singles to Tony Horton with the RBI. A force out brought in another. Hour showed confidence in his veteran who disappointed giving up a three bagger to Joe Foy making it a one run game. Left in to face lefty Yaz, Ford got a 4-2-5 force but the relief was short lived as Tony C tied it with a double. Thad Tillison finally came in but fared no better. Two singles got things going for the Beantowners. After a twin killing, Tony Horton (who remained in the game) laced a double down the line for the lead, scoring on Reggie Smith ensuing single. Reggie Smith’s two run blast into the right field bleachers padded the lead. Lee Stange pitched the final five innings with little trouble getting a well deserved win.

STAR OF THE GAME 3-5 HR 4RBI