CLEVELAND (72-60) @ KANSAS CITY (52-79)

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14Y (16-6 1.60) 8 (6-13 4.04)

Chuck Dobson’s outstanding month of August came crashing diwn upon his feet as the Indians simply pummeled him, racking up 10 hits on the way to scoring 8 runs of him in his short stint. Reliever Jack Aker faired not better as Erie boys batted around on him while adding to the lead. As it turned out, one run would have sufficed with a Steve Hargan throwing zeroes at the home club.

CLE 204 114 000 12 17 2

KCA 000 000 000 0 6 0

2B CLE Davalillo 17 T. Horton 6 Alvis 26

KCA Webster 12

3B CLE Sims 2

HR CLE Hinton 9 (1st off C. Dobson)

RBI CLE Hinton 4(44) T. Horton 2(40) Sims 2(26) Fuller 3(18) Alvis 52

SB KCA Hershberger 1 Lewis 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Hargan 9 6 0 3 8 0 0 37 80

C. Dobson 5 10 1 1 5 8 8 26 23

WP Hargan 17-6 1.53 LP C. Dobson 6-14 4.38

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 1 .. Davalillo singled. Hinton homered scoring two runs. CLE 2 KCA 0

TOP 3 .. Hargan singled. Hinton singled. T. Horton doubled scoring two runs. Alvis doubled scoring a run. Sims tripled scoring a run. CLE 6 KCA 0

TOP 4 .. Hargan singled. Advanced on a groundout. Hinton singled scoring a run. CLE 7 KCA 0

TOP 5 .. Alvus walked and advanced on a groundout. Fuller singled scoring a run. CLE 8 KCA 0

TOP 6 .. Davalillo doubled. Hinton singled scoring a run. Wagner singled. Alvis walked . Sims singled scoring a run. Fuller singled scoring two runs. CLE 12 KCA 0

NOTES: How about Steve Hargan. Lowered his league leading ERA to a minuscule 1.53. He gad quite the month of August, going 7-0 with an ERA OF 0.56 that included 4 shutouts. And he was no slouch on the other side either, going 6-13 in his last three games! Poor Larry Brown, got left at the altar, being the only Indian without a hit in this contest. Chuck Dobson has the dubious honor of leading the A’s in losses.

STAR OF THE GAME: 4-5 Hr 4 RBIs

BALTIMORE (61-67) @ MINNESOTA (68-61)

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9YZ (3-4 3.89) 13YZ (13-11 2.61)

It just wasn’t Dean Chance’s day. Baltimore rattled his cage to the tune of seven runs in only 4 innings if work digging a grave sized hole for his teammates. And the O’s did it all with Frank Robinson taking the collar. The Twins were never really in this one despite Homers from the Killer and Valdespino.

BAL 021 400 000 7 9 0

MIN 000 010 010 2 9 2

3B BAL Blair 11 Br. Robinson 4

HR BAL Powell 15 (4th off Chance – grand slam)

MIN Valdespino 2 (5th off Brabender) Killebrew (8th off Drabowsky)

RBI MIN Powell 4(59) Blair 42 Br. Robinson 65

MIN Valdespino 4 Killebrew 92

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Brabender 6.1 6 0 1 6 1 1 27 62

Chance 4 6 1 2 3 7 6 22 15

WP Brabender 4-4 3.59 LP Chance 13-12 2.80

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 2 .. Blefary singled. Br. Robinson tripled scoring a run. Etchabarren reached on an error scoring a run. BAL 2 MIN 0

TOP 3 .. Blair homered BAL 3 MIN 0

TOP 4 .. Etchabarren singled. Brabender hit by pitch. Aparicio walked. Powell homered scoring four runs. BAL 7 MIN 0

BOTTOM 5 .. Valdespino pinch hit a homer. BAL 7 MIN 1

BOTTOM 8 .. Killebrew homered. BAL 7 MIN 2

NOTES: Paul Blair legged out a three bagger, giving him 11 on the tear and a tie with Bobby Allison for league head. Who would have bet that lead footed B. Robby would have 4 triples? By the way, Paul was a double short of the cycle instead of the usual triple. Moe Drabowsky gave up his first run since June 30, some 26 shutout innings. Dean Chance list has 4th straight and he, like the Twins will be glad August is over.

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-5 Triple Homer RBI

CHICAGO (83-47) @ WASHINGTON (45-86)

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5R (1-4 5.94) 9YZ (5-13 4.40)

One in the 2nd and three in the 3rd put the Senators ahead and Camilo Pascual was on his game this day taking a shutout into the 8th where Tommy McCraw ruined it. But Darrell Knowles got the last 4 outs needed to give the Capital bots the Duke, dropping the Pale Hose into a tie with their rivals from Boston, setting up a very interesting month of September

CWS 000 000 020 2 7 0

WAS 013 000 00x 4 7 1

2B CWS Agee 20 Berry 9

3B WAS H. Allen 5

HR CWS McCraw 9 (8th off Pascual)

RBI CWS McCraw 2(31)

WAS H. Allen 2(21) C. Peterson 28

SB WAS H. Allen 1

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Klages 4 5 0 1 1 4 3 19 38

Pascual 7.2 6 1 1 8 2 2 30 66

WP Pascual 6-13 4.30 LP Klages 1-5 6.03 SV Knowles 8

SCORING PLAYS:

BOTTOM 2 .. H. Allen tripled. Casanova reached on an error scoring a run. CWS 0 WAS 1

BOTTOM 3 .. Pascual singled. Saverine singled. McMullen walked. C. Peterson singled scoring a run. Epstein hit by pitch. H. Allen singled scoring two runs. CWS 0 WAS 4

TOP 8 .. Agee doubled. McCraw homered scoring two runs. CWS 2 WAS 4

NOTES: First win for Camilo Pascual since July 7. He has lost 7 in a row prior. It was May when the Chisox last shared first place.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 Triple 2 RBI

BOSTON (82-48) @ NEW YORK (52-79)

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4Y (1-0 0.75) 14X (12-7 2.19)

Yanks pecked away at The Sox registering single runs in three innings and Al Downing kept the Sox scoreless until he turned an ankle trying to break up a double play. From there the Pinstripe short relievers imploded as Joe Foy homered off Thad Tillitson and the man of the year Carl Yastrzemski put the Beantowners ahead coming off the bench to take Dooley Womack deep pulling Boston within a 1/2 game of the league lead.

BOS 000 000 032 5 12 1

NYY 110 001 000 3 7 0

2B BOS Adair 20 G. Thomas 1

HR BOS Foy 17 (8th off Tillitson) Yastrzemski 51 (9th off Womack)

RBI BOS Foy 2(53) Yastrzemski 2(121) Harrelson 30

NYY Gibbs 30 Bi. Robinson 31 Tresh 48

SB BOS R. Smith 6

NYY Hegan 6

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Stephenson 6 6 0 4 6 3 3 29 50

Downing 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 14 60

WP Osinski 3-2 3.22 LP Womack 6-6 2.33 SV Lyle 7

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 1 .. Gibbs singled. R. White walked. Whitaker walked. Bi. Robinson walked forcing in a run. BOS 0 NYY 1

BOTTOM 2 .. Kennedy singled. Hegan singled putting runners on the corners. Hegan stole second. Gibbs sac fly scoring a run. BOS 0 NYY 2

BOTTOM 6 .. Amaro singled. Kennedy singled. Tresh pinch hit a single scoring a run. BOS 0 NYY 3

TOP 8 .. Yastrzemski singled. Foy homered scoring two runs. Adair doubled. Harrelson singled scoring a run. BOS 3 NYY 3

TOP 9 .. E. Howard walked. Tartabull pinch ran. Yastrzemski homered scoring two runs. BOS 5 NYY 3

NOTES: As mentioned, the Red Sox are a fingertip from the brass ring pending the outline of the Chicago-Washington matchup. Once again the hero is Carl Yastrzemski who was supposed have the night off. He is riding an 8 game hit streak and has a knock in 28 of the last 30. Dooley Womack lost his 3rd in a row.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-2 HR 2 RBI

DETROIT (75-56) @ CALIFORNIA (58-71) game 2

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9XZ (2-2 3.06) 15W (6-7 2.09)

The Bengals came roaring back in game 2, plating 4 runs off Rickey Clark after 3 innings. They added another tally in the 6th supporting the seven inning effort of John Hiller. Mickey Lolich, who was smacked around in the opener, closed this one out earning the visitors a split of their west coast visit.

DET 013 001 000 5 11 1

CAL 001 000 100 2 8 0

2B CAL Rodgers 12

HR DET McAuliffe 19 (3rd off Clark)

RBI DET Cash 81 McAuliffe 2(49) Northrup 50 Hiller 1

CAL Fregosi 2(50)

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Hiller 7 6 0 2 5 2 2 30 60

Clark 5 7 1 2 5 4 4 25 50

WP Hiller 3-2 2.97 LP Clark 6-7 2.09 SV Lolich 1

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 2 .. Northrup walked. Oyler singled putting runners on the corners. Hiller sac fly scoring a run. DET 1 CAL 0

TOP 3 .. Cash singled. McAuliffe homered scoring two runs. Matthews singled. Freehan singled putting runners on the corners. Northrup sac fly scoring a run. DET 4 CAL 0

BOTTOM 3 .. Knoop singled. Werhas walked. Clark sac bunt. Held walked. Fregosi grounded into a force scoring a run. DET 4 CAL 1

TOP 6 .. Oyler walked, Hiller sac bunt. Cash singled scoring a run. DET 5 CAL 1

BOTTOM 7 .. Rodgers doubled. Fregosi singled scoring a run. DET 5 CAL 2

STAR OF THE GAME: HR 2 RBI

DETROIT (75-55) @ CALIFORNIA (57-71) game 1

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7Y (13-10 3.34) 9Y (7-16 3.59)

Jimmy Hall erased an early Bengal lead with a two run shot then followed that up with an encore two run blast giving George Brunet all the support he needed in the first game of the twin bill. The Tigers clawed back chasing George Brunet in the 7th but the dynamic bullpen duo of Kelso and Rojas slammed the door preserving the victory .

DET 100 001 100 3 8 0

CAL 200 020 00x 5 10 0

3B DET McAuliffe 5

HR DET Kaline 22 (6th off Brunet)

CAL Hall 2((17) 1st off McLain, 5th off McLain) Fregosi 14 (6th of McLain)

RBI DET McAuliffe 48 Kaline 70 Freehan 40

KCA J. Hall 4(52) Fregosi 48

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

McLain 5.2 10 3 1 4 5 5 29 26

Brunet 6.2 6 1 3 5 3 3 29 52

WP Brunet 8-16 3.51 LP McLain 13-11 3.46 SV Rojas 18

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 1 .. McAuliffe walked. Kaline walked. W. Horton infield single. Freehan sac fly scoring a run. DET 1 CAL 0

BOTTOM 2 .. Fregosi singled. J. Hall homered scoring two runs. DET 1 CAL 2

BOTTOM 5 .. Fregosi singled. J. Hall homered scoring two runs. DET 1 CAL 4

TOP 6 .. Kaline homered. DET 2 CAL 4

BOTTOM 6 .. Fregosi homered. DET 2 CAL 5

TOP 7 .. Oyler singled. McAuliffe tripled scoring a run. DET 3 KCA 5

NOTES: Third time Jimmie Hall sucked two homers in a game this season. Four Cherubs had two or more hits in this one. Dick McAuliffe has a six game hit streak.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2 HR 6 RBI

CLEVELAND (71-60) @ KANSAS CITY (52-78)

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15Y (13-8 1.75) 7X (13-11 2.91)

The Indians (not the Guardians) jumped all over Jim Nash, batting around while scoring 4 runs, the highlight a three run blast by Daddy Wags, Leon Wagner. The A’s fought back getting with 1 when Ramon Webster schooled former Athletic Orlando Pena but Pena rebounded to get the last 6 outs to preserve the win.

CLE 004 000 001 5 5 1

KCA 000 100 020 3 7 2

2B CLE Davalillo 16

KCA Hershberger 27

3B KCA Gosger 6

HR CLE Wagner 13 (3rd off Nash)

KCA Webster 11 (8th off Pena)

RBI CLE Wagner 3(38) Davalillo 2(29)

KCA Webster 2(36) Gosger 21

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Siebert 7 5 0 4 5 1 1 29 64

Nash 4 3 1 3 6 4 4 19 45

WP Siebert 14-8 1.73 LP Nash 13-12 3.02 SV Pena 6

SCORING PLAYS:

TOP 3 .. L. Brown walked. Davalillo doubled scoring a run. Hinton walked. Wagner homered scoring three runs. CLE 4 KCA 0

BOTTOM 4 .. Cater singled. Gosger tripled scoring a run. CLE 4 KCA 1

BOTTOM 8 .. Hershberger doubled. Webster homered scoring two runs. CLE 4 KCA 3

TOP 9 .. Sims reached on an error. Salmon pinch ran. L. Brown walked. Davalillo singled scoring a run. CLE 5 KCA 3

NOTES: With his seven, one run innings, Sonny Siebert moved back into second place in the league in ERA. He is also tied with Looie Tiant for second in team wins. Mike Hershberger moved into second place in the Junior Circuit in two baggers.

STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 HR 3 RBIs

BALTIMORE (61-66) @ MINNESOTA (67-61)

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14Z (5-3 1.54) 13XW (9-12 3.46)

The Twins jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 3rd by stringing three hits together. The Orioles got one back in the 5Th curtesy of Brooks Robinson then down to their final out with nobody aboard, Paul Blair evened the contest sending it into extra innings. Finally in the 12th the home club solved the baffling knuckleball of Eddie Fisher to snag the win.

BAL 000 010 001 000 2 3 0

MIN 002 000 000 001 3 10 0

2B MIN Uhlaender 12

3B MIN Tovar 7

HR BAL B. Robinson 17 (5th off Boswell) Blair 6 (9th off Boswell)

RBI BAL BR. Robinson 64 Blair 41

MIN Tovar 2(50) Oliva 57

PITCHING LINE: IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Hardin 7 6 0 1 2 2 2 28 58

Boswell 10 3 2 2 9 2 2 35 83

WP Kline 5-3 2.86 LP Fisher 1-1 3.28

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 3 .. Uhlaender doubled. Tovar tripled scoring a run. Oliva singled scoring a run. BAL 0 MIN 2

TOP 5 .. Br. Robinson homered BAL 1 MIN 2

TOP 9 .. Blair homered BAL 2 MIN 2

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-6 double 2RBIs

BOTTOM 12 .. Reese walked. Uhlaender singled. Tovar singled scoring a run. BAL 2 MIN 3

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-6 Double 2 RBIs

CHICAGO (83-46) @ WASHINGTON (44-86)

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12YZ (17-4 2.56) 14 Z (0-0 0.00)

Senators grabbed a quick 1-0 lead off Tommy John but the Southsiders quickly erased the deficit sending 10 men to the plate while putting up a five spot off Dick Bosman who was making his season debut. By the 5th the Capital boys evened the game setting the stage for Ken McMullen who doubled in the winning runs.

CWS 050 001 000 6 13 1

WAS 131 002 000 7 13 0

2B CWS Ward 12 Josephson 4

WAS McMullen 14

3B WAS Valentine 3

HR WAS H. Allen 3 (3rd off John)

RBI CWS Ward 2(82) Josephson 2(12) Boyer 4 Wa. Williams 19

WAS McMullen 3(55) Cullen 2(18) F. Howard 78 H. Allen 19

SB WAS Cullen 4

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

John 3 9 1 0 1 5 4 17 24

Bosman 6 9 0 3 2 6 6 29 17

WP Bosman 1-0 9.00 W. Wood 6-5 3,26 SV Baldwin 16

SCORING PLAYS

BOTTOM 1 .. Cullen singled and stole second. McMullen singled scoring a run. CWS 0 WAS 1

TOP 2 .. Colavito walked. Berry singled, Colavito to third Berry took second on the throw. Josephson singled scoring two runs. Hansen singled. John sac bunt. Causey walked. Ward singled scoring two runs. Boyer singled scoring a run. CWS 5 WAS 1

BOTTOM 2 .. Epstein reached on an error. Brinkman singled. Bosman sac bunt. Cullen singled scoring two runs. McMullen singled. F. Howard singled scoring a run. CWS 5 WAS 4

BOTTOM 3 .. H. Allen homered. CWS 5 WAS 5

TOP 6 .. Josephson doubled. Wa. Williams pinch hit a single scoring a run. CWS 6 WAS 5

BOTTOM 6 .. Brinkman walked. Valentine singled. McMullen doubled scoring two runs. CWS 6 WAS 7

STAR OF THE GAME: 3-4 Double 3 RBIs

BOSTON (82-47) @ NEW YORK (51-79) game 2

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11Z (12-3 1.67) 11ZZ (4-2 2.45)

Jerry Adair put the Beantowners up early only to see the lead erased by a Charley Smith homer. Bob Tillman added another run by going deep on his old teammates. Former Red Sox Bob Monbouquette went 6 solid innings for the win and Jim Bouton, fresh off a few al, from Syracuse in AAA, closed out the game getting the last nine in order.

BOS 010 000 000 1 6 0

NYY 000 300 10x 4 8 0

2B BOS Adair 19

NYY Whitaker 8

HR NYY C. Smith 7 (4th off Stange) Tillman 2 (7th off Brandon)

RBI BOS Adair 38

NYY C. Smith 3(26) Tillman 11

PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC

Stange 5 3 1 2 4 3 3 19 51

Monbouquette 6 6 0 4 0 1 1 29 52

WP Monbouquette 5-2 2.39 LP Stange 12-4 1.78 SV Bouton 1

SCORING PLAYS

TOP 2 .. Petrocelli singled. Stange sac bunt. Adair singled scoring a run. BOS 1 NYY 0

BOTTOM 4 .. Tresh . Whitaker doubled. C. Smith homered scoring three runs. BOS 1 NYY 3

BOTTOM 7 .. Tillman homered BOS 1 NYY 4

STAR OF THE GAME m 1-3 HR 3 RBIs