Week 7 Results (05/22/1967 - 05/28/1967)
Monday, May 22, 1967
Transactions:
New York (AL) pitcher Whitey Ford made his Major League Finale on 05/21/1967. New York (AL) first baseman Ray Barker made his Major League Finale on 05/21/1967. Barker was sent out to Syracuse (IL) after 05/21/1967 and was traded to Cleveland (DNP) on 07/04/1967. New York (AL) infielder John Kennedy was injured (?) on 05/21/1967
Philadelphia pitcher
Chris
Short was injured (knee injury) on 05/21/1967. Philadelphia infielder Phil Linz
returned to play on 05/23/1967
Chicago (AL)
infielder Jimmy
Stewart (Team Debut 06/21/1967) was acquired from Chicago (NL) (Team
Finale 05/14/1957) on 05/22/1967 for cash
New York (NL)
pitcher Ron
Taylor returned to the mound on 05/23/1967
Baltimore (H) 6 New
York (AL) 5
The Orioles tied the
score at 1-1 with a run in the fourth inning and then they scored three times
in the sixth, the big hit being a Boog Powell
double that scored two runs. After the seventh, the Yankees were down 5-1 but
then catcher Jake Gibbs
slammed a three-run homerun (1), and suddenly they were within one. Tom Phoebus
struck out ten on the day but unfortunately, he also walked ten and this came
back to bite him in the top of ninth and the Yankees were able to load the
bases and eventually tie the game at 5-5. Moe
Drabowsky (1-0, 0.00) struck out one in the ninth to end the inning and
then when the Orioles scored in the bottom half of the inning were able to walk
away with the win.
California (H) 8
Kansas City 6
Light-hitting second
baseman Dick
Green led off the first with a double and soon scored the first run of the
game, and then in the fourth Green added a two-run homerun (1) to his resume.
That lead didn't last as Jimmie Hall
hit a three-run homerun (4) in the Angels' sixth, only to see the A's regain the
lead at 5-4 with two runs in the top of the seventh. Blue Moon
Odom (1-4, 6.47) made a relief appearance and promptly allowed two hits
and two walks, sparking the Angels onto a second consecutive four-run inning.
Now with the lead again, Bill Kelso
pitched a 1-2-3 eighth and Minnie
Rojas picked up the save (7) in the ninth.
Note: Ted Kubiak
will be at shortstop for the Kansas City games in California, at least for this
week. Their regular shortstop, Bert
Campaneris, has an outstanding legal issue and the local authorities are on
the lookout for him. This will all be cleared up before the A's begin next
season in Oakland.
Washington 1
Cleveland (H) 0 (10)
A real pitcher's
duel as Camilo
Pascual (3-3, 2.42) struck out fourteen and got the two-hit shutout win in
extra innings over Steve
Hargan (1-3, 2.18), who struck out ten Washington batters. The only run of
the game came in the top of the tenth when left fielder Leon Wagner
muffed a two-out fly ball to left and allowed Fred
Valentine to score the game's only run.
Minnesota (H) 1
Chicago 0
Another 1-0 game as Jim Kaat
(3-1, 2.78) threw a three-hit shutout and got the win over Joe Horlen (2-4,
1.59), who held the Twins to only four hits on the day. The only run scored in
the third when Kaat led off with a double and then left fielder Walt
Williams fumbled a grounder to left and allowed Kaat to come around and
score.
Pittsburgh 6 Houston
(H) 1
Tommie Sisk
(2-1, 3.12) didn't allow a run until the bottom of the seventh but by then the
Pirates had already scored six times, thus allowing Sisk to go all the way for
the complete-game victory. Chris
Zachary (0-4, 10.13) was given another opportunity to start a game for the
Astros but turned in another shaky outing.,
Los Angeles 3 New
York (NL) (H) 2 (11)
The Dodgers finally
broke the 2-2 tie in the top of the eleventh when shortstop Gene
Michael lined a two-out single to right to score Al Ferrara
with the eventual game-winner. Bill Singer
(1-0, 2.84) finished with the complete game and got the win over Tom Seaver
(4-3, 2.86), This loss extended the Mets losing streak to six games, leaving
them still stuck on nine wins for the season.
Philadelphia (H) 5
San Francisco 4 (12)
Thanks to a pair of
homeruns (2, 3) from Tom Haller
the Giants led 4-1 after the seventh, but in the bottom of the eighth John Briggs
launched a three-run homerun (2) to tie the score at 4-4, There the score
stayed until the bottom of the twelfth when shortstop Bobby Wine
tripled and then scored on a Gaylord
Perry (4-4, 2.66) wild pitch.
Tuesday, May 23, 1967
Transactions:
New York (AL)
pitcher Jim
Bouton was sent out to Syracuse (IL) after 05/22/1967. New York (AL) first
baseman Mike
Hegan made his Season Debut on 05/24/1967 following completion of military
duty
Baltimore (H) 5 New
York (AL) 2
The Orioles scored
five times in the bottom of the third, all unearned, and Frank
Bertaina (2-0, 1.35) went all the way for the win over Mel
Stottlemyre (2-5, 2.67). The Baltimore defense turned three double plays
behind Bertaina, smoothing his path to victory.
California (H) 5
Kansas City 1
Tom
Satriano hit a two-run double in the second to put the Angels ahead 2-0 and
Jack
Sanford (2-3, 4.50) only allowed one unearned run in the seventh and picked
up the win. California tacked on three unearned runs in the bottom of the
eighth to add some padding and Minnie
Rojas quickly closed things out in the ninth.
Cleveland (H) 3
Washington 0
The Indians scored a
run in the first and Gary Bell
(6-0, 1.15) continued his hot start by shutting out the Senators on five hits. Cleveland
added two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth to lock up the win. Pete
Richert (3-4, 2.87) was the hard-luck loser.
Detroit (H) 10
Boston 3
All eyes in baseball
turned to Detroit to see how the game between the first-place Tigers and the
second-place Red Sox turned out and it was quite a game. Reggie
Smith homered (3, 4) to start the game, the first of his two solo homeruns
on the day, but it was the Tigers Day as they scored twice in the third, three
times in the fourth, and then four times in the fifth to blow the game wide
open. Al
Kaline, Jim
Northrup, and Bill
Freehan all had three RBI's on the day, and Mickey
Lolich (5-2, 3.60) came away with the win.
Minnesota (H) 6
Chicago (AL) 2
The Minnesota surge
continued as Mudcat
Grant (3-5, 3.74) and the Twins bullpen shut down the White Sox for another
win. Harmon
Killebrew (9) and Rich
Rollins (2) both homered for the Twins.
The Cardinals eked ahead early Steve Carlton (1-1, 4.02) and the St. Louis bullpen made that lead stand up for the tough road win. Curt Flood went 4-for-5 (.347) and scored three runs while Mike Shannon had three RBI's to spark the visitors.
Houston (H) 3
Pittsburgh 2
Pittsburgh third
baseman Maury
Wills misplayed a sure third out into a two-run single in the bottom of the
fifth, thus giving Larry
Dierker (4-3, 2.43) the run support he would need. Roberto Clemente homered
(9) in the eighth to make it close, but today was Dierker's day.
New York (NL) (H) 2
Los Angeles 0
The Mets put an end
to their six-game losing streak and finally won their tenth game of the season
as veteran hurler Chuck
Estrada (2-1, 2.02) and the New York bullpen combined to shut out the
Dodgers on only four hits. Don
Drysdale (4-4, 2.44) pitched a beauty but got no support and took the loss.
Jerry
Buchek hit a solo homerun (6) in the bottom of the fourth to give the Mets
pitchers an insurance run.
San Francisco 6
Philadelphia (H) 5 (13)
Perhaps a good omen
for the Giants as Willie Mays
beat out a single in the first and Willie
McCovey followed that with a blast (7) over the right field scoreboard to
give the visitors a 3-0 lead. The Phillies tied the score at 3-3 after the
third though, and then Mays came through again with a single and a steal, and
then scoring a run to give San Francisco a 4-3 lead. Philadelphia wasn't done
though and a Johnny
Callison two-out double in the bottom of the ninth tied the score at 4-4
and sent the game into extra innings. Phillies relievers walked home two runs
in the top of the thirteenth, and this time the Phillies rally fell short even
though they were able to score a run and left the bases loaded.
Wednesday, May 24, 1967
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) catcher
Duane
Josephson was sent out to the Florida Instructional League (FLIL) after
05/23/1967
Kansas City pitcher Roberto
Rodriguez was sent out to Vancouver (PCL) after 05/23/1967
St. Louis third
baseman Mike
Shannon was injured (?) on 05/23/1967
New York (AL) 12
Baltimore (H) 2 (Grand Slam!)
Second baseman Horace
Clarke hit a two-out three-run homerun (1) in the top of the second and the
race was on. Before the inning was over Charley
Smith added a grand slam homerun (4) to give
The Yankees a 7-0
lead, and before the game was over Mickey
Mantle (6) and Joe
Pepitone (2) added two-run homeruns to make the blowout complete. Al Downing
(1-4, 3.23) got his first win of the season while Steve
Barber (2-5, 6.87) is still struggling for the Orioles.
Cleveland (H) 5
Washington 0
Max Alvis
was moved out of the lead-off spot to the sixth spot in today's Cleveland
lineup and his two-out three-run homerun in the bottom of the first was a
welcome site to Luis Tiant
(2-4, 1.71). Tiant held the Senators to three hits on the day and went all the
way for the win.
Boston 6 Detroit (H)
3 (11)
Al Kaline
tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth with a solo homerun (10) and
the game soon moved into extra innings. Both teams scored a run in the tenth,
but then in the top of the eleventh Dalton
Jones came through with a two-run single to put the Red Sox ahead to stay.
Minnesota (H) 3
Chicago (AL) 2
Don
Buford hit the first pitch he saw right down the line, only to see it twist
foul at the last second. Dean Chance
(5-3, 2.08) opted to challenge Buford by throwing the same pitch in the same spot,
and this time Buford kept it fair with a homerun (3) to right. Chicago soon
went ahead 2-0, but the Twins finally got on the scoreboard with one in the
fifth, and then in the seventh Minnesota scored twice to take a 3-2 lead. The
first run in the seventh came home on a balk call against Gary Peters
(6-2, 1.21), resulting a game-delaying rhubarb from fiery manager Eddie Stanky,
but the call stood, Chance had his lead, and he was able to close the game out
from there.
Atlanta (H) 3 St.
Louis 2
The Braves only had
three hits all day, but they all came in the bottom of the fifth and Denny
Lemaster (4-3, 2.39) came away with the win over Bob Gibson
(4-4, 3.44).
The Reds led 2-0 after the top of the first, but that was all they would get today as Rich Nye (3-1, 3.05) tightened up and shut them out the rest of the way. Ron Santo hit a three-run homerun (11) in the bottom of the first, and Adolfo Phillips locked the game up when he hit a grand slam (7) in the bottom of the sixth.
Chicago (NL) 2
Cincinnati 1 (GM 2)
Randy
Hundley's single scored Ernie Banks
in the bottom of the eighth to give the Cubs the lead and Joe Niekro
(2-0, 0.71) held on for the win. Tommy
Harper tripled to lead off the top of the ninth, but Niekro got out of the
inning with two pop-ups to third and then a routine fly ball to center.
Houston (H) 8
Pittsburgh 5
Norm Miller
blew open a tight game when he stroked a two-out three-run triple in the bottom
of the fourth and the Astros ran away with it from there. The Pirates tried to
climb back into the game, but Don Wilson
(3-2, 3.28) finally held them off to claim the victory.
Los Angeles 3 New
York (NL) (H) 0
Claude
Osteen held the Mets to only three hits as he easily claimed the shutout
victory in New York. Jim
Lefebvre had the big hit, a two-run single in the top of the third, and
Osteen did the rest.
Thursday, May 24, 1967
Transactions:
Washington pitcher Jim Hannan
was sent out to Hawaii (PCL) after 05/24/1967
New York (NL)
outfielder Johnny
Lewis made his Season Debut on 05/26/1967. Lewis had previously been
recalled from Jacksonville (IL)
Kansas City pitcher Diego Segui
made his Season Debut on 05/26/1967. Segui had previously been recalled from
Vancouver (PCL)
Boston catcher Bob Tillman
returned to play on 05/26/1967
Cleveland (H) 9
Washington 4
The score was tied
4-4 after the second inning because both Sam
McDowell (2-2, 3.03) and Barry Moore
(2-4, 3.68) couldn't find home plate to start the game, but both settled down
from there. The Indians took the lead for good with a four-run sixth, and
McDowell was able to cruise home, striking out thirteen along the way.
Boston 7 Detroit (H)
5 (Grand Slam!)
With the score tied
at 1-1 in the top of the seventh Carl
Yastrzemski broke the game open with a grand slam homerun (11), and then
Yastrzemski later added a solo shot (12) for some insurance. That insurance
came in handy as the Tigers never quit and managed to make it close, but after Don McMahon
loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth Dan Osinski
came in to get a double play and then a strikeout to end the threat.
Kansas City (H) 4
Minnesota 1
The A's ended the
Twins' five-game winning streak even as Minnesota scored first but then Catfish Hunter
(4-4,2.09) shut them down for the rest of the way for the win. The Twins
committed two errors that led to two unearned runs to help pave the way for
Kansas City.
The Braves jumped off with a seven-run second, with two Cardinals errors leading to five of the runs being unearned. The Cardinals tried to mount a comeback, but two Hank Aaron homeruns (12, 13) didn't let them get close.
Chicago (NL) (H) 6
Cincinnati 4 (Grand Slam!)
A Billy
Williams grand slam (2) in the bottom of the fifth put the Cubs up 6-2 and Ferguson
Jenkins (4-4, 2.20) was able to work his way through for the tough win. Vada Pinson
hit two solo homeruns (5, 6) to make the game close, but today was the Cubs’
Day.
Friday, May 26, 1967
Transactions:
Philadelphia pitcher
Larry Loughlin
made his Major League Debut on 05/27/1967. Loughlin had previously been
recalled from San Diego (PCL)
Boston 4 Baltimore
(H) 0
Dave
McNally's (1-8, 7.91) early innings woes continued as after he got two outs
in the first he surrendered a three-run homerun (2) to Don Demeter.
McNally pitched well thereafter, but the damage was done. Billy Rohr
(2-2, 4.12) overcame his recent struggles on the mound by firing a six-hit
shutout.
Chicago (AL) 13
California (H) 8 (GM 1)
The wind was blowing
out in Anaheim today as Chicago hit four homeruns and California hit two of
their own. All four of the White Sox homeruns were two-run homeruns - Ken Berry
(3), Pete
Ward (7, 8), and Jerry Adair
(1) for the visitors, while both of the Angels homeruns were three-run shots
from Bob
Rodgers (1) and Rick
Reichardt (6). Basically, the White Sox would jump out ahead, the Angels
would draw close, and then somehow the White Sox held on for the Game One win.
Chicago (AL) 2
California (H) 1 (GM 2) (10)
After the homerun
explosion on Game One a low-scoring affair was to be expected and Tommy
McCraw's solo homerun (3) in the top of the tenth put Chicago ahead to
stay. Dennis
Higgins (1-0, 9.00) got the win for his one inning of relief work and Bob Locker
got the save (5)
Tom Tresh gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead when he hit a solo homerun (4) in the first, but Leon Wagner brought the Indians to life with a two-run double in the fourth and they went on to win rather handily from there. Steve Hargan (2-3, 2.47) got the win with John O'Donoghue closing out the final two innings for the save (1).
Detroit (H) 5
Washington 0
Joe Sparma
(3-2, 3.27) had the good stuff today as he held the Senators to four hits on
his way the a shutout victory. Jim
Northrup's two-out two-run triple in the bottom of the fifth was the big
hit that blew this game open.
Minnesota 2 Kansas
City (H) 1
Jim Merritt
(1-0, 0.53) made his first start of the season and got the tough road win over Jim Nash
(4-4, 3.08). Merritt induced two critical A's double plays to get him out of
trouble when they were really needed.
Chicago (NL) (H) 11
Houston 10
Quite a game as the
Astros scored seven runs in the top of the seventh to take a 10-2 lead, only to
see the Cubs come back with six runs in the bottom of the inning, the big hit
being a two-out pinch-hit triple by John
Boccabella that scored three runs. The Cubs then scored three times in the
bottom of the ninth as relievers for both teams failed repeatedly to stop their
opponents' offense. Bob Hendley
(1-1, 7.45) picked up the win in relief.
Atlanta 9 New York
(NL) (H) 0
The Braves exploded
for seven runs in the top of the fourth and Ken Johnson
(6-0, 1.61) was able to cruise home with the shutout victory in New York. Hank Aaron
had the big hit in the fourth with a three-run triple, leading to another loss
for Don
Cardwell (0-8, 5.40).
St. Louis 2
Philadelphia (H) 0
#2 St. Louis moved
into #1 Philadelphia for a three-game set and with a win the Cardinals took
over first place with a 0.5 game lead. Ray
Washburn (5-1, 1.93) got the complete-game shutout win and Jim Bunning
(7-3, 1.58) took the hard-luck loss.
Cincinnati 8
Pittsburgh (H) 0
The Reds started the
day tied for last place with the Mets but Gary Nolan
(5-0, 2.65) shut down the Pirates on six hits for the win. Vada Pinson
and Pete
Rose both had three RBI's in the game as the Reds locked this one up with a
five-run sixth.
Los Angeles 4 San
Francisco (H) 3 (11)
The Giants led 3-0
after the fourth but then the Dodgers came back to the score at 3-3 with two
runs in the seventh and then another in the eighth. The game went into extra
innings and Gene
Michael put the Dodgers ahead to stay with a clutch two-out RBI single.
Saturday, May 27, 1967
Transactions:
Chicago (AL) pitcher
Dennis
Higgins made his Season Finale on 05/26/1967. Higgins was later sent out to
Indianapolis (PCL)
Los Angeles
infielder Nate
Oliver made his Season Debut on 05/28/1967. Oliver had previously been
recalled from Spokane (PCL)
Baltimore (H) 6
Boston 4
Boston took a quick
3-0 lead, but Baltimore was able to tie the score at 3-3 with a three-run
fourth, the big hit being a two-out two-run single off the bat of starting
pitcher Tom
Phoebus (4-1, 3.79). The Reds Sox soon regained the lead, but then Russ Snyder
knocked a three-run homerun (4) in the bottom of the seventh, a lead that the
Baltimore bullpen was able to hold on to.
California (H) 2
Chicago (AL) 1
Joe Horlen
(2-5, 1.66) may be having trouble getting wins, but he has been off to a great
start this season. Jim Fregosi
lined a run scoring single in the bottom of the ninth to score Paul Schaal
and make a winner of reliever Bill Kelso
(1-1, 5.71).
Note: On this date
in 1967, the Angels honored Jimmy
Piersall with a special night, presenting him and his family with gifts,
including a $1000 bond for each of his nine children.
Cleveland (H) 1 New
York (AL) 0
Sonny
Siebert (7-0, 0.64) threw his fifth shutout of the season as he didn't
allow a hit until the eighth inning when Joe
Pepitone doubled to lead off the inning. Siebert quickly picked off
Pepitone and with no walks allowed, ended up only facing the minimum of
twenty-seven batters. Lee Maye
started off the Indians first with a solo homerun (2), but that was enough to
peg Fred
Talbot (2-4, 2.95) with the loss.
Detroit (H) 2
Washington 1
Ken
Harrelson homered (2) in the fifth to give the Senators the lead, but Willie
Horton answered with a two-run homerun (4) in the sixth to put the Tigers
ahead, and there the score stayed. Mickey
Lolich (6-2, 3.26) outpitched Camilo
Pascual (3-4, 2.41) to come away with the win.
Kansas City (H) 5
Minnesota 3
Catcher Phil Roof
smacked a three-run homerun (2) in the bottom of the second to give the A's an
early 4-0 lead and while the Twins did come back to make it close, Lew Krausse
(3-3, 3.38) and the Kansas City bullpen held them off for the win. Mudcat
Grant (3-6, 4.03) took the loss in this one.
Houston 11 Chicago
(H) 8
The Cubs jumped off
quick with a five-run first, but Mike
Cuellar shut them down after that and the Astros began to slowly climb
their way back into it. Chicago added on with three more in the sixth, but then
Joe
Morgan smacked a two-run homerun (2) in the eighth and Houston ended up
scoring eight times in the inning to take the lead. Veteran hurler Barry
Latman (3-2, 10.80) threw 1.2 scoreless innings and picked up the win in
relief.
Rico Carty smashed a two-run homerun (9) in the top of the sixth to give the Braves a 3-2 lead that they would not relinquish. Wade Blasingame (1-1, 2.70) got the win with help from three different relievers.
St. Louis 10
Philadelphia (H) 1
St. Louis built up
an 8-0 lead by the end of the third inning and Larry
Jaster (3-1, 2.63) and the Cardinals bullpen won their second in a row in
Connie Mack Stadium. Lou Brock
had a big day offensively by going 3-for-5 (.317), scoring twice, having four
RBI's, and hitting a triple and a homerun (4).
Cincinnati 4
Pittsburgh (H) 2
Pete Rose's
two-run double in the top of the fifth was the big hit for the Reds today as
that gave them a 3-0 lead and they never looked back. Milt Pappas
(3-3, 4.53) earned the win and Ted
Abernathy pitched the final two innings to earn the save (7).
Los Angeles 10 San
Francisco (H) 3
The Dodgers scored
five times in the top of the first inning (three earned) but then the Giants
started a comeback when Willie Mays
(7) and Willie
McCovey (8) hit back-to-back homeruns in the bottom half of the inning. Now
armed with a 5-3 lead, Don
Drysdale (5-4, 2.58) and Mike
McCormick (1-3, 2.24) both settled down and the game became a close one, at
least until Los Angeles pounded the Giants relief corps over the final few
innings, turning the game into a laugher for the Dodgers.
Sunday, May 28, 1967x
Transactions:
Boston pitcher Hank
Fischer was injured (?) on 05/27/1967
Minnesota pitcher Mudcat
Grant was injured (forearm injury) on 05/27/1967
Detroit pitcher George Korince made his Major League Finale on 05/27/1967. Korince was later sent out to the Florida Instructional League (FLIL). Detroit infielder Jake Wood (Team Finale 05/27/1967) was sold to Cincinnati on 06/23/1967 in return for cash. Wood was sent out to Toledo (IL) after 05/27/1967)
Atlanta infielder Felix
Millan was sent out to Richmond (IL) after 05/27/1967
Boston 8 Baltimore
(H) 2
Boston scored early
and built a good lead, but it was a passed ball in the ninth that allowed two
Red Sox runners to score that allowed Boston to lock the game up. Jim Lonborg
(5-2, 2.1) went all the way for the complete-game win over Steve
Barber (2-6, 7.13)
Chicago (AL) 4
California (H) 2
Another stellar
effort from John
Buzhardt (2-4, 2.25) who didn't allow any runs until Rick
Reichardt hit a two-run homerun (7) in the bottom of the seventh that tied
the game at 2-2. Pete Ward
hit a solo homerun (9) to lead off the White Sox's eighth and the Chicago bullpen
nailed down the victory from there.
Cleveland (H) 7 New
York (AL) 1
The Indians scored
four times in the second, the big hit being a two-out two-run double by Lee Maye,
and Gary
Bell (7-0, 1.15) swept through the Yankees lineup and got the win.
Cleveland first baseman Fred
Whitfield had a good year in 1966 and the Indians were expecting him to do
it again, but thus far has been a bit of a disappointment, but today he did
contribute two solo homeruns (4, 5).
Detroit (H) 7
Washington 6
The Tigers scored
five times in the bottom of the first and knocked out Pete
Richert and from there appeared to be cruising to the win. Both teams made
several substations and the Senators came alive with two in the eighth to make
the score 6-3 and the Detroit bullpen continued to implode, allowing three runs
in the top of the ninth to tie the score at 6-6. Al Kaline
came to the rescue in the bottom of the ninth when he singled home Don Wert
with the game-winner
Minnesota 9 Kansas
City (H) 1 (GM 1) (Three Homerun Game!)
Dean Chance
(6-3, 1.98) didn't allow a run until the ninth inning and picked up the Game
One win, but the big news of the day was Harmon
Killebrew hitting three homeruns (10, 11, 12) off three different pitchers
and in doing so he changed a small lead
into a commanding lead.
Kansas City (H) 4
Minnesota 3 (GM 2)
The A's came from
behind with a three-run sixth to spoil Jim Kaat's
(3-2, 3.04) fine outing and Blue Mood
Odom (2-4, 5.98) walked away with the win and the doubleheader split. Joe Nossek
had the big hit in the fateful sixth, a two-run double that put KC ahead to
stay.
Atlanta 5 New York
(NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
With a current
four-game winning streak, the Braves woke up this morning to find themselves
all alone in second place in the NL. Pat Jarvis
(5-0, 172) continued his marvelous start to the season by shutting down the Mets
and winning Game One of the Sunday doubleheader at Shea. Rico Carty
hit a two-run homerun (10) and doubled home another run later to provide all
the support that Jarvis would need.
Atlanta 5 New York
(NL) (H) 4 (GM 2)
Mack Jones
hit a three-run homerun (3) in the fourth and Clete Boyer
added a two-run shot (5) in the seventh to give Atlanta the early lead, but the
Mets still managed to give them a scare and make it close behind a pair of
homeruns from Tommy Davis
(3, 4). Denny
Lemaster (5-3, 2.50) got the Game Two win over Jack Lamabe
(0-2, 4.08), who was making a doubleheader spot start for the Mets.
St. Louis 5
Philadelphia (H) 0
The Cardinals
finished their three-game sweep in Philadelphia when Steve
Carlton (2-1, 2.55) hurled a three-hit shutout. Tim
McCarver hit a two-run homerun (4) in the fifth to essentially ice the game
for Carlton and the Cardinals.
Cincinnati 6
Pittsburgh (H) 3
Sammy Ellis
(1-5, 5.43) was in control of this one all the way, but two unearned runs in
the ninth made the game appear much closer than it really was. Tony Perez
hit a triple and a two-run homerun (12) to spark the Reds offense.
The game of the year! Claude Osteen (6-4, 3.56) threw a fourteen inning no-hitter against the Giants. Plus, Osteen only walked one, and an error by Gene Michael allowed one other baserunner, so it was quite a rough day for the home team. Gaylord Perry (4-5, 2.39) only allowed seven hits and one walk in his thirteen innings of work, but took the loss. Willie Davis walked to lead off the fourteenth, immediately stole second base, and was then singled home by Ron Fairly for the game's only run, which meant that Osteen had to come out in the bottom of the inning to finish, which he did with a 1-2-3 inning.
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