Week 24 Results (09/18/1967 - 09/24/1967)
Monday, September 18, 1967
Transactions:
Kansas
City third baseman Weldon
""Hoss"" Bowlin made his Major League Finale on
09/17/1967. Kansas City outfielder Danny Cater
made his Season Finale on 09/17/1967. Kansas City outfielder Rick Monday
returned to play on 09/19/1967
San Francisco pitcher Joe Gibbon made his Season Finale on 09/17/1967
Houston infielder Bob Lillis made his Major League Finale on 09/17/1967
St.
Louis infielder Steve Huntz
made his Major League Debut on 09/19/1967. Huntz had previously been recalled
from Tulsa (PCL)
Boston
pitcher Bill
Landis returned to the mound on 09/19/1967
Pittsburgh
pitcher Bob
Moose made his Major League Debut on 09/19/1967. Moose had previously been
recalled from Columbus (IL)
New York
(NL) pitcher Les Rohr
made his Major League Debut on 09/19/1967. Rohr had previously been recalled
from Durham (CARL)
Chicago
(NL) outfielder Lee Thomas
returned to play on 09/19/1967
New York
(AL) 5 Baltimore (H) 2
The
Orioles crept ahead early and stayed there until late-season call-up Frank
Fernandez crushed a two-out three-run homerun (1) in the top of the ninth
to put the Yankees in the lead. Al Downing
(10-13, 2.31) got the win in a rare relief appearance, with Eddie
Fisher (3-3, 1.66) taking the loss.
Chicago
(AL) 2 California (H) 1
Ken Berry
gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead with a homerun (7) in the third and then Chicago
added a run in the sixth for a 2-0 lead. The Angels finally scored in the
bottom of the ninth thanks to a wild pitch and two Chicago infield errors, but
it wasn't enough. Cisco
Carlos (4-1, 1.17) got the win, but had plenty of help from the Chicago
bullpen.
Boston 4
Detroit (H) 1
Detroit
started the week knowing it was now or never if they were ever going to make a
move on first-place Boston and two home games versus the Red Sox was an
opportunity. George
Scott put Boston up 1-0 with a solo homerun (21) in the second, and later a
two-run double in the sixth that essentially iced the game for the visitors. Jerry
Stephenson (2-0, 1.85) went five innings and got the win with John Wyatt
picking a two-inning save (14). With this win, the Red Sox have lowered their
Magic Number to three.
Kansas
City (H) 2 Minnesota 0
Catfish
Hunter (19-10, 2.26) outdueled Jim Kaat
(13-12, 3.32) for the shutout victory, plus Hunter lined an RBI single in the
eighth to provide himself some additional padding for his slender lead on his
way to victory.
Atlanta
(H) 2 Cincinnati 0
Pat Jarvis
(14-7, 3.08) may have struggled through much of the second half of the season
but he twirled a three-hit shutout today, much to the delight of the Braves
fans. Mel
Queen (12-68, 2.42) only allowed four hits, but one of them was a two-run
homerun (1) off the bat of recent call-up Felix
Millan for the game's only runs.
Pittsburgh
10 Houston (H) 6
The
Pirates led 8-0 after the third and were on their way to an easy romp,
especially since Tommie Sisk
(12-12, 3.04) had only allowed one hit in the first five innings. Things
changed quickly when Sisk walked the first three Astros batters in the sixth
and then Rusty
Staub unloaded a three-run double. That was enough to get Sisk out of the
game, but before the inning was over Doug Rader
cracked a three-run homerun (3), a six-run inning that made the score 9-6. Both
bullpens were able to keep things relatively quiet for the final few innings
and the Pirates had their win.
Los
Angeles 10 New York (NL) (H) 6
The
Dodgers brought their hitting shoes to New York and while they only had twelve
hits in the gamer, they made them all count for a ten-run explosion. John Duffie
made his first start, but couldn't complete five innings, so Jim Brewer
(7-6, 2.30) entered the game and went the rest of the way for the win. Brewer
also smacked a two-run double in the Dodgers five-run eighth, cementing the win
over Tom
Seaver (16-12, 2.91).
Philadelphia
(H) 8 St. Louis 6
The
Cardinals scored three times in the top of the first, but the Phillies jumped
on Bob
Gibson (10-10, 3.45) for five runs in the bottom half of the inning, as
Gibson just couldn’t get the third out, plus he committed an error on an
infield bouncer that extended the inning. Philadelphia was able to add on from
there, and Dick
Ellsworth (9-10, 4.54) settled down from there to pick up the win.
Tuesday,
September 19, 1967
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
pitcher John
Gelnar made his Season Finale on 09/18/1967
Baltimore
pitcher Dave
McNally made his Season Finale on 09/18/1967. Baltimore pitcher Tom Fisher
made his Major League Debut on 09/20/1967. Fisher had previously been recalled
from Rochester (IL). Baltimore pitcher Paul
Gilliford made his Major League Debut on 09/20/1967. Gilliford had
previously been recalled from Elmira (EL)
Atlanta
first baseman Felipe Alou
made his Season Finale on 09/18/1967 (bone chips in elbow). Atlanta pitcher Claude
Raymond made his Season Finale on 09/18/1967. Atlanta pitcher Jim Britton
made his Major League Debut on 09/20/1967. Britton had previously been recalled
from Richmond (IL)
Washington
pitcher Buster
Narum made his Season Debut on 09/20/1967. Narum had previously been
recalled from Hawaii (PCL)
New York
(NL) pitcher Billy Wynne
returned to the mound on 09/20/1967
Baltimore
(H) 6 New York (AL) 2
Jim Palmer
(5-1, 3.40) threw six scoreless innings and the Orioles rolled over the
Yankees. Curt
Motton stroked the first of his two homeruns (7, 8) in the bottom of the
second to get the scoring started and then Baltimore scored three times in the
sixth, all unearned, to lock this one up.
California
(H) 1 Chicago (AL) 0
Jim
McGlothlin (11-12, 2.80) held Chicago to three hits and picked up the win,
with Minnie
Rojas coming in to pick up the save (26). Joe Horlen
(13-12, 1.58) only allowed two hits, but Jim Fregosi
singled home Bobby Knoop
in the bottom of the sixth for the game's only run.
Washington
10 Cleveland (H) 0
Phil Ortega
(4-23, 4.34) went all the way for a complete-game four-hit shutout victory. The
Senators took the early lead and then continued to add on against everyone they
faced. Frank
Howard did smack a solo homerun (42), one of many key Washington hits in
the game.
Boston 4
Detroit (H) 3 (12)
Dalton
Jones hit a solo homerun (1) in the top of the ninth to give the Red Sox a
3-1 lead and it came in handy when the Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in
the bottom of the inning and scored two runs to tie the score at 3-3 and send
the game into extra innings. Reggie
Smith waited to give Boston the lead with a solo homerun (15) in the
twelfth. Dan
Osinski (5-2, 2.42) went through the final two innings and picked up the
win, this win taking Boston's Magic Number down to two.
Minnesota
7 Kansas City (H) 3
The
Twins jumped out with five runs in the top of the second, the big hit being a
two-run double by Dave
Boswell (14-12, 3.07), and then Boswell went all the way for the win.
Cincinnati
3 Atlanta (H) 0
Cincinnati
kept themselves in the pennant hunt as Gary Nolan
(14-7, 2.47) shut down the first-place Braves on four hits. The Reds broke open
a scoreless tie with two runs in the top of the seventh and went on to hand Phil Niekro
(13-7, 1.96) the tough loss.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 1 San Francisco 0
Ron Santo
singled home Don
Kessinger in the bottom of the first and Ferguson
Jenkins (21-10, 2.37) made that single run stand up as he went all the way
for the complete game victory over Mike
McCormick (14-13, 2.95) and the Giants.
Pittsburgh
8 Houston (H) 4
The
Pirates put down a six-spot in the top of the third, then the Astros got the
score back to 6-4, but then Pittsburgh added a few late runs to walk away with
the easy win. Bob Moose
(1-0, 6.35) not only got the win but he went 3-for-3 at the plate with a double
and a triple.
Los Angeles 2 New York (NL) (H) 0
With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh Lou Johnson bounced a grounder to short and Bud Harrelson let the ball get past him and allowed two unearned runs to cross the plate. Bill Singer (12-9, 2.03) and Phil Regan combined for the shutout win, with Les Rohr (0-1, 0.00) taking the hard-luck loss in his Major League Debut.
Philadelphia (H) 5 St. Louis 3
A rough day for the Cardinals as three errors led to four unearned runs and Jim Bunning (18-13, 2.16) and the Phillies came away with the win. Dick Hughes (10-11, 2.24) pitched well but was let down by his defense in this one.
Wednesday,
September 20, 1967
Transactions:
Kansas
City pitcher Jack Aker
made his Season Finale on 09/19/1967. Kansas City pitcher Bill
Stafford made his Major League Finale on 09/19/1967
Chicago
pitcher Chuck
Hartenstein made his Season Finale on 09/19/1967
Baltimore
pitcher Jim
Palmer made his Season Finale on 09/19/1967. Baltimore pitcher Dave
Leonhard made his Major League Debut on 09/21/1967. Leonhard had previously
been recalled from Rochester (IL)
Cleveland
pitcher Tom
Kelley made his Season Debut on 09/21/1967. Kelley has previously been
recalled from Pawtucket ((EL)
Atlanta
pitcher Ron
Reed made his Season Debut on 09/21/1967. Reed had previously been recalled
from Richmond (IL)
St.
Louis shortstop Jimy
Williams made his Season Debut on 09/21/1967. Williams had previously been
recalled from Arkansas (TL)
Chicago (AL) 4 California (H) 2
e score was tied at 1-1 after the second, and there the score stayed until Tommy McCraw smashed a two-run homerun in the top of the eighth. Tommy John (9-15, 2.96) went all the way for the win, with Bill Kelso (7-4, 2.74) taking the loss out of the bullpen.
Boston 6
Cleveland (H) 4
In the
first three innings of the game, Sam
McDowell (7-20, 3.94) struck out eight, walked five, and threw two wild
pitches, and the visiting Red Sox had a 5-1 lead. Jim Lonborg
(18-6, 2.411) often struggled and was eventually ejected for retaliation to a
HBP but got the win. With this win, Boston reduced its Magic Number to one, and
they are currently huddled in the Cleveland dressing room awaiting the results of
the Baltimore and Detroit games.
New York
(AL) 4 Detroit (H) 3
With the
Tigers looking to stave off elimination, Joe Sparma
(14-14, 3.30) faltered out of the chute, allowing three first innings runs and
the Yankees led 4-0 after the second. Detroit came back to make it close, but Al Downing
(11-13, 2.31) held them off with Dooley
Womack coming into the game in the ninth and picking up the save (13).
Minnesota (H) 5 Kansas City 4
Both teams scored twice in the first but then Harmon Killebrew slugged homerun #42 and the Twins rolled to a tough win over the A's. Dean Chance (15-12, 2.72) got the twin and the Minnesota bullpen stumbled its way to the end, with Al Worthington eventually getting the save (14).
Washington
(H) 4 Baltimore 3 (GM 1)
Tom Phoebus
(14-10, 3.16) had one bad inning and the Senators scored four times in the
bottom of the third and then Dick Bosman
(3-1, 0.94) and the Washington bullpen took over, finally holding off the
Orioles for the Game One win.
Note:
This loss, combined with Detroit's loss and Boston's win, means that the Red
Sox have clinched the AL pennant.
Baltimore
7 Washington (H) 2 (GM 2)
The
Orioles started fast with two in the first and then a five-spot in the third,
and Marcelino
Lopez (2-2, 4.19) went seven strong innings to collect the win over Buster
Narum (0-1, 27.00).
Cincinnati
5 Atlanta (H) 2
Tony Perez
socked a two-run homerun (30) in Cincinnati's three-run first and then Milt Pappas
(15-12, 3.19) and the Reds bullpen held off the Braves for the victory. Jim Britton
(0-1, 9.82) made his Major League Debut and pitched well after a rough start
but took the loss.
San
Francisco 6 Chicago (NL) (H) 0
Gaylord
Perry (14-17, 2.68) went all the way, throwing a six-hit shutout, and
getting the win over Rich Nye
(11-10, 3.33). The Giants clobbered four homeruns on the day, including two by Jim Ray Hart
(39, 40).
Pittsburgh
20 Houston (H) 3
The
Pirates collected twenty-nine hits on the day, pounding the Astros pitching
staff with a seven-run second, a six-run seventh, and finishing with five runs
in the top of the ninth. Three-run homeruns by Bob
Robertson (1) and Bill
Mazeroski (14) were the big hits, all in support of Bruce Dal
Canton (1-0, 0.75).
Los
Angeles 5 New York (NL) (H) 2
Ron Hunt
led the way for the Dodgers with a two-run homerun (8) that put Los Angeles
ahead to stay and then Hunt added an RBI double in the ninth to help ice the
win. Don
Drysdale (19-13, 2.73) got the win and Ron
Perranoski got the Save (17).
Philadelphia
(H) 3 St. Louis 2
The
Cardinals scored first with a run in the fourth, but a Don Lock
homerun (14) tied it at 1-1 in the sixth. In the bottom of the ninth Rick Joseph
led off with a single, advanced to third on a single by Gary
Sutherland, and then Gene Oliver
wasted no time and immediately smacked a game-winning single to complete Philadelphia's three-game home sweep over St. Louis.
Thursday,
September 21, 1967
Transactions:
Pittsburgh
pitcher Dennis
Ribant made his Season Finale on 09/20/1967
Boston
pitcher Billy
Rohr was recalled from Toronto (IL) before 09/22/1967
Baltimore
catcher Vic
Roznovsky returned to play on 09/22/1967
Cleveland (H) 3 Boston 2 (10)
Vic Davalillo doubled in Larry Brown in the bottom of the tenth to get a win for Steve Bailey (3-6, 6.95) over the slightly hungover Red Sox. Sparky Lyle (1-4, 2.85) took the loss out of the bullpen.
Minnesota
(H) 2 Kansas City 1
The
Twins suddenly came alive in the bottom of the ninth when they scored two runs
and walked away with the come-from-behind victory. Russ Nixon
stroked a pinch-hit single to score Rod Carew
with the game-winner, with Jim Perry
(8-7, 3.43) getting the win in relief.
Washington
(H) 4 Baltimore 2
Paul Blair
swatted a two-run homerun in the top of the first but Bob Priddy
(5-7, 2.45) and the Senators bullpen shut down the Orioles for the remainder of
the game and Washington came back to get the win.
St.
Louis (H) 5 Atlanta 4
A
two-run homerun (15) by Joe Torre
in the top of the fifth put the Braves ahead 3-0, but then the Cardinals
crawled back into it and took a 5-3 lead when they scored three runs in the
bottom of the seventh. It was an adventure right down to the end, but Joe Hoerner
got the save (11) to protect the win for Ron Willis
(5-7, 3.01).
Friday,
September 22, 1967
Transactions:
Cleveland
pitcher Steve
Hargan made his Season Finale on 09/21/1967. Hargan had been plagued with
elbow tendonitis over the course of the season
Washington
pitcher Dick
Nold made his Major League Finale on 09/21/1967
St.
Louis shortstop Jimy
Williams made his Major League Finale on 09/21/1967
Cincinnati
pitcher John
Tsitouris made his Season Debut on 09/23/1967. Tsitouris had previously
been recalled from San Diego (PCL)
The New
York Mets released manager Wes Westrum
and named as interim replacement Salty Parker.
Baltimore
(H) 6 Boston 3 (GM 1)
Carl
Yastrzemski hit a homerun (42) in the top of the first to give the Red Sox
the early lead, but it was all Orioles after that and then Frank
Robinson crushed a two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh to lock this
one up for Jim Hardin
(8-2, 2.14) with the Game One win.
Baltimore
(H) 3 Boston 0 (GM 2)
Larry Haney
knocked a two-out two-run double in the bottom of the second to give Pete
Richert (15-9, 2.70) all the run support he would require on his way to
picking up the Game Two win.
Cleveland
(H) 4 Chicago (AL) 2
Luis Tiant
(14-10, 2.54) didn't allow a run until the top of the ninth and went all the
way for the win. The Indians only had five hits in the game, but they bundled
most of them up in the second to score three runs and Tiant did the rest.
Kansas City (H) 5 California 3
The A's put up a three-spot in the bottom of the first but couldn't hold the lead, but then Bert Campaneris bailed them out with a two-run homerun (2) in the bottom of the seventh. Catfish Hunter (20-10, 2.27) got his twentieth win of the season, getting the victory over Jim Coates (1-4, 3.69) in relief.
New York
(AL) 6 Minnesota (H) 3
Roy White
(5) and Mickey
Mantle (27) hit back-to-back homeruns in the Yankees three-run fifth to
give the visitors a 5-1 lead and Fritz
Peterson (14-12, 3.04) and the Yankees bullpen held on for the tough road
win. Jim
Kaat (13-13, 3.42) took the loss.
Washington
(H) 3 Detroit 2 (GM 1)
Hank Allen
smacked a two-run homerun in the bottom of the eighth, which came in handy when
Lenny
Green hit a two-run homerun (1) in the top of the ninth to make it close,
but the Senators bullpen got the third out and Dick Lines
got the save (3) for Frank
Bertaina (9-7, 2.19).
Detroit
12 Washington (H) 3 (GM 2)
Al Kaline
smoked a two-run homerun (25) in the first and ended up going 3-for-6 (.322)
with two runs scored and four RBIs, paving the way for Mickey
Lolich (16-5, 2.79) to pick up the Game Two win.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 1
Joe Niekro
(9-6, 3.18) gave up a solo homerun (31) to Tony Perez
in the second but that was Cincinnati's only run as the Cubs came back behind
an Ernie
Banks homerun (24) to win the game. Jim Maloney
(10-11, 3.08) pitched well but took the loss.
Philadelphia
5 Los Angeles (H) 2
The
Phillies jumped on Don Sutton
(7-17, 3.46) for four runs in the top of the first and Larry
Jackson (14-15, 3.45) held off the Dodgers for the win.
Houston
10 New York (NL) (H) 1 (GM 1)
The Mets
scored a run in the bottom of the first but then the Astros responded with a
six-run second, eventually running Jerry
Koosman (1-1, 6.62) and then they added on from there, Mike
Cuellar (16-12, 2.45) struck out twelve New York batters on his way to a
complete-game victory.
New York
(NL) (H) 9 Houston 7 (GM 2)
A
two-run first was followed by a four-run fourth for the Astros, with Wade
Blasingame (4-10, 6.70) having the big hit, a three-run triple. The Mets
responded immediately with a six-run outburst in the bottom of the second, Bob
Johnson's two-out three-run double being the big hit for the Mets. Ed
Kranepool knocked a two-run homerun (7) in the fourth, and the Mets bullpen
held on to get the double-header split for the Mets,
Pittsburgh
9 San Francisco (H) 7
The
Pirates led 4-1 thanks to a three-run fifth, but then they scored five times in
the sixth to lock this game up. Donn
Clendenon had five RBI's in the game, and his three-run homerun (15) in the
fateful sixth put the game away for the visitors. Tom Haller
hit a three-run homerun (12) in the bottom of the eighth to make it close and Willie Mays
added a solo shot (25) in the ninth, but Roy Face
got through the final innings for the save (16).
St.
Louis (H) 5 Atlanta 4
A
four-run fourth spurred the Cardinals on to victory, the big hit being a
two-out two-run single by Dave
Ricketts that also included a wild throw from the outfield that allowed an
additional run to score. Mike Torrez
(1-0, 1.50) went five innings and got the win and then the bullpen held off multiple
Atlanta challenges in the final few innings to hold on for the win.
Saturday,
September 23, 1967
Transactions:
Washington
infielder Bernie
Allen made his Season Finale on 09/22/1967. Washington pitcher Barry Moore
made his Season Finale on 09/22/1967
Baltimore
pitcher Tom
Fisher made his Major League Finale on 09/22/1967
Atlanta
infielder Denis
Menke made his Season Finale on 09/22/1967
Boston
pitcher Jerry
Stephenson made his Season Finale on 09/22/1967
Boston 3
Baltimore (H) 2
Boston
led 2-1 after the second and there the score stayed until both teams scored a
run in the ninth, allowing Lee Stange
(16-5, 1.79) to walk away with the tough road win over Gene
Brabender (5-5, 2.58).
Chicago (AL) 5 Cleveland (H) 1
The White Sox scored twice in the first and took a 2-1 lead into the ninth, and then they added on three runs to provide insurance for Joe Horlen (14-12, 1.56) who went all the way for the win. Lead-off hitter Tommie Agee had two RBI's and #2 hitter Don Buford added three RBI's to lead the offense.
Kansas
City (H) 6 California 1
The A's
jumped on Jim
Weaver (1-1, 5.51) for six runs in the bottom of the second and Tony Pierce
(4-4, 3.76) and the Kansas City bullpen kept the Angels bats quiet and picked
up the win.
Minnesota
(H) 6 New York (AL) 2
Harmon
Killebrew hit a two-run homerun (43) in the first but it was a four-run second
inning that locked this game up. Mickey
Mantle hit a two-run homerun (28) in the third, but Dave
Boswell (15-12, 3.04) otherwise overpowered the Yankees today.
Chicago
(NL) (H) 3 Cincinnati 0
Ferguson
Jenkins (22-10, 2.30) drove in the first two runs of the game with a single
in the bottom of the fourth and went all the way for the shutout victory.
Jenkins pitched out of a lead-off triple situation, he pitched out of a bases-loaded/no-outs situation, and he finished up pitching out of a runner’s on
second and third with no-outs situation.
Philadelphia 11 Los Angeles (H) 2
Jim Bunning (19-13, 2.16) held the Dodgers to four hits and went all the way for the complete-game win over Claude Osteen (19-13, 2.94). Of the four hits Bunning allowed, two were solo homeruns by Len Gabrielson, but the Phillies used a seven-run fifth to knock out Osteen and pave the way for Bunning.
New York
(NL) (H) 6 Houston 3
The Mets
scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to open up a tight game and Tom Seaver
(17-12, 2.91) was able to cruise all the way for the complete-game victory over
Dave
Giusti (12-13, 3.94).
San
Francisco (H) 1 Pittsburgh 0
Jim Ray Hart
singled home Jim
Davenport in the bottom of the fourth for the game's only run and Mike
McCormick (15-13, 2.87) got the win over Tommie Sisk
(12-13, 2.99). The Pirates had only two hits, the Giants three, but San
Francisco got the critical hit when they needed it.
St.
Louis (H) 4 Atlanta 0
The
Cardinals scored four runs in the bottom of the third, four different runners
scored, four different players had an RBI, and Bob Gibson
(11-10, 3.27) held the Braves to four hits and went all the way for the shutout
victory. Pat
Jarvis (14-8, 3.15) only had one bad inning, but that was enough to give
St. Louis the win.
Sunday,
September 24, 1967
Transactions:
Minnesota
infielder Ron
Clark returned to play on 09/25/1967
San
Francisco infielder Don Mason
was recalled from Waterbury (EL) before 09/25/1967
Boston 9
Baltimore (H) 1
The Red
Sox scored four times in the third and then added four more runs in the fifth,
the final three runs coming homer on a homerun (43) by Carl
Yastrzemski. Jim Lonborg
(19-6, 2.37) gave up a run in the first, but that was all the Orioles could do
against home today.
Cleveland
(H) 4 Chicago (AL) 0
Sam
McDowell (8-20, 3.79) struck out twelve and held the White Sox to one hit
and went all the way for the win. McDowell also singled home two runs in the
Indians' two-run second.
California
5 Kansas City (H) 1
Rick
Reichardt hit a three-run homerun (19) in the third and Clyde
Wright (3-5, 4.25) and Minnie
Rojas held off the A's, and the Angels got the win over Jim Nash
(13-15, 3.19) and the A's.
New York
(AL) 2 Minnesota (H) 1
Steve Barber got the start for New York and he
allowed seven walks to go with his six strikeouts in only four innings of work,
but he only gave up one run and kept the Yankees in the game. The visitors
finally got to Dean Chance
(15-13, 2.72) for two runs in the top of the sixth, and the New York bullpen
held on for the tough win in Minnesota.
Detroit
1 Washington (H) 0
Bill
Freehan singled home Eddie
Mathews in the top of the fourth for the game's only run and Joe Sparma
(15-14, 3.17) went all the way for the shutout victory over Phil Ortega
(4-24, 4.24).
Cincinnati 5 Chicago (NL) (H) 2
The Cubs took a slender 2-1 lead into the ninth when the Reds suddenly woke up and scored four times, the final two runs coming home on a Tommy Harper homerun (4). Rich Nye (11-11, 3.38) was cruising along but took the loss.
Los Angeles (H) 3 Philadelphia 2
The Phillies started the day on a seven-game winning streak and found themselves in third place in the NL, percentage points ahead of Cincinnati, and a half-game ahead of the fifth-place Dodgers. Philadelphia led 2-0 after the top of the seventh but then Al Ferrara smacked a two-out two-run pinch-hit homerun (16) in the bottom half of the inning to tie the score at 2-2. Ron Fairly added a homerun (8) in the bottom of the eighth and the Dodgers held on to claim a come-from-behind victory.
New York
(NL) (H) 4 Houston 2
The
Astros scored the first run of the game in the top of the sixth, but the Mets
responded by scoring four runs in the bottom half of the inning. From there the
New York bullpen held the lead to advance their lead over Houston to 1.5 games.
Les Rohr
(1-1, 0.66) picked up the win over Chris
Zachary (0-6, 8.71).
San
Francisco (H) 14 Pittsburgh 0
The
Giants brought their hitting shoes today as they pounded the Pirates all game
long, scoring fourteen runs. Willie Mays
went 2-for-3 (.222) with two walks, scored four runs, and drove in four runs to
lead the offense, while Gaylord
Perry (15-17, 2.60) scattered six hits and went all the way for the shutout
victory.
Atlanta
3 St. Louis (H) 1
Atlanta
hurler Phil
Niekro (14-7, 1.92) stopped the Braves losing streak at five games plus it
was his two-run homerun (1) in the bottom of the second that led Atlanta to its
early 3-0 lead. The Cardinals tried several times to get back into the game,
but Niekro was too much.
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