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VOL. 2, No. 66 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1971 TEN CENTS

Gentry Weaves 2-Hit Shutout, A.L. EAST W L

Major League Standings
PCT. GB N.L. EAST W L PCT. GB

Mets Post 12th Win in 15 Tilts New York

Baltimore
Cleveland
40
34
27
14
17
25
.741
.667
.519
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4
12
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
37
31
30
19
20
23
.661
.608
.566
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3
5
NEW YORK No less an authority than Roberto Clemente tied the game with an RBI
Boston 24 30 .444 16 St. Louis 27 30 .474 10
Orioles manager Earl Weaver asserted that single in the eighth inning, then added a two-run
Detroit 24 30 .444 16 Chicago 24 33 .421 13
Mets right-hander Gary Gentry had the poten- single to a four-run rally in the ninth.
Washington 21 32 .396 18 Montreal 20 29 .408 13
tial to win 20 games in 1971. Cubs starter Ken Holtzman, bidding to be-
High praise indeed coming from a skipper come the majors first 10-game winner this sea- A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
who has overseen six 20-win efforts by Balti- son, let a five-run lead get away. He allowed Oakland 36 20 .643 --- San Francisco 35 23 .603 ---
more hurlers the past three years. But until seven runs in 6 1/3 innings and got no decision. California 26 30 .464 10 Los Angeles 29 27 .518 5
Cubs reliever Earl Stephenson (1-3) took the Minnesota 25 30 .455 10 Houston 29 27 .518 5
Tuesday night Gentry, 22-21 during his first
loss, allowing four runs in one inning pitched. Milwaukee 21 29 .420 12 Cincinnati 26 30 .464 8
two major league campaigns,
Chicago 20 29 .408 12 Atlanta 25 33 .431 10
found himself in the news this Bucs fireman Dave Giusti (2-1) notched the
Kansas City 19 31 .380 14 San Diego 19 38 .333 15
season for less sanguine rea- win with two shutout innings.
sons. The Cubs have lost four in a row. Tuesdays American League Results Tuesdays National League Results
On May 12 he left the team Giants 7, Expos 6 Baltimore 3, Minnesota 2 New York 3, San Diego 0
MONTREAL Pinch hitter Jim Rosario, his Detroit 12, Milwaukee 9 Pittsburgh 12, Chicago 8
briefly and with permission
team down to its last out, slashed a double that Cleveland 13, Chicago 1 San Francisco 7, Montreal 6
after his 3-year-old son was Oakland 5, Boston 4 Philadelphia 6, Los Angeles 1
Gary Gentry found at the bottom of the scored the tying and go-ahead runs as the Giants
Kansas City 10, Washington 0 Atlanta 10, St. Louis 9 (10 innings)
pool at the family home in Phoenix. Quick ac- nipped the Expos. New York 4, California 1 Houston 6, Cincinnati 2
tion by Janet Gentry, the boys mom, averted a The Giants took a 5-0 lead after two innings
on the strength of homers by Ken Henderson and Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers
tragedy. All times local All times local
Three days later, Gentry bumped an umpire Bobby Bonds. Fueled by two-run shots from Chicago (John 4-3) at Cleveland (Foster 3-3), 7:45 Pittsburgh (Blass 9-1) at Chicago (Jenkins 7-7), 1:30
during a dispute in a game at Pittsburgh. The Ron Fairly and Ron Hunt, Montreal surged to a p.m. p.m.
6-5 lead after eight frames. Milwaukee (Krausse 2-8) at Detroit (Cain 2-1), 8 Los Angeles (Osteen 6-6) at Philadelphia (Reynolds
hurler was ejected and later fined $150 and
Rosarios decisive blow made a winner of p.m. 2-1), 7:35 p.m.
suspended for three days. San Diego (Phoebus 3-8) at New York (Seaver 7-4),
reliever John Cumberland (3-1). Montreal starter Minnesota (Kaat 7-2) at Baltimore (Cuellar 6-4), 8
Tuesday the news was all good. After allow- p.m. 8:05 p.m.
Bill Stoneman allowed seven runs in 8 2/3 in-
ing singles to two of the first three batters he Washington (Janeski 1-3) at Kansas City (Hedlund 2 St. Louis (Zachary 3-2) at Atlanta (Niekro 3-4), 8:05
nings and fell to 6-5.
faced, Gentry pitched hitless ball the rest of the -6), 7:30 p.m. p.m.
Braves 10, Cardinals 9 New York (Peterson 5-0) at California (Messersmith San Francisco (Perry 5-5) at Montreal (Renko 2-4),
way and struck out a career-high 10 as the Mets
ST. LOUIS Darrell Evans stroked a game- 4-4), 8 p.m. 8:05 p.m.
blanked the Padres, 3-0.
winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning Boston (Peters 4-6) at Oakland (Dobson 1-5), 8 p.m. Cincinnati (Grimsley 1-1) at Houston (Billingham 3
Gentry (6-3) has won his past three starts,
N.L., Page 2 -2), 7:30 p.m.
going the distance on each occasion. The win
was New Yorks 12th in 15 games. The Friars,
with the worst record in the majors, are 5-14 in Browns Game-Winning HR Caps Big Tigers Comeback
their past 19 outings.
DETROIT Ike Brown is accustomed to fourth-place tie with Boston and made a winner tossed a three-hitter for his first major league
Base hits by Enzo Hernandez and Clarence
waiting around. He is the most recent, and likely of reliever Fred Scherman (6-1), who escaped a win as the Royals drubbed the Senators.
Gaston gave the Pads runners at the corners to be the last, Negro League player to make it to bases-loaded jam in the top of the ninth. Splittorff (1-0), who appeared in two games
with one out in the top of the first. But Gentry the major leagues. He labored nearly eight sea- Loser Jim Hannan (0-3), who began the year last September, made his season debut, limiting
retired Nate Colbert on a fly ball and whiffed sons in the minors before stick- with the Tigers, allowed all four runs in the the Senators to three singles while fanning six.
Ollie Brown to extinguish the threat. ing with the Tigers in 1969. bottom of the ninth without retiring a batter. He received plenty of support. Leadoff man
The Mets responded with two runs in the Tuesday night he sat rooted Indians 13, White Sox 1 Fred Patek singled and scored a run, then belted
bottom of the frame. Art Shamsky drove in the to the bench for the first 6 CLEVELAND Sam McDowell fired a a two-run double as Kansas City scored seven
first with a sacrifice fly and added an RBI sin- innings of the Tigers game four-hitter with 12 strikeouts as the Indians runs in the bottom of the first inning.
gle in the third. against Milwaukee. When he routed the error-prone White Sox. Patek and Amos Otis homered during a three
Gentry lowered his ERA to 3.11. San Diego finally was called upon, as a McDowells fifth pitch of the game was -run rally in the third.
starter Steve Arlin allowed three runs in five Ike Brown pinch hitter in the bottom of the tagged for a homer, the first in the major league Washington starter Casey Cox (4-4) failed to
innings and fell to 6-5. seventh inning, it hardly seemed worth the wait career of Chicago rookie Lee Richard. last the first inning. He allowed seven runs (two
Pirates 12, Cubs 8 the Brewers led 9-0. Sudden Sam (7-6) blanked the Sox the rest earned) on five hits.
CHICAGO Willie Stargells two-run His single help spark a seven-run rally. That of the way, while Richard committed four of The Senators have been shut out seven times,
home run sparked a comeback as the Pirates paled compared to his next turn at bat. With two his teams six errors that led to eight unearned most in the American League.
rallied from an 8-3 deficit to beat the Cubs. on in a tie game, Brown clubbed a full-count runs charged to Chicago hurlers. As 5, Red Sox 4
Stargells two-run shot in the seventh inning pitch for a three-run, game-ending homer. Five Indians scored two runs, and five had OAKLAND Sal Bando lined a tying RBI
cut Chicagos lead to 8-7. The Pirates left field- All in a days work for the utility specialist two RBI. Loser Wilbur Wood (5-4) allowed single in the seventh inning, and won the game
er leads the majors with 25 home runs and is who favors alligator shoes and once played eve- seven runs (all unearned) in four innings. with a run-scoring base hit in the bottom of the
seven games ahead of Roger Maris record ry position in a minor league game. Royals 10, Senators 0 ninth as the As edged the Red Sox.
pace of 1961. His home run helped the Tigers pull into a KANSAS CITY Rookie Paul Splittorff A.L., Page 2

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Senators Boss: Draft

Crosley to Be Razed, AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.
Pick May Join Team
Items Up For Auction Carew, Min.
Cater, N.Y.
49
52
186
192
38
19
72
70
.387
.365
Aaron, Atl.
Alou, St.L
54
55
184
234
46
35
70
81
.380
.346
NEW YORK (AP) The Washington Sena-
CINCINNATI (UPI) Crosley Field, home tors were expected to draft outfielder Rob Ellis
Epstein, Oak. 51 161 28 58 .360 Sanguillen, Pit. 51 205 27 70 .341 of Michigan State today and package him for
of the Reds from 1912 until June 24, 1970, will
be demolished by the end of the 1971 season Johnstone, Chi. 42 139 22 50 .360 Garr, Atl. 58 249 40 85 .341 immediate shipment to manager Ted Williams
and the property sold for commercial use. Murcer, N.Y. 54 210 40 74 .352 Beckert, Chi. 56 232 29 79 .341 if hell consider a contract that doesnt in-
City Manager Richard Krabach said Tuesday clude the Washington Monument.
McMullen, Cal. 55 205 37 72 .351 Perez, Cin. 55 212 23 72 .340
federal officials have assured that funds will be The last-place Senators were expected to tap
Blair, Bal. 45 187 31 61 .326 Jones, N.Y. 48 183 21 62 .339
available to tear down the old ball park. Since Ellis, a .400 hitter with 14 homers for the Spar-
the Reds moved into new Riverfront Stadium, Howard, Was. 53 207 27 67 .324 Stargell, Pit. 51 169 54 57 .337 tans, in the secondary phase of the draft, and
Crosley Field has been used for a rock festival, Fosse, Cle. 50 194 25 62 .320 Oliver, Pit. 53 193 26 65 .337 club owner Bob Short is on record as wanting
jazz festival and motorcycle race. Oliva, Min. 47 189 27 60 .317 Torre, St.L 57 211 42 70 .332 him in uniform for Thursdays game against
Krabach recommended the seats, field lights Kansas City.
HR: Petrocelli (Bos.) 16; Smith (Bos.) 16; Net- HR: Stargell (Pit.) 25; Aaron (Atl.) 20;
and other removable items be sold at auction. Im not going to give our No. 1 pick the
tles (Cle.) 15; Powell (Bal.) 14; Cash (Det.) 13. May (Cin.) 14; Robertson (Pit.) 14; Johnson
PHILADELPHIA The Phillies announced Washington Monument, said Short, but I
RBI: Petrocelli (Bos.) 50; Smith (Bos.) 44; (Phi.) 13.
the recall of pitcher Billy Wilson from their think we can make an attractive enough offer to
White (N.Y.) 43; McMullen (Cal.) 43; Bando RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 52; Aaron (Atl.) 51; Santo
Reading, Pa., farm club to replace reliever Dick get him to come to Washington. I think an op-
(Oak.) 43. (Chi.) 39; Torre (St.L) 39; Davis (L.A.) 39.
Selma who is on the 21-day disabled list. portunity to play at the major league level tends
Wins: Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 9-1; Kline (N.Y.) 8-1; Wins: Blass (Pit.) 9-1; Holtzman (Chi.) 9-2; to minimize the financial considerations.
Selma had no record and a 5.40 ERA in five
Hunter (Oak.) 8-2; Coleman (Det.) 8-2; Fingers Sutton (L.A.) 8-2; Ellis (Pit.) 8-3; 2 tied with 7-2.
relief appearances before being disabled. The Senators can offer a player right out of
(Oak.) 8-2. Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 111; Jenkins (Chi.)
CHICAGO Bill Prince, 62, a scout for the college that opportunity because of their des-
Cubs since 1955, died at his home Tuesday of Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 140; Lolich (Det.) 94; Stoneman (Mon.) 86; Holtzman (Chi.) 82; perate need for hitting help a search that has
105; Coleman (Det.) 92; McDowell (Cle.) 83; Sutton (L.A.) 81. not been confined to the draft. The name of
an apparent heart attack.
Blyleven (Min.) 79. ERA: Seaver (N.Y.) 1.72; Wilson (Hou.) 1.91; pitcher Dick Bosman has been mentioned as a
Prince pitched 13 years in the minors for four
organizations including the Cubs, for whom he ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 1.52; Kline (N.Y.) 1.99; Billingham (Hou.) 2.06; Holtzman (Chi.) 2.09; means to acquire hitting help in trade talks.
also managed in the minors. Wood (Chi.) 2.10; Dobson (Bal.) 2.19; Stottle- Stone (Atl.) 2.16. Theyve thrown Bosmans name about be-
Services will be Friday morning at St. Hilla- myre (N.Y.) 2.22. cause hes our best pitcher, Short acknowl-
rys Catholic Church. SENATORS, Page 2
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National League Boxscores
American League Boxscores
A.L.
From Page 1
Oakland led 3-0 after two
innings. Then Bostons power
hitters got into the act. Reggie
Smith homered in the fourth
inning to cut the lead to 3-1.
Rico Petrocelli blasted a three-
run shot in the sixth, giving
the BoSox a 4-3 lead.
The two are tied for the
league lead in homers with 16.
Petrocelli leads with 50 RBI.
As fireman Rollie Fingers
(8-2) earned the win. Boston
starter Ray Culp (3-7) allowed
five runs in 8 1/3 frames.
Yankees 4, Angels 1
ANAHEIM Mel Stottle-
myre scattered 10 hits in be-
coming the first nine-game
winner in the American
League this season as the Yan-
kees downed the Angels.
Stottlemyre (9-1), support-
ed by a balanced, seven-hit
attack, sliced his ERA to 2.22.
Halos starter Andy Hassler
(0-2), making his second ma-
jor league start, allowed three
runs in 2 1/3 innings and took
the loss.
Orioles 3, Twins 2
BALTIMORE Pat Dob-
son twirled a four-hitter as the
Orioles trimmed the Twins.
The Birds led 2-0 through
six, but Twins shortstop Leo
Cardenas tied the game with a
two-run homer in the seventh.
Mark Belangers RBI single in
the bottom of the stanza pro-
vided the margin of victory.
Dobson (6-3) lowered his
ERA to 2.19. Twins reliever
Ron Perranoski (2-3) took the
loss.
N.L.
From Page 1
as the Braves clipped the Car-
dinals for their fourth win in a
row.
St. Louis jumped to a 7-0
lead after 2 innings only to
see the Braves tie the game in
the seventh, and again in the
bottom of the ninth.
A solo homer by Lou Brock,
his fourth hit of the game, put
the Birds on top 9-8 in the top
of the 10th. Atlantas Orlando
Cepeda tied the game with a
sacrifice fly immediately pre-
ceding Evans game-winning
hit.
Steve Barber (1-1), the fifth
Braves hurler, got the win. St.
Louis reliever Don Shaw (0-1)
allowed three runs in 1 2/3 in-
nings and absorbed the defeat.
Braves outfielder Ralph Garr
had four hits and extended his
hit streak to 15 games.
Astros 6, Reds 2
HOUSTON Don Wilson
fired a four-hitter and tied his
season high with nine strike-
outs as the Astros downed the
Reds.
George Foster tripled and
scored the games first run in
the second inning, and Lee
May swatted his 14th home
run, a solo shot, in the sixth for
Cincinnati.
In between Houston scored
six runs, two plated by Doug
Rader, who had four hits.
Wilson (7-2) retired 11 of
the final 12 batters he faced.
Reds starter Gary Nolan (7-6),
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who blanked the Astros on
May 29, was lifted after four
innings having allowed four
runs.
Phillies 6, Dodgers 1
PHILADELPHIA Chris
Short went the distance and
tied a career high with three
RBI as the Phillies eased past
the Dodgers.
The Dodgers took a 1-0 lead
in the second inning on Jim
Lefebvres third home run.
Short blanked L.A. over the
final 7 2/3 frames.
Short drove in the tying and
go-ahead runs in the bottom of
the second with a double, his
first extra-base hit since 1968.
His sacrifice fly gave the Phils
a 4-1 lead in the fourth.
In improving to 5-6, Short
lowered his ERA to 2.97.
Dodgers starter Bill Singer
(6-6) yielded five runs (two
earned) in 4 1/3 innings. The
loss snapped his three-game
personal win streak.
Draft
From Page 1
edged. We covet him. But if
they covet him high enough
they might get him. So far,
weve had pretty good offers,
but weve rejected them. But
Ted has always said well
make any trade to help the
club.
The key is the June 15 trad-
ing deadline now less than a
week away, with Short obvi-
ously hoping that the offers
will get better as the deadline
gets closer.