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VOL. 2, No. 86 TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1971 TEN CENTS

Padres Slugger Colbert Powders 3, A.L. EAST W L

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

Ties HR Mark in Win Over Giants New York

Baltimore
50
46
25
26
.667
.639
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2½
New York
Pittsburgh
45
45
27
31
.625
.592
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2
SAN DIEGO — Major league expansion the first game, lined a single to left to score Joe Detroit 37 38 .493 13 Philadelphia 41 33 .554 5
teams have not had it easy. The Padres have Morgan for a 3-2 triumph. Boston 34 38 .472 14½ St. Louis 36 41 .468 11½
suffered more than most. Cleveland 30 44 .405 19½ Chicago 34 40 .459 12
Relievers got the decisions, Buddy Harris (3-
Washington 29 43 .403 19½ Montreal 27 45 .375 18
After 402 games of existence, the Pads have 0) for the Astros and Bob Priddy (2-2) for Atlan-
a winning percentage of .356 — second-worst ta. A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
among the eight teams brought into creation Houston took a 4-0 lead after two innings of Oakland 48 26 .644 --- San Francisco 44 33 .571 ---
between 1961 and 1969. Only the infant Mets the second game, en route to a 7-2 win, with California 37 41 .474 13 Houston 41 34 .547 2
(.284 after their first 402 games) fared worse. Johnny Edwards’ two-run triple the big blow. Minnesota 35 40 .467 13½ Los Angeles 41 35 .539 2½
Thus, the best a Padres fan could reasonably Chicago 32 37 .464 13½ Cincinnati 41 37 .526 3½
Wade Blasingame (7-3) whiffed five in compil-
Kansas City 30 40 .429 16 Atlanta 32 49 .395 14
expect when paying his ing his fifth complete game. Jim Nash (four runs
Milwaukee 30 40 .429 16 San Diego 28 50 .359 16½
way into San Diego Sta- allowed in four innings) took the loss for Atlan-
dium has been an inspired ta, falling to 1-8. Monday’s American League Results Monday’s National League Results
performance by one of Reds 4-0, Expos 2-1 Baltimore 10, Detroit 6 Pittsburgh 13, St. Louis 8
the team’s future stars. Boston 7, Washington 4 Los Angeles 9, Chicago 5
MONTREAL — Lee May and Johnny Bench
New York 4, Cleveland 3, Gm. 1 Cincinnati 4, Montreal 2, Gm. 1
They got it Monday. hammered back-to-back homers in the first New York 6, Cleveland 3, Gm. 2 Montreal 1, Cincinnati 0, Gm. 2
Nate Colbert blasted game, and Carl Morton tossed a shutout in the Oakland 10, Minnesota 7 Philadelphia 6, New York 3
three home runs off San second as the Reds and Expos split a twin bill. Kansas City 5, California 4 Houston 3, Atlanta 2, Gm. 1
Nate Colbert Francisco ace Juan Mari- May’s three-run shot, his 22nd of the season, Milwaukee 4, Chicago 2 Houston 7, Atlanta 2, Gm. 2
San Diego 6, San Francisco 2
chal as San Diego downed the National League erased a 1-0 Cincy deficit in the top of the fifth
West-leading Giants, 6-2. inning in the opener. Bench followed with a solo Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
All times local
Combined with his final at-bat in Sunday’s blast and the Reds went on to win 4-2. All times local
Cleveland (Foster 4-4) at New York (Kline 9-3), Los Angeles (O’Brien 1-0) at Chicago (Hands 3-
game against the Dodgers — a solo shot off Don Gullett (3-6) went all the way for the 12:30 p.m. 12), 1:30 p.m.
Don Sutton — it gave Colbert homers in four Reds, scattering 11 hits. Bill Stoneman (7-9) Washington (Broberg 0-0) at Boston (Lonborg 1-4), New York (Seaver 11-4) at Philadelphia (Lersch 4-
consecutive at-bats, tying a major league rec- also went the distance for Montreal. 7:30 p.m. 6), 7:35 p.m.
ord. Morton (4-10) tossed a six-hitter in the night- Detroit (Cain 3-2) at Baltimore (Dobson 10-3), 8 Cincinnati (Merritt 4-5) at Montreal (Britton 0-2 or
cap, striking out seven. The only run of the game p.m. McAnally 4-3), 8:05 p.m.
Fifteen other players have turned the trick,
Chicago (John 6-5) at Milwaukee (Slaton 1-4), 8 Atlanta (Niekro 4-5) at Houston (Billingham 4-3),
most recently the Yankees’ Bobby Murcer, who scored in the first inning, when Stan Swanson
p.m. 7:30 p.m.
homered four times in succession in a double- scampered home on May’s error. Kansas City (Hedlund 4-8) at California (Murphy 3- Pittsburgh (Walker 8-4) at St. Louis (Cleveland 7-
header on June 24, 1970. Hard-luck loser Ross Grimsley (2-2) allowed 10), 8 p.m. 7), 8 p.m.
Colbert broke a scoreless tie with his leadoff one unearned run in seven innings. Minnesota (Corbin 3-3) at Oakland (Blue 11-3), 8 San Francisco (Perry 7-6) at San Diego (Roberts 4-
N.L., Page 2 p.m. 7), 7:30 p.m.
home run in the second inning Monday. His
two-run shot in the fourth made it 3-0 San Die-
go, and his three-run homer in the sixth gave
Pads starter Clay Kirby, who fired a two-hitter,
Yankees Sweep Doubleheader, Send Indians Reeling
a 6-1 cushion. With a chance to tie the major NEW YORK — The Yankees have the Indi- sent Danny Cater plateward with the decisive season-high eight runs.
league record for home runs in one game, Col- ans’ number this season. At the moment that run in a 4-3 win. Willie Horton slammed his 12th homer for
bert flied out to center field to end the eighth. number is 8. Reliever Gary Jones (2-2) was the winner. Detroit. Baltimore’s Paul Blair extended his hit
With Thurman Munson driving in the winning Vince Colbert (2-5) took the loss for Cleveland. streak to 13 games.
Kirby (7-4) retired the first 12 batters he
run in the bottom of the ninth inning of the first Cater had four hits in the nightcap, a 6-3 A’s 10, Twins 7
faced before allowing a home run to Willie
game, and his three hits and an RBI aiding a Yankees triumph. New York starter Jim Hardin OAKLAND — Chuck Dobson won his third
Mays to lead off the top of the fifth. It was
New York triumph in the second game, the Yan- (5-2) allowed three runs in 6 1/3 innings. Injuns straight start and capped a five-run rally with an
Mays’ 18th of the season, and 646th of his ca-
kees swept a doubleheader Monday that ran their starter Rich Hand lasted just 4 2/3 innings and RBI double as the A’s topped the Twins.
reer. The only other hit he allowed was to pinch
season ledger against Cleveland to 8-0. fell to 0-8. Dobson’s double, with two out in the bottom
hitter Fran Healy in the ninth.
But it’s not just the Yankees tormenting the Orioles 10, Tigers 6 of the fourth inning, gave Oakland a 10-1 lead.
Marichal (8-9) lasted just 5 1/3 innings. He
Tribe. Since June 9 the Indians are 2-19 — the BALTIMORE — Frank Robinson’s 488th A Twins comeback effort knocked him from
has served up 24 home runs to lead the majors. first time in team history they have lost 19 times career home run, a two-run shot, capped a four- the box after 6 2/3 innings, but he improved his
Astros 3-7, Braves 2-2 in a 21-game stretch. run first-inning rally and the Orioles went on to record to 4-6.
HOUSTON — Cesar Cedeno singled home They took control of the opener, leading 3-0 outscore the Tigers. Twins starter Bert Blyleven surrendered a
the winning run in the bottom of the ninth in the after 8½ innings behind starting pitcher Ray The first five batters in the Birds’ lineup had season-high 10 runs in four frames and fell to 4-
opener, and had two RBI in the nightcap as the Lamb. Bobby Murcer’s two-out RBI single in two RBI each. Baltimore starting pitcher Dave 8. He has lost his part two starts, both against
Astros swept a doubleheader from the Braves the bottom of the eighth cut the lead to 3-1. McNally (9-2) scattered 11 hits over seven in- the A’s, allowing 14 runs in nine innings.
and moved to within two games of the N.L. New York loaded the bases with no outs in the nings to cop the win. Pete Richert mopped up Red Sox 7, Senators 4
West-leading Giants. ninth. Gene Michael tied the game with a two- for his second save. BOSTON — Reggie Smith blasted his 20th
Cedeno, batting with two on and two out in run single. Munson followed with a base hit that Detroit starter Mickey Lolich (6-9) allowed a A.L., Page 3

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Reds’ May Babies Knee,

‘Disturbed’ Phils Plan AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG. But Not Rival Pitchers
Higher Fence in 1972 Carew, Min.
Cater, N.Y.
69
71
272
250
46
29
100
89
.368
.356
Jones, N.Y.
Brock, St.L
63
74
230
307
29
53
86
108
.374
.352
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati first base-
man Lee May is keeping the opposition in dis-
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Murcer, N.Y. 74 285 55 101 .354 Sanguillen, Pit. 68 274 39 96 .350 tress despite a painful knee injury.
Phillies announced Monday what amounts to a
Rettenmund, Bal. 58 194 37 68 .351 Stargell, Pit. 70 238 72 83 .349 The 28-year-old Reds’ slugger has hit 22
heightened defense for the 1972 season.
Epstein, Oak. 67 214 38 72 .336 Aaron, Atl. 75 264 58 92 .348 homers and driven in 58 runs in 63 games. He
Phillies general manager John Quinn said he
boasts a .280 batting average.
has ordered the outfield fence in Veterans Sta- Oliva, Min. 67 272 39 89 .327 Alou, St.L 74 312 52 108 .346
“I’m just cutting and slash-
dium raised from eight to 12 feet. Johnstone, Chi. 59 191 29 62 .325 Pepitone, Chi. 58 227 34 77 .339 ing, stuffing all the way,” May
Quinn said he and manager Frank Lucchesi Blair, Bal. 63 256 41 83 .324 Oliver, Pit. 70 257 36 87 .339 said. “I’ve made up my mind
were “disturbed” over the number of base hits
White, N.Y. 69 244 51 79 .324 Johnson, Phi. 73 262 45 88 .336 that I want to play and I get so
that have bounced over the fence for ground wrapped up in a game I forget
rule doubles this first season at the new $50 Tovar, Min. 75 312 50 101 .324 Torre, St.L 77 292 47 98 .336
about the knee.”
million stadium. HR: Cash (Det.) 22; Nettles (Cle.) 20; Smith HR: Stargell (Pit.) 33; Aaron (Atl.) 26; Lee May
May injured the knee in
A ground rule double, Quinn said, “stops not (Bos.) 20; Petrocelli (Bos.) 19; Melton (Chi.) 17. May (Cin.) 22; Robertson (Pit.) 19; 2 tied with
spring training and missed the Reds’ first 14
only the game but the momentum of the club RBI: Murcer (N.Y.) 60; Bando (Oak.) 59; Pet- 18.
games. Although May said the knee “feels pret-
that is batting.” rocelli (Bos.) 58; Smith (Bos.) 57; 2 tied with 55. RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 72; Aaron (Atl.) 67; Torre ty good,” he still favors it somewhat.
ANAHEIM — The Royals called up Bobby Wins: Coleman (Det.) 12-3; Blue (Oak.) 11- (St.L) 58; May (Cin.) 58; Bench (Cin.) 53.
“I feel I can help the team by being out
Floyd, 27-year-old infielder who was hit- 3; Hunter (Oak.) 11-3; Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 11-3; Wins: Holtzman (Chi.) 11-3; Blass (Pit.) 11-3; there,” May said.
ting .262 for Omaha of the American Associa- 2 tied with 10-3. Seaver (N.Y.) 11-4; Sutton (L.A.) 11-4; Jenkins Despite his impressive statistics, he is run-
tion. He will replace Freddie Patek, the Royals’ Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 173; Coleman (Det.) (Chi.) 11-8. ning a distant third to San Francisco’s Willie
regular shortstop. 129; Lolich (Det.) 129; Blyleven (Min.) 114; Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 156; Jenkins (Chi.) McCovey and Atlanta’s Orlando Cepeda in
Patek sustained ligament damage to his right McDowell (Cle.) 107. 122; Stoneman (Mon.) 119; Kirby (S.D.) 116; balloting for the All-Star game.
knee Sunday in a game against Oakland. ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 1.75; Wood (Chi.) 2.00; Sutton (L.A.) 107. “I’m not thinking about that at all,” May
ANAHEIM — Outfielder Mickey Rivers has Blue (Oak.) 2.07; Coleman (Det.) 2.40; Wright ERA: Seaver (N.Y.) 1.59; Blass (Pit.) 2.23; Wil- said. “We’re 3½ games out of first place. I’m
been called up by the Angels from their Salt (Cal.) 2.47. son (Hou.) 2.31; Holtzman (Chi.) 2.44; Walker thinking about gaining some ground on the Gi-
Lake City farm club and Tomas Silverio has (Pit.) 2.48. ants.” San Francisco heads the National League
been sent to the farm team, the Angels said. West.
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Who’s Hot - Sanguillen, Pit.: Batting .442 with 23 hits during 13-gm hit streak
Who’s Not - Gaston, S.D.: Hitless in 15 at-bats since June 23
Pitching Swell - Kirby, S.D.: 4-0, 1.63 ERA in 6 starts since June 5
Not So Well - Nash, Atl.: 1-6, 7.28 ERA in 9 starts since May 19
Marichal Recalls
Baseball Idol
NEW YORK — The late,
legendary Bumbo Ramos must
be tossed as many bouquets as
anyone for the San Francisco
Giants’ quick start this season.
Bumbo was killed in a plane
crash some years back, but he
left a prize legacy. It was
Bumbo who turned Juan Mari-
chal into a pitcher. And Mari-
chal is the backbone of the
Giants’ staff.
When Marichal was a lad of
10, he went to see Bumbo
pitch for the best amateur
team the Dominican Republic
has ever had, according to
Marichal. Bumbo was from
Marichal’s home town, Mon-
tecristo.
“I was a shortstop then,”
said Marichal in front of his
locker recently. “Then I saw
Bumbo. Ooooh. The next day
I was a pitcher.
“He threw sidearm and he
would turn around and all the
batter would see was his num-
ber. He would talk to the bat-
ter, too. ‘You better hit this
one because if you don’t you
won’t even see the next one.’
You wouldn’t, either. He was
very fast. He was my idol.”
Once, Marichal would stand
on the mound and imagine
Coming to a Venue Near You: Giant Screens, Instant Replay
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP)
— The time isn’t far away,
say a couple of men who
should know, that sports parks
will be able to offer paying
customers the illusion of being
back home in front of the tele-
vision set — without having to
leave their seats.
The instant replay, child of
the electronic age, delight of
color commentators and bane
of referees, is coming to the
ball park.
Soon fans will be able to
see, again and again from eve-
ry angle, the play they have
just seen in front of them.
Hal Uplinger, a well estab-
lished producer of TV sports,
says, “In just a few years the
in-person fan will have that
opportunity. It’s coming.”
that he was Bumbo. That was
when he was an amateur, he
said, when you could have
fun. As a professional, howev-
er, Marichal says that it is too
serious, and so many things
come to mind so quickly about
the batter that he no longer has
time for reminiscing.
Wears Gloves Before Game
He is so intense that he
wears two batting gloves when
changing from Mufti to busi-
ness knickers. Two days be-
fore this season started, Mari-
chal was rummaging in his
shaving kit and cut his naked
finger on a blade. The cut
bothered him for three weeks.
That’s why he wears gloves
before a game nowadays
He is also serious about his
role as an idol.
“The kids, they expect so
much from you,” said Mari-
chal. And so, he says, he does
not drink or smoke and never
goes to a bar where trouble
might pop up and give you a
black eye. “It would not look
too good in the paper,” said
Marichal.
His 1970 record did not look
too good to him in the paper,
either. He won 12, lost 10, and
had his highest earned run
average, 4.11, in his 11 big-
league seasons.
He said that a reaction to a
penicillin shot caused much of
his misery last year. But he
Uplinger produces, among
other events, the live telecasts
of thoroughbred racing at Hol-
lywood Park each Saturday.
He noted that there are 100
closed circuit monitors scat-
tered throughout the big plant.
Racing fans gather in clusters
to watch the reruns on the 23-
inch monitors of the race they
just watched in the flesh.
Uplinger’s director is Tony
Verna, the man who created
instant replay some years
back.
As the director, Verna is the
“quarterback” who calls the
camera shots. Football, bas-
ketball, boxing, horse racing.
You name the sport, he’s done
it.
Verna, who has written a
how-to-watch-it book entitled
N.L.
From Page 1
Pirates 13, Cardinals 8
ST. LOUIS — The Pirates
pounded a season-high 20 hits
in defeating the Cardinals.
Roberto Clemente and Jose
Pagan had three RBI. Bill Ma-
zeroski and Al Oliver scored
three runs. Manny Sanguillen
boosted his hit streak to 13
games.
Bob Moose (3-6) earned the
win despite allowing five runs
in six innings
St. Louis starter Jerry Reuss
(6-9) lasted just 2 1/3 frames,
allowing five runs.
Dodgers 9, Cubs 5
CHICAGO — Richie Allen
still became only the third
active pitcher to win 200
games. Something neither he
nor Bumbo dreamed possible
years ago in Montecristo.
Bubblegum Card Collection
“But I did love baseball so
much,” said Marichal. “I
saved bubblegum cards. My
two favorites were Sal Maglie
and Carl Hubbell. Especially
Maglie, because he was a right
-handed pitcher like me. And I
liked that they called him, The
Shaver. Once the Dodgers
played in my country and I
liked Duke Snider. They
called him the Destructor.
“And maybe I missed
school two days in a row to
play baseball in a backyard.
My mother would catch me.
“Tell me, what you gonna get
from baseball?’ She would be
mad. All I could tell her was
that someday she will hear me
play on radio, just like Bumbo
Ramos because in those days
every house in the Dominican
Republic listened to those
games. I never thought of the
major leagues.
“But she wanted me to get
my education. When I was 15
I was playing with the men.
She didn’t like that, either.
She thought I would get hurt,
that one of the big men would
run over me.
Days Are Easy to Remember
“It is easy for me to remem-
“Play-Back,” envisions a far
greater scope for fans than is
afforded by the closed circuit
monitors at a race track.
Giant-sized television
screens will be erected in the
ball parks and arenas, and
those crucial plays you could
see at home can be seen at the
contest itself.
Such a screen will be in the
proposed multi-million dollar
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had four hits, including his
ninth homer as the Dodgers
clubbed the Cubs.
Allen’s RBI single in the top
of the first gave L.A. a 2-0
lead. His homer in the fifth
extended the Dodgers’ lead to
3-1. Two batters later catcher
Tom Haller belted a two-run
home run.
Dodgers starter Al Downing
(7-8) won despite allowing
five runs in six innings. Fire-
man Pete Mikkelsen hurled
three shutout innings of relief
to earn his second save. Loser
Milt Pappas (4-6) surrendered
season highs in runs (7) and
hits (13). Maury Wills singled
to extend his hit streak to 13
games.
ber those days. I remember the
time I was so proud of my old-
er brother, Gonzalo. He was a
very good baseball player. He
was an outfielder and a pitcher
and he played the infield, too. I
think I was 11 years old and I
was watching the game in this
open field. Somebody said,
‘We have no catcher.” And
Gonzalo said, ‘I can catch.’ I
did not know he could do this.
When he put the equipment
over his head I got the goose
pimples on my arm. It was the
greatest feeling I ever had.”
Cares For Kids
Young people still concern
Marichal. “In America, the
kids like autographs,” he said.
“And sometimes I feel so bad
when a little kid is in a crowd
and gets crushed. In my coun-
try they don’t care so much for
autographs. But they really
follow you. They want to run
like Willie Mays, steal bases
like Maury Wills.”
And pitch like Juan Mari-
chal? he was asked. He
laughed. “Let me tell you, if
these kids could have seen
Bumbo Ramos, they would
have had some idol.”
Nonetheless, each time Juan
Marichal pitches now, the
game is broadcast by a station
in the Dominican Republic.
Homes all over the country are
turned in, including Mama
Marichal’s.
New Orleans domed stadium,
if it ever is built.
Sports management is aware
that home television lures
many people away from the
live action. In the den they can
see it “again” via the rerun.
The big screen play-back
may well be the answer to fill-
ing a stadium with living,
breathing — and paying bod-
ies.
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Who’s Hot - Blair, Bal.: .345 average, during 13-game hit streak
Who’s Not - Carew, Min.: Hitless in 11 at-bats since June 27
Pitching Swell - Knowles, Was.: 20 consecutive innings since April 23
Not So Well - Lolich, Det.: 2-3, 6.99 ERA past 8 starts
Have Gun, Will Travel
When Ty Cobb was 74 and
dying, he collaborated with Al
Trump on an autobiography,
“My Life in Baseball — the
True Record.” In the book he
said that in his first season of
major league ball he went
armed for protection against
other players on the Detroit
Tigers who were determined
to run him back to the minors.
“I kept a weapon of a lethal
stature close by me at all
times,” was his stilted way of
saying it. “If they had jumped
me some dark night, they’d
find one Georgia boy who
wouldn’t hesitate to even the
odds with extreme means, if
fists failed to save me.”
This was a good many years
before Bowie Kuhn was born.
In fact, it happened long be-
fore baseball hired its first
commissioner, and there was
no supreme authority to con-
cern himself about Cobb’s
armament.
Last year Denny McLain
displayed a shooting iron to
some of his playmates with the
Tigers, and when Kuhn heard
about it he suspended the
pitcher. That is, he extended
for the remainder of the season
a suspension already imposed
by McLain’s employers for
dumping ice water on sports-
writers.
Armed Camp
It is now about time Kuhn
had the clubhouse of the Cali-
fornia Angels searched for
weapons. Reports suggest that
it would be at least as produc-
tive as that hunt for an arms
cache which Mr. Nixon ran in
Cambodia.
Recently Alex Johnson
complained that Chico Ruiz,
who he outweighs by more
than 30 pounds, had pulled a
gun on him. Ruiz said he did-
n’t own a gun, but there have
been reports of other members
of the team packing pistols
and several more are said to
have knives stashed within
reach.
A few punches have been
exchanged, but that isn’t nec-
essarily a symptom of serious
trouble. Ball players are fairly
physical creatures, and when
you have 25 of them living
and working together frictions
are almost inevitable. Espe-
cially if the team is losing,
Page 3
which the Angels do oftener A.L. double in the sixth.
than not this year. Royals starter Paul Split-
From Page 1
However, the situation in torff (3-1) allowed four runs in
home run and Luis Tiant turned seven innings. Al Fitzmorris
Anaheim appears to go far be-
in his third consecutive sturdy recorded the final out for his
yond ordinary abrasions and
outing since being rescued
irritations. Lefty Phillips, the second save.
from baseball’s scrap heap as
manager, has been quoted ex- Halos starter Archie Reyn-
the Red Sox beat the Senators.
pressing fear of real violence olds allowed four runs in five
Smith’s first-inning round-
in the clubhouse. innings and fell to 0-4.
tripper gave the Red Sox a 1-0 Brewers 4, White Sox 2
Alex and Tony
lead they would never relin- MILWAUKEE — Dave
Individuals close to the situ-
quish. He is tied for second in May’s two-run single capped a
ation say Alex Johnson isn’t
the American League. four-run uprising in the bot-
the only source of trouble,
Tiant allowed four runs tom of the seventh inning and
though his discordant contribu-
(only one earned) in 6 2/3 in- the Brewers held on to beat
tions have been publicized
nings. Waived by both the the White Sox.
most widely. Alex has a life-
Twins and Braves this year, The game was a scoreless
time batting average of .304 in
Tiant is 2-0 with a 3.57 ERA tie after 6½ innings. Ted Ku-
the majors and won the Ameri-
since being signed by Boston. biak’s run-scoring double
can League championship last
Don Mincher had three hits broke the deadlock. May ap-
year with .329, yet in six sea- for the Nats, including a three- plied the coup de gras.
sons he has worn out his wel- run homer that knocked Tiant A two-run home run in the
come in four big league cities from the game. Washington ninth inning by White Sox
and one in the minors. starter Jackie Brown (1-3) al- third baseman Bill Melton, his
Recently the Angels indicat- lowed five runs in three frames. 17th circuit clout of the sea-
ed a willingness to let him try a Royals 5, Angels 4 son, was too little, too late.
fifth city, but there were no KANSAS CITY — Cookie Jim Hannan (1-4) held Chi-
takers. Rojas had three hits, including cago to two runs in 8 1/3 in-
Apparently nobody wants a a two-run single in a three-run nings. Lew Krausse notched
batting champion who defies second inning rally as the Roy- the final two outs to earn his
his manager, abuses umpires, als edged the Angels. first save.
and bulls his teammates. Rojas’ single in the first led ChiSox starter Vicente Ro-
Alex’s father says he is a sweet to K.C.’s first run. He added a mo (1-3) absorbed the loss.
guy. His brother Ron, who
plays for the New York Giants,
claims Alex is misunderstood.
This could be so, but Lefty
Phillips has 24 other guys to
understand. He’s got Tony
Conigliaro, for instance. Tony
C. is one of the new boys the
Angels brought in to make the
team a pennant contender.
He’s been a part-time player
hitting .221 but not with run-
ners in scoring position.
Fire Prevention
Conigliaro’s frequent inju-
ries have not stirred much
compassion among his play-
mates. One day he walked into
the clubhouse and found his
uniform, all bloodied up with
tomato catsup, laid out on a
stretcher along with a pair of
crutches
“Lefty” Phillips, widely es-
teemed as a sound student of
baseball strategy, is ready to
give up. There appears to be no
leadership by Gene Autry and
Bob Reynolds, the owners, and
no rapport between the general
manager, Dick Walsh, and the
hired hands.
A commissioner like Ford
Frick would say this is a club
matter and not within his juris-
diction. Kuhn, however, has
not hesitated to venture below
stairs and haggle with a Ken
Harrelson over his wages. He
should not be reluctant to take
steps to avert an explosion.