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VOL. 2, No. 122 WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4, 1971 TEN CENTS

Revitalized Kaat, Now Twins’ Ace, A.L. EAST W L

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

Cruises past White Sox, Wins 15th Baltimore

New York
66
68
38
42
.635
.618
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1
New York
Pittsburgh
71
59
36
50
.664
.541
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13
Boston 52 55 .486 15½ Chicago 55 53 .509 16½
CHICAGO — For nine years beginning in was summoned. He coaxed Dave May to line
Detroit 52 56 .481 16 Philadelphia 55 55 .500 17½
1962, Jim Kaat was a stalwart of the Twins into a double play, then retired Jose Cardenal on
Washington 46 60 .434 21 St. Louis 54 56 .491 18½
pitching staff, averaging 16 wins (with a high of a fielder’s choice to end the game. Cleveland 45 65 .409 24 Montreal 40 69 .367 32
25) and a 3.19 ERA. Brewers starter Lew Krausse allowed two
He came to spring training this year fighting runs (one earned) in five innings. He fell to 5-10. A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
Yankees 4, Indians 0 Oakland 68 39 .636 --- San Francisco 70 42 .625 ---
for the fourth spot in the rotation. His fall from
CLEVELAND — Mike Kekich hurled his California 59 52 .532 11 Los Angeles 61 49 .555 8
grace could be attributed to two sources — a
Minnesota 51 55 .481 16½ Houston 56 53 .514 12½
torn muscle in his pitching arm suffered in Bos- second career shutout, and first since 1968, as
Chicago 48 60 .444 20½ Cincinnati 54 59 .478 16½
ton during the final series of the Yankees topped the Indians.
Milwaukee 47 60 .439 21 San Diego 45 67 .402 25
1967, and a running feud with Kekich (10-4), who became a double digit
Kansas City 42 62 .404 24½ Atlanta 41 72 .363 29½
manager Billy Martin in 1969. winner for the first time in his career, scattered
Martin was fired after one six hits, all singles. He struck out six and walked Tuesday’s American League Results Tuesday’s National League Results
season at the helm. Kaat was one. Detroit 6, Washington 5 San Diego 9, St. Louis 6
reborn this spring. Bobby Murcer knocked in the first two runs New York 4, Cleveland 0 Cincinnati 8, New York 4, Gm. 1
for the Yankees, with an RBI single in the third Oakland 7, Kansas City 3 Cincinnati 7, New York 5, Gm. 2
“He looks like he did before
Jim Kaat inning, and his 23rd home run in the fifth. Minnesota 8, Chicago 2 Pittsburgh 9, Montreal 6
he injured his arm in 1967,” California 2, Milwaukee 0 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 1
Roy White’s two-run shot in the eighth inning
Twins manager Bill Rigney said after the final Boston at Baltimore, ppd., rain Los Angeles 4, San Francisco 3
concluded the scoring.
intrasquad game of the spring. Chicago 7, Houston 2
Kekich’s first shutout was a one-hitter against
“I haven’t been this strong in a long time,” Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
the Mets while he was with the Dodgers. Current
Kaat agreed. “I don’t know why. I wish I did.” All times local All times local
Yankees teammate Ron Swoboda on that occa-
On Tuesday night, Kaat affirmed his status as Boston (Lonborg 4-7) at Baltimore (Dobson 14-6), 8 Cincinnati (Nolan 12-11) at New York (Gentry 11-
sion spoiled Kekich’s no-hit bid with a two-out p.m. 6), 2:05 p.m.
the ace of the Twins’ staff, breezing to an 8-2
single in the seventh inning. Minnesota (Blyleven 7-11 and Corbin 4-6) at Kan- San Diego (Norman 6-2) at Chicago (Pappas 9-8),
victory over the White Sox.
A’s 7, Royals 3 sas City (Drago 6-10 and Fitzmorris 4-7), 2, 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Kaat allowed a single to the first batter he Atlanta (Niekro 5-10) at Philadelphia (Lersch 5-8),
KANSAS CITY — Vida Blue pitched a New York (Bahnsen 8-7) at Cleveland (Lamb 8-3),
faced in the bottom of the first, then dished up a 7:45 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
strong eight innings, joining teammate Catfish
two-run home run to Chicago’s Mike Hersh- Washington (Bosman 3-11) at Detroit (Lolich 9-13), Pittsburgh (Kison 2-3 or Walker 9-6) at Montreal
Hunter as the only 16-game winners in the
berger. 8 p.m. (Strohmayer 7-7 or Stoneman 9-12), 8:05 p.m.
American League as the A’s beat the Royals. Chicago (John 9-11) at California (Messersmith 10- Los Angeles (Downing 10-11 or Sutton 14-7) at
Kaat (15-5) blanked the ChiSox the rest of
Blue (16-5) allowed three runs and struck out 7), 8 p.m. Houston (Forsch 7-10), 7:30 p.m.
the way. Meanwhile the Twins scored seven
10. Milwaukee (Parsons 6-7) at Oakland (Dobson 6-8), San Francisco (Perry 13-7), at St. Louis (Gibson 11-
times in the second inning with Kaat contrib- A.L., Page 2 8 p.m. 7), 8 p.m.
uting an RBI single. Harmon Killebrew tagged
a two-run home run in the frame. It was his
20th of the season and the 507th of his career. What a Kick! Padres Beat Cardinals For 7th Win in a Row
Kaat’s 15 wins are third in the American
ST. LOUIS — Like the 95-pound weakling on the Padres attack, allowing five runs in 2 2/3 nings. Tony Perez clubbed a tie-breaking three
League and more than double the total of any the back page of the comic book, the Padres ap- innings. He fell to 6-12. Lou Brock had three -run homer in the top of the ninth.
other Twins hurler. In addition, he also leads parently are tired of having sand kicked in their hits for the Birds and is hitting .434 with 23 Reliever Tony Cloninger (6-7) earned the
the team in ERA, shutouts and complete games. face. hits in his past 12 games. win. Mets fireman Tug McGraw, who served
Chicago starter and loser Joe Horlen (5-6) Midway through their third season of exist- Reds 8-7, Mets 4-5 up Perez’s blow, fell to 2-2.
was roughed up for eight runs in five innings. ence, the Friars are asserting themselves, setting NEW YORK — Lee May pounded home May’s two round-trippers gave him 36, sec-
Angels 2, Milwaukee 0 precedents and challenging team marks. runs in both games as the Reds swept a twin ond in the National League.
ANAHEIM — Tom Murphy took a one- Tuesday night they peppered the Cardinals bill from the Mets. Dodgers 4, Giants 3
hitter into the ninth inning before settling for a with a season-high 16 hits in a 9-6 win that gave It was a comeuppance for the Mets, who SAN FRANCISCO — Steve Garvey drove
combined shutout with reliever Dave LaRoche them a franchise record seven-game win steak. swept their first five doubleheaders of 1971 and in all his team’s runs and reliever Jim Brewer
as the Angels whitewashed the Brewers. Winners of 52 games in 1969 and 63 in 1970, split the sixth. notched a high-wire save for the second game
Murphy (5-12) allowed one-out double to the Pads are on pace to win 65 tilts. The Reds trailed 3-0 after three innings of in a row as the Dodgers edged the Giants.
Ron Theobold, Milwaukee’s second batter of Six San Diegans had multiple hits Tuesday. the first game. May’s solo homer sparked a Brewer saved Monday night’s contest, also
the game, then retired 23 of the next 25 batters, Nate Colbert had two, extending his hit streak to four-run rally in the top of the fourth. Bernie a 4-3 affair, getting Willie Mays to ground into
issuing two walks. 14 games — second-best in team history. Carbo had three RBI, including a two-run tie- a game-ending, bases-loaded double play.
The Angels scored their two runs on sacrifice Starting pitcher Steve Arlin (11-8) hurled 6 breaking single in the sixth. Tuesday, with Mays dancing off second base,
flies — from Tony Gonzalez in the fourth, and 1/3 gritty innings, allowing six runs on 12 hits. Cincy starter Wayne Simpson (4-6) hurled Brewer whiffed Dick Dietz to end the game.
Bruce Christensen in the fifth. He became just the second Padres pitcher to win eight solid frames and got the win. Loser Nolan Garvey was the offensive star, with a two-
When Murphy surrendered singles to the first more than 10 games in a campaign. Ryan (7-6) allowed six runs in 5 2/3 innings. run single to snap a scoreless tie in the third
two batters in the top of the ninth, La Roche St. Louis starter Jerry Reuss took the brunt of The nightcap was tied 4-4 after eight in- N.L., Page 2

Around Baseball Major League Leaders O’s Discover Dobson

Family Affair — Braves AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.
Better Than Average
Call up Hank’s Brother Murcer, N.Y. 107 398 88 150 .377
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Jones, N.Y. 96 355 51 130 .366
By WILLIAM GILDEA
Rettenmund, Bal. 90 312 55 109 .349 Beckert, Chi. 104 441 60 156 .354
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves The Washington Post
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have called up Hank Aaron’s brother, Tommie, Cater, N.Y. 95 335 36 112 .334 Brock, St.L 107 445 82 154 .346
WASHINGTON — The Baltimore Orioles
from their Richmond, Va., farm team. Tovar, Min. 106 446 74 149 .334
4
Sanguillen, Pit. 98 378 50 130 .344 have been flying high ever since they persuaded
Tommie Aaron will be placed on the active 5
Cincinnati to part with Frank Robinson almost
Cash, Det. 96 326 61 105 .322 Pepitone, Chi. 87 345 53 118 .342
roster when the Braves return to Atlanta on 6 six years ago. Besides operating
Thursday, a spokesman for the team said. White, N.Y. 102 373 73 120 .322 Torre, St.L 110 420 65 140 .333
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a well-stocked farm system, they
The younger Aaron led Richmond in hitting Carew, Min. 98 393 60 126 .321 Clemente, Pit. 91 364 52 121 .332 have traded shrewdly. Another
with a .318 average. He also hit 23 homers. Blair, Bal. 89 359 57 114 .318
8
Oliver, Pit. 99 358 52 119 .332 bargain was Mike Cuellar, who
ATLANTA — The Braves plan to activate Oliva, Min. 91 350 55 110 .314
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Stargell, Pit. 102 349 99 116 .332 has won 60 games the last 2½
1970 National League batting champion Rico 10 seasons. Now they have struck it
Powell, Bal. 85 290 57 91 .314 Alou, St.L 102 420 67 139 .331
Carty on Thursday night, but the Beeg Boy says rich again. They have been fly- Pat Dobson
HR: Cash (Det.) 35; Smith (Bos.) 33; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 46; May (Cin.) 36; Aaron
he’s not certain he is ready to play. ing recently on a pitching wing hardly anybody
(Cle.) 26; Melton (Chi.) 26; 2 tied with 23. (Atl.) 32; Colbert (S.D.) 25; Robertson (Pit.) 25.
“I have a little doubt,” said Carty, whose expected to flap more than a few times this sea-
career has been plagued by illness and injury. RBI: Murcer (N.Y.) 89; Smith (Bos.) 86; Cash RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 98; Aaron (Atl.) 88; May
son. After all, they have Dave McNally, 76 vic-
“I don’t feel I’m really ready. If I cannot do (Det.) 79; White (N.Y.) 79; Killebrew (Min.), 75. (Cin.) 86; Torre (St.L) 77; Williams (Chi.) 73.
tories the last 3½ years. And Cuellar. And Jim
it, I will wait until next year.” Wins: Hunter (Oak.) 16-4; Blue (Oak.) 16-5; Wins: Jenkins (Chi.) 16-11; Blass (Pit.) 15-5; Palmer, 45 more victories the last 2½ years.
Carty has not played in 1971. He broke his Kaat (Min.) 15-5; Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 14-6; Dob- Holtzman (Chi.) 14-5; Seaver (N.Y.) 14-6; Sut-
Yet the Orioles’ current pitching hero is Pat
left leg during Dominican play last December. son (Bal.) 14-6. ton (L.A.) 14-7.
Dobson, winner of 10 of his past 13 decisions.
CLEVELAND — Jack Heidemann of Cleve- Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 250; Lolich (Det.) Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 205; Stoneman They talked San Diego out of him, as usual at a
land suffered torn ligaments in his left knee 178; Coleman (Det.) 174; Blyleven (Min.) 153; (Mon.) 165; Jenkins (Chi.) 161; Sutton (L.A.) modest cost. The right-handed Dobson leads
during a collision with Bobby Murcer of New McDowell (Cle.) 141. 153; Kirby (S.D.) 144. the team in victories, complete games, and in-
York in the second inning of Tuesday night’s ERA: Blue (Oak.) 2.06; Wood (Chi.) 2.53; ERA: Seaver (N.Y.) 1.77; Grimsley (Cin.) nings pitched. He’ll be shooting for win No. 15
Indian-Yankee game. Messersmith, (Cal) 2.61; Wright (Cal.), 2.73; 1.79; Sutton (L.A.) 2.58; Sadecki (N.Y.) 2.60; vs. Boston tonight. Without him, it is doubtful
Heidemann was removed from the game and Dobson (Bal.) 2.75. Holtzman (Chi.) 2.80. the Orioles would be in first place.
taken to Lutheran Medical Hospital for treat- Yet for years he was generally regarded as
ment. He was to be operated on today. DOBSON, Page 2

National League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Colbert, S.D.: Batting .333, 5 HR, 15 RBI during 14-gm hit streak
Who’s Not - Rader, Hou.: Hitless in 22 at-bats since July 27
Pitching Swell - Alexander, L.A.: 6-0, 2.06 ERA in first 6 starts of ML career
Not So Well - Reuss, St.L: 0-6, 7.76 ERA in 11 starts since June 14
A.L.
From Page 1
He was replaced by reliever
Rollie Fingers after giving up a
leadoff single in the bottom of
the ninth.
Oakland jumped to a 7-1
lead after five innings. Angel
Mangual had three singles and
two RBI, and Reggie Jackson
drove in two with a bases-
loaded single.
Royals starter Ken Wright (1
-4) was knocked out of the box
in the second inning, charged
with three runs on five hits.
Tigers 6, Senators 5
DETROIT — The Tigers
Sc000 000 000reboard
routed old teammate Denny
McLain early, then held on to
beat the Senators.
McLain (4-14), who spent
eight years in Detroit, one a 31
-6 season, pitched well but got
no decision on May 23 in his
first return to Tiger Stadium.
Tuesday night he failed to
finish the fifth inning, allow-
ing six runs (three earned).
Down 6-1 after five innings,
the Senators rallied against
winner Joe Niekro (6-6). Re-
liever Fred Scherman tossed
the final 1 2/3 innings to earn
his sixth save.
Nats slugger Frank Howard
had two homers and four RBI.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 4, 1971
American League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Killebrew, Min.: Batting .319, 5 HR, 15 RBI in 18 games
Who’s Not - Repoz, Cal.: Batting .105 in 16 games since July 15
Pitching Swell - Kekich, N.Y.: 3-1, 1 save, 1.91 ERA in past 6 appearances
Not So Well - Horlen, Chi.: 2-3, 5.43 ERA in 9 starts June 27
N.L.
From Page 1
inning. His two-run homer in
the fifth made it 4-0, L.A.
The Giants crept to within 4-
3 in part on Bobby Bonds’ 23rd
homer, a solo shot.
Winner Doyle Alexander (6-
0) became the ninth pitcher to
start and win his first six major
league games.
Brewer’s save was his 13th.
Giants’ starter Ron Bryant (7-
6) allowed four runs in 4 2/3
innings.
Pirates 9, Expos 6
MONTREAL — Roberto
Clemente had four hits includ-
ing his ninth home run as the
Pirates overcame a 5-1 deficit
to knock off the Expos.
The Bucs walloped three
home runs in a five-run rally in
the fifth inning from which the
Expos never recovered.
Reliever Mudcat Grant (3-3)
hurled 2 2/3 innings and earned
the win. Montreal reliever
Claude Raymond (2-5) took
the loss.
Braves 5, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA — Henry
Aaron hit his third home run
in three games and Ron Reed
fired a four-hitter as the
Braves bounced the Phillies.
Aaron’s two-run shot (his
624th career long ball) opened
the scoring in the first inning.
He later hit a two-run single.
Reed (6-13) snapped a per-
sonal four game losing streak.
Phils’ starter Chris Short (8-
11) failed to last the fourth.
Cubs 7, Astros 2
HOUSTON — Bill Hands
twirled a seven-hitter and Joe
Pepitone homered and had
three RBI as the Cubs downed
the Astros.
Hands (8-15) is 5-3 in his
past eight decisions.
Loser Larry Dierker is 0-3
with a 6.17 ERA since his last
win June 20.
Dobson
From Page 1
no better than an average pitch-
er. Signed by Detroit, he strug-
gled for seven mostly unre-
warding seasons in the minor
leagues playing for eight dif-
ferent teams. He was shuttled
from club to club 13 times. His
break was finally making it to
the Tigers, and being traded.
Detroit regarded Dobson as
a relief pitcher, and he believes
he would still be in the bullpen,
and obscure, if he were there,
although he said the other day,
“I’d like to think that maybe
they wanted to start me as their
fourth man, but that they had to
use Joe Sparma because he
couldn’t relieve and I could.”
The other three starters’ po-
sitions were filled at the time
by Denny McLain, Mickey
Lolich and Earl Wilson. The
best Dobson could do in three
years at Detroit was get into
three World Series games
against St. Louis in 1968.
At San Diego last year he
pitched 251 innings — more
than any season before — and
he won more games (14) than
he ever had, even in the mi-
nors, where, he said, “I was
never in one place long enough
to accomplish anything.” With
the Padres his value increased
— “I was told four or five
teams were interested in me”
— yet it was the Orioles, who
had been pursuing him since he
was a Tiger that got him.
The Padres might have been
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more alert. Had they consid-
ered the Orioles’ trading hab-
its, they would have noticed
that Baltimore has stung a few
National League teams. San
Diego last week demoted its
principal in the deal, pitcher
Tom Phoebus, to the bullpen
with his 5-14 record.
Practically unbeatable as he
is, Dobson remains a taciturn
fellow who obviously keeps
his joys within. “Pressure is
something you put on yourself,
and I never put pressure on
myself,” he said.
“You can’t have that atti-
tude if you get sent out or sat
down after one bad perfor-
mance. With Detroit, there was
no next time. It was life or
death. If you didn’t do the job,
you sat down for a while.
“They told me they wanted
me as the fourth starter. (Jim)
Hardin and Phoebus started 41
games between them last year.
Things began going well early.
I pitched a shutout against Chi-
cago. If there was a turning
point, that was it.”
Occasionally, Dobson says
he thinks about his good friend
McLain, whom he decisioned
9-3, on July 21. It was
McLain’s 11th defeat.
“I know what he’s going
through,” Dobson said. “I went
through it last year. That’s
how it is with a last-place
team. You lose in a lot of dif-
ferent ways. First thing you
know you go out there won-
dering how you’re going to
lose tonight.”