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VOL. 2, No. 142 TUESDAY, AUG. 24, 1971 TEN CENTS

Clendenon Ties it, Agee Wins it A.L. EAST W L

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

As Mets Sock it to Giants, 3-2 Baltimore

New York
Detroit
79
80
64
42
48
63
.653
.625
.504
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New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
79
70
72
46
56
58
.632
.556
.554
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9½
NEW YORK — For most baseball fans, the Wilson (10-6) lowered his ERA to 2.64, third Boston 58 69 .457 24 Philadelphia 61 66 .480 19
home run is a delightful, thrilling experience. in the National League, with his second white- Washington 54 71 .432 27 St. Louis 59 70 .457 22
Then there are Mets fans, who likely regard wash of the season. Cleveland 51 76 .402 31 Montreal 45 80 .363 34
it as an urban legend — i.e. Big Foot, the Loch Metzger’s key hit came off Cardinals starter
Ness Monster and Archie Bunker’s soft side — Bob Gibson, who allowed six runs (three earned) A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
Oakland 78 49 .614 --- San Francisco 82 47 .636 ---
such a paucity of empirical evidence do they in four innings, his shortest stint as a starter this
California 64 64 .500 14½ Los Angeles 72 56 .563 9½
have to rely on. season.
Chicago 62 64 .492 15½ Houston 68 60 .531 13½
They got a eye full Monday night. Both Bob Watson and Cesar Cedeno extended
Minnesota 58 67 .464 19 Cincinnati 63 67 .485 19½
The Mets, trailing the Giants 2-1, were down their hit streaks to 15 games for the Astros.
Kansas City 55 70 .440 22 San Diego 51 78 .395 31
to their last two outs when pinch Reds 6, Cubs 2 Milwaukee 52 72 .419 24½ Atlanta 47 85 .356 36½
hitter Donn Clendenon walloped CHICAGO — Don Gullett turned in his fifth
a solo shot to send the game complete game and belted his first career home Monday’s American League Results Monday’s National League Results
spinning into extra innings. run as the Reds trimmed the Cubs. Minnesota 9, Detroit 8 New York 3, San Francisco 2 (13)
Four innings later, Tommie Cincinnati led 1-0 in the top of the second Yankees 4, Oakland 2 Cincinnati 6, Chicago 2
Agee connected for a game- when Gullett tagged a three-run shot through a (Only games scheduled) Los Angeles 4, Montreal 3
25-mph cross wind and into the left field bleach- San Diego 3, Philadelphia 0
winning round-tripper that made
Tommie Agee Pittsburgh 11, Atlanta 3, Gm. 1
the Mets a 3-2 victor in a match- ers.
Atlanta 9, Pittsburgh 7, Gm. 2
up of division leaders. His three RBI marked a major league high. Houston 6, St. Louis 0
Not bad for a team that came into the game Cubs starting pitcher Juan Pizarro was rocked
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
with just 75 home runs and ranked 11th out of in 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs (three earned)
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12 National League squads. on seven hits. He fell to 3-3.
Milwaukee (Slaton 4-8) at Cleveland (Foster 6-6), Cincinnati (McGlothlin 10-8) at Chicago (Jenkins
For the first eight innings, pitching ruled the Padres 3, Phillies 0 7:45 p.m. 19-11), 1:30 p.m.
day. Mets starter Jim McAndrew was working PHILADELPHIA — Fred Norman scattered Chicago (Bradley 9-12) at Baltimore (Cuellar 16-6), San Diego (Kirby 8-9) at Philadelphia (Lersch 6-9),
on a 1-0 lead and a one-hitter after eight in- nine hits in his second shutout of 1971 and Nate 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
nings. Colbert closed in on his career high of 86 RBI as Minnesota (Perry 6-17) at Detroit (Niekro 7-6), 8 Pittsburgh (Johnson 8-10) at Atlanta (McQueen 1-
the Padres handed the Phillies their sixth consec- p.m. 3), 8 p.m.
The Giants finally broke through on McAn-
Boston (Lonborg 4-10) at Kansas City (Drago 8-11), Los Angeles (Downing 11-13) at Montreal
drew in the top of the ninth when Bobby Bonds utive defeat.
7:30 p.m. (Stoneman10-14), 8 p.m.
drilled a two-run single for a 2-1 lead. Tempo- Colbert’s two-run triple in the top of the sixth Washington (Broberg 3-4) at California (Wright 12- San Francisco (Marichal 13-10) at New York
rarily, it turned out. inning broke open a scoreless tie and gave him 10), 8 p.m. (Sadecki 12-2), 8 p.m.
McAndrew received no decision. The win 81 RBI. Clarence Gaston accounted for the Fri- New York (Stottlemyre 15-7) at Oakland (Blue 18- St. Louis (Cleveland 13-11) at Houston (Cook 0-0),
went to Tug McGraw (4-2) who hurled two N.L., Page 2 5), 8 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
scoreless innings of relief. Steve Hamilton (3-3)
served up Agee’s long ball and took the loss
that snapped the Giants’ nine-game win streak.
Good Grief: Kekich ond and broke the 2-2 deadlock in the third in-
ning when Jerry Kenney scampered home on After Stormy Years in
Dodgers 4, Expos 3 Hurls Yanks Past A’s Bobby Murcer’s double play grounder.
Yankees catcher Thurman Munson singled to
K.C., A’s Charlie O.
MONTREAL — Jim Lefebvre broke a 3-3
tie in the top of the eighth inning and Don Sut-
OAKLAND — In Mike Kekich’s Yankee Sta-
dium locker hangs a plaque bearing the counte-
extend his hit streak to 13 games.
A’s starter Chuck Dobson allowed four runs
Is Getting Last Laugh
ton hurled eight sturdy innings as the Dodgers Chicago Daily News Service
nance of Charlie Brown and the maxim: in 5 1/3 innings and dropped to 6-12.
nipped the Expos. CHICAGO – Charles O. Finley leaned back
“There is no heavier burden than great poten- Twins 9, Tigers 8
Back-to-back RBI doubles from Bob Bailey in his leather-covered chair in his Michigan
tial!” DETROIT — Harmon Killebrew drove in
and Gary Sutherland knotted the game at 3-3 in “I’m tired of hearing what a great arm I have,” five runs with two home runs, and Jim Nettles’ Avenue insurance office. He propped one foot
the bottom of the seventh. Lefebvre lined his Kekich said recently. “I’m tired of people pre- pinch-hit two-run shot in the top of the ninth up on his desk and began to sum up 11 years in
second RBI single of the game to untie the con- dicting what I might do … if.” inning broke a 6-6 tie as the Twins squeezed baseball.
test for good. Don’t look now, but Kekich is in the process past the Tigers. “There’s an adage that probably describes it
Sutton (15-9) allowed three runs in notching of fulfilling his promise. Monday night the free- Killebrew’s round-trippers gave him 23 for best,” he said. “It goes: ‘If you want to see the
his first win in four starts. Dodgers fireman Jim spirited southpaw slung a six-hitter with a season the season and 510 for his career— one behind sunshine you gotta weather the storm.’”
Brewer earned his league-leading 19th save. -high eight strikeouts to subdue the A’s, 4-2. Mel Ott and Ernie Banks, tied for ninth on the There was a thin smile of self-satisfaction on
Expos starting pitcher John Strohmayer al- The A’s put Kekich on his heels in the bottom all-time list with 511. his face. And well there might be. Finley, often
lowed four runs in eight frames and fell to 7-9. of the first inning on RBI singles from Tommy Despite allowing two runs in 2/3 of an inning, the target of laughter, is get-
Astros 6, Cardinals 0 Davis and Angel Mangual for a 2-0 lead. Kekich Twins reliever Stan Williams (7-3) notched the ting the last laugh.
HOUSTON — Don Wilson fired a six-hit shut Oakland out on two hits the final eight stan- win. Ray Corbin stranded two runners in the
Finley’s Oakland Athletics
shutout and Roger Metzger had a two-run sin- zas to secure his 12th victory — as many as he bottom of the ninth to glean his third save.
are on the brink of a West
gle during a four-run rally as the Astros blanked accumulated in his first four seasons. Tigers reliever Bill Denehy (1-4) surrendered
Division championship in the
the Cardinals. The Yanks tied the game in the top of the sec- three runs in two-thirds of an inning.
American League.
Around Baseball Major League Leaders “Well, they were awful Charles Finley

Orioles, A’s OK’d to AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.

stormy, those hectic early years in Kansas City
he said. “I can finally see the sun through the
Print Playoff Tickets Murcer, N.Y. 125 464 97 168 .362 Jones, N.Y. 114 434 66 156 .359
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clouds, and now I’m looking for that pot of
Rettenmund, Bal. 106 377 67 128 .340 2
Beckert, Chi. 122 522 75 183 .351 gold at the end of the rainbow.”
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles
Cater, N.Y. 107 383 39 126 .329
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Brock, St.L 126 514 93 179 .348 Finley’s pot of gold is a world championship
and the Oakland A’s got the go-ahead Monday
for the team he bought, built, suffered and
from commissioner Bowie Kuhn to print tickets Tovar, Min. 125 524 86 172 .328 4
Pepitone, Chi. 104 411 58 142 .345
smiled with for those 11 years, first in Kansas
for the 1971 World Series — at 1970 prices. Oliva, Min. 109 420 66 135 .321 5
Clemente, Pit. 109 423 63 156 .343
The best-of-five series for the American and City, and in Oakland since 1968.
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May, Mil. 113 391 60 124 .317 Sangullien, Pit. 117 455 63 154 .338 Red Ink, White Hair
National League championships will open Sat-
urday, Oct. 2 in the home park of the A.L. East F.Robinson, Bal. 105 386 73 122 .316 7
Garr, Atl. 130 536 84 181 .338 It has been paid for with a lot of red ink.
Division winner and the N.L. West winner. Cash, Det. 112 383 70 121 .316 8
Williams, Chi. 123 506 89 170 .336 “I’ve lost practically all my hair.” His hand
The World Series is scheduled to open Satur- brushed over the wispy white. “My family has
Blair, Bal. 100 391 64 123 .315 9
Torre, St.L 129 490 75 164 .335
day, Oct. 9, in the home park of the A.L. cham- 1
sacrificed. My business has sacrificed.
Kaline, Det. 106 346 53 108 .312 0 Oliver, Pit. 115 422 62 141 .334 “I was criticized and laughed at when I be-
pions in the best-of-seven series.
HR: Cash (Det.) 37; Smith (Bos.) 36; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 53; Aaron (Atl.) 42; May came my own general manager eight years ago.
Tickets for the league championships will be
(Cle.) 32; Melton (Chi.) 28; Jackson (Oak.) 27. (Cin.) 37; Robertson (Pit.) 29; Bonds (S.F.) 29; “I work at the job. Take the year I went to
$7 for boxes, $5 for reserves, $3 for general
RBI: Smith (Bos.) 98; Murcer (N.Y.) 97; Nettles Williams (Chi.) 29.
admission and standing room at a price to be set the college World Series with our scout to look
(Cle.) 90; Cash (Det.) 89; Bando (Oak.) 86. RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 113; Aaron (Atl.) 113; Wil- over Rick Monday of Arizona State.
by individual clubs for bleachers. World Series
Wins: Blue (Oak.) 18-5; Hunter (Oak.) 18-6; liams (Chi.) 98; May (Cin.) 93; Torre (St.L) 88. “Monday looked fine and we signed him for
boxes will be $15, reserves $10, pavilion $8,
standing room $6 and bleachers $4. Kaat (Min.) 16-6; Cuellar (Bal.) 16-6; Dobson Wins: Jenkins (Chi.) 19-11; Blass (Pit.) 18-5; $105,000. But I saw this boy (Sal) Bando out
CINCINNATI — Pirates third baseman (Bal.) 16-6. Perry (S.F.) 16-8; Holtzman (Chi.) 15-5; Seaver there, too, and I told my scout, ‘If he’s still
Richie Hebner was released from Christ Hospi- Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 288; Lolich (Det.) (N.Y.) 15-7. around in the second round, take him.’ We did
tal following treatment for a viral infection, 217; Coleman (Det.) 204; Blyleven (Min.) 177; Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 232; Stoneman and gave him a $35,000 bonus. What a third
according to a team spokesman. Wood (Chi.) 166. (Mon.) 189; Jenkins (Chi.) 182; Kirby (S.D.) 169; baseman he has been for us.
Hebner was taken to the hospital complain- ERA: Blue (Oak.) 2.06; Wood (Chi.) 2.34; Sutton (L.A.) 166. “Reggie Jackson came from Arizona State,
ing of severe chest pains on Sunday. Kekich (N.Y.) 2.42; Shellenback (Was.) 2.72; ERA: Grimsley (Cin.) 1.87; Seaver (N.Y.) too, and we gave him $80,000.
DETROIT — Dean Chance was placed on Messersmith (Cal) 2.84. 1.91; Wilson (Hou.) 2.64; Stone (Atl.) 2.74; No- “You know how I signed Blue Moon Odom?
the disabled list by the Tigers on Monday and lan (Cin.) 2.85. I went down to Macon, Ga., and I sat there in
replaced with relief pitcher Jack Whillock. FINLEY, Page 2
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National League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Aaron, Atl.: .357 avg., 10 HR, 25 RBI in past 17 games
Who’s Not - McCovey, S.F.: .186, 0 HR, 4 RBI past 18 games since July 31
Pitching Swell - Gullett, Cin.: 4-1, 2.83 ERA in 6 starts since July25
Not So Well - Moose, Pit.: 0-2, 10.13 ERA in 6 outings since Aug. 1
N.L.
From Page 1
ars’ other run with his 12th
home run, a solo shot.
Norman (7-6), who was 0-4
with a 6.27 ERA in his previ-
ous four starts, fanned seven.
Phils starting pitcher Rick
Wise authored his 11th com-
plete game but fell to 10-11.
Pirates 11-7, Braves 3-9
ATLANTA — Pittsburgh’s
Bob Robertson drove in five
runs in the first game, and At-
lanta’s Hal King swatted a two-
run double in a six-run rally in
the second game as the Pirates
and Braves split a twin bill.
Robertson knocked in the
first two runs of the opener
with a two-run double in the
top of the first inning. He add-
ed an RBI double in the third
and a two-run single in the
‘Battling Bristol’
Returns to Club
CLEVELAND (AP) —
Manager Dave Bristol of Mil-
waukee will return to action
when his club plays the Indians
tonight. Bristol was suspended
five games by league president
Joe Cronin following an alter-
cation with umpire Art Frantz.
Cronin’s action involved
Bristol’s argument with Frantz,
who thumbed him out of the
game after a shoving match.
Brewer management sup-
ports Bristol, said Frank Lane,
director of baseball operations,
“because he is battling like hell
for his club. Dave lives and
dies in his dedication. You’ve
got to love him for the way he
battles out there.”
Lane likened Bristol’s antics
to those of fiery Leo Durocher
and recalled Bristol’s perfor-
mance July 31 when he ripped
loose a second-base cushion
and tossed it toward an umpire.
“Durocher would have
turned green with envy at that,”
Lane said.
American League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Davis, Oak.: .452 avg., 14 H, 8 R in 10 games since Aug. 10
Who’s Not - Fosse, Cle.: Hitless in 15 at-bats since Aug. 20
Pitching Swell - Kekich, N.Y.: 5-1, 1.52, 4 CG in 8 outings since July 18
Not So Well - Dobson, Oak.: 0-4, 2.87 ERA in 5 starts since Aug. 24
Finley
From Page 1
the first row of the auditorium
in that Negro high school the
night he graduated.
“That day I’d rented a half-
ton truck and loaded it with
vegetables and chicken and
took it out to his house. That
night I signed him a half-hour
after graduation.
“I work at this job of general
manager. I went to Hertford,
N.C., to sign Catfish Hunter.
Vida Blue cost $40,000.
sixth. “Campy Campaneris was a
Starting pitcher Steve Blass
bargain at $500 because of
rode the Pirates’ 14-hit attack
good scouting.
to his 18th victory. The
“These are my kids. When I
Braves’ Henry Aaron blasted
bought the Athletics in Kansas
two solo home runs, his 41st
City (1960), the cupboard was
and 42nd of the season. He
bare. We developed this team
boosted his career total to 634.
from scratch and money.
Atlanta’s Phil Niekro (5-13)
“Take Tommy Davis. We
fell to 0-4 in his past six starts.
sold him and his $72,000 con-
The Bucs led 7-3 after 6½
tract to the Cubs last year, then
innings of the nightcap.
the Cubs released him and he’s
King’s double tied the score in
playing for us again for
the bottom of the frame, which
$37,500 and he’s hitting .330
saw 11 Braves batters come to
for us and doing one great job.
the plate.
Kids Coming Through
Bob Priddy (3-2), the third
“That catcher Dave Duncan
of four Atlanta hurlers, earned
cost us plenty and so did Chuck
the win. Pittsburgh’s Bob
Dobson. It all meant money
Veale (2-3), who relieved
and time and work, and now
starter Bob Moose, retired one
these kids are coming through.
batter and allowed three runs.
“Most of the things wrong
Robertson had a two-run
with baseball can be changed
double, giving him seven RBI
overnight.” Finley pounded the
for the day.
table for emphasis. “Over-
Feller, 52, Still Has it, Even if Kids Don’t
MIAMI (UPI) — Seven- League sluggers before the
year-old Larry Agosto of Mi- nightcap of the Miami Orioles-
ami walked bravely up to the Lakeland Tigers Single A
man in the blue sport shirt, but game.
then needed some help. Still Tough to Hit
“Do you know my name?” After the contest the score
Bob Feller asked when Larry was: Feller 4, Sluggers 0.
wanted his autograph. With 10 swings each, the
Larry stared at the ground two Orioles and two Tigers
at Miami Stadium, and his couldn’t get one out of the
father prodded in a whisper, park, including Jim Fuller,
“Bob… ” who has 32 home runs and is
Bullet Bob asked, “Bob one of the hottest Baltimore
who?” prospects in a decade.
Larry thought a moment Feller keeps his arm in
and said, “Bob Hope?” shape at baseball clinics
That’s the way it goes at around the country and appear-
age 52 for the man voted ances overseas on behalf of
baseball’s greatest right- baseball. To get to the Hall of
handed pitcher. “Whether the Fame at Cooperstown, N.Y.,
kids know me or not usually each year, he flies his own
depends on how well their plane to “a closed runway only
parents have instructed them,” me and the undertakers use.”
he said. “The Little Leaguers When on business trips for a
and Pony Leaguers hear about hotel chain he tries to play
me, but not the younger kids.” some golf and swim.
After two days of conduct- He had changed into a 10-
ing a baseball clinic in nearby year-old uniform the Cleve-
Fort Lauderdale at his own land Indians gave their former
expense, Feller was on hand star, and Feller pitched to each
to pitch to four Florida State batter with the old-time confi-
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night. They’re finally seeing
some light. I’d say it was three
years ago, perhaps that they
discovered I wasn’t really cra-
zy or far out. Things I was
doing, the colored uniforms,
the promotions, the World
Series night game proposal,
rules changes — were sensi-
ble. I was trying to improve
the game, trying to keep up
with today’s world.
“Those years in Kansas
City were hard and hectic.
They wouldn’t let me leave
after 1963. They made me
sign another contract and stay
four more years to prove I
really wanted to stay in base-
ball, that I belonged.
“I was taking a real bath. I
was playing in a stadium I
paid $580,000 to renovate and
beautify with the promise the
city would pay it back. They
brought in a football team for
practically nothing and when I
left, they still owed me
$300,000.
“I don’t blame the fans. I
just had nothing to offer them
at the time. I couldn’t make
money there, not with $56,000
a year radio and television
money.
“So I went to Oakland and
$5 million in radio and televi-
sion money (for 5 years) and
I’ve making more there ever
since.”
dence. The pump now has a
melancholy lilt as the left knee
comes up, and the ball is re-
leased from a side-arm or three
-quarter delivery.
A bit of a fatalist, Feller
says his arm doesn’t bother
him, even at age 52. “If a kid
has got it and just takes normal
care of himself, he won’t burn
out.”
But for all the anonymous
autographs and the generation
which knows nothing of gin
mill arguments on how fast his
fastest fastball was, there are
the brighter moments.
Then two more autograph
seekers came up to him with
unscathed official American
League baseballs in their
hands. Not interested in anoth-
er, “Do you know who I am,”
routine, Feller noted, “Pretty
expensive, those balls, aren’t
they?”
One youngster said without
hesitation, “We got them yes-
terday so you could sign them,
Mr. Feller. And Bullet Bob
grinned.