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Experience Matters: McNally, A.L. EAST W

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Orioles Ease Past Blue, A’s Baltimore

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BALTIMORE — A couple of days before tering 10 hits. Boston 77 85 .475 25 Philadelphia 84 78 .519 8
Game 1 of the American League Championship The Birds, Washington 73 86 .459 27½ St. Louis 74 88 .457 19
Series, Orioles skipper Earl Weaver told news- who were Cleveland 64 98 .395 38 Montreal 58 103 .360 34½

men that experience has little to do during base- hardly lack- A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
ball’s postseason. ing for confi- Oakland 97 64 .602 --- San Francisco 100 62 .617 ---
“Don’t mean a thing,” he said. “What you did dence before Chicago 85 77 .525 12½ Los Angeles 91 71 .562 9
yesterday has no bearing on today’s game.” Game 1, were California 83 79 .512 15 Houston 85 77 .525 15
It seems either Weaver was giving the A’s the unrepentantly Minnesota 72 88 .450 24½ Cincinnati 81 81 .500 19
ol’ psyche-out, was borrowing motivational ma- ebullient af- Kansas City 70 91 .435 27 San Diego 65 96 .404 34½
Baltimore leadoff batter Paul Blair
terial from Yogi Berra, and/or bumped his head. terward. Milwaukee 68 93 .422 29 Atlanta 60 102 .370 40
had a game high 3 hits in Game 1.
But we know this after the “When Sunday’s American League Results Saturday’s National League Results
Orioles’ 4-1 victory on Sun- we’re playing our kind of baseball, ain’t nobody Baltimore 4, Oakland 1 (Only games scheduled)
day: The Birds were playing gonna beat us,” said first baseman Boog Powell,
in their 22nd postseason who doubled and drove in two runs.
A.L’s Probable Starting Pitchers N.L’s Probable Starting Pitchers
game since 1966 (and win- Blue allowed four runs on eight hits in six in-
All times local All times local
ning No. 17). nings, striking out six and no walks. He admitted Monday, Oct. 4, Gm. 2 Baltimore (Cuellar 18-10) Monday, Oct. 4
Whereas the A’s most he was nervous before his postseason game. at Oakland (Hunter 22-9, 1 p.m. (no game scheduled)
recent postseason appear- “But after the first pitch, I settled down.” Tuesday, Oct. 5, Gm. 3 Baltimore (Palmer 12-13)
Dave McNally Tuesday, Oct. 5, Gm. 3 San Francisco (TBA) at
ance came in 1931, before Meanwhile, A’s manager Dick Williams was at Oakland (Segui 8-4), 1 p.m.
New York Seaver (20-9), 1 p.m.
any of the current Athletics were even born. fielding questions on Blue’s availability later in
Wednesday, Oct. 6, Gm. 4 San Francisco (Perry
If there was a dichotomy of psychology in the series.
20-9) at New York (Sadecki 17-3), 4 p.m. (if neces-
Sunday’s tilt, it was centered on the pitcher’s “We’re 1-0 now,” Williams said, “so we’re sary), 1 p.m.
mound. going to concentrate on the second game.”
Weaver, with all his pitchers — including 22 Williams said he will start Catfish Hunter in
game-winner Pat Dobson — rested and ready to Game 2.
go, gave the ball to Dave McNally, who missed

Satchel Paige: A Baseball Hall of Famer for the Ages

39 games in August and September, while nurs-
ing a sore arm.
Sunday’s pitching match featured McNally,
who boasted a 3-1 record in six postseason
starts. His adversary: Oakland’s Vida Blue, he
of the 24 wins, 367 strikeouts, the 1.92 ERA and
the shoo-in Cy Young.
The Birds got going in the bottom of the first
inning. Leadoff batter Paul Blair singled (his
first of three safeties) and scored on a Davey
Johnson double.
It was still 1-0 when the Orioles came to bat
in the bottom of the third inning. First baseman
Boog Powell laced a Blue delivery for two-run
double. The next batter, Brooks Robinson,
knocked Powell home with a single.
Eventually — Blue, who allowed three or
more runs only eight times in 39 starts in the
regular season — finally came to life, whiffing
five consecutive Baltimore batters at one point,
but Oakland couldn’t make much headway
against McNally, who made one mistake — a
fat pitch that A’s second baseman Dick Green
pounded for a solo home run in the top of the
seventh inning.
McNally (1-0) tossed a complete game, scat-
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KANSAS CITY (AP) — Satchel Paige.
You can put that down in the little book for
posterity right now because Ol’ Satch, a baseball
legend in his time, came up with the evidence
Sunday night.
The proof, a varication of his birth, was really
necessary because Satch has been hinting for
years that he’s everything from a Jack Benny 39
on up into the seventies.
“I sort of lost remembrance of my age,” Satch
laughed. “I don’t know why everybody wanted
to know my age. Everybody thought I was as old
as Methuselah. Now I’ve told you and I’d like to
know if everybody’s happy.”
Paige, inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame
in August was honored with a testimonial dinner.
Some 700 attended, including many from the
Negro Leagues who gave him gifts ranging from
a duck hunting invitation to several thousand
dollars.
Bill Veeck, who gave Paige his first of three
belated flings in the major leagues with the 1948
Cleveland Indians at the age of 42, was there,
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“I don’t know why everybody wanted to
know my age. Everybody thought I was as old
as Methuselah. Now I’ve told you and I’d like
to know if everybody’s happy.”
too. So was New York Yankees and Mets man-
ager Casey Stengel.
Paige was disturbed because the birth certifi-
cate from the Mobile, Ala., Health Department
which showed he was born July 7, 1906, spelled
his name P-a-g-e, without the “i”. “That’s
wrong, “Paige said. “That’s like the page in a
book. I have spelled it with an “i” ever since …
well, ever since I was born. My parents spelled it
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P-a-i-g-e.
Paige said he decided to reveal his age
“because when I told people I was 50, they told
me their grandpappy saw me pitch.”
Satch reflected on his induction into the Hall
of Fame.
“They gave me some rings and things,” he
said,” and told me I was worthy but they didn’t
tell me what I was worthy of.”
Veeck referred to Paige as LeRoy, the old
pitcher’s name.
“LeRoy happens to be the greatest pitcher
I’ve ever seen,” Veeck said. “He’s one of the
greatest if not the greatest competitor I’ve ever
seen.
Veeck recalled the 1948 major league debut
of Paige.
“We were playing the Yankees,” Veeck said.
“He came in the ninth inning and struck out the
side on 10 pitches. I asked him about the 10th
pitch, and he replied, “Burrhead, it was a bad
call. You know the old man would never blow
it.
Veeck said when Phil Rizzuto, the Yankee
shortstop, faced Satch, Paige told him: “Sit
down, little man, you ain’t goin’ anywhere.”
AVG. Paige said when he went to Cleveland, the

Full 1971 Pay; $76,000 Murcer, N.Y. 152 548 114 198 .361 1
Clemente, Pit. 132 535 83 192 .350 Indians made a starter out of him.
“I hadn’t started a game in 20 years,” he
Rettenmund, Bal. 142 513 84 169 .329 2
Beckert, Chi. 133 571 83 200 .350
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Tony Conigliaro, seek- laughed. “They were gonna kill
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ing full pay for the 1971 season was examined Tovar, Min. 162 666 108 218 .327 Jones, N.Y. 157 547 83 191 .349 Veeck for bringing me to Cleveland. They said,
Conigliaro quit by Dr. Jason Stevens, an Or- Oliva, Min. 133 511 79 166 .325 4
Torre, St.L 161 626 97 214 .342 ‘You got Paige … he’s too old to vote.’”
ange County eye specialist and the Angels are Theobald, Mil. 146 463 64 148 .320 5
Sanguillen, Pit 143 554 69 189 .341 Paige won seven and lost one in Cleveland’s
expecting a report. 6
pennant-winning drive. Ewing Kauffman, own-
Kaline, Det. 134 430 74 136 .316 Brock, St.L 159 662 114 224 .338
Conigliaro quit club in July claiming he er of the Kansas City Royals, said a plaque to
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could not see well enough because of a 1967 Cash, Det. 140 484 87 151 .312 Williams, Chi. 160 646 119 218 .337 Paige would be “given a prominent spot in the
beaning injury incurred when he was with the Howard, Was. 157 588 88 183 .311 8
Garr, Atl. 159 652 102 220 .337 Royals’ new stadium in the Harry S. Truman
Red Sox. The outfielder sat out the 1968 sea- sports complex.
F.Robinson, Bal. 134 486 90 150 .309 9
Aaron, Atl. 150 536 115 176 .328
son, made a comeback, then was traded to the 1
Stengel, in his patented dialect, said the Old-
Otis, K.C. 156 601 83 182 .303 Stargell, Pit. 150 508 137 166 .327
Angels. 0
er Paige got “the smarter he got from the neck
HR: Cash (Det.) 42; Smith (Bos.) 41; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 63; Aaron (Atl.) 50; May
Conigliaro hit four homers, drove in 22 RBI up.
(Cle.) 37; Melton (Chi.) 36; Jackson (Oak.) 35. (Cin.) 48; Bonds (S.F.) 36; Robertson (Pit.) 35.
and compiled a .219 average before he quit. “You could beat him on Ladies Day because
DETROIT, Mich. — Tom Timmermann is RBI: Smith (Bos.) 116; Cash (Det.) 113; Mur- RBI: Aaron (Atl.) 143; Stargell (Pit.) 129; Tor- he wasn’t watching the batters. He was watch-
cer (N.Y.) 110; Killebrew (Min) 110; Melton re (St.L) 118; Williams (Chi.) 117; May (Cin.)
grateful that his long frustrating year with the ing the ladies in the crowd.”
(Chi.) 108. 115.
Tigers turned out quite well after all. Glancing over to Paige, Stengel quipped:
Manager Billy Martin promises to give to Wins: Blue (Oak.) 24-6; Dobson (Bal.) 22-8; Wins: Jenkins (Chi.) 25-12; Blass (Pit.) 21-7; Sixty-five … I’m 81, and you could sit on my
give a Timmermann a shot as a starter next sea- Hunter (Oak.) 22-9; Wood (Chi.) 20-10; Peter- Perry (S.F.) 20-9; Seaver (N.Y.) 20-9; Osteen knee.”
son, something the big right-hander next spring son (N.Y.) 19-4. (L.A.) 19-11. Ol’ Satch, obviously shaken by Satchel Paige
earned a with a in the Detroit spurt. Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 367; Lolich (Det.) Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 291; Jenkins (Chi.) Night,” looked first at his wife, Lahoma, and
“Tom pitched well,” in starts against Balti- 295; Coleman (Det.) 267; Blyleven (Min.) 239; 250; Stoneman (Mon.) 246; Kirby (S.D.) 225; his seven children gathered for the occasion and
more and Boston, Martin said. Wood (Chi.) 217. Sutton (L.A.) 214. concluded:
Pitching exclusively out of the bullpen, Tim- ERA: Blue (Oak.) 1.92; Wood (Chi.) 1.99; ERA: Seaver (N.Y.) 1.99; Grimsley (Cin.) “I made the Hall of Fame, and I’ve had my
mermann went 3-4 with four saves and a 4.90 Splittorff (K.C.) 2.35; Wright (Cal.), 2.65; Stottle- 2.08; Wilson (Hou.) 2.73; Nolan (Cin.) 2.77; Ellis night like the other baseball players.
ERA with the Tigers. In six big league seasons, myre (N.Y.) 2.69. (Pit.) 2.80. “I feel like I can go out of baseball now by
Timmermann has started 44 starts. the front door.”
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