Cubs take 3 of 4 from the Pirates



Game 1

Cubs@Pirates

Ellsworth v. Gibbon

Cubs scored 4 runs in the first inning with 2 coming on an Altman triple.  Ellsworth tosses 8 shutout innings and the Cubs cruise to a 5 to 0 victory. Altman was the hitting star going 2 for 4 with a double, triple, and 2 rbi.  Hoak and Alley each had 2 hits for the Bucs.

Game 2

Jenkins v. Friend

The Cubs score 2 runs in the first, second, and 5th innings and Jenkins tosses a a 6 hit shutout while striking out 9 on 141 pitches.  Billy Williams continued his hot hitting going 2 for 4 with 3 rbi and a HR while Jenkins helped himself going 2 for 4 with a double and 2 rbi. Willie Stargell went 1 for 3 with a double for the Pirates.

Game 3

Law v. Jackson

Cubs jump out to an early 2 to 0 lead on a run scoring single by Altman and Santo's firat HR of the Season. The Pirates send 7 batters to the plate in the 4th and tie the game at 2 on run scoring sigles by Stargell and Virdon. The Cubs strike back with 2 runs in the 5th on a Santo sac file and a Williams rbi double.  The games was 4 to 2 heading to the 8th when the Pirates (aided by a Becket error) plated 2 runs on ground outs to tie the game.  In the 9th the Pirates score a run on 3 hits with Clemente getting the rbi single. The Cubs threaten in the bottom of the 9th, but Steve Blass was able to shut the door as Mazeroski makes a fine play up the middle to end the game. Face gets the W for the Bucs while McDainel  suffers the loss for the Cubs.  The Pirates hold the Cubs to just 4 hits. Hoak, Clemente, and Stargell all had 2 hits and Virdon added two rbi for the Pirates.

Game 4

Hands v. Veale

Cubs again score in the first inning plating a run on a single by Altman.  The Cubs add 2 more in the second to end the scoring for the game.  Hands tosses a 5 hit shutout for his second win of the season. The Cubs pitching shut the Pirates out 3 times in the series and move into first by 1 game of the Pirates.    Burgess had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.

LA takes 3 of 4 from Redlegs

Dodger Stadium
GAME 1
Tsitouris vs Osteen
LAD 6, CIN 5

Both teams errupted for a combined 7 runs in the opening inning.  LA scored 2 more in the home half of the 3rd to take a 5-4 lead.  Both teams exchanged runs in the 4th and then all of a sudden the offense went on hiatus.  Despite giving up 4 in the first LA's Claude Osteen hung on to get the complete game victory.  LA's tablesetters:  Maury Wills (3-5) and Willie Davis (2-4) scored 2 runs each with Norm Larker (2-3) knocking in 2.

GAME 2
Maloney vs Koufax
LAD 9, CIN 5

For the second day in a row both teams combined for 7 runs in the first inning.  Dominant starters like Maloney and Koufax got battered around like pinatas.  Koufax was able to hang on by a thread to get his first win of the season.  He fanned 7 in 8 innings and gave up 5 runs.  His season ERA is 3.91, close to 2 runs more than his historical numbers.  Maloney was even more of a victim giving up 9 runs in 5 innings to balloon his ERA to 6.62.  Wally Moon (2-4) knocked in 4 and scored twice.  Both he and Jim Lefebvre (2-3) homered as LA took both home games in this series.

Crosley Field
GAME 3
Drysdale vs Nuxhall
LAD 5, CIN 4

Once again there were fireworks in the 1st inning.  LA jumped out to a 4-1 lead.  Cincy chipped away at it, but wound up coming up 1 run short.  Don Drysdale (3-0, 1.88) staked his claim as one of the early favorites for the NL Cy Young Award.  Ed Roebuck came on board to get the final 4 outs and his 2nd save of the season.  Wes Parker (2-4, 2RBI) doubled twice.  Charlie Neal, Jim Gilliam and Tommy Davis also had 2 hit games as LA took their 3rd game in a row.

GAME 4
Podres vs Purkey
CIN 5, LAD 3

Needing to salvage at least one game to avoid the sweep the Redlegs got a great performance from starter Bob Purkey (8IP/2ER).  Combine that with Tommy Helms' (4-4) perfect day at the plate and Johnny Bench's (2-4) clutch hitting performance (2R/2RBI) and you have a winner for the Queen City.  Maury Wills (3-4) was on base all day, but the strong right arm of wunderkind Johnny Bench froze Wills right in his tracks on 1st.

Twins and O's split

GAME 1

Merritt vs Barber

BAL 5, MIN 2

MIN 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit & walk
 MIN Bob Allison scored on a PB by Triandos to take the lead.  MIN 1 BAL 0.
 BAL 3rd:   BAL Jackie Brandt singled scoring Bowens to tie the score.  MIN 1 BAL 1.
 MIN 5th: Failed to score on 3 walks
 MIN 7th: Harmon Killebrew hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  MIN 2 BAL 1.
 BAL 7th:  Bob Johnson hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  MIN 2 BAL 2.
 BAL Luis Aparicio singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  MIN 2 BAL 4.
 BAL Jackie Brandt hit a grounder scoring 1.  MIN 2 BAL 5.

MIN   Earl Battey: 1 for 4, 2 errors.

BAL  Steve Barber pitched a solid 7 innings for the win: 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 6 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year.
BAL  Dick Hall pitched a shutout the final 2 innings earning his 1st save.
MIN  Jim Merritt pitched 6.1 innings and took the loss: 7 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He gave up 0 Earned Runs.  He drops to 0-2 on the year.

GAME 2

Kaat vs Bunker

MIN 4, BAL 3

BAL 4th:
 MIN 5th:
 MIN Jim Kaat singled scoring Reese to take the lead.  MIN 1 BAL 0.
 MIN Zoilo Versalles singled scoring 2.  MIN 3 BAL 0.
 MIN Lenny Green hit a fly ball scoring 1.  MIN 4 BAL 0.
 BAL 5th:
 BAL Gus Triandos doubled scoring 2.  MIN 4 BAL 2.
 BAL 6th:
 BAL Mark Belanger singled scoring Johnson.  MIN 4 BAL 3.

BAL  Mark Belanger: 3 for 5.
BAL  Gus Triandos: 3 for 3, 2 doubles, 2 RBI.

MIN  Jim Kaat pitched 5.2 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 6 K. He's 2-1 on the year.
MIN  Bill Dailey pitched a shutout 9th to earn his 3rd save of the year.
BAL  Wally Bunker pitched 5 innings and took the loss: 4 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

Game 3

McNally vs Stigman

BAL 7, MIN 5

MIN 2nd:
 MIN 3rd:
 MIN Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  BAL 0 MIN 2.
 BAL 4th:
 BAL Gus Triandos doubled scoring Brandt.  BAL 1 MIN 2.
 BAL Paul Blair singled scoring Triandos to tie the score.  BAL 2 MIN 2.
 MIN 5th:
 MIN Harmon Killebrew hit a 2 run HR(2) to take the lead.  BAL 2 MIN 4.
 BAL 6th:
 BAL Boog Powell hit a solo HR(1).  BAL 3 MIN 4.
 BAL Paul Blair hit a solo HR(1) to tie the score.  BAL 4 MIN 4.
 BAL 7th:
 BAL Jackie Brandt hit a solo HR(1) to take the lead.  BAL 5 MIN 4.
 BAL Dave McNally injured, out today.
 BAL 9th:
 BAL Sam Bowens hit a 2 run HR(1).  BAL 7 MIN 4.
 MIN 9th:
 MIN Bob Allison singled scoring Green.  BAL 7 MIN 5.

 BAL  Paul Blair: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.
 BAL  Sam Bowens: 1 for 1, HR, 2 RBI.
 BAL  Jackie Brandt: 1 for 4, HR, 2 runs.
 MIN  Harmon Killebrew: 2 for 3, 2 HRs, 4 RBI, 2 runs, 2 W.

 BAL  Dave McNally pitched 6.1 innings to earn the win: 4 earned runs, 7 hits, 4 BB, 5 K. He's 2-1 on the year.
 BAL  Stu Miller pitched the 9th to earn his 2nd save.
 MIN  Dick Stigman pitched 8 innings and took the loss: 5 earned runs, 6 hits, 2 BB, 3 K. He's now 1-1 on the season.

GAME 4

Pappas vs Pascual

MIN 3, BAL 2

 MIN 1st: Scored 1 run on a hit
 MIN Tony Oliva hit a solo HR(3) to take the lead.  BAL 0 MIN 1.
 MIN 2nd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits
 MIN Rich Rollins doubled scoring Green.  BAL 0 MIN 2.
 MIN 4th: Sent 7 batters to the plate, but scored just 1 run
 MIN Zoilo Versalles walked scoring Green.  BAL 0 MIN 3.
 BAL 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 4 hits and 1 walk
 BAL Dick Brown singled scoring Adair.  BAL 1 MIN 3.
 BAL Brooks Robinson singled scoring Brown.  BAL 2 MIN 3.

 BAL  Jim Gentile: 0 for 2, 3 W.
 MIN  Tony Oliva: 2 for 4, double, HR.

 MIN  Camilo Pascual pitched 7.2 innings to earn the win: 2 earned runs, 10 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He's 2-0 on the year.
 MIN  Al Worthington held Baltimore hitless the final 1.1 innings to record his 2nd save of the season.
 BAL  Milt Pappas pitched 7 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 6 hits, 3 BB, 4 K. He drops to 2-1 on the year.

METS TAKE THREE OF FOUR FROM THE ASTROS

Game 1 at Shea Stadium

NY 6 HOU 4

Mets come from behind with 4 in the 8^th to win it. Trailing 4-2, Cleon Jones hits a huge 2 run HR off Larry Dierker to tie the game. The Mets get 2 more in the inning scoring on a grounder by Swoboda and a bases loaded walk to Jerry Grote, before Elio Chacon hit into an inning ending DP.

Houston led 4-0 before the Mets rallied with 2 in the 6^th, before scoring 4 in the 8^th. Houston starter Larry Dierker helped his own cause with a first inning RBI single to make it 1-0. Houston scored three in the top of the 6^th with the big hits being an RBI double by Chuck Harrison (2-3) and a single by the pesky Sonny Jackson.

Galen Cisco pitched 8 innings in his first start of the year to get the win. Dierker (1-1) took the loss. Tug McGraw picked up the save with a shutout 9^th

Game 2  at Shea Stadium

NY  3 HOU 2

Mets do it again in the 8^th inning as Joe Christopher comes through with an RBI single scoring Cleon Jones to break a 2-2 tie. The hit extended Christopher's hitting streak to 10 games.

Houston took a 1-0 lead on a second inning HR by John Bateman off Tom Seaver. Cleon Jones singled in a run in the third to tie it. Then in the 4^th Johnny Lewis doubled in a run to make it 2-1 Mets. In the 7^th a Bud Harrelson error led to an unearned run – setting the stage for Christopher's game winning hit.

Ron Taylor won it in relief with 2 scoreless innings. Bob Bruce started for Houston and took the loss.

Game 3  at the Astrodome

HOU 3  NY 2

The Mets rallied once again tying the game with 2 in the top of the 9^th, while using every single position player on the roster! But in the bottom of the 9^th, Ron Hunt's throwing error allowed leadoff batter Al Spangler to get to second. He took third on a wild pitch by Tug McGraw and then came on to score on a game winning single by Sonny Jackson.

The Mets trailed 2-0 going to the top of the 9^th when manager Raylesberg pulled out all the stops with pinch hitter after pinch hitter. Ed Kranepool pinch hit a double to make it 2-1 and then Charley Smith, who was pinch hitting for a pinch hitter, greeted Woodeshick with a single to tie the game.

Jackson was 3-4 with 2 RBIs. Chuck Harrison was 3-4 with a single, double and triple. Hal Woodeschick won it in relief. McGraw, who came on in the 9^th for starter Jerry Koosman took  the loss.

Game 4 at the Astrodome

Mets 4, Astros 0

Dennis Ribant (1-2) pitched a 5 hit complete game shutout, walking only one and striking out 7 as the Mets take the series 3-1.  Cleon Jones singled in a run in the 3^rd and the Mets added another, off starter and loser Don Wilson, in the 5^th to take a 2-0 lead. In the top of the 9^th, Johnny Lewis hit a mammoth 2 run HR to give the Mets two big insurance runs.

The Mets are now 6-6. Houston is 5-7. Next week: Mets play the Dodgers while the Astros take on the Cardinals

--submitted by Alan Raylesberg--

Week #2 - Highlights

Recent Games

New York (A) Beats Detroit 3-1
Detroit Beats New York (A) 8-4
New York (A) Beats Detroit 5-3, Richardson 3 Hits
Detroit Upends New York (A) 7-4
Pittsburgh Beats San Francisco 5-3, Clemente 4 Hits, 4 RBI
Philadelphia Edges Cincinnati 7-6, Allen 3 Hits
Philadelphia Pounds Cincinnati 10-2
Cincinnati Upends Philadelphia 8-1, May 2 HRs
Cincinnati Beats Philadelphia 3-1 in 10
Pittsburgh Over San Francisco 4-1, Clemente 3 Hits
Pittsburgh Tops San Francisco 5-1, Stargell 3 Hits
Friend Shuts Out San Francisco 8-0
Minnesota Over Oakland 6-2, Allison 3 Hits
Oakland Beats Minnesota 6-4
Minnesota Beats Oakland 4-2
Minnesota Upends Oakland 4-2
Hands Blanks New York (N) 8-0
Chicago (N) Pounds New York (N) 10-1, Hundley 6 RBI's
Chicago (N) Pounds New York (N) 11-1
Seaver 3 hits Chicago (N) 9-0
Atlanta Beats Houston 6-3, Torre 3 Hits
Atlanta Upends Houston 8-4, Crandall 3 Hits
Houston Beats Atlanta 5-2
Houston Edges Atlanta 2-1
Boston Edges Washington 6-5
Washington Edges Boston 6-5 in 11, Hinton 4 Hits
Boston Edges Washington 5-4 in 11, Nixon 3 Hits
Boston Nips Washington 3-2, Petrocelli 3 Hits
Siebert Blanks Baltimore 2-0
Cleveland Slips Past Baltimore 3-2 in 12
Baltimore Beats Cleveland 6-4, Gentile 3 Hits
Cleveland Beats Baltimore 4-2
California Edges Chicago (A) 5-4
California Upends Chicago (A) 3-1, Bilko 2 HRs
Chicago (A) Edges California 7-6
California Defeats Chicago (A) 4-1
Los Angeles Rallies To Beat St. Louis 6-5
St. Louis Over Los Angeles 7-2, Javier 3 Hits
Los Angeles Defeats St. Louis 3-1, Wills 3 Hits
St. Louis Slips Past Los Angeles 5-4 in 16
Late Houston Rally Beats Chicago (N) 5-3
Chicago (N) Pounds Houston 14-4, Williams 4 Hits, 4 RBI's
Chicago (N) Nips Houston 4-3 in 10, Phillips 3 Hits
Houston Beats Chicago (N) 10-5
Washington Upends Minnesota 6-1, Hinton 3 Hits
Minnesota Beats Washington 5-3, Versalles 3 Hits
Washington Edges Minnesota 5-4
Washington Beats Minnesota 4-2, Lock 2 HRs
Cincinnati Beats Atlanta 13-10, Perez 2 HRs, 4 RBI's
Atlanta Slips Past Cincinnati 8-7, Crandall 3 Hits
Nuxhall Shuts Out Atlanta 9-0
Cincinnati Beats Atlanta 11-5, Rose 3 Hits
Philadelphia Tops New York (N) 11-4
Philadelphia Pounds New York (N) 12-2
New York (N) Edges Philadelphia 4-3
Seaver Blanks Philadelphia 5-0
New York (A) Upends Chicago (A) 7-1
New York (A) Over Chicago (A) 12-8, Mantle 3 HRs, 5 RBI's
Chicago (A) Edges New York (A) 3-2
Chicago (A) Beats New York (A) 8-1, Landis 3 Hits
San Francisco Beats Los Angeles 10-5 in 13
San Francisco Tops Los Angeles 9-1, Bonds 5 RBI's
Los Angeles Edges San Francisco 3-2
San Francisco Edges Los Angeles 5-4 in 10

Tigers-Yanks split

GM 1  Det 7 NY 4 

Mclain vs Stottlemyre

Tigers got 4 in 3rd to open up scoring on a 2-run scoring double by Al Kaline and 2-run homer by 

Willie Horton. Tigers made it 5-0 on a run scoring single by who else but Al kaline... Yanks got 3 in 6th to make it 5-3 but Denny went the distance for win, Stottlemyre loss giving up 6 walks and 5 earned runs.

GM 2  NY 5 DET 3 

Lolich vs Terry

Det had a 3-1 lead going into 7th when it fell apart as the Yanks sent 7 batter to plate scoring 2 on run scoring singles by mantle and groundout rbi by Howard to tie game. In 8th with Fred Gladding on mound for Det Bobby Richardson singles home leading run. Padro Ramos the win pitching 2 scoreless.  Steve Hamilton the save.

GM 3 GM 1 OF DH   

Lary vs Stottlemyre

 

(This was a screwup as mel started gm 1 of series) As we had problems. Mel was at 100% however, so he wasn't tired...just horrible).  Tigers get a 3 run Mickey Stanley homer in 2nd and a 2 run scoring double by Bill Freehan in 4th and hang on to beat Yanks 8-4. Jim Northrup had a double, homer, and 2 runs scored. Tresh 3 hits and 3 runs for Bombers. Stottlemyre another loss. Lary the CG win scattering 8 hits 0 walks.

GM 4  

Aguirre Vs Ford

3 solo homers by Yanks is all they need when Whitey is on., Tresh, Mantle and Howard hit solo homers and Ford breezed 8.2 6 hits ,0 walks 8 k's. Tigers made trouble in the 9th but Luis Arroyo came in with 2 out and got the  struggling and the tying  run in  Norm Cash to fly out  deep to end game..  3-1 Yanks

 

--submitted by Dan Holm--