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The Baseball Once-Upon-A Times.

FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1971

VOL. 2, No. 47

Dietz Slugs Giants Past Cubbies,

Gives S.F. Nine-Game Win Skein
CHICAGO Last year at this time Giants
catcher Dick Dietz was breaking out. With
a .333 average, eight home runs and 35 RBI
through 40 games The Mule, as he is affectionately known, was on his way to a .300, 100RBI, All-Star season.
The first quarter of the 1971 season has not
been as fruitful for Dietz. Coming into Thursdays matinee against the
Cubs, he was hitting a punchless .244 with two roundtrippers and 16 RBI.
Maybe the winds of fate are
changing for the 29-year-old
backstop.
Dick Dietz
Speaking of wind, Dietz
laced a three-run home run through a 21-mph
right-to-left zephyr that stood as the Giants
offensive centerpiece in a 4-2 victory and a
three-game sweep of the Cubs.
It was the ninth win in a row for N.L. Westleading San Francisco, which leads the secondplace Reds by six games.
Dietzs fourth-inning blast, off Chicagos
Ken Holtzman, turned a 1-0 Giants lead into a
4-0 advantage.
That was more support than Juan Marichal
needed. Marichal (6-4) fired a four-hitter with
five strikeouts, turning in his major leagueleading eighth complete game.
Holtzman (6-2), who won his first six decisions, allowed four runs in eight innings.
Phillies 8, Mets 4
PHILADELPHIA Bobby Pfeils first major league home run, a go-ahead two-run pinch
blast, helped the Phillies hand the Mets their
seventh consecutive defeat.
Pfeils only previous big league experience
came with the 1969 Miracle Mets when the
New Jersey product hit .232 in 62 games.
New York led 4-3 heading into the bottom of
the sixth. Pfeils two-run shot put Philly up 5-4.
For good measure he lined a two-run single in
the eighth, giving him a career-high four RBI.
Darrell Brandon (2-1), who threw 3 2/3
scoreless innings in relief of Rick Wise, got the
win. New Yorks Gary Gentry (3-3) allowed
five runs in six innings and took the loss.
Astros 6, Padres 5
HOUSTON Jesus Alous game-tying single in the bottom of the eighth inning led to a
San Diego error that allowed the decisive run to
score as the Astros, blanked in their previous
three games, rallied to edge the Padres.
Houston snapped its 28-inning scoreless
streak on Denis Menkes RBI single in the bot-

tom of the first inning.

Dave Campbells two-run double in the seventh inning gave the Friars a 2-1 lead. After a
three-run bottom of the seventh put the Astros
back on top, San Diego rallied for three in the
eighth for a 5-4 advantage.
Alous decisive swing of the bat made a winner of reliever Fred Gladding (1-0), and a loser
of Pads fireman Al Severinsen (0-1). Houstons
Denny Lemaster earned his first save.
Pirates 3, Reds 2
CINCINNATI Steve Blass scattered eight
hits and struck out seven, becoming the third
Pirates pitcher with six wins, as the Bucs edged
the Reds.
Gene Clines and Al Oliver both had three hits
in support of Blass (6-1), who turned in his first
complete game of the season. Roberto Clemente
had two hits and is batting .420 over his past 12
games.
Pittsburgh is 10-1 in its past 11 games.
Cincinnati starter Ross Grimsley (0-1), allowed three runs in eight innings in his second
major league start.
Cardinals 5, Dodgers 1
ST. LOUIS Steve Carlton spun a fivehitter, lowering his ERA to 1.88 as the Cardinals
eased past the Dodgers.
Carlton was supported by home runs from Joe
Hague, his seventh, and Matty Alou, his second.
N.L., Page 2

CLEVELAND (AP) First baseman Ken

Harrelson of the Cleveland Indians, who has
had little success this season hitting a ball with
a bat, says he plans to switch to golf next year
and swing on the PGA Tour.
I really think in a few years I can be among
the top money players in the country, said the
immodest Hawk.
Harrelson, who commands a reported
$68,000 salary with the Indians, is hitting .180
this season with one homer and 10 RBI.
This definitely is my last year in baseball
unless something happens to change my mind,
and I cant imagine anything will, he said.
KANSAS CITY Carl Taylor is back with
the Royals and ready to play baseball again.
The Royals announced they have lifted Taylors seven-day suspension.
A week ago, Taylor, an outfielder, took himself out of a game in Baltimore and told Royals
manager Bob Lemon he was quitting baseball.
Im not going to make any excuses, Taylor
said on his return. I did a dumb thing that night
in Baltimore. I didnt realize it at the time. I
wasnt hitting. I wasnt helping the club.

TEN CENTS

Major League Standings

A.L. EAST
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
Detroit

W
27
22
21
17
17
12

L
8
13
15
18
20
25

PCT.
.771
.629
.583
.486
.459
.324

GB
--5
6
10
11
16

N.L. EAST
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Montreal

W
25
22
19
20
16
11

L
13
14
17
19
22
19

PCT.
.658
.611
.528
.513
421
.367

GB
--2
5
5
9
10

A.L. WEST
Oakland
California
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Chicago
Kansas City

W
29
20
16
17
12
12

L
13
21
19
22
22
26

PCT.
.690
.488
.457
.436
.353
.316

GB
--8
9
10
13
15

N.L. WEST
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Houston
San Diego

W
26
19
19
18
17
14

L
14
19
20
22
22
25

PCT.
.650
.500
.487
.450
.436
.359

GB
--6
6
8
8
11

Thursdays American League Results

Thursdays National League Results

New York 15, Boston 5

Detroit 9, Cleveland 1
Milwaukee 7, Oakland 4
California 8, Minnesota 6
Baltimore at Washington, ppd., rain
(Only games scheduled)

St. Louis 5, Los Angeles 1

San Francisco 4, Chicago 2
Philadelphia 8, New York 4
Atlanta 5, Montreal 4
Houston 6, San Diego 5
Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

All times local

All times local

New York (Kekich 3-1) at Cleveland (Hand 0-2),

7:45 p.m.
Boston (Lonborg 0-0) at Baltimore (McNally 4-1), 8
p.m.
Washington (Cox 3-2) at Detroit (Chance 1-6), 8
p.m.
Milwaukee (Lockwood 5-1) at Kansas City (Bunker
2-2), 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota (Blyleven 2-3) at Oakland (Odom 0-1),
7:30 p.m.
Chicago (Bradley 2-5) at California (May 2-3), 8
p.m.

Los Angeles (Osteen 4-4) at Chicago (Hands 2-5),

1:30 p.m.
Cincinnati (McGlothlin 5-2) at Philadelphia (Bunning 3-2), 7:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ellis 6-1) at Montreal (Morton 1-6), 8:05
p.m.
Atlanta (Jarvis 4-0) at New York (Ryan 1-3), 8:05
p.m.
San Francisco (Perry 3-3) at Houston (Dierker 3-3),
7:30 p.m.
San Diego (Roberts 3-2) at St. Louis (Reuss 3-5), 8
p.m.

Yankees 19-Hit Attack Carries Bahnsen to Fourth Victory

BOSTON Yankees starting pitcher Stan
Bahnsen has made improvements in his game
from last year to this. He is completing 50 percent of his starts compared to 17 percent in
1970. His walks per nine innings have dropped
from 2.9 to 2.3.
But the biggest change in his game is one
over which he (or any pitcher) has little control:
run support.
The rampaging Yankees blistered the Red Sox
15-5 on Thursday night, giving American
League East-leading New York a six-game winning streak and Bahnsen an easy path to his
fourth win of the year.
Bahnsen (4-1) is averaging 6.8 runs of support
each time he starts, fourth-best in the majors, as
compared with 3.9 in 1970. Thursdays offensive contributions came from streaking Roy
White, who produced his second five-hit game
of the season and scored three runs. White is
hitting .621 over his past seven games.

In addition, Horace Clarke had four of New

Yorks 19 hits, and Danny Cater and Felipe
Alou had four RBI each. The Yankees lead the
majors with a .290 team average and are second
with 5.5 runs per game.
The Yanks bolted to a 10-0 lead after three
innings. Bahnsen scattered 12 hits and struck
out four in his route-going effort. Red Sox starter Bill Lee (1-1) allowed seven runs in 1 1/3
innings.
Boston first baseman George Scott had three
hits, including his seventh homer.
Angels 8, Twins 6
ANAHEIM Ken McMullen ripped a twoout, game-winning grand slam in the bottom of
the ninth inning as the Angels stunned the
Twins.
The Halos trailed all game, and were staring
at a 6-4 deficit heading into the bottom of the
ninth. Twins fireman Ron Perranoski hit Tony
Gonzalez to open the frame. Tom Hall came on

Major League Leaders

Around Baseball

Harrelson to Give Up
Baseball For Golf Tour

Including final
results of all ball
games

AMERICAN

AB

AVG.

NATIONAL

AB

AVG.

Johnstone, Chi.

31

107

17

43

.402

Day, Mon.

27

89

13

36

.404

Carew, Min.

34

133

28

52

.391

Aaron, Atl.

36

116

30

45

.388

Murcer, N.Y.

35

133

28

49

.368

Pepitone, Chi.

35

138

20

50

.362

Epstein, Oak.

37

120

22

44

.367

Perez, Cin.

37

147

16

52

.354

Howard, Was.

37

143

19

52

.364

Oliver, Pit.

36

134

17

46

.343

White, N.Y.

34

127

28

45

.354

Beckert, Chi.

39

170

23

58

.341

Cater, N.Y.

35

139

15

49

.353

Jones, N.Y.

35

135

14

46

.341

McMullen, Cal.

40

145

28

51

.352

Sanguillen, Pit.

34

141

18

48

.340

Powell, Bal.

34

121

26

39

.322

Stargell, Pit.

33

105

36

35

.333

Tovar, Min.

39

160

27

51

.319

Johnson, Phi.

35

125

20

41

.328

HR: Powell (Bal.) 12; Monday (Oak.) 11;

Smith (Bos.) 11; Nettles (Cle.) 10; 2 tied with 8.
RBI: Powell (Bal.) 34; Monday (Oak.) 34;
Bando (Oak.) 31; Cater (N.Y.) 30; Smith (Bos.)
29.
Wins: Blue (Oak.) 6-1; Hunter (Oak.) 6-1;
Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 6-1; Fingers (Oak.) 6-2; Peterson (N.Y.) 5-0.
Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 113; Lolich (Det.) 77;
McDowell (Cle.) 59; Blyleven (Min.) 58; Coleman (Det.) 58.
ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 1.41; Dunning (Cle.)
1.44; Blue (Oak.) 1.81; McNally (Bal) 2.10; Foster (Cle.) 2.11.

HR: Stargell (Pit.) 16; Aaron (Atl.) 13;

Robertson (Pit.) 12; May (Cin.) 11; 4 tied with
9.
RBI: Aaron (Atl.) 33; Bench (Cin.) 32;
McCovey (S.F.) 31; Stargell (Pit.) 30; 2 tied
with 29.
Wins: Blass (Pit.) 6-1; Ellis (Pit.) 6-1; Walker
(Pit.) 6-1; Holtzman (Chi.) 6-2; Nolan (Cin.) 63.
Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 83; Jenkins (Chi.)
76; Stoneman (Mon.) 57; Holtzman (Chi.) 57;
Kirby (S.D.) 55.
ERA: Billingham (Hou.) 1.49; Sutton (L.A.)
1.73; Ellis (Pit.) 1.80; Wilson (Hou) 1.84; Carlton
(St.L) 1.88.

and surrendered a double to leadoff man Sandy

Alomar before sandwiching two strikeouts
around an intentional walk.
McMullen pounded a 1-0 Hall delivery for
his seventh homer and third career grand slam.
His five RBI give him 25 for the season.
Eddie Fisher (3-0), the fifth Angels pitcher,
earned the win with a scoreless inning of work.
Hall (2-6), making his first relief appearance
after seven starts, took the loss. Tony Oliva
and Brant Alyea homered for Minnesota.
Tigers 9, Indians 1
CLEVELAND Joe Coleman, for the second consecutive game, hurled a completegame eight-hitter while striking out seven as
the Tigers whipped the Indians.
Coleman (4-2), who has won his past four
decisions, gave up a run in the bottom of the
first. But as he was blanking the Tribe over the
final eight innings, his Tigers teammates were
A.L., Page 2

Pirates Pilot Fair

After Chest Pains
CINCINNATI (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates
manager Danny Murtaugh, 53, remained in fair
condition at Christ Hospital where he was
rushed prior to Thursdays game with the Cincinnati Reds complaining of
chest pains.
Murtaugh, who has a history of heart trouble, was
stricken in his office 20
minutes before the start of the
game. He complained of two
Danny Murtaugh
sharp pains in the chest.
He was left with a dull ache in the chest
area, said trainer Tony Bartirone.
He was examined Thursday and physicians
said they could detect nothing wrong.
Hospital spokesmen said Murtaugh would be
held for observation for two or three days.
Murtaugh was attended by Dr. Murray Sheldon, the same cardiologist who attended him
for a similar complaint at the same hospital in
1964.
The cardiogram looked good, said Reds
team physician Dr. George Ballou.
Murtaugh had appeared on a pre-game local
MURTAUGH, Page 2

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National League Boxscores

American League Boxscores

N.L.
From Page 1

The Dodgers scored first on

Richie Allens RBI double in
the top of the first inning. Carlton (4-2) blanked them on three
hits over the final eight frames.
Hague tagged a go-ahead
two-run blast in the second off
Dodgers starter Bill Singer (35), who allowed four runs in
six innings.
Los Angeles has a leaguehigh 14 road losses.
Braves 5, Expos 4
ATLANTA Mike Lum,
who scored the tying run in the
bottom of the eighth inning,
drew a bases-loaded walk in

Murtaugh
From Page 1

Blues Golden Arm Carried

Him From Preps to the Pros
OAKLAND (AP) Vida
Blue, the hottest pitching
property in baseball today,
faced an embarrassing situation after he signed with the
Athletics four years ago.
He had to tell As owner
Charles O. Finley that his
name didnt carry any weight
in Mansfield, La., Blues
home town.
I remember that the first
thing he asked for after he
signed was a dozen baseballs.
I told him to go buy them at
the hardware store and charge
them to me, Finley says.
But they wouldnt give
him any. We had to send him
a box of baseballs.
Blue, who once preferred
throwing a football, is now
throwing baseballs past American League batters with startlingly regularity. He struck
out 15 Brewers on Wednesday, bringing his season total
to a major-league leading 113.
Hes a young Sandy Koufax, says As manager Dick
Williams. His potential is
unlimited. His present looks
pretty good, too.
Koufax, the former Los
Angeles Dodgers southpaw,
was 27 years old and in his
ninth season with the team

before he had his first 20victory year.

Blue once dreamed of quarterbacking the Baltimore
Colts, and he earned the nickname Golden Arm in high
school, where he threw 35 TD
passes his senior year.
Grambling was one of several colleges which wanted to
continue his football career on
a scholarship.
But my father died the
year I left high school. Thats
the biggest reason I went into
baseball, says Blue, who was
chosen in the second round of
the free agent draft and signed
with the As in August 1967.
Blue credits As pitching
coach Bill Posedel and major
league veteran Juan Pizarro, a
teammate at Iowa last year,
with solving his control problems.
They both told me to take
a shorter stride when I threw
my curve ball, he explains.
Testimonials from opposing
batters include this one from
Al Kaline of Detroit:
He throws as good as anyone of our league. What impressed me was whenever he
got into a jam he could strike
somebody out. Thats awfully
important.

radio program with Sparky Anderson minutes before he was

stricken. Batting coach Bill
Virdon took over the team.
Hes from the old school,
said Anderson of Murtaugh. I
believe he took losses harder
than he let on. He always covered it up but he had so much
pride and self-confidence that it

A.L.
From Page 1

busy scoring nine runs in the

second through fifth innings.
Jim Northrup wielded the big
bat with four hits, including
his sixth home run. Willie
Horton also homered for Detroit.
Cleveland starter Alan Foster (3-2) was hooked in the
third inning having allowed
three runs in 2 1/3 innings.
Detroit, which began the
season 7-23, is 5-2 in its past
seven games all on its current road trip.
Brewers 7, As 4
OAKLAND Tommy
Harper led off the game with a
home run and Andy Kosco

the bottom of the ninth as the

Braves stunned the Expos.
Montreal scored single runs
in four of the first six innings
to take a 4-3 lead. Lum lead
off the eighth with a double
and scored on Hank Aarons
pinch-hit single to tie the
game.
A double and two walks
loaded the bases for Atlanta in
the ninth. Lum took a fullcount pitch from reliever John
Strohmayer (1-2) for ball four,
allowing Felix Millan to trot
home with the winning run.
Ron Herbel (3-3) earned the
win with two shutout innings
in relief of starter Phil Niekro.
had to hurt.
Murtaugh had heart problems in 1964, the main reason
he quit as manager of the Pirates then. His problem was
diagnosed as a heart murmur.
He came back to manage the
team in 1970 and won the National League Manager of the
Year award.
A spokesman at Christ Hospital said Murtaugh was permitted no visitors.
swatted a three-run shot as the
Brewers rebounded from a
pair of routs to upend the
American League Westleading As.
The Brewers, who lost 11-0
and 13-0 in the first two
games of the series, jumped to
a 6-2 lead on Koscos threerun shot in the top of the fifth
inning.
Former As hurler Lew
Krausse (2-5) earned the win,
allowing four runs in seven
innings. Reliever Ken Sanders
notched his sixth save with
two scoreless innings of work.
Oakland starter Chuck
Dobson (1-3) was lifted after
surrendering six runs in four
innings.