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VOL. 2, No. 65 TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1971 TEN CENTS

Versalles Comes Alive at Plate, A.L. EAST W L

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

Helps Braves Top Cardinals, 8-7 New York

Baltimore
39
33
14
17
.736
.660
---
4
Pittsburgh
New York
36
30
19
20
.655
.600
---
3
Cleveland 26 25 .510 12 Philadelphia 29 23 .558 5
ATLANTA No sooner had Zoilo Ver- pleting two and hurling eight innings in the oth-
Boston 24 29 .453 15 St. Louis 27 29 .482 9
salles reached the pinnacle voted the Ameri- er.
Detroit 23 30 .434 16 Chicago 24 32 .429 12
can Leagues Most Valuable Player after help- But the Bucs have four able-armed starters Washington 21 31 .404 17 Montreal 20 28 .417 12
ing the Minnesota Twins to the 1965 pennant Dock Ellis, Luke Walker, Steve Blass and Bob
then he fell on hard times. Johnson with a combined record of 29-10. A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
Back miseries curtailed his playing time and Richie Hebners RBI single in the top of the Oakland 35 20 .636 --- San Francisco 34 23 .596 ---
productivity. He bounced from the Twins to the first inning gave Briles a 1-0 lead. Ron Santos California 26 29 .473 9 Los Angeles 29 26 .527 4
Minnesota 25 29 .463 9 Houston 28 27 .509 5
Dodgers, the expansion Pa- 11th home run tied the game in the second.
Milwaukee 21 28 .429 11 Cincinnati 26 29 .473 7
dres (for whom he never Al Olivers RBI single off Cubs starter Milt
Chicago 20 28 .417 11 Atlanta 24 33 .421 10
played), Indians, Senators Pappas broke the 1-1 tie in the fifth. Bob Robert-
Kansas City 18 31 .367 14 San Diego 19 37 .339 14
and finally right out of orga- son drove in another run with a sacrifice fly.
nized baseball. The Pirates broke it open in seventh when Mondays American League Results Mondays National League Results
A resurgence while play- Willie Stargell and Oliver slammed back-to-back (No games scheduled) Pittsburgh 6, Chicago 1
Atlanta 8, St. Louis 7
ing for Union Laguna in the homers. Stargells major league-leading 24th
Zoilo Versalles (Only games scheduled)
Mexican League earned him round-tripper, a two-run blast, put him eight
a contract with the Braves. He joined the team games ahead of the record pace of Roger Maris Todays Probable Starting Pitchers Todays Probable Starting Pitchers
All times local All times local
June 2, whereupon he fell on hard times. when he hit 61 home runs in 1961. Pittsburgh (Walker 7-2) at Chicago (Holtzman 9-2),
Chicago (Wood 5-3) at Cleveland (McDowell 6-6),
Versalles went hitless in his first 18 at-bats Olivers blow chased Pappas, who allowed six 7:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
with Atlanta. He was still looking for his first runs in 6 1/3 innings and fell to 4-5. Pappas has Milwaukee (Parsons 3-3) at Detroit (Lolich 4-7), 8 Los Angeles (Singer 6-5) at Philadelphia (Short 4-
hit when he stepped to the plate in the bottom won just once in his past eight starts. p.m. 6), 7:30 p.m.
of the second inning Monday night. He Blass recorded 14 ground ball outs in lower- Minnesota (Blyleven 2-6) at Baltimore (Dobson 5- San Diego (Arlin 6-4) at New York (Gentry 5-3), 8
3), 8 p.m. p.m.
snapped his slump with a two-run single, one ing his ERA to 1.80.
Washington (Cox 4-3) at Kansas City (Splittorff 0- San Francisco (Marichal 7-6) at Montreal
of his two hits in Atlantas 8-7 victory over the The National League-leading Pirates have (Stoneman 6-4), 8 p.m.
0), 7:30 p.m.
Cardinals. won 11 of their past 14 games. The Cubs, who New York (Stottlemyre 8-1) at California (Hassler 0 St. Louis (Carlton 5-3) at Atlanta (Jarvis 5-1), 8 p.m.
Versalles then stole second base and scored have lost four out of five games to Pittsburgh -1), 8 p.m. Cincinnati (Nolan 7-5) at Houston (Wilson 6-2),
on pitcher Ron Reeds two-run single. He add- this season, are 4-17 in their past 21 contests. Boston (Culp 3-6) at Oakland (Odom 1-2), 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
ed a double in the fifth.
Every starter in the Atlanta lineup had at
least one hit except for Henry Aaron. The Na-
Would-Be QB Blue Daring Hitters to Tackle His Fastball
tional Leagues leading hitter went 0-for-5 and NEW YORK (AP) Footballs He and McDowell are the fastest
dropped to .374. loss is baseballs gain in the sensation- Ive seen, said Bobby Murcer, the
Even given Versalles offensive awakening, al Vida Blue of the Oakland As. Yankees top hitter, after Blue
part of a 12-hit attack, the Braves third win in If the 21-year-old left-hander had dropped a tough 2-0 loss to New
a row tying a season high was no cake- his way, people might be comparing York. Hes got a good team behind
walk. Reed, despite being handed a 5-1 lead him to Johnny Unitas, Sammy Baugh him and he could win 30 games.
after two innings was chased in the fourth after and other great quarterbacks. McDowells fastball is up on you
allowing six runs on eight hits. As it is, the names being bandied as soon as it leaves his hand, said
Ron Herbel (5-4) earned the win with 1 1/3 about in the same breath as Blues are Yankees outfielder Roy White,
scoreless frames. Cecil Upshaw finished up Sandy Koufax, Sam McDowell and while Blues seems to pick up
with 4 1/3 innings to log his seventh save other hard-throwing southpaws. speed as it nears the plate and a few
(second in the National League) in eight oppor- Blue is currently the hottest attrac- feet before it gets to you it just ex-
tunities. tion at the gate in the American plodes. But the biggest thing since I
League, recently running his record to Vida Blue threw 35 TD passes as a prep and still misses the contact in football.
Cards starter Mike Torrez (0-5) failed to saw him two years ago is that he
record an out in the second inning, yielding 8-3 by limiting Washington to two runs and issu- school quarterback in Mansfield, La., and had can throw strikes when hes behind on the
five runs. Cards catcher Ted Simmons had ing 10 strikeouts. college bird dogs on his trail. count.
four RBI and right fielder Jose Cardenal ho- Thats basically the way hes been pitching I miss the contact in football, he said. You cant throw the ball much harder than
mered for the fourth time in six games. all year, said Dave Duncan, his catcher. Every chance I get I go to a football game if he does, noted Johnny Ellis, New Yorks ris-
Pirates 6, Cubs 1 In Blues first full season in the major leagues, its within a 100-mile radius. ing young slugger. He seems to be a team
CHICAGO Nelson Briles won for the however, people have come to expect something I visited the University of Houston and was player and I think he has more of level head on
third time in three starts this season, tossing a special every time out. A routine performance almost gone when here comes Finley (Oakland his shoulders than McDowell, who only cares
five-hitter as the Pirates eased past the Cubs. becomes a bit of a letdown. owner Charles O. Finley) with all that cash and about himself.
On almost any other team Briles (3-0) would Blue leaves the impression that he might ra- lured me away. Thurman Munson, however, is a McDowell
merit a promotion to the starting rotation. He ther be doing his thing on the gridiron instead of That move wont win Finley many friends fan.
has allowed just one run in all three starts, com- the pitchers mound. He was a brilliant high among American League batters. BLUE, Page 3

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Yaz Jumps Out to

Veteran Wilhelm, 47, AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.
All-Star Voting Lead
Activated by Atlanta Carew, Min.
Cater, N.Y.
48
51
182
189
38
19
70
69
.385
.365
Aaron, Atl.
Alou, St.L
53
54
179
229
44
35
67
80
.374
.349
NEW YORK (AP) Carl Yastrzemski,
ATLANTA (AP) Hoyt Wilhelm, Atlan- Bostons brilliant left fielder, is the top vote-
Epstein, Oak. 50 157 28 57 .363 Sanguillen, Pit. 50 200 27 69 .345 getter in the early American League All-Star
tas 47-year-old knuckleball reliever who has
been on the disabled list all season, was activat- Johnstone, Chi. 42 139 22 50 .360 Perez, Cin. 54 208 23 71 .341 balloting and other established veterans lead the
ed by the Braves prior to Monday nights game Murcer, N.Y. 53 205 39 72 .351 Jones, N.Y. 48 183 21 62 .339 way at every position.
with the Cardinals. First returns in the nationwide poll of base-
Rettenmund, Bal. 40 137 22 48 .350 Stargell, Pit. 50 163 53 55 .337
The Braves placed young southpaw Mike ball fans, released Monday by
McMullen, Cal. 54 201 37 70 .348 Oliver, Pit. 52 188 24 63 .335
McQueen, 1-2, on the 21-day disabled list. commissioner Bowie Kuhns
McQueen strained his left elbow Sunday. Blair, Bal. 44 183 30 61 .333 Beckert, Chi. 55 227 28 76 .335 office, show Yastrzemski lead-
Wilhelm holds the major league record for Howard, Was. 52 203 27 66 .325 Garr, Atl. 57 243 37 81 .333 ing all candidates with 31,645
pitching appearances with 1,042. Tovar, Min. 54 223 33 72 .323 Torre, St.L 56 207 41 68 .329 votes.
KANSAS CITY Kansas City pitcher Wal- He is followed in the outfield
HR: Smith (Bos.) 15; Nettles (Cle.) 15; Petro- HR: Stargell (Pit.) 24; Aaron (Atl.) 20;
ly Bunker was optioned to the organizations voting by Minnesotas Tony
celli (Bos.) 15; Powell (Bal.) 13; Cash (Det.) 13. Johnson (Phi.) 13; Robertson (Pit.) 13; May Yastrzemski
farm club in the American Association. Oliva and Frank Robinson.
RBI: Petrocelli (Bos.) 47; Smith (Bos.) 43; (Cin.) 13.
Bunker, who has a 2-2 record this year and Behind Yastrzemski in the overall balloting
McMullen (Cal.) 42; White (N.Y.) 42; 3 tied RBI: Aaron (Atl.) 50; Stargell (Pit.) 50; Torre
an ERA of 4.99, has appeared in 11 games. The are two other Orioles first baseman Boog
with 40. (St.L) 39; Davis (L.A.) 39; 2 tied with 38.
Royals also assigned outfielder Carl Taylor to Powell, with 28,458 votes, and third baseman
Wins: Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 8-1; Kline (N.Y.) 8-1; Wins: Blass (Pit.) 9-1; Holtzman (Chi.) 9-2; Brooks Robinson, with 27, 818.
the Omaha club. He was hitting .080.
Hunter (Oak.) 8-2; Coleman (Det.) 8-2; Blue Sutton (L.A.) 8-2; Ellis (Pit.) 8-3; Walker (Pit.) 7-
The Royals reinstated left fielder Lou Piniel- Other leaders, by position, are second base-
(Oak.) 8-3. 2).
la, who has been on the disabled list since May man Rod Carew of Minnesota, shortstop Luis
4, and acquired first baseman Chuck Harrison Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 140; Lolich (Det.) Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 111; Jenkins (Chi.) Aparicio of Boston and catcher Bill Freehan of
105; Coleman (Det.) 92; Blyleven (Min.) 76; 94; Sutton (L.A.) 81; Stoneman (Mon.) 80; 2 Detroit.
from Omaha.
Hunter (Oak.) 75. tied with 78. All the front-runners have been All-Star
Piniella, the 1969 American League Rookie
of the Year, was hitting .222 with no homers ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 1.54; Kline (N.Y.) 1.99; ERA: Holtzman (Chi.) 1.64; Seaver (N.Y.) starters in the past.
and seven RBI when he was hit by a pitch and Wood (Chi.) 2.21; Dobson (Bal.) 2.21; Foster 1.72; Wilson (Hou.) 1.90; Billingham (Hou.) Powell, batting .314, leads Detroits Norm
fractured his right thumb. (Cle.) 2.26. 2.06; Stone (Atl.) 2.16. Cash by more than 20,000 votes in the first base
Harrison was batting .369 at Triple-A. VOTING, Page 2

National League Boxscores
Killebrew 5 Home Runs Away
From Reaching the 500 Club
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.
(AP) When baseball old-
timers gather in the coming
decades to discuss major
leagues best home run hitters,
Harmon Killebrews name
will be brought up.
Theyre likely to tell stories
about his home run totals, his
contribution to the Minnesota
Twins and his $100,000-plus
salary.
And theyll probably de-
scribe his home run manner-
isms the uncoiling of the
muscular wrists, the powerful
swivel of hips and the slug-
gers reaction to a solid crack
of the bat two or three steps
toward first base and a pause
to gaze at the balls flight over
a distant fence.
And those who see his his-
toric 500th homer will always
remember it.
By the time Killebrew cele-
brates his 35th birthday June
29, he could be past the 500
figure. He currently has eight
home runs this season, and
495 for his career.
Only nine other major
leaguers headed by Babe
Ruths 714 have joined the
500 club.
Just ahead of Killebrew,
who on May 22 passed Lou
Sens Short: Top Pick to Join Big League Team
WASHINGTON (AP)
Owner Bob Short says the
player drafted by the Wash-
ington Senators in the second-
ary phase of the draft begin-
ning today in New York will
be in the lineup Thursday
against Kansas City.
Short made his comment
after a meeting Sunday even-
ing in his office at RFK Stadi-
um. Attending were vice pres-
ident Joe Burke, manager Ted
Williams, traveling secretary
Burt Hawkins, farm director
Hal Keller and the clubs
coaches.
He said the meeting, com-
Sc000 000 000reboard
Gehrigs 493 and moved into
the No. 10 position, are Ernie
Banks and Mel Ott, 511; and
Eddie Matthews, 512.
Its been figured out that
Killebrew, who became the old
Washington Senators first
bonus baby in 1954 and Min-
nesotas biggest star when they
moved the club in 1961, hits a
home run once every 13 times
at bat.
That is second in home run
consistency only to Ruths
average of one every 11.8 trips
to the plate.
The only time I think about
the number of home runs is
when someone mentions it. It
doesnt bother me for the writ-
ers to ask about my home runs.
Thats what Im supposed to
do, Killebrew said.
Killebrew should be select-
ed to the roster of the A.L All-
Star team for the 13th time in
1971, but the question of
whether he will start is up to
the fans.
Although Killebrew has
been moved to first base this
season, to start in the July clas-
sic in Detroit he would have to
poll more votes than Balti-
mores Brooks Robinson at
third base the position at
which the league listed the
ing after the Senators dropped
their fifth in a row and moved
deeper into last place, was
about the draft this week and
the trading deadline June 15.
Our pitching is better than
we figured, he said. So we
have to go for some hitting.
The top four picks in the
secondary draft, in which the
Senators have first choice,
could be pitchers Pete Broberg
of Dartmouth and Burt Hooton
of Texas, outfielder Rob Ellis
of Michigan State and catcher
Glenn Borgmann of South
Alabama.
If the Senators can sign
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1971
which way. With Sam you have
Harmon Killebrew has hit a home
run every 13 at-bats in the majors.
Twins star on the ballot.
Killebrew started slowly
this year. In addition to his
eight home runs, he has
knocked in 35 runs. Both to-
tals lead the team.
The Twins see no reason
for Killebrew to slow down
this year or in the next few
years, primarily because of
his persistent conditioning.
Team physicians say he is in
better shape this year than in
several seasons.
There had been some
thought by manager Bill
Rigney and team president
Calvin Griffith to start giving
Killebrew more days off.
Killebrew doesnt like the
idea. I want to be in the
lineup as much as I can,
Killebrew said when he first
heard of the proposal.
That would give him more
chances to hit homers.
their first pick, he will join the
team immediately.
Short will seek a trade,
probably giving up pitcher
Dick Bosman for a hitter if
the top choice is not signed.
The Senators, last in the
American League with a .235
average, have been held to
four hits in each of their past
two games.
Short apparently has be-
come disgusted with the play-
ers on his team and is just
about ready to overrule Wil-
liams and bring up young
players without major league
experience.
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Blue
From Page 1
Blue doesnt throw as hard
as Sam does consistently, he
said. Blues got a good fast-
ball and curve but Sam can
come overhand, sidearm, every
to worry about six different
pitches all in different places.
Hes right up there with the
best, said Carl Yastrzemski of
the Boston Red Sox, the team
that gave Blue his worst drub-
bing of the year, 9-2 on May
28. Hes got poise and control
and he moves the ball around.
Most hitters were astonished
at the improvement in Blues
control over last year, but the
young pitcher isnt satisfied.
I still dont think Im a con-
trol pitcher, he said. I go to
too many 3-2 counts. My con-
trol with a football was better.
Voting Oaklands powerful As
failed to impress the All-Star
If you cant hit a 6-foot-3 end From Page 1
voters in the early returns
you gotta have bad control. race and Aparicio has a despite their commanding
How far could I throw a 12,000-vote margin over Cali- lead in the A.L. West. Bert
football? About 60 feet may- fornias Jim Fregosi. Campaneris is fourth in the
be. Then he realized his mis- Some 65,000 votes were shortstop voting while third
take and grinned. Oh, I mean cast in the first count for A.L. baseman Sal Bando, first
60 yards. starting spots in the July 13 baseman Mike Epstein and
Sixty feet plus six inches All-Star night game against outfielder Reggie Jackson
will do for now, which isnt too the National Leagues stand- are fifth, sixth and seventh at
great a distance when fastballs outs. their respective positions.
are buzzing around at 100
miles an hour or so.
For speed this kid is right
there with McDowell and Herb
Score, said Felipe Alou, who
played with Blue and against
him and went 1-for-2 off him
the other night, but Koufax is
in a class by himself. Hes the
only pitcher that when I knew a
fastball was coming, the best I
could do was foul it off.
Well, said Murcer, a left-
handed hitter who didnt have
to hit against Koufax, its a
good thing Blue throws mostly
overhand. When he decides to
come sidearm Im begging off
with an injury.
Yankees Deal For Walton
NEW YORK (AP) The
Yankees sent Frank Tepedino
and Bobby Mitchell to the
Brewers on Monday for Danny
Walton, the minor league play-
er of the year in 1969.