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VOL. 2, No. 151 THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1971 TEN CENTS

Major League Standings

Braves’ Reed Puts Brakes on Giants, A.L. EAST W L PCT. GB N.L. EAST W L PCT. GB

Retires First 23, Settles For 3-Hitter Baltimore

New York
84
83
46
52
.646
.615
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3½
New York
Chicago
82
74
51
61
.617
.548
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Detroit 69 66 .511 17½ Pittsburgh 75 63 .543 9½
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants will be The Cubs tied the game, 4-4, on Brock Davis’ Boston 60 75 .444 26½ Philadelphia 66 69 .489 17
glad to see the last of the Braves’ pitching rota- two-run single in the third frame. Washington 58 76 .433 28 St. Louis 64 73 .467 20
tion at the end of this season. Jenkins, fishing for his 21st victory, set down Cleveland 57 79 .419 30 Montreal 48 85 .361 34
Not every National League team feels the the Expos in order in the top of the 10th. With
A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
same. two outs in the bottom of the inning, the Cubs
Oakland 81 54 .600 --- San Francisco 84 52 .618 ---
Atlanta hurlers have a generous combined strung three hits off Montreal reliever Claude
California 70 66 .515 11½ Los Angeles 77 59 .566 7
4.71 ERA, 11th in the 12-team Senior Circuit. Raymond, the last being Williams’ game-ender. Chicago 67 67 .500 13½ Houston 71 65 .522 13
They have served up 123 home runs, third in Jenkins (21-11) allowed six runs on eight hits. Kansas City 60 73 .451 20 Cincinnati 70 69 .504 15½
the loop. Raymond fell to 2-6. Minnesota 59 73 .447 20½ San Diego 54 83 .394 30½
They have pitched only five shutouts. Two Cardinals 6, Mets 5 Milwaukee 56 77 .421 24 Atlanta 52 87 .374 33½
have come against the Giants. ST. LOUIS — Jerry McNertney pushed a sin-
Wednesday’s American League Results Wednesday’s National League Results
The most recent came at the gle into right field, driving home the game-
Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1
right hand of Atlanta’s Ron winning run as the Cardinals squeezed past the Baltimore 4, Boston 1 St. Louis 6, New York 5 (11)
Reed who, on Wednesday night, N.L. East leading Mets. New York 8, Washington 2 Chicago 7, Montreal 6 (10)
fired a three-hitter to subdue the The past two National League Cy Young California 3, Oakland 2 Atlanta 6, San Francisco 0
N.L. West leaders, 6-0. award winners — the Cardinals’ Bob Gibson Chicago 1, Minnesota 0 Houston 5, Los Angeles 4 (11)
Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 0 (11) Cincinnati 4, San Diego 1
Previously this season the and the Mets’ Tom Seaver — started for their
Ron Reed
Braves’ George Stone blanked respective teams. Neither was particularly sharp. Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
the Giants, 6-0, on May 7 in San Francisco. And neither got a decision. All times local All times local

Reed also shut out San Fran for 8½ innings at
Candlestick on July 29. He wound up with no
decision when the Giants’ Tito Fuentes snapped
a scoreless tie with a game-winning single in
the bottom of the ninth. It was the Giants’ 12th
hit of the game.
Reed got ample support Wednesday night.
Henry Aaron’s sacrifice fly and Zoilo Ver-
salles’ RBI single made it 2-0 Atlanta after one
inning.
Aaron slugged a two-run home run in the
sixth inning — his 45th of the season, and the
637th of his career. Aaron also added a two-run
single in the seventh.
Meanwhile, Reed (8-15) was flirting with
destiny, taking a perfect game into the eighth
inning. Two batters into the frame, Giants’
rookie shortstop Chris Speier broke the spell
with a line single to left field.
Reed went the distance for the fourth time
this season. His seven strikeouts tied his season
high.
Giants’ starter John Cumberland (11-5)
worked six innings, allowing four runs on seven
hits.
Cubs 7, Expos 6
CHICAGO — Billy Williams’ game-
winning single — his fourth hit of the game —
boosted the Cubs past the Expos.
Montreal roughed up 20-game winner Fergu-
son Jenkins for four runs in the top of the first
inning. Ron Fairly’s three-run home run was
the big blow.
Two batters into the game, Gibson trailed 1-0,
courtesy of an RBI double by New York’s
Wayne Garrett.
Seaver was rocked in the bottom of the first
by a three-run home run by Joe Torre, and a solo
shot from Joe Hague. The Mets replied with
three runs in the top of the fourth inning to tie
N.L., Page 2
Chicago’s Wood Chucks a Gem, Muzzles Twins on 2-hitter
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — In the first nine
years of his career, Wilbur Wood started 21
games. This year, his 10th in the majors, he has
started 34 — and counting.
In his first nine campaigns, he never topped
159 innings pitched. With one month to play in
1971, he has logged 259.
The White Sox knuckleballer has established
personal bests across the board this season, in-
cluding wins (16), shutouts (3) and ERA (2.15,
second in the American League).
Apparently Chicago manager Chuck Tanner’s
decision to remove Wood from the bullpen and
make him a starter is a rousing success.
Wood (16-8) validated that appraisal Wednes-
day night, beating the Twins 1-0 with a two-
hitter.
He is 7-1 in his past nine starts.
The White Sox scored the first and last run of
the game in the top of the first inning. Pat Kelley
tripled to lead off the game. Two batters later he
scored on a sacrifice fly.
Wood allowed a single to Minnesota’s Cesar
Baltimore (Dobson 17-7) at Boston (Siebert 10-11),
1:30 p.m.
Kansas City (Hedlund 8-12) at Milwaukee (Pattin
13-11), 2:30 p.m.
Washington (Thompson 1-5) at New York (Bahnsen
11-9), 8 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Tovar with two out in the third inning, and sur-
rendered a leadoff double off Steve Braun in the
seventh.
Wood struck out eight and walked three.
Minnesota starter Bert Blyleven (8-16)
deserved a better fate. He went seven innings,
holding Chicago to one run on five hits.
Yankees 8, Senators 2
NEW YORK — Steve Kline twirled a six-
hitter for his fourth straight complete game vic-
tory and Thurman Munson had four hits for the
fifth time this season as the Yankees breezed
past the Senators.
Munson singled in his final four at-bats, driv-
ing home two runs. Yanks leadoff batter Jerry
Kenney had two hits and scored four runs.
Kline (15-7), who turned in his 15th complete
game, fanned a season-high seven. The Sena-
tors’ Bill Gogolewski (10-6) lasted just four
innings, giving up six runs in six frames.
Angels 3, A’s 2
ANAHEIM — Andy Messersmith fired a
three-hitter, inducing 16 ground ball outs as the
Montreal (McAnally 7-9) at Chicago (Pizarro 3-4),
2:30 p.m.
New York (Sadecki 13-3) at Philadelphia (Wise 10-
12), 7:35 p.m.
Los Angeles (Osteen 15-10) at Houston (Wilson 11-
6), 7:30 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)
Angels trimmed the A’s.
Messersmith (15-8) turned in his 10th com-
plete game in running his record to 7-1 in his
past 10 starts.
Halos center fielder Mickey Rivers initiated
the scoring in the bottom of the third inning
with a run-scoring single. He also skied a sacri-
ficed fly to complete the scoring in the fifth
inning.
Messersmith lowered his ERA to 2.73. Oak-
land starter Chuck Dobson (7-13) allowed three
runs on four hits in six innings.
Orioles 4 Red Sox 1
BOSTON — Mike Cuellar scattered seven
hits and struck out seven, running his string of
success to 10-1 with a 2.89 ERA since late
June.
Solo home runs from Don Buford and Merv
Rettenmund helped give Cuellar (17-7) an early
3-0 lead. Carl Yastrzemski accounted for the
only Red Sox score for Boston, with an RBI
single in the bottom of the eighth.
A.L., Page 2

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Mets, Yankees Mull

Giants Phenom Out AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.
Stadium Alternatives
After Appendectomy Murcer, N.Y.
Tovar, Min.
139
139
508
578
109
92
188
192
.370
.332
1

2
Jones, N.Y.
Pepitone, Chi.
122
112
467
432
71
61
165
152
.353
.352 NEW YORK (UPI) — The New York Mets
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — Giants rookie 3
have threatened to join the football Giants in a
first baseman Dave Kingman, 22, underwent Cater, N.Y. 120 430 44 142 .330 Clemente, Pit. 117 458 68 160 .349
move to New Jersey if the city tries to move the
surgery for acute appendicitis Wednesday and Oliva, Min. 120 430 44 142 .327 4
Beckert, Chi. 131 562 79 196 .349 Yankees into Shea Stadium. Mets’ Board
will be unable to play for about three weeks. Rettenmund, Bal 121 436 74 142 .326 5
Garr, Atl. 137 562 89 194 .345 Chairman T. Donald Grant
A club spokesman said that barring compli- 6 made the threat Tuesday in re-
F.Robinson, Bal. 116 427 80 135 .316 Brock, St.L 134 548 97 188 .343
cations Kingman would be out of the lineup for sponse to a proposal by City
two or three weeks. Theobald, Mil. 124 391 54 122 .312 7
Sanguillen, Pit. 125 482 63 163 .338
Council President Sanford I.
8
The 6-foot-6, 210-pound first baseman- Cash, Det. 124 427 78 132 .309 Stargell, Pit. 130 441 123 147 .333 Garelik that the Yankees and
outfielder had complained of stomach pains Uhlaender, Cle. 119 419 59 127 .303 9
Williams, Chi. 132 544 94 181 .333 the Mets share the city owned
prior to Tuesday night’s game in which he got 1 stadium in Flushing Meadows.
May, Mil. 129 440 69 132 .300 Torre, St.L 137 523 79 173 .333 John Lindsay
two hits. He is batting .318 since his call-up 0
The Mets enjoy exclusive
HR: Cash (Det.) 37; Smith (Bos.) 36; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 55; Aaron (Atl.) 45; May
from Phoenix in late July. baseball privileges in the stadium under a lease
(Cle.) 33; Melton (Chi.) 31; Jackson (Oak) 28. (Cin.) 39; 3 tied with 30.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins with the city which runs through 1991.
RBI: Murcer (N.Y.) 104; Smith (Bos.) 103; RBI: Aaron (Atl.) 121; Stargell (Pit.) 115; Wil-
have sold relief pitcher Stan Williams to the St. It was the second time in as many days that
Nettles (Cle.) 94; Cash (Det.) 92; Bando liams (Chi.) 100; May (Cin.) 97; 2 tied with 93.
Louis Cardinals for cash and two players to be Grant rejected the proposal. The first refusal
(Oak.) 90. Wins: Jenkins (Chi.) 21-11; Blass (Pit.) 18-6;
named later. came Monday after a meeting with Mayor John
Williams, 7-3 with four saves and a 4.18 Wins: Blue (Oak.) 20-5; Hunter (Oak.) 18-8; Seaver (N.Y.) 17-7; Perry (S.F.) 17-8; Sutton
V. Lindsay.
ERA in 49 appearances this year will be 35 Dobson (Bal.) 17-7; Cuellar (Bal.) 17-7; Cole- (L.A.) 16-9.
Lindsay, however, is pushing his plan for the
man (Det.) 16-7. Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 236; Jenkins (Chi.)
years old on Sept. 15. city to buy the aging Yankee Stadium, refurbish
KANSAS CITY — Outfielder Carl Taylor, Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 309; Lolich (Det.) 208; Stoneman (Mon.) 20 5; Kirby (S.D.) 184; it and expand parking facilities. The measure
who started the season with the Kansas City 238; Coleman (Det.) 219; Blyleven (Min.) 195; Sutton (L.A.) 177. has a doubtful future in both the City Council
Royals, was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates for an Wood (Chi.) 179. ERA: Grimsley (Cin.) 1.85; Seaver (N.Y.) and board of estimate.
undisclosed sum Wednesday by the Royals ERA: Blue (Oak.) 1.95; Wood (Chi.) 2.15; 2.06; Wilson (Hou.) 2.56; Stone (Atl.) 2.81; No- Yankees President Michael Burke has said,
Omaha farm club. Splittorff (K.C.) 2.62; Kekich (N.Y.) 2.65; Messer- lan (Cin.) 2.84. and reaffirmed Tuesday, that the American
Taylor, 27, had his best year with the Pitts- smith (Cal), 2.69. League Yankees would stay in New York if the
burgh in 1969 when he hit .348 in 104 games. STADIUMS, Page 2
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National League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Rose, Cin.: .419 avg., 39 hits during 21-game hit streak
Who’s Not - Wine, Mon.: .119 avg. in 13 games since Aug. 29
Pitching Swell - Jenkins, Chi.: 9-0, 3.13 ERA in past 11 stars
Not So Well - Billingham, Hou.: 0-3, 4.15 in 6 starts since Aug. 5
American League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Patek, K.C.: .400 avg., 20 hits in past 12 games
Who’s Not - Brinkman, Det.: Hitless in past 14 at-bats since Aug. 29
Pitching Swell - Wood, Chi.: 8-1, 2.06 ERA in 12 starts since July 25
Not So Well - Dobson, Oak.: 1-5, 3.77ERA in 7 starts since Aug. 4
Stadium
From Page 1
city modernizes their stadium.
Burke said Tuesday, after a
meeting with Lindsay, that the
mayor has assured him plans
for the renovation of the stadi-
um would be completed within
30 days.
Burke, incidentally, also said
he does not think the sharing of
the stadium by the two teams
on a permanent basis is a good
one.
N.L.
From Page 1
the game.
Seaver lasted six innings,
allowing four runs on six hits.
Gibson went nine innings,
striking out nine. But he
walked a season high-tying six
and allowed eight hits.
McNertney’s game-winner
made a winner of Moe
Drabowsky (5-3) and a loser of
the Mets’ Ron Taylor (7-5).
Astros 5, Dodgers 4
HOUSTON — Joe Morgan’s
RBI single in the bottom of the
11th inning drove home the
game-winning run as the Astros
edged the Dodgers.
Houston starting pitcher Jack
Billingham, searching for his
first victory since before the
All-Star game, took a 3-2 lead
into the seventh inning. But he
Lindsay originally pro-
was lifted during a Dodgers’
posed the city acquire Yankee
two-run rally.
Stadium a few months ago,
Houston’s John Mayberry
before the Giants announced
blasted a solo homer to knot the
they would move to a new
score 4-4. It stayed that way
sports complex to be con-
until Morgan’s game-winner.
structed in the Jersey Mead-
Ken Forsch (11-12) wound
ows near East Hackensack.
up the winner, while Dodgers
Lindsay also met Tuesday
fireman Jim Brewer took the
with NFL commissioner Pete
loss, falling to 5-4.
Rozelle in an effort to bring
Reds 4, Padres 1
another NFL team to replace
CINCINNATI — Gary No-
the Giants, who are scheduled
lan pitched eight strong innings
to leave by 1975.
and reliever Wayne Granger
locked down the victory as the
Reds trimmed the Padres.
Nolan, working on a person-
al four-game win streak, gave
A.L.
From Page 1
BoSox starter and loser Ray
Culp surrendered four runs and
11 hits in eight innings.
Indians 4, Tigers 0
DETROIT — Cleveland’s
Mike Paul hurled a six-hitter
for his first career shutout, 4-0
over the Tigers.
Paul (6-4) gave up six sin-
gles, allowing only one
baserunner to reach third base.
He struck out four and walked
one. He was supported by Roy
Foster who walloped a two-run
home run in the top of the
fourth, and tripled and subse-
quently scored in the sixth.
Tigers starter Les Cain (10-
8) worked six innings and al-
lowed seven hits.
Royals 3, Brewers 0
MILWAUKEE — Jerry May
swatted a three-run home run to
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up the first run, an RBI single
by Enzo Hernandez in the top
of the third.
That was all the Friars
could manage offensively.
Meanwhile the Reds posted
one run in four consecutive
innings.
Included was Lee May’s
40th home run, and Pete
Rose’s single in the top of the
ninth inning — extending his
hit streak to 21 games.
Nolan (16-11) allowed one
run in eight frames. Granger
secured his sixth save and
lowered his ERA to 1.02.
Padres starter Dave Roberts
(7-14) allowed four runs in
seven innings.
Phillies 4, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Woodie
Fryman hurled scoreless ball
over five innings, drove in the
first two runs of the game and
the Phillies went on to beat the
Pirates.
Both starters, Fryman and
the Bucs’ Dock Ellis had to
leave after a pair of long rain
delays. Three Phillies relievers
held Pittsburgh to one run in
three innings, allowing Fry-
man (9-5) to nab the triumph.
Philadelphia’s Bill Wilson
snagged his fifth save of the
season
Ellis (15-9) allowed two
runs (both unearned) in 5 2/3
innings. He had come into the
game with five victories
against one defeat in his past
six starts.
unlock a scoreless tie in the
bottom of the 11th inning as
the Royals topped the free-
falling Brewers.
The Suds are 11-30 in their
past 41 games.
Both starters, Kansas City’s
Paul Splittorff and Milwau-
kee’s Lew Krausse pitched
eight shutout innings, allowing
three hits. Neither received a
decision.
The Royals’ Paul Schaal
opened the top of the 11th
with a single off Milwaukee’s
John Morris.
Bobby Knoop then reached
on an error by Brewers’ third
baseman Roberto Pena.
Brewers manager Dave
Bristol called for reliever
Floyd Weaver, whose first
pitch was launched by May.
K.C. fireman Ted Aber-
nathy (4-3) got the win. Tom
Burgmeier notched the save.