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VOL. 2, No. 159 FRIDAY, SEPT. 10, 1971 TEN CENTS

Major League Standings

Orioles’ Palmer 2-Hits Senators; A.L. EAST W L PCT. GB N.L. EAST W L PCT. GB

Dodgers Trim Giants, Lead to 6½ Baltimore

New York
Detroit
89
87
72
49
56
71
.645
.608
.503
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4
19½
New York
Pittsburgh
Chicago
85
80
77
56
64
65
.603
.556
.546
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6½
8½
BALTIMORE — At the tender age of 25 It took some time, but the Tigers began claw- Boston 65 79 .451 27 Philadelphia 72 71 .503 14
years old, Jim Palmer already has enjoyed a ing back with two runs in the sixth inning. They Washington 62 80 .437 29 St. Louis 66 77 .462 20
charmed baseball career. scored another run in the eighth. Come the ninth, Cleveland 60 83 .420 31½ Montreal 50 90 .357 34½
He made his major league debut as a 19-year Detroit still trailed 6-3. An RBI single by Norm
-old in 1965, a veritable kid, and won five A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
Cash keyed a three-run rally in the frame and
Oakland 85 57 .599 --- San Francisco 86 57 .601 ---
games. forced the game into extra innings.
California 74 69 .517 11½ Los Angeles 80 64 .556 6½
He won 15 games in 1966, topping off his Boston reliever Ken Tatum (4-3) got the win Chicago 73 69 .514 12 Houston 76 67 .531 10
first full season by shutting out despite allowing four runs in 1 1/3 innings. De- Kansas City 63 79 .444 22 Cincinnati 74 71 .510 13
Dodgers ace Sandy Koufax, 6- troit fireman Fred Scherman yielded two runs in Minnesota 62 78 .443 22 San Diego 58 86 .403 28½
0, in Game 2 of the World Se- 1 1/3 innings and fell to 10-4. Milwaukee 60 82 .423 25 Atlanta 54 90 .375 32½
ries — en route to an Orioles Brewers 3, Angels 1
sweep. ANAHEIM — Tom Matchick lined an RBI Thursday's American League Results Thursday’s National League Result
He won 16 games in 1969 Baltimore 1, Washington 0 Los Angeles 4, San Diego 3
double in the top of the seventh inning to break a
Boston 9, Detroit 7 (10) (Only game scheduled)
(one a no-hitter against the 1-1 tie and the Brewers went on to nip the An- Milwaukee 3, California 1
Jim Palmer A’s). The campaign was a roar- gels. (Only games scheduled)
ing success for the Orioles until they met the Matchick later scored on a sacrifice fly.
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
Miracle Mets. Milwaukee starter Bill Parsons (8-8) worked
Last season he won 20 games at 24. Then he eight innings, holding the Angels to one run on All times local All times local

beat Cincinnati in Game 1 of the World Series,
touching off a five-game blitzkrieg as the Birds
vanquished the Reds, claiming the second
World Series trophy for the Baltimore fran-
chise.
This season has been a step back, relatively
speaking. Palmer entered Thursday night’s
game against the Senators at 11-10 with a 4.16
ERA, and with the Orioles trying to fend off the
upstart Yankees for the A.L. East lead.
But on this night, Palmer found himself at
the precipice of another of his charming mo-
ments — taking a no-hitter into the seventh
inning. He was nursing a 1-0 lead, courtesy of
O’s reigning MVP Boog Powell, who tagged a
solo home run in the top of the first inning.
Alas, Palmer lost his no-hitter on Dick
Billings’ leadoff single in the seventh inning.
Larry Biittner singled to lead off the ninth.
But neither man scored and Palmer (12-10)
recorded his 15th big league shutout. He also
tied his season high with seven strikeouts.
Senators starter Denny McLain (5-16) had
one of his best outings of the season, hurling six
innings, allowing one run on five innings.
Red Sox 9, Tigers 7
DETROIT — Duane Josephson’s tie-
breaking single sparked a three-run rally in the
top of the 10th inning and the Red Sox went on
to outslug the Tigers.
Boston’s Reggie Smith (See related story,
Page 2) launched the fireworks in the top of the
first inning with his second grand slam of the
season. Two batters later, George Scott tagged a
solo shot, his 20th homer, to make it 5-0.
seven hits. Reliever Ken Sanders worked a 1-2-3
ninth inning to gain his 12th save.
Angels starter Tom Murphy (7-16) allowed
three runs (two earned) over seven innings.
Dodgers 4, Padres 3
SAN DIEGO — Willie Crawford lined a tie-
breaking single in the eighth inning, and reliever
Jim Brewer stranded a runner on second base in
the bottom of the ninth as the Dodgers nipped
ROUNDUP, Page 2
Frustrated Mazeroski Wants to Get Back in the Game
PITTSBURGH (UPI) — Bill Mazeroski cele-
brated his 35th birthday Sunday. It may have
been his last birthday in the major leagues.
Although Mazeroski doesn’t like to talk about
it, this has been the most miserable of his bril-
liant 16-year career.
His batting average will be higher than it was
the last two years and his health is certainly bet-
ter, but the thing that’s gnawing to Mazeroski is
the same thing that frustrates any athlete.
He doesn’t like sitting on the bench.
It was one thing when Dave Cash came along
and took Mazeroski’s second base job. He knew
that sooner or later Dave Cash — or someone
else — would come along.
But then Rennie Stennett came along. Sudden-
ly, Mazeroski wasn’t backup second baseman.
When Cash was moved to third base because
of an injury to Jose Pagan and Richie Hebner’s
illness, the Pirates brought up Stennett — a 20-
year-old who was not even on their spring roster
Washington (Bosman 5-14) at Baltimore (Cuellar 17 St. Louis (Carlton 10-8) at Chicago (Jenkins 22-11),
-8), 8 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
Boston (Peters 12-12) at Detroit (Lolich 15-15), 8 Houston (Billingham 6-8) at Cincinnati (McGlothlin
p.m. 11-8), 8 p.m.
Chicago (Bradley 11-13) at Kansas City (Splittorff 9 Philadelphia (Wise 11-13) at New York Koosman 4-
-6), 7:30 p.m. 8), 8 p.m.
Milwaukee (Lockwood 12-11) at California San Francisco (Perry 17-8) at Atlanta (Niekro (6-
(Messersmith 16-8), 8 p.m. 14), 8 p.m.
Minnesota (Blyleven 9-16) at Oakland (Odom 6-9), Pittsburgh (Kison 6-6) at Montreal (Stoneman 11-
8 p.m. 15), 8:05 p.m.
(Only games scheduled) Los Angeles (Sutton 17-9) at San Diego (Roberts 7-
15), 7:30 p.m.
— and he became the sons,” Mazeroski says, but he realizes it’s a
second baseman. And longshot goal.
he promptly reeled off Barring a late rush, Mazersoki will have
the club’s longest bat- fewer times at-bat this season than any previ-
ting streak of the sea- ous year, except 1969 when he missed most of
son. the season with an injury.
Even when Stennett, “Bill is pushing himself because he wants to
a poor fielder, was keep up with the younger players,” says Rob-
yanked in the late in- erto Clemente, who, two years older than Ma-
nings of recent games Maz rounds third after zeroski, is pushing for a fifth batting title.
his World Series homer.
for defensive help, Ma- “Bill has pride, and that keeps him going,”
zeroski — an eight-time Gold Glove winner — Clemente added. ”He’s the best second base-
was not his replacement. man I’ve ever seen.”
Manager Danny Murtaugh moved Cash back One thing that Mazeroski wants to do is go
to second base in those situations, and Hebner, out a winner. He was the hero of the Pirates’
never confused for Brooks Robinson, went to 1960 World Series victory, hitting the game-
third for defense. winning homer in the seventh game, but last
Still, Murtaugh believes Mazeroski remains year he batted only twice as the Pirates dropped
“the best defensive second baseman in the ma- three in a row in the National pennant playoff.
jors. “I’ve got no regrets, regardless what hap-
“I hope to be around for a few more sea- pens,” he says.

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Williams Fires Back

Yankees Clip Mets in AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB R H AVG.
At Denny McLain
N.Y. Mayor’s Game Murcer, N.Y. 140 509 109 188 .369 Pepitone, Chi. 118 460 67 167 .363
1

Tovar, Min. 140 581 93 193 .332 2

Clemente, Pit. 123 478 72 169 .354 BALTIMORE (AP) — “There’s no pitcher
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yan- 3
living who is better with three days rest than he
kees, held hitless for 7 2/3 innings, struck for a Cater, N.Y. 121 435 44 143 .329 Beckert, Chi. 133 571 83 200 .350
is with four,” Ted Williams insisted.
pair of ninth-inning runs to edge the New York Oliva, Min. 123 475 74 155 .326 4
Jones, N.Y. 129 491 74 171 .348 With that observation, the Washington Sena-
Mets 2-1 before 48,872 fans at Shea Stadium in Rettenmund, Bal. 122 440 74 143 .325 5
Brock, St.L 140 579 103 198 .342 tors manager launched a
Thursday night’s annual Mayor’s Trophy exhi- 6 pregame dugout dissertation
F.Robinson, Bal. 117 430 80 135 .314 Garr, Atl. 142 582 91 199 .342
bition game. in his year-long use of pitcher
Jerry Kenney and Danny Cater singled to Kaline, Det. 120 392 64 123 .314 7
Torre, St.L 143 551 84 185 .336
Denny McLain.
open the top of the ninth inning off loser Ron Cash, Det. 126 436 79 136 .312 8
Williams, Chi. 139 574 102 192 .334 McLain, 5-16, after losing
Taylor. After former Met Ron Swoboda fouled Theobald, Mil. 126 399 54 124 .311 9
Sanguillen, Pit. 129 497 65 166 .334 to the Baltimore Orioles 4-3
out, Rusty Torres walked to load the bases and 1 Thursday night contends that
Powell, Bal. 112 380 74 118 .311 Stargell, Pit. 136 463 127 153 .330 Ted Williams
Johnny Ellis tied the game with a sacrifice fly. his rhythm has been ruined in
HR: Cash (Det.) 39; Smith (Bos.) 39; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 56; Aaron (Atl.) 46; May
Ron Hansen then singled to left to score Cater 1971 because he doesn’t start enough.
(Cle.) 33; Melton (Chi.) 32; Jackson (Oak.) 31. (Cin.) 43; Bonds (S.F.) 33; 2 tied with 30.
with the winning tally. The 27-year-old Washington right-hander,
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Royals RBI: Smith (Bos.) 110; Murcer (N.Y.) 107; RBI: Aaron (Atl.) 126; Stargell (Pit.) 118; Wil-
who won 31 games with Detroit in 1968, reiter-
Cash (Det.) 101; Bando (Oak.) 98; 2 tied with liams (Chi.) 105; May (Cin.) 104; Torre (St.L)
announced Thursday they will be hosts for the ated before the game that if he is to start every
96. 98.
1973 Major League All-Star baseball game. fifth game again next season, “I would like to
The date has not been set, but probably will Wins: Blue (Oak.) 21-5; Hunter (Oak.) 20-8; Wins: Jenkins (Chi.) 22-11; Blass (Pit.) 20-6;
be traded because I can’t pitch that way.”
be in July. Dobson (Bal.) 19-7; Coleman (Det.) 17-8; Perry (S.F.) 17-8; Sutton (L.A.) 17-9; Seaver
‘When a pitcher is at the peak of his career,
The game will be played in the Royals’ new Cuellar (Bal.) 17-8. (N.Y.) 16-8.
Williams said, “at age 22-23-24, even up to 26
home in the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex, Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 330; Lolich (Det.) Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 245; Jenkins (Chi.)
and then only up until July, he might do very
now under construction and scheduled to be 255; Coleman (Det.) 231; Blyleven (Min.) 207; 213; Stoneman (Mon.) 210; Kirby (S.D.) 198;
well every fourth day. Even at that he has to be
completed for the opening of the 1972 season. Wood (Chi.) 188. Sutton (L.A.) 190.
a rare guy — extra strong — to do it.
OAKLAND — The Oakland Athletics an- ERA: Blue (Oak.) 1.99; Wood (Chi.) 2.21; ERA: Grimsley (Cin.) 1.83; Seaver (N.Y.)
“After that it can do nothing but take some-
nounced Tuesday they are accepting ticket or- Splittorff (K.C.) 2.52; Messersmith (Cal.) 2.72; 2.12; Wilson (Hou.) 2.43; Ellis (Pit.) 2.77; Nolan
thing out of him. If a pitcher starts every fourth
ders, by mail only, for the World Series. Top Stottlemyre (N.Y.) 2.76. (Cin.) 2.85.
ticket prices are $60 per seat for four games. WILLIAMS, Page 2
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American League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Powell, Bal.: batting .500 with 3 HR, 5 RBI past 5 games
National League Boxscores
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Who’s Hot - Valentine: L.A.:417 avg., 15 hits, 6 RBI in past 10 games
Who’s Not - Cullen, Was.: batting .164 in 18 games since Aug. 18
Pitching Swell - Fingers, Oak.: 1-1, 3 Svs, 1.64 ERA, in 10 outings since Aug. 15
Not So Well - Slaton, Mil.: 1-4, 9.40 ERA in 5 starts since Aug. 18
Who’s Not - Murrell, S.D.: hitting .179 in 11 games since Aug. 11
Pitching Swell - Brewer, L.A.: 3-1, 13 Saves, 0.83 ERA in 18 outings
Not So Well - Downing. : 1-6, 6.00 ERA in 10 starts since July 27
Roundup
From Page 1
the Padres and inched ever
closer to the idle Giants.
The Dodgers are now 6½
games behind N.L. West-
leading San Francisco, the
closest they’ve been since
Sept. 3.
Clarence Gaston slugged a
two-run home run in the bot-
tom of the first inning to give
the Padres and starting pitcher
Fred Norman a 2-0 lead.
The Dodgers’ Bobby Val-
entine tied the game with a
two-run double in the third.
Williams
From Page 1
day, it will either shorten his
career or he won’t be as effec-
tive as he could be.
“Pitchers will tell you they
can’t keep sharp without a lot
of work,” Williams said. “I
remember Lefty Grove and
Ted Lyons pitching once a
week when they were 39, and
they must have finished 17 of
20 starts.
“When a pitcher is not in
the game, he sits at the edge
of the dugout, picking his
nose. Pitchers miss more
signs than anybody.
“In defense of McLain’s
record though,” Williams
Nate Colbert put San Diego
ahead with an RBI double in
the bottom of the third. Valen-
tine answered in the fifth with
a run-scoring double.
Both starters, the Padres’
Norman and the Dodgers’ Al
Downing, left the premises in
the seventh inning, turning the
game over to relievers.
Pinch-hitter Crawford sin-
gled home a run off Ed Acosta
(2-1) in the eighth. The Padres
advanced a runner to second
base with two outs in the
ninth, but Brewer put out the
fire for his 23rd save.
said, we’ve only averaged two
runs a game for him all year
(actually 3.45). I wonder how
those four pitchers with the
Orioles would do if that’s all
the runs they got?”
McLain has been supported
with three runs or fewer in 18
of his 29 starts.
“I’ve always known I’m not
a good pitcher when I’m be-
hind,” McLain said, “and this
season merely convinces me
more than ever of that fact.”
Asked if McLain would be
back in Washington next sea-
son, Williams roared: “That
used to be the No. 1 question
for me. A better question, is
the club going to be back?”
Smith Emerging as Big Bat
In Boston Red Sox Outfield
The Sporting News
BOSTON, MASS. — have had done better had they
There haven’t been many
bright spots for the Red Sox
lately, but one of them is the
late-season hitting of Reggie
Smith. Just as he has done
every year he has been in pro-
fessional baseball, Smith im-
proved this year as a hitter.
Smith has a good chance of
leading his team in three key
categories — batting average
(currently .277), home runs
(39), and runs batted in (110,
which leads the league). If he
gets hot in September, he
could bat over .300 for the
third straight season, and there
aren’t many hitters who do
that anymore.
Smith already has reached a
career high in homers. He has
30 more RBI than Red Sox
runner-up Rico Petrocelli. He
also leads the club in several
lesser categories.
This is Smith’s sixth year
with the Red Sox and he hits
better every time out. A switch
-hitter, he has power from
both sides of the plate.
The highly touted Boston
outfield has not lived up to its
expectation this season with
the exception of Smith. Carl
Yastrzemski is having his
worst season in years. Billy
Conigliaro and Joe Lahoud
have hit the ball well on occa-
sion, but neither has set the
league on fire. Both complain
that regular play would make
them better hitters.
Feuding among the out-
fielders may not have hurt
their hitting but the suspicion
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is there that they all might
not split into factions early in
the season. The most celebrat-
ed incident, of course, was
Conigliaro’s criticism of
Yastrzemski and Smith which
drew angry retorts before
things were sort of patched up.
Many Red Sox observers
feel the decline of the team
dated from that trouble, but
there were signs of collapse
before then.
Through it all, Smith seems
to be the only outfielder who
has continued to hit consistent-
ly. Yet, Reggie seemed at the
time to be the player most
deeply affected by the team
discord. Certainly, he was the
angriest of those involved
when Conigliaro pried open
the lid of disunity.
Smith has been a center
fielder ever since he came to
Boston in 1966, but this year
he’s played more in right field
than in center. Once manager
Eddie Kasko started platoon-
ing Conigliaro and Lahoud, he
began moving Smith around in
the outfield. It was obvious
that the manager was far from
satisfied with his outfield de-
fense, and that was supposed
to have been one of the strong-
er points in the team this year.
No matter where he plays,
Smith will have a long career.
There is some talk about his
being traded, but that seems
extremely doubtful. He has
become too good a hitter for
the Red Sox — who need hit-
ting — to trade.