A's Sweep Orioles Behind Odom Nash Dominance
The Athletics swept the Orioles 6-1 and 6-0 behind strong pitching by Odom and Nash. The doubleheader showcased dominant defense and timely hitting to quickly tilt the series in favor of the A’s.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1968
Page
10
The Athletics swept the Orioles 6-1 and 6-0 behind strong pitching by Odom and Nash. The doubleheader showcased dominant defense and timely hitting to quickly tilt the series in favor of the A’s.
Washington Senators win 3-2 thanks to Paul Casanova’s pinch single in the 10th after four straight 10th inning hits. Minnesota takes the opener 5-3 as Rich Rollins doubles home the decisive run in the eighth.
Oakland Athletics pitcher Jim Nash held Baltimore to four hits in a 6-0 nightcap win as John Blue Moon Odom allows one hit in the opener. Rick Monday drives in two runs in both games, Ramon Webster keys the first inning rally, and Rene Lachemann adds two RBIs in the second game.
Detroit edged Cleveland 5-4 as Mickey Stanley delivered a two run triple with two outs in the ninth to overcome a early 4-3 Indians lead. Mike Paul started the Indians rally with a first inning score and a fielding play became part of Dark's late pitching changes.
Right-hander Steve Blass tossed a complete game five hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 5-0, snapping a five game losing streak. Roberto Clemente and Gary Kolb homered for the Pirates with Clemente adding a key single to start the offense.
California Angels collected 15 hits including homers by Don Mincher and Tom Satriano to defeat the New York Yankees 8-4 and split a two game set. Fritz Peterson won eight innings in the opener as New York won 4-1 behind him.
Wheeling High School won its first baseball title led by Mike Krysty who blanked Ripley 10-0 in the semifinal and beat Parkersburg 5-3 in the final. Krysty totaled 13 innings with 20 strikeouts and one walk. Parkersburg earlier eliminated Sophia 6-0. Wheeling benefited from Parkersburg errors in the final and finished 20-3 while Parkersburg ended 18-3.
Cincinnati Reds halt St Louis nine game win streak behind Jim Maloney six scoreless innings and a two run single by Pete Rose. Rose broke a 0-for-7 slide with a bases loaded hit while Hal Gilson took the loss. Johnny Bench and Leo Cardenas drove in early runs as Cincinnati built a 2-0 lead before Maloney sealed the win.
New York promoters announced the Joe Frazier Manuel Ramos heavyweight bout at Madison Square Garden will begin at 9 30 p m EDT on June 24. The Garden confirmed the time on Friday listing the main event for the card.
Paris(AP) The French Automobile Federation set the LeMans 24 hour race for September 28 and 29 pending approval by the International Automobile Federation.
Rhode Island star Bob Narcessian shattered the meet record to win the hammer at the U S Track and Field Federation Meet in Houston on Friday.
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