Athletics win second game 2-0 after 8-2 loss
Green made a grounder in the second inning of the nightcap as the Athletics rebounded to win 2-0 after dropping the opener 8-2 in last night’s double header.
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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
10
Green made a grounder in the second inning of the nightcap as the Athletics rebounded to win 2-0 after dropping the opener 8-2 in last night’s double header.
A disjointed sports recap notes Earl Wilson delivering a win despite a .500 season. It covers multiple MLB games including the Reds, Orioles, Tigers, Dodgers, and Red Sox with mentions of pitchers Lonborg McNally and others, and key moments like timely RBIs and grand slams amid a busy set of openers and standings.
In a playful exchange the player quips that he bathed his arm in something like Sandy Koufax, suggesting his own effort measures up to the great pitcher and that suffices as a reason. The remark echoes classic baseball bravado and celebrity comparison.
Oakland and Boston clash as Cleveland falls 3-0 while the Orioles overpower the Angels 6-1. Pitching highlights include Sandy Koufax and a大胆 mix of NL and AL results with notable performances by Wilson and other star players, setting the tone for a busy baseball slate.
Pitcher Perry earns a one hit victory against the Chicago Cubs as Dietz, Lanier, and Cline shine on defense. Hundley’s line drive nearly breaks the perfect game in the sixth, with Perry admitting a missed pitch cost the bid and praising teammates for stellar plays.
The San Francisco 49ers cut six players from the squad as they placed several on waivers or recall lists. Defensive back Wayne Trimble from Alabama and rookie linebacker Jerry Richardson from Mississippi were unrecallable. Receivers Jerry Spackman from Southern Utah Ed McCall from Miles College and Tommie Gray from Morehead State were placed on recall waivers. Defensive end Walter Dovison from Tuskegee and Tom Holzer from Louisville were on injured waivers with Holzer recovering from knee surgery in February.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marichal accused former battery mate Tom Haller of signaling to steal signs in the fifth inning against the Dodgers. Dodgers won 5 4 denying Marichal his 24th win as a Giants spokesman declined action.
Curth Bayer a Sequoia High graduate in Redwood City and former assistant trainer for the San Francisco Seals hockey team is named head trainer of the Seattle Pilot baseball team in the American League.
At the Olympic Games medical testing camp near Echo Summit SOUTH LAKE TAHOE Calif AP one of seven early arriving athletes developed diarrhea. A few of the 200 track and field stars are still recovering. Doctors traced the illness to water pollution rather than Tahoe trots common among vacationers.
United Press International reports a heated Bills scrimmage as coach Joe Collier lambasts the team over lax play. injuries mount with players sidelined and new lineup moves tested ahead of the season.
Stanford football coach John Ralston said split end Cross is unlikely to help this year after a hairline fracture of the pelvis. He is confined to a wheelchair and will toe for at least two more weeks. Doctors warn against bearing weight until knit.
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