Rich Angling For Trade In Phillies Allen saga
Philadelphia star Rich Allen is linked to a trade as Allen resents authority and hints at leaving. Gene Mauch and Phillies management clash over his return from injury and future with the club.
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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1968
Page
8
Philadelphia star Rich Allen is linked to a trade as Allen resents authority and hints at leaving. Gene Mauch and Phillies management clash over his return from injury and future with the club.
In a blistering Cincinnati doubleheader at Crosley Field both teams combined for 53 hits as temperatures neared 100 degrees. The St. Louis Cardinals poured in 10 runs in one inning while the Reds contributed strong hitting, splitting the twin bill.
In Baltimore Lew Krausse talks up Oakland Baseball, praising the A's striking uniforms and West Coast appeal. He notes his strong season, slider work, and hopes for a big year as Oakland eyes a potential rise from near last to top four in the American League with stars Rick Monday and Reggie Jackson.
Standings show St Louis and Los Angeles near the top of the National League with Cincinnati Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh and San Francisco in pursuit. Sunday games included LA beating Philadelphia and Chicago defeating Atlanta while St Louis and Cincinnati split. American League standings list Detroit Cleveland Baltimore and Minnesota as leaders in a tight race with multiple night games on Tuesday.
Billy Casper captured the $100,000 500 Festival Open in Indianapolis with a two under par 280 total, edging Frank Beard and Mike Hill by one stroke. Casper credited luck after two penalty strokes in the first round and a late wobble, saying it felt nice to win as he targets his third U S Open title.
In Cincinnati, the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds both used a heavy bullpen to a high scoring day. Steve Carlton pitched to a 12th inning finish after Leo Cardenas plated Tony Perez with two outs. The Cardinals built a 5-0 lead in the first game with Javier, Flood, Cepeda, McCarver and Brock generating offense as Shanon and Edwards added in relief. The Reds answered in the later frames with Pinson homering to cut the margin.
Milwaukee AP reports Ronnie Duman, 36, died within minutes after a fiery crash at the Rex Mays Classic. Lloyd Ruby won the race as Norman Brown and Ray Darnell were injured. six spectators hurt, Duman’s son Dick cried at his mother’s side.
Baseball officials and players debated playing after the Kennedy death. Milt Pappas resigned after a dispute over delaying a day game for the funeral. Several teams postponed games while others played, causing tensions among Houston Staub Aspromonte and Maury Wills with the Mets and Cubs also delaying or canceling contests.
Dodgers beat Phillies 4 3 with Woody Fryman giving up a homer to Willie Davis and a dropped ball play by Don Lock. Jim Brewer earned the win as Los Angeles stretched a winning streak to seven games. Cookie Rojas and Tony Gonzalez provided early runs for Philadelphia, but costly errors and Singer wildness aided the Dodgers in a tight ninth inning.
Don Drysdale of the Los Angeles Dodgers extended a major league record with 58 2 3 consecutive scoreless innings before his string ended against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers won 5 3 but Drysdale did not finish the outing after a sacrifice fly produced the decisive run in the fifth.
Alvin Dark employed a two catcher offense starring Duke Sims and Jose Azcue to outmaneuver Detroit. Luis Tiant blanked the Tigers with a four hitter as the Indians won 2-0. Other AL games saw Washington top Minnesota 7-4 and New York sweep California in a doubleheader. Teams postponed Chicago at Boston and Oakland at Baltimore to honor Sen Robert F Kennedy.
The NHL opened its annual meeting with Vancouver Canucks owners expected to apply for an NHL franchise. Montreal Canadiens also held a news conference at 9 30 a m EDT, a half hour before the four day meeting began.
USA clinched the American Zone final with a 5-0 sweep of Ecuador in Charlotte. Arthur Ashe rolled past Miguel Olvera 6-1 6-3 in 57 minutes, while Jim Graebner recovered from a slow start to beat Shawn Guzman 4-6 6-3 6-0. Graebner and Bob Lutz then sealed the win with a doubles victory, finishing the zone finals.
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