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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1970

Page

11

Pirates Beat Mets as Bailey Slams 16th Homer

Bailey belts a three run homer in center, his 16th of the season, powering the Pirates to an 8-0 victory over Montreal while the Mets fall 6-1 to the Cubs. Ollie Brown fuels San Diego with an 18th homer and five RBIs in a 10-3 win over Cincinnati.

Pittsburgh Pirates New York Mets Bucs Montreal Dan McGinn Bob Bailey Mets Chicago Ferguson Jenkins Cubs Houston Atlanta Braves St. Louis Philadelphia San Diego Ollie Brown Cincinnati Bailey Brown

Pennant Chase Tightens Across Baseball Divisions

Baseball rundown projects Cincinnati to clinch the NL West with potential 106 wins and Dodgers fading. In the NL East Pittsburgh Mets and Cubs lead a tight race as Mets and Pirates split key matchups. AL West Minnesota favored to seal with 90–91 wins while Angels face stiff test. AL East Baltimore extends lead as Detroit looms as main challenger. 93–94 wins likely enough to win.

Cincinnati Minnesota Baltimore Mets Pittsburgh Pirates Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals Dodgers Big Red Machine Reds Cincy Pirates Cubs Cardinals Atlanta Giants Detroit New York Boston Orioles Tigers

Sugar by KO in four rounds in big league bout

Sugar is predicted to dominate Mando in the matchup with several observers backing a KO win. Pundits Raul Rojas and Indian Red Lopez doubt Mando can withstand Sugar's power, while Jesus Pimentel and manager Harry Kabakoff also favor Sugar. Cuco Conde predicts a four round KO as the fighter steps into the International League spotlight.

Raul Rojas Sugar Red Lopez Ile Mando Litte Mando Jesus Pimentel Harry Kabakoff

NL box scores Chicago New York dusted in haphazard rhythm

The box score shows Chicago and New York players with scattered at bats and hits. Harrelson, Crone, and Koosman perform for their teams with mixed success while Jenkins and Vin Koosman are noted on the mound. Obscure abbreviations and misprints mark a rough OCR rendition of the game details.

Chicago New York Asinger Ss Sckerl Harrelson Nillams Apingielen Marshall Ri Koosman Boswell McGraw Nea York Besanto Jenkin Meetson Hiatt Ee Callison Jenkins Sf—B.williams Vin Koosman

Indian Red Lopez Knocks Out Rivera in Sixth Round

Second-ranked welterweight Ernie Indian Red Lopez of Los Angeles stops Ruben Rivera of Monterrey in the sixth round of a scheduled 10 rounder in Sacramento. Lopez uses power punching to end the bout as Rivera falls.

Sacramento UPI Ernie Indian Red) Lopez Los Angeles Ruben Rivera Monterrey Mexico New Orleans Jack Tillman Mobile Gabe Lamarca Arlington Mass Red) Lopez L.A Monterey

Braves Call Up Oscar Brown From Shreveport

The Atlanta Braves announced the call up of 24 year old outfielder Oscar Brown from Shreveport in the Texas league. Brown will join the Braves in Houston on Monday. The Long Beach California native just returned from military duty and has appeared in only two games this season with Shreveport while batting .346.

Atlanta UPI Atlanta Braves Oscar Brown Shreveport Brown Braves Houston Long Beach Calif

Angels storm to 4 run inning secure series swing

A six hit rally powered the Angels to a four run frame, turning 15 game winner Jim Hunter into a nine game loser. May said he shifted to a plate style approach after that point. The sequence fueled a key eight game road trip and helped reclaim second place in the AL West as the Angels added a midseason boost.

Jim Hunter May The Angels Minnesota Twins Hunter Jim Fregosi Ken Mce- Mullen Jim Spencer Jay Johnstone Bill Voss Marcel Lachemann Joe Azcue Sandy Alomar Angel Azcue Alomar

McCovey homer helps Dodgers edge in pitchers duel

San Francisco Dodgers beat the Dodgers 5 2 as Willie McCovey slugged his 26th homer and Bobby Bonds scored on Tito Fuentes bunt. Pitcher Pittock debuted with an ERA of 5 14 while Fox praised his control and breaking ball amid the late rally.

Bobby Bonds Tito Fuentes Ken Henderson Bonds McCovey Alston Pitlock San Francisco Fox Clyde King Pillock USC Illinois Spokane Dodger Tiny Tim Vicki Dodgers Tim Wes Parker Tiny Virginia Graham Cincinnati Ray Shore Gaints Reds Dodger Stadium Ray Frank Bobby Valanting SAN Francisco Dodgers Wills Fuentes Henders Davis Dietz Sizemore Hunt Russell Lanier Yorborn Létebvre Rosco Nikkoisn Anagels Oakland D.green Johnstone Voss Buentes W.parker Lok Sandspencer Alor Francisco Dodders HR McCovey Hert RuMay Henderson Aise Hunton SO Bachemann Pittock Roland F Singer OM Lindblad Mikkelsen Wee Enaer Tad Aegaa Anger

Perry Groin Injury Looms as Twins Split Doubleheader

Jim Perry left the opener with a pulled groin as Minnesota split a doubleheader with Milwaukee in Minneapolis. Rick Reese drove in both Twins runs in the 2-1 win, while Lew Krausse allowed two late runs in a 4-2 Brewer victory. Washington shut out Detroit 4-0 and Kansas City crushed Chicago 7-2 behind four-hit pitching by Bob Johnson.

Jim Perry Lew Krausse Minnesota Milwaukee Twin Cities Perry Rick Reese Danny Thompson Harmon Killebrew Tom Holt Ken Sanders Brewer Washington Detroit Dick Bosman Joe Grzenda Kansas City Chicago Bob Johnson Bob Burda Stan Williams Lakewood Krausse Brewers Twins Luis Tiant Mike Epstein Tigers Baltimore Bosman Grzenda Bob Oliver White Sox Johnson Ken Berry Bobby Knopp Syd O'Brien Royals Coohm Ojas Rojas Ed Kirkpatrick

Bill Hands Has Appendicitis

Chicago Cubs pitcher Bill Hands was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital with acute appendicitis. Manager Leo Durocher said doctors would monitor his fever overnight before any operation and no immediate surgery was planned. PCL results include Portland 7 Tacoma 5 and Spokane 7 over Eugene 4.

New York Chicago Cubs Bill Sands Roosevelt Leo Durocher Cubs Durocher

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