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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1969
Page
14
Maury Sutton improved to 15 wins as the Dodgers built a four run lead behind Wes Parker's return from surgery and a clutch Parker double in the fourth. Tom Haller and Ted Sizemore added RBI singles while Wills delivered another hit helping Sutton earn a season high.
Oakland Athletics blank Detroit 4-0 as Lew Krausse allows four singles over five innings and belts a three-run homer in the seventh. Krausse improves to 7-5. Mickey Lolich takes the loss at Detroit. Reynolds later scores the go-ahead run on Bando’s grounder error and a double play.
Gene Alley hit two home runs and Bob Veale held Cincinnati to six hits as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the slumping Reds 5-1. Rain delayed play 49 minutes in the eighth. The loss marked Cincinnati's fourth defeat in five games.
Dodgers trade two minor leaguers and cash to acquire 38 year old right hander Jim Bunning from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bunning has 206 career wins and 40 lifetime shutouts and will join the club in Philadelphia with a possible Friday start in New York.
Paul Blair scored on Boog Powell's fly to right field in the fifth to back Mike Cuellar who scattered six hits and earned his 16th win as Baltimore faced Seattle.
Grant Jackson pitched five innings of two hit shutout relief to preserve Philadelphia's 1-0 win over Houston. Larry Hisle homered in the second for the game's lone run. The win extended the Phillies' scoreless inning streak to 30.
Former Angel Jose Cardenal, now with the Indians, sparked a 11th inning rally with a tumbling catch and powered by an 12th inning homer, helping Cleveland beat the Angels 2 to 1 after a 3 hour 14 minute game.
San Francisco ace Juan Marichal pitched a four hit shutout to end his four game losing streak, helped by Dick Dietz two run homer and Willie Mays solo shot. Dietz homer came in a scoreless duel as Marichal earned his 18th complete game with nine strikeouts. The Giants move within two games of Cincinnati in the NL West.
Tony Gonzalez drove in three runs with a home run and a triple to lift the Atlanta Braves to an 8-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The victory ended a 23 inning scoring drought and featured a three hour rain delay.
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Jim Perry avoided danger several times and received late relief from Ron Perranoski as the Minnesota Twins shut out Washington 20 Friday night. Perranoski entered at the start of the eighth inning to secure the shutout after Perry allowed seven hits and at least one runner in each inning following the first.
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Salta Pontiac rallied with four runs in the eighth inning to beat Glendale 7 to 6 in a Calvert County Baseball League game at Glendale Friday night. Killingsworth Brown and Gmar Piraino contributed for Salta, Whidman and Cope also played.
Southpaw Fritz Peterson, after an eye infection scare, pitched six strong innings to lead the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
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