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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1969
Page
23
Rick Joseph delivers a fifth inning single as Montreal shuts out 5-0 in the nightcap. He faced the minimum 27 batters with Deron Johnson contributing at the plate.
Kelley held the Astros to an infield hit by Denis Menke in the second inning while Ed Spiezio drove in the only run with a two out pinch single in the ninth as Chicago narrowed the gap to five with the Cubs winning 1 0. St Louis beat Chicago twice 4 2 and 6 3 to stay within reach of the NL East leaders. Clendenon hit a three run homer for the Mets in a 5 1 victory over Pittsburgh, extending the Pirates’ skid to seven games as Steve Huntz supplied a two run single for the Cardinals in their early burst.
Long Beach Colts beat Mel Burns 2-0 as Scott Marachael pitched the win. First-place Mel Burns dropped from the lead. Colts scored both runs on sacrifice flies with Hugh Gilbert and Craig Lowe driving in runs. Steve Cole debuted for Mary Star of the Sea with a 4-3 win in the second game.
Killebrew rifles in 40 RBIs and a .210 average as Harmon leads the American League West title chase. Batting .289 with 82 RBIs this season, he would challenge a 160 RBI pace, a feat unmatched in the era.
In a tense game the Twins toppled Oakland 5 2 led by Harmon Killebrew who hit his 23rd homer and fourth of the weekend. Ron Perranoski closed out the last two innings for his 15th save as Detroit and Cleveland also posted wins in the American League.
Kim Hannaford hit a two run homer and a three run blast to power Lakewood in a high scoring game. The Rockets maintained the lead through the late innings and secured the win.
Wood improved to 10-2 in a 13-4 win over Wilmington as Chuck Ross John Sagehorn and Mark each had three hits. Buskirk fanned eight in a solid effort. In other games San Pedro beat Alamitos Bay 9-0 and Shua defeated Peterson 5-0. Frost allowed one hit while striking six. Josephson is listed as disabled.
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