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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1968
Page
9
Billy Williams collected four consecutive hits driving in four runs and blasting his 29th and 26th homers as the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 10-3. Ken Holtzman contributed sustaining pitching and RBIs in the victory.
Sparks and Williams produce key hits in a Chicago rally. Williams belts his 30th homer as Ernie Banks follows with a consecutive shot in the fifth. Hickman adds a homer in the seventh, Hundley doubles, and Don Lock hits a two-run homer for Philadelphia in the eighth.
California Angels erased three runs in the first inning then held off Boston 3-2. Clyde Wright earned the win in relief, improving to 9-5 after Jim McGlothlin left with a bruised left wrist from a Yastrzemski line drive.
Oakland Athletics crushed the Cleveland Indians 10-2 as Danny Cater four hits Bert Campaneris and Dave Duncan three each paced an 18-hit game. Duncan Campaneris and Cater led the offense while Jim Winter won his 12th decision with four hits allowed.
In St Louis Phil Gagliano's pinch hit single in the 11th lifts the Cardinals 3-2 past San Francisco to halt a four game slide and widen their NL lead. Cal Maxvill started the rally with a single, Brock moved him to third and Gagliano delivered the decisive hit off Frank Linzy.
Dave McNally pitched four hits over nine innings to earn his 20th victory and extend his unbeaten stretch as the Orioles defeated the Chicago White Sox 3 2. Baltimore's offense broke through in the first inning off Jack Fisher, with a two run burst, while unearned Chicago runs in the fifth and eighth followed misplays by catcher Ellie Hendricks.
Rookie Graig Nettles crushed a three run homer in the sixth to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-1 victory over AL leading Detroit Tigers. Dean Chance allowed six hits and struck out seven to improve to 14 14. Gates Brown homered for Detroit, which saw its lead over Baltimore trimmed to seven games. Nettles' blast followed hits by Cesar Tovar and Frank Nostro.
Stan Bahnsen won his 14th game with a four hitter as the New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 7-2. In the third inning Roy White walked and scored on Joe Pepitone's triple, followed by Tom Tresh and Bill Robinson doubles. The fifth inning featured Mantle scoring after White and Pepitone's plays and a Tresh grounder scoring another run due to Bernie Allen’s error.
The Houston Post reports the Houston Mavericks ABA franchise may change ownership and relocate to Cleveland after the 1968 69 season. Frank Ryan, a Florida lawyer, is expected to complete the sale to Mavericks president T C Morrow, with Ryan a former Minneapolis Lakers owner. Carroll Martin confirms talks between Morrow and Ryan.
Al Balding the Canadian golfer who had heart palpitations during the Greater Hartford Open third round resumed playing Sunday. Balding, 44, had previous chest pains seven to eight years ago and consulted a doctor after the palpitations on Saturday, finishing that round after a six minute delay.
Yankee Flyer, the U S challenger, defeated Britain's Lady Helmsman in the second race of the International catamaran Trophy Series in Thorpe Bay England on the Thames estuary. The U S led from start to finish and tied the series at 1 1. The winning time was 2 00 341 with Lady Helmsman finishing 1 minute 4 seconds back. The next race is set for Tuesday.
Los Angeles Dodgers outslug Cincinnati 3-2 as Jim LeFebvre collects four hits including a run-scoring double and Somer contributes a key RBI. The Reds fall short in a tight Sunday matchup.
Atlanta right fielder Joe Torre delivered a tie breaking single in the eighth inning to spark a three run uprising that gave the Braves a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros. Fe lix Millan Hank Aaron and Torre sparked the rally with consecutive hits as Tommie Aaron added a run scoring single and Ralph Garr stole home. Milt Pappas pitched a complete game scattering seven hits to even his record at 11 11.
Mario Andretti and Bobby Unser, both banned, attempted to race in the Grand Prix of Italy at Monza after competing in Indianapolis 500 events less than 24 hours earlier. Unser, from Albuquerque New Mexico, and Andretti of Nazareth Pennsylvania had taken part in Friday trials before heading to Indianapolis for the Hoosier 100.
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