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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1971
Page
12
Ross Grimsley pitched a complete game four-hitter as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 5 to 1. Hal McRae and Johnny Bench provided key hits including Bench’s solo homer, while Pete Rose and Grimsley contributed RBI hits.
Matty Alou drives optimism for the St. Louis Cardinals as he shows potential to lift the club with strong hitting and leadership. The Associated Press observes his impact shaping high expectations for the team's season.
Dominican slugger Felipe Alou hit a three run homer in the eighth inning to rally the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 4 at Three Rivers Stadium. The win completes a four game sweep and narrows the Pirates NL East lead to four games as Alou joins brothers Felipe and Jesus in MLB careers.
Key leaders across batting and pitching categories. Torre of St Louis tops batting average at .354 with 168 hits. Beckert trails at .351 and 158 hits. Stargell leads RBIs with 104 and Stargell 41 homers. Brock tops runs and steals with 91 and 39. Gullett has 134 decisions with a 2.63 ERA. Johnson tops saves? and Seaver leads strikeouts with 198.
The data lists leaders in American League batting and fielding categories. Highlights include Oliva and Murcer near the top in batting averages and runs, Murcer strong in hits, Patek leading in stolen bases, and Cash and Smith among top home run hitters, with Dobson and Blue noted in pitching stats.
Former Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, famed for consecutive no hitters, was praised by Police Gazette magazine as the greatest sports feat of the first half century. At a pregame ceremony in Cincinnati, Vander Meer recalled his two no hitters in 1938, while Leo Durocher offered congratulations and Vander Meer, now 56, works as a brewing company representative.
Vida Blue starred at Yankee Stadium guiding Oakland to a 6 4 win over the Yankees as Perry faltered for the 10th straight time. Blue’s performance included a squeeze bunt RBI and a late run scoring in the eighth as New York mourned a blue day while Detroit beat Minnesota 7 5.
Football fans may buy reserved seats for Monroe High games at six dollars each by calling Mrs. Eugene Switzer. The school will host a Meet the Team banquet for players and parents on September 1.
The National League East table shows Pittsburgh at 71 50 and St Louis at 67 54 with Chicago 64 54 and New York 58 60 as the next teams. Sunday results include St Louis 6 Pittsburgh 4 and Cincinnati 5 Chicago 1 among others with Montreal 6 Los Angeles 3 and San Francisco 6 New York 1. Monday night pairings list Houston at Pittsburgh Chicago at Atlanta St Louis at Cincinnati New York at Los Angeles.
The report lists team records in the American and West divisions with scores from recent games including Kansas City at Detroit Baltimore at Milwaukee and Chicago at Baltimore plus individual pitching lines for Murphy Siebert Palmer Lamb Kaat and Lockwood and notes on 10 inning games Maryland and New England teams feature in night matchups as the season nears end.
Detroit clobbered Cincinnati 33 to 1 in a rough NFL game as the Bengals failed to avenge last season’s loss at home. No further readable details about teams or players are available in the fragment.
Carl Garrett sparked the Patriots in their first home game at the new stadium, rushing for three long runs including a kickoff return and a 51 yard scamper to set up a decisive nine yard score. Fran Tarkenton led a late Giants surge, while other exhibition results featured Stenerud kicking four field goals for Kansas City and Memphis/Hard facts from the NFL preseason lineup.
Roger Staubach for Dallas threw three touchdown passes while challenging Craig Morton for the starting job. Norm Snead for Minnesota also bid for the Vikings quarterback role in a Saturday night exhibition.
In Reggio Italy Silvano Bertini stops Francesco Martin Figueroa in a boxing match with a knockout in the weekend card. Bertini improves his record while Figueroa faces defeat in Argentina.
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