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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1970
Page
6
Dodgers finally yielded a run while the Braves finally scored one but the late tally could not stop Los Angeles from extending its winning streak and could not end Atlanta’s skid.
NC coach Dean Smith says North Carolina will not press Tom McMillen after he signed a letter of intent, his word deemed enough unless McMillen reopens the matter. McMillen, a 6-foot-11 high school All American from Mansfield, Pa., signed in Elmira, N.Y., while his parents oppose UNC.
Frank Robinson powered Baltimore with consecutive grand slam homers off Joe Coleman and Joe Grzenda, boosting his season total to 14 homers and 44 RBIs as the Orioles routed Washington 12-2. Don Buford added four hits and Dave McNally earned his 11th win. Rick Reichardt homered twice for Washington.
National League leaders include Cai ty batting .377 and Perez with 76 RBIs and 95 hits. Bench leads in home runs for the NL with 25, Bonds 60 runs, and 25 stolen bases. Pitching features Simpson 11-1 with a 2.38 ERA. Seaver 150 strikeouts. AL leaders show Carew batting .376, Tovar 59 runs, and Howard 20 home runs. Harper tops doubles with 22 and Harper 26 stolen bases overall.
Oceanport New Jersey AP reports Eddie Maple Carlys K Marquez each rode a triple at Monmouth Park on Friday highlighting a high scoring day for the riders at the track.
The Associated Press reports Frank Robinson of the Orioles hit grand slams in the fifth and sixth innings, becoming the seventh player in major league history to hit two in one game, in a 12-2 victory over Washington. Bob Gibson pitched a four-hitter for the Cardinals to spark a 7-0 win over Philadelphia, his eighth straight win.
Can Am trials at Le Circuit near Mont Tremblant Quebec were disrupted when Gary Wilson a Kansas rancher suffered severe burns in a pit accident. The 31 year old To wand a native sustained second degree burns to his face from an oil pan fire and was reported stable in hospital. Denis Hulme posted the fastest times in the final qualifying session as 33 entrants prepared for Sundays second leg of the live race Group 7 series on the Laurentian mountains course north of Montreal.
Rain postponed the Chicago at Pittsburgh game while Montreal beat New York 6 to 5 and St. Louis won 7 to 6 against Philadelphia. Other results include Cincinnati 3 over Houston 2 and Los Angeles 4 over San Diego 1 with several late matches listed in the schedule.
MLB results from Friday include Baltimore overpowering Washington 12 to 2 and California defeating Kansas City 5 to 4 in extras. Other results feature Milwaukee 3 Oakland 2 in 15 innings and Chicago 4 Minnesota 2. Today’s slate lists Oakland at Milwaukee, California at Kansas City, Minnesota at Chicago, Cleveland at Detroit, Baltimore at Washington, and Boston at New York with several pitchers noted.
Rico Carty leads as the lone major write-in candidate for the All-Star game with high votes in the Adams-Burke tally. Fans across the nation sent in ballots amid quirky write-ins for Hull Snoopy Brown and Ca varette, while Kuhn's office prepares July 6 results and July 7 lineup announcements.
Cincinnati’s Wayne Simpson won his 11th of the season after matching Houston’s Wayne Bouton until a ninth inning rally. Tommy Helms delivered a game winning single following Lee May and Bernie Carbo, lifting the Reds over the Astros 3-2 despite Joe Pepitone’s 13th homer.
About 100 people began waiting in line Friday night to buy general admission All-Star game tickets set to go on sale today at 9:30 a.m. at Cincinnati Reds ticket office. Crowds grew despite heavy rain as residents from Newport, Kentucky and nearby areas joined in, with one bringing a folding bed.
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