Lonborg Throws Five Hit Shutout as Phillies Top Reds
Sixteen years after the birth of his child, Jim Lonborg delivered a masterful five hit shutout for the Philadelphia Phillies in a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Bake McBride drove in all three runs with a 13th homer and two doubles, lifting the Phillies to their fourth straight victory and widening the NL East lead. Lonborg struck out six, walked five, and earned his 10th win while Reds hitters strained to solve his varied mix of pitches.
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Dodgers Dominate Pirates to Extend NL West Lead
The Dodgers crushed the Pirates 10-2 as Ron Cey hit his 25th homer and Steve Garvey drove in two in the first inning. The win reduces the magic number to 19 for clinching the division while Cincinnati faltered in Philadelphia.
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Bengals face a big test as defense bolsters for Vikings
Cincinnati aims to sharpen a newly improved defense in a preseason clash with the Minnesota Vikings at Riverfront. Walter Johnson joins the line while Bill Kollar recovers and Ron Carpenter deals with a back issue as both teams sit at 3-1. Archie Griffin starts for Cincinnati with Tony Davis backing him and Ken Anderson at quarterback.
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Cardinals finally end skid with 23 14 win over Bears
Ike Harris of the St. Louis Cardinals caught a 95 yard touchdown pass to beat the Chicago Bears 23 14 in a Friday night NFL preseason game. The win ends a four game skid as Chicago loses its third in six. Other Friday results included Baltimore 21 Detroit 10 Pittsburgh 21 Philadelphia 13 and Denver 27 Seattle 10. Monday recap notes Atlanta at Kansas City. Detroit stopped Bert Jones in the first half but Jones led two third quarter scoring drives for the Colts victory with a 32 yard TD to Ron Lee.
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Bengals sign veteran tackle Walter Johnson
The Cincinnati Bengals add 34 year old Walter Johnson a standout from Cleveland who has three All Pro teams and a brief preseason stint with the Eagles He replaces rookie Willie Zackery as the club trims the roster amid injury concerns to Bill Kollar and Ron Carpenter with decisions looming before the first regular season game.
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Preseason Football Scores and Schedule Snapshot
Fridayers games report St Louis beat Chicago 23 to 14 Baltimore defeated Detroit 21 to 10 Pittsburgh won over Philadelphia 21 to 13 Denver topped Seattle 27 to 10. Saturday games list Tampa Bay at Buffalo San Francisco at Oakland New Orleans at Miami Minnesota at Cincinnati Dallas at Houston Cleveland at Green Bay. Sunday Jets at New York Hants Washington at New England Monday Atlanta at Kansas City.
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Reds Recall Three From Minors
The Cincinnati Reds recalled pitchers Tom Hume and Dan Dumoulin and catcher Don Werner from Indianapolis. Hume was 5-6 in 28 games there and 0-3 in eight games with the Reds earlier. Dumoulin went 1-2 with three saves in 30 appearances. Werner spent most of the season on the disabled list after right thumb surgery.
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Baseball standings and scheduled games twist the pennant chase
Standings show Cleveland 3 California 1 Detroit 6 Oakland 4 New York 4 Minnesota 0 Baltimore 6 Chicago 5 Texas 6 Boston 4 Seattle at Toronto Garvin 9.13 New York at Minnesota Schueler 7.6 Oakland at Detroit Sykes 4-4 California at Cleveland Garland 10-16 Boston at Texas Ellis 7-11 Baltimore at Chicago Barrios 12-4 Milwaukee at Kansas City Leonard 14-11 N/A
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One-hit gem for Splittorff
Kansas City pitcher Paul Splittorff carried a no hitter into the eighth inning before Charlie Moore’s pinch hit single broke it up. Splittorff finished with a one hitter as the Royals beat the Brewers 3-0 to sweep the doubleheader and lead the AL West.
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