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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1971
Page
7
Gary Peters pitched a complete game boosting his record to 3-2 as Boston beat Chicago 10-1. George Scott homered for the Red Sox, leaving in the sixth with a back injury while Chicago managed 6 errors and dropped to 2-11 at home.
Major league night slate features Houston at Philadelphia with Wilson 1 2, Chicago at Montreal with Hands 3 3, St Louis at New York with Gibson 3 2, Cincinnati at San Diego with Gullett 3 0, Pittsburgh at Los Angeles with Ellis 3 3, Atlanta at San Francisco with Stone 0 0. Saturday cards show Houston at Philadelphia, Chicago at Montreal, St Louis at New York, Cincinnati at San Diego, Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, and Atlanta at San Francisco in night games.
The American League East shows Boston atop with 16 wins and 8 losses. Baltimore is 16-9, Washington 12-14, New York 10-14, Cleveland 8-17. Oakland leads the West at 19-11, California 14-14, Minnesota 13-14, Milwaukee 11-13, Chicago 10-15. Thursday results include Boston 10 Chicago 1, Minnesota 5 New York 3, and Baltimore sweeping California 3-1 in a two-night twinbill. Rich McKinney or Rich Morales slated to replace an absent teammate. Tommy John faces Fritz Peterson as Boston visits Milwaukee. The Cubs visit Montreal Friday after rainouts. Dave McNally pitches well for Baltimore in a 3-1 win, aided by Brooks Robinson and Dave Johnson. Larry Dierker earns yet another win for Houston as they beat Montreal 5-2.
Wilmington edged Coal City 4 2 as Bob Van Duyne allowed two runs on three hits in five innings while striking out five. Doug Wills took the loss after yielding eight hits with 13 strikeouts. Mike Des Rocher had two Wilmington singles, and Coal City led 2 0 before a four run fifth inning gave Wilmington the lead.
Bulls star Bob Love will appear at the Shabbona District Rainbow Council Jamboree held at Minooka High School. He will judge scout displays and projects from 2 to 6 PM and sign autographs take photographs and answer questions. Also noted is his role in the Bulls' second place Central Division finish and top NBA playoff field goal percentage.
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