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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1973
Page
7
Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 6-0 as Dave McNally allowed three hits over seven innings. Bobby Grich had four hits and drove in three runs, with Rich Coggins adding an RBI in the second inning and starting the scoring in the opener. The win matched the AL season’s longest streak.
Tommy John fanned seven and allowed three hits in a complete game shutout of the Philadelphia Phillies, lifting the Dodgers to a 3-0 win. Buckner, Davis, and Raziano misplays helped Los Angeles score in the fourth as Buckner crossed on an unearned run. John improved to 12-7 while Twitchell fell to 12-6 as Philadelphia stranded late threats.
A dense array of AL and NL games with multiple matchups listed. Teams include Milwaukee at Minnesota, Detroit at Chicago, New York at Oakland, Kansas City at Baltimore, Texas at Cleveland, Boston at California, San Francisco at New York, St Louis at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh at Atlanta, Los Angeles at Philadelphia, San Diego at Montreal, Chicago at Houston, and San Diego at Montreal again, with varied start times and pitcher records noted.
Cleveland baseman Frank Duffy homered twice, his first of the season, lifting the Indians to an 11-5 victory over Texas. Duffy’s three run shot in the second tied the game after a hit batsman and walk, then a bases empty homer in the fifth sparked a four run uprising that put Cleveland ahead 7-5.
Felix Millan drove in Ken Boswell from second with one-out single in the 10th, giving the New York Mets a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Giants. Boswell pinch-hit for Koosman, moved to second on a sacrifice, and Millan’s line drive to right-center ended a pitchers’ duel between Koosman and Marichal. Koosman allowed seven hits in 10 innings. Marichal yielded nine.
Dusty Baker hit a two run ninth inning homer to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday night. Darrell Evans started the rally with a leadoff single and the Braves gained their only other hit on a Baker line drive in the second. Pittsburgh took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning off Carl Morton, as Gene Clines walked, Parker and Oliver singled, and Parker scored on Zisk’s grounder.
Ivan Murrell and Dave Winfield drove in two runs apiece to lift the San Diego Padres past Montreal 5-3. Murrell hit a fifth homer in the second, then Winfield lined a triple for a 4-1 lead as Clarence Gaston and Bob Bailey contributed for the Expos. Troedson held Montreal hitless after the sixth as Caldwell closed out the win.
Jerry Reuss earned his 14th win as the Houston Astros beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2. Reuss pitched a complete game in 32 starts, striking out five and allowing a two-run third inning. The Astros built a 3-0 lead with a two-run first by Doug Rader and a second-inning sacrifice fly by Bob Gallagher, then added an eighth-inning run on Skip Jurges's RBI single. Cubs Baselines loaded in the third before Don Kessinger Rick Monday and Billy Williams push across two runs. Reuss finished strong, fending off a late rally and striking out Andre Thornton with the bases loaded to seal the win.
In Bloomington, Minnesota, Joe Decker pitched four hits allowed for the Twins who defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0. George Mitterwald hit his 15th homer off Skip Lockwood in the second inning, Larry Hisle added his 12th in the third, and Rod Carew drove in a run with a single in the eighth to cap the offense ending a six-game slide.
Jose Cruz homered in the 11th to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 5 4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Diego Segui earned the victory after escaping a bases loaded jam with none out in the 10th. Ted Simmons and Ted Sizemore contributed earlier, as Cincinnati tied it with a Kosco homer in the ninth.
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