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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1972

Page

9

Toy Cannon Strikes Philadelphia Again

Houston pitcher Jim Wynn hit a tie breaking homer as Houston erupted for four runs in the fifth to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-5. The win was the Astros third straight, placing them in undisputed second in the National League.

Houston Jim Wynn Astros Philadelphia Phillies

Reds Triumph On Home Run

Cincinnati Reds overpower New York Mets 8-2 as Tony Perez Denis Menke and Johnny Bench homer. Bench leads majors with homers and RBIs with a three run shot in the third. West stays one game ahead of Dodgers, Phillies slump continues. Astros top Phillies in sequence as Wynn hits 10th homer to break 3-3 tie.

Cincinnati Tony Perez Denis Menke Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds New York Mets West Los Angeles Phillies Wynn Astros Doug Radern Larry Howard Houston Dave Roberts John Bateman Woodie Fryman Lee May Tommy Helms

Braves Edge Expos 3-2 in 10th on Rico Carty Hit

Atlanta defeats Montreal 3-2 in a National League game as Rico Carty, extending his hitting streak to 18 games, singles home the deciding run in the 10th inning Saturday night.

Atlanta Rico Carty Braves Montreal Ralph Garr Hank Aaron Carty Marty Perez Ernie McAnally Jim Breazeale Breazeales McAnally Tim McCarver Expos Earl Williams Ron Hector Torres Torres Montreal Atlanta Garrif Sigma Miugs Torres E Willams Millan Foll Ric Carver Breazeale S—P.niekro Marshall P.niekro Stone Foli Gilbreath E.williams

Cubs Rally Over Dodgers With Errors For 7-2 Win

In Chicago, Jose Cardenal hit a two run homer and three Dodgers errors produced four unearned runs as the Cubs defeated Los Angeles 7-2 on Saturday. Jim Hickman homered and several unearned runs aided the rally, with Milt Pappas taking the loss.

Chicago Jose Cardenal Los Angeles Chicago Cubs Dodgers Cubs Jim Hickman Billy Grabarkewitz Cardenal al Downing Hickman Frank Robinson Ron Santo Willie Crawford Santo Randy Hundley

Major League Standings and Schedule Note

Baseball standings and upcoming games listed with teams including Oakland Los Angeles Chicago Montreal Atlanta San Diego Pittsburgh New York Cincinnati Philadelphia Houston San Francisco St. Louis Milwaukee Minnesota. Key pitchers Seaver Grimsley Fryman Reuss McDowell Spinks named with win loss records.

Los Angeles Singer Chicago Jenkins Montreal McAnaliy Atlanta Schueler San Diego Artin Pittsburgh Esgon New York Seaver Cincinnati Grimsley Philadelphia Fryman Houston Reuss San Francisco McDowell St. Louis Spinks As & Pet Chicago i San

Streaking Orioles Top Twins as Dobson Goes Long

Baltimore pitcher Pat Dobson pitched his fifth straight complete game to back a 4-1 win over Minnesota. Dobson plus three sacrifices set up Baltimore’s three first runs with Belanger advancing and scoring each time. Buford drove in two runs with singles, and Oates added two RBIs as Baltimore stretched its AL winning streak to nine games.

Dobson Baltimore Mark Belanger Don Buford Belanger John Oates Herman Killebrew

Padres Blank Pirates 4-0 in nine-hit shutout by Kirby

Nate Colbert drove in four runs with a homer, a double and a sac fly as the San Diego Padres blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0. Clay Kirby allowed nine hits in a complete game victory to improve to 5-6, while the Pirates threatened only briefly. The loss keeps Pittsburgh a half game behind the Mets in the NL East.

Pittsburgh Nate Colbert Clay Kirby San Diego Padres Pittsburgh Pirates Padres Derrel Thomas Luke Walker Leron Lee Colbert Kirby Bill Mazeroski Dave Cash Bob Johnson Pirates New York Mets Mets Cincinnati

Chisox Split Boston Games

Boston Reds Sox rally to beat Chicago White Sox 10-8 in the nightcap for a day-night doubleheader split after Duane Josephson tied it with a third inning triple and Phil Gagliano delivered a bloop single. Wilbur Wood earned his 11th win earlier as Chicago won the afternoon game 5-4. the split leaves Chicago trailing Oakland in the AL West while Boston slips behind New York in the AL East. Josephson and Gagliano are key figures in the late inning rally, with Yastrzemski driving in runs and Petrocelli homering to fuel Boston's comeback efforts.

Boston Duane Josephson Phil Gagliano Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox White Sox Wilbur Wood Oakland Red Sox New York Ben Ogilvie Cecilia Acosta Phil Regan Acosta Doug Griffin Josephson Gagliano Terry Forster John Kennedy Carl Yastrzemski Tom Bradley Tommy Harper Kennedy Yastrzemski Rico Petrocelli Danny Cater Petrocelli

A's Rookie Halls Tribe in 3-2 win

Rookie left-hander Dave Hamilton won his fourth straight for the Oakland A’s in a 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Hamilton worked eight innings, Darold Knowles pitched the ninth, and Gaylord Perry failed for the 11th win as the A’s struck for three fourth inning hits including Jackson’s score on a walk and timely doubles.

Oakland Dave Hamilton Darold Knowles Oakland A’s Cleveland Indians Hamilton Knowles Gaylord Perry Indians A's Perry Joe Rudi Reggie Jackson Sal Bando Mike Epstein Angel Mangual Jackson Dave Duncan Epstein

Yankees Sweep Rangers in Doubleheader Clash

John Ellis delivered a fifth inning tie breaking hit and Sparky Lyle closed out the nightcap to seal a 3-2 win and a 4 game Yankeess streak. Steve Kline blanked Texas in the opener 2-0 as New York moved ahead 1 0 with Allen and Kline contributing key hits and a squeeze bunt.

NEW York John Ellis Sparky Lyle Mel Stottlemyre New York Yankees Texas Rangers Steve Kline Texas Yankees Yanks Felipe Alou Jim Panther Don Mincher Panther Bernie Allen Ellis Alou Rangers Stottlemyre Dave Nelson Mike Paul Bobby Murcer Roy White Celerino Sanchez

Mayberry, Patek power Royals past Brewers 6 3

John Mayberry hit a three run homer and Fred Patek delivered a two run single as the Kansas City Royals beat Milwaukee 6 to 3. Paul Splittorff earned the win after escaping an early jam, while Ed Kirkpatrick and Cookie Rojas contributed key plays. Milwaukee’s Bill Parsons took the loss in a game that marked their ninth consecutive AL defeat.

Milwaukee John Mayberry Fred Patek Kansas City Royals Brewers Paul Splittorff Royals Cookie Rojas Ron Hansen Splittorff Patek Ed Kirkpatrick Mayberry Bill Parsons Kansas City

Giants Edge Cardinals in 11th Inning Sac Fly

Lou Brock hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th to score Dwain Anderson and lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Joe Torre ignited a three-run eighth with a bases loaded double and McNertney’s pinch hit. Dave Kingman homered for the Giants in the eighth as the seesaw game swung on timely hits and defensive miscues.

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