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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
4
Cincinnati bashed Houston for a 12-4 win as George Foster belted a grand slam while Johnny Bench added a three run shot. The Astros extended their losing streak to five, with Rooker yielding three runs in the sixth.
The Associated Press reports standings and results from Thursday games. St Louis Wise 4 4 at Chicago Hands 3 1 Philadelphia Selma 1 6 at New York McAndrew 3 1 N Cincinnati McGlothlin 2 4 at Houston Reuss 3 3 N Los Angeles Singer 3 4 at San Francisco Stone 2 4 N. Upcoming Friday schedule includes Cincinnati at Philadelphia Houston at Montreal Atlanta at New York Chicago at San Diego St Louis at Los Angeles Pittsburgh at San Francisco.
Detroit beat Cleveland 5-4 in ten innings. Minnesota defeated Kansas City 3-2. New York won 5-4 against Milwaukee. Oakland 5 Texas 1. California 4 Chicago 3. Boston at Baltimore. Kansas City Drago 2 4 at Minnesota Kaat 6 1. New York Hinton 1 0 at Milwaukee. Gates 1 6. Boston Sebert 3 2 at Baltimore. McNally 5 3 at Detroit. Coleman 7 3 at Cleveland. G Perry 8 3 at Milwaukee.
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Willie Mays for second on the all time home run list with 648 in a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres. The 38 year old slugger also reached 6,001 total bases, moving within 133 of Stan Musial’s 6,134. Aaron belted his 9th homer of the season off Fred Norman in the first inning.
Oakland builds a 6th inning rally to defeat Texas 5-1 as Jim Hunter limits the Rangers to one run. Reggie Jackson homered, Bert Campaneris and Joe Rudy spark the offense with a double and a bunt single, and Jackson exits after a jaw injury. Texas starter Dick Bosman allows six runs on six hits.
Me Stottlemyre allowed four hits through six innings as the Yankees built a 5-0 lead. John Ellis and Gene Michael drove in two first inning runs and Thurman Munson added a homer. Sparky Lyle held off late threats, sealing a 5-4 win over Ken Brett and Milwaukee.
Lou Brock drove in the lone run in the fifth inning as Bob Gibson pitched a three hitter to give the St. Louis Cardinals a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Ferguson Jenkins allowed eight hits while Cal Maxvill and Matty Alou contributed early offense and solid defense backed by Gibson.
Chicago, AP: Joe Pepitone ends retirement. He visited Wrigley Field last Saturday and agreed to rejoin the Cubs as first baseman as early as July 2, after a 60 day return rule. Cubs officials confirmed dialogue with Pepitone and Holland about his comeback.
Eddie Brinkman delivers a bases loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th to lift Detroit over Cleveland 5-4. Norm Cash tied the game with a eighth inning homer as Detroit moved into sole possession of first in the AL East while Cleveland dropped seventh straight.
Monahans pitcher Don Lawson took the loss as the Loboes were edged 3-1 by Lamesa in bi district play in Monahans. Both teams had four hits apiece, and Monahans must win Friday in Lamesa at 5 30 p m to force a deciding game in Monahans. Hank Aaron dominates headlines as he nears major career marks but trails Babe Ruth.
Hank Aaron belted his 648th career home run to move into a second place tie on baseball's all time list as the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-4. It was his ninth homer of the season and tied him with Willie Mays for second behind Babe Ruth.
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