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Newspaper
Playground Daily News
Location
Fort Walton Beach, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1971
Page
3
The Oakland Athletics spotlight Vida Blue as a rising ace, celebrating his early surge on the mound while signaling belief in his bright future with the club.
Buford sparked a free-for-all as Orioles beat White Sox 11-3 in the opener before Chicago won 1-0 on Tom Johnson’s backstop. The brawl led to ejections and bench-emptying moments as Buford homered twice and drove in four. McNally allowed five runs in seven frames in the nightcap shutout.
Willie Mays belted his 639th career homer and scored the tying run in the 11th as the San Francisco Giants edged the New York Mets 2 1. Kerry Johnson earned the win in relief while Koosman took the loss after a 10 inning outing with five hits allowed.
Amos Otis and Cookie Rojas powered the Kansas City Royals to a two game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in a home doubleheader. Otis hit a three run homer in game one and a solo shot in game two while Rojas added a three run homer in game two. Dal Canton and Drago earned the wins with Abernathy and Burgemire closing.
Steve Blass pitched a five hitter to post his fifth win and his third shutout of the year as the Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 6 to 0. Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner homered, and Blass contributed an RBI in the second inning. Chicago was shut out for the second straight game as Ferguson Jenkins took the loss.
The schedule lists Detroit at Minnesota Caln 2-0 Perry 4, Cleveland at Milwaukee Pauiin 4, California at Washington Bosman 2-7, Oakland at New York Kilne 44, Kansas City Hedtin 44 at Reston Lonburg 1-0 with multiple night games and bye weeks.
In Bloomington, Minnesota, Sarmon Killebrew hit a three run homer in the eighth inning as Jim Kaat limited Detroit to eight hits. The Twins regroup after Detroit’s first inning run to lead 3-1 by the second. Cesar Tovar and Rod Carew contributed, while Willie Horton and Bill Freehan started Detroit’s scoring.
MOBILE Smith Plumbing finished second in the Mobile Jaycees Invitational Softball Tournament losing to Clutch Specialty of Mobile 20 9 in the final. They defeated Valley Merchants 23 20 in Saturday’s quarterfinals and beat Jo’s Pizza 86 15 in the losers bracket before meeting Clutch in the title game.
New York Yankee opener went to the Yankees 3 0 before Oakland tied it in the nightcap. Tommy Davis sparked a three run fifth with a tying single and five hits in the doubleheader. Bert Campaneris scored on an error in the third and on a fifth inning single by Davis to break the 2 2 tie. Johnny Ellis belted a three run homer in the fifth for New York.
Cesar Cedeno replaced the injured Jimmy Wynn to spark a 4-1 Houston win over Cincinnati. Cedeno collected three hits including his second homer, as Larry Dierker pitched seven strong in his ninth win of the season. The Astros scored in the third on Cedeno’s homer after Joe Morgan’s single, added a fourth thanks to a Dierker RBI in the fourth, and Cedeno capped the scoring with a seventh inning double to drive in Metzger.
Campbell, a 48 year old Walker Cup veteran from Huntington West Virginia, was upset 4 and 2 by 24 year old Scot Gino Russo in the first round at Carnoustie. The day featured mixed results for American entries with several advancing to the second round and others still contesting matches.
The Fort Walton Reneh Mena Golf Association announces a Par 8 Tournament at Hollywood Golf Course Wednesday at 7 am. Members may enter via the FWER Golf Course Pro Shop with multiple categories listed.
In San Diego, Jim Bunning pitched eight innings and struck out five as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Padres 23 to 1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Reliever Al Severinsen took the loss. Tony Taylor, Don Money, and Deran Johnson contributed infield hits in the ninth.
Washington blanked California 4-0 as Deg Riddleberger held the Angels to two hits in five innings of relief for starter Mike Thompson who left with hand soreness. Thompson allowed one hit in three frames before giving way to Riddleberger who earned his second win against one loss.
The Fort Walton Beach Chamber team edged Niceville-Valparaiso 30 to 29 at Fort Walton Beach Golf Course to hold the Golden Crow trophy for a month. The monthly event pits 14 chamber members per side with the loser earning the crow trophy and a public relations clash between chambers. Next match is June 25 at the night golf course.
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