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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1972
Page
9
St Louis catcher Ted Simmons praises Bob Gibson as a Cardinal and teammate after Gibson blanked the Dodgers 4 0 for his 52nd career shutout. Simmons notes facing Gibson would have forced him to quit if he had met him earlier in his career.
Bob Gibson delivered a strong pitching performance securing his 209th victory and contributing a two run homer. Joe Torre also connected for his fifth homer, while Dal Maxvill scored the Cardinals' second run. The win completed one victory in the three game set with St Louis off today, then in San Francisco Tuesday.
Randy Hundley hit his first homer in 18 months to break a tie and lift the Cubs to a 3-1 win over the San Diego Padres. He also misplayed a ball that led to Rafael Robles triple play as Chicago snapped a rally. Dodgers and Pirates win behind strong late innings as Cincinnati keeps pace with a seventh straight win.
The Martin Oilers posted four wins in as many games against strong opposition. Endres outpitched Burlison of St. Louis Mics 6-2, Buckles pitched a four hit 4-0 shutout, and Quillman belted his 14th homer as Oilers climb to 25-5. Sunday at Gillespie, Herring and Ferguson had two hits each in a 7-3 win. Next, Neunert beats Cairo 1-0 in non league action as Walternate and Koehn close out. Also Gary Player and Jerry Heard added to IVB Golf Classic field June 8-11 at Plymouth-Whitemarsh Valley.
Sport talk questions the 1972 Cardinals turmoil noting past champs lost 1968 series to Detroit and draft a reshaped lineup. Ex cards populate many teams as trade activity and ownership shifts blur steady progress while manager Red Schoendienst weighs field problems and morale amid frequent moves.
The Oakland Athletics shut out the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 in the first game and 2-0 in the nightcap, extending Baltimore’s slump to three straight losses and dropping the O’s to third in the AL East behind Detroit and Cleveland. The A’s countered with two early runs in each game, while Baltimore hitters struggled with low averages including Hendricks, Powell, Belanger, Etchebarren, Buford, Robinson, Blair, and Johnson.
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