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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1975
Page
11
Cliff Johnson pinch hits a ninth inning grand slam to erase a three-run deficit as the Houston Astros rally for an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The pivotal homer came with one out in the ninth off reliever Mike Garman, sealing the comeback.
Southern Trinaisan Sports notes a Houston comeback after two costly Cardinal miscues. Mario Guererro fumbles a grounder letting a baserunner in at the start of the ninth. Cesar Cedeno and Bob Watson reach on errors as Houston plates three unearned runs to knot 4-4, then the Astros take the lead with an eight inning burst and win 7-4.
Catfish Hunter pitched a four hitter to beat the White Sox 3 0 as Ed Herrmann called all pitches while Thurman Munson and Kerry Dineen lined the outfield and Rick Dempsey played catcher in a lineup shortened by injuries. The win kept New York one game behind Boston in the AL East.
Major League standings feature Alex Johnson with four hits as a designated hitter amid knee soreness while Ron Blomberg returns from the disabled list with three hits but a sore shoulder. Sunday results include Oakland at Detroit postponed by rain and several daily scores.
The 75th U S Open opens at Medinah in Chicago with Nicklaus as the preeminent contender after a year of three wins and several podium finishes. Trevino, seeking a grand slam, is seen as the main challenger alongside Weiskopf Miller Player and Palmer in a strong 150 man field.
Defending champion Jerry Tucker of Carbondale edged 20 players in windy final round, finishing 70 to claim his second straight Southern Illinois Golf Association title at Crab Orchard. Bill Blewett matched him briefly on 15, then bogeyed 16 as Tucker sealed victory.
Peppermint Lounge of Carbondale defeated Grammer's Orchard 11-5 to claim the Friendship Festival slo-pitch championship. The Lounge went undefeated in double elimination, hitting 19 homers and turning a key triple play. Malone drove in 10 with four homers in one game including a grand slam.
Perry’s first start for the Texas Rangers after a trade drew a Cleveland reunion as the Indians beat Texas 5-1 behind three straight first inning hits and Boog Powell’s two run double. Elsewhere Red Sox 8 Royals 7 Blackwell’s odd two run single ends a four run eighth. Twins 5 Orioles 4 Soderholm drives in three, Dan Ford homers.
De Soto begins the De Soto fast pitch softball tournament with Du Quoin Merchants and Vienna Correctional Center as the opening round. The schedule has De Soto vs Pinckneyville Road Builders at 6 p.m. Tuesday followed by two losers bracket games. First games start at 6 p.m.
Dodgers face mixed news as Mike Marshall shines but Phillies edge them 4-3 with Greg Luzinski homering off a Marshall pitch. Other games include Pirates 8 Braves 6 and Mets 6 Padres 0 with Tom Seaver dominant. Expos sweep Giants 2-1 and 5-1 behind Gary Carter doubles and Pepe Mangual homer.
Montreal Expos promote Don Stanhouse 24 to replace Dave McNally who retired last week. Stanhouse came from a Texas Rangers trade for Willie Davis and posted a 6-5 record with a 2.00 ERA in Memphis of the International League. Davis moved on to the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Reds fall 4 3 to the Cubs after Sparky Anderson and Johnny Bench are tossed by umpire Art Williams. Bonham pitched well until a late miscue allowed two runs in the eighth and Madlock drove in key runs for Chicago. Cincinnati had earlier completed a suspended game 11 3 and looked to sweep the series before Bonham stranded the shutout. Bench protested a close call at first to spark the ejection.
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