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-run inning' The Yankees scored lfi runs in the top' half of the fourth inning last night as they downed the Mets, 16-1, in'majors league play in the Pima - Navajo Little league.The Yanks managed jusFJir--hits during the game, and none of those came against losing pitcher Chuck Bourque who struck out five and'walked two.Bill Bindley relieved Bourque in the fourth and walked twelve men and allowed four hits for the brunt of the big inning.John Christenson had ihe big hit for the winners, a triple. Bruce Duraek and Jim Slocum each had singles for the dinners also. *hits off winning pitcher Slocum were singles by Bourque and Mike Chambers.In the minors, Curt Wright and Gary Pitts homered as the Mets beat the Tigers, 9-8, and '■-the Yankees .beat the Cards, 7-5.In the farm league, the Mets beat the Tigers, 5-3.SCOTTSDALEGordon Hendricks twirled a one hitter, striking out 13 as the Pirates beat the Dodgers, 4-0 in the majors.• Mike Bebo was the top hitter for the winners with a single and a double off losing pitcher Terry Dirodis, Sparky Goodrich added , a pair of sin-lone hit for the losers was a single by Dirodig,In the other major league game, doubles by Bob Boyle and Mike Storz helped push the Braves past the Red Sox 12-10., The dinners managed only five hits off loser Tim Roper, but took advantage of the 10 walks he gave- out. Dan King was the winner.In the minors, the Red Sox beat the Braves, 14-10.EAST SCOTTSDALE Phil Bishop socked three hits in Jour trips to the plate and drove in five runs as the Orioles beat the Indians, 12-4, in major league action. Dean Vo-macka was the winning pitcher- arsri airfprt his nwn ratisp witha double. Richard Sykes’ dou- HOHOKAMble and a pair of double plays Bob Poole hit two home runsby the OrioK: defense also aid- for the Cards as they demolished the win. ed the Cubs, -15-1. Cary De-Top hitter for the losers was priest scattered five hits - and -Jon Williams' with a triple. . struck 'out 11 in picking up the Greer Fortney also had a dou- win.Se7 3 • SALT RIVER \'* KACfflNA-HOPI Scooter Sjolseth, Jamie Bro-Bobby Christmas stopped the dy and Bucky Trevino eachWhite'Sox on a three hitter as had a pair of hits for the Dodg-the-Yanks downed the White \ era, but it wasn’t enough asSov 15-3 Six Sox errors helped they fell to the Giants; 8-3.contribute to the downfall. Joqy Morris had the big blow• In the other major league; for the winners, a home nr.1 same the Dodgers beat the with the bases empty. MomsYankees 9-2. The winners* man- had a pair of hits in support ofased four hits while the losers winning pitcher Bob Janik aswge to two did Rick Berman, and Bill Rj-In the minors, the White Sox an.beat the Braves, 84, and the It minors, the BravesBraves beat the Orioles, 9-4. beat the Indians, 17-5 and inSteve Wood and Heller were; all the hits for tfie losers..In.the other major league fray, Roger Alarie homered rind tripled and . winning pitcher Ralph' Fierros singled ' four times as the Red Sox beat the Indians. 10-3. Rich Johnson suffered the loss, and Scott Miller was three for three for the losers.In the senior'loop, Phoenix Giants’, batboy Tom Linnell pitched his first, win of the year as-the White Sox beat the Cards, 9-3: Jim Asmussen was three for four for the winners and Linnell, Greg Dennis and Ride Moreno each had a pair of hits off loser Mike Stephans. Bruce Work had a triple and a single to lead'the losers at the plate,the farm, the Cards beat the Pirates, 16-2.KIVA-KAIBAB John Piccinati pitched a four hit, 13 Strike out performance, but Mike Snodgrass matched it.with a four Ijitter of his own as.........the Tigers beat the Cubs, 4-3.Dave Hainlen’s home runs was the big blow for the losers.SOUTH SCOTTSDALE Larry Heckathom pitched a three bitter and Bruce Ray socked a home run as the firstplace Braves stayed in firstplace by downing the Yankees S O: Allen Knudsen also got into the- act against losing pitcher Keith Heller as he went three for three at the plate., .’Singles by Gardner Lahet,
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Scottsdale Progress
Scottsdale, Arizona, US
Tue, Jun 18, 1968
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