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TOPPLE THOMASVILLE TWICEPirates Boost WCL Lead to Four GamesThe Gastonia Pirates have upped their lead in the Western Carolina* League to four full games . . , biggest of the campaign in the circuit.They did it on the strength Of a double victory over Thomas-villc last night, by the scores of Jl-4 and 2-1 as a pair of Buc metsidsmeji posted their first wins, of the season In the process.Bob Nauman came up with another of his fine relief performances to gain credit for the win in the first game when the G-Pirates scored five runs in the top of the seventh Inning, Joe Knutson went the route with a four-hitter to win the second gome, the Bum, again, winning in the late frames, with the lone two, but victorious, tallies in the sixth.7he wins hiked the Bues margin over both Thomasvilie and Salisbury to a full four games. The Astros pulled into second place despite a loss to Greenville, 6-3, last night.* A A THE LCSSES were the seventh and eighth In a row for the Hi-Toms who haven’t been able to break the losing jag which has followed hard on the WCL record winning steak of 15 in a row.Last night's wins were the first of the season for the C-Pjrales over the Hi-Toms who had won both earlier meetings with Gastonia,A three-run homer by Pablo Cruz in the seventh inning keyed the first game victory in which the Sues collected 13 hits. Craz, A1 Oliver, Roy Foster and Wayne Golden nicked two hits apiece as every one in the lineup wiih the exception of Cmiard Brown secured hits. Oliver had a 4W-Eoot double in the first inning when the Bucs scored three times.Dick Mergler was the starter, giving away to Nsumsn in the fifth and the Salter permitted three hits and one run to gain the win.AAA THE Hi TOMS took a 1-0 firstBuc Boxes(First Game)«.taro*u *» ” B'• . J 0 .1 Ulb ' - « \ } *R-.-trt.9tl. *!» j I ,r-.wr - * : ' fGto 3 3 ^ ■TV.:*. e Cru? m Mnn'er. S -Nat p •inning lead in the second game, and the Pirates waited until next to their last turn to post the victory.They scored the two runs on singles by Brown and Oliver and Foster’s double.The comeback victory in the second game was the eighth time ihi6 year that the Pirates have posted a one-run win. They have lost two by the narrow margin.Last nlglu's twin win was the Pirates second sweep of a double-header this season. They also whipped the Rock Hill Cardinals in both vnds of the only other twin bill to date.A A *TONIGHT, the Bucs go to Greenville and the Mels will play here Sunday afternoon st 3 o'clock.Harold Clem and Roy Porterfield are likely hutiers tor the Pirates in the pair of weekend encounters.In other games; Lexington swept a doubieheader with Spartanburg B-5 and 3-2. Shelby downed Rock Hill 7-5 and Greenville beat Salisbury 5-3.PbL* Tankersly, Gino Marieoa and Mel Patton hit three straight doubles in the eighth to help Rock Hill defeat Shelby. Lexington’s winning tun in thesecond game was walked in as it in the sixth with three runs. Spartanburg pitcher Doc Cram- Greenville first baseman Don or walked a tola) of nine. In Lemley collected t b r e e of his tlie opener, I-exington clinched team’s 12 bits.4 1)1.4 2 1 ..2 0 » 11 o 1 rT.-ile ............” 11 n 11' THOMASVUXEL:v:..g*K'n. c! ■ OW»rs.Ashcroft. ft - •ViAfliCh. c Alexander. It UojMjt. I-Be:x:-.elt; 3b Pri*. ?h - -Si.S'.ll' p ■■ ■ Flfrtl. pS’.acklcda. P Thornton. p* - ■ Lit:ifj»in. •AB IV H StTotal* ....................by Inning*:iaASTONIA ....................HO liO 5—IXTBOMASV1LLE ........... MI IQ1 °;E—Brown. Robertson 2. Free 2. PO-A—Roaunti* 21-11; ThomMvUle 21-11. LOB—Gastonia 3; ThOTMS-ville 10. 2B—Oliver, Littlejohn. HP— Crus, SB—Foster, Cross 2, Robertson. Oliver, ap—Thomas. Alexander, Livingston. DP—Gastonia 1.Wither IP H R Er Bb SoMergler ............4Kaumaa ........3Sommer ..........4 a aFlera ...............2 3 1BlecKedge .... 14 5Winner; Bauman (1-0) Loser: Sommer 16-21. . 3 21 t « 3S S t 1 1 0solPB—Billie. VMetlcJi. U-Voyi and Shlves. T—2:i».(Second Game)GASTONIA A3 R H BIThomas, ct ....................3 ? ? 2C. Brown. If ..................2 11“Oliver, lb ......................3 11?Robertson, 2b ................ 3 0 0 jFoster, rl ......................3 £ ? IGolden, Jb ......................3 0 10O'Connor, c ....................2 0 o 0Crux, w ............-.........- 3 0 0 nKnutson, p ......... 2 n 0 DTotals .................... 23 2 J 2THOMASVJLLS AB R H BlLlvluraton, cf ................ 2 1 0 0Glover. tt ....................... 3 0 0 0Ashcroft, rf -------- 2 0 0 1Littlejohn, e ---------------1 S 0 3Alexander, el ................3 0 1 0Dooley, lb .....................- 3 0 10Bccitner. 3b ...................a o t 0Free, 2b ...........................i 0 0 0Helton, p ......................2 0 10Totals ......................... 22 X 4 1Score by Innings:E—Oliver. PO-A—Omlonta 21-12; Thomasvilie 21-10. LOR—Gastonia 3; Thomi villa 3. 2B—Foster. BB— Livingston. 3 — Beckner. DP—Oa»-tonla 2, Thomgsvllle 3.FltcBer IP H » Er BP SoKnutson ....... 2 4 112 3Melton ............ T J 2 2 2 IWinner: Knutson (i-0Loser: MeltonBIRD PLAYS TAG WITH ANGELBob Johnson of the Orioles puts the tag on teammate Paul Scheal struck out and was lag-Lou Clinton of the Angels in the first game nf ged by Johnson in .the ensuing rundown. The their twin bill at Baltimore last night. Clinton teams split the double bill. (AP Wirespholoi. was trapped between first and second whenGREAT DAY FOR PITCHERSBrooks’ Bat Boosts Birds, Radatz Right For Red SoxBy MURRAY CHASS , ,. Associated Press Sports WriterK look Brooks Robinson one game to get back into shape. Dick Radatz needed six weeks.Robinson returned io the Baltimore line-up after a 19-day absence as the Orioles divided a doubieheader with the Los Angeles Angels Friday night, losing the first game 3-1 before taking the nightcap 3-0.Radatz mode his third straight appearance as Boston whipped Kansas City 0-3.The American League's Most Valuable Plyaor las I season. Robinson suffered a broken right thumb when hit by a pilch May 8. Ke played part-time the next day but hadn't appeared in a game since then.Against the Angels in the opener, he failed to get a hit in three trips to the plate. The rust wore off quickly, however, and he started the second game with a second-inning single,Then, in the fourth, the ace third baseman doubled across two runs and scored the Orioles’ other run on Jerry Adair’s single-Radatz, the AL’s Fireman of the Year in 1964. had been having more than a little trouble Uiis season prior to the last Lhree days. Consistently ineffective. tbe fi foot-S veteran saw his earned run average soar to 7.43 two weeks ago. „ . ;With 5 1-3 innings of shutout relieving the past three days, though. Radatz has sliced his BRA to 6.19.He relieved Jim Lonborg r n-day night in the seventh inning with two rus in. two AthleticsLEADERSAMERICAN LEAGUEBatting (15 at batsL-ttorton, Detroit, -3«; Divallllo. Cleveland. 364. Ran*—Green. Boston, 35*. McAu-tfa—t.R.tta38: Howard, Washington. 33.Hits—McAullffe. Detroit. S3: Csr-deoal, Los Angelo*, so.Double*—Wild. Chicago and ver-t)l*s. Minnesota, 13; YastroMmskt. Boston, Carden*!, hot Angeles one Oliva. Minnesota. 11.TrlnWs—Vewallw. Minnesota and Blasingame. Waaningtoii. «: Ajj»: riclo. Baltimore: McAullffe. Detroit. Campanerls, Kansas City: Frege*!. Los Angelas and Trtwh. New Vork, 3.Homo runs—Gentile. Kansas City. ]0; Con Ig Li arc. Boston. Co.AVltO, Cleveland. Horton, Dstrolt ana Olivo. Minnesota, 2.Stolen bases—Cempaaerla. Kansas City and Canieual. Los Angeles, 11:a,Tllnv,rr. 10.on base and une- out. He gut out of the jam and finished the game with one hit allowed and seven batters struck out.His performance was only one of many outstanding pitching exhibitions in the American League.George Brunet pitched a two-hitter for Los Angeles in the first-game victory over Baltimore while Steve Barber came back in the nightcap and held the Angels to three bits.Hank Aguirre pitched a two-hitter as Detroit edged Cleveland 1-0. and Chicago trimmed New York 2-0 behind Joe Horten’s six-hit hurling. Minnesota defeated Washington 4-1 in the first game of a scheduled doubieheader. Rain canceled tha second.In the National League. San Francisco shelled Cincinnati 12-7, Milwaukee nipped Lor An-gelea 5-4, Houston look St. Lnuis3-2 in 12 innings, Pittsburgh whipped New York 6-1 and Philadelphia stopped Chicago 3-1.The only Oriole hits off Brunet■5TANPMGSJJ.In the opener were Jack Brandt’s first-inning single and Bob Johnson's double in the aev-elh.Felix Meniilla supported Lonborg and Radatz with a two-run homer in the third inning and a run-scoring single in the eighth. Lenny Green and Ed Bressoud added homers for the Red Sox.Don Wert's eighth-inning homer oft Cleveland's Ralph Terry gave Aguirre his fifth victory against two defeats, Terry,4-3, gave up just five hits.The While Sox tvere held hit-less by Bill Stafford until the sixth inning. Then, Johnny Romano led off with a single, moved to second on a sacrifice snd scorsd on. I)od Buford bounced a single off the glove of first basrmon Joe Pejitone,Tony Oliva drove in three Minnesota runs with a single and a homer. Rob Allison also hoinereii for the Twins. Dave Boswell heid the Senators to one hit through S 2-3 innings until he was forced to leave tho game with a blistered finger.WESTERN CAROLDVAS LEAGUE Team* W I, ret. OBGASTONIA ........... 28 10 .722 -Tr.'.~i*jvi;l- . . . U 14 211 4tv»lwouiy • - - Vi 15 205 4Lexitr-xn 22 18 sw s•w.m-.....17 II .447 196par.«c^srg 13 73 J03 14O.T-'r.,! I- .14 it 382 23Rocx h.:i - - :i ii 2W isRESULTS LAST NIGHT cisioNia ii-j. TLu.-nui.-ili* 4-1 Ltxlngton 8-3. SBart-i'n.burg 5-2 Rock Hill 7, Shelh? S GneovlUe 6, Salisbury 3GAMES TONIGHT GASTONIA At OresavUle Spamuburg at Salisbury ThomasvlUi at Rock H1U Lexiugtou at ShelbyGAMES SUNDAY QKOnvMe at GASTONIA (3 p.m.) Salisbury st Spartanburg Rock Hill at Thomasvilie Shelby at LexingtonAMERICAN LEAGUE Tf.ua* 2V I. ret. OBChicago .................... 25 11 .311Minnesota Detroit ..... Baltimore . Cleveland . Los AngolwBoston .......New York .. 24 14 .632 23 37 ,57a „ 23 !S .543 .. 39 38 .314 .. 22 22 .500 . 19 20 .187 .. 57 24 .415FEIBAY’S RESULTSPittsburgh 8, New York t Philadelphia 3, Chicago 1 Houston 3. St. Louis 2 (12 In-nlnga)Milwaukee S. Los Angeles 4 San Francisco 12, Cincinnati 7TODAY’S GAMES Mtlawukee at Lob An relee Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Philadelphia 8i. Louis at Houston Cincinnati at San FranciscoSUNDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh «t New York (2 Chicago at Philadelphia Milwaukee at Hou*Lon Cincinnati at Los Angeles St. Louis at San FranciscoMONDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Nett York at Chicago [2i Cloctnaalt at Los Angeles 12)St. Louis at San Francisco Milwaukee at Houston (N)SOUTHERN LEAGUE Teams W L Pet. GBtin.. ?4 15 t'\ .I.) :i, 'ibu.-g 71 I:, .f.-iC.,l :■! :; 5:5AShevirc ......32 IS JiB 3Knoxville ..... 18 21 .482 6CRstitncvya ..... 37 24 ,«s sHtrannpham ... :1 55 *1J aMontgomery ........ 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Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Sat, May 29, 1965
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