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Gibson Hurls 13th Shutout,Sets E.R.A. Mark With 1.12! heifoST. LOUIS, MO. (AP)—Bob Gibson broke the National League record for earned-run average with a six-hit shutout that boosted the Cardinals to a 1-0 victory over Houston Friday night.Gibson, now 22-9 and makinghis last start before the WorldStThe ScoreboardAmerican LeagueStandingsaccbrW.L.Pet.G.B.Detroit...10357.644Baltimore ..71.56213Boston ....74,53817Cleveland75.53417 VzNew York .79.50622Oakland ...79.50622Minnesota ....,7882.48825California .94.41337Chicago ...94.41337Washington....6396.39639VaFriday’s GamesCleveland 2, Baltimore 0 (N) Boston 12, New York 2 CN Washington 3, Detroit 1 (N Oakland 8, Minnesota 4 IN) Chicago 5, California 1 (N)Today’s PitchersT—Minnesota (Hall 2-1) at Oakland {Odom 15-10)N—Chicago (Fisher 8-12) at California (Bennett 0-4)Washington (Pascual 13-12) at Detroit (McLain 31-6)New York (Stottlemyre 21-12) at Boston (Lonborg 6-9)Only games scheduledNational LeagueStandingsW, L.St. Louis .....% 64San Francisco .,87 73 Chicago .......82Cincinnati .....82Atlanta .......80Pittsburgh .... ,80Los Angeles .. .75 Philadelphia ...75 New York .... .72Houston .......717878808085858889Pet..600.544.513.513.500500.469.469.450.4446.B.91414161621212425(11Series, lowered his E.R.A. to|^ 11.12, breaking the record of 1.22 whiTiatset by Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1915.Hub Leonard of Boston holds the major league E.R.A. recordi jji WofIcof 1.01 for 222 innings in 1914.The 33-year-old Cardinal right-hander turned in his thirteenth shutout and struck out 11.Julian Javier scored the only run Gibson needed in the fifth inning. Javier walked, Gibson sacrificed and Curt Flood singled him home.Gibson, whose 22 victories are the most he has ever won, broke the major league E.R.A, record for 300 or more innings. Walter Johnson set the mark of 1.14 in 1913 with the Washington Senators. Gibson has pitched 304aiISinnings.HOUSTONST. LOUISab r h bl •Herrora rf 4 0 10 Brock IfTorr« s* 4 0 0 0 Flood cfWvnn cf 4 0 10 Marls rfstaub lb 4 0 0 0 Ceptda lbRader 3b 3 0 2 0 MCarver cMtnke 2b 3 0 10 Shannon 3bAsprrrmte If 30 l Cl Javier 2b Colbert clAdleih c Dlerker p Thomas ph Biasome p Shea p0 0 0 0 Maxvlil s* 2 0 0 0 Gibson p 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0ab r h bl 4 0 2 0 4 0 3 13 0 0 04 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 10 2 10 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0dssrvFvfcVTotal Houston St.LouisFriday’s GamesChicago 4, Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 5, Atlanta 2 (N) Philadelphia 3, New York 2 innings, N)St. Louis 1, Houston 0 (N)San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 2 (15 innings, N)Today’s PitchersPhiladelphia (G. Jackson 1-6) at New York (Ryan 6-9)Pittsburgh (Blass 18-5) at Chicago (Jenkin 19-15)San Francisco (Bolin 10-5) at Cincinnati (Nolan 9-3)N—Los Angeles (Sutton 10-15) at Atlanta (Jarvis 16-11)Houston (Wilson 13*16) at St. Louis (Carlton 13-16)30 0 4 0 Total 29 \ 6 1 ......HO OH 10 0— 0110 0 0 * - 1E—Cepeda. LOB—Houston 4, St.Louis 7. 2B—Shannon. S—Gibson, Adltsh.IP H RER BB SODlarker lt;L,12-15) -.7 7 1114Blasingame .... 1-3 1 0 0 1 0Shea 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Gibson * 4 0 0 0 11T—2,11. A—11,658.LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP WINSLOS ANGELES, CALIF. (AP) —Champion Carlos (Leo) Cruz retained his world lightweight title Friday night with a unanimous 15-round decision over Mando Ramos.Cruz staved off a dramatic but unsuccessful late rally by
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