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FINAL EDITION
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Including final
results of all ball
games
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1971
VOL. 2, No. 24
Surprising Indians Top Angels,
Pull to Within 1 Game of Yanks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Indians began
1970 in unimpressive fashion and ended it by
losing 19 of their final 31 games. So yes, count
them among the surprise teams of 1971.
Scoring all their runs in the third inning and
knocking out the pitcher who entered the game
with the second-lowest ERA in the league, the
Tribe edged the Angels on Tuesday night, 5-4,
for their sixth win in a row.
Cleveland’s 12-5 record is a five-win improvement over last season after 17 games.
What’s more, Tuesday’s win pulled them to
within a game of the division-leading Yankees.
The Angels took an early lead in the bottom
of the second inning on a two-run double by
starting pitcher Andy Messersmith, who fashioned a 0.84 ERA in his first four starts.
Messersmith would not survive the top of the
third. The first five Indians reached safely, with
Cleveland scoring on a walk, a single and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly by Ken Harrelson. Messersmith was yanked after his wild pickoff attempt allowed Vada Pinson to score the fifth
run of the inning.
Indians starter Ray Lamb (2-0) held the Halos to three runs in eight innings, striking out a
career-high 10. Steve Mingori notched his
league-leading seventh save.
Messersmith (1-3) allowed five runs, four
earned, in 2 2/3 innings.
Flood Quits Senators,
Cites Personal Woes
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Curt Flood
has quit baseball again.
The once-great player who was talked out of
retirement as his $3.1 million suit against baseball was pending, left the Washington Senators
unexpectedly Tuesday and was en route to Europe.
The 33-year-old outfielder sent a telegram to
Senators owner Robert Short just prior to the
Washington-Minnesota game:
“I tried. A year and one-half is too much.
Very serious personal problems mounting.
Thanks for your confidence and understanding.
Flood.”
Short, manager Ted Williams and his teammates said Flood’s departure was caused primarily by personal problems and not the poor
spring he’s had in a baseball uniform.
“I personally feel bad that he’s gone,” said
FLOOD, Page 2
White Sox 13, Yankees 1
NEW YORK — Tommy John fired a sevenhitter and Bill Melton cracked his fifth homer in
six games as the White Sox beat the Yankees.
The ChiSox erputed for a season-high 19 hits,
with shortstop Lee Richard accounting for four
and four teammates chipping in three apiece.
League batting leader Jay Johnstone had three
hits and three RBI.
John (3-1) struck out five and walked none.
Mel Stottlemyre (3-1) allowed four runs in five
innings and suffered his first loss.
Orioles 7, A’s 2
OAKLAND — Dave McNally hurled a fivehitter as the Orioles snapped the A’s six-game
win streak.
McNally (3-1) was supported by two-run
homers from Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson.
Angel Mangual belted his first career home run
for Oakland
A’s starter Diego Segui (3-1) allowed five
runs in eight innings.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 3
BOSTON — Marty Pattin struck out eight and
red-hot Tommy Harper had three hits and scored
twice as the Brewers topped the Red Sox.
Harper’s leadoff single touched off a four-run
rally in the fourth inning that erased a 2-0 Boston
lead. He is fourth in the American League with
a .367 average.
Boston’s Reggie Smith tied a career high with
five hits, clouting two home runs for the second
consecutive game. He has 10 hits and eight RBI
in his past four games.
Pattin (3-2) allowed three runs in eight innings. Loser Ray Culp (2-3) dropped his third
consecutive decision.
Twins 6, Senators 2
WASHINGTON D.C. — Bert Blyleven struck
out nine and Cesar Tovar had four hits as the
Twins trimmed the Senators.
Blyleven (1-2), who went the distance, outpitched Denny McLain (1-3), who allowed four
runs in five innings.
Tony Oliva and George Mitterwald had two
RBI each for the Twins.
Tigers 6, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY — Dean Chance earned his
first win with Detroit, pitching the Tigers past
Kansas City for their first road win in 12 tries.
Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan tagged two-run
homers for the Tigers. Chance (1-3) allowed
three runs in eight innings.
Bruce Dal Canton (0-3) took the loss for the
Royals, who are 1-8 at home.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pie Traynor, former
Pittsburgh Pirate third baseman, is in fair condition in Alleghany Hospital, it was reported
Tuesday night.
Traynor was admitted Monday night to the
hospital. His exact illness was not known.
The 71-year-old Traynor owns a lifetime batting average of .320. He batted over .300 six
years in a row (1925-30) and 10 times in all.
He became player-manager of the Pirates
midway through the 1935 season. He resigned
after the 1939 season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tiger manager Billy Martin fined an unidentified player
$200 for drinking beer on the team bus Tuesday
night.
“I won’t tell you the name of the player who
will have to pay,” Martin said. “I am not against
beer but there is a place to drink it. The clubhouse is all right but the bus is out and the players know this.”
Martin was on the bus en route back to the
Tigers’ hotel when he spotted the player drinking beer. He sent pitching coach Art Fowler
back to check out the violation.
Major League Standings
A.L. EAST
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Detroit
W
13
12
10
9
7
5
L
4
5
7
8
12
13
PCT.
.765
.706
.588
.529
.368
.278
GB
--1
3
4
7
8½
N.L. EAST
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis
W
11
12
10
10
4
7
L
5
7
7
8
8
14
PCT.
.688
.632
.588
.566
.333
.333
GB
--½
1½
2
5
6½
A.L. WEST
Oakland
Milwaukee
Minnesota
California
Chicago
Kansas City
W
18
8
8
8
7
6
L
4
9
11
12
12
14
PCT.
.818
.471
.421
.400
.368
.300
GB
--7½
8½
9
9½
11
N.L. WEST
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Diego
W
10
11
10
9
10
5
L
7
10
10
9
11
13
PCT.
.588
.524
.500
.500
.476
.278
GB
--1
1½
1½
2
5½
Tuesday’s American League Results
Tuesday’s National League Results
Milwaukee 5, Boston 3
Chicago 13, New York 1
Minnesota 6, Washington 2
Baltimore 7, Oakland 2
Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Cleveland 5, California 4
Pittsburgh 11, Los Angeles 1
New York 3, St. Louis 2 (11 innings)
Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1
Philadelphia 4, Houston 3
Cincinnati 10, San Diego 0
Montreal at Chicago, ppd., cold
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
All times local
All times local
Milwaukee (Parsons 1-0) at Boston (Siebert 2-1),
1:30 p.m.
Minnesota (Hall 1-3) at Washington (Cox 1-0), 7:30
p.m.
Chicago (Johnson 0-4) at New York (Kline 2-0), 8
p.m.
Detroit (Lolich 2-2) at Kansas City (Drago 1-2) 7:30
p.m.
Cleveland (Foster 2-1) at California (Wright 2-3), 8
p.m.
Baltimore (Cuellar 2-2) at Oakland (Hunter 2-1), 8
p.m.
Montreal (Morton 0-3) at Chicago (Hands 0-2), 1:30
p.m.
Los Angeles (Sutton 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Blass 3-0), 8
p.m.
San Francisco (Stone 0-2) at Atlanta (Nash 0-1), 8
p.m.
San Diego (Coombs 0-3) at Cincinnati (McGlothlin
1-2), 8 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lersch 0-0) at Houston (Wilson 3-0),
7:30 p.m.
New York (Gentry 2-0) at St. Louis (Torrez 0-2), 8
p.m.
Stargell Connects in Bucs Win, Sets Mark
PITTSBURGH — Willie Stargell is unimpressed by his early season slugging. He might
be the only one.
Stargell slammed his 11th home run of the
season Tuesday night — a record for the month
of April — as the Pirates routed the Dodgers 11
-1 for their fifth consecutive victory.
“So what did it get me?” he asked after the
game. “I don’t feel any different.”
He’s different, all right. In April 1969, Baltimore’s Frank Robinson set a record with 10
home runs. Cincinnati’s Tony Perez equaled the
feat last year.
Stargell not only eclipsed that standard, but is
setting a pace that would net him 94 homers for
the season. That presumes National League
hurlers will give him the chance. He was
walked twice Tuesday and is tied for the league
lead with 15 bases on balls.
In his other at-bats, Stargell singled and
scored in the Bucs’ seven-run fourth inning ral-
Major League Leaders
Around Baseball
Pirates Great Traynor
In Hospital, Said ‘Fair’
TEN CENTS
AMERICAN
G
AB
R
H
AVG.
NATIONAL
G
AB
R
H
AVG.
Johnstone, Chi.
18
68
9
28
.412
Woodward, Cin.
16
60
8
25
.417
Howard, Was.
19
77
9
29
.377
Jones, N.Y.
15
59
6
24
.407
Munson, N.Y.
14
51
11
19
.373
Beckert, Chi.
18
79
14
32
.405
Harper, Mil.
17
79
15
29
.367
Stargell, Pit.
19
61
21
23
.377
Murcer, N.Y.
17
63
14
23
.365
Pepitone, Chi.
18
78
11
29
.372
Cater, N.Y.
17
66
4
24
.364
Garr, Atl.
18
74
13
27
.365
Mincher, Oak.
21
72
16
26
.361
Perez, Cin.
16
61
8
22
.361
Smith, Bos.
17
70
13
25
.357
Day, Mon.
12
42
5
15
.357
Melton, Chi.
19
74
15
26
.351
Millan, Atl.
18
74
7
26
.351
Carew, Min.
18
66
11
23
.348
Aaron, Atl.
17
60
12
21
.350
HR: Monday (Oak.) 8; Smith (Bos.) 7; Melton
(Chi.) 7; Powell (Bal.) 6; Jackson, (Oak.) 5.
HR: Stargell (Pit.) 11; Aaron (Atl.) 7; Mays
(S.F.) 6; Torre (St.L) 5; Robertson (Pit.) 5.
RBI: Monday (Oak.) 22; Bando (Oak.) 21;
Powell (Bal.) 16; Smith (Bos.) 16; Reichardt
(Chi.) 16.
RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 23; Aaron (Atl.) 16; Menke
(Hou.) 16; three tied with 15.
Wins: Fingers (Oak.) 5-1; Blue (Oak.) 3-0;
five tied with 3-1.
Wins: Blasingame (Hou.) 4-0; Jenkins (Chi.)
4-1; Bunning (Phi.) 3-0; Blass (Pit.) 3-0; Wilson
(Hou.) 3-0.
Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 56; Lolich (Det.) 39;
Fingers (Oak.) 37; Hunter (Oak.) 31; John
(Chi.) 31.
Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 48; Jenkins (Chi.)
35; Holtzman (Chi.) 30; Sutton (L.A.) 30; Gibson (St.L) 30.
ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 0.78; McDowell (Cle.)
1.13; Wood (Chi.) 1.44; Blue (Oak.) 1.65; Messersmith (Cal.) 1.82.
ERA: Wilson (Hou.) 1.06; Billingham (Hou.)
1.15; Sutton (L.A.) 1.16; Ellis (Pit.) 1.41; Holtzman (Chi.) 1.69.
ly, fetched home a run with a sacrifice fly, and
homered for Pittsburgh’s final run. He leads the
majors with 23 RBI.
Pirates first baseman Bob Robertson added
his fifth homer and four RBI for the Bucs.
Winning pitcher Dock Ellis (3-1) fired a seven-hitter in his first complete game of the season. The Dodgers’ Claude Osteen (2-3) allowed eight runs in 3 1/3 innings in losing his
third consecutive start.
Reds 10, Padres 0
CINCINNATI — Gary Nolan tossed his
second shutout in three games as the Reds
pummeled the Padres and took sole possession
of first place in the N.L. West for the first time
this year.
Lee May and Bernie Carbo hit their first
home runs for Cincinnati, and Johnny Bench
had three RBI. Nolan (3-2) struck out six and
walked one in lowering his ERA to 2.25.
San Diego’s Steve Arlin (3-1) was lifted after allowing five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Braves 2, Giants 1
ATLANTA — Hank Aaron didn’t hit his
600th career home run as 13,494 Braves fans
hoped. But those fans went home happy as
Sonny Jackson’s tie-breaking homer in the
fourth inning helped the Braves hand the Giants their sixth consecutive loss.
Down 1-0 after two innings, Atlanta scored
the tying run in the third. Jackson, who earlier
in the game extended his hit streak to 14
games, put the Braves ahead for good with his
sixth home run in 620 career games.
Atlanta’s Ron Reed (2-3) allowed one run in
eight innings. Cecil Upshaw pitched a scoreless
ninth for his sixth save.
San Francisco starter Gaylord Perry (2-2)
allowed two runs, one earned, in seven frames.
Mets 3, Cardinals 2
ST. LOUIS — Cleon Jones’ RBI double in
the 11th inning lifted the N.L. East-leading
Mets past the Cardinals.
St. Louis extended the game on Jerry
McNertney’s tying two-run single in the bottom of the ninth.
Mets reliever Danny Frisella (1-0) earned the
win with two scoreless innings. The Redbirds’
Frank Linzy (0-3) took the loss. St. Louis fell
to 3-8 at home this season.
N.L., Page 2
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Flood
From Page 1
Williams. “There wasn’t a
guy on the club with a better
attitude.”
“I talked to him once when
we were taking him out of the
lineup. He understood what
we were doing. His attitude
was great.
“I hope he comes back. As
far as I’m concerned he’s big
league. This guy has a hell of
a lot of problems,” Williams
said.
Flood quit baseball in 1969
when he was traded from the
St. Louis Cardinals, with
whom he played for 12 seasons, to the Philadelphia Phillies. He refused to report.
He sat out the 1970 season
in Copenhagen, Denmark,
while suing baseball over its
reserve clause which binds a
player to one club for life or
until he’s traded.
After sitting out a year,
Short induced him to return to
baseball for $110,000. In the
meantime, he lost his case in
federal court and said he
would appeal to the Supreme
Court.
It was a difficult spring for
Flood, who conceded he had
trouble getting back into
shape in the glare of unwelcomed publicity.
Flood opened in center
field for the Senators at the
start of the season but was
lifted twice for defensive purposes — he had won seven
Gold Glove awards with St.
Louis — before being
benched.
He was then taken out of
the lineup against righthanded pitchers. His last start
was April 20 against the Yankees in New York although he
pinch hit against Milwaukee
on April 23.
“The manager, the team,
and the front office would like
to have him back,” Short told a
hastily called news conference.
“We don’t know why he’s
doing what he’s doing.
“The only indication is that
he was disappointed that he
hadn’t come around as quickly
as he thought he would. Williams and I talked about it and
we both were confident that he
would return to the years of
greatness, possibly this year.”
Flood had a lifetime average
of .293, with 1,853 hits, in 12
years with the Cardinals. He
was hitting .290 for Washington this season, but five of his
nine hits came in the team’s
first three games — he was 4for-20 over his final seven
games with no runs or RBI. He
batted .091 against righthanders.
“His attitude and manner
have been great,” Short said.
“Williams hadn’t given up on
him and neither had I.
“I know he has problems
and we would like to help him.
We had tried to help him. He
has all kinds of problems —
business and such,” the Senators owner said.
Short said one of his representatives reached Flood at
Kennedy International Airport
before he departed to Spain
“but he was unable to talk him
out of going.”
Flood, father of five children, is divorced. He gained
some renown as a portrait
painter in his last years with
the Cardinals but said when
he signed with the Senators
he was giving up painting to
concentrate on baseball.
He reportedly lost money
in a restaurant venture in Copenhagen. To recoup those
losses and to pay attorneys’
fees for his suit against baseball were reasons he signed
with the Senators.
Probably the only person
who received a clue Flood
was about to leave the team
was the clubhouse boy, Fred
Baxter.
“He came up to me Sunday
and asked me what he owed
N.L.
From Page 1
Phillies 4, Astros 3
HOUSTON — Jim Bunning won his third straight
decision to open the year,
pitching the Phillies past the
Astros.
Bunning (3-0) allowed
three runs in 7 1/3 innings.
me,” said Baxter. “I didn’t
think much about it. He
stayed around for another day
and I didn’t think much about
it after that.”
Pitcher Denny McLain,
who had his share of personal
problems last year while with
Detroit and had to sit out most
the season because of suspensions, had the locker next to
Flood’s.
“I would like to see him
come back,” he said. “I don’t
know what his problems are
but they must be serious. You
just don’t walk away from
something this big.”
Deron Johnson had three hits,
including his third home run,
for Philadelphia.
Losing
pitcher
Larry
Dierker (2-2) yielded four
runs in eight innings for Houston. Rich Chiles pounded his
first career round-tripper, a
two-run pinch-hit shot for the
Astros.
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FINAL EDITION
The Baseball Once-Upon-A Times.
Including final
results of all ball
games
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1971
VOL. 2, No. 24
Surprising Indians Top Angels,
Pull to Within 1 Game of Yanks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Indians began
1970 in unimpressive fashion and ended it by
losing 19 of their final 31 games. So yes, count
them among the surprise teams of 1971.
Scoring all their runs in the third inning and
knocking out the pitcher who entered the game
with the second-lowest ERA in the league, the
Tribe edged the Angels on Tuesday night, 5-4,
for their sixth win in a row.
Cleveland’s 12-5 record is a five-win improvement over last season after 17 games.
What’s more, Tuesday’s win pulled them to
within a game of the division-leading Yankees.
The Angels took an early lead in the bottom
of the second inning on a two-run double by
starting pitcher Andy Messersmith, who fashioned a 0.84 ERA in his first four starts.
Messersmith would not survive the top of the
third. The first five Indians reached safely, with
Cleveland scoring on a walk, a single and a tiebreaking sacrifice fly by Ken Harrelson. Messersmith was yanked after his wild pickoff attempt allowed Vada Pinson to score the fifth
run of the inning.
Indians starter Ray Lamb (2-0) held the Halos to three runs in eight innings, striking out a
career-high 10. Steve Mingori notched his
league-leading seventh save.
Messersmith (1-3) allowed five runs, four
earned, in 2 2/3 innings.
Flood Quits Senators,
Cites Personal Woes
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Curt Flood
has quit baseball again.
The once-great player who was talked out of
retirement as his $3.1 million suit against baseball was pending, left the Washington Senators
unexpectedly Tuesday and was en route to Europe.
The 33-year-old outfielder sent a telegram to
Senators owner Robert Short just prior to the
Washington-Minnesota game:
“I tried. A year and one-half is too much.
Very serious personal problems mounting.
Thanks for your confidence and understanding.
Flood.”
Short, manager Ted Williams and his teammates said Flood’s departure was caused primarily by personal problems and not the poor
spring he’s had in a baseball uniform.
“I personally feel bad that he’s gone,” said
FLOOD, Page 2
White Sox 13, Yankees 1
NEW YORK — Tommy John fired a sevenhitter and Bill Melton cracked his fifth homer in
six games as the White Sox beat the Yankees.
The ChiSox erputed for a season-high 19 hits,
with shortstop Lee Richard accounting for four
and four teammates chipping in three apiece.
League batting leader Jay Johnstone had three
hits and three RBI.
John (3-1) struck out five and walked none.
Mel Stottlemyre (3-1) allowed four runs in five
innings and suffered his first loss.
Orioles 7, A’s 2
OAKLAND — Dave McNally hurled a fivehitter as the Orioles snapped the A’s six-game
win streak.
McNally (3-1) was supported by two-run
homers from Paul Blair and Brooks Robinson.
Angel Mangual belted his first career home run
for Oakland
A’s starter Diego Segui (3-1) allowed five
runs in eight innings.
Brewers 5, Red Sox 3
BOSTON — Marty Pattin struck out eight and
red-hot Tommy Harper had three hits and scored
twice as the Brewers topped the Red Sox.
Harper’s leadoff single touched off a four-run
rally in the fourth inning that erased a 2-0 Boston
lead. He is fourth in the American League with
a .367 average.
Boston’s Reggie Smith tied a career high with
five hits, clouting two home runs for the second
consecutive game. He has 10 hits and eight RBI
in his past four games.
Pattin (3-2) allowed three runs in eight innings. Loser Ray Culp (2-3) dropped his third
consecutive decision.
Twins 6, Senators 2
WASHINGTON D.C. — Bert Blyleven struck
out nine and Cesar Tovar had four hits as the
Twins trimmed the Senators.
Blyleven (1-2), who went the distance, outpitched Denny McLain (1-3), who allowed four
runs in five innings.
Tony Oliva and George Mitterwald had two
RBI each for the Twins.
Tigers 6, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY — Dean Chance earned his
first win with Detroit, pitching the Tigers past
Kansas City for their first road win in 12 tries.
Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan tagged two-run
homers for the Tigers. Chance (1-3) allowed
three runs in eight innings.
Bruce Dal Canton (0-3) took the loss for the
Royals, who are 1-8 at home.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pie Traynor, former
Pittsburgh Pirate third baseman, is in fair condition in Alleghany Hospital, it was reported
Tuesday night.
Traynor was admitted Monday night to the
hospital. His exact illness was not known.
The 71-year-old Traynor owns a lifetime batting average of .320. He batted over .300 six
years in a row (1925-30) and 10 times in all.
He became player-manager of the Pirates
midway through the 1935 season. He resigned
after the 1939 season.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Detroit Tiger manager Billy Martin fined an unidentified player
$200 for drinking beer on the team bus Tuesday
night.
“I won’t tell you the name of the player who
will have to pay,” Martin said. “I am not against
beer but there is a place to drink it. The clubhouse is all right but the bus is out and the players know this.”
Martin was on the bus en route back to the
Tigers’ hotel when he spotted the player drinking beer. He sent pitching coach Art Fowler
back to check out the violation.
Major League Standings
A.L. EAST
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Detroit
W
13
12
10
9
7
5
L
4
5
7
8
12
13
PCT.
.765
.706
.588
.529
.368
.278
GB
--1
3
4
7
8½
N.L. EAST
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis
W
11
12
10
10
4
7
L
5
7
7
8
8
14
PCT.
.688
.632
.588
.566
.333
.333
GB
--½
1½
2
5
6½
A.L. WEST
Oakland
Milwaukee
Minnesota
California
Chicago
Kansas City
W
18
8
8
8
7
6
L
4
9
11
12
12
14
PCT.
.818
.471
.421
.400
.368
.300
GB
--7½
8½
9
9½
11
N.L. WEST
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Diego
W
10
11
10
9
10
5
L
7
10
10
9
11
13
PCT.
.588
.524
.500
.500
.476
.278
GB
--1
1½
1½
2
5½
Tuesday’s American League Results
Tuesday’s National League Results
Milwaukee 5, Boston 3
Chicago 13, New York 1
Minnesota 6, Washington 2
Baltimore 7, Oakland 2
Detroit 6, Kansas City 3
Cleveland 5, California 4
Pittsburgh 11, Los Angeles 1
New York 3, St. Louis 2 (11 innings)
Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1
Philadelphia 4, Houston 3
Cincinnati 10, San Diego 0
Montreal at Chicago, ppd., cold
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
All times local
All times local
Milwaukee (Parsons 1-0) at Boston (Siebert 2-1),
1:30 p.m.
Minnesota (Hall 1-3) at Washington (Cox 1-0), 7:30
p.m.
Chicago (Johnson 0-4) at New York (Kline 2-0), 8
p.m.
Detroit (Lolich 2-2) at Kansas City (Drago 1-2) 7:30
p.m.
Cleveland (Foster 2-1) at California (Wright 2-3), 8
p.m.
Baltimore (Cuellar 2-2) at Oakland (Hunter 2-1), 8
p.m.
Montreal (Morton 0-3) at Chicago (Hands 0-2), 1:30
p.m.
Los Angeles (Sutton 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Blass 3-0), 8
p.m.
San Francisco (Stone 0-2) at Atlanta (Nash 0-1), 8
p.m.
San Diego (Coombs 0-3) at Cincinnati (McGlothlin
1-2), 8 p.m.
Philadelphia (Lersch 0-0) at Houston (Wilson 3-0),
7:30 p.m.
New York (Gentry 2-0) at St. Louis (Torrez 0-2), 8
p.m.
Stargell Connects in Bucs Win, Sets Mark
PITTSBURGH — Willie Stargell is unimpressed by his early season slugging. He might
be the only one.
Stargell slammed his 11th home run of the
season Tuesday night — a record for the month
of April — as the Pirates routed the Dodgers 11
-1 for their fifth consecutive victory.
“So what did it get me?” he asked after the
game. “I don’t feel any different.”
He’s different, all right. In April 1969, Baltimore’s Frank Robinson set a record with 10
home runs. Cincinnati’s Tony Perez equaled the
feat last year.
Stargell not only eclipsed that standard, but is
setting a pace that would net him 94 homers for
the season. That presumes National League
hurlers will give him the chance. He was
walked twice Tuesday and is tied for the league
lead with 15 bases on balls.
In his other at-bats, Stargell singled and
scored in the Bucs’ seven-run fourth inning ral-
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TEN CENTS
AMERICAN
G
AB
R
H
AVG.
NATIONAL
G
AB
R
H
AVG.
Johnstone, Chi.
18
68
9
28
.412
Woodward, Cin.
16
60
8
25
.417
Howard, Was.
19
77
9
29
.377
Jones, N.Y.
15
59
6
24
.407
Munson, N.Y.
14
51
11
19
.373
Beckert, Chi.
18
79
14
32
.405
Harper, Mil.
17
79
15
29
.367
Stargell, Pit.
19
61
21
23
.377
Murcer, N.Y.
17
63
14
23
.365
Pepitone, Chi.
18
78
11
29
.372
Cater, N.Y.
17
66
4
24
.364
Garr, Atl.
18
74
13
27
.365
Mincher, Oak.
21
72
16
26
.361
Perez, Cin.
16
61
8
22
.361
Smith, Bos.
17
70
13
25
.357
Day, Mon.
12
42
5
15
.357
Melton, Chi.
19
74
15
26
.351
Millan, Atl.
18
74
7
26
.351
Carew, Min.
18
66
11
23
.348
Aaron, Atl.
17
60
12
21
.350
HR: Monday (Oak.) 8; Smith (Bos.) 7; Melton
(Chi.) 7; Powell (Bal.) 6; Jackson, (Oak.) 5.
HR: Stargell (Pit.) 11; Aaron (Atl.) 7; Mays
(S.F.) 6; Torre (St.L) 5; Robertson (Pit.) 5.
RBI: Monday (Oak.) 22; Bando (Oak.) 21;
Powell (Bal.) 16; Smith (Bos.) 16; Reichardt
(Chi.) 16.
RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 23; Aaron (Atl.) 16; Menke
(Hou.) 16; three tied with 15.
Wins: Fingers (Oak.) 5-1; Blue (Oak.) 3-0;
five tied with 3-1.
Wins: Blasingame (Hou.) 4-0; Jenkins (Chi.)
4-1; Bunning (Phi.) 3-0; Blass (Pit.) 3-0; Wilson
(Hou.) 3-0.
Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 56; Lolich (Det.) 39;
Fingers (Oak.) 37; Hunter (Oak.) 31; John
(Chi.) 31.
Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 48; Jenkins (Chi.)
35; Holtzman (Chi.) 30; Sutton (L.A.) 30; Gibson (St.L) 30.
ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 0.78; McDowell (Cle.)
1.13; Wood (Chi.) 1.44; Blue (Oak.) 1.65; Messersmith (Cal.) 1.82.
ERA: Wilson (Hou.) 1.06; Billingham (Hou.)
1.15; Sutton (L.A.) 1.16; Ellis (Pit.) 1.41; Holtzman (Chi.) 1.69.
ly, fetched home a run with a sacrifice fly, and
homered for Pittsburgh’s final run. He leads the
majors with 23 RBI.
Pirates first baseman Bob Robertson added
his fifth homer and four RBI for the Bucs.
Winning pitcher Dock Ellis (3-1) fired a seven-hitter in his first complete game of the season. The Dodgers’ Claude Osteen (2-3) allowed eight runs in 3 1/3 innings in losing his
third consecutive start.
Reds 10, Padres 0
CINCINNATI — Gary Nolan tossed his
second shutout in three games as the Reds
pummeled the Padres and took sole possession
of first place in the N.L. West for the first time
this year.
Lee May and Bernie Carbo hit their first
home runs for Cincinnati, and Johnny Bench
had three RBI. Nolan (3-2) struck out six and
walked one in lowering his ERA to 2.25.
San Diego’s Steve Arlin (3-1) was lifted after allowing five runs in 4 1/3 innings.
Braves 2, Giants 1
ATLANTA — Hank Aaron didn’t hit his
600th career home run as 13,494 Braves fans
hoped. But those fans went home happy as
Sonny Jackson’s tie-breaking homer in the
fourth inning helped the Braves hand the Giants their sixth consecutive loss.
Down 1-0 after two innings, Atlanta scored
the tying run in the third. Jackson, who earlier
in the game extended his hit streak to 14
games, put the Braves ahead for good with his
sixth home run in 620 career games.
Atlanta’s Ron Reed (2-3) allowed one run in
eight innings. Cecil Upshaw pitched a scoreless
ninth for his sixth save.
San Francisco starter Gaylord Perry (2-2)
allowed two runs, one earned, in seven frames.
Mets 3, Cardinals 2
ST. LOUIS — Cleon Jones’ RBI double in
the 11th inning lifted the N.L. East-leading
Mets past the Cardinals.
St. Louis extended the game on Jerry
McNertney’s tying two-run single in the bottom of the ninth.
Mets reliever Danny Frisella (1-0) earned the
win with two scoreless innings. The Redbirds’
Frank Linzy (0-3) took the loss. St. Louis fell
to 3-8 at home this season.
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Flood
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Williams. “There wasn’t a
guy on the club with a better
attitude.”
“I talked to him once when
we were taking him out of the
lineup. He understood what
we were doing. His attitude
was great.
“I hope he comes back. As
far as I’m concerned he’s big
league. This guy has a hell of
a lot of problems,” Williams
said.
Flood quit baseball in 1969
when he was traded from the
St. Louis Cardinals, with
whom he played for 12 seasons, to the Philadelphia Phillies. He refused to report.
He sat out the 1970 season
in Copenhagen, Denmark,
while suing baseball over its
reserve clause which binds a
player to one club for life or
until he’s traded.
After sitting out a year,
Short induced him to return to
baseball for $110,000. In the
meantime, he lost his case in
federal court and said he
would appeal to the Supreme
Court.
It was a difficult spring for
Flood, who conceded he had
trouble getting back into
shape in the glare of unwelcomed publicity.
Flood opened in center
field for the Senators at the
start of the season but was
lifted twice for defensive purposes — he had won seven
Gold Glove awards with St.
Louis — before being
benched.
He was then taken out of
the lineup against righthanded pitchers. His last start
was April 20 against the Yankees in New York although he
pinch hit against Milwaukee
on April 23.
“The manager, the team,
and the front office would like
to have him back,” Short told a
hastily called news conference.
“We don’t know why he’s
doing what he’s doing.
“The only indication is that
he was disappointed that he
hadn’t come around as quickly
as he thought he would. Williams and I talked about it and
we both were confident that he
would return to the years of
greatness, possibly this year.”
Flood had a lifetime average
of .293, with 1,853 hits, in 12
years with the Cardinals. He
was hitting .290 for Washington this season, but five of his
nine hits came in the team’s
first three games — he was 4for-20 over his final seven
games with no runs or RBI. He
batted .091 against righthanders.
“His attitude and manner
have been great,” Short said.
“Williams hadn’t given up on
him and neither had I.
“I know he has problems
and we would like to help him.
We had tried to help him. He
has all kinds of problems —
business and such,” the Senators owner said.
Short said one of his representatives reached Flood at
Kennedy International Airport
before he departed to Spain
“but he was unable to talk him
out of going.”
Flood, father of five children, is divorced. He gained
some renown as a portrait
painter in his last years with
the Cardinals but said when
he signed with the Senators
he was giving up painting to
concentrate on baseball.
He reportedly lost money
in a restaurant venture in Copenhagen. To recoup those
losses and to pay attorneys’
fees for his suit against baseball were reasons he signed
with the Senators.
Probably the only person
who received a clue Flood
was about to leave the team
was the clubhouse boy, Fred
Baxter.
“He came up to me Sunday
and asked me what he owed
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Phillies 4, Astros 3
HOUSTON — Jim Bunning won his third straight
decision to open the year,
pitching the Phillies past the
Astros.
Bunning (3-0) allowed
three runs in 7 1/3 innings.
me,” said Baxter. “I didn’t
think much about it. He
stayed around for another day
and I didn’t think much about
it after that.”
Pitcher Denny McLain,
who had his share of personal
problems last year while with
Detroit and had to sit out most
the season because of suspensions, had the locker next to
Flood’s.
“I would like to see him
come back,” he said. “I don’t
know what his problems are
but they must be serious. You
just don’t walk away from
something this big.”
Deron Johnson had three hits,
including his third home run,
for Philadelphia.
Losing
pitcher
Larry
Dierker (2-2) yielded four
runs in eight innings for Houston. Rich Chiles pounded his
first career round-tripper, a
two-run pinch-hit shot for the
Astros.
