Legends League

JUNE 2 HEADLINES

NATURALS WIN, BUT LOSE TULOWITSKI FOR 3 GAMES

GRIFFEY JR’S PINCH HIT, WALKOFF HR MEANS 8TH STRAIGHT LOSS FOR PEACHES

SPAHN EARNS FIRST SHUTOUT AGAINST TERRIFICS

JOE DIMAGGIO MISSES CYCLE BY A SINGLE

Naturals 4 Hammers 1 Troy Tulowitski homered off Don Drysdale in the bottom of the fifth inning and it apparently angered the big right hander, as he plunked Tulo on the forearm in his next at bat. Tulowitski will be on the shelf for three games, with Elvis Andrus taking over at shortstop. WP-Clayton Kershaw(5-4). LP-Don Drysdale(2-6). HR-Troy Tulowitski(5).

Mad Dogs 4 Peaches 2 Ken Griffey Jr. hit a pinch hit, three run, walkoff homer, to defeat the slumping Peaches, who have lost eight in a row. Sherry Magee had a nice day at the dish in the loss, with a single, double and homerun. WP-Pedro Martinez(4-1). LP-Rube Waddell(1-6). HR-Sherry Magee(9); Ken Griffey Jr.(11).

Comets 1 Terrifics 0 Warren Spahn earned his first shutout of the year, blanking the Terrifics on just three hits. He struck out only four, but didn’t walk a batter. WP-Warren Spahn(3-5) LP-Tom Seaver(4-7).

Clippers 5 Sultans 2 Joe DiMaggio led the first place Clippers to their fifth win in a row, with a 3-3 day with two walks. DiMaggio had a double, triple and homerun, lacking only a single for the cycle. He drove in five runs. Lefty Williams of the Sultans continues to struggle. He remains winless at 0-6. WP-Mel Parnell(5-4). LP-Lefty Williams(0-6). HR-Joe DiMaggio(7)

GAMES OF JUNE 3 AND PROBABLE PITCHERS

Hammers at Naturals(Koufax 1-5 vs. Lester 2-5)

Peaches at Mad Dogs(Mathewson 3-1 vs. Wells 3-4)

Comets at Terrifics(Lemon 3-3 vs. Gibson 5-4)

Clippers at Sultans(Dean 7-2 vs. C. Mays 3-2).