Author: david bancroft

Through Game #31. Game Results: Los Angeles 2 Baltimore 5 WP- Mike Cuellar (4-1) LP- Alan Foster (3-2) SV- Eddie Watt (4) Boog Powell led the offense with a double and two singles and Mark Cuellar improved to 4 and 1, as Baltimore defeated Los Angeles, 5 to 2. Minnesota 7 Cincinnati 6 WP- Dick…

Through Game #30. Game Results: Baltimore 4 Oakland 5 WP- Bob Locker (2-3) LP- Marcelino Lopez (1-3) SV- Jim Roland (2) HR- Don Mincher (9) Oakland had to use five pitchers, but was able to edge Baltimore, 5 to 1. Don Mincher homered for the Athletics. Boston 8 Minnesota 5 WP- Gary Peters (6-1) LP-…

For some reason, I can’t add new posts on this site from my desktop computer. This note was made on my IPad but I dislike typing a lot on it,not to mention cutting and pasting charts on it. I’m writing my blurbs on Microsoft Word on my desktop. As a result, they’re only visible to…

Through game #28. Game Results: Boston 2 Pittsburgh 3 WP- Orlando Pena (2-0) LP- Gary Wagner (0-1) SV- Dave Giusti (2) HR- Richie Hebner (3) Pittsburgh upset Boston, thanks to Richie Hebner’s, two-run clout in the bottom of the eighth inning and went on to win, 3 to 2. Cincinnati 7 Oakland 0 WP- Wayne…

Through Game #27. Game Results: Baltimore 4 Pittsburgh 2 WP- Mike Cuellar (3-1) LP- Bob Veale (1-4) HR- Mike Cuellar (1) Not only did Orioles starter, Mike Cuellar get a complete game win over Pittsburgh, he hit a solo home run, to help his own cause, in the 4 to 2 victory. Gene Clines had…

Through Game #26. Game Results: Boston 5 Los Angeles 1 WP- Gary Peters (5-1) LP- Claude Osteen (0-3) The Red Sox tagged winless Claude Osteen, for five runs, in just three innings, as Boston defeated Los Angeles, 5 to 1. Reggie Smith was three for five for the Red Sox. Cincinnati 2 Baltimore 4 WP-…

Through Game #25. Game Results: Baltimore 4 New York 3 WP- Jim Palmer (5-2) LP- Jack Aker (0-1) SV- Eddie Watt (3) HR- Horace Clarke (1) The Orioles scored two runs in the top of the eighth, to log a comeback victory against the New York Yankees, 4 to 3. Jim Palmer went eight innings…

Through Game #24 Game Results: Baltimore 0 Los Angeles 1 WP- Joe Moeller (1-2) LP- Tom Phoebus (0-3) SV- Pete Mikkelsen (4) Offense was nearly non-existent in this game. The only run the Dodgers scored in their 1-0 win was on a wild pitch from Tom Phoebus. Speaking of Phoebus, the Oriole hurler has had…

Through Game #23. Game Results: Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 5 WP- John McGlothin (4-0) LP- Alan Foster (3-1) SV- Clay Carroll (3) HR- Johnny Bench (8) In a battle of unbeaten pitchers, John McGlothin bested L.A.’s Alan Foster, to become the first, four game winner, without a loss. Lee May had a triple and two…

Through Game #22. Game Results: Baltimore 3 Boston 11 WP-Gary Peters (4-1) LP- Dave McNally (2-1) HR- Paul Blair (1); Billy Conigliaro 2(4), Reggie Smith (6), Rico Petrocelli (2), George Scott (4). Gary Peters picked up a complete game win, improving to 4 and 1, In addition, the Red Sox “Over the Wall Gang” belted…