Author: david bancroft

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, JUNE 25 Clippers/68/43/25/.632/—/W2 Mad Dogs/74/45/29/.608/1/L1 Naturals/72/38/34/.528/7/L2 Peaches/69/34/35/.493/9.5/W5 Terrifics/75/36/39/.480/10.5/L1 Comets/69/30/39/.435/13.5/W1 Sultans/75/32/43/.427/14.5/L3 Hammers/70/28/42/.400/16/W1 GAME RECAPS: Clippers 6 Sultans 2. CLIPPERS GAIN A GAME ON MAD DOGS WITH WIN OVER SULTANS The Clippers’ 6-2 win over the Sultans puts them a game up on the second place Mad Dogs, who lost to the Peaches.…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, JUNE 24. Clippers/67/42/35/.627/—/W1 Mad Dogs/73/45/28/.616/—/W1 Naturals/71/38/33/.535/6/L1 Terrifics/74/36/38/.489/9.5/W1 Peaches/68/33/35/.485/9.5/W4 Sultans/74/32/42/.432/13.5/L2 Comets/68/29/39/.426/13.5/L4 Hammers/69/27/42/.391/16/L1 GAME RECAPS : TERRIFICS TATTOO DRYSDALE Terrifics 6 Hammers 1. The Terrifics belted three homeruns against Don Drysdale, who now has allowed a league leading, 21 gopher balls on the year. WP-Mickey Lolich(5-3). LP-Don Drysdale(2-9). HR-Garry Maddox(3), Johnny Bench(14), Joe…

STANDINGS, END OF PLAY, JUNE 23 Clippers/66/41/25/.621/—/L1 Mad Dogs/72/44/28/.611—/W3 Naturals/70/38/32/.543/5/W1 Peaches/68/33/35/.485/9/W4 Terrifics/73/35/38/.479/9.5/L1 Comets/67/29/38/.433/12.5/L3 Sultans/74/32/42/.432/13/L2 Hammers/68/27/41/.397/15/W1 RECAPS: Hammers 5 Terrifics 4. HANK AARON HOMERS AND HITS WALKOFF DOUBLE. The Hammers scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth, all off reliever, Sparky Lyle. Hank Aaron, who homered earlier in the game, hit a two run…

STANDINGS END OF PLAY, JUNE 22 Clippers/65/41/24/.631/—/W2 Mad Dogs/71/43/28/.606/1/W2 Naturals/69/37/32/.536/6/L3 Terrifics/72/35/37/.486/9.5/W1 Peaches/67/32/35/.478/10/W3 Comets/66/29/37/.439/12.5/L2 Sultans/73/32/41/.438/13/L1 Hammers/67/26/41/.358/16/L2 RECAPS Terrifics 7 Hammers 6 The Terrifics scored twice in the top of the ninth, to defeat the Hammers in a 7-6 comeback win. Reggie Jackson, who homered twice in the game and drove in five runs, was hit by…

TWINBILL TALES JUNE 20. Hammers 4 Mad Dogs 2. Elston Howard’s two run homerun in the bottom of the eighth, broke a 2 all tie, as the Hammers went on to upset the Mad Dogs’ in the first of two games, by a score of 4-2. Howard also tripled in the win. Larry Jackson notched…

TWINBILL TALES Peaches 4 Naturals 2. The Peaches took two from the Naturals, beginning with a 4-2 win in the opener, behind Rube Waddell, who earned his first complete game win. Rube allowed a two run single to Troy Tulowitski, in the top of the second, but otherwise, allowed only three other hits, while striking…

TWINBILL TALES Comets 4 Sultans 3. The Comets and Sultans split a pair of one run games, beginning with the Comets, 4-3 win in the opener. Norm Siebern’s big bat let the way for the Comets, as his eighth inning, two run triple was the difference in the comeback victory. Siebern also homered earlier in…

TWINBILL TALES Terrifics 7 Clippers 2. #1 The Terrifics ended a four game skid, by defeating the first place Clippers, in the first of two games. Winner, Tom Seaver, pitched a solid eight innings. A four run, fourth inning was too much for the Clippers to overcome. WP-Tom Seaver(6-8). LP-Mel Parnell(5-6). HR-Mike Schmidt(19); Jimmie Foxx(19).…

JUNE 19 NEWS WILD 9TH INNING HIGHLIGHTS CLIPPERS WIN OVER TERRIFICS JOE JACKSON’S TWO HOMERS LEAD SULTANS PAST COMETS HONUS WAGNER’S ERROR IN 9TH COSTS PEACHES MAD DOGS & HAMMERS COMBINE FOR 7 HOMERUNS Clippers 5 Terrifics 3 Clippers’ starter, Schoolboy Rowe, entered the top of the ninth, with a 2-1 lead. He retired Johnny…

JUNE 18 NEWS Carl Hubbell improves to 9-0 as Clippers take sole possession of first place. Hammers end five game skid with win over second place, Mad Dogs. Hapless Lefty Williams drops eighth pitching decision. Peaches and Naturals moving in opposite directions. GAME RECAPS Clippers 12 Terrifics 4. The Clippers put up a seven spot…