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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #49. Game Results: Baltimore 1 Minnesota 4 WP- Jim Perry (5-4) LP- Jim Palmer (6-4) HR- Harmon Killebrew (7) Minnesota’s Jim Perry went the distance as the Twins defeated the first-place Baltimore Orioles, 4 to 1. Harmon Killebrew’s two-run clout in the third inning turned out to be the deciding blow. New York…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #48: Game Recaps: Boston 2 Oakland 9 WP- Diego Segui (7-3) LP- Matt Nagy (3-4) HR- Bert Campaneris (10), Sal Bando (9) It twas a rout, she was. The Oakland Athletics set Boston’s pennant hopes further back with a 9 to 2, drubbing. Bert Campaneris homered and smacked a pair of doubles. Reggie…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #47. Game Results: Baltimore 8 Cincinnati 6 WP- Jim Hardin (3-0) LP- Matt Wilcox (0-2) HR- Frank Robinson gs (7), Brooks Robinson (2), Davey Johnson (5); Lee May (5), Hal McRae (5) The Reds gave the Orioles all they could handle, but in the end, Baltimore earned their fourth straight win, with an…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #46. Game Results: Boston 7 Cincinnati 8 Eleven Innings WP- Wayne Granger (4-2) LP- Ken Brett (2-2) HR- Johnny Bench 2 (12), Jim Merritt (2); Tony Conigliaro (9) This one lived up to the hype. Cincinnati catchers were the heroes in this eleven-inning battle which saw the Reds come out on top, 8…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #45. Game Results: Los Angeles 2 Baltimore 5 WP- Jim Palmer (6-3) LP-Jose Pena (2-1) SV- Eddie Watt (5) HR- Don Buford (5); Bill Sudakis (3) Don Buford led Baltimore to a big, 5 to 2 win over Los Angeles. The Oriole left fielder was 4 for 4 at the plate, with a…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #44. Game Results: Baltimore 5 Oakland 2 WP- Tom Phoebus (1-4) LP- Diego Segui (6-3) SV- Dick Hall (1) HR- Frank Robinson (6); Dick Green (1) Previously winless, Tom Phoebus, collected his first victory, in an upset win over Oakland’s Diego Segui, 5 to 3. Frank Robinson had four hits, including a home…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #43: Game Results: Boston 5 Baltimore 2 WP- Sonny Siebert (3-4) LP- Mike Cuellar (5-2) HR- George Scott (7), Tony Conigliaro (8); Frank Robinson (5) George Scott’s three-run clout in the top of the sixth inning, was the difference in Boston’s 5 to 2 win over Baltimore. Losing pitcher, Mike Cuellar also gave…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #42. Game Results: Boston 11 Pittsburgh 5 WP- Gary Peters (9-1) LP- Steve Blass (1-6) HR- George Scott (6); Al Oliver (5) The Red Sox did exactly what good teams must do, that is, beat poor teams. They handed last place Pittsburgh an 11 to 5 shellacking. George Scott had a career day,…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #41. Game Results: Baltimore 6 Pittsburgh 4 Eleven Innings WP- Eddie Watt (4-2) LP- John Lamb (1-2) SV- Pete Richert (3) Pittsburgh went into the top of the ninth, with a 4 to 2 lead, needing 3 outs from Dave Giusti, for the win. He faltered, giving up two doubles and two singles,…
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1970 Great Eight League
Through Game #40. Game Results: Boston 3 Los Angeles 8 WP- Ray Lamb (3-2) LP- Mike Nagy (3-3) HR- Carl Yastrzemski (6), George Scott (5) The Dodgers rallied for a comeback victory, scoring seven runs over the final four innings, to upset the Red Sox, 8 to 2. Though Boston had two home runs, they…