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in i WfilniWirS Yanks Edp iireives's By Joe Trimble Milwaukee, May 1'J A pair of triples by Horace Clarke and a two-run homer by Uobby Murcer tarried the Yankees to a 4-3 victory over the Brewers this afternoon. It va.s the fifth in a row and ninth win in their last 13 games and put the IJombers a arm? over .500 and in third place in the AL East. Clarke boomed his triples to ih'co right-center in the first in Clarke Triples Gibbs Delivers ninsr and in the 10th anil each YANKEES time Jake Gibbs drove him MILWAUKEE b.av. ab. r.

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fb.rW.po. a. -A- xvl 0 3 2 3 2 1 6 In the beginning, Gibbs Jiii it with sacrifice fly against Marty .27 .204 .309 4 0 17 2 I i 2 1 Pattin. In the enil, Jake doubled past first hast? atruiriHt reliever 0 0 0 6 12 0 .157 .251 .250 .211 .222 .000 .147 .217 .280 Clarke, 2b Gibbs Whits. If Murcer, cf Calm-, lb lyttle, rl Kenney, 3b chael, ss McDaniel, Peterson, Bnker, tt rfm Totals 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 3 1 Ken Sanders.

.228 3 .176 2 .244 3 .333 0 .071 3 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 THE YANKS TWO leading Oss'oss fT. rf? 4 1 1 1 2 2 KjT, Harper. cf Pena.30 C-May Yates.rf d-Voss Kosco, lb Sanders.p e-Wicker Walton.lf Kubiak, 2 Roof.c Auerbach.ss Pattin, e-Theobald Hegan.lb Team Totals 0 7 i 'fa CO is 1 1 0 0 0 0 hitters, Roy White and Murcer, .21 34 4 7 15 4 30 17 2 collaborated in the fourth. White, now at .309, singled to center and Murcer. second-leading hitter in .235 .222 .222 .333 .240 'Including yesterday's gam.

YANKEES 1 1 14 Milwaukee 1 111 0 1 the league, slammed his fourth 39 3 10 II Doubled for Pattin In Ith. Ran for Walton in th. c-Flied out for Pan In 10th. home run into the rightnekl seats Murcer is batting .319. Frits Peterson, a is hi halnt, pitched well against all but the bottom men in the lineup.

He d-Singled for Yates in 10th. e-Crounder out for Sanders in 10th. chael Sanders 2 (Kenney, Murcer). Struck out-by Petterson 3 IWalon 2, Kubiak); McDaniel 1 (Harper) Pattin (White, Lyttle, Clarke 2, Gibbs, Michael); Sanders I (Baker). Hits off Peterson and 3 runs (3 earned) In Vb Inns; McDaniel 1 and 0 (0) in Pattin 4 and 3 (3) in Sanders 3 and 1 (1) in 2.

Balk Peterson. Winning pitcher McDaniel (2-3). Losing pitcher Sanders (1-3). Time 2:27. Umpires Barnett, Anthony, Maloney, Soar.

Attendance 3,809. Earned runs All. Left on bases Yankees 7, Milwaukee t. Two-base hits Theobald, Clbbs. Three-base hits Clarke 2.

Home run Murcer (off Pattin). Stolen base Auerbach. Caught stealing by Roof (Murcer). Sacrifices Lyttle, Kubiak. Sacrifice fly Gibbs.

Double plays Yankees 1 (Peterson Michael Cater); Milwaukee 2 (Kosco, unassisted; Kubiak Auerbach- I Halt nit Mrnnil 1 Iso committed a costly balk while the opposing pitcher was up Pete failed to finish. In seven starts he has yet to notch a com (Hegani; Pattin 3 (Murcer, Kenney, Mi- plete game. He went out in the base and Pattin singled to cen Associated Press Wirephoto What Gibbs? ter to score him In the eighth. Ron Theobald and 3. They were swept in three in Minnesota, won all three in Chicago and the pair-Jiere.

DIAMOND DUST: Al Yates, who made his debut in majors doubled as pinch-hitter for Pattin and scored on Al Yates' single, which bounced off Gene Michael's today as Milwaukee rightfielder, glove. Theobald, running from second, screened the shortstop's was two-time loser with Mets. He went to spring training with them vision and the ball got away from Gene. ninth arter the Hrewers tied it up and I.indy McDaniel came in to save the game with a strike out of Tommy Harper with two on. McDaniel became the winner and now is 2-3.

I'KTKKSON KEPT a check-rein on the brewery horses much of the way, except for the balk boo-boo in the fifth. With two out, shortstop Kick Auerbach singled t. center. While pitching to Pattin, Pete let the- ball fly out of his hand for the balk. "I don't know what happened," the lefthander said afterward.

"I didn't lone my balance but the ball just slipped." Auerbach was awarded second Jake Gibbs rips into second on double that drove in Horace Clarke with winning run for Yanks in 10th inning at Milwaukee. That's Brewers shortstop Rick Auerbach taking the throw. A's Catfish Baits Royals For 6th Win in Row, 6-3 Kansas City, May 13 (AP) Jim (Catfish) Hunter twice but no cidir. He is from DANNY WALTON blooped a Bogota, N.J. Yanks flew home after game for six-game stand single to center in the ninth and Johnny Briggs, the ex-Phil, ran at Stadium, four with Indians over weekend and two nighties for him.

Ted Kubiak sacrificed Monday and Tuesday with Bam more Jim Lyttle is wearing glasses at bat. He had been using and Phil Roof singled through the middle to score Briggs. Roof rounded first too far and was trapped for the second out. tossed a six-hitter for his sixth consecutive victory as the contacts before undergoing apen the fifth and defeated the A's struck for five runs in dectomy, April 10 Announcer McDaniel then came on and sur Frank Messer, Roy White and Royals, 6-3, tonight. vived a throwing error by Jerry Mots IlaUiug Jack Aker will hold clinic in left- Mike Epstein's two-run single Kenney and a walk to pinch-hitter Epstein Sizzling OAKLAND () at KANSAS CITY (3) field bleachers at noon Saturday.

AS Ave. AS Ave. Boswell 21 Ml Mike Megan by fanning Harper. Grole 31 Sunday is "Ball Day, paying .111 Junes M4 29 .244 who was the Brewers' star last f'ear but has been benched recent-y bee a ho of a .150 BA. Kran'pool M-irihall II 1 Hxr'iun III 15 A IS II rui 4i i2 Clend'on hi 1 Aiiiro'H 2 guests 14 or under for double-header getting a free baseball High school sports editors will be guests of Yankee management before Saturday's game.

.311 Hahn 21 7 .21 .311 Sinvlaron 4 .10 Dyer I .143 lit Sh-tmtky I .104 .24 Won 4 .000 .241 JM .20 The game concluded the Yanks' first Western trip successfully, 5 Mil ab ti -bl Patefc.ss 4 0 0 0 Keou9h.rf 4 12 0 Otis.cf 4' 10 Hopkins.lt 3 9 0 1 Kirkoatrick.lf 4 0 11 Roias.2t 4 110 4 0 0 0 3 0 11 Burtker.p 10 0 0 Burgmeier.n 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 Savege.ph 10 0 0 York.o 0 00 0 ab It rbi Campners.ss 4 110 Rudi.rf 4 12 2 Hovlev.rf OOOO 0 4 112 Davis.lt 5 0 2 1 Mangual.lf 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 Monday, cf 2 0 0 0 Duncan, 4 0 0 0 Green.2b 4 110 Hunger, i 12 0 0 Totals 34 Oakland keyed the fifth inning uprising as the A's chased Kansas City starter Wally Bunker and scored five times before a batter was retired. HUNTER, WHO WAS nicked for two unearned runs in the fourth after retiring the first nine Royals in order, finished strong to bring his record to 6-2. Dick Green, opened the fifth with a single and beat the throw to second on Hunter's tap to second baseman Cookie Rojas. Bunker walked Bert Campaneris, filling the bases, and Joe Rudi singled off the pitcher's glove for one run. Epstein then greeted re Totals 33 3 6 3 1 0SI 00 0-4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 03 DP Kansas City 1.

LOB Kansas City Monday. Kansas City 4. 28 Rult, Klrk- Oakland oatrick. May. Monday.

Rudi. SI By Phil Pepe I'oh AMpromonte has been a Met for 29 games and it has been a 29-game ball, a new experience for an 11-year major league veteran. It is an experience he has every- Hopkins. Hunter (W 4-2) Bunker (L 2-3) Bur9meier Fitzmorris ER BB SO 3 10 4 5 5 3 2 110 0 OO01 0 0 2 3 IP 4 4 A 3 2 0 2 2 time he goea to the ballpark. liever Tom Burgmeier -with a H'a called confi lence York 2:24.

A single for two more, giving the A's a 4-2 lead. Run-scoring singles by Tommy Davis and Sal Bando completed the rally. The A's. hiking their AL West lead to 5VX games, had taken a 1-0 lead in the third when Hunter fourth. Amos Otis followed with a single and both runners advanced an extra base on center fielder Rick Monday's bobble.

Keough scored on Gail Hopkins sacrifice fly and Ed Kirkpatrick doubled Otis home. Rojas' single and a double by Jerry May completed the Kansas City scoring in the seventh. stuff, even for an 11-year veteran. Playing in your home town is something else. "That's a bonus," Bob says.

"Having your friends and family there to pull for you is just an extra incentive." Aspro started the first 27 games, then sat out the last two with a jammed left thumb. He expects to be back in the lineup when the Mets start what is called in some quarters an important three-game series in Pittsburgh, with first place in the NL East at stake and all walked and scored from first on a double by Rudi. SHORTSTOP CAMPANERIS booted Joe Keough's grounder with one out in the Rovals' National League "You gu out there every day feeling you're going to win. knowing they have to stop us," Apro says. It hasn't always been that way for him.

"I was alway on the team that was doing tht chasing." NOW ASPUO i a former chaser, a Met who is back playing in his home town after 15 years. He was born In Brooklyn, grew up in Brooklyn and signed by Brooklyn. But be batted only once In Brooklyn, a an IK-vear-old Dodger In when his room-mute win (Jil I lodges. With llouMton for seven seasons, he was an aiiti-Mct. Admittedly, Boh was disappointed when be win not selected by the Mets in the expansion draft.

He was disappointed 10 years later when there were rumors would come to the Mets in a trade, but American League YESTERDAY YANKEES 4. Milwaukee 3 (IS. Oakland Kansas City 3, night, umy games scneduled. YESTERDAY No Barnes scheduled. that.

IX THOSE 27 GAMES, three EAST W. L. things impressed him most. "The bullpen is unbelievable," he says. "With our starters and relievers, you know you're going to be in every game.

(IT Boston Baltimore YANKLES Detroit Washington Cleveland 19 IS 15 15 13 10 10 12 14 15 18 20 iom oeaver rales right up Bob Aspromont Horn at last EAST W. L. Pet. G.B. METS 19 10 .655 Pittsburgh 19 12 .613 1 St.

Louis 18 14 .563 2Vi Montreal 12 11 .522 4 Chicago 15 17 .469 5i Philadelphia 9 20 .310 10 WEST W. L. Pet. G.B. San Francisco 25 9 .735 Los Angeles 17 17 .500 8 Atlanta 15 17 .469 9 Houston 15 17 .469 9 Cincinnati 11 20 .355 12'i San Diego 10 21 .323 13 V2 mere witn Kouiax and Gibson as the trade never came off.

Pet. .655 .600 .517 .500 .41 .333 Pet. .657 .500 .500 .485 .414 .400 the best pitchers I've ever aeen. G.B. lsa 4 4y2 7 9Va G.B.

5y2 6 8 8y2 WEST W. L. he resigned himself to being an I laying behind him you get to an atiti-Mct. predate him. When he needs the strikeout he gets it, and when he Then he became a Met last needs the DP, he gets that.

23 17 16 16 12 12 12 17 IS 17 17 13 Oakland California Minnesota Kansas City Milwaukee Chicago "Bud Harrelson is the best shortstop in our league. I alwavs drove in eight runs, hit a pair of homers and eight of his last 13 hits have been for extra bases. And he has contributed in other ways. "In the clubhouse," according to Danny Frisella, "he's a good addition, a veteran player who knows the league and is a biff help to our younger players." FOR BOB ASPROMONTE, it's all been a lot of fun. "I've never seen this type of harmony on any club," he says.

"Everybody pull-inp; for one another, everybody picking each, other up, no super stars. The feeling is Playing on a winner-i i i big winter ami all is right with the world. Til FAl WF.lt SOW. who believed he was a Met too lute, that would be little mure than a part-timer. Sure, he carried a food glove, but his range was questioned and so was his bat.

Look now. His average is a respectable He has driven in 12 runs, more than anybody on the club except Cleon Jones, who ha 1.1. In the Mots' recent surge to the top, Aspro was a major In a 12-gam surge (tli Met winning 10), Bob batted knew he was good, but when you don't see a guy every day, you can't have an opinion about him. Seeing him every day, he's the best without a doubt. He's got exceptional range and he's so surehanded." There is one other thing Bob Aspromonte has seen in his 29 Probable Pi tellers TODAY METS, Koosman (2-1) at Pittsburgh, Johnson (2-1) night.

San Diego, Phoebus (2-4) at Chicago, Pappas (3-4). Philadelphia, Lersch (3-1) at Atlanta, Reed (4-2) night. Montreal, Stoneman (4-1) at Cincinnati, Nolan (2-2) night. St. Louis, Carlton (5-2) at Houston, Bil-llngham (2-2) night, Los Angeles, Downing (3-2).

at San Francisco, Stone (3-1) night. Probable Pitehers TONIGHT Cleveland. Lamb ft-) at YANKEES, Kline (4-1). Milwaukee. Parsons (3-3) at California, Murphy (1-4).

Oakland. Blue (0-1) at Kansas City, Wright (0-1). Chicago, Wood (1-2) at Minnesota, Kaat (3-1). Detroit, Zepp (9-1 at Washington, Mc-Lain (3-S). Baltimore, Palmer (5-1) at Boston.

Siebert (S-0). games as a Met a cnance to win a chamnionshio. It's new. It's different. And' It's.