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-ic-ioNt: '14 THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Wodmesday Sept 23 1959 5-8 it Chicago Snuffs Out Tribe 42 To in en ant Staley Cl 0 ayes tctory Torrid Braves Grab Lead Frisco Lose As Dodgers T1 rizzaro it e--440 -A )-VI 7 A 410 Earns Win 0-1 f'W 4 0 Over 0 lpx-00(4444 ver Bucs ae1 'Iivii-'l' f'' -'V4610- )-V'1 4 'e: -A -t: 4 '0! 1--A -i 1 -4''1 '4 Cardinals Bomb LA fi :1 44 1 tf zi 4' :41 4 wo Z-3' i ev00) V4 4 '4114446000 AC1'll' PJ MN itet -tlz JO" 1 1 '11111410110 $: S'' 111M141)1k' A 4 le 14 4157-'''' S9 4 ''40" 4 I''''i 1' 'A' 14i1 6') 4 '7- ::0003 'AZ --4'' t--177 1 ilk 4 000Siggyvn '')' 5 '1114 Itili'7 s' APY tr 4 -1 i 40 iv z--4 Or rMt 4 Mk '144'1 Pitching CLEVELAND The Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant their first in 40 years Tuesday night The clincher came on a 42 victory over Cleveland the margin being consecutive sixth-inning homers by Al Smith and Jim Rivera That gave Chicago a 4-game lead over the Indians with three Chicago and four Cleveland games left This blue chip game before 54- 293 in Cleveland's huge lakefront stadium ended with a dramatic game-ending double play after Cleveland has loaded the bases in the last of the ninth The winner was 39-year old Early Wynn although he failed to finish -4 c' 4 54YV '6k4s'Or4(04 rit Ao A 444 '-'h'i'''''' 'r711 -4" 4: 14" 4 4 4t 7: 4(fi: 1 i 0 4 ir -'( y'''-- 3 i4 '-'1 e4e t- 0: 4 kMe7 4 --7 f31 (40ft-kleS 0 4110444 4 itb4P '111ret 0 'k k'4 l-a- TH r40t4' ST LOUIS The often tame St Louis Car din als knocked Los Angeles out of first place in the hectic Nation al League race Tuesday night bombing six Dodger pitchers for 14 hits and an 1110 victory The Dodgers now are one game behind Milwaukee's defending champs with just four games to play The Braves clipped Pittsburgh 5-3 Frank Howard a 6-foot-6 rookie almost rescued the Dodgers with a two-out three-run homer in the ninth which brought a small crowd of 12732 to its feet But Lindy McDaniel retired Junior Gilliam to end it Left-hander Marshal Bridges a 28-year-old rookie was the PITTSBURGH The Milwaukee Braves surged into a one game lead in the National League pennant race Tuesday night surviving another ninth inning Pittsburgh rally for a 5-3 victory Los Angeles stumbled out of a first-place tie with a 1110 defeat at St Louis The Braves winning four in a row in their drive for a third straight flag have a two-game lead over third place San Francisco beaten 5-4 by the Chicago Cubs Each of the three contenders has four games to play The Braves' Juan Pizarro who had driven in two runs with a seventh-inning double and scored during the three-run inning suddenly weakened in the ninth Don McMahon came on and made Roberto Clemente fly out and also struck out dangerous Dick Stuart on a beautiful curve Smoky Burgcss' single drove in Bob Skinner and Don Hoak's single scored Dick Groat before pinch hitter Rocky Nelson finally grounded out to end it WHITE SOX MOB SCENE Happy Chicago White Sox players swarm to congratulate relief pitcher Gerry Staley after he put down a Cleveland threat in the ninth inning Tuesday night Staley threw only one pitch to Vic Power who hit into a double play with the bases loaded Associated Press Wirephoto ItE2r1 WM5317? ilks Pennant Picture Chisox Nerves Quit Jumping After Victory a 13'r' 3" A FULL MOON Wally Moon scores one of ten Dodger runs Tuesday night as he slides across while Cardinal catcher Hal Smith scrambles after the throw Moon crossed on a single by Duke Snider The Cards out bombed Los Angeles 11-10 to knock them out of first place Associated Press Wirephoto ILTON GARRISON NATIONAL LEAGUE Te Wen Lest Pet Behind Pray Milwaukee S4 64 4 Lou Angeles 83 87 553 I 4 San Francisco 82 68 547 2 4 Milwaukee: at benne (3) Sept 25 21 27 away burgh Se pt 23 Loa away Lenht (I) Seel 23 Chicane 04 Sent 25 24 27 San Francitco: away (I) Sent 23t St Louis (3) Sept 25 24 Observer Sports Editor Pizarro's double that turned out to be the gamewinner bit Just inside the left field foul line Andy Pafko had dim bled and Johnny De Merit sin gled before Del Crandall rapped into a double play Giants Jolted 54 By Altman Hatitel 'Like Father Like Son' He Has No Love For The Gamecocks WHEN it came time for his own footballplaying son to enter college Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech sent him off to be coached by somebody else Other coaches have done the same but not Frank Howard With the crowd in Bedlam relief ace Gerry Staley got Vie Power to smash the first pitch on the ground to Chicago short stop Luis Aparicio who raced to second for the force play and threw to first to nip power by an eyelash Earlier manager Al Lopez re placed Wynn with his other ace young Bob Shaw when Cleveland shaved Chicago's lead to 4-2 in the sixth In the top of the sixth a for mer Indian Al Smith and Jim Rivera spanked back-to-b a homers off Jim (Mudcat) Grant who relieved starter Jim Perry at the start of that inning Those blows wrapped up the game and pennant for the hungry White Sox Tension mounted throughout the game although the White Sox seemingly had things under control until the thrilling ninth Inning Cleveland bid Apparently stunned by quick Aparicio-engineered pl a which clinched the pennant vie tory the White Sox paused for a second before leaving the field Then they congregated in a hilarious group near third base and everybody began pounding everybody else's back The partisan crowd was silenc ed in the third when the White Sox scored two runs after two were out With one out Bubba Phillips singled to center Wynn CHICAGO CLEVELAND ABRM AB Aparictoas 5 1 2Piersallcf 5 3 Fox2b 4 0 0 Powerals 5 1 Goodman3b 4 0 2Franconalb 4 Landiacf 0 0 0 Minosolf 3 Kluszwakilb 3 0 IhNixonc 4 2 Rom a noc 3 0 Colavitoxf 3 0 Batteyc 0 0 0 lieldas 3 0 Lollarc 1 0 thStricidan4h3b 0 0 Smithlf 4 1 la-Tanner 1 0 Riverarf 4 1 2Leek3b 0 Phillimcf3b 4 1 21c-Valo 1 0 Wynnp 3 0 0 Baxes3b 1 1 Shawas 1 0 Ole-Webster 0 0 StaltyP 0 0 01PerrYP 1 b-Coleman 1 1 Grantp 0 0 BellP 0 0 dHarshmnP 2 1 fHardy 0 Totals 34 4 91 Total 34 3 11 out for Strickland in 5th for Perry in 5th out for Leek in 7th out for Bell in 7th for Bakes in 9th for Harshman in 9th Jimmy Howard is quite a fullback for Daniel High He was "born and raised" at Clemson and he's going to college at Clemson next year CLEVELAND In a steamy jampacked and beer spattered Chicago White Sox dressing room Tuesday night after the club had won its first American League pennant in 40 years Al Smith summed up the mood of his teammates: "We wanted this thing to end been nerve-wracking to ev erybody And everybody on this club deserved to win" Smith's sixth inning home run proved the decisive blow and he said he picked on a sidewarm fast ball by Cleve land reliever Jim Grant That made the score 3-2 and the final was 4-2 Quiet self-effacing Al Lopez who has demonstrated there are exceptions to the "nice guys don't win" saying had this to say: "I think we were lucky against them We played our best ball against the Indians all year That's how we won it otherwise we wouldn't" The game ended with a double-play after Cleveland had loaded the bases and the players still were tense as they walked through the dugout tunnel "I fed him for 18 years now I want some interest on my money" cracks Frank "When he goes to college I want him to get good food and good and where can he get any better than he'd get right here?" Speaking at Daniel's banquet Warren Giese of another Palmetto institution met young Howard and was impressed "I'd sure like to see you come to South Carolina son" he said Young Howard well trained by his old man replied: "Thanks coach I'll come down there some day but it will be to help beat the heck out of you!" Cardinal winner in relief of starter Larry Jackson Bridges permitted four runs three earned in his 7-inning stint Catcher Hal Smith bombed starter Sandy Koulaz for a grand slam homer in the first and Curt Flood belted a three-run homer in the third for a 7-6 lead as the Dodgers blew leads of 3-0 and 64 Manager Walt Alston desper ately played all his cards using 24 players just one short of the National League record by one team He sent nine pinch hitters to the plate setting a new major league record Gil hedges blasted a two-run 430-foot homer for the Dodgirs in the thir but otherwise Bridges was tough LOI ANGELES IT LODIA AB Iff ABRfl 5 1 11 Bissinire2b 5 1 3 Neallb 5 1 2C'ham1411 3 2 1 Moon 11 5 1 4 0 2 Iniderd I 0 0 Boyer3b 3 2 1 c-Ds'etard 3 0 0011verli I 1 1 Larkerr1 2 1 2 a-MusiaLlb 3 1 I cl-Furillorf 2 0 0 McDanieLp 0 0 0 liodseslb 4 2 2 Smithc 4 1 I Wiliam 4 0 0 Finadcf 5 I I Roseborse 2 0 0 Grammasss 4 I 2 e-Pisnat'ox 0 I 0 Jacksonla 0 0 0 tFairb 1 0 0 Bricisecs 3 I I Sherryx 0 0 0 CarrneLrf 1 0 0 IdIesulski 1 I II Kaufaxp 0 0 01 Charms 1 1 11 Labiscp 0 0 0 b-Davis 1 0 0 WilliamsD 0 0 0 iEssesian 1 0 1 K1laP15 0 0 0 b-Amoros 1 0 01 McDevittp 0 0 0' J-Howard 1 1 1 TOTALS 40 10 14 TOTALS 30 11 14 After Felix Mantilla was walked intentionally Pizarro then won his own game and scored the fifth run on Bobby Avila's single to center It was the sixth victory for the husky 22-year-old Puerto Rican Bobby Avila's leadoff triple In the first inning and Hank Aaron's sacrifice fly got the Braves off to an early lead against Harvey Haddix Del Crandall powered his 21st homer over the left field wall at the 406foot mark in the fifth MILWACKEE 1 PITTSBURGB AR 111 AR Avilalts 4 1 2 Skinnerli 3 0 Mairiews314 4 0 0 GroatAs 4 1 Aaronrf 3 0 Clementeri 4 0 Adcocitlb 4 0 0 Stuartlb 4 2 Torrelb 0 0 0 Burgesax 4 2 Palkolf 4 1 2b-liamlin 0 0 Demeritcf 4 0 11loalt3b 4 2 Crandathe 4 1 IMaterosid2b 3 I Mantillcas 3 1 Cc-Nelson 1 0 Pizarrom 3 1 I'Meilascf 3 0 0 0 0 Baddixs 2 0 a-Bright 1 0 Faceo 0 0 TOTALS SS 1 II TOTALS 23 out On atrikes for Ha dig tn Ilth for Burgess in 9th: Grounded out for Mazerosid in 9th MILWAUKEE 100 Mil 300-5 PITTSBURGH COO 010 002-3 Aaron Crandall Pizarro I- Burgess Hoak Mejias 27-10 Pittsburgh 27- 14 Mantilla and Adcock Mantilla and Adcock Groat Mazerosid and Stuart 3 Pittsburgh 4 Pizarro IP 11 ER BB SO s-Pisarra (W 1-2) 0 0 3 3 1 4 McMahon 110001 Itaddig (L 12-12) 8 I 5 5 1 5 Face 1611603 7-Plearre (IC I-2) McMahon liaddia (1 12-12) Face CHICAGO --(A1-- San Francisco's pennant hopes went sailing out of the park Tuesday on a two-out two-run ninth-inning homer by George Altman which gave the Chicago Cubs a 5-4 victory The loss dropped the Giants two games behind league-leading Ladies Day Milwaukee Doubles by Willie Mc Covey and Willie Kirkland in a two-run a' 4n eighth inning pushed the Giants a ahead 43 and it looked as if re- liever Sam Jones had things un- 0 (7f7 111 fp der control in the ninth before Altman slammed his 11th homer I A' a'zI into the bleachers with an 0-1 tr'---4-- 11 4 count -'7 el Jones took care of the Cubs Ii 111 auk in the eighth giving up a harm- less single Al Dark however i It As I led off the ninth with a dou- (:44 c4 hie Jones retired the next two 016 batters as Dark held second INimill I Alter Altman had fouled off a i''491 curve Jones tossed a fast ball which Altman stroked for his Wbee I almost had It!" third homer in two games Reliever Don Elston took the vic- tying run Kirkland then smashtory for his ninth triumph in 17 ed a pinch double to give the decision Jones San Francisco's Giants a 4-3 lead Elston got the third pitcher is now 20-15 next two men on fly balls to get The Cubs held a 3-2 lead going out of jam into the eighth when McCovey AN FRANCICCO I CHICAGO slammed one of starter Dave AS HI AB Hillman's pitches into the vines gressouds4 5 OITTaylor21) 5 i in centerfield for a ground rule rayufeff lAlatmrsnrib double McCovey11 4 3c-Schult 1 0 McCovey took third after Or- 1 cliAntalb 0 0 epedalflb 4 0 Hankcss 4 2 lando Cepeda flied to short right spencer213 2 0 510170A 3 i Daryl Spencer kept things alive Landrithc 3 1' Walicrf 1 I d-Wagner 1 0Norelr1 2 1 by drawing a welk O'ConnelL3b 0 01)-Thoms'n1I 2 0 Elston relieved Hillman and Davenp130 2 2'STaylorc 4 a pinch batter Leon Wagner boune- ertfarikii3abrid 1 11 ed a grounder to first but the ball Jonesp 0 0 Elgon0 0 0 1 0 went through Dale Long's legs I agaRnhfoodrde: 11 40316Verill and McCovey came in with the I McCor'Ickp 0 0 f-Brardt 3i 1 0 TOTALS 36 a TOTALS 38 8 13 Chicalo 02 On 000-4 Cleveland 000 011 "Whatta helluva finish" said big Ted Kluszewski National League slugger who joined the Chisox only a month ago "Best double play I ever made" grinned little Luis Aparicio meaning the grounder he fielded off Vic Power's bat to start the twin killing Gerry Staley who relieved Bob Shaw admitted he was nervous when he walked in on the bases-loaded situation in the ninth with only one out "But your nervousness leaves when you make that first pitch" Staley said happily He said his first pitch was a fast ball that he tried to keep low in the hope of getting a double-play ground ball In the midst of the victory hub-bub a phone call came for Lopez It was Cleveland manager Joe Gordon offering con "God bless you" Lopez told him "You did a wonderful job" RBI Anaricio Goodman Smith RI Vera Piersall Colavito APatiCiN PO-A Chicago 27-1L Cleveland 274 and Romano Apartelo Fox and Klunewskit Fox Anacleto and Kluszewski Aparlcio and Kluszewski 7 Cleveland 9 Goodman Rivera two batters In 9th Jachowskt Gorman Donate 111 SecorY 7-1: 58 A-17658 for Oliver in 3rd Struck out for Labine in 4th out for Snider in 5th out for Larker in 5th for Roseboro in 6th for Williams in gth out for Pignatano 8th out for Kipp in 8th Singled for Sherry in 9th home run for McDevitt in 9th LOS ANGELES 312 1101 003-10 ST LOUIS 405 020 Larker 2 Hodges 2 Essegian Howard 3 Giltiam Cunningham Angeles 2412 St Louis 27-I1 Blasingame and Cunningham Gramma' and Cunningham Angeles 9 St Louis 11 Essegian Gramma! Cimoll Hodges Flood Howard Cimoli Allison Worked Hard For Honor THE venerable Sporting News baseball bible names Bob Allison of Washington as Rookie of the Year in the American big honor for the former Charlotte Hornet It climaxes an unusual success story for Bob was never impressive as a minor leaguer Allison turned down a Yankee contract because he thought he could make the majors faster in a Senator 71 --A uniform lie did but he has 1 -414 Washington officials to thank for helping him oavik Bob batted only 256 at Hag4A) erstown in 1955 his first year in 4: 100 pro ball At Charlotte the next year tok he hit 233 Local fans admired his i-i fielding and strong arm but pre 0s 4 dieted he would never be able to hit major league pitching However Washington offi: cials had great confidence in him and ordered him to be played BOB ALLISON regularly In 1957 his average at Chattanooga was 246 but he improved It to 307 In 1958 He hit only nine homers in 1958 and the most he ever bit was 12 at Charlotte These records have puzzled many observers How could he suddenly blossom from a fellow who hit few homers in the minors into a feared slugger who has rapped American League pitchers for 29 this season? Hard work and study "Ile never makes the same mistake twice" says Manager Cookie Lavagetto "A lot of players play only to hit but not Bob If he's hitless be tries twice as bard in the field to make up for it" Allison himself says: "I've always believed that a man can do anything he's set his mind to do I wanted to be a big I wanted to be a good one" He is ER BB SO WY110 21-10) 5 2-3 3 2 1 2 Shaw 2 2-3 9 0 Staley 241 ft I 0 9 Perry (1 12-10) 5 7 I 2 Grant 1 2 2 8 I Bell 1 2 I I II Roraima! (Minoan Summers McKinley Soar Chylak A-54 293 Sykes Defeats 9 9 Stephens 1 Medalist Kitty Sykes continued Tuesday to pace play in the annual women's handicap golf tourrament at Myers Park Country Club Mrs Sykes defeated Mrs Dwight Stephens 3 and 2 Third-1 round matches will be played to- day Thursday or Friday Re-I sults: UPPER BRACKET: Mrs Hugh Sykes Mrs Dwight Stephens 3-2t Mrs Rob1 ert Stephens Mrs Lucius Startles 4-3 Mrs John LaPointe Mrs Jack Rogan 1-ups Mrs Walter Smith Mrs I Charles Marcell" 2-UP Pairings: Sykes Stephens LaPointe es Smith LOWER BRACKET: Mrs flaw-1 kins Mrs Dick Morris 3-2 Mrs Tom Hughey Mrs Craig Elrod 3-2 Mrs George Bain Mrs Glenn Lewis 1-up Mrs Richard Brooks Mrs Charles Yunnan 24 Pairings: Hawkins es Hughey Bean vs Brooks nut for Sanford In 6th Struck out for Noren in gth into double play for Marshall in 7th Safe on error for Landrith in gth: Doubled for Pagan in 8th out for McCormick in gth out for Elston in gth SAN FRANCISCO 011 OM 020-4 CHICAGO 200 010 003-6 Kirkland Davenport Wagner Altman 2 Marshall 2 Banks Long Francisco x-2610 Chicago 2710 out in 9th when winning run scored Spencer and Mc Covey Francisco 9 Chicago 7 2 Kirkland Dark Altman IP ER BR SO Sanford 5 3 t) 4 McCormick 2 1 0 0 0 1 Jones (L 2045) 12Aa 2 2 1 0 1 Hillman 712 8 4 4 3 2 Eiaston (111-S) 112 1 I 0 Buckeye Star Not In Pads COLUMBUS Ohio Ohio State hammered bard on both de fense and offense in a two-hour football scrimmage Tuesday and now will gradually taper off practice for Saturday's game with Duke Mike Ingram a onetime guard ran well at fullback Coach Woody Hayes is optimistic that the Belaire sophomore may be ready to step in for injured Bob White White wasn't in pads Tuesday and Hayes said it remains to be seen whether his ace fullback can begin contact work today IP ER BR SO 4124 4 21 245502 V3 20000 212131 220031 110001 043310 154 4 45 103 311 Koutax Churn 3-2) Labine Williams KIPP McDevitt 2-Jackson Bridges I 6-3) McDaniel Thomas Sticks With Ex-Coach TORONTO Joe Thomas quit Tuesday as line coach of the Totonto Argonauts Thomas said he came to the Big Four football club in 1957 at the request of Coach Hemp Pool and felt he should leave with him Pool was fired Monday and succeeded by his assistant Steven Owen Teacher First In Line If Milwaukee Wins MILWAUKEE A pretty second grade teacher will get to see the world series if the Milwaukee Braves do their homework The ticket application of Miss Nancy lee Chatfield for two seats at the Milwaukee games was the first drawn Tuesday as the Braves ticket department began filling mail orders x---Faced five batters in first innins Landes Craw ford A-12732 Lane Axes orclon After Tribe's Loss Atkins Heinz FRANCE OKS RACE BASEBALL BAROMETER Head Preihn May 29 Scheduled For Speedway Opener AMERICAN LEAGUE Won Lost Pet GB Tuesday's Results NATIONAL LEAGUE Chicago 5 San Francisco 4 St Louis II Los Angeles 10 Philadelphia 3-3 Cincinnati 1-2 Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 6 Kansas City 4 Chicago 4 Cleveland Boston 4 Baltimore 3 New York 8 Washington 4 Today's Games 141 161 191 201 28 xChleago 92 59 609 Cleveland 87 63 580 New York 77 3 512 Detroit 75 75 500 Baltimore 72 78 480 Boston 71 79 472 Kansas City 63 86 42 2 Washington 63 87 420 wins pennant 609 580 513 500 480 473 4'23 420 Sally Gaininur Odds And Ends ALTHOUGH official figures are not yet available it appears that the Class A Sally League outdrew the Class AA Southern Association this season by some 72840 fans Unofficial figures give the Sally 685692 fans to the Southern's 613212 Asheville Knoxville Charlotte Charleston and Jacksonville all outdrew New Orleans Atlanta Mobile and Chattanooga! Want to be in the movies? The Hollywood company making the "Southern 500" film will be shooting all afternoon today at the Hartsville dirt track on Route 15 and spectators are invited to come sit in the stands After today shooting moves to North Carolina's mountains Old-time baseball fans will regret to hear of the death of "Big Ed" Wright quite a pitcher for the Hornets in the old Sally League Bill Johnson All-American guard and center at Tennessee in 1957 is in textiles at Southern Pines Western Union moved 36000 words on the recent Labor Day race at Darlington previous high on a sporting event in South Carolina was 16000 CLEVELAND Joe Gordon bowed out as the manager of the Cleveland Indians a half hour after his team lost to the American League champion Chicago White Sox Tuesday night Gordon turned the reins of the team over to veteran pitching coach Mel Harder for the four final games of the season against Kansas City General Manager Frank Lane trooped down to the Cleve land dressing room after watching the team lose 4-2 to the Sox in the clincher Ile gave the word to Gordon in the man ager's office Joe walked out of the conference and grabbed Harder and said "You're it" Asked where he would be during the final series here Gordon quipped: "Upstairs with Lane second guessing the new manager" Fight Card Ottie Atkins of Huntington Va meets Earl Heinz All Army champion in the main preliminary bout of the Bert Whitehurst Tunney Hunsaker fight at Charlotte's Park Center next Tuesday night Atkins national Golden Gloves welterweight champion for 1959 defeated Jackie Theodore in Eastern Gloves semifinals and went on to capture the national title at Chicago An eight-round semiwindup bout sends Walter Irby of Columbia against Ben (The Whip) Singletary of Florence Baltimore's Bert White and Bunsaker a police chief from Fayetteville Va battle in the main event a 10-rounder Ac tion gets under way at 8:30 NATIONAL LEAGUE Bill France president of NASCAR expressed "rare pleasure and pride" Tuesday as his National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing endorsed Charlotte Motor Speedway's $100000 'World 600' race "Racing needs a major league" France said following Practice runs and tire tests the sanction "Just like the ma- will open at the local plant on jor leagues of baseball which also are expanding May 15 with time trials to be "This Charlotte race has tre- gin on May 21 mendous implications" continued the NASCAR boss "Not All el earing work has been only for the Charlotte area but completed at the Speedway site for all of racing" It will be held according to Smith Grading is on May 29 being done with 25000 yards of Speedway officials Curtis Tur dirt being moved daily tier and Bruton Smith completed Lights have been installed and the agreement with France Tues night work plans are being set for day at his Daytona Beach head- round-the-clock operations next quarters week NATIONAL LEAGUE San random) at ()1-lai vs Anderson (12-12) Milwaukee at Pittsburgh (14-9i vs Kline (10-13) Las Angeles at St Louis (night) Craig (95) Miller (4-2) (On)y ItIMPRI AMLRICAV LEAGUE Kansas Citv at Detroit--Tsitorlas (4-21 Feytaek (14-14) New Yell i Washington (night)- Terry (2-11) vsi Fischer igt) Baltimore vs (13-1k vs Vassis (112) tOnir game) Won Lost Pct GB 81 66 560 83 67 553 1 82 68 547 2 77 74 510 7t 72 78 480 12 72 SO 474 13 69 81 460 15 63 88 417 21' 2 12 13 15 214 Milwaukee Los Angeles San Francisco Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Philadelphia.