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i I a ys. DETROIT FREE PRESS Friday. Oct. 4, "68 I Was Very Groggy Before kime'-Lolich "I had to go back and touch it. BY JACK BERRY Freo Press Sports Writer ST.

LOUIS Mickey Lolich had a simple pitching plan for the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday: y. "Keep the ball down, throw strikes, duck and pray." He might've prayed but he didn't have to duck. He i kept the ball down, threw strikes and moved the Tigers back on equal footing as the World Series shifts to Tiger Stadium Saturday. Actually, Lolich was surprised that he went as far as he did the whole way with a six-hit, 8-1 victory over the defending world champions.

"I DEVELOPED a groin infection and I was very groggy before the game," Lolich said. "I thought I might be able to pitch five or six innings and then someone else would come in." "There never was a doubt," said manager Mayo Smith. "It was Mickey all the way. I talked to the doctor (Clarence Livingood) during batting practice and he said Mickey could start The doctor gave Lolich two capsules and someone asked if they contained LSD. If so, it was a good trip and it was the Cardinals who wound up with hallucinations.

They were beaten by Lolich the pitcher and Lolich the batter. There was a little embarrassing thing about the batting, though. Mickey missed first base when he hit his home run in the third inning. "I knew I hit it good. I saw the leftfielder go back and then stop and look up and then I heard the crowd roar.

Just then I stepped over first, base," Lolich grinned. "IT WAS A HIGH fastball inside around my eyes. I had two strikes on me and I just tomahawked at it to get it off me," Lolich said. 4 St. Louis pitcher Nelson Briles said it was the first home run he's ever yielded to a pitcher.

"I was shocked. I never hit a home run in professional baseball in my life. Everyone in the dugout was shocked, too they started agitating Earl Wilson because he's our home run hitting pitcher. "I was shocked I hit the ball to left, too. I always hit it to right, I never pull the ball," Lolich said.

Lolich had his warmup Stanley's First Series Bobble h. -v 1 4 4s- Mick: 'More Interesting At Shortstop' BY JACK BERRY Free Press Sports Writer ST. LOUIS Mickey Stanley, who looks like an Ail-American boy, sat in his skivvies on a stool, almost in his locker, completely hemmed in by reporters as an Ail-American boy should be. "Now I know what they mean when they say outfielders should pay their way into the ball park," Stan- ley said. jacket on as he talked, long after the game ended.

It was cool and that's Mickey Lolich weather. "I THINK THE results today prove how much I like to pitch in cooler weather, I perspire a lot and the water runs down and my pitches slip off when it's hot. That's why I like cooler weather." Working best for Lolich against the Cardinals was his slider, the pitch that helped Bob Gibson so effective in the first game. "I usually have a good fastball but I'm wild sometimes with my slider. Today I had it good." Lolich tossed in some words of praise for the Cardinals, particularly the speed of Lou Brock "I thought I had him picked off and he just outran the ball." He al.so praised Tiger Mickey Stanley.

i iii limn AP Photos Sandy Says Whiff Mark Will Stand Stanley started a key double-play which killed a St. Louis rally. OOPS: Mickey Stanley, the new Tiger shortstop, appears to be engaging in some pushups, but actually he had stumbled while chasing a hot shot by Julian Javier. When Javier beat Stanley's throw to second, the Tiger was charged with an error. Later, 'Lolieh Gave Us Time to Get Going9 "I WASN'T concerned at all with Mickey starting, at short," Lolich said.

"Hes been playing every position in the infield for three years during batting practice. He and Ray Oyler had 'Coke' games. I knew he could do the job." "We came in here with a team with a lot of confidence. We knew we'd have a problem with Gibson and we did. But we're even going back to Detroit and we're playing our style again," Lolich said.

you know, it goes without a spin and then' it starts to flutter as it comes down. "It's a hard ball to catch. I'm not surprised Flood couldn't hold on to it. "But it's great to get out of here with this game and get back to Detroit." Cash was in full agreement. "Saturday will be the big game for us.

he said. "WTe've Bullet to Play Out His Option BY GEORGE CANTOR Free Press Sports Writer ST. LOUIS "We were fooling ourselves," said Norman Cash. "We tried to act relaxed in the opener and we weren't." Naked to the waist, except for a radio mike that was nearly shoved into his mouth, Stormin' Norman savored the taste of victory again. "I knew 1 wasn't that bad," he said, "i was mad at myself.

I guess we all were. "We looked bad, there's no doubt about it. And we just made up our minds to forget about it. They beat us. OK, that's one for them.

Now it's our turn. "THERE WAS no clubhouse meeting. Nothing. We just wanted to get it out of our minds." Cash struck out three times once in a game-deciding situation in Wednesday's debacle. Thursday he led the 13-hit Detroit attack with a home run, and two singles and reached base again on an error.

"The big thing was Lolich's pitching early in the game." he said. "He gave us time. We were able to get a lead for ourselves. If we'd let St. Louis jump ahead again it might all have been different." HIS PARTNER on the right side, Dick McAuliffe, had a busy day on the bases, too, with two singles and a walk.

per back to Mickey and instead of throwing right away, he looked at Brock first. "That didn't make sense. Brock's run wasn't important. All he had to do was get the batter out. He lost track of the objective so I made sure his concentration would be sharp on the next hitter." Mac's field leadership extended to his hitting, too.

His bases-loaded single in the sixth off left hander Steve Carlton broke the game open. "I thought he was going to throw harder than he did, Mac said. "I THOUGHT the ball was going to get in because Curt Flood plays so deep in center. And when you hit a ball like that it acts like a knuckleball And like most of the Tigers, Mac felt an entirely different atmosphere in Thursda y's game. "It's so much easier when you don't have to worry about the pitcher overpowering you," he said.

"We knew Nelson Briles was a good pitcher but he isn't going to just throw-it past you like Gibson did. We were all more relaxed. "I just had to keep reminding Lolich not to get too relaxed, though. He made a play I didn't like in the sixth and I told him about it. You have to do that every once in a while to keep everyone's mind on the objective.

"WE HAD a five-run lead and they had Lou Brock at second. Curt Flood hit a hop Free Press World Series Staff ST. LOUIS Sandy Koufax, owner of the old World Series strikeout record, feels Bob Gibson has now put the record out of reach with his new mark of 17 strikeouts in one game. Koufax, whose strikeout record was broken by Gibson Wednesday, said "I don't feel bad at all about the record being broken. "You know," said Koufax, "sometimes when a record's broken like that you think you can get it back.

But I think Bob put it out of anyone's reach." KOUFAX, former left-hander with the Los Angeles 'Dodgers, struck out 15 in 1963 against the New York kees. Now a television an-' nouncer, Koufax was not at ball park when Gibson struck out 17 because Wednes-'J day was a high Jewish holi- day. Koufax made his comments Thursday on his pre-game tele-- vision show. He told Gibson: "That was one of the greatest performances ever. I can remember how to strike out 15, but I don't know how to get 16 and 17.

"It looked to me like you went out to show them the Tigers who was boss. And I think you may have convinced them." "It's much more interesting at shortstop," agreed the Tigers' new shortstop and the most successful experiment since Thomas Edison got fed up with high gas bills. They asked him about the play on which he was given an error a hard grounder by Julian Javier. "I THINK IT ticked Don Wert's glove," said Mickey, who went deep into the hole, on the leftfield grass, to backhand the ball. But he kicked it out of his glove as he tried to stop and turn for the throw and he was given an error, which was unpopular with many of the writers in the pressbox.

"Xaw, it doesn't bother me," Stanley said. "I didn't even realize they gave me one. "I'm not to win a Golden Glove Award anyway," he said, smiling. How about the big double play ball in the sixth that got Mickey Lolich off the hook when the Cards had one run in and two men on? "It was just a routine grounder," said Stanley, sounding now like he was a candidate for the Golden Glove. HE GRABBED the hot smash and fired to Dick Mc-Auliffe to start the double "Just before the pitch Mac yelled over to me to just make sure we got one (out)," Stanley said.

"Mac made the double play he got the ball away real fast." Stanley has played four positions for the Tigers this season centerfield, first base, second base and now shortstop and he's going to start at short again Saturday in Tiger Stadium. When told that by a writer-Manager Mayo Smith confirmed it minutes before Stanley just grinned a little and looked down at the floor. You almost got the feeling that he liked Mayo's confidence but that he'd rather be in centerfield. ASKED HOW he feels about got to beat Ray Washburn so BALTIMORE (AP) Jack "We can be one game ahead Marin said Thursday he is when we face Gibson again, ing out his option this season "They're counting on him to with the Baltimore Bullets, beat us three times and if we This would leave him free tc keep knocking off their other sign either with another Nation-guys that puts all the pressure al Basketball Association mem-on the Cards. The big thing ber or with a club in the rivai will be to stay just one game American League, ahead of Gibson.

Then we'll Marin has been with the Bui have them right where we lets two seasons. He formerlj want them." starred at Duke. World Series Scoreboard FIRST GAME (Oct. 2) St. Louis 4, Detroit 0.

SECOND GAME (Oct. S) Detroit 8, St. Louis 1. Friday, Oct. 4 Travel day.

Saturday, Oct. 5 (Game 8) Tigers (Wilson 13-12) vs. St. Louis (Washburn 14-8) at Tiger Stadium, 1 p.m. TV Channels 2 and Radio WWJ and WJR.

Sunday, Oct. 6 (Game 4) Tigers vs. St. Louis at Tiger Stadium, 1 p.m.; TV Channels 2 and Radio WWJ and WJR. Monday, Oct.

7 (Game 5) Tigers vs. St. Louis at Tiger Stadium, 1 p.m.; TV Channels 2 and Radio WWJ and WJR. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Travel day.

Wednesday, Oct. 9 (Game 6) (If necessary) Tigers at St. Louis, 2 p.m. (Detroit time); TV-Channels 2 and Radio WWJ and WJR. Thursday, Oct.

10 (Game 7) (If necessary) Tigers at St. Louis, 2 p.m. (Detroit time); TV Channels 2 and Radio WWJ and WJR. Hortou's HR Was Tigers' BIG Hit ST. LOUIS Mayo Smith said it, Al Kaline said it, Mickey Lolich said it.

the overwhelming success of The big hit for the Tigers the eXDeriment so far. Stan. was Willie Horton's home run in iey said he's just as happy the second inning. for Mavo as he is for himself. He took a lot of heat on was our nrsx run 01 ine series," Smith said.

"It got us on the scoreboard." it from some of the newspapers and the fans," Mickey said. Stanley said all the Tigers' other shortstops and they seem to be legion have helped him. "I don't think there's been any hard feelings at all." "I knew I hit it hard," said Willie, "but I kept on running anyway. It was a slider, down and away and it felt good. "Sure, I was nervous yester day.

We all were. We'd never Stanley may not make 'em been in a World Series before glatg Marion (tnere.s Series Composite Box Score and they had and one out of the past I I I sMf llN "But we've got our confidence what(lvpr of oiri back now said Horton, whose pebble picker a but big belt 10 rows deep behind he ig provins he handie the 386-foot marker helped put the job in a major league the confidence back. manner. DETROIT TIGERS BATTING GAB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Pet. PO A I Per.

Player and Pos. McAuliffe, 2b 1 .333 1.000 ....2 It's not. easy but it's not Stanley, 2 .333 4 3 .333 4 1 .900 0 1.000 2 1 .947 3 .333 17 2 .284 2 that hard," Stanley told the cash, 'lb reporters. "I'll tell you, I'd 1 .447 .000 1.000 'We're Back On Game'-Al like to stay there mean Nortnrup, cf 2 .00 .125 .000 13 .250 1 .937 1.000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 0 1.000 0 .000 .500 I'd like to stay at short and win the Series there. Mathews, pn "Next Spring? I'd have to ph think about that.

It would de- pend how much the Old Man in the front office could come up with." Totals (Editor's Note Don't be offended about that "Old Man" Player and Pos." crack, Mr. Campbell. The gJJJ; Mick's still a kid and it was a Maris, ri term of affection. Wasn't it e' 23 .241 51 it 4 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS BATTING Mick?) Davis, rf AB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO Pet.

PO A Pet. 2 7 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 .284 2 0 1.000 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 01 1 284 3 00 1.000 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 1.000 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 00 .250 1 1.000 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 24 1 0 1.000 28 1 2 0 0 0 1 02 .250 1 3 1 .600 1 400000001 .000 4 0 0 1.000 2 703000 21 2 .429 4 0 0 1.000 250000001 1 000 430 1.000 1 200000001 .000 1 0 1.000 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0 .000 1 000000000 .000 0 1 0 .000 1 000000000 .000 0 1 0 .000 1 1 00000000. 000 000 000 .1 000000000 .000 0 0 0 .000 2 41 5 1 2 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 .197 54 10 1 .985 Briles, Carlton, Willis, Gagliano, ph Hoerner, Totals Continued from First Sports hit a long, high foul fly down the right field line. Since Orlando is a right-handed hitter, I was playing over toward center so I had a long way to go. Fortunately he hit it high and wind held it up.

I could see it was going to drop straight down, but I didn't know if I could get there in time. I knew it would be close to the wall but that the wall was padded so I wasn't worried-then it opened right up. There's a gate there they keep some maintenance stuff in there and the thing' opened. That surprised me. All in all, with the Series going back to Detroit now and us even, I think we'll be in good shape now.

Sakurai Winner TOKYO () Takao Sakurai, fifth -ranked world bantamweight contender, scored a unanimous decision over Romy Guelas, the Philippines No. 3 bantamweight, in a scheduled 10-rounder Thursday. DETROIT TIGERS PITCHING Pitcher CG IP BB SO HBWPW Pet. ER ERA McLain 1 0 5 3 3 3 3 0 0 01 .000 2 3.40 Dobson 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 .000 1 4.50 McMahon 1 0110080000 .000 0 0.00 Lolieh 11941290010 1.000 1 1.00 Totals I 1 17 12 4 12 0 0 1 1 .500 4 2.00 its an Old Forester kind of week in Detroit. 4-0 Shutout Good Omen? The Tigers have won baseball's World Series twice and both times they were shut out in the opening game of the best-of-seven competition.

In 1935, Lon Warneke of the Chicago Cubs blanked Detroit, 3-0, in the first game, but the Tigers came back to win the Series in six. And in 1945, Hank Borowy of the Cubs shut out the Tigers, 9-0, in the opener and Detroit rallied to win in seven games. Bob Gibson of St. Louis shut out the Tigers, 44, in the opener of the 1968 Series Wednesday. Pet.

ER ERA ST. LOUIS CARDINALS PITCHING CG IP BB SO HBWPW 1 1 9 5 0 1 17 0 1 1 0 5 7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 014211000 1 021022000 1.000 0 0.00 1 .000 4 7 Pitcher Gibson Briles Carlton Willis .000 2 18.00 0 .000 0 0.00 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 Hoerner 1 o.oo 1 II 18 8 8 23 0 0 1 1 Totals I .500 4 1.00 SCORE BY INNINGS DETROIT Oil 003 102-0 St. Louis 000 301 100-5 DP DETROIT 1, I LOB DETROIT St. Louis li. SB Brock 3, Javier nooa.

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