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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1971

VOL. 2, No. 25

Halos Wright 1-Hits Cleveland;

Torrid Smith Sparks BoSox Win
ANAHEIM Like Pheidippides first steps
at Marathon and the first shot fired at Fort
Sumter, Jack Heidemanns single up the middle
in the second inning of a scoreless game
Wednesday achieved stature through hindsight.
Only after the Angels completed their 9-0
triumph over the Indians did it become clear
that Heidemanns base hit was the only thing
that stood between Clyde Wright and his second no-hitter in 300 days.
The one-hitter was the first in the major
leagues this season.
Wright knows the pressure of pitching a nohitter his gem against the As last July was
the centerpiece of his breakthrough 22-12 season. But there was no drama Wednesday.
The 30-year-old lefty retired the first seven
batters he faced before Heidemanns single,
and 20 of 21 afterward. Meanwhile, his teammates built him a comfortable lead, scoring
three times in the fourth inning, four times in
the sixth and twice in the eighth.
Wright (3-3) struck out five, walked one and
added a two-run double. Sam McDowell (3-2)
allowed three runs in five frames for the Indians, whose six-game win streak was snapped.
Red Sox 9, Brewers 4
BOSTON Reggie Smith continued his
sensational hot streak with a homer, double and
four RBI as the Red Sox subdued the Brewers.
In his past five games Smith has 12 hits, six
of them homers, and 12 RBI. He is tied for the
American League lead in round-trippers, ranks
third in RBI and seventh with a .360 average.
The Brewers held a 3-1 lead after 7 innings. But Milwaukee starter Bill Parsons allowed a leadoff double to Luis Aparicio in the
bottom of the eighth. Smith followed with a
game-tying two-run homer.
Parsons was lifted, but the Red Sox added
six runs against three Milwaukee relievers.
Smith capped the rally with a two-run double.
Winner Sonny Siebert (3-1) went the distance despite allowing 14 hits. Suds reliever
Marcelino Lopez (0-1) took the loss, allowing
three runs in one-third of an inning.
Orioles 5, As 1
OAKLAND The Orioles scored five runs
in the top of the ninth inning to stun the As.
As starter Catfish Hunter and the Os Mike
Cuellar exchanged zeroes for 6 innings. Tommy Davis ground out scored Gene Tenace in
the bottom of the seventh for Oakland.
Hunter was lifted after allowing a leadoff

double to Dave Johnson in the top of the ninth.

Jim Roland retired Boog Powell for the first out.
But the three As relievers who followed allowed
five runs two on bases-loaded walks.
Grant Jackson (1-1), the second of four Baltimore hurlers, earned the win his first in the
American League after six seasons with the Phillies. Loser Ron Klimkowski (1-2) allowed three
runs without retiring a batter.
Senators 5, Twins 4
WASHINGTON D.C. Paul Casanovas tiebreaking single capped a three-run eighth-inning
rally as the Senators tripped the Twins.
The rally spoiled an otherwise strong start by
Minnesotas Tom Hall (1-4), who fanned 10 in
eight innings. Denny Riddleberger (2-1) picked
up the win in relief. Joe Grzenda notched his
third save.
Joe Foy and Dick Billings each had two RBI
for Washington.
Royals 7, Tigers 5
KANSAS CITY Ed Kirkpatricks tiebreaking single highlighted a four-run rally in the
sixth inning as the Royals downed the Tigers.
Dick Drago (2-2) got the win despite allowing
five runs in 7 1/3 innings. Tom Burgmeier threw
a scoreless ninth inning for his first save.
Detroits Mickey Lolich yielded seven runs in
5 2/3 frames and fell to 2-3.

CLEVELAND (UPI) A price of $9 million has been placed on the Cleveland Indians
by owner Vernon Stouffer. Stouffer said
Wednesday he was willing to talk with anyone
interested in buying all or part of the team, the
Cleveland Press reported.
However, the newspaper insisted that he is
not actively attempting to sell the Indians.
Stouffers comments came in response to a
report that George Steinbrenner, shipping magnate, is interested in the team.
PITTSBURGH Harold Pie Traynor,
former Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman and a
member of the Hall of Fame, was reportedly
improving at Alleghany General Hospital.
According to his wife, the 71-year-old Traynor was resting comfortably and listened to the
game on the radio Tuesday night.
His doctor would make no disclosure of his
exact illness. He was admitted to the hospital
Monday night.
OAKLAND Right fielder Frank Robinson
is expected to be sidelined until next week with
an injured left hand, the Baltimore Orioles said
Wednesday.

Major League Standings

A.L. EAST
New York
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Washington
Detroit

W
13
12
11
10
8
5

L
4
6
7
8
12
14

PCT.
.765
.667
.611
.556
.400
.263

GB
--1
2
3
6
9

N.L. EAST
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Montreal
St. Louis

W
12
12
10
10
5
7

L
5
9
8
9
8
15

PCT.
.706
.600
.556
.526
.385
.318

GB
--1
2
3
5
7

A.L. WEST
Oakland
Milwaukee
California
Minnesota
Chicago
Kansas City

W
18
8
9
8
7
7

L
5
10
12
12
12
14

PCT.
.783
.444
.429
.400
.368
.333

GB
--7
8
8
9
10

N.L. WEST
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
San Diego

W
11
12
11
11
9
5

L
7
10
10
11
10
14

PCT.
.611
.545
.524
.500
.474
.263

GB
--1
1
2
2
6

Wednesdays American League Results

Wednesdays National League Results

Boston 9, Milwaukee 4
Washington 5, Minnesota 4
Baltimore 5, Oakland 1
Kansas City 7, Detroit 5
California 9, Cleveland 0
Chicago at New York, ppd., rain

Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 3 (10 innings)

New York 9, St. Louis 6
Montreal 2, Chicago 0
Giants 17, Atlanta 4
Astros 4, Philadelphia 0
Cincinnati 6, San Diego 3

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

Todays Probable Starting Pitchers

All times local

All times local

Baltimore (Palmer 2-1) at Oakland (Fingers 5-1),

1:30 p.m.
Minnesota (Kaat 2-1) at Boston (Nagy 1-0), 7:30
p.m.
Chicago (Bradley 1-3) at Washington (Bosman 1-3),
7:30 p.m.
Cleveland (Hargan 2-1) at California (Murphy 1-3),
8 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)

San Diego (Phoebus 0-4) at Cincinnati (Simpson 10), 12:30 p.m.

New York (Ryan 0-0) at St. Louis (Reuss 1-3),
12:30 p.m.
Montreal (McAnally 1-0) at Chicago (Pappas 3-1),
1:30 p.m.
San Francisco (Bryant 1-0 or Robertson 1-1) at Atlanta (Jarvis 2-0), 8:05 p.m.
Los Angeles (Singer 3-2 or Downing 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Walker 3-1), 8:05 p.m.
(Only games scheduled)

Houstons Wilson Subdues Phillies on 2 Hits, Improves to 4-0

HOUSTON Don Wilsons fast start to the
1971 season found a higher gear Wednesday.
Wilson, the Astros long-legged, whip-armed
right-hander, carried a no-hitter into the sixth
inning and finished with a two-hit shutout as the
Astros blanked the Phillies 4-0.
Wilson, whose 55 wins rank second in Astros
history, improved his record to 4-0 and lowered
his ERA to a National League-best 0.84 with
his third consecutive complete-game effort.
He retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced
before allowing a Denny Doyle single in the
sixth. Bobby Pfeils pinch-hit double in the
ninth was the only other Philadelphia safety.
In addition to his pitching exploits, Wilson
had an RBI single that boosted his average
to .389. Doug Rader knocked in two runs for
Houston.
Tough-luck loser Barry Lersch (0-1) allowed
two earned runs in seven innings.
Reds 6, Padres 3
CINCINNATI Lee May blasted a tie-

breaking three-run home run in the seventh inning, his second round tripper of the game,
vaulting the Reds past the Padres.
May has homered three times in three games
since his return from a knee injury suffered in
spring training. Jim McGlothlin (2-2) earned
the win, allowing three runs in seven innings
Loser Danny Coombs (0-4) allowed four
runs in 6 1/3 innings.
Giants 17, Pirates 4
ATLANTA Alan Gallagher, batting .183
coming into the game, homered twice and drove
in five runs as the Giants lashed 25 hits their
highest total since 1958 in a victory over the
Braves.
Steve Stone (1-2) earned his first major
league win and had three hits. Loser Jim Nash
(0-2) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 frames.
For the second game in a row, Henry Aaron
failed to connect for his 600th career home run.
Expos 2, Cubs 0
CHICAGO Carl Morton, 1970 rookie of

the year, fired a five-hit shutout as the Expos

blanked the Cubs.
Ron Fairlys two-run homer off Cubs starter
Bill Hands (0-3) was the decisive blow. Morton
(1-3) hurled his first complete game of 1971.
Dodgers 5, Pirates 3
PITTSBURGH Richie Allen drove in the
tie-breaking run, his first RBI in 10 games, and
Willie Crawford, batting .097, singled home
two more as the Dodgers scored three times in
the 10th inning to beat the Pirates.
Jim Brewer (2-0) earned the win with two
innings of relief. He allowed one run, Willie
Stargells 12th homer in the bottom of the 10th.
Mets 9, Cardinals 6
ST. LOUIS Gary Gentry, supported by a
17-hit attack, improved to 3-0 as the Mets outscored the Cardinals.
Gentry allowed six runs, only two earned, in
7 2/3 innings. Loser Mike Torrez (0-3) allowed
five runs in 5 2/3 frames.
Joe Torre hit his sixth homer for St. Louis.

Major League Leaders

Around Baseball

Tribe Boss Sets Price,

Willing to Talk Sale

TEN CENTS

AMERICAN

AB

AVG.

NATIONAL

AB

AVG.

Johnstone, Chi.

18

68

28

.412

Woodward, Cin.

17

64

26

.406

Howard, Was.

20

80

10

31

.387

Jones, N.Y.

16

64

25

.391

Munson, N.Y.

14

51

11

19

.373

Beckert, Chi.

19

83

14

32

.386

Murcer, N.Y.

17

63

14

23

.365

Day, Mon.

13

45

17

.378

Cater, N.Y.

17

66

24

.364

Pepitone, Chi.

19

81

11

30

.370

Harper, Mil.

18

83

15

30

.361

Stargell, Pit.

20

65

22

24

.369

Smith, Bos.

18

75

14

27

.360

Harrelson, N.Y.

17

73

10

26

.356

Carew, Min.

19

71

12

25

.352

Aaron, Atl.

18

62

12

22

.355

Melton, Chi.

19

74

15

26

.351

Garr, Atl.

19

78

13

27

.346

Mincher, Oak.

22

76

16

26

.342

Grote, N.Y.

16

52

18

.346

HR: Monday (Oak.) 8; Smith (Bos.) 8; Melton

(Chi.) 7; Powell (Bal.) 6; Jackson, (Oak.) 5.

HR: Stargell (Pit.) 12; Aaron (Atl.) 7; Mays

(S.F.) 6; Torre (St.L) 6; Robertson (Pit.) 5.

RBI: Monday (Oak.) 22; Bando (Oak.) 21;

Smith (Bos.) 20; Powell (Bal.) 16; Reichardt
(Chi.) 16.

RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 24; Aaron (Atl.) 17; Menke

(Hou.) 16; Torre (St.L) 16; four tied with 15.

Wins: Fingers (Oak.) 5-1; Blue (Oak.) 3-0;

five tied with 3-1.
Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 56; Lolich (Det.) 47;
Hall (Min.) 40; Fingers (Oak.) 37; Hunter (Oak.)
34.
ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 0.78; Wood (Chi.) 1.44;
Blue (Oak.) 1.65; McDowell (Cle.) 1.70; Messersmith (Cal.) 1.82.

Wins: Blasingame (Hou.) 4-0; Wilson (Hou.)

4-0; Jenkins (Chi.) 4-1; three tied with 3-0.
Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 48; Jenkins (Chi.)
35; Sutton (L.A.) 33; Holtzman (Chi.) 30; Gibson (St.L) 30.
ERA: Wilson (Hou.) 0.84; Billingham (Hou.)
1.15; Sutton (L.A.) 1.15; Ellis (Pit.) 1.41; Holtzman (Chi.) 1.69.

Washington Post

Short Bobbled Flood Deal

WASHINGTON D.C. The fascinating
winning streak of Washington Senators owner
Bob Short came to at least a tentative halt when,
on Tuesday, Pan American Airlines flight No.
154 lifted off from New Yorks Kennedy Airport to Barcelona, Spain, with Curt Flood on it.
This was not among Shorts plans for passenger
Flood, who was bugging out after only 18
games of the 1971 season.
With Floods sudden departure, Short was
losing points. Every other move by the Senators clubowner was paying off handsomely
with the team and confounding those baseball
savants who liked to point out that dealing in
the flesh marts of baseball was too important to
be left to trucking tycoons.
Shorts decision to trade half of the Senators
infield, the better half, to Detroit for Denny
McLain, much lamented at the time, surprisingly is taking on the trappings of a brilliant stroke.
His claim of Joe Foy for a mere 25,000 dollars
has been a windfall for the Senators. His Ed
Stroud-for-Tom McCraw deal with the White
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Sox supports Shorts growing

reputation as a clever larcenist.
But on his Curt Flood deal,
he apparently bobbled. Flood
is the outfielder he enticed out
of retirement for a 110,000
dollar contract in the smug
believe that he had acquired
for the Senators both a stickout center fielder and a drawing card at the gate. In those
twin beliefs, Short currently is
0-for-2.
Gate Appeal Overrated
Even those who suspected
from the start that Short overrated Flood as a performing
asset and a box office magnet
will take no satisfaction in the
players short-lived stint with
the Senators. When he turned
up on Flight 154 to Barcelona,
Flood was a furtive figure
who cried out for tender understanding.
He had flopped in his
comeback, and he knew it.
This he admitted in his telegram to Short from New
York. I tried. A year and a
half is too much. Very serious
personal problems mounting
every day. Thanks for your
confidence and understanding.
Flood. The simple confessions of that telegram showed
class.
He could have stayed
around and collected more
than 60,000 dollars additionally owed him in salary just for
playing out the string, but he
didnt choose that route. He

was harassed by more than the

production he had given the
team and the realization he had
been benched by Ted Williams. There were the hefty
alimony payments, and other
creditors from a St. Louis art
studio and a Copenhagen restaurant that foundered. He was
skipping out on an appointment with the Senators club
attorney aimed at putting his
debts on a payable basis.
Riding the Pine
Flood was never a
benchwarmer in his previous
12 years in the majors and that
he was troubled and demeaned
by this new status is a decent
assumption. But he wasnt
betraying any sickness in
heart. In the dugout he was a
cheerleader and, to a man, his
teammates were Curt Flood
fans. Unhappily, there were
other facts, besides pitching,
with which he couldnt cope.
Club owner Short, at this
point, is entitled to one mistake. The signing of Flood,
like most of his other deals,
was his own decision, with
little consultation with his
manager Ted Williams. In
trading off shortstop Ed Brinkman and third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez to Detroit for
McLain, he actually overrode
Williams objections to the
deal.
At this point, Short has
come up smelling with all the
fragrance of a whole perfumery on the McLain deal. Not
only did that pitcher turn in
strong efforts in three of his

four starts, but the Tigers

brass is chortling no more at
the bare-faced steal they
pulled on the unwary Short.
Tigers Trade Looks Good
As of Wednesday, the Senators were 8-12 in the league
standings with the Tigers at 5
-14. This far, Rodriguez and
Brinkman, no less than those
on the Mikados list, have
never been missed, and the
installation of Foy at third
base has been a big plus for
the Senators. Short, in explaining his decision to draft
Foy off the Mets minor
league list, confessed he had
no proper evaluation of Foy
as a player but I liked the

odds. He said he was gambling a mere 25,000 dollars

on a player for whom the
Mets had traded 300,000 dollars worth of athletes the year
before.
The inspiration to trade Ed
Stroud for Tom McCraw in a
swap of outfielders with the
White Sox came from Ted
Williams. That maneuver
brought to the Senators the
man who is now their thirdleading leading hitter and second-leading RBI man in the
batting order. As the man who
picked Williams as his manager, Short can sun himself in
the reflected glory of the
McCraw deal, too.