Strat-O-Matic Daily Report

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1969 American League Date: 5/16/1969 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1969 BAL 28 10 W.William CWS .378 F.Howard WAS 18 B.Powell BAL 46 1969 DET 19 14 D.Mincher SEA .372 B.Powell BAL 15 F.Howard WAS 30 1969 WAS 20 16 M.Andrews BOS .359 M.Epstein WAS 13 R.Petroce BOS 28 1969 BOS 17 16 M.Fiore KCR .333 OTHERS TIED W 10 R.Jackson OAK 28 1969 CLE 13 20 H.Killebr MIN .330 OTHERS TIED W 27 1969 NYY 12 24 WINS SAVES ERA 1969 SEA 20 13 M.Cuellar BAL 9 W.Wood CWS 6 D.McNally BAL 1.05 1969 OAK 17 15 D.McNally BAL 6 J.Bouton SEA 6 M.Cuellar BAL 1.20 1969 KCR 18 16 M.Kilkenn DET 6 D.Knowles WAS 5 R.Nelson KCR 1.58 1969 MIN 15 16 OTHERS TIED W 5 D.Higgins WAS 4 F.Peterso NYY 1.61 1969 CWS 12 16 OTHERS TIED W 3 M.Kilkenn DET 1.73 1969 CAL 8 23 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS A.Etcheba BAL 10 T.Harper SEA 18 S.McDowel CLE 74 F.Howard WAS 9 P.Kelly KCR 14 F.Peterso NYY 58 T.Conigli BOS 8 J.Foy KCR 8 M.Lolich DET 56 OTHERS TIED W 7 J.Kenney NYY 8 R.Culp BOS 54 OTHERS TIED W 6 D.Boswell MIN 54 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS BAL 5 at MIN 1 BAL-McNally(6-0, 1.05) at KCR-Nelson(3-2, 1.58) CWS 1 at DET 4 CAL-Messers(4-3, 3.69) at NYY-Downing(3-1, 3.25) CLE 0 at KCR 1 DET-Kilkenn(6-1, 1.73) at MIN-Miller(2-2, 3.66) OAK-Nash(3-2, 2.70) at CLE-McDowel(5-4, 2.76) WAS-Bosman(4-4, 3.29) at CWS-Edmonds(2-4, 3.12) SEA-Brunet(2-0, 3.09) at BOS-Nagy(3-4, 3.66) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS B.Powell BAL .387 31 12 14 2 5 A.Downing NYY 9 4 0 1 8 0 100 F.Howard WAS .424 33 14 7 3 5 M.Cuellar BAL 27 17 0 12 19 0 300 D.Mincher SEA .407 27 11 6 5 2 F.Peterson NYY 26 16 3 2 21 2 210 F.Robinson BAL .333 30 10 7 4 3 M.Lolich DET 26 11 6 9 20 0 200 B.Freehan DET .280 25 7 6 6 2 D.McNally BAL 15 11 1 6 11 0 100 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS R.Jackson OAK .154 26 4 1 1 0 C.Cox WAS 5 20 15 2 3 0 010 T.Tresh DET .034 29 1 1 5 0 M.Kekich NYY 8 16 12 3 6 2 020 G.Hopkins CWS .219 32 7 1 0 0 R.May CAL 14 22 15 7 16 5 020 K.Berry CWS .192 26 5 0 2 0 D.Boswell MIN 18 23 16 7 15 6 030 D.Unser WAS .156 32 5 1 3 0 T.John CWS 9 13 9 4 4 3 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1969 American League ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL A.L. East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 Baltimore BAL 28 10 .737 ---- 121 0 0 ---- 109 53 .673 1969 Detroit DET 19 14 .576 6.5 0 0 ---- 90 72 .556 1969 Washington WAS 20 16 .556 7.0 0 0 ---- 86 76 .531 1969 Boston BOS 17 16 .515 8.5 0 0 ---- 87 75 .537 1969 Cleveland CLE 13 20 .394 12.5 0 0 ---- 62 99 .385 1969 New York (AL) NYY 12 24 .333 15.0 0 0 ---- 80 81 .497 ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL A.L. West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 Seattle SEA 20 13 .606 ---- 128 14 19 .424 64 98 .395 1969 Oakland OAK 17 15 .531 2.5 0 0 ---- 88 74 .543 1969 Kansas City KCR 18 16 .529 2.5 0 0 ---- 69 93 .426 1969 Minnesota MIN 15 16 .484 4.0 0 0 ---- 97 65 .599 1969 Chicago (AL) CWS 12 16 .429 5.5 0 0 ---- 68 94 .420 1969 California CAL 8 23 .258 11.0 0 0 ---- 71 91 .438 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BAL 28 10 .737 15- 4 13- 6 7- 5 21- 5 2- 2 6- 6 10-0 Won 10 BOS 17 16 .515 5- 9 12- 7 5- 7 12- 9 2- 1 8- 2 6-4 Lost 1 CAL 8 23 .258 5-15 3- 8 1- 6 7-17 1- 3 0- 7 2-8 Lost 6 CLE 13 20 .394 7-11 6- 9 5- 7 8-13 0- 2 3- 6 2-8 Lost 5 CWS 12 16 .429 5- 5 7-11 4- 6 8-10 2- 1 4- 3 4-6 Lost 1 DET 19 14 .576 14- 6 5- 8 8- 8 11- 6 1- 1 7- 7 8-2 Won 1 KCR 18 16 .529 12- 5 6-11 3- 6 15-10 3- 0 7- 5 5-5 Won 3 MIN 15 16 .484 8- 8 7- 8 1- 8 14- 8 0- 2 4- 2 2-8 Lost 6 NYY 12 24 .333 7- 7 5-17 4- 5 8-19 2- 1 5-10 3-7 Lost 4 OAK 17 15 .531 12- 7 5- 8 5- 5 12-10 0- 1 3- 3 6-4 Won 1 SEA 20 13 .606 14- 4 6- 9 8- 2 12-11 1- 3 5- 4 7-3 Won 7 WAS 20 16 .556 10- 4 10-12 9- 9 11- 7 4- 1 6- 3 6-4 Won 3 TOTAL 199 199 .500 HOME 114 85 .573 ROAD 85 114 .427 LEFT 60 74 .448 RIGHT 139 125 .527 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF BAL 16- 9 12- 1 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 20-10 8- 0 0- 0 170 92 +78 BOS 10-12 7- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 12-14 5- 2 0- 0 133 162 -29 CAL 5-13 3-10 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-16 1- 7 0- 0 113 154 -41 CLE 9-12 4- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-14 2- 6 0- 0 127 140 -13 CWS 8- 9 4- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9-11 3- 5 0- 0 92 130 -38 DET 11-10 8- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-12 6- 2 0- 0 134 104 +30 KCR 10-11 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14-12 4- 4 0- 0 125 123 +2 MIN 12- 8 3- 8 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14- 9 1- 7 0- 0 144 150 -6 NYY 8-15 4- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 9-19 3- 5 0- 0 106 143 -37 OAK 11- 9 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 14-11 3- 4 0- 0 139 132 +7 SEA 12- 8 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-12 7- 1 0- 0 186 142 +44 WAS 14-10 6- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 16-12 4- 4 0- 0 156 153 +3 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BAL BOS CAL CLE CWS DET KCR MIN NYY OAK SEA WAS TOT BAL - 3 0 3 2 2 3 3 6 0 0 6 28 BOS 3 - 3 2 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 1 17 CAL 0 0 - 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 8 CLE 1 4 0 - 1 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 13 CWS 0 0 2 2 - 1 2 2 0 0 3 0 12 DET 2 3 0 3 2 - 1 3 3 0 0 2 19 KCR 0 0 6 3 1 1 - 2 0 3 2 0 18 MIN 0 0 4 1 3 0 2 - 0 3 2 0 15 NYY 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 - 2 0 2 12 OAK 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 2 1 - 4 1 17 SEA 0 1 3 0 4 0 2 1 3 3 - 3 20 WAS 2 3 3 5 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 - 20 TOT 10 16 23 20 16 14 16 16 24 15 13 16 RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BAL BOS CAL CLE CWS DET KCR MIN NYY OAK SEA WAS TOT BAL - 23 0 23 12 10 10 20 34 0 0 38 170 BOS 15 - 17 21 0 28 0 0 14 7 10 21 133 CAL 0 9 - 0 7 0 16 29 9 19 11 13 113 CLE 16 31 0 - 14 14 6 6 18 0 0 22 127 CWS 0 0 9 13 - 7 8 21 0 7 27 0 92 DET 15 32 0 18 9 - 8 18 22 0 0 12 134 KCR 5 0 30 14 6 7 - 11 0 31 21 0 125 MIN 5 0 32 7 32 12 13 - 0 25 18 0 144 NYY 13 16 11 9 0 17 0 0 - 12 9 19 106 OAK 0 8 7 0 14 0 38 23 4 - 38 7 139 SEA 0 16 25 0 36 0 24 22 18 24 - 21 186 WAS 23 27 23 35 0 9 0 0 24 7 8 - 156 TOT 92 162 154 140 130 104 123 150 143 132 142 153

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1969 National League Date: 5/16/1969 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1969 PIT 23 9 R.Clement PIT .397 R.Santo CHC 11 R.Santo CHC 33 1969 STL 18 14 B.William CHC .377 OTHERS TIED W 10 B.Tolan CIN 33 1969 CHC 19 15 J.Bench CIN .369 T.Perez CIN 32 1969 NYM 17 16 R.Carty ATL .357 L.May CIN 30 1969 PHI 13 17 L.Brock STL .354 A.Kosco LAD 30 1969 MON 9 21 WINS SAVES ERA 1969 CIN 22 10 D.Ellis PIT 7 J.Gibbon PIT 5 S.Carlton STL 1.04 1969 SFG 17 15 G.Perry SFG 7 J.Brewer LAD 4 L.Walker PIT 1.28 1969 LAD 15 16 P.Niekro ATL 6 C.Hartens PIT 3 N.Briles STL 1.76 1969 ATL 15 17 G.Nolan CIN 6 F.Reberge SDP 3 D.Ellis PIT 1.79 1969 SDP 14 22 J.Koosman NYM 6 OTHERS TIED W 2 J.Maloney CIN 1.80 1969 HOU 13 23 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS T.Helms CIN 26 L.Brock STL 20 D.Wilson HOU 68 OTHERS TIED W 6 M.Wills LAD 16 S.Carlton STL 66 T.Taylor PHI 11 B.Singer LAD 62 J.Morgan HOU 9 P.Niekro ATL 60 OTHERS TIED W 8 OTHERS TIED W 59 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS ATL 6 at NYM 3 STL-Gibson(5-4, 2.00) at SDP-Kelley(3-5, 5.66) CIN 0 at PHI 5 NYM-McGraw(3-2, 2.45) at CIN-Merritt(1-2, 5.68) ATL-Pappas(2-3, 4.43) at MON-Waslews(0-3, 4.43) PIT-Walker(4-0, 1.28) at LAD-Osteen(4-4, 3.68) CHC-Jenkins(5-2, 2.80) at HOU-Dierker(4-3, 2.57) SFG-Maricha(4-4, 2.54) at PHI-Johnson(0-0, 4.76) WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS P.Rose CIN .519 27 14 7 6 3 B.Gibson STL 20 8 1 6 13 0 200 A.Shamsky NYM .273 22 6 6 5 3 P.Niekro ATL 29 15 7 10 28 3 300 L.Hisle PHI .344 32 11 7 1 4 A.Santorini SDP 16 6 2 4 12 0 100 L.May CIN .313 32 10 7 1 4 D.Kelley SDP 14 7 1 4 14 0 110 B.Bonds SFG .387 31 12 4 3 3 F.Jenkins CHC 18 12 2 5 13 0 200 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER TM AVG AB H RB BB HR PITCHER TM IP H ER BB Ks HR WLS J.Arcia SDP .152 33 5 0 0 0 M.Pappas ATL 6 7 6 3 5 2 010 G.Sutherland MON .038 26 1 2 2 0 J.Robertson MON 12 13 10 9 8 3 020 B.Harrelson NYM .107 28 3 1 2 0 J.Boozer PHI 5 7 6 1 2 3 001 R.Hunt SFG .148 27 4 1 1 0 G.Waslewski MON 12 16 9 6 8 1 010 L.Brock STL .188 32 6 2 0 0 T.Griffin HOU 8 9 3 6 5 1 010 INJURY REPORT No injuries to report

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 1969 National League ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL N.L. East WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 Pittsburgh PIT 23 9 .719 ---- 126 0 0 ---- 88 74 .543 1969 St. Louis STL 18 14 .563 5.0 0 0 ---- 87 75 .537 1969 Chicago (NL) CHC 19 15 .559 5.0 0 0 ---- 92 70 .568 1969 New York (NL) NYM 17 16 .515 6.5 0 0 ---- 100 62 .617 1969 Philadelphia PHI 13 17 .433 9.0 0 0 ---- 63 99 .389 1969 Montreal MON 9 21 .300 13.0 11 19 .367 52 110 .321 ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL N.L. West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 Cincinnati CIN 22 10 .688 ---- 126 15 17 .469 89 73 .549 1969 San Francisco SFG 17 15 .531 5.0 0 0 ---- 90 72 .556 1969 Los Angeles LAD 15 16 .484 6.5 0 0 ---- 85 77 .525 1969 Atlanta ATL 15 17 .469 7.0 0 0 ---- 93 69 .574 1969 San Diego SDP 14 22 .389 10.0 0 0 ---- 52 110 .321 1969 Houston HOU 13 23 .361 11.0 0 0 ---- 81 81 .500 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK ATL 15 17 .469 7- 9 8- 8 5- 4 10-13 3- 2 3- 5 5-5 Won 2 CHC 19 15 .559 11- 9 8- 6 5- 3 14-12 1- 0 4- 5 4-6 Lost 1 CIN 22 10 .688 8- 3 14- 7 7- 3 15- 7 1- 1 5- 4 6-4 Lost 1 HOU 13 23 .361 7- 7 6-16 3- 6 10-17 2- 5 4- 8 3-7 Won 1 LAD 15 16 .484 7- 5 8-11 5- 2 10-14 3- 0 8- 8 4-6 Won 1 MON 9 21 .300 5-11 4-10 1-10 8-11 1- 3 1- 6 3-7 Lost 1 NYM 17 16 .515 12- 8 5- 8 5- 5 12-11 0- 3 6- 5 7-3 Lost 2 PHI 13 17 .433 9-10 4- 7 3- 4 10-13 2- 5 7- 6 7-3 Won 1 PIT 23 9 .719 15- 6 8- 3 6- 4 17- 5 4- 1 11- 1 7-3 Won 4 SDP 14 22 .389 4-10 10-12 5- 5 9-17 1- 0 5- 5 4-6 Won 1 SFG 17 15 .531 7- 6 10- 9 4- 2 13-13 2- 4 7- 8 4-6 Lost 4 STL 18 14 .563 10- 9 8- 5 7- 5 11- 9 6- 2 6- 6 5-5 Lost 1 TOTAL 195 195 .500 HOME 102 93 .523 ROAD 93 102 .477 LEFT 56 53 .514 RIGHT 139 142 .495 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF ATL 10-11 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-14 4- 3 0- 0 140 139 +1 CHC 14- 9 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-12 4- 3 0- 0 161 115 +46 CIN 15- 5 7- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 18- 7 4- 3 0- 0 195 115 +80 HOU 10-14 3- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 11-17 2- 6 0- 0 138 176 -38 LAD 11-10 4- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-12 2- 4 0- 0 112 101 +11 MON 6-14 3- 7 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 7-17 2- 4 0- 0 117 152 -35 NYM 9-11 8- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 12-13 5- 3 0- 0 114 126 -12 PHI 5-14 8- 3 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 8-14 5- 3 0- 0 100 150 -50 PIT 16- 5 7- 4 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 19- 6 4- 3 0- 0 134 101 +33 SDP 7-16 7- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 10-18 4- 4 0- 0 109 167 -58 SFG 12- 9 5- 6 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 15-10 2- 5 0- 0 134 131 +3 STL 12- 9 6- 5 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0 13-12 5- 2 0- 0 113 94 +19 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SDP SFG STL TOT ATL - 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 CHC 0 - 0 0 2 5 2 5 2 1 1 1 0 CIN 4 0 - 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 HOU 2 0 1 - 2 1 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 LAD 4 0 1 5 - 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 MON 1 1 0 1 0 - 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 NYM 1 6 1 3 0 3 - 0 0 0 0 3 0 PHI 1 1 2 2 0 1 3 - 0 0 0 3 0 PIT 0 2 0 0 1 6 3 5 - 0 3 3 0 SDP 2 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 SFG 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 - 1 0 STL 0 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 - 0 TOT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SDP SFG STL TOT ATL - 0 21 26 17 5 10 18 0 21 22 0 140 CHC 0 - 0 0 8 48 28 39 22 5 3 8 161 CIN 29 0 - 34 18 16 14 17 0 43 24 0 195 HOU 23 0 13 - 21 7 5 10 0 35 24 0 138 LAD 21 3 13 39 - 0 0 0 7 13 13 3 112 MON 8 27 4 11 0 - 23 16 12 0 0 16 117 NYM 6 23 10 16 0 25 - 10 8 0 0 16 114 PHI 8 12 13 11 0 8 15 - 10 0 0 23 100 PIT 0 23 0 0 7 24 15 27 - 2 16 20 134 SDP 21 7 31 11 7 0 0 0 7 - 23 2 109 SFG 23 5 10 28 20 0 0 0 9 33 - 6 134 STL 0 15 0 0 3 19 16 13 26 15 6 - 113 TOT 139 115 115 176 101 152 126 150 101 167 131 94

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1969 Major League Basebal Date: 5/16/1969

BALTIMORE AT MINNESOTA Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 - 5 14 0 Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Win:Palmer(5-3) Loss:Hall(4-1) Jim Palmer was able to finish what he started and was credited with a complete game and Mark Belanger had 5 hits and 2 RBI as the blistering-hot Baltimore Orioles defeated the struggling Minnesota Twins by the score of 5 to 1 at Metropolitan Stadium. Baltimore came up with 3 runs in the top of the 5th inning when they had 5 base hits. It was enough to earn the victory. Baltimore had a total of 14 hits for the game. The win was credited to Palmer(5-3) who went the whole way allowing 1 run. Tom Hall(4-1) was charged with the loss. He gave up 3 runs and 7 hits in 7 innings. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Buford-F, Blair-F, Robinson-K BOT 1- Uhlaender-F, Carew-K, Oliva-Si, Killebrew-G TOP 2- Powell-G, Robinson-F, Johnson-G BOT 2- Reese-Si, Nettles-K, Cardenas-K, Roseboro-P TOP 3- Etchebarren-W, Belanger-Si, Palmer-Sac, Buford-K, Blair-G BOT 3- Hall-G, Uhlaender-G, Carew-F TOP 4- Robinson-G, Powell-K, Robinson-K BOT 4- Oliva-F, Killebrew-W, Reese-L, Nettles-F TOP 5- Johnson-Si, Etchebarren-Do+E-LF, Belanger-Si, Palmer-Si, Buford-Do Blair-G, Robinson-P, Powell-IW, Robinson-F BOT 5- Cardenas-G, Roseboro-F, Hall-W, Uhlaender-G TOP 6- Johnson-K, Etchebarren-W, Belanger-Si, Palmer-Sac, Buford-IW Blair-P BOT 6- Carew-L, Oliva-L, Killebrew-G TOP 7- Robinson-G, Powell-G, Robinson-W, Johnson-G BOT 7- Reese-FO, Nettles-W, Cardenas-F, Roseboro-Si, Manuel-P TOP 8- Etchebarren-Si+E-3B, Belanger-Si, WP, Palmer-F, Buford-Si, CS(Buford) Blair-Si, Robinson-W, Powell-F BOT 8- Uhlaender-Do, Carew-W, Oliva-G-DP, Killebrew-Si, Reese-F TOP 9- Robinson-Si, Johnson-F, Etchebarren-Do, Belanger-Si, Palmer-K BOT 9- Nettles-F, Cardenas-G, Roseboro-G CHICAGO (AL) AT DETROIT White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 4 0 Win:Lolich(4-4) Loss:Peters(1-2) Homeruns- B.Freehan(3rd) Mickey Lolich had an impressive outing as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a score of 4 to 1. Detroit went ahead for good in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring 2 runs utilizing 2 base hits. After an out was recorded, Norm Cash began the Detroit spurt when he drew a walk. Willie Horton came next and he ripped a one-base hit. One out later, Don Wert then doubled, and an error was also committed, plating two runs. The Chicago (AL) bats were silent in the 9th. Lolich(4-4) picked up the complete game victory, allowing 1 run. Gary Peters(1-2) was tagged with the loss. Detroit continued their winnings ways improving their record to 19-14. They are 8-2 in their last ten games. With this loss, Chicago (AL) has a 4-6 record of late, 12-16 overall. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Williams-Do, Aparicio-Sac, May-K, Melton-Si, Hopkins-K BOT 1- Stanley-K, Tresh-F, Kaline-G TOP 2- Pavletich-F, Knoop-L, Berry-K BOT 2- Cash-K, Horton-G, Freehan-W, Wert-P TOP 3- Peters-Do, Williams-G, Aparicio-K, May-K BOT 3- Brown-W, Lolich-G-DP, Stanley-W, Tresh-G TOP 4- Melton-G, Hopkins-L, Pavletich-F BOT 4- Kaline-F, Cash-W, Horton-Si, Freehan-FO, Wert-Do+E-LF, Brown-W Lolich-K TOP 5- Knoop-G, Berry-F, Peters-K BOT 5- Stanley-G, Tresh-F, Kaline-G TOP 6- Williams-G, Aparicio-L, May-K BOT 6- Cash-P, Horton-W, Freehan-HR, Wert-G, Brown-G TOP 7- Melton-K, Hopkins-Si, Pavletich-F, Knoop-F BOT 7- Lolich-F, Stanley-W, Tresh-Force, CS(Tresh) TOP 8- Berry-L, Bradford-K, Williams-G BOT 8- Kaline-Do, Cash-F, Horton-L, Freehan-F TOP 9- Aparicio-F, May-G, Melton-F

CLEVELAND AT KANSAS CITY Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Win:Hedlund(5-1) Loss:Paul(3-3) Mike Hedlund went 9 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians by a score of 1 to 0 at Municipal Stadium. The game's only run was scored in the bottom of the 7th inning. Bob Oliver drew a walk. Jerry Adair stepped up next and he singled. Ellie Rodriguez then hit a deep fly scoring the run. Cleveland was set down quietly in the 9th. Hedlund(5-1) was credited with the shutout. The losing pitcher was Mike Paul(3-3). He surrendered 6 hits and 1 walk in 7 innings. 'He came out with good stuff,' Joe Gordon said about Hedlund. 'He threw the ball good from the first pitch on.' CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Cardenal-G, Brown-F, Baker-Si, Horton-F BOT 1- Hernandez-Si+E-2B, Kelly-K, Piniella-FC, Foy-G TOP 2- Harrelson-G, Klimchock-G, Sims-G BOT 2- Harrison-G, Oliver-G, Adair-K TOP 3- Fuller-P, Paul-F, Cardenal-L BOT 3- Rodriguez-Si, Hedlund-E-SS, Hernandez-Force, CS(Hernandez), Kelly-G TOP 4- Brown-G, Baker-Si, Horton-Force, Harrelson-G BOT 4- Piniella-G, Foy-G, Harrison-G TOP 5- Klimchock-L, Sims-FO, Fuller-Si, Paul-K BOT 5- Oliver-G, Adair-Si, Rodriguez-Si, Hedlund-F, Hernandez-L TOP 6- Cardenal-P, Brown-FO, Baker-Si, Horton-K BOT 6- Kelly-G, Piniella-L, Foy-Do, Harrison-F TOP 7- Harrelson-Si, PB, Klimchock-G, Sims-F-DP BOT 7- Oliver-W, Adair-Si, Rodriguez-SF, Hedlund-F, Hernandez-K TOP 8- Fuller-Si, CS(Nelson), Snyder-F, Cardenal-G BOT 8- Kelly-G, Piniella-W, Foy-K, Harrison-P TOP 9- Brown-G, Baker-FO, Horton-G ATLANTA AT NEW YORK (NL) Braves.......... 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Mets............ 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Win:Niekro(6-3) Loss:Seaver(4-4) Homeruns- H.Aaron(8th), R.Carty(8th), O.Cepeda(7th) Phil Niekro allowed Lum Harris to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and right fielder Hank Aaron went deep as the Atlanta Braves bested the New York (NL) Mets 6 to 3 at Shea Stadium. Niekro(6-3) looked very much in control throughout the day. He surrendered only 5 hits and 5 walks in 9 innings dropping his ERA from 4.00 to 3.78. Atlanta managed 7 hits in their victory. Tom Seaver(4-4) absorbed the loss. He allowed 3 homeruns in 9 innings of work. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Alou-G, Millan-K, Aaron-HR, Carty-K BOT 1- Agee-K, Boswell-E-3B, SB(Boswell), Jones-Si, Shamsky-W, Garrett-K Kranepool-L TOP 2- Cepeda-G, Boyer-K, Didier-F BOT 2- Harrelson-K, Grote-K, Seaver-W, Agee-F TOP 3- Jackson-G, Niekro-F, Alou-F BOT 3- Boswell-G, Jones-F, Shamsky-K TOP 4- Millan-F, Aaron-F, Carty-HR, Cepeda-G BOT 4- Garrett-G, Kranepool-G, Harrelson-G TOP 5- Boyer-F, Didier-G, Jackson-G BOT 5- Grote-Si, SB(Grote), Seaver-Si, Agee-Si, Boswell-K, WP, Jones-W Shamsky-F, Garrett-G TOP 6- Niekro-F, Alou-Si, Millan-Si, Aaron-P, Carty-W, Cepeda-HR, Boyer-F BOT 6- Kranepool-G, Harrelson-G, Grote-W, Seaver-K TOP 7- Didier-G, Jackson-F, Niekro-G BOT 7- Agee-HBP, Boswell-K, Jones-K, Shamsky-Force TOP 8- Alou-Si, Millan-Force, Aaron-Si, Carty-G-DP BOT 8- Garrett-G, Kranepool-Si, Harrelson-Force, Grote-G TOP 9- Cepeda-G, Boyer-L, Didier-F BOT 9- Swoboda-W, Agee-F, Boswell-F, Jones-Force

CINCINNATI AT PHILADELPHIA Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 8 1 Win:Fryman(3-4) Loss:Nolan(6-2) Woodie Fryman(3-4), with relief help from Turk Farrell, blanked the Cincinnati Reds at Shibe Park. The Philadelphia Phillies scored 5 runs for the victory. Fryman pitched a solid game. He was reached for 5 hits and 6 walks in 8 innings lowering his ERA from 4.86 to 4.23. Philadelphia out-hit Cincinnati for the game, 8 hits to 5. Gary Nolan(6-2) was given the loss. He allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 6 and 1/3 innings. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Rose-F, Tolan-Si, Johnson-G, Perez-G BOT 1- Taylor-W, Briggs-Force, Allen-P, Callison-Si, Hisle-K TOP 2- May-K, Bench-G, Helms-F BOT 2- Rojas-Si, Ryan-K, CS(Rojas), Money-Do, Fryman-K TOP 3- Woodward-Do, Nolan-Sac, Rose-W, SB(Rose), Tolan-K, Johnson-IW Perez-F BOT 3- Taylor-G, Briggs-W, SB(Briggs), Allen-E-2B, Callison-Do, Hisle-F Rojas-F TOP 4- May-G, Bench-W, Helms-P, Woodward-F BOT 4- Ryan-G, Money-L, Fryman-F TOP 5- Nolan-G, Rose-W, Tolan-K, Johnson-F BOT 5- Taylor-G, Briggs-W, Allen-K, Callison-K TOP 6- Perez-K, May-G, Bench-Tr, Helms-FO BOT 6- Hisle-K, Rojas-F, Ryan-Do, Money-F TOP 7- Woodward-Si, Nolan-Sac, Rose-G, Tolan-G BOT 7- Fryman-Si, Taylor-HBP, Briggs-W, Allen-F, Callison-Si, Hisle-F Rojas-Do, Ryan-G TOP 8- Johnson-W, Perez-G-DP, May-E-1B, Bench-W, Helms-Si BOT 8- Money-G, Fryman-W, Taylor-G-DP TOP 9- Woodward-G, Savage-F, Rose-G

1969 Baltimore Orioles At 1969 Minnesota Twins 5/15/1969 Orioles AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG D.Buford LF 4 0 2 1 .301 T.Uhlaender CF 4 1 1 0 .286 P.Blair CF 5 0 1 1 .252 R.Carew 2B 3 0 0 0 .312 F.Robinson RF 4 0 0 0 .261 T.Oliva RF 4 0 1 0 .310 B.Powell 1B 4 0 0 0 .307 H.Killebrew 3B 3 0 1 1 .330 B.Robinson 3B 4 0 1 0 .203 R.Reese 1B 4 0 1 0 .301 D.Johnson 2B 5 1 1 0 .243 G.Nettles LF 3 0 0 0 .219 A.Etchebarren C 3 2 3 1 .319 L.Cardenas SS 4 0 0 0 .261 M.Belanger SS 5 2 5 2 .272 J.Roseboro C 4 0 1 0 .288 J.Palmer P 3 0 1 0 .136 T.Hall P 1 0 0 0 .083 A-C.Manuel PH 1 0 0 0 .500 J.Crider P 0 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 37 5 14 5 Totals 31 1 5 1 A-Pinch Hit For Hall In 7th Inning Orioles......... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 - 5 14 0 Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Orioles (28-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Palmer WIN(5-3) 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 125 2.84 Totals 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 Twins (15-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Hall LOSS(4-1) 7 7 3 3 5 5 0 119 3.69 J.Crider 2 7 2 2 1 1 0 51 2.25 Totals 9 14 5 5 6 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,894 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:32 LEFT ON BASE- Orioles:13 Twins: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Orioles: 1 Twins: 0 ERRORS- H.Killebrew, G.Nettles DOUBLES- D.Buford(15th), A.Etchebarren-2(5th), T.Uhlaender(3rd) RBIs- D.Buford(16th), P.Blair(22nd), A.Etchebarren(4th), M.Belanger-2(10th), H.Killebrew(25th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Buford SACRIFICE HITS- J.Palmer-2 WALKS- D.Buford, F.Robinson, B.Powell, B.Robinson, A.Etchebarren-2, R.Carew, H.Killebrew, G.Nettles, T.Hall STRIKE OUTS- D.Buford, F.Robinson, B.Powell, B.Robinson, D.Johnson, J.Palmer, R.Carew, G.Nettles, L.Cardenas GIDP- T.Oliva WILD PITCHES- J.Crider 2-out RBI- P.Blair, H.Killebrew RLISP 2-out- P.Blair-4, B.Robinson-2, C.Manuel, B.Powell, J.Palmer TEAM RISP- Orioles: 6 for 15 Twins: 1 for 3

1969 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 1969 Detroit Tigers 5/15/1969 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Tigers AB R H RBI AVG W.Williams RF 4 1 1 0 .378 M.Stanley CF 2 0 0 0 .160 J.Nyman P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Tresh SS 4 0 0 0 .138 L.Aparicio SS 3 0 0 0 .276 A.Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 .276 C.May LF 4 0 0 0 .238 N.Cash 1B 3 1 0 0 .263 B.Melton 3B 4 0 1 1 .200 W.Horton LF 3 2 1 0 .224 G.Hopkins 1B 3 0 1 0 .255 B.Freehan C 3 1 1 2 .224 D.Pavletich C 3 0 0 0 .200 D.Wert 3B 3 0 1 2 .207 B.Knoop 2B 3 0 0 0 .167 I.Brown 2B 1 0 0 0 .175 K.Berry CF 3 0 0 0 .207 M.Lolich P 3 0 0 0 .083 G.Peters P 2 0 1 0 .500 A-B.Bradford PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 26 4 4 4 A-Pinch Hit For Peters In 8th Inning White Sox....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 Tigers.......... 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 - 4 4 0 White Sox (12-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Peters LOSS(1-2) 7 3 4 3 7 3 1 129 3.49 J.Nyman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5.02 Totals 8 4 4 3 7 3 1 Tigers (19-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Lolich WIN(4-4) 9 4 1 1 0 9 0 115 2.52 Totals 9 4 1 1 0 9 0 ATTENDANCE- 20,689 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad T- 1:55 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 3 Tigers: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Tigers: 0 ERRORS- C.May DOUBLES- W.Williams(8th), G.Peters, A.Kaline(5th), D.Wert(2nd) HOME RUNS- B.Freehan(3rd) RBIs- B.Melton(10th), B.Freehan-2(14th), D.Wert-2(18th) CAUGHT STEALING- T.Tresh SACRIFICE HITS- L.Aparicio WALKS- M.Stanley-2, N.Cash, W.Horton, B.Freehan, I.Brown-2 STRIKE OUTS- L.Aparicio, C.May-3, B.Melton, G.Hopkins, K.Berry, G.Peters, B.Bradford, M.Stanley, N.Cash, M.Lolich GIDP- M.Lolich 2-out RBI- B.Melton, D.Wert-2 RLISP 2-out- C.May, M.Lolich, B.Freehan TEAM RISP- White Sox: 1 for 5 Tigers: 1 for 6

1969 Cleveland Indians At 1969 Kansas City Royals 5/15/1969 Indians AB R H RBI AVG Royals AB R H RBI AVG J.Cardenal CF 4 0 0 0 .267 J.Hernandez SS 4 0 1 0 .178 L.Brown SS 4 0 0 0 .206 P.Kelly RF 4 0 0 0 .290 F.Baker LF 4 0 3 0 .333 L.Piniella LF 3 0 0 0 .276 T.Horton 1B 4 0 0 0 .315 J.Foy 3B 4 0 1 0 .208 K.Harrelson RF 3 0 1 0 .212 C.Harrison 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 L.Klimchock 3B 3 0 0 0 .228 B.Oliver CF 2 1 0 0 .200 D.Sims C 3 0 0 0 .236 J.Adair 2B 3 0 2 0 .244 V.Fuller 2B 3 0 2 0 .188 E.Rodriguez C 2 0 2 1 .216 B-D.Nelson PR,2B 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Hedlund P 3 0 0 0 .200 M.Paul P 2 0 0 0 .053 A-R.Snyder PH 1 0 0 0 .333 H.Pina P 0 0 0 0 ---- -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 0 6 0 Totals 29 1 6 1 A-Pinch Hit For Paul In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Fuller In 8th Inning Indians......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2 Royals.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0 Indians (13-20) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Paul LOSS(3-3) 7 6 1 1 1 3 0 96 4.05 H.Pina 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.59 Totals 8 6 1 1 2 4 0 Royals (18-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA M.Hedlund WIN(5-1) 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 112 2.51 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 2 0 ATTENDANCE- 15,113 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:19 LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 4 Royals: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0 Royals: 1 ERRORS- L.Brown, V.Fuller DOUBLES- J.Foy(7th) RBIs- E.Rodriguez(9th) CAUGHT STEALING- D.Nelson, J.Hernandez SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Rodriguez WALKS- L.Piniella, B.Oliver STRIKE OUTS- T.Horton, M.Paul, J.Hernandez, P.Kelly, J.Foy, J.Adair PASSED BALLS- E.Rodriguez RLISP 2-out- P.Kelly, J.Hernandez, C.Harrison TEAM RISP- Indians: 0 for 2 Royals: 0 for 7

1969 Atlanta Braves At 1969 New York (NL) Mets 5/15/1969 Braves AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG F.Alou CF 4 1 2 0 .315 T.Agee CF 4 0 1 1 .222 F.Millan 2B 4 1 1 0 .275 K.Boswell 2B 5 1 0 0 .270 H.Aaron RF 4 1 2 1 .320 C.Jones LF 4 0 1 1 .306 R.Carty LF 3 2 1 1 .357 A.Shamsky RF 3 0 0 0 .287 A-M.Lum LF 0 0 0 0 .333 W.Garrett 3B 4 0 0 0 .179 O.Cepeda 1B 4 1 1 4 .262 E.Kranepool 1B 4 0 1 0 .235 C.Boyer 3B 4 0 0 0 .283 B.Harrelson SS 4 0 0 0 .103 B.Didier C 4 0 0 0 .138 J.Grote C 3 1 1 0 .310 S.Jackson SS 3 0 0 0 .160 T.Seaver P 2 1 1 0 .100 P.Niekro P 3 0 0 0 .148 B-R.Swoboda PH 0 0 0 0 .303 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 33 6 7 6 Totals 33 3 5 2 A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Carty In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Seaver In 9th Inning Braves.......... 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 7 1 Mets............ 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Braves (15-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA P.Niekro WIN(6-3) 9 5 3 2 5 9 0 167 3.78 Totals 9 5 3 2 5 9 0 Mets (17-16) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Seaver LOSS(4-4) 9 7 6 6 1 3 3 149 3.95 Totals 9 7 6 6 1 3 3 ATTENDANCE- 44,496 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1969 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:48 LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 1 Mets: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Mets: 1 ERRORS- C.Boyer HOME RUNS- H.Aaron(8th), R.Carty(8th), O.Cepeda(7th) RBIs- H.Aaron(25th), R.Carty(18th), O.Cepeda-4(19th), T.Agee(18th), C.Jones(17th) STOLEN BASES- K.Boswell(2nd), J.Grote(1st) WALKS- R.Carty, C.Jones, A.Shamsky, J.Grote, T.Seaver, R.Swoboda HIT BY PITCH- T.Agee STRIKE OUTS- F.Millan, R.Carty, C.Boyer, T.Agee, K.Boswell-2, C.Jones, A.Shamsky, W.Garrett, B.Harrelson, J.Grote, T.Seaver GIDP- R.Carty WILD PITCHES- P.Niekro 2-out RBI- H.Aaron, R.Carty, O.Cepeda-4 RLISP 2-out- E.Kranepool, W.Garrett TEAM RISP- Braves: 1 for 3 Mets: 3 for 8 WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Wayne Garrett robbed Orlando Cepeda of a base hit.

1969 Cincinnati Reds At 1969 Philadelphia Phillies 5/15/1969 Reds AB R H RBI AVG Phillies AB R H RBI AVG P.Rose RF 3 0 0 0 .344 T.Taylor 3B 3 1 0 0 .208 B.Tolan CF 4 0 1 0 .285 J.Briggs LF 1 2 0 0 .146 A.Johnson LF 2 0 0 0 .295 D.Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 .248 T.Perez 3B 4 0 0 0 .328 J.Callison RF 4 1 3 2 .254 L.May 1B 4 0 0 0 .297 L.Hisle CF 4 0 0 0 .269 J.Bench C 2 0 1 0 .369 C.Rojas 2B 4 0 2 3 .240 T.Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 .351 M.Ryan C 4 0 1 0 .176 W.Woodward SS 4 0 2 0 .212 D.Money SS 4 0 1 0 .206 G.Nolan P 1 0 0 0 .211 W.Fryman P 3 1 1 0 .048 A.Jackson P 0 0 0 0 .000 T.Farrell P 0 0 0 0 .000 A-T.Savage PH 1 0 0 0 .375 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 29 0 5 0 Totals 31 5 8 5 A-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 9th Inning Reds............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Phillies........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 5 8 1 Reds (22-10) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Nolan LOSS(6-2) 6 1/3 7 5 5 4 6 0 124 3.77 A.Jackson 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 2.25 Totals 8 8 5 5 5 6 0 Phillies (13-17) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Fryman WIN(3-4) 8 5 0 0 6 4 0 130 4.23 T.Farrell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.76 Totals 9 5 0 0 6 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 8,866 DATE- Thursday, May 15th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good T- 2:58 LEFT ON BASE- Reds:10 Phillies: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Reds: 1 Phillies: 1 ERRORS- T.Helms, D.Allen DOUBLES- W.Woodward(3rd), J.Callison(8th), C.Rojas(4th), M.Ryan(4th), D.Money(2nd) TRIPLES- J.Bench(1st) RBIs- J.Callison-2(17th), C.Rojas-3(9th) STOLEN BASES- P.Rose(1st), J.Briggs(7th) CAUGHT STEALING- C.Rojas SACRIFICE HITS- G.Nolan-2 WALKS- P.Rose-2, A.Johnson-2, J.Bench-2, T.Taylor, J.Briggs-3, W.Fryman HIT BY PITCH- T.Taylor STRIKE OUTS- B.Tolan-2, T.Perez, L.May, D.Allen, J.Callison, L.Hisle-2, M.Ryan, W.Fryman GIDP- T.Perez, T.Taylor 2-out RBI- C.Rojas-3 RLISP 2-out- T.Perez-3, L.Hisle, W.Fryman, C.Rojas-2, T.Helms-2, D.Money, B.Tolan, M.Ryan TEAM RISP- Reds: 1 for 7 Phillies: 3 for 12 WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Mike Ryan blocked the plate, saving a run!