NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1969 American League Date: 9/5/1969 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1969 BAL 84 52 F.Howard WAS .342 F.Howard WAS 58 H.Killebr MIN 130 1969 WAS 84 53 M.Andrews BOS .333 H.Killebr MIN 54 B.Powell BAL 117 1969 DET 79 57 R.Carew MIN .312 M.Epstein WAS 48 F.Howard WAS 114 1969 BOS 67 68 W.William CWS .307 B.Powell BAL 44 M.Epstein WAS 107 1969 NYY 58 77 H.Killebr MIN .303 R.Jackson OAK 43 R.Petroce BOS 106 1969 CLE 56 81 WINS SAVES ERA 1969 OAK 77 57 M.Cuellar BAL 23 W.Wood CWS 22 M.Cuellar BAL 2.05 1969 MIN 68 67 D.McLain DET 20 J.Bouton SEA 17 J.Roland OAK 2.30 1969 SEA 68 68 OTHERS TIED W 18 K.Tatum CAL 15 R.Nelson KCR 2.50 1969 CWS 61 73 D.Knowles WAS 15 D.Bosman WAS 2.52 1969 KCR 59 76 R.Perrano MIN 14 F.Peterso NYY 2.53 1969 CAL 51 83 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS D.Unser WAS 14 T.Harper SEA 76 S.McDowel CLE 274 S.Alomar CAL 8 P.Kelly KCR 48 M.Lolich DET 259 N.Cash DET 8 B.Campane OAK 48 A.Messers CAL 219 T.Reynold OAK 8 J.Foy KCR 37 M.Cuellar BAL 203 OTHERS TIED W 6 OTHERS TIED W 34 R.Culp BOS 198 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS CWS 3 at CAL 2 BAL-Cuellar(23-11, 2.05) at DET-Lolich(15-13, 2.54) KCR 13 at SEA 2 CWS-Peters(9-9, 2.94) at CAL-May(7-12, 3.72) MIN 2 at OAK 3 KCR-Butler(4-8, 3.96) at SEA-Segui(10-9, 3.57) MIN-Miller(9-10, 4.51) at OAK-Nash(10-7, 2.78) NYY-Peterso(18-12, 2.53) at CLE-McDowel(18-14, 2.54) WAS-Bosman(17-7, 2.52) at BOS-Culp(11-18, 3.44) 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 H.Killebrew MIN .379 29 11 8 7 5 J.Nash OAK 9 1 0 2 7 0 100 F.Howard WAS .455 33 15 10 3 5 F.Peterson NYY 18 2 1 4 11 1 200 T.Oliva MIN .406 32 13 7 6 4 T.Murphy CAL 15 8 0 6 9 0 110 K.Harrelson CLE .333 27 9 7 7 3 S.McDowell CLE 16 11 3 2 13 0 100 R.Jackson OAK .275 40 11 11 5 6 M.Lolich DET 18 7 3 7 18 2 110 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 K.Berry CWS .154 26 4 0 0 0 S.Barber SEA 5 13 8 2 5 0 010 J.Roseboro MIN .120 25 3 0 1 0 M.Pattin SEA 6 9 7 3 2 1 010 L.Maye WAS .194 31 6 0 0 0 G.Brunet SEA 9 15 10 3 2 0 110 J.Spencer CAL .118 34 4 0 3 0 A.Downing NYY 7 9 6 3 2 1 010 B.Campaneris OAK .178 45 8 2 0 0 B.Butler KCR 6 10 6 3 9 2 000 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 84 52 .618 ---- 26 0 0 ---- 109 53 .673 1969 Washington WAS 84 53 .613 .5 0 0 ---- 86 76 .531 1969 Detroit DET 79 57 .581 5.0 0 0 ---- 90 72 .556 1969 Boston BOS 67 68 .496 16.5 0 0 ---- 87 75 .537 1969 New York (AL) NYY 58 77 .430 25.5 0 0 ---- 80 81 .497 1969 Cleveland CLE 56 81 .409 28.5 0 0 ---- 62 99 .385 ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL A.L. West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 Oakland OAK 77 57 .575 ---- 19 0 0 ---- 88 74 .543 1969 Minnesota MIN 68 67 .504 9.5 0 0 ---- 97 65 .599 1969 Seattle SEA 68 68 .500 10.0 51 85 .375 64 98 .395 1969 Chicago (AL) CWS 61 73 .455 16.0 0 0 ---- 68 94 .420 1969 Kansas City KCR 59 76 .437 18.5 0 0 ---- 69 93 .426 1969 California CAL 51 83 .381 26.0 0 0 ---- 71 91 .438 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK BAL 84 52 .618 45-23 39-29 31-12 53-40 3- 6 18-18 2-8 Lost 2 BOS 67 68 .496 29-38 38-30 23-24 44-44 6- 5 22-20 4-6 Lost 3 CAL 51 83 .381 28-40 23-43 22-27 29-56 8-12 16-25 3-7 Lost 2 CLE 56 81 .409 33-36 23-45 20-26 36-55 5-11 18-22 6-4 Lost 1 CWS 61 73 .455 33-34 28-39 26-22 35-51 4- 5 19-18 4-6 Won 3 DET 79 57 .581 39-29 40-28 22-25 57-32 8- 3 23-17 7-3 Won 2 KCR 59 76 .437 35-33 24-43 16-31 43-45 10- 9 21-21 6-4 Won 1 MIN 68 67 .504 35-33 33-34 19-30 49-37 4-10 21-17 2-8 Lost 1 NYY 58 77 .430 36-32 22-45 22-20 36-57 11- 7 19-31 8-2 Won 5 OAK 77 57 .575 39-28 38-29 28-24 49-33 6- 8 19-22 6-4 Won 4 SEA 68 68 .500 36-30 32-38 28-22 40-46 11- 8 22-19 5-5 Lost 4 WAS 84 53 .613 46-22 38-31 33-21 51-32 13- 5 26-14 7-3 Won 1 TOTAL 812 812 .500 HOME 434 378 .534 ROAD 378 434 .466 LEFT 290 284 .505 RIGHT 522 528 .497 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF BAL 16- 9 17-10 16-10 19- 8 16-13 0- 2 41-23 43-29 0- 0 577 419 +158 BOS 10-12 11-14 14-14 16-13 16-12 0- 3 34-29 33-39 0- 0 597 604 -7 CAL 5-13 10-17 13-17 12-16 10-17 1- 3 24-38 27-45 0- 0 455 603 -148 CLE 9-12 13-13 9-22 12-18 12-14 1- 2 25-40 31-41 0- 0 482 621 -139 CWS 8- 9 10-16 21-11 10-21 9-16 3- 0 28-34 33-39 0- 0 536 605 -69 DET 11-10 16-10 18-11 12-18 20- 7 2- 1 28-36 51-21 0- 0 614 500 +114 KCR 10-11 16-12 11-17 8-20 12-14 2- 2 30-33 29-43 0- 0 508 556 -48 MIN 12- 8 11-15 18-12 13-16 12-14 2- 2 34-29 34-38 0- 0 597 605 -8 NYY 8-15 11-17 13-16 10-17 13-12 3- 0 23-40 35-37 0- 0 492 550 -58 OAK 11- 9 14-12 14-12 22- 7 12-17 4- 0 38-24 39-33 0- 0 612 480 +132 SEA 12- 8 16-11 11-18 18-11 11-16 0- 4 34-30 34-38 0- 0 627 636 -9 WAS 14-10 15-13 15-13 21- 8 17- 8 2- 1 41-24 43-29 0- 0 606 524 +82 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM BAL BOS CAL CLE CWS DET KCR MIN NYY OAK SEA WAS TOT BAL - 6 8 9 7 8 11 7 9 4 6 9 84 BOS 8 - 8 6 8 7 3 3 7 5 6 6 67 CAL 4 4 - 4 7 4 6 4 7 4 3 4 51 CLE 3 8 8 - 4 7 2 6 5 6 5 2 56 CWS 5 4 5 8 - 5 4 5 7 3 11 4 61 DET 4 5 8 7 7 - 10 9 8 9 8 4 79 KCR 1 9 7 10 7 2 - 6 3 6 4 4 59 MIN 5 9 10 6 8 3 6 - 7 6 4 4 68 NYY 3 4 5 7 5 6 9 5 - 5 6 3 58 OAK 8 7 7 6 8 3 8 7 7 - 8 8 77 SEA 6 6 9 7 4 4 9 7 6 5 - 5 68 WAS 5 6 8 11 8 8 8 8 11 4 7 - 84 TOT 52 68 83 81 73 57 76 67 77 57 68 53 RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM BAL BOS CAL CLE CWS DET KCR MIN NYY OAK SEA WAS TOT BAL - 52 76 66 51 44 52 54 46 37 47 52 577 BOS 52 - 48 64 55 64 46 63 47 33 54 71 597 CAL 23 39 - 37 33 35 44 56 56 31 43 58 455 CLE 40 57 42 - 51 47 34 44 44 38 51 34 482 CWS 29 39 31 65 - 39 43 50 56 48 85 51 536 DET 35 63 60 59 41 - 68 67 56 56 70 39 614 KCR 25 64 49 65 43 31 - 50 40 55 60 26 508 MIN 44 75 70 42 80 44 41 - 54 57 47 43 597 NYY 21 46 48 40 53 49 57 48 - 31 57 42 492 OAK 69 48 54 59 64 44 56 61 27 - 74 56 612 SEA 42 71 63 49 59 56 59 65 59 52 - 52 627 WAS 39 50 62 75 75 47 56 47 65 42 48 - 606 TOT 419 604 603 621 605 500 556 605 550 480 636 524

NEWSPAPER STYLE RECAP FOR 1969 National League Date: 9/5/1969 TEAM WON LOST BATTING AVERAGE HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN 1969 PIT 79 53 R.Clement PIT .353 W.McCovey SFG 49 W.McCovey SFG 120 1969 STL 75 60 R.Carty ATL .332 H.Aaron ATL 44 T.Perez CIN 116 1969 NYM 71 62 A.Johnson CIN .330 T.Perez CIN 36 H.Aaron ATL 111 1969 CHC 70 67 G.Beckert CHC .329 W.Stargel PIT 36 W.Stargel PIT 104 1969 PHI 62 71 J.Bench CIN .321 D.Allen PHI 34 A.Johnson CIN 99 1969 MON 47 89 WINS SAVES ERA 1969 SFG 79 56 J.Maricha SFG 23 W.Granger CIN 13 J.Maricha SFG 1.64 1969 LAD 75 59 B.Gibson STL 21 F.Reberge SDP 13 B.Gibson STL 1.89 1969 CIN 69 63 C.Osteen LAD 20 J.Gibbon PIT 11 S.Carlton STL 2.21 1969 HOU 64 70 G.Perry SFG 20 F.Linzy SFG 10 T.McGraw NYM 2.31 1969 ATL 64 73 OTHERS TIED W 19 J.Brewer LAD 9 N.Briles STL 2.50 1969 SDP 52 84 CUR HIT STREAK STOLEN BASES STRIKEOUTS R.Hebner PIT 17 L.Brock STL 62 S.Carlton STL 251 G.Beckert CHC 15 M.Wills LAD 58 D.Wilson HOU 231 T.Perez CIN 11 J.Morgan HOU 56 L.Dierker HOU 230 L.Hisle PHI 10 B.Bonds SFG 33 B.Gibson STL 230 OTHERS TIED W 9 W.Davis LAD 32 J.Maricha SFG 225 YESTERDAY'S GAMES TODAY'S SCHEDULE AND PROBABLE STARTERS LAD 1 at SDP 2 PIT-Veale(15-11, 3.86) at CHC-Selma(11-11, 3.69) PHI-Wise(13-15, 4.08) at NYM-Seaver(14-14, 3.37) PHI-Fryman(13-14, 3.45) at NYM-McGraw(12-8, 2.31) LAD-Moeller(3-3, 3.79) at SDP-Kelley(8-17, 4.19) SFG-Perry(20-13, 3.03) at HOU-Dierker(15-12, 2.77) MON-Roberts(7-16, 4.64) at STL-Gibson(21-10, 1.89) ATL-Reed(6-22, 4.52) at CIN-Nolan(14-10, 3.74) 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 R.Santo CHC .441 34 15 9 4 5 J.Marichal SFG 27 14 0 1 13 0 300 H.Aaron ATL .333 33 11 9 3 5 J.Gibbon PIT 8 2 0 1 5 0 100 C.Rojas PHI .457 35 16 11 5 2 M.McCormick SFG 9 3 0 1 1 0 100 A.Johnson CIN .441 34 15 9 2 3 B.Gibson STL 20 9 2 4 9 0 110 W.McCovey SFG .276 29 8 7 5 3 W.Fryman PHI 18 10 1 5 5 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 C.Gaston SDP .083 36 3 3 1 0 D.Giusti STL 6 10 7 5 4 0 010 B.Wine MON .138 29 4 0 2 0 J.Robertson MON 10 15 10 8 8 0 010 G.Sutherland MON .156 32 5 0 2 0 D.Selma CHC 8 8 6 7 4 0 010 W.Woodward CIN .207 29 6 1 0 0 J.Johnson PHI 6 8 5 2 2 0 000 D.Young CHC .091 33 3 2 3 0 R.Reed ATL 14 20 10 4 8 2 020 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 79 53 .598 ---- 24 0 0 ---- 88 74 .543 1969 St. Louis STL 75 60 .556 5.5 0 0 ---- 87 75 .537 1969 New York (NL) NYM 71 62 .534 8.5 0 0 ---- 100 62 .617 1969 Chicago (NL) CHC 70 67 .511 11.5 0 0 ---- 92 70 .568 1969 Philadelphia PHI 62 71 .466 17.5 0 0 ---- 63 99 .389 1969 Montreal MON 47 89 .346 34.0 41 95 .301 52 110 .321 ACTUAL-TODATE ACTUAL-TOTAL N.L. West WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC# WON LOS PCT WON LOS PCT 1969 San Francisco SFG 79 56 .585 ---- 25 0 0 ---- 90 72 .556 1969 Los Angeles LAD 75 59 .560 3.5 0 0 ---- 85 77 .525 1969 Cincinnati CIN 69 63 .523 8.5 73 59 .553 89 73 .549 1969 Houston HOU 64 70 .478 14.5 0 0 ---- 81 81 .500 1969 Atlanta ATL 64 73 .467 16.0 0 0 ---- 93 69 .574 1969 San Diego SDP 52 84 .382 27.5 0 0 ---- 52 110 .321 OVERALL RECORD Team WON LOST PCT HOME ROAD LEFT RIGHT EXTRA 1-RUN LAST 10 STREAK ATL 64 73 .467 33-36 31-37 19-27 45-46 7-11 22-21 2-8 Lost 4 CHC 70 67 .511 32-36 38-31 17-18 53-49 6- 7 22-21 5-5 Lost 1 CIN 69 63 .523 38-26 31-37 22-19 47-44 5- 4 15-24 5-5 Won 1 HOU 64 70 .478 36-32 28-38 16-20 48-50 10-10 20-18 7-3 Won 1 LAD 75 59 .560 41-26 34-33 26-14 49-45 12- 7 32-26 4-6 Lost 1 MON 47 89 .346 27-41 20-48 13-30 34-59 5- 8 12-21 4-6 Lost 5 NYM 71 62 .534 31-34 40-28 20-19 51-43 8- 9 23-22 4-6 Lost 3 PHI 62 71 .466 31-37 31-34 12-15 50-56 12-13 23-26 7-3 Won 7 PIT 79 53 .598 40-26 39-27 16-18 63-35 7- 7 24-19 7-3 Won 3 SDP 52 84 .382 28-40 24-44 14-22 38-62 9- 8 21-22 5-5 Won 1 SFG 79 56 .585 38-30 41-26 18-15 61-41 9- 8 22-21 6-4 Won 2 STL 75 60 .556 40-28 35-32 23-17 52-43 14-12 30-25 4-6 Lost 1 TOTAL 807 807 .500 HOME 415 392 .514 ROAD 392 415 .486 LEFT 216 234 .480 RIGHT 591 573 .508 TEAM -APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT+ InDiv OutDiv InterLg RUNS AGNST DIFF ATL 10-11 13-10 15-15 15-17 11-18 0- 2 30-35 34-38 0- 0 529 550 -21 CHC 14- 9 13-12 16-13 14-15 12-17 1- 1 38-27 32-40 0- 0 579 574 +5 CIN 15- 5 14- 9 15-13 11-15 13-20 1- 1 34-26 35-37 0- 0 685 586 +99 HOU 10-14 10-16 14-14 14-11 15-14 1- 1 32-30 32-40 0- 0 565 574 -9 LAD 11-10 14-10 14-14 16-13 17-11 3- 1 30-32 45-27 0- 0 574 508 +66 MON 6-14 6-17 9-21 10-20 16-15 0- 2 20-44 27-45 0- 0 529 696 -167 NYM 9-11 13-11 14-14 18- 9 17-14 0- 3 34-27 37-35 0- 0 531 514 +17 PHI 5-14 9-14 15-15 14-16 16-12 3- 0 25-36 37-35 0- 0 504 567 -63 PIT 16- 5 17- 9 15-14 14-13 15-12 2- 0 37-23 42-30 0- 0 610 505 +105 SDP 7-16 10-17 10-19 10-16 14-13 1- 3 25-39 27-45 0- 0 418 600 -182 SFG 12- 9 13-12 16-13 19-10 17-12 2- 0 37-26 42-30 0- 0 590 516 +74 STL 12- 9 15-10 21- 9 14-14 12-17 1- 1 33-30 42-30 0- 0 493 417 +76 WINS ARE ACROSS, LOSSES ARE DOWN: TEAM ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SDP SFG STL TOT ATL - 5 6 6 5 7 8 6 6 7 6 2 64 CHC 7 - 6 3 4 12 5 11 6 7 5 4 70 CIN 7 6 - 5 6 10 5 6 4 7 9 4 69 HOU 6 9 5 - 6 5 2 6 4 10 5 6 64 LAD 9 8 5 7 - 8 8 5 9 6 3 7 75 MON 5 2 2 7 4 - 5 6 3 7 2 4 47 NYM 4 9 7 10 4 8 - 5 3 9 3 9 71 PHI 6 3 6 6 7 5 6 - 4 8 4 7 62 PIT 6 6 8 8 3 11 6 8 - 7 10 6 79 SDP 5 5 7 4 6 5 3 4 5 - 3 5 52 SFG 8 7 3 8 9 10 9 8 2 9 - 6 79 STL 10 7 8 6 5 8 5 6 7 7 6 - 75 TOT 73 67 63 70 59 89 62 71 53 84 56 60 RUNS SCORED ARE ACROSS, RUNS ALLOWED ARE DOWN: TEAM ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SDP SFG STL TOT ATL - 40 45 57 45 52 44 61 38 65 62 20 529 CHC 47 - 56 45 35 98 51 68 60 42 42 35 579 CIN 59 74 - 57 47 68 59 61 60 69 88 43 685 HOU 51 81 35 - 55 41 32 42 56 89 42 41 565 LAD 54 41 62 61 - 65 56 58 59 40 41 37 574 MON 53 51 45 43 48 - 57 66 47 48 32 39 529 NYM 36 49 59 58 51 74 - 40 36 48 35 45 531 PHI 50 38 45 42 59 54 39 - 39 53 32 53 504 PIT 39 56 71 81 56 65 42 54 - 36 71 39 610 SDP 44 30 64 36 36 41 29 42 29 - 35 32 418 SFG 73 60 57 50 47 77 52 36 41 64 - 33 590 STL 44 54 47 44 29 61 53 39 40 46 36 - 493 TOT 550 574 586 574 508 696 514 567 505 600 516 417

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1969 Major League Basebal Date: 9/5/1969

CHICAGO (AL) AT CALIFORNIA White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Angels.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 Win:John(12-14) Loss:Messersmith(13-14) Save:Wood(22nd) Walt Williams had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Chicago (AL) White Sox topped the woeful California Angels by a score of 3 to 2 at Anaheim Stadium. Chicago (AL) did all the necessary damage in the 5th inning scoring 3 runners on 4 hits. The big moment was provided by Williams who helped quiet the crowd when he ripped a single bringing home two baserunners. California tried unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th. Tommy John(12-14) went 8 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the win. Wilbur Wood earned his 22nd save. Andy Messersmith(13-14) was the losing pitcher. 'I had a little blister on my index finger before the game, but I thought it was nothing.' John said. 'I was lucky I got a win because I couldn't put the ball where I wanted it.' CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Williams-G, Aparicio-K, May-W, Hopkins-G BOT 1- Alomar-L, Johnstone-K, Fregosi-Si+E-3B, Reichardt-Do, Morton-G TOP 2- Melton-G, Herrmann-G, Knoop-G BOT 2- Rodriguez-Si, Spencer-G-DP, Azcue-K TOP 3- Berry-G, John-W, Williams-Si, Aparicio-FC, May-Force BOT 3- Messersmith-G, Alomar-F, Johnstone-G TOP 4- Hopkins-F, Melton-G, Herrmann-F BOT 4- Fregosi-Si, Reichardt-F, Morton-W, Rodriguez-FO, Spencer-G TOP 5- Knoop-E-P , Berry-Si, John-Sac, Williams-Si, Aparicio-L, May-Si Hopkins-Si, Melton-IW, Herrmann-P BOT 5- Azcue-W, Messersmith-E-C , Alomar-Si, Johnstone-K, Fregosi-L Reichardt-K TOP 6- Knoop-Si, Berry-Force, John-G-DP BOT 6- Morton-G, Rodriguez-G, Spencer-G TOP 7- Williams-G, Aparicio-E-2B, May-W, Hopkins-Force, Melton-K BOT 7- Azcue-F, Amaro-W, PB, Alomar-P, Johnstone-P TOP 8- Herrmann-F, Knoop-Si, Berry-Do, John-K, Williams-IW, Aparicio-FO BOT 8- Fregosi-Do, Reichardt-F, Morton-G, Rodriguez-L TOP 9- May-G, Hopkins-K, Melton-Si, Herrmann-G BOT 9- Spencer-Si, Azcue-Force, Cowan-F, Alomar-Si, Stuart-F MINNESOTA AT OAKLAND Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 12 0 Win:Odom(16-13) Loss:Worthington(3-7) Homeruns- T.Reynolds(7th), R.Jackson(43rd) Blue Moon Odom had a strong outing and Tommie Reynolds went deep and had 2 RBI as the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings by a score of 3 to 2. The score was tied at 2 after nine. Oakland came out the victor in the 10th inning. Reggie Jackson clubbed a solo home run giving Oakland the win as 26,051 happy fans joyfully celebrated. Oakland banged out 12 hits on the night. Odom(16-13), allowing 2 runs for the game, picked up the victory. The loss was charged to Al Worthington(3-7) in relief. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Uhlaender-HBP, Carew-G-DP, Oliva-Si, Killebrew-G BOT 1- Campaneris-Si, CS(Campaneris), Reynolds-HR, Jackson-K, Bando-Si Cater-L TOP 2- Reese-G, Nettles-G, Cardenas-K BOT 2- Monday-L, Green-G, Roof-W, Odom-K TOP 3- Roseboro-Si, Perry-Sac, Uhlaender-G, Carew-G BOT 3- Campaneris-G, Reynolds-G, Jackson-Do, Bando-K TOP 4- Oliva-Si, Killebrew-G-DP, Reese-K BOT 4- Cater-G, Monday-Si, Green-F, Roof-K TOP 5- Nettles-K, Cardenas-G, Roseboro-G BOT 5- Odom-Si, Campaneris-K, Reynolds-K, Jackson-G TOP 6- Perry-Si, WP, Uhlaender-Tr, Carew-K, Oliva-SF, Killebrew-F BOT 6- Bando-G, Cater-G, Monday-G TOP 7- Reese-G, Nettles-F, Cardenas-L BOT 7- Green-Si, Roof-F, Odom-Si, Campaneris-HBP, Reynolds-Si, Jackson-K Bando-K TOP 8- Roseboro-F, Manuel-F, Uhlaender-HBP, Carew-G BOT 8- Cater-Si, Monday-K, Green-Si, Roof-G-DP TOP 9- Oliva-G, Killebrew-G, Reese-G BOT 9- Odom-L, Campaneris-K, Reynolds-L TOP 10- Nettles-K, Cardenas-Si, Roseboro-F, Worthington-K BOT 10- Jackson-HR

LOS ANGELES AT SAN DIEGO Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Padres.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Win:Sisk(7-3) Loss:Singer(17-13) Tommie Sisk allowed Preston Gomez to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game and second baseman Jose Arcia had 2 base hits as the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 to 1 at San Diego Stadium. San Diego tallied 2 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning when they came up with 3 base hits. That was all the offense they were to need. San Diego finished with 7 hits in the victory. Sisk(7-3) got the victory, allowing 1 run for the game. Bill Singer(17-13) ended up with the loss. He gave up 7 hits and no walks in 8 innings. 'I struggled a bit out there tonight,' Sisk said, 'but I toughed it out and we got the win.' CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Wills-W, CS(Wills), Crawford-F, Davis-FO BOT 1- Arcia-G, Pena-G, Brown-G TOP 2- Kosco-F, Parker-G, Sudakis-K BOT 2- Colbert-Si, Ferrara-F, Kelly-F, Gaston-G TOP 3- Haller-W, Sizemore-Force, Singer-Sac, Wills-IW, WP, Crawford-G BOT 3- Cannizzaro-K, Sisk-Do, Arcia-Do, Pena-G, Brown-Si, Colbert-L TOP 4- Davis-G, Kosco-G, Parker-Si, Sudakis-Si, Haller-K BOT 4- Ferrara-G, Kelly-G, Gaston-F TOP 5- Sizemore-W, Singer-Sac, Wills-Si, Crawford-Force, Davis-G BOT 5- Cannizzaro-G, Sisk-K, Arcia-Si, Pena-G TOP 6- Kosco-F, Parker-W, PkOff, Sudakis-K BOT 6- Brown-G, Colbert-K, Ferrara-FO TOP 7- Haller-W, Sizemore-W, Singer-Sac, Wills-FC, Crawford-G BOT 7- Kelly-G, Gaston-G, Cannizzaro-Si, Sisk-K TOP 8- Davis-Si, Kosco-L, Parker-Force, Sudakis-F BOT 8- Arcia-F, Dean-F, Brown-Si, Colbert-K TOP 9- Haller-P, Sizemore-W, CS(Sizemore), Gabrielson-G

KANSAS CITY AT SEATTLE Royals.......... 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 13 19 0 Pilots.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 3 Win:Bunker(8-26) Loss:Brunet(7-8) Homeruns- J.Foy(8th), D.Mincher(24th) Wally Bunker went the distance as the Kansas City Royals clobbered the outmatched Seattle Pilots, 13 to 2. Joe Foy enjoyed a fine evening at the plate. He laced a base-knock in the 1st inning and launched a three-run homer in the 2nd inning. Kansas City managed 19 hits in their victory. Bunker(8-26) finished the game allowing 2 runs in the victory. The losing pitcher was George Brunet(7-8). By giving up 7 runs in 1 inning his ERA increased from 4.61 to 5.14. Kansas City now has a record of 59-76. With the loss Seattle now has a record of 68-68. CONDENSED PLAY LOG TOP 1- Hernandez-G, Kelly-Si+E-3B, Piniella-Si, Foy-Si, PB, Harrison-Si Oliver-Tr, Adair-G, Rodriguez-Si, Bunker-Si, Hernandez-P BOT 1- Harper-K, Hovley-W, Mincher-FO, Hegan-W, Davis-G TOP 2- Kelly-W, Piniella-Si, Foy-HR, Harrison-Si, Oliver-Si, Adair-F Rodriguez-Si, Bunker-W, Hernandez-Force, Kelly-K BOT 2- Stanley-Si, Comer-F, McNertney-F, Marshall-K TOP 3- Piniella-Si, Foy-FO, Harrison-Si, Oliver-G-DP BOT 3- Harper-W, Hovley-F, Mincher-Force, Hegan-K TOP 4- Adair-G, Rodriguez-Si, Bunker-Sac, Hernandez-G BOT 4- Davis-Do, Stanley-K, Comer-F, McNertney-G TOP 5- Kelly-G, Piniella-G, Foy-F BOT 5- Marshall-W, Harper-G-DP, Hovley-G TOP 6- Harrison-F, Oliver-K, Adair-G BOT 6- Mincher-HR, Hegan-F, Davis-G, Stanley-Si, Comer-Force TOP 7- Rodriguez-G, Bunker-Si, Hernandez-W, Kelly-Force, SB(Kelly) Piniella-L BOT 7- McNertney-K, Brabender-G, Harper-Si, Hovley-Do, Mincher-G TOP 8- Foy-E-SS, SB(Foy), Harrison-IW, Oliver-Force, Adair-W, Rodriguez-K Bunker-E-3B, Hernandez-Si, Kelly-W, Piniella-F BOT 8- Hegan-F, Davis-G, Stanley-Do, Ranew-G TOP 9- Foy-HBP, Harrison-Si, Oliver-Si, Adair-Force, Rodriguez-FC, Bunker-W Hernandez-G BOT 9- Whitaker-K, Donaldson-G, Harper-G

1969 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 1969 California Angels 9/4/1969 White Sox AB R H RBI AVG Angels AB R H RBI AVG W.Williams RF 4 1 2 2 .307 S.Alomar 2B 5 0 2 1 .266 L.Aparicio SS 5 0 0 0 .275 J.Johnstone CF 4 0 0 0 .263 C.May LF 3 0 1 0 .276 F-D.Stuart PH 1 0 0 0 .000 G.Hopkins 1B 5 0 1 1 .240 J.Fregosi SS 4 1 3 0 .265 B.Melton 3B 4 0 1 0 .215 R.Reichardt LF 4 0 1 1 .266 E.Herrmann C 5 0 0 0 .218 B.Morton RF 3 0 0 0 .210 W.Wood P 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 .231 B.Knoop 2B 4 1 2 0 .233 J.Spencer 1B 4 0 1 0 .255 K.Berry CF 4 1 2 0 .244 B-L.Johnson PR 0 0 0 0 .313 T.John P 2 0 0 0 .058 J.Azcue C 3 1 0 0 .199 E-D.Josephson C 0 0 0 0 .125 D-V.Davalillo PR 0 0 0 0 .500 A.Messersmith P 1 0 0 0 .082 A-R.Amaro PH 0 0 0 0 .255 H.Wilhelm P 0 0 0 0 .250 C-B.Cowan PH 1 0 0 0 .262 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 34 2 8 2 A-Pinch Hit For Messersmith In 7th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Spencer In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Wilhelm In 9th Inning D-Pinch Ran For Azcue In 9th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For John In 9th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Johnstone In 9th Inning White Sox....... 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 2 Angels.......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 2 White Sox (61-73) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.John WIN(12-14) 8 2/3 8 2 0 3 4 0 140 4.32 W.Wood SAVE(22nd) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.67 Totals 9 8 2 0 3 4 0 Angels (51-83) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA A.Messersmit LOSS(13-14) 7 6 3 1 4 2 0 111 3.16 H.Wilhelm 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 33 1.99 Totals 9 9 3 1 5 4 0 ATTENDANCE- 16,744 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good T- 2:40 LEFT ON BASE- White Sox:12 Angels: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1 Angels: 1 ERRORS- B.Melton, E.Herrmann, S.Alomar, A.Messersmith DOUBLES- K.Berry(21st), J.Fregosi(22nd), R.Reichardt(19th) RBIs- W.Williams-2(48th), G.Hopkins(74th), S.Alomar(29th), R.Reichardt(63rd) SACRIFICE HITS- T.John, A.Messersmith WALKS- W.Williams, C.May-2, B.Melton, T.John, B.Morton, J.Azcue, R.Amaro STRIKE OUTS- L.Aparicio, G.Hopkins, B.Melton, T.John, J.Johnstone-2, R.Reichardt, J.Azcue GIDP- T.John, J.Spencer PASSED BALLS- E.Herrmann 2-out RBI- R.Reichardt, G.Hopkins RLISP 2-out- B.Morton, C.May, J.Spencer, E.Herrmann-2, R.Reichardt, B.Melton, J.Johnstone, L.Aparicio-2, A.Rodriguez, D.Stuart TEAM RISP- White Sox: 2 for 9 Angels: 2 for 14

1969 Minnesota Twins At 1969 Oakland Athletics 9/4/1969 Twins AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG T.Uhlaender CF 2 1 1 1 .274 B.Campaneris SS 4 0 1 0 .248 R.Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 .312 T.Reynolds LF 5 1 2 2 .275 T.Oliva RF 3 0 2 1 .277 R.Jackson RF 5 1 2 1 .232 H.Killebrew 3B 4 0 0 0 .303 S.Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 .260 R.Reese 1B 4 0 0 0 .285 D.Cater 1B 4 0 1 0 .278 G.Nettles LF 4 0 0 0 .220 R.Monday CF 4 0 1 0 .270 L.Cardenas SS 4 0 1 0 .264 D.Green 2B 4 1 2 0 .284 B-C.Tovar PR 0 0 0 0 .329 P.Roof C 3 0 0 0 .244 C-F.Quilici SS 0 0 0 0 .000 B.Odom P 4 0 2 0 .245 J.Roseboro C 4 0 1 0 .242 J.Perry P 1 1 1 0 .154 A-C.Manuel PH 1 0 0 0 .357 A.Worthington P 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 37 3 12 3 A-Pinch Hit For Perry In 8th Inning B-Pinch Ran For Cardenas In 10th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Tovar In 10th Inning Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 Athletics....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 12 0 Twins (68-67) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA J.Perry 7 9 2 2 1 8 1 111 3.16 A.Worthingto LOSS(3-7) 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 5.58 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 10 2 Athletics (77-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Odom WIN(16-13) 10 6 2 2 0 6 0 151 3.18 Totals 10 6 2 2 0 6 0 ATTENDANCE- 26,051 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:45 LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 4 Athletics: 9 DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 1 Athletics: 2 DOUBLES- R.Jackson(23rd) TRIPLES- T.Uhlaender(4th) HOME RUNS- T.Reynolds(7th), R.Jackson(43rd) RBIs- T.Uhlaender(31st), T.Oliva(79th), T.Reynolds-2(38th), R.Jackson(105th) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Campaneris SACRIFICE HITS- J.Perry SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Oliva WALKS- P.Roof HIT BY PITCH- T.Uhlaender-2, B.Campaneris STRIKE OUTS- R.Carew, R.Reese, G.Nettles-2, L.Cardenas, A.Worthington, B.Campaneris-2, T.Reynolds, R.Jackson-2, S.Bando-2, R.Monday, P.Roof, B.Odom GIDP- R.Carew, H.Killebrew, P.Roof WILD PITCHES- B.Odom RLISP 2-out- R.Carew, S.Bando-3 TEAM RISP- Twins: 1 for 4 Athletics: 1 for 5

1969 Los Angeles Dodgers At 1969 San Diego Padres 9/4/1969 Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG Padres AB R H RBI AVG M.Wills SS 2 0 1 0 .299 J.Arcia 2B 4 1 2 1 .187 W.Crawford LF 4 0 0 1 .240 R.Pena SS 3 0 0 0 .224 W.Davis CF 4 0 1 0 .287 A-T.Dean SS 1 0 0 0 .211 A.Kosco RF 4 0 0 0 .276 O.Brown RF 4 0 2 1 .274 W.Parker 1B 3 0 1 0 .255 N.Colbert 1B 4 0 1 0 .229 B.Sudakis 3B 4 0 1 0 .219 A.Ferrara LF 3 0 0 0 .274 T.Haller C 2 0 0 0 .270 V.Kelly 3B 3 0 0 0 .206 T.Sizemore 2B 1 1 0 0 .286 C.Gaston CF 3 0 0 0 .201 B.Singer P 0 0 0 0 .095 C.Cannizzaro C 3 0 1 0 .227 B-L.Gabrielson PH 1 0 0 0 .389 T.Sisk P 3 1 1 0 .150 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 25 1 4 1 Totals 31 2 7 2 A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Pena In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Singer In 9th Inning Dodgers......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 Padres.......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Dodgers (75-59) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA B.Singer LOSS(17-13) 8 7 2 2 0 5 0 126 2.80 Totals 8 7 2 2 0 5 0 Padres (52-84) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA T.Sisk WIN(7-3) 9 4 1 1 8 3 0 155 3.55 Totals 9 4 1 1 8 3 0 ATTENDANCE- 2,785 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 1:54 LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 8 Padres: 5 DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 0 Padres: 0 DOUBLES- J.Arcia(20th), T.Sisk RBIs- W.Crawford(36th), J.Arcia(29th), O.Brown(56th) CAUGHT STEALING- M.Wills, T.Sizemore SACRIFICE HITS- B.Singer-3 WALKS- M.Wills-2, W.Parker, T.Haller-2, T.Sizemore-3 STRIKE OUTS- B.Sudakis-2, T.Haller, N.Colbert-2, C.Cannizzaro, T.Sisk-2 WILD PITCHES- T.Sisk 2-out RBI- O.Brown RLISP 2-out- W.Crawford-3, T.Haller TEAM RISP- Dodgers: 1 for 6 Padres: 2 for 3

1969 Kansas City Royals At 1969 Seattle Pilots 9/4/1969 Royals AB R H RBI AVG Pilots AB R H RBI AVG J.Hernandez SS 6 0 1 2 .213 T.Harper 2B 4 1 1 0 .218 P.Kelly RF 4 2 1 0 .239 S.Hovley CF 3 0 1 1 .294 L.Piniella LF 6 2 3 1 .263 D.Mincher 1B 4 1 1 1 .288 J.Foy 3B 5 4 2 3 .233 M.Hegan RF 3 0 0 0 .259 C.Harrison 1B 5 2 4 2 .238 T.Davis LF 4 0 1 0 .276 B.Oliver CF 6 2 3 2 .250 F.Stanley SS 4 0 3 0 .271 J.Adair 2B 5 1 0 0 .229 W.Comer 3B 3 0 0 0 .201 E.Rodriguez C 6 0 3 2 .227 A-M.Ranew PH,3B 1 0 0 0 .500 W.Bunker P 3 0 2 0 .143 J.McNertney C 3 0 0 0 .258 B-S.Whitaker PH 1 0 0 0 .333 G.Brunet P 0 0 0 0 .156 M.Marshall P 1 0 0 0 .091 G.Brabender P 1 0 0 0 .186 M.Pattin P 0 0 0 0 .190 C-J.Donaldson PH 1 0 0 0 .091 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 46 13 19 12 Totals 33 2 7 2 A-Pinch Hit For Comer In 8th Inning B-Pinch Hit For McNertney In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Pattin In 9th Inning Royals.......... 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 13 19 0 Pilots.......... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 7 3 Royals (59-76) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA W.Bunker WIN(8-26) 9 7 2 2 4 6 1 136 4.37 Totals 9 7 2 2 4 6 1 Pilots (68-68) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA G.Brunet LOSS(7-8) 1 8 7 7 1 0 0 47 5.14 M.Marshall 5 1/3 8 2 2 1 2 1 95 5.19 G.Brabender 1 2/3 2 4 1 4 1 0 56 4.52 M.Pattin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 4.66 Totals 9 19 13 10 7 3 1 ATTENDANCE- 11,769 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 1969 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average T- 2:55 LEFT ON BASE- Royals:15 Pilots: 8 DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1 Pilots: 1 ERRORS- F.Stanley, W.Comer-2 DOUBLES- S.Hovley(19th), T.Davis(15th), F.Stanley(17th) TRIPLES- B.Oliver(4th) HOME RUNS- J.Foy(8th), D.Mincher(24th) RBIs- J.Hernandez-2(38th), L.Piniella(50th), J.Foy-3(57th), C.Harrison-2(17th), B.Oliver-2(16th), E.Rodriguez-2(43rd), S.Hovley(44th), D.Mincher(60th) STOLEN BASES- P.Kelly(48th), J.Foy(37th) SACRIFICE HITS- W.Bunker WALKS- J.Hernandez, P.Kelly-2, C.Harrison, J.Adair, W.Bunker-2, T.Harper, S.Hovley, M.Hegan, M.Marshall HIT BY PITCH- J.Foy STRIKE OUTS- P.Kelly, B.Oliver, E.Rodriguez, T.Harper, M.Hegan, F.Stanley, J.McNertney, S.Whitaker, M.Marshall GIDP- B.Oliver, T.Harper PASSED BALLS- J.McNertney 2-out RBI- E.Rodriguez, S.Hovley, J.Hernandez-2 RLISP 2-out- J.Hernandez-4, T.Davis, P.Kelly-2, J.McNertney, L.Piniella-4, D.Mincher, M.Ranew TEAM RISP- Royals: 7 for 23 Pilots: 0 for 6