European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Friday september 29, 1967 a s stun Chison in pair Kansas City a last place Kansas City ruined Chica go s chances for moving into the american league Lead wednes Day and sent the sox skidding instead into fourth place by sweeping a twi night double header 5-2 and 4-0. Chicago which entered the doubleheader one half game behind first place Minnesota Isnow in z games out. Boston an Detroit Are tied for second one game behind the twins. Minnesota lost to California 5-1 wednesday and the red so were blanked by Cleveland 6-0. The tigers were  Catfish Hunter blanked the White sox on three hits in \ Gosger Hunter the second game after Jim gos Ger drove in three runs for the athletics in the opener. Hunter 13-16, and Joe Hor enwere locked in a scoreless Duel in the Nightcap until the six thinning when the athletics broke the game open with four runs on and one Chicago off with a single and moved to second when Ted Kubiak singled. John Donaldson singled scoring Hunter and after Mike Hershberger grounded out Ramon Webster drove in Kubiak and Donaldson wit single. Wilbur Wood relieved Horlen continued on Page 22 five singles error. Hunter led possible tie by 4 Al clubs is impossible new York a Minnesota s loss to Calif Ornia and Boston s setback by Cleveland wednesday eliminated any Chance of a four Way tie in the american league Pennant  red sox Trail Minnesota by one game and play the twins in the last two games of the  Means that Minnesota and Boston can not finish the season  possibility of a j three Way deadlock for the � Pennant still exists. Twins toppled by Angels but maintain Loop Lead Minneapolis St. Paul a California threw a major Dent into Minnesota s pen Nant Hopes wednesday lashing into 20-game Winner Dea Chance for four runs in the fourth inning to whip the twins5-1. Despite their second loss i three games to California the twins maintained their one game Lead Over Boston when the red sox lost to Cleveland 6-0.Idle Detroit is also one game behind while the Chicago Whiteson blew a Chance to take Over the Lead when they lost a doubleheader to 10th place Kansas City 5-2 and 4-0. Third place Boston lost 6-0 to Cleveland wednesday remain ing one game Back of the  Detroit Idle wednesday also was one Gam behind. Former minnesotan do Mincher led the assault on Chance who was starting wit Only two Days rest after beat ing the new York Yankees Sun Day for his 20th Victory. Mincher slammed his 22ndhome run into the right Center bullpen leading off the four thinning which might have been even More productive except foursome poor base running by the Angels. Consecutive singles by Ric Leichardt Jimmie Hall and Loger Repoz scored another run before Chance intentionally walked Bob Rodgers to Load the bases. Bobby Knoop followed with Arun scoring single chasing Hance and leaving the base loaded. It was Chance s 13th  Kline relieved Chance and struck out Clark for theri St out of the inning. Aurelio Rodriguez then belted Kline pitch Over Tony Oliva s the stars and stripes tribe Dampens Boston s Hopes As Trio hurls five hit 6-0 Triumph Boston a the Cleve land indians turned spoilers be Hind the five hit pitching of three hurlers and handed bos ton s dimming Pennant Hope another shattering Jolt in defeating the red sox 6-0 wednes Day for a sweep of a two game series. The setback left the red so and the Idle Detroit tigers one game Back of the first place Minnesota twins who dropped a 5-1 decision to the Californi Angels. Chicago with a Chance to take the Lead dropped instead to fourth place Pardon my Glove Max Alvis third baseman of the Cleve land indians grubs a pop foul off the Bat of the Boston had sox Carl Yastrzemski in the first inning of wednesday s game at Liston despite the distraction of Catcher Joe a Cue s Glove in his face. The indians won the game 0-0, jolting the red sox Pennant Hopes. A photo Lind by losing a doubleheader to last place Kansas City 5-2 and 4-0.the indians who had won Only three of 16 games with there sox when they moved into town for the final time this sea son nailed Down the Victory with a four run second inning against 21-game Winner Jim  Cleveland pitching came through in the clutch thwarting Boston comeback threats. Starter Sonny Siebert worked out of a bases loaded Jam in the second and allowed Only two singles for five innings. How Ever he was replaced by Roballen in the sixth after he was tagged for singles by Jerr Adair and Carl Yastrzemski and ran the count to 2-0 on Reggie Smith. Allen completed the walk to Smith then fanned Dalton Jones on three pitches and gave Wayto right hander Stan Williams. Williams ended the threat by striking out George Scott and Rico Petrocelli and was in com Mand the rest of the Way preserving Siebert s 10th Victor against 12 losses. Tony Horton traded away bythe red sox in june launched the uprising in the second with Aline single to left Center. Richie Scheinblum promptly scored Pennant race at a glance by the associated press Towon lost pet. Behind play Minnesota. 91 69 .569 2detroit 89 69 .563 1 4 Boston 90 70 .563 1chicago 89 70 .560 1% Minnesota at Home 0. Away 2 Boston 2, sept. 30, oct. 1. Detroit at Home 4california 4, sept. 28, 29, 30, oct. 1.bostonat Home 2minnesota 2, sept. 30, oct. 1.chicagoat Home 3washington 3, sept. 29, 30, oct. 1. Kings sign three Guel Pii ont. A the los Angeles Kings of the National hockey league have signed ele Fen semen Dave Amallio and Jim Holdaway and Winger Jimmy Anderson. Horton with a Long double of the Wall in Center the first of the Rookie s three  moved to third As Joe Azcue grounded out an scored As Pedro Gonzalez lined a single to  Lund a Rookie m fielder making his first major league Start doubled off the Wall in left Center and Vic a Palillo followed with a ground single through the Middle for two More runs. The red sox lost a Golden Opportunity to get Back into the game in their half of the  one out they loaded the bases on a single by Jones and pair of walks. However Elston Howard rapped a grounder to second base for the Start of an inning ending double play. The indians scored a run on single by Scheinblum and a Dou ble by Azcue in the  added one in the eighth against Ken Brett making his major league debut As Schein Blum was credited with a Hilchen Adair dropped an infield pop and Azcue followed with triple Down the right Field line. The red sox wind up the Reg ular season in a two game weekend series with Minnesota. Lonborg laced Cleveland Bost Nab r h by a r h b Dava Lillo of 5012 Tartabull of 4000hlnton if 5000 Adair 2b Alvia 3b 4020 Yate Mykl i Thorton in 4110 a Smith of sch Blum of 4 3 3 1 Jones 3b Azcue Gonzalez 2b Lund a Sziebert p Rallen Williams p 4022 Scott ib3111 Petroch is 4120 Ehoward o 3000 Lonborg p0000 Thomas pm 1000 Bell ploy pm Stange plebe in pm Brett p 40203010 30104010 3003000 4 0 0 c0000 1 0 0 c000 100000 100000 total 37 0 12 6 total 31 0 5 Cleveland 040 001 010 Boston 000 000 000 do Cleveland 1. Lob Cleveland 5boston 8. 2bscheinblum, Lintl Azcue 3bazcue. Set. 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Minnie Rojas relieved Clar Kand gave up a run scoring sin Gle to Cesar Tovar before get Ting Harmon Killebrew swing ing on a 3-0 pitch on a Fly to Short Center retiring the side1. No Chance Californi Aab r h by a Rodrigez 3b 5 0 1 1fregosl is 5010 Mincher in 5111 Reichardt if 3120hall of 4220 Repoz of. 3111morton pm 0000 Johnstone of 0 0 0 0rodgers c 3010 Knoop 2b 4031rclark p 2000 Rojas p 1000 Minnesota a r h by Versalles is 3000 Reese pm 1010hernandz by 0000 Nettles pm 1010tovar 3b 5021 Killebrew in 1 0 0 0oliva of 4010 Allison if 4020carew 2b 4000 Elm Man c 2010nixon c 1000 Izquierdo c 0000 Rollins pm 1000battey c 0000 Uhlaender of 4000dchance p 1000 Kline p 0000valdsplno pm 1 0 0 q Worth gun p 0000 Kostro pm 1110merritt p 0000 Hardy pm 1000 total California Minnesota 35 5 12 4 total 35 1 0 1 000 400 01 0 5 000 000 1001 do California 1, Minnesota 2. Lob California 7, Minnesota 10. 2brodgers. Nettles. 3bhall. Or Mincher 22 so Tovar. Or. Clark. In h r Erbb so  w.12-11 .62-30 1 1 3 6 Rojas 21-33 0 0 0 0d.Chance l.20-13 3 64421 Kline 2 3 0 0 0 1worthington 3 1 0 0 0 2 Merritt 2 2 1 1 1 2wpmerrltt. T2 30. A16,523. Boivin inks Penguin pact Pittsburgh a  Leo Boivin signed a contract Here with the Pittsburg penguins. The ninth player to sign he will Start his 15thseason in the National hockey league