European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday april 19, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 us Semi out giants behind of Koosman 3-0 new York a Rookie Jerry Koosman escaped a no out bases loaded Jam in the first inning and went on to record his second straight shut out wednesday As the new York mets Defeated the san Francis co giants 3-0. Koosman who was 0-2 in his Brief major league tenure last season pitched a four hit shut out in his first appearance this season last thursday against los Angeles. That makes him the first met Ever to pitch two Jerry Koosman. Two in a Row consecutive time he scattered seven hits and struck out 10 As themes evened their record at 3-3. All of their victories have common shutouts. The mels 1968 debut in she stadium Drew a crowd of 52,079 largest for a major league opener this season. The mets meanwhile gave Koosman More than enough support. 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H rerbbso62223 0002 11 7 0000 0 0 2 10 Yastrzemski Ellsworth lift botox Over win less Chison Boston up Carl Yastrzemski s first inning Home run his fourth in six games this season and the five hit pitching of Southpaw Dick Ellsworth wednesday enabled the Boston red sox to Post a 2-0 Victory and hand the wingless Chicago White sox their fifth , the american league s triple Crown Winner year ago slammed a pitch by Dick Ellsworth. Shutout Victory Carl Yastrzemski. Fourth Home run 3 hrs Merritt s 6-hitter dismantle nats 13-1, for twins 6th straight Chicago starter Cisco Carlos into the left Centerfield screen with the bases empty in the first. He was walked intentionally in his next three appearances. Ellsworth pitching for the first time in Fenway Park notorious for left handers notched his second Complete game Victory in two starts since being acquired from Philadel phia. He yielded a pair of Bun singles in the first inning and doubles in the third and fourth but allowed Only a ninth inning j infield single the rest of the Way. He struck out five and walked run the red sox who evened their record at 3-3, picked up an unearned run in the seventh when Chicago third baseman Pete Ward hobbled Mik Andrews ground Ball and threw wildly for a double error. Andrews went to third on an infield out and scored on Jose Tartabull s infield hit. Tartabul had entered the game in the first inning when Center fielder Reggie Smith was ejected by plate Umpire Larry Napp for objecting on a called third strike. Dick s Fenway debut St. Paul Minneapolis a Harmon Killebrew smashed a two run Homer an Cesar Tovar and Jackie Hernandez socked Solo Home run behind Jim Merrill s six hit pitching in pacing unbeaten Minnesota to a 13-1 Victory Over Washington in the twins Home baseball opener wednesday. The twins delighted a crowd of22,926 in posting their sixth straight Victory climaxed by a seven run eighth washed no time bringing the crowd alive Belt ing a 410-foot Homer into the right Center bullpen Wilh two out and Tony Oliva. On base with a single in the first inning. Twas Killebrew s third Homer of the season and gave him eight runs batted in. Tovar smacked his first this season 368 feet into the left Field Pavilion in the third inning. The stars and stripes Chicago Mentor expecting letdown against canadians by the associated pres Chicago coach Billy Reay expected a letdown when his club took on the powerful Montreal Una Dicks in the opener of their ast division Stanley cup final thursday night. But the four of in is in the West division Semi foals can t afford to relax. While the Hawks played on the Ana Diens ice St. Louis was at 11 Delphia and Minnesota at to i a Eles in games that were decide which two will meet in theme West division playoff finals. Enli Dol phia and Minnesota oui deadlocked their National i y league series at 3-3 of v me victories tuesday is the Peters deed St on Don Blackburn s 18of Tho Sec and extra ?0 North Sta beat Tetali 5 a Milan Marcetti s Sessio 9 11 of a first overtime the Hawks beat the Newyork rangers 4-1, winning the set four games to two. Chico Maki broke a 1-1 tie with 35 seconds left in the second Perod an Denis Dejordy turned in another standout performance in Goa for the Hawks. After this kind of a series we expect a Little letdown said Reay. It can l be helped. I Don t know what will happen against Montreal but playoff games Are decided by Goa tend ing and Dejordy did a great Job for us. He might just do i against the canadians who captured the Easl division regular sea son title were to be at Home thursday and saturday nights. The third and fourth games inthe Best of seven set will be at Chicago next tuesday and thurs Day. The double overtime game inst. Louis was the second be tween the blues and the . Louis won the other one. There is no Edge in the seventh game said Scotty Bow Man the blues Pilot. It s any body s Blackburn did t agree wit Bowman. I think we be got the Edge now Blackburn re going to win in Phila flyers were within 15 seconds of being eliminated Alto Gether. But Andre Lacroix s goal tied it 1-1 at 19 45 of the third period. Coach Wren Blair of Minnesota referring to his team s seventh game against the Kings explained the Home ice is a 30 per cent advantage according to the statistics of the league. But it s now a one game Hernandez whose chances of permanently replacing the traded Zoilo Versalles at shortstop est with his hitting unloaded a 375-foot drive to left in the three homers came off loser Dick also singled Home two runs in the twins big eight which completed Minnesota s 16-hit pounding of five washing ton pitchers. Ron Clark a late inning defensive replacement got into the bombardment by driving i three runs with a seventh inning single and an eighth inning Dou ble. Killebrew also doubled in the sixth and scored when John Roseboro s pop Fly to right Fellin for a double. The senators scored their Only run in the fifth. Bill Bryan was hit by a pitch. Frank Coggin forced Bryan at second but scored All the Way from first Ondel Unser s double which bounced off the right Centerfield Fence at the 400-foot Mark. 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Boson s 21 year old Cente Derek Sanderson was named the league s Rookie of the year. The weekly sports publication placed Mikita on ils East Divi Sion All Star team. Other named to the team were de troit s grand old Man Gardi Howe Bobby Hull of Chicago and defens Emea Bobby Orr of Boston and Tim Horlon of to Ronto. New York s de Giacomi was named the East s All Star goalie. Mikita
