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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 8, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 orioles whip tigers 4-0, on Leonhard s one hitter . Pavc ic0nhard allowed just one hit Lim Northrup s single with two it in the seventh inning night while pitching the orioles to a 4-0over the Detroit tigers. Conhard who struck out six but walked seven got a big assist from Catcher Curt Blefary the former outfielder who s been converted by manager Hank Bauer. Blefary a jew out three of the four Detroit runners who tried to , who boosted his record to 2-0, collected his first major league shutout As the orioles boosted their american league Lead to 2 1-2 games Over the second place tigers. The orioles tagged loser Joe Sparma now 1-3, for seven hit Sand three runs in five innings. Dave Johnson picking up the first of his three hits doubled and scored on Dave May single in the second inning for the first Oriole run. The orioles added two More in the fourth. Singles by Brooks Robinson Boog Powell and Johnson produced the first run and the second came Home on May s double play grounder. The final Oriole run came of reliever Pat Dobson in the sixth when Blefary singled went to second on a balk and scored on singles by Johnson and May. Dave s Dandy Detroit Baltimore a r h blab r h by a Auliff 2b i 0 0 0 Blair of 0 1 0 Stanley la 4000 motion if 3000 Kallner 2000 ule fury c 4120 Wharton if 3000  3b 4 1 1 0 Kri Betin c 2000 Powell la 4110 of 3 0 1 0 djo Nuon 2b 4131 2000 Muy of 3022 Al 2000 Belanger is 301 0 tit beak Phi 1000  p 200 0 Aylor us 0000 Spur a p 1000 match tick Pii 0000 xxi fion p 0000 Cash pm 0000 Norl Girup wort 3b total Detroit Baltimore 15stanley.  2, Baltimore 3. Lob Detroit 5, Baltimore 5. 2b , Blefary. So Maul Lff. 8 lot Ilia a. In Sparma l,l-3 5 7 Dubson 2 a Cain 1 1 Clun Barca w.2-0 9 1 hip Leo Barrt at Rte of Ruckam. Bulk Dobson. T2 b8. A8,000. 23 010 total 31 4 11 3 000 000 0000010 201 0 0 a 4 r Erbb so 3 3 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0076 Leonhard pm Blefary. Draft lit each 2 new clubs get players from Mia new York a Dick Van Arsdale Gail Goodrich Fred Hetzel Wayne Embry Guy Rodgers and Len Chappell were among the players drafted monday when Phoenix and Mil Waukee stocked ional basketball clubs by acquiring 18 players each from the 12 established teams. Phoenix obtained Van ars Daleand Emmette Bryant from new York Goodrich from los an Geles Mccoy Mclemore from Chicago Dick Snyder and Gen Tormohlen from St. Louis and George Wilson from Seattle. Milwaukee s choices included Hetzel from san Francisco Embry from Boston Chappell from is Sim. A a of  " " a a.  it. A i \ �.�, great Scott George Scott of the Boston red sox slides into second with a stolen base As California Angel shortstop Jim Fregosi makes a dive in a futile at tempt to Snag a wide throw from Catcher Bob Rodgers. Scott continued on to third on the error and inc botox went on to Winthe recent game at Boston s Fenway Park 4 to 1. Up photo Mcdowell tips yanks sets 2-game whiff Mark me w York a Sam Mcdowell struck out 14 batters wearing the american league consecutive game strikeout rec Ord and drove in two runs witha single monday night As Cleve land beat the new York Yankees ". Mickey Mantle of the Yankees it his 522nd career Homer in Ine first inning moving into with place on the All time How hot ahead of Ted  a nerd throwing put Luddit struck out 16 but is in his last appearance against Oakland and his two we total of 30 broke Bob fell nil s a Kue record of 28 strike in in a consecutive g a m e s set111 u-j8. Sandy Koufax holds the major league record with 31strikeouts in two games in 1959. Mcdowell struck out the Side in the seventh the final o u t moving him ahead of Feller. Heave up seven hits and walked Only one until the ninth when single and two walks loaded the bases with one , he got Mike Ferraro to pop up and Steve Whitaker Tolly out ending the game. Mantle s Homer his fourth of the season went into the lower right Field stands scoring Roy White who singled ahead of retrieved the ballot to Mantle after will be placed inhale of Fame at  714 career homers Willie Mays wit i 5 51 and Limmie Foxx with 534, Are ahead of Mantle on the All Tim list. All three Cleveland runs came him. A fan and returned the name tithe  Cooperstown babe Ruth. In the third inning when Duke Sims single drove in one run and Mcdowell s single to cent Eroff Mel Stottlemyre 3-3, produced two More. Yankee Culi her suffers i duct dirt d kit thumb i new York al1 Catcher Frank Fernandez of the Newyork Yankees suffered a chipped fracture of the right thumb in sunday s Gam against Chicago a rays showed monday night. I the Rookie was a hit by a Fouli Ball. However lie will be Able to play in an emergency. Detroit Rodgers from Cincin Nati and Jon Mcglocklin from san  m very Happy with our selections said John red Kerr the Phoenix coach. Well their new a j have a Young aggressive club association and Well be very Quick. I m very pleased to have Van ars Dale who will be used mostly at Forward but can go both  is a Good Leader at guard while Snyder is a big Strong guard. Right now the Center position is Between Wil son and  Wilson is 6-foot-8 and Tormohlen 6-9."i m All excited said Larry costello Milwaukee s coach. Iwas surprised that Hetzel was available. He s 6-8 and averaged19 Points last season. He can really put the Ball in the  will also be a key Man for us. He has to handle the Ball and did t get much Chance to do it with Oscar Robertson Over there at Cincinnati. I m also sure that Embry will play for  costello 36, also was Amon the players drafted by his club. He still was on the player roster of the Philadelphia 76ers Al though he had been signed to coach the new club last month. 12-year vet costello a 12-year Aba Veter an played in 28 games for the76ers last season before under going surgery for a torn Lef Achilles Tendon. I m not planning to play next year costello said but in the event of injuries to our players i May get in there. I m still wearing a Brace on my leg butt s going to come off june 1 and the doctors have told me i la  each of the 12 established teams was permitted to place seven of its players on a protected list before a Choice was made by either of the new clubs. Then after the first selection was made each Tea put one previously exposed player on its protected , nicknamed the suns also obtained Neil Johnson from new York Dennis Hamilton and Lohn Wetzel from los Angeles Craig Spitzer and Dave Schell Hase from Chicago Roland West and Stan Mckenzie from i Baltimore Bill Melchionni from Philadelphia Dave Lattin from san Francisco John Barnhil from san Diego and Paul Long from  other players acquired by Milwaukee were John Ega from Baltimore John Jones and i Tom Thacker from Boston Obj love and Gary Gray from Cin Cannati George Patterson from Detroit Dave Gambee from san Diego Bob Warlick of Sanfrancisco Jim Reid of Phila Delphia Bud Olsen and Bob Weis of Seattle and Jay Miller of St.  be never been out of the playoffs in 12 years As a player and two As a coach in the Aba and 1 expect to get in next year said Kerr who piloted Chicago the last two  have come up with a competitive Ball club costello stated. Phoenix will play in the Cir Cuit s Western division which will also include san Diego Seattle los Angeles san fran Cisco St. Louis and  s rivals in the Eastern division will be Newyork Philadelphia Bostert. Cin i Cannati Baltimore and Detroit  
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