European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse June 28, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 Blank 5th s pirates Nab Nightcap to split with cardinals i shutout Lingo Bob Gibson Center Hap idly discusses his string of shutouts with fellow St. Louis Cardinal pitchers Nelson Briles left and Steve Carlton. The right handed Gibson stretched his scoreless inning string to 47wednesday when he blanked the Pittsburgh pirates 0, in the first game of a double header in St. Louis. Up photo St. Louis a Strong armed Bob Gibson unfurled his fifth straight shutout giving the St. Louis cardinals a 0 Victory Over the Pittsburgh pirates then Ron Kline rescued Steve Blass in the second game to pre serve a 1 Victory and give the pirates a split of the wednesday night doubleheader. Gibson s four hitter in the first game brought him to with in one game of Don Drysdale recently set record of six straight shutouts. The cardinals nine game Winner also has 47 scoreless innings against Drys Dale s record 58 3 innings. The cardinals had a 0 Lead off loser Al Mcbean 7, going into the fourth when Gibson Dou bled with two out and raced Home on Lou Brock s Shannon added another run in the eighth with his ninth Homer of the season. Blass 2, was coasting on Athree hitter in the second game until he ran into trouble in the seventh and ninth. Ron Kline came on to save the Victor with the cards scoring their run on Dick Schofield s single. Matty Alou drove in two pirates runs and collected three hits. He knocked in Gene Allein the first and Roberto Cle Mente in the fifth with Mota had a run scoring single in the seventh. The cardinals stopped Maury wills 24-game hitting Streak in tre second game. Toasting the 5th first game Pittsburg Hab r h by 3b 4010if 4000 of 40103000 3000ib wills Kolb Clemen Emalou of Cinde Donalley is Maroski May Mcbean p Jimenez Phyline p 2b 3000 1 0 03 03 0 12000 10000000 St. Louis Brook flood be Edwards c Cepeda into an of Shannon 3bjavier 2b maxvill a Gibson p a re bi4021 41104020 30014010 4121 40003000 2110 first you think about wins says cards Ace i _-.-. Of _ it j to j of i i us . Louis a Bob Gib son who has everybody think ing about shutouts is trying to i keep the Goose eggs off his mind. First you think about wins said Gibson who stretched his scoreless inning string to 47vith his fifth straight shutout beating Pittsburgh 0 in the first game of a twi night double header wednesday. I shutouts Are secondary. Get yourself preoccupied with shut outs and pretty soon you re be Hind said Gibson. I m not looking Forward to a shutout i m looking Forward to a Gibson s string has him zeroing in on the record of 58 3 scoreless innings established earlier this season by Don Drys Dale of los Angeles. Drysdale is Gibson s oppo scheduled Star scheduled to Benent in his next monday. Mox Nix said Gibson of the confrontation slipping into German to explain that Drys Dale As an opponent would make no difference to him. Gibson said he Felt particularly Strong against the pirates and stayed with mostly fast had six Days rest since my last Start because of the rainout monday said Gibson. The weather was Cool and i Felt Good. When you re not so Strong you compensate with curves in the late innings but stayed with fastballs Gibson said his control has been better All year than it was last year when he helped the cardinals to the National league Pennant and then won three games in the world series could the improved controlled him to the shutout record the stars and stripes Drysdale hurls two hitter As dodgers nip giants 1 _ i Nina Viji inv to Viva p Lin i Francisco a Don despite the failure to pitch h is Drysdale of los Angeles pitched first major league no hitter no hit Ball for 7 3 innings wed Drysdale recorded his 200th life rec a fat . I a u a tits i to tto Homo. Jocis a r4aj. Zuj. It Jill Ollga i 1 Xiv mesday but his own costly Field 8 error and Dave Marshall Spinch hit single forced him to Settle for a two hit 1 Victory Over san Franciso. The foot-6wo will be 32 right hander next month record this season. A few weeks ago u us Chi Niue ii walked Jackie Hiatt to open the wants eighth his third pass of a game. Rookie Bobby Bonds i and Drysdale threw Wile to first for an error which eventually extended the inning. ?.ale then bore Dowland retired on a pop " i and fanned Pinch hitter Tyon a 2 pitch. But mar p a another Rookie batted forts and lined Drysdale s Nim a h Over second scoring cd runner Jim Davenport. " giants other hit was Jim two out single in the. Atzori retains title ninth Haly up Atzori retained his european flyweight title wednes a full Fht v�rv.,.-, c1.,.i�,-.night, beating by Scotland Saj. Void la i.,u�"v.v. Time Victory. He holds the dodger Marks for total victories strikeouts shutouts and innings pitched. He has a 10-4 won lost Drysdale established major league re cords of six straight shutouts and 58 3 consecutive scoreless int hts dodgers gave Drysdale the runs he needed in the seventh breaking through loser Mike Mccormick 10. Jim Lefebvre led off with a single and after Ron fairly filed out Lorn Haller singled and West Parker doubled for the first Linzy relieved Mccormick and Haller scored on Drysdale s tap to third which Hart threw wide to the plate. Drysdale struck out six Bat ters in posting the sixth two hit Ter of his 13-year career. He has hurled one one hitter against St. Louis in 1965.through the first seven innings Drysdale allowed Only two base runners walks to Hiatt with two out in the second in Ning and Mccormick with one Sut in the third. The a Jants tagged him for three line drives two caught by dodger infielders and the other by left fielder led unearned san Francis co run Cost Drysdale his eight shutout of the season which would have put him Halfway to Ward the major league Mark of 16 by Grover Cleveland Alexan Der of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1916. Near perfect los Angeles san Francisco us r h by Davis of Popovith is Savage if Boyer 3b be Cebro i Versalles is Faircy a Haller o. 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The cardinals think Gibson should be Given creditor those three outs or one More cards note that when Don Drysdale set the record earlier this season it was counted at 58 3 when he was scored on wit two out in the 59th inning. The cards figure that sinc Drysdale got credit for that two thirds of an inning Gibson should get credit for his inning. When the cards checked wit Heckert the commissioner said lie thought it should be 47 but the cards insist they re still counting it As 48. Ironically Gibson s next Star twill be monday night in los Angeles and probably against Drysdale. Chison Call Hopkins Lazar sent to minors Chicago a the Chica go White sox called up wednes Day the Southern league s Lead ing hitter Gail Hopkins a Catcher and first baseman who is hitting .372 for Evansville. To make room for Hopkins the White sox Are returning left handed Pitcher Danny Lazar to Hawaii of the Pacific coast , a native of los an Geles is 25 years old stands 10 and weighs 205 pounds lie attended Pepperdine College i los Angeles and was signed by the White sox in 1965. Last season his third in organized baseball Hopkins Bat Ted .312 for Lynchburg of the Carolina league hit 20 Home runs and batted in 79 runs. Total 30 0 4 0 total 32 3 9 3 Pittsburgh 000 000 0000 St. Louis 100 100 01x 3 a Mazeroski Clemente. . Of Pittsburgh 3, 7. 2bedwards, Gibson Brock. Or Shannon u. So Tolan. Of Cepeda. In h r by be so Mcbean l.7 7 82 2 1 5 Kline 1 1 1 1 " 0gibson w.5 0 4 0 0 0 7 we Mcbean. T1 53. 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