European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tue Day augut 27, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 17 v. If. Sweeps 4-game series yanks beat tigers in 2colavito hurls Victory new York a Rocky Olavito nailed his first pitching Victory in the majors with asking Relief Job sunday open returned to the Outfield an sacked a second game Homer 5 the new York Yankee stunned Detroit 6-5 and 5-4 for a four game sweep Over the american league leading tigers. Gafter colavito a slugging out fielder for 13 big league sea sons won the opener in his first Mound appearance in 10 years the Yankees took the Nightcap behind Steve Hamilton s solid Relief pitching. The sweep boosted the yanks season record to the .500 Mark at 63-63, for the first time since april 30 while snarling the tigers in their longest losing string of the season. Colavito whose Only previous pitching appearance in the majors was a scoreless three in Ning stint for Cleveland against the tigers in 1958, replace Steve Barber in the fourth in Ning of the opener with Newyork trailing 5-0. He retired Al Kaline and Wil lie Horton leaving two runners stranded and allowed just one hit a double by Kaline in the Murphy snares Victory in Philadelphia playoff Philadelphia up Rookie pro Bob Murphy gained his first pro tournament Victor sunday when he Sank a 15-foot putt on the third Hole of sudden death playoff to defeat Labron Harris or. In the000 Philadelphia Golf Clas  25-year-old Murphy who lost by one stroke in Ith Westchester classic last week Bob Murphy. First pro Victory stood up under pressure As he birdied the Par five 17th Hole even after his approach shot tothe Green landed in a trap to the left. Harris a Little known tour regular and like Murphy former . Amateur Champion had an eight footer for his Birdie attempt but missed it an the $20,000 first prize went to Murphy. Harris received $12,000for his second place finish. Murphy lost a Chance to Winn regulation time when he missed a 12-foot putt on the 18thjreen while Harris in the press ent with a four under Par 68,awaited the outcome. Murphy finished his 72 Hole with a 70 and the two Young pros deadlocked at 12-under-par276, went to the 15th Hole for the Start of the playoff. Wysong blows Lead Dudley Wysong jr., who lamented that he played Santa Laus finished third with a 70for a 277 total. His game came apart on two holes on tieback nine after gaining a three stroke Lead As the result of spectacular Eagle on the Par four sixth  tied at 278, 10 under Par. They were Frank Beard Charles Coody and Jack Nick Laus. Dean Refram was another stroke Back at 279. A four Way tie existed at 280among Gardner Dickinson jr., George Knudson Chi Chi Rodriguez and Lee elder. Miller Barber was at 281while Dan Sikes the 1967 Champion was bunched wit five others at 282. . Open Champion Lee Trevino was Farback at 286. Murphy hits first Murphy won a Coin toss an hit first As the playoff began on the 420-Yard, Par four 15th.his drive went Down the Fairway while Harris landed inthe right rough. Murphy s second shot with a five Iron went Over the Green onto the fringe. Harris was 12 feet fro the pin with his second shot. Murphy parred after laying up two feet from the Hole Harris bid for a Birdie lipped the cup and he Settle for a Par. Too had to 2 2-3 innings he  also scored the deciding run on Jake Gibbs sixth in Ning single which capped a five run comeback keyed by Bil Robinson s three run Homer and a Solo blast by Bobby  Womack and Lindy Mcdaniel checked the tigers Over the final three innings preserving the Victory for cola Vito who was signed by the Yankees last month after being Cut Loose by los Angeles. Hamilton replaced Fred Tal Bot in the fifth inning of the Nightcap and checked the Tiger son two hits the rest of the Way striking out  s third Homer As a Yankee tied the game 3-3 in the third inning and Charlie Smith rom 20. The two Young pros wringing wet from the near 100 degree temperature provided vivid contrast As they walked to he 17th, the Stocky Murphy and the lanky six foot three Inch Harris. But their game thus Farat least had Little hint of dissimilarity. Murphy s drive on the 475-Yard, Par five 17th was Down the Middle of the Fairway while Harris pulled his Driver to the right and into a trap. Harris standing with one foot in the Bunker and one foot in through came out brilliantly with continued on Page 20 Rocky colavito. 1st pitching Triumph stars and stripes i a orioles nudge red sox in 18th, Trail by five both hit the elevated Green on the 145-Yard, Par three 16th with their first shot and two putted Murphy from 15 feet and Harris Baltimore a Brook Robinson s two out single in the 18th inning drove in Boog pow Ell with the winning run and the Baltimore orioles Defeated the Boston red sox 3-2 sunday. The Victory combined wit Detroit s doubleheader loss to new York left the second place orioles just five games Back of the  had doubled with two out and reached third on Jerry Stephenson s wild pitch before Robinson who had scored the tying run for the orioles in the eighth on Curt Blefary s Sacri fice Fly delivered the Winner. Roger Nelson picked up the Victory his second with seven scoreless innings of  orioles scored their first run in the seventh on a single Bymark Belanger and a double by Frank  Yastrzemski hit a first inning Homer and the red so made it 2-0 in the fourth off Tom Phoebus when Reggie Smith Tri pled and scored on a suicide squeeze by Joe  Robinson singled to open the eighth and Elrod Hen Dricks walked. Hendricks was forced at Sec Ond on an attempted sacrifice by Dave Johnson but Blefary flied deep to right scoring Rob Inson with the tying run Box score on pane 20 n e w y o r k a out fielder Al Kaline of the Detroit tigers aggravated a Groin in jury Pinch hitting in the ninth inning of sunday s second Gam against the new York Yankees and probably will be out of action for several Days. Kaline pulled a muscle in his Groin running out a first game double and did not Start in the Nightcap. He batted for Tom Matchick in the ninth swung atone pitch and aggravated the pull. Sent new York in front in the fourth with a two run single. The tigers closed the Gap inthe fifth on singles Tay Tom Matchick Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton. Mickey Lolich the tigers starter gave up a Leac Loff single to Dick Howser in the first in Ning then walked the next three batters to fall behind 1-0.Robinson s run scoring single in the second gave new York Atwo run Edge but the tigers bounced Back with three in the third to take the Lead. After Dick Tracewski was thrown out at the plate trying to stretch a triple Talbot Walke Lolich. Matchick and Stanley followed with singles for a run and Jim Northrup tripled in two More. 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