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Defects in Red machine
By VITO STELLINO
UPI Sports Writer
There are so many defects in
this year’s model of the “Big
Red Machine” that it may have
to be recalled any day now.
The Cincinnati fans are
finding it unsafe in any game.
The Reds, who started out
last season with a 70-30 record
before Wayne Simpson was
injured, limped into the 1971
season with three regulars and
two pitchers ailing. That’s why
it’s not that surprising that the
defending National League
champions have lost their first
two games.
Atlanta, which outhit the
Reds 7-4 in the opener on
Monday, outpitched the Reds 2-
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10 Hite, 1 Run
The Reds collected 10 hits—
two each by Johnny Bech, Pete
Rose and Hal Mcßae—but
could manage only one run.
They left 10 runners stranded.
Ron Reed went the first 8 1-3
innings and Cecil Upshaw got
Ute final two outs.
Atlanta scored both of its
runs in the seventh inning off
loser Jim McGlothlin. Hank
Aaron led off the inning with
his first homer of the year and
593rd of his career. One out
later, Hal King doubled and
Felix Millan was intentionally
walked before Clete Boyer
singled in the deciding run.
In the other games, San
Francisco downed San Diego 7-
3, Houston nipped Los Angeles
2-1 and St. Louis battered
Chicago 14-3. The New York-
Montreal games was rained
out.
In the American League,
California beat Kansas City 7-3,
Baltimore edged Washington 3-
2, Minnesota blanked Milwauk
ee 4-0 and Chicago swept an
“opening day doubleheader”
from Oakland, 6-5 and 12-4.
Willie Mays—No. 630
Willie Mays, who homered on
the first pitch thrown to him in
San Francisco’s opener, made
it two in two games as the
Giants beat San Diego again.
Mays now has 630 homers in
his career, leaving him 84
behind Babe Ruth. Ken Hender
son and Dick Dietz also
homered for the giants to back
Gaylord Perry’s four-hit pitch
ing.
Jesus Alou, who replaced the
injured Jim Wynn in the second
inning, hit a tie-breaking single
in the eighth to give Houston
the victory over Los Angeles.
Wade Blasingame went 8 1-3
innings to get the triumph.
Jose Cardenal and Joe Hague
each batted in four runs to pace
St. Louis past Chicago. Nine of
the Cardinal runs were un
earned because of five Cub
errors. Steve Carlton pitched an
eight-hitter to get the victory
and Bill Hands took the loss.
|Line Scores]
By United Press International
American League
Wash 002 000 000- 2 9 1
Balt 001 110 OOx— 3 9 3
Cox, Janeski (6), Riddleber
ger (8) and Casanova; McNally
(1-0) and Hendricks. LP—Cox
(0-1).
MU 000 000 000- 0 4 1
Minn 300 000 Olx- 4 11 0
Krausse, Lopez (7), Ellsworth
(8) Sander (8) and Roof;
Blyleven (1-0) and Mitterwald.
LP—Krausse (0-1). HR—Kille
trew (Ist).
(Ist game)
Chicago 000 220 200- 6 7 2
Oakland 103 001 000- 510 1
John, Romo (7), and Her
rmann; Hunter, Lindblad (7)
and Duncan. WP—John (1-0).
LP—Hunter (0-1). HR—Bando
(Ist), Melton (Ist), Williams
(Ist).
(2nd game)
Chicago 300 025 020-12 13 2
Oakland 000 300 010- 4 8 0
Johnson (1-0) and Egan;
Fingers, Panther (5), Locker
(6), Roland (7), Lindblad (9)
and Tenace. LP—Panther (0-1).
HRs—Johnstone (Ist), Melton
(2nd), Andrews (Ist).
Kan City 000 102 000- 310 1
Calif 012 202 OOx- 7 12 1
Bunker, York (4) and Kirkpa
trick; Murphy (1-0) and Moses.
LP—Bunker (0-1). HR-McMul
len(lst).
National League
Monteal at New York, post
poned, wet grounds.
St. Louis 105 600 020-14 13 1
Chicago 000 000 120— 3 8 5
Carlton (1-0) and Simmons;
Hands, Bonham (4), Miller (4),
Stephenson (6), Regan (8) and
Rudolph. LP—Hands (0-1). HR
— Peptione (Ist), Williams
(2nd).
Atlanta 000 000 200- 2 6 0
Cincinnati 000 001 000— 1 10 0
Reed, Upshaw (9) and King;
McGlothlin, Gibbon (8), Carroll
(9) and Bench. WP—Reed (1-0).
LP—McGlothlin (0-1). HR—
Aaron (Ist).
Los Ang 000 001 000- 1 5 1
Houston 000 001 Olx- 2 6 0
Blasingame (1-0) and Ed
wards; Sutton (0-1) and Suda
kis, Sims (5).
No pitching,
no winning
OAKLAND, Calif. (UPI)-
Losing the first three games
isn’t exactly a nice start, but
Oakland A’s manager Dick
Williams is far from disheart
ened.
The A’s were humiliated by
the Washington Senators, 8-0, in
the presidential opener Monday,
then came home Wednesday to
drop a doubleheader to the
revamped Chicago White Sox,
6-5 and 124.
The double loss to the White
Sax proved one thing to
Williams—you can’t win if you
don’t get pitching.
“It makes no difference who
the opposition is,” said Wil
liams. “If you don’t get batters
out, someone is going to hurt
you. We didn’t get any pitching
to speak of in our first three
games, but I’m optimistic.
We’ll do better.”
While Williams tried to
minimize his problems, they
could be monumental before
the week is out. To start with,
John Odom, coming back from
a winter elbow operation,
probably is a month away
before he can be of any help
and Chuck Dobson, a 16-game
winner last year, is in the Mayo
Clinic today for examination of
a sore pitching elbow. If it
requires surgery, then he will
be through for most of -the
year.
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B‘ iut to si 6 nal start °fthe 1971 Little League season, Keith
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little trouble seeing after ending up on the working end of a
4 bat. The shiner, a darkening event for Keith, should
& as a reminder for future young stars that the end of a
is designed for a baseball. (UPI)
WIBC tourney
starts in Atlanta
ATLANTA (UPI)-The Wom
an’s International Bowling Con
gress, drawing some 25,000 lady
keglers and running for 44 days
and nights, opens tonight with
prize offerings of $284,090.
The tournament is so big that
it is being split between two lo
cal bowling centers. Titles will
be decided in the five-woman
team, doubles and singles
events.
Dorothy Fothergill of North
Attleboro, Mass., is the defend
ing singles titleholder. Miss
Fothergill set a record of 1984
for all events last year and
Tennant wins
singles classic
Henry Tennant won the Doc
Craddock Singles Classic last
night with a 700 handicap series.
The classic ended the Doc
Craddock season.
J. W. Bevil won second place
with a 684 series and Ronnie
Moore was third with a 669.
PETTY NAMED
NEW YORK (UPl)—Richard
Petty, winner of this year’s 500-
mile stock car races at
Daytona Beach and Rocking
ham, N.C., was named top
performer Monday in the first
phase of the Martini and Rossi
American Driver of the Year
Award balloting. Three more
voting sessions will be conduct
ed by a panel of automotive
sports writers before the end of
the season. The winner receives
$7,500 and a trophy.
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