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Halos’ Wright 1-Hits Cleveland; Torrid Smith Sparks BoSox Win 

ANAHEIM — Like Pheidippides’ first steps

at Marathon and the first shot fired at Fort

Sumter, Jack Heidemann’s single up the middle

in the second inning of a scoreless game

Wednesday achieved stature through hindsight. 

Only after the Angels completed their 9-0

triumph over the Indians did it become clear

that Heidemann’s base hit was the only thing

that stood between Clyde Wright and his sec-

ond no-hitter in 300 days. 

The one-hitter was the first in the major

leagues this season. 

Wright knows the pressure of pitching a no-

hitter — his gem against the A’s last July was

the centerpiece of his breakthrough 22-12 sea-

son. But there was no drama Wednesday. 

The 30-year -old lefty retired the first seven

 batters he faced before Heidemann’s single,

and 20 of 21 afterward. Meanwhile, his team-

mates built him a comfortable lead, scoring

three times in the fourth inning, four times in

the sixth and twice in the eighth. 

Wright (3-3) struck out five, walked one and

added a two-run double. Sam McDowell (3-2)

allowed three runs in five frames for the Indi-

ans, whose six-game win streak was snapped. 

Red Sox 9, Brewers 4 

BOSTON — Reggie Smith continued his

sensational hot streak with a homer, double and

four RBI as the Red Sox subdued the Brewers. 

In his past five games Smith has 12 hits, six

of them homers, and 12 RBI. He is tied for the

American League lead in round-trippers, ranks

third in RBI and seventh with a .360 average. 

The Brewers held a 3-1 lead after 7½ in-

nings. But Milwaukee starter Bill Parsons al-

lowed a leadoff double to Luis Aparicio in the

 bottom of the eighth. Smith followed with a

game-tying two-run homer. 

Parsons was lifted, but the Red Sox added

six runs against three Milwaukee relievers.

Smith capped the rally with a two-run double. 

Winner Sonny Siebert (3-1) went the dis-

tance despite allowing 14 hits. Suds reliever

Marcelino Lopez (0-1) took the loss, allowing

three runs in one-third of an inning. 

Orioles 5, A’s 1 

OAKLAND — The Orioles scored five runs

in the top of the ninth inning to stun the A’s. 

A’s starter Catfish Hunter and the O’s Mike

Cuellar exchanged zeroes for 6½ innings. Tom-

my Davis’ ground out scored Gene Tenace in

the bottom of the seventh for Oakland. 

Hunter was lifted after allowing a leadoff

double to Dave Johnson in the top of the ninth.

Jim Roland retired Boog Powell for the first out.

But the three A’s relievers who followed allowed

five runs — two on bases-loaded walks. 

Grant Jackson (1-1), the second of four Balti-

more hurlers, earned the win — his first in the

American League after six seasons with the Phil-

lies. Loser Ron Klimkowski (1-2) allowed three

runs without retiring a batter. 

Senators 5, Twins 4 

WASHINGTON D.C. — Paul Casanova’s tie-

 breaking single capped a three-run eighth-inning

rally as the Senators tripped the Twins. 

The rally spoiled an otherwise strong start by

Minnesota’s Tom Hall (1-4), who fanned 10 in

eight innings. Denny Riddleberger (2-1) picked

up the win in relief. Joe Grzenda notched his

third save. 

Joe Foy and Dick Billings each had two RBI

for Washington. 

Royals 7, Tigers 5 

KANSAS CITY — Ed Kirkpatrick’s tie-

 breaking single highlighted a four -run rally in the

sixth inning as the Royals downed the Tigers. 

Dick Drago (2-2) got the win despite allowing

five runs in 7 1/3 innings. Tom Burgmeier threw

a scoreless ninth inning for his first save. 

Detroit’s Mickey Lolich yielded seven runs in

5 2/3 frames and fell to 2-3. 

A.L. EAST  W  L  PCT.  GB  N.L. EAST  W  L  PCT.  GB 

 New York   13  4  .765  ---  New York   12  5  .706  ---

Cleveland  12  6  .667  1½  Pittsburgh  12  9  .600  1½ 

Baltimore  11  7  .611  2½  Philadelphia  10  8  .556  2½ 

Boston 10  8  .556  3½  Chicago  10  9  .526  3 

Washington  8  12  .400  6½  Montreal  5  8  .385  5 

Detroit  5  14  .263  9  St. Louis  7  15  .318  7½ 

A.L. WEST  W  L  PCT.  GB  N.L. WEST  W  L  PCT.  GB 

Oakland  18  5  .783  --- Cincinnati  11  7  .611  ---

Milwaukee  8  10  .444  7½  Houston  12  10  .545  1 

California  9  12  .429  8  San Francisco  11  10  .524  1½ 

Minnesota  8  12  .400  8½  Los Angeles  11  11  .500  2 

Chicago  7  12  .368  9  Atlanta  9  10  .474  2½ 

Kansas City  7  14  .333  10  San Diego  5  14  .263  6½ 

Major League Standings 

Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers  Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers 

All times local 

Baltimore (Palmer 2-1) at Oakland (Fingers 5-1),

1:30 p.m. 

Minnesota (Kaat 2-1) at Boston (Nagy 1-0), 7:30

 p.m. 

Chicago (Bradley 1-3) at Washington (Bosman 1-3),

7:30 p.m. 

Cleveland (Hargan 2-1) at California (Murphy 1-3),

8 p.m. 

(Only games scheduled) 

All times local 

San Diego (Phoebus 0-4) at Cincinnati (Simpson 1-

0), 12:30 p.m. 

 New York (Ryan 0-0) at St. Louis (Reuss 1-3),

12:30 p.m. 

Montreal (McAnally 1-0) at Chicago (Pappas 3-1),

1:30 p.m. 

San Francisco (Bryant 1-0 or Robertson 1-1) at At-

lanta (Jarvis 2-0), 8:05 p.m. 

Los Angeles (Singer 3-2 or Downing 2-1) at Pitts-

 burgh (Walker 3-1), 8:05 p.m. 

(Only games scheduled) 

Houston’s Wilson Subdues Phillies on 2 Hits, Improves to 4-0 

the year, fired a five-hit shutout as the Expos

 blanked the Cubs. 

Ron Fairly’s two-run homer off Cubs starter

Bill Hands (0-3) was the decisive blow. Morton

(1-3) hurled his first complete game of 1971. 

Dodgers 5, Pirates 3 

PITTSBURGH — Richie Allen drove in the

tie- breaking run, his first RBI in 10 games, and

Willie Crawford, batting .097, singled home

two more as the Dodgers scored three times in

the 10th inning to beat the Pirates. 

Jim Brewer (2-0) earned the win with two

innings of relief. He allowed one run, Willie

Stargell’s 12th homer in the bottom of the 10th. 

Mets 9, Cardinals 6 

ST. LOUIS — Gary Gentry, supported by a

17-hit attack, improved to 3

-0 as the Mets out-

scored the Cardinals. 

Gentry allowed six runs, only two earned, in

7 2/3 innings. Loser Mike Torrez (0-3) allowed

five runs in 5 2/3 frames. 

Joe Torre hit his sixth homer for St. Louis. 

CLEVELAND (UPI) — A price of $9 mil-

lion has been placed on the Cleveland Indians

 by owner Vernon Stouffer. Stouffer said

Wednesday he was willing to talk with anyone

interested in buying all or part of the team, the

Cleveland Press reported. 

However, the newspaper insisted that he is

not actively attempting to sell the Indians. 

Stouffer’s comments came in response to a

report that George Steinbrenner, shipping mag-

nate, is interested in the team. 

PITTSBURGH — Harold “Pie” Traynor,

former Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman and a

member of the Hall of Fame, was reportedly

improving at Alleghany General Hospital. 

According to his wife, the 71-year -old Tray-

nor was resting comfortably and listened to the

game on the radio Tuesday night. 

His doctor would make no disclosure of his

exact illness. He was admitted to the hospital

Monday night. 

OAKLAND — Right fielder Frank Robinson

is expected to be sidelined until next week with

an injured left hand, the Baltimore Orioles said

Wednesday. 

Wednesday’s American League Results  Wednesday’s National League Results 

Boston 9, Milwaukee 4 

Washington 5, Minnesota 4 

Baltimore 5, Oakland 1 

Kansas City 7, Detroit 5 

California 9, Cleveland 0 

Chicago at New York, ppd., rain  

Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 3 (10 innings)  

 New York 9, St. Louis 6 

Montreal 2, Chicago 0 

Giants 17, Atlanta 4 

Astros 4, Philadelphia 0 

Cincinnati 6, San Diego 3 

 Around Baseball  

Tribe Boss Sets Price, Willing to Talk Sale 

Major League Leaders

AMERICAN G AB R H AVG. NATIONAL G AB AVG.R H

Johnstone, Chi. 18 68 9 28 .412 Woodward, Cin. 17 64 .4068 26

Howard, Was. 20 80 10 31 .387 Jones, N.Y. 16 64 .3916 25

Munson, N.Y. 14 51 11 19 .373 Beckert, Chi. 19 83 .38614 32

Murcer, N.Y. 17 63 14 23 .365 Day, Mon. 13 45 .3785 17

Cater, N.Y. 17 66 4 24 .364 Pepitone, Chi. 19 81 .37011 30

Harper, Mil. 18 83 15 30 .361 Stargell, Pit. 20 65 .36922 24

Smith, Bos. 18 75 14 27 .360 Harrelson, N.Y. 17 73 .35610 26

Carew, Min. 19 71 12 25 .352 Aaron, Atl. 18 62 .35512 22

Melton, Chi. 19 74 15 26 .351 Garr, Atl. 19 78 .34613 27

Mincher, Oak. 22 76 16 26 .342 Grote, N.Y. 16 52 .3467 18

HR: Monday (Oak.) 8; Smith (Bos.) 8; Melton

(Chi.) 7; Powell (Bal.) 6; Jackson, (Oak.) 5.

RBI:  Monday (Oak.) 22; Bando (Oak.) 21;

Smith (Bos.) 20; Powell (Bal.) 16; Reichardt

(Chi.) 16.

Wins:  Fingers (Oak.) 5-1; Blue (Oak.) 3-0;

five tied with 3-1.

Strikeouts:  Blue (Oak.) 56; Lolich (Det.) 47;

Hall (Min.) 40; Fingers (Oak.) 37; Hunter (Oak.)

34.

ERA:  Fingers (Oak.) 0.78; Wood (Chi.) 1.44;

Blue (Oak.) 1.65; McDowell (Cle.) 1.70; Mes-

sersmith (Cal.) 1.82.

HR:  Stargell (Pit.) 12; Aaron (Atl.) 7; Mays

(S.F.) 6; Torre (St.L) 6; Robertson (Pit.) 5.

RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 24; Aaron (Atl.) 17; Menke

(Hou.) 16; Torre (St.L) 16; four tied with 15.

Wins:  Blasingame (Hou.) 4-0; Wilson (Hou.)

4-0; Jenkins (Chi.) 4-1; three tied with 3-0.

Strikeouts:  Seaver (N.Y.) 48; Jenkins (Chi.)

35; Sutton (L.A.) 33; Holtzman (Chi.) 30; Gib-

son (St.L) 30.

ERA:  Wilson (Hou.) 0.84; Billingham (Hou.)

1.15; Sutton (L.A.) 1.15; Ellis (Pit.) 1.41; Holtz-

man (Chi.) 1.69.

 breaking three-run home run in the seventh in-

ning, his second round tripper of the game,

vaulting the Reds past the Padres. 

May has homered three times in three games

since his return from a knee injury suffered in

spring training. Jim McGlothlin (2-2) earned

the win, allowing three runs in seven innings 

Loser Danny Coombs (0-4) allowed four

runs in 6 1/3 innings. 

Giants 17, Pirates 4 

ATLANTA — Alan Gallagher, batting .183

coming into the game, homered twice and drove

in five runs as the Giants lashed 25 hits — their

highest total since 1958 — in a victory over the

Braves. 

Steve Stone (1-2) earned his first major

league win and had three hits. Loser Jim Nash(0-2) allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 frames. 

For the second game in a row, Henry Aaron

failed to connect for his 600th career home run. 

Expos 2, Cubs 0 

CHICAGO — Carl Morton, 1970 rookie of

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HOUSTON — Don Wilson’s fast start to the1971 season found a higher gear Wednesday. 

Wilson, the Astros long-legged, whip-armed

right-hander, carried a no-hitter into the sixth

inning and finished with a two-hit shutout as the

Astros blanked the Phillies 4-0. 

Wilson, whose 55 wins rank second in Astros

history, improved his record to 4-0 and lowered

his ERA to a National League- best 0.84 with

his third consecutive complete-game effort. 

He retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced

 before allowing a Denny Doyle single in the

sixth. Bobby Pfeil’s pinch-hit double in the

ninth was the only other Philadelphia safety. 

In addition to his pitching exploits, Wilson

had an RBI single that boosted his average

to .389. Doug Rader knocked in two runs forHouston. 

Tough-luck loser Barry Lersch (0-1) allowed

two earned runs in seven innings. 

Reds 6, Padres 3 

CINCINNATI — Lee May blasted a tie-

Short Bobbled Flood Deal WASHINGTON D.C. — The fascinating

winning streak of Washington Senators’ owner

Bob Short came to at least a tentative halt when,

on Tuesday, Pan American Airlines’ flight No.

154 lifted off from New York’s Kennedy Air-

 port to Barcelona, Spain, with Curt Flood on it.

This was not among Short’s plans for passenger

Flood, who was bugging out after only 18

games of the 1971 season. 

With Flood’s sudden departure, Short was

losing points. Every other move by the Sena-

tors’ clubowner was paying off handsomely

with the team and confounding those baseball

savants who liked to point out that dealing in

the flesh marts of baseball was too important to

 be left to trucking tycoons. 

Short’s decision to trade half of the Senators’

infield, the better half, to Detroit for Denny

McLain, much lamented at the time, surprising-

ly is taking on the trappings of a brilliant stroke.

His claim of Joe Foy for a mere 25,000 dollars

has been a windfall for the Senators. His Ed

Stroud-for -Tom McCraw deal with the White

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Sox supports Short’s growing

reputation as a clever larce-

nist. 

But on his Curt Flood deal,

he apparently bobbled. Flood

is the outfielder he enticed out

of retirement for a 110,000

dollar contract in the smug

 believe that he had acquired

for the Senators both a stick -

out center fielder and a draw-

ing card at the gate. In those

twin beliefs, Short currently is

0-for -2. 

Gate Appeal Overrated 

Even those who suspectedfrom the start that Short over-

rated Flood as a performing

asset and a box office magnet

will take no satisfaction in the

 players’ short-lived stint with

the Senators. When he turned

up on Flight 154 to Barcelona,

Flood was a furtive figure

who cried out for tender un-

derstanding. 

He had flopped in his

comeback, and he knew it.

This he admitted in his tele-

gram to Short from New

York. “I tried. A year and a

half is too much. Very serious personal problems mounting

every day. Thanks for your

confidence and understanding.

Flood.” The simple confes-

sions of that telegram showed

class. 

He could have stayed

around and collected more

than 60,000 dollars additional-

ly owed him in salary just for

 playing out the string, but he

didn’t choose that route. He

was harassed by more than the

 production he had given theteam and the realization he had

 been benched by Ted Wil-

liams. There were the hefty

alimony payments, and other

creditors from a St. Louis art

studio and a Copenhagen res-

taurant that foundered. He was

skipping out on an appoint-

ment with the Senators’ club

attorney aimed at putting his

debts on a payable basis. 

Riding the Pine 

Flood was never a

 benchwarmer in his previous

12 years in the majors and that

he was troubled and demeaned by this new status is a decent

assumption. But he wasn’t

 betraying any sickness in

heart. In the dugout he was a

cheerleader and, to a man, his

teammates were Curt Flood

fans. Unhappily, there were

other facts, besides pitching,

with which he couldn’t cope. 

Club owner Short, at this

 point, is entitled to one mis-

take. The signing of Flood,

like most of his other deals,

was his own decision, with

little consultation with his

manager Ted Williams. Intrading off shortstop Ed Brink-

man and third baseman Au-

relio Rodriguez to Detroit for

McLain, he actually overrode

Williams’ objections to the

deal. 

At this point, Short has

come up smelling with all the

fragrance of a whole perfum-

ery on the McLain deal. Not

only did that pitcher turn in

strong efforts in three of his

four starts, but the Tigers’

 brass is chortling no more atthe bare-faced steal they

 pulled on the unwary Short. 

Tigers Trade Looks Good 

As of Wednesday, the Sen-

ators were 8-12 in the league

standings with the Tigers at 5

-14. This far, Rodriguez and

Brinkman, no less than those

on the Mikado’s list, have

never been missed, and the

installation of Foy at third

 base has been a big plus for

the Senators. Short, in ex-

 plaining his decision to draft

Foy off the Mets’ minor

league list, confessed he hadno proper evaluation of Foy

as a player “but I liked the

odds.” He said he was gam-

 bling a mere 25,000 dollarson a player for whom the

Mets had traded 300,000 dol-

lars worth of athletes the year

 before. 

The inspiration to trade Ed

Stroud for Tom McCraw in a

swap of outfielders with the

White Sox came from Ted

Williams. That maneuver

 brought to the Senators the

man who is now their third-

leading leading hitter and sec-

ond-leading RBI man in the

 batting order. As the man who

 picked Williams as his man-

ager, Short can sun himself inthe reflected glory of the

McCraw deal, too.