#Birmingham Black Barons
Warren Spahn was recalled to make a spot start, with
Vic Willis heading back to AAA. Spahn, who had struggled earlier in the season, turned in his best performance of the year in a game Birmingham eventually dropped in 10 innings, unable to overcome errors by
Troy Tulowitzki,
Tommy Herr, and
Chipper Jones.
2 homeruns from
Eddie Mathews led the Black Barons to an 8-3 win in game 2, with
Dick Rudolph leveling his record at 2-2 and
Hoyt Wilhelm picking up his first save of the year with 3 innings of scoreless relief.
#Brooklyn Royal Giants
Like every other hurler who has attempted it,
Don Drysedale was denied in his attempt to reach 5 wins on the year. Drysedale went 7 innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs, and seeing his ERA rise all the way to 1.26.
Sandy Koufax took the loss in relief, giving up a walk-off sacrifice fly to
Houston's
Carlos Correa.
#Portland Sea Dogs
Kent Hrbek went 3-for-4 with 2 homeruns, 4 runs scored and 5 RBIs, leading the Sea Dogs to a romp over
Memphis, 14-6.
Bobby Murcer added 4 hits, and Murcer,
Buddy Bell, and
Kiki Cuyler all went deep.
Joseito Munoz made his WBL debut with 3.2 IP in relief of
Smokey Joe Wood, who improved to 4-2 with the victory.
Walter Johnson had his worst outing of the year--5 runs in just over 5 innings along with 5 walks--but still improved to 5-0. Hrbek,
Gil Hodges,
Joe Mauer, and
Jim Fregosi went deep, and
Johan Santana escaped a bases-loaded jam in the 9th for his 13th save. Cuyler was injured in the game, and placed on the DL afterwards, with
Jeff Burroughs being recalled from AAA.
#San Francisco Sea Lions
Mickey Cochrane continues to climb out of an early season slump, hitting 2 homeruns and driving in 7, doubling his RBI total and lifting his average to .258.
Jack Clark added 4 RBI's in the 13-9 victory over the
New York Gothams.
A homerun in the bottom of the eleventh by
Reggie Jackson lifted the Sea Lions to a 4-2 win in extra innings.
Bobby Bonds had 3 hits and 4 stolen bases in the game, with
Charlie Root improving his record to 3-0 on the season.