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Yaz, Billy, Reggie Bury Hatchet; Major League Standings

Tony C.’s Eye Shockingly Poor

A.L. EAST W L PCT. GB N.L. EAST W L PCT. GB
Baltimore 57 30 .655 --- New York 56 30 .655 ---
New York 56 32 .636 1½ Pittsburgh 50 38 .568 7
By FRANK BARRETT, Jr. “No, I don’t think it was impulsive,” said Detroit 43 44 .494 14 Philadelphia 48 41 .539 9½
Lowell Sun Staff Reggie, with remarkable calm. “I was angry. Boston 40 46 .465 16½ Chicago 44 45 .494 13½
Cleveland 37 53 .411 21½ St. Louis 42 46 .477 15
BOSTON — Even before they arrived at Yaz is a friend of mine and I didn’t like what
Washington 35 51 .407 21½ Montreal 33 55 .375 24
Fenway Park on Wednesday morning for a Billy had to say.
scheduled workout, Carl Yastrzemski and Billy “No one on this club has ever tried to dictate A.L. WEST W L PCT. GB N.L. WEST W L PCT. GB
Conigliaro had patched up — at least on the to management who will play,” emphasized Oakland 56 31 .644 --- San Francisco 52 38 .578 ---
surface — the verbal feud which started in New Smith, in reference to the fact that Billy C. hint- Minnesota 42 45 .483 14 Houston 49 38 .563 1½
York last Saturday and which threatened to ed that both he and Yastrzemski wanted Billy C. California 44 48 .478 14½ Los Angeles 48 42 .533 4
smash the pennant chances of the Red Sox into out of the lineup and replaced by Joe Lahoud. Milwaukee 40 45 .471 15 Cincinnati 45 47 .489 8
smithereens. “We shook hands and it’s over now.” Chicago 38 47 .337 17 Atlanta 37 55 .402 16
Kansas City 34 40 .405 20½ San Diego 31 60 .341 21½
For Yastrzemski and Billy C. — along with “We’re all grown men,” continued the Sox
Tony Conigliaro — had outfielder. “It’s good to clear the air.”
Wednesday’s American League Results Wednesday’s National League Results
staged a hastily called press Present at the conference, along with Billy
(No games scheduled) (No games scheduled)
conference at the offices of and Yaz, was Tony Conigliaro who, to dispel all
Joseph Tauro, their mutual doubts about his faltering eyesight in his left Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
All times local All times local
lawyer. eye, took an eye exam Wednesday.
Milwaukee (Pattin 10-6) at New York (Stottlemyre Philadelphia (Wise 7-7) at Chicago (Holtzman 13-
There, Billy C. apolo- The vision in his left eye was 20/200 — near- 12-4), 2 p.m. 3), 2:30 p.m.
gized to both Yastrzemski ly blind. Minnesota (Perry 5-12) at Boston (Tiant 3-1), 7:30 Montreal (Strohmayer 4-6 and Stoneman 8-10) at
and Reggie Smith for the “I was quite surprised by this test myself,” p.m. St. Louis (Carlton 7-4 and Reuss 6-10), 2, 5:30 p.m.
Reggie Smith nasty things he had to say said a heartbroken Tony C., whose days as a Chicago (Wood 8-6) at Washington (Bosman 2-9), 8 Los Angeles (Osteen 8-9) at Atlanta (Reed 5-10),
slugging outfielder are probably numbered. “I p.m. 8:05 p.m.
about them last Saturday. Wednesday,
Cleveland (McDowell 8-9) at Kansas City (Drago 4- San Diego (Roberts 4-10) at Pittsburgh (Blass 13-3),
Yastrzemski, in turn, read a prepared statement didn’t think it was that bad.”
8), 7:30 p.m. 8:05 p.m.
which said that he had nothing but the highest The Angels have volunteered to put Tony C. Baltimore (Dobson 12-5) at California (Messersmith San Francisco (Cumberland 6-3) at Cincinnati
respect for both of the Conigliaro brothers. on the disabled list for a while just in case the 8-6), 8 p.m. (Gullett 3-7), 8:05 p.m.
“Tony and Billy Conigliaro and I have asked vision in the eye starts to return, but Tony Detroit (Lolich 8-9) at Oakland (Dobson 4-8), 8 New York (Gentry 8-5) at Houston (Forsch 6-8),
for this press conference in order to set the rec- doesn’t think it will. p.m . 8:30 p.m.
ord straight,” said Yaz from the text. “Tony
Conigliaro and I have had nothing but the finest
personal and professional relationship. Billy
Finley’s A’s Direct Descendants of the Connie Mack Dynasty
Conigliaro is already one of the finest outfield- GEORGE ROSS over the team’s performance juggernaut. Grove won 31 games, lost only 4.
ers in baseball. Billy Conigliaro and I have had Oakland Tribune if we continue playing the No left-hander has won 30 in a season since.
a great relationship. The important thing is that The subject was tickets, a word near and dear kind of baseball we’ve been “The A’s had other pitching stars. George
this misunderstanding is behind us. Billy and I to the heart of Charles O. Finley. playing. Earnshaw was 21-7. Rube Walberg was 20-12.
will work together and with our teammates win The Los Angeles Dodgers are already over “But attendance for its “For power there was Al Simmons, a .390
a pennant this year for the Red Sox fans.” 1.1 million sold with the 1971 season just half own sake isn’t that much on hitter, and the great Jimmy Foxx. They won
Then, it was on to the park for both players over. my mind today,” he said. 107 ball games.
where they met Smith, another target of Billy The San Francisco Giants are at 638,168, up “What does enter my think- “But after the St. Louis Cardinals balked the
Charlie Finley
C’s ire. 160,000 over their 1970 count. The Oakland ing is being lucky enough Athletics in their bid for a third consecutive
“Yes, I was invited to the conference,” said Athletics are at 544,471, an increase of 125,000 and good enough to become the first team in the world championship, Mack began to break up
Reggie. “Yaz talked to me over the phone but it from last season. San Francisco Bay Area to win a world champi- his great team. By 1935 the A’s had plummeted
was on such short notice that I couldn’t make it. Charlie is considerably cheered. onship. That’s what I’m after.” all the way into the cellar.
But I’m glad this thing is over. Now if you want For several seasons in Kansas City he hired a A writer in Chicago, after watching the Ath- “And now, after their 40 years of wandering
to talk about baseball… guy to flush the john eight hours a day just to letics bomb the White Sox all over Comiskey in the wilderness, the Athletics are going to win
“I tried to get in touch with Reggie this get rid of the torn-up unsold tickets. Park one night, is thinking about it, too. a pennant. You’ve got to give one man the
morning,” said Billy C. “But I had to leave a He had even considered bringing the guy out “They are 40 years removed in time and credit. Charlie Finley. Stubborn Charlie Finley.
message with his wife.” of retirement and putting back to work here. 3,000 miles in space, but the Oakland Athletics Outrageous Charlie Finley. It’s his club. He put
The conference itself was Yastrzemski’s idea What stopped him wasn’t the cost of the are descendants on a direct line from one of it together.”
— though one couldn’t help but feel that per- guy’s salary, or even the printing bill for the baseball’s great dynasties,” Robert Markus The 1971 Athletics aren’t yet a carbon copy
haps Tom Yawkey helped him with the idea. unused ducats. It’s the water bill. In K.C. he had wrote in his column. of the 1931 A’s, but it might all have something
Still, as Reggie suited up for the workout, a flat rate, so much per hundred gallons. Here “The last time the Athletics won the pennant to do with tickets, and that’s the topic.
others wanted to talk personalities. Was it an he’s on the meter just like anybody else. was 1931. They were Connie Mack’s Philadel- “They’ll feel it next year and the year after,
impulsive gesture he made Sunday when he “We’re very pleased with our attendance,” phia A’s then, winners of three consecutive just like we did, if they win,” says Al Davis
said that he’d never play again in the same out- Finley said. “We have reason to believe the fans American League flags. who built the Oakland Raiders through several
field as Billy C? are going to become even more enthusiastic “Lefty Grove was the Vida Blue of that 1931 seasons of box office lag.

Around Baseball Major League Leaders Blue: Pitching Easy,

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Indulging Press Hard
Field to be Razed Carew, Min.
Cater, N.Y.
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Jones, N.Y.
Sanguillen, Pit.
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By TOM LOOMIS
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The death knell has Toledo Blade
Murcer, N.Y. 85 324 61 112 .346 Stargell, Pit. 81 273 83 97 .355 Vida Blue is a natural athlete. Pitching a
sounded for Forbes Field, whose once well-
manicured playing surface has grown high Tovar, Min. 87 364 61 122 .335 Brock, St.L 85 354 62 123 .347 baseball is something he does easily with a
grass waiting for its owner, the University of Rettenmund, Bal. 73 248 45 83 .335 Beckert, Chi. 85 357 50 121 339 minimum of worries or anxieties.
A year ago he was watching the major league
Pittsburgh, to decide what to do with it. Blair, Bal. 75 307 50 101 .329 Pepitone, Chi. 71 278 41 94 .338
All-Star Game on television in Des Moines or
The university said Wednesday it will de- White, N.Y. 80 285 58 93 .326 Alou, St.L 82 344 54 116 .337 someplace — he isn’t even sure where. Tues-
molish the 62-year-old historic stadium which it
Epstein, Oak. 77 245 45 79 .322 Oliver, Pit. 81 298 44 100 .336 day he was the starter for the American League
acquired in 1958 as a site for a new law school
F.Robinson, Bal. 73 267 56 86 .322 Torre, St.L 88 337 51 111 .329 against some of the game’s finest hitters.
and social science complex.
Great pressure for any 21-year-old?
The stadium was home for the Pittsburgh Oliva, Min. 74 282 40 90 .319 Aaron, Atl. 85 300 66 98 .327
“The most pressure,” the Oakland sensation
Pirates until last year when Three Rivers Stadi- HR: Cash (Det.) 28; Smith (Bos.) 26; Nettles HR: Stargell (Pit.) 40; May (Cin.) 27; Aaron
said, “is talking to you guys.”
um was built. The high point of its existence (Cle.) 24; Melton (Chi.) 23; 2 tied with 21. (Atl.) 26.; Robertson (Pit.) 22; 3 tied with 20.
Everywhere he goes he is swamped with in-
was in 1960 when the World Series, which the RBI: Smith (Bos.) 67; Bando (Oak.) 66; Net- RBI: Stargell (Pit.) 84; Aaron (Atl.) 73; May
terviewers.
Pirates won, was played there. tles (Cle.) 65; Murcer (N.Y.) 64; 2 tied with 62. (Cin.) 68; Torre (St.L) 61; Davis (L.A.) 58.
“You’re from New York, aren’t you?” he
It lay unused for three months with trash col- Wins: Blue (Oak.) 13-3; Kaat (Min.) 13-3; Wins: Holtzman (Chi.) 13-3; Blass (Pit.) 13-3; asked a writer. “You New York writers try to
lecting in the dugouts and seats peeling and Hunter (Oak.) 13-4; Coleman (Det.) 12-3; Stot- Seaver (N.Y.) 13-4; Sutton (L.A.) 12-6; Jenkins be so deep. You’re looking for things that
warping while the university agreed to study an tlemyre (N.Y.) 12-4. (Chi.) 12-10. aren’t there. You make me sweat with your
alternative plan for the ballfield proposed by a Strikeouts: Blue (Oak.) 210; Lolich (Det.) Strikeouts: Seaver (N.Y.) 182; Stoneman questions, man.”
citizens group. 149; Coleman (Det.) 144; Blyleven (Min.) 127; (Mon.) 139; Jenkins (Chi.) 135; Sutton (L.A.) Blue did not look like a potential 30-game
CLEVELAND — The Indians have recalled McDowell (Cle.) 120. 134; Kirby (S.D.) 124. winner Tuesday. “I just threw the ball and they
right-handed hitting Jim Clark from Wichita to ERA: Fingers (Oak.) 1.81; Blue (Oak.) 1.94; ERA: Seaver (N.Y.) 1.59; Blass (Pit.) 2.49; Sut- hit it,” Blue said. “They hit it but good.”
fill a vacancy on their 25-man roster. Wood (Chi.) 2.18; Coleman (Det.) 2.50; Mes- ton (L.A.) 2.49; Wilson (Hou.) 2.51; Walker (Pit.) Was Vida disappointed that he hadn’t been at
The 22-year-old Clark was hitting .325 with sersmith (Cal.), 2.60. 2.52. his best?
seven home runs and 40 RBI for the American “My best?” he answered. “That was it. That
Association club. was my best.”