Phillies: Swept Milwaukee and moved into the first division.  Chris Short had an excellent outing in his debut after being called up from triple A.  Bunning is throwing tablet.  Johnny Callison's is leading the league in homers (7) and is a threat every time he steps to the plate.

Series Results:
Reds, 2 Phillies 0: Cincy still isn't getting much pitching, but their bats are red (all puns intended) hot. Frank Robby is still hitting way over .400 and has gotten every clutch hit imaginable.  Game #2 on  paper looked to be a great pitching duel.  Purkey had to rebound and Bunning was posting Cy Young type numbers.  Looking at the final score you'd have to think it was the Bengals vs Eagles and not Reds/Phillies.  In the finale the Reds just scored in droves, while Philly couldn't mount much offense.  Johnny Callison banged out 3 HR's in the series, which included 2 difference makers in game 1.  Vada Pinson is heating up.  He has picked his BA up almost 50 points in the last week and is now batting in the .270's.

Boxscores:
Philadelphia Beats Cincinnati 6-4, Callison Drills 2 HRs
Cincinnati Edges Philadelphia 13-12 in 10, 3 HRs For Post
Cincinnati Beats Philadelphia 10-3

Managers:
Phillies (Marc Weiss), Reds (Marvin Sik)

Mets: New York pounded Cincy in their one game set in blow out fashion.  Unfortunately scoring 12 runs in 1 game doesn't seem to have a carry over affect for this crew of mishaps.  Al Jackson went the distance in that contest and gave up only 1 run.  Roger Craig is on the hill for the opener here.  He needs to show some veteran leadership and carry this team.  Jay Hook is going in game 3 and he's been New York's best starter at 3-1.  Bob Moorehead gets another chance on the hill.  He's been knocked around more than a punching bag.  Newcomer Vinegar Bend Mizell was acquired from Pittsburgh and will get his first start in the finale.  Mizell played on Pittsburgh's 1960 Championship sqaud.

Series Results:
Mets 3, Cards 1: How low can St. Louis sink ?  After taking game #1 in a shootout with the Mets the Cards proceeded to drop 3 straight, including the series finale doubleheader.  Curt Flood won game #1 with 2 huge homers.  The Cards were poised to do what everyone else does...beat up on the Mets.  Unfortunately for the Redbirds New York wasn't about to lay down and just hand the series over.  With Bob Gibson on the hill, riding a personal 2 game win streak, the Cards looked to have the pitching matchup firmly on their side.  Mets starter Bob Moorehead was sporting an ERA over 10 and a fastball that was double A at best.  Gibson pitched well, but Moorehead pitched better by allowing only 1 earned run on 3 hits.  Gibson was lifted after 7 for a pinch hitter and was down by 2.  Bobby Shantz came on in relief and gave the Mets an insurance run by serving one up to Marvelous Marv.  Game 3 was knotted at 3 going into the bottom of the 6th when the Mets lifted starter Jay Hook (4-1) for a pinch hitter (Richie Ashburn).  The light hitting Ashburn stepped to the plate with 2 outs and a man on and promptly delivered a Roger Craig forkball over 500 feet into the centerfield clubhouse.  The 35 year old Ashburn shocked the world by hitting a this tape measure shot.  The Cards never recovered and proceeded to go quietly in the nightcap 7-2.

PBP Highlights:
Curt Flood's 2 HR's:  Flood will lead off the inning Craig,R is set 0-2 count Flood swings.. well hit fly ball down the right field line it might go DeMerit chasing back .. Home Run the first home run for Flood a 270 foot shot.  Flood steps in against Craig,R 0-1 count Flood swings.. deep fly to left way back .. Thomas,F on the track Thomas,F turns and watches it fly out of here! .. Home Run his 2nd HR on the day HR number 2 for Flood that one measured 327 feet

Richie Ashburn's 502 foot tape measure shot: Runner on 2nd, Ashburn steps in against Craig,R hitting .345 on the year .. man on 2nd Craig,R has the sign 0-2 count Ashburn swings.. deep fly towards right center way back it might go .. Warwick on the track .. way out of here! that's Ashburn's first home run a 502 foot shot straight over the Polo Grounds clubhouse in Center! 

Hickman leads off with HR:Hickman will start the inning hitting .241 on the year with 4 home runs and 9 runs batted in he's hitting .275 in May .. Washburn has the sign 1-2 count Hickman cuts.. well hit fly ball to left .. James,C back on the track .. Home Run HR number 5 for Hickman that one was 319 feet

Boxscores:
St. Louis Beats New York (N) 8-6, 2 HRs For Flood
New York (N) Beats St. Louis 4-2
New York (N) Beats St. Louis 7-4
New York (N) Beats St. Louis 7-2

Managers:
Mets (Marc Weiss)

Cubs: After splitting with the Giants the Cubs hope to continue winning as they face Houston for 3 at the "friendly confines" of Wrigley Field.  George Altman has been a great find and seems to be a fixture in the everyday lineup.  Banks and Williams are getting hot as both homered in the SF series.  Glen Hobbie is coming off his best performance, a win, vs the Giants and hopes to continue his winning ways.

Pre-game:
Game 1: Welcome to Wrigley Field where it's Houston against Chicago. Dave Giusti takes the mound for Houston. He's made 3 starts on the year and is 0 and 2 with an ERA of 11.02. He'll be opposed by Don Cardwell. He's made 3 starts on the year and is 2 and 1 with an ERA of 5.19. Chicago left fielder Billy Williams is riding a 19 game hitting streak. It's 65 degrees. Play Ball!
Game 2: Welcome to Wrigley Field for today's game between Houston and Chicago. Ken Johnson takes the mound for Houston. He's made 4 starts on the year and is 3 and 1 with an ERA of 2.28. He'll be opposed by Glen Hobbie. He's made 5 starts on the year and is 1 and 3 with an ERA of 4.60. Chicago left fielder Billy Williams is riding a 20 game hitting streak. It's 74 degrees, wind speed 15 mph, right to left and we have light rain. Play Ball!
Game 3: Welcome to Wrigley Field for today's game between Houston and Chicago. Dean Stone takes the mound for Houston. He's made 5 starts on the year and is 1 and 3 with an ERA of 5.64. He'll be opposed by Dick Ellsworth. He's made 4 starts on the year and is 0 and 2 with an ERA of 4.55. Chicago left fielder Billy Williams is riding a 21 game hitting streak. It's 66 degrees and we have light rain. Play Ball!

Series Results:
Colt 45's 2, Cubs 1: Houston got back to winning by taking 2 from the Cubs who lack pitching and tight fielding..

PBP Highlights:
No Press Release available:

Boxscores:
Houston Beats Chicago 8-1
Houston Defeats Chicago 6-2
Chicago Tops Houston 10-8

Managers:
Colt 45's (Terry Small)

Pirates: They swept the Cards at Forbes and they have their top 2 starters going in this 4 game set.  Vern Law has be Cy Young like and Bob Friend has been a fine compliment.  Harvey Haddix has a fine ERA, but nothing to show for it.  Clemente's bat has cooled a bit, but he's still over .300 and very dangerous.

Series Results:
Pirates 2, Braves 2: The Braves were happy to get a split with the first place Pirates.  Pittsburgh needed more than a split to keep pace with the surging Giants.

PBP Highlights:
No Press Release available:

Boxscores:
Pittsburgh Tops Milwaukee 5-1
Buhl Whitewashes Pittsburgh 4-0
Milwaukee Slips Past Pittsburgh 5-4
Pittsburgh Pounds Milwaukee 15-4

Managers:
CPU

Giants: So called Giant ace Jack Sanford is struggling to get batters out.  LA's banjo hitting lineup should help cure him.  Bill Pierce has given up runs as well.  Gaylord Perry has been like a yo-yo and needs to put together another good start or he'll be heading to Phoenix for some seasoning.  Mays, Cepeda and Alou are hitting over .300 and driving in runs.  Rookie Manny Mota had a good series with the bas vs Chicago.  Unfortunately for him there just doesn't seem to be a position in the field for him to play as SF looks stacked.

Series Results:
Dodgers 2, Giants 1: LA was worried about the pitching matchups in this series.  Larry Sherry won his second straight and Bob Miller tossed a shutout (behind 9 runs).  In the series finale Gaylord Perry got a lot of run support and held on to prevent the sweep.  Willie Mays' batting average dipped below .300 for the first time this year.  The Say Hey kid is the "lynch pin" for the SF offense.  LA got 2 colossal homers from "Jumbo" Frank Howard in their game 2 blowout..

PBP Highlights:
No Press Release available:

Boxscores:
Los Angeles (N) Beats San Francisco 7-4
Los Angeles (N) Shuts Out San Francisco 9-0, Howard Belts 2
San Francisco Defeats Los Angeles (N) 9-6

Managers:
Mets (Marc Weiss)