IN THE NEWS: Sudden Sam McDowell of Cleveland strikes out 16 batters and defeats Oakland 31.
Phillies P John Boozer is ejected by umpire Ed Vargo at Shea Stadium for throwing spitballs during his warm-up pitches. He is only the 2nd ML pitcher to be ejected from a game for throwing spitballs.
IN THE NEWS: In a 102 loss to Houston, Giants reliever Lindy McDaniel sets a National League record with his 225th consecutive errorless game. The veteran hurler has handled 108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964.
Baltimore's Dave Leonhard shuts out the Tigers, 40, as Detroit manages just 23 at bats in the 9-inning game. Jim Northrup's 2-out single in the 7th is the only safety, but Leonhard walks seven and hits two batters. The O's pull of three double plays, three Tigers are caught stealing and one is caught in a rundown.
IN THE NEWS: Oakland's Catfish Hunter pitches a perfect game against the Twins, winning 4-0. The 22-year old righthander hurls the first American League regular season perfecto in 46 years. He strikes out 11, including Harmon Killebrew three times, and drives in three of the A's four runs, the other coming on a two-out, bases-loaded walk to 1B Danny Cater in the eighth inning.
IN THE NEWS: Denny McLain wins 121 at Washington, as the Tigers pass the first-place Orioles. Detroit will remain in the lead for the rest of the season.
IN THE NEWS: The Indians Luis Tiant shuts out Baltimore, 20, for his 4th straight shutout, a club record. Luis stopped Washington, 20, April 28; 20 vs. Minnesota, May 4; 80 vs. New York on May 7.
IN THE NEWS: University of Denver defeats the Air Force Academy 3329, establishing a record for most runs by a losing team and the most total bases in a game (104).
IN THE NEWS: The first American League game played in Milwaukee is a 42 California win against Chicago before 23,403 fans. Rain shortens the game to five innings. This is the first of the nine games the White Sox will play in Milwaukee in 1968.
IN THE NEWS: With his third 2-HR game in four games, Senators LF Frank Howard ties the American League record for most home runs (7) in four straight games (at least one in each). Washington wins 41 at Cleveland.
IN THE NEWS: Joe Sparma takes a one-hitter into the 9th against the Senators, but Frank Howard homers to give the Nats a 32 lead. In the bottom of the inning, Jim Northrup wins the game, 73, with a grand slam, one of five he will hit this season. Howard homers for the 5th straight game; it is his 8th and the most anyone has hit in a 5-game span.
IN THE NEWS: Frank Howard ties the American League record with a home run in his 6th consecutive game to lead Washington to an 84 win over Detroit. His 10 home runs in the six games are the most of all the record holders. Howard's 10 home runs (in 20 at bats) are also the most ever in one week (Sunday through Saturday). Earl Wilson will stop him tomorrow. For Detroit, Al Kaline belts a pinch-HR off Steve Jones. It is Kaline's 307th home run, surpassing Hank Greenberg's 306 in a Tiger uniform.
Don Drysdale posts his 2nd consecutive shutout, 10, over Houston.
IN THE NEWS: in Anaheim, Angels SS Jim Fregosi joins a small group of players by hitting for the cycle a 2nd time. California beats Boston 54 in 11 innings.
IN THE NEWS: The Cubs climb above the .500 mark the first time all season with a 65 win over the Phillies. Chicago's Billy Williams sets a record for outfielders by playing his 695th straight game.
IN THE NEWS: Detroit OF Al Kaline is hit by the A's Lew Krausse's pitch and suffers a broken arm. He will be out until June 30th. The Tigers win, 21, behind Denny McLain, who scores the game's first run in the 8th. The A's run in the 9th is unearned.
IN THE NEWS: Los Angeles downs Houston 50 behind Don Drysdale's 4th straight shutout, tying the National League record. It's Drysdale's 5th win of the yearall shutouts. Drysdale drives in the 1st run of the game with a single.
After a Jack Aker pitch hits Detroit's Jim Northrup on the batting helmet, a 15-minute fight erupts in Oakland. Aker is injured in the brawl and leaves the game, but Oakland wins in 10 innings, 76.
IN THE NEWS: The American League owners agree to the following divisional alignment for 1969: Eastern: Boston, New York, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit; Western: Chicago, Kansas City, Minnesota, Seattle, Oakland, California.
Suffering his 4th straight defeat, Cardinal Bob Gibson (3-5) drops a 31 decision to Gaylord Perry and the Giants.
Jim Maloney fires a one-hitter at the Dodgers, as the Reds win 70. A single in the 5th inning by Zoilo Versalles is the only LA hit.
IN THE NEWS: New York and Washington split, with the Yankees winning the opener, 134, and the Senators the nitecap, 62. In the first game, Mickey Mantle goes 5-for-5 with two home runs, and five RBIs for New York. He sits out the 2nd game. Mantle's last 5-for-5 game was on May 24, 1956.
IN THE NEWS: Don Drysdale's shutout streak apparently ends when Dick Dietz is hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and no outs in the 9th inning, but umpire Harry Wendelstedt rules Dietz did not try to avoid the pitch. Coach Herman Franks argues the call so long he is tossed by Wendelstedt. Dietz then pops out, and the next two batters make out. Los Angeles wins, 30, and Drysdale's 5th straight shutout ties the major-league record set in 1904 by Doc White.
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