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Events of Wednesday, April 8, 1970
Events of Wednesday, April 8, 1970
4-7-1970 4-9-1970 4-8-1969 4-8-1971
CIN N 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 0
LA N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: McGlothlin (1-0)
LP: Singer (0-1)
SV: Carroll (1)
STL N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 - 7 11 0
MON N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Gibson (1-0)
LP: Stoneman (0-1)
SV: Chuck Taylor (1)
HR: Allen (1)
ATL N 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 - 6 10 1
SD N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Jarvis (1-0)
LP: Santorini (0-1)
HR: Carty (1), Tillman (1)
HOU N 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 - 4 6 0
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 x - 5 11 2
BOX+PBP
WP: McMahon (1-0)
LP: DiLauro (0-1)
SV: Linzy (1)
HR: Rader (1), Beauchamp (1), Dietz (1)
BAL A 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
CLE A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Cuellar (1-0)
LP: Moore (0-1)
HR: Horton (1)
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2
KC A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Drago (1-0)
LP: Hunter (0-1)
CAL A 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 - 6 12 0
MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Murphy (1-0)
LP: Pattin (0-1)
SV: K. Tatum (1)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 7 0
WAS A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Niekro (1-0)
LP: Brunet (0-1)
HR: Freehan (1)
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Standings At Close of Play of April 8, 1970
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Mets 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 5 3
Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 2 0
St. Louis Cardinals 1 1 0 0 1.000 - 7 2
Montreal Expos 2 0 2 0 .000 1.5 3 12
Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 .000 1.0 0 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 1 0 .000 1.0 3 5
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cincinnati Reds 3 3 0 0 1.000 - 14 3
Atlanta Braves 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 9 9
Houston Astros 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 12 10
San Diego Padres 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 9 9
San Francisco Giants 2 1 1 0 .500 1.5 10 12
Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0 2 0 .000 2.5 2 9
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Baltimore Orioles 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 11 4
Boston Red Sox 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 4 3
Detroit Tigers 3 2 1 0 .667 0.5 12 14
Washington Senators 3 1 2 0 .333 1.5 14 12
Cleveland Indians 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 4 11
New York Yankees 1 0 1 0 .000 1.5 3 4
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
California Angels 2 2 0 0 1.000 - 18 1
Minnesota Twins 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 12 0
Kansas City Royals 2 1 1 0 .500 1.0 6 6
Oakland Athletics 2 1 1 0 .500 1.0 6 6
Milwaukee Brewers 2 0 2 0 .000 2.0 1 18
Chicago White Sox 1 0 1 0 .000 1.5 0 12
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Francisco Matos
Deaths on This Date
Lee Handley (56)
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Transactions
Chicago Cubs released Ken Johnson.
Montreal Expos signed Ken Johnson as a free agent.
Detroit Tigers released Tom Tresh.
St. Louis Cardinals sent Willie Montanez and Jim Browning (August 30, 1970) to
Philadelphia Phillies to complete trade in which Philadelphia Phillies traded Jerry
Johnson, Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Tim
McCarver, Byron Browne, Joe Hoerner and Curt Flood (October 7, 1969) when Curt Flood
refused to report.
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