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Shamrocks win again

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San Francisco Shamrocks 4 Miami Pandos 3

San Francisco has won four straight after sweeping the Chicago Cubs and taking game one of their series with Miami. The Shamrocks are now 3-4 against Miami. Miami is the only team that San Francisco has a losing record against head to head.

In the first game of the series San Francisco San Francisco took a 2-0 lead the second inning on a single by Orlando Dilauro that was followed by a homerun by Irv Parent. It was Parent's 11th homerun.

A lead off walk to Harold Fenwick by Joe Becker lead to two runs for Miami. Jose Forsch hit into force play and replaced Fenwick on the bases to score on a triple by Oscar Holt. Dan Anderson's single tied the game 2-2.

San Francisco rebuilt their two run lead in the fifth inning on a two run homer by Uke Dark off Ross Camp, the 5th four bagger allowed by Camp this season.

Miami rallied for one run in the 7th on a solo homerun by Steve Kappel (11).

Dave Campbell took over for Becker with one out in the eighth with one out after an error by second baseman Orlando Dilauro put Fenwick aboard who stole second base putting the tying run in scoring position.

Hernandez got Holt to pop out, walked Joe Schmidt and struck out Dan Anderson to end the inning.

Joe Destrade pitched the 9th inning and he also had to pitch around an error, one of two committed by San Francisco. This one was by Dark, but Destrade struck out two to earn his 10th save of the season.

Destrade is second to New York's Nemo Chili in saves.

Final; SF 4 Pandos 3

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Pittsburgh 6 Cubs 0

Danny Jackson got the win (5-5) going eifght shutout innings limiting the Cubs to just two hits walkwed four and struck out seven. Mark Cicotte completed the shutoput effort with a scoreless 9th inning contributing two strikeouts.

Pearce Burhardt led the 12 hit Pittsburgh attack with three hits and scored two runs, one in the 3rd inning when he doubled to put the Pirates in front.

Burkhardt singled and scored in the two run Pirate sixth that gave Pittsburgh a commanding 4-0 lead.

Rufe Campbell (2 runs scored) and Greg Roof (2 hits) were other contributors.

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Brooklyn 4 New York 3

Brooklyn stopped the Giants nine game winning streak at Dodger Stadium in Brooklyn dropping the Giants to fiove games bsck of San Francisco.

Brooklyn came back fro a 3-1 deficit to tie the game 5-5 in the 5th inning on singles by Gene Obando and Bill Hart.

Dixie Herzog's 9th inning single off Danny Valdez put the Dodgers in front for the first time in the game. An error let in the go -ahead run and Fred Merriman slammed the door in the 9th inning for his 3rd save.

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Atlanta out hit Montreal 10-9 but it was Montreal who scored the most runs as they took the game 5-4.

Montreal scored three runs in the bottom of the 8th inning with Fred Bright singling in the winning run.
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