BERTAINA FIRES SEASON'S 4TH NO-HITTER
O's Win 5th Straight, 10th in Last 11
BALTIMORE, Sept. 12 (AP) - Making just his third start of the season, Baltimore
Orioles left-hander Frank Bertaina tossed the fourth no-hitter in the major
leagues this season, blanking the Kansas City Athletics, 3-0, at Memorial
Stadium. It as the fifth consecutive victory for the Orioles and the
team's 10th win in its last 11 games.
Bertaina struggled with his control throughout, walking six batters and hitting
another, but struck out eight en route to the no-hit performance. There
were no close calls during the game. While the Orioles played solid
defense, no outstanding plays were necessary to preserve the no-hitter.
Bertaina walked his fifth batter--Wayne Causey--leading off the top of the sixth
in a scoreless game, but Rocky Colavito erased the baserunner by rolling into a
5-4-3 double play. The double play grounder was the first of nine straight
retired by Bertaina. Colavito was the final Kansas City baserunner,
drawing a base on balls with one out in the ninth, but Bertaina retired Ken
Harrelson and Doc Edwards on fly balls to end the game and preserve the
no-hitter.
The Orioles broke the scoreless tie in the bottom of the sixth. Sam Bowens
drew a two-out walk off A's starter Bob Meyer, and then scored when Bob Johnson
roped a double off the left field wall. It was the only run the Orioles
would need, but not the last they would score.
Baltimore tallied some insurance in the seventh with another two-out
rally. Jackie Brandt started things off with a double to left and moved to
third on a sharp single to right off the bat of Luis Aparicio. Boog
Powell's double to the right-center field gap plated both baserunners, extending
the Orioles' lead to 3-0.
Bertaina becomes the third American League hurler this season to throw a
no-hitter. Al Downing of the New York Yankees turned the trick on May 3
against the Washington Senators. Juan Pizarro of the Chicago White Sox
no-hit the Yankees on August 11. Bob Veale of the Pittsburgh Pirates is
the only National Leaguer to toss a no-hitter this season, accomplishing the
feat against Houston on September 4.
9/12/1964, KC64-Bal64, Memorial Stadium 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 1964 Athletics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1964 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x 3 7 0 7 2 Athletics AB R H BI AVG Orioles AB R H BI AVG Campaneris lf 4 0 0 0 .275 Brandt cf 4 1 1 0 .239 Causey ss 2 0 0 0 .267 Aparicio ss 4 1 2 0 .256 Colavito rf 3 0 0 0 .308 Powell lf 4 0 2 2 .320 Gentile 1b 1 0 0 0 .246 Blair cf 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrelson ph 1 0 0 0 .218 Robinson,B 3b 4 0 0 0 .285 Mathews,N cf 4 0 0 0 .243 Bowens rf 3 1 0 0 .246 Edwards,D c 2 0 0 0 .215 Johnson,B 1b 2 0 1 1 .266 Charles 3b 2 0 0 0 .256 Siebern ph 1 0 0 0 .215 Green,Di 2b 3 0 0 0 .250 Adair 2b 4 0 0 0 .244 Meyer p 2 0 0 0 .050 Orsino c 3 0 0 0 .225 Drabowsky p 0 0 0 0 .024 Bertaina p 3 0 1 0 .143 Alusik ph 1 0 0 0 .221 32 3 7 3 Wyatt p 0 0 0 0 .125 25 0 0 0 Athletics INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Meyer L 2-7 6.2 6 3 3 2 5 109 64 4.50 Drabowsky 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 4.09 Wyatt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 11 8 3.82 8.0 7 3 3 2 6 130 78 Orioles INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Bertaina W 2-1 9.0 0 0 0 6 8 130 71 0.40 9.0 0 0 0 6 8 130 71 KC : Alusik batted for Drabowsky in the 8th Harrelson batted for Gentile in the 9th Bal: Siebern batted for Johnson,B in the 8th Brandt moved to lf in the 9th Blair inserted at cf in the 9th Siebern moved to 1b in the 9th E-Meyer. 2B-Brandt(24), Powell(15), Johnson,B(6). RBI-Powell 2(79), Johnson,B(17). K-Campaneris 2, Gentile, Mathews,N 2, Charles, Green,Di, Meyer, Brandt, Powell 2, Adair, Orsino, Bertaina. BB-Causey 2, Colavito, Gentile 2, Charles, Bowens, Johnson,B. HBP-Edwards,D. HB-Bertaina. WP-Drabowsky. GWRBI: Johnson,B Temperature: 76, Sky: clear, Wind: left to right at 12 MPH. Attendance: 26,488 Game Time: 2:20