...only five - Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente twice and Willie Stargell once, plus St. Louis' Dwain Anderson and Bernie Carbo - were by strikeout. Johnson, meanwhile, struck out 15 of the 39 he set down consecutively. He retired the last...
...of twists and turns, marvelous defensive plays and big hits. Finally, a three-run pinch home run by Boston's Bernie Carbo in the eighth inning tied the score and the two teams battled into extra innings. The tension was brutal as Carlton...
...in front of the plate as Burkhart moved out to rule it a fair ball. But the umpire was then caught in the middle as Bernie Carbo slid home and Hendricks tried to tag him. Burkhart got spun to the ground and, with his back to the play, signaled...