1970 FOUNDER'S CUP
Texans Seek Repeat
Toppers, Feds Win Groups
SAN FRANCISCO (July 5) -- In an exciting final day of round-robin group play, the Dallas Texans kept alive their bid for a repeat Founder's Cup title, downing Washington 3-1 behind the strong pitching of Jack Billingham.  Dallas bounced back from an opening day 8-1 loss to Boston, winning three straight to finish second in Group B, including a pair of shutout wins anchored by Wade Blasingame and Wayne Simpson.  Boston took the group with a 8-5 win over Cleveland after chasing Alan Foster with an early 7-2 lead.

The Atlanta Hilltoppers were the first team to clinch, winning on each of the first three days of Group A on a pair of comeback rallies and a Steve Barber shutout.  The second place berth came down to the last game between Chicago and Detroit, with the Griffins snatching a 10th-inning victory on Dick Allen's two-run single.

The semifinal matchups pit Dallas against Atlanta and Boston against Detroit.
   

	GROUP A	GROUP B
Day 1	DET 6, LA 5 The Outlaws blew a 4-1 lead, as Carl Yastrzemski hit a game-tying 3-run homer in the 7th and a game-winning solo homer in the 9th. ATL 4, CHI 3 Bill Champion pitched six shutout innings, but the Toppers rallied off a leaky bullpen, scoring in each of the last three innings.  Bernie Allen's 2-run homer off Harry Parker was the gamer. Standings: ATL 1-0, DET 1-0, MAN 0-0, CHI 0-1, LA 0-1	WAS 4, SF 2 Bill Butler allowed just one earned run, striking out 10 Spiders, and four different Monuments drove in runs. BOS 8, DAL 1 Orlando Cepeda and Rico Petrocelli paced a 15-hit Federals attack with three hits and a homer, and Bill Freehan and Rocky Colavito added dingers in a 8-1 rout. Standings: BOS 1-0, WAS 1-0, CLE 0-0, SF 0-1, DAL 0-1
Day 2	CHI 5, MAN 1 Tony Perez was 3-for-3 with a homer and 3 RBI and Bill Singer allowed just seven hits and one run for his 15th win. ATL 6, DET 3 Sal Bando and Roy Foster broke a 2-2 tie with back-to-back homers off Bob Gibson in the eighth, as the Toppers win late for the second time in two days to stay atop Group A. Standings: ATL 2-0, CHI 1-1, DET 1-1, LA 0-1, MAN 0-1	DAL 7, SF 0 Wade Blasingame and Rich Nye flummoxed the Spiders in an 8-hit shutout and Willie Kirkland drove in five runs, including a 3-run homer off Fergie Jenkins in the 9th. WAS 13, CLE 3 In another Group B rout, Ray Fosse and Dick Green each homered and drove in four runs.  The Mons led 10-0 after five innings, chasing Frank Reberger, as Nelson Briles coasted to victory. Standings: WAS 2-0, BOS 1-0, DAL 1-1, CLE 0-1, SF 0-2
Day 3	ATL 2, LA 0 Steve Barber anchored a 3-hit shutout to edge Chuck Dobson in a pitchers' duel, as the Toppers notched their third win, clinching a semifinal berth.  Frank Robinson's fourth inning error led to one of Atlanta's two runs. DET 4, MAN 0 Pedro Ramos ended a three-start personal winless streak with his best outing of the year, blanking Manhattan with a 2-hit, 9-strikeout shutout.  Reggie Jackson drove in two runs with his league-leading 20th home run. Standings: *ATL 3-0, DET 2-1, CHI 1-1, LA 0-2, MAN 0-2	SF 6, BOS 1 Bob Moose won his fifth straight start with a 5-hit gem, striking out 11 Feds.  Willie McCovey doubled twice and Mike Andrews drove in three runs. DAL 2, CLE 0 Rookie Wayne Simpson tossed a 5-hitter and Bob Bailey provided all the offense with three hits and two RBIs as the Texans won their second straight shutout victory. Standings: WAS 2-0, DAL 2-1, BOS 1-1, SF 1-2, CLE 0-2
Day 4	CHI 5, LA 1 Wilbur Wood tossed a six-hitter and drove in a pair of runs, setting up a decisive final game against Detroit.  Both teams are 2-1; the winner advances, the loser is out. MAN 8, ATL 1 The Sox jumped all over Tom Timmermann, as Willie Stargell drove in 4 runs with 4 hits.  Johnny Podres pitched eight shutout innings. Standings: *ATL 3-1, CHI 2-1, DET 2-1, MAN 1-2, LA 0-3	BOS 6, WAS 5 (10) Al Oliver hit a 2-run homer to put the Mons ahead in the 10th, but Boston rallied for three runs with four singles and an error off Chuck Hartenstein.  Bill Freehan drove in 3 runs, including the the winning run.  Washington faces Dallas in an elimination game on Day 5. CLE 3, SF 2 (10) Andy Etchebarren and Walt Williams hit run-scoring singles off Clay Carroll in the top of the 10th after Bosman and Tablot had battled to a 1-1 tie in regulation. Standings: WAS 2-1, BOS 2-1, DAL 2-1, CLE 1-2, SF 1-3
Day 5	DET 5, CHI 3 (10) In a thrilling elimination game to determine the last semifinalist, Chicago rallied to tie the game in the 9th, only to lose it in the 10th.  Tony Perez' RBI single off Tex Clevenger knotted it up 3-3, but Dick Allen delivered a two-run single, scoring Bobby Bonds and Yaz, to give the Griffs at 5-3 lead that Wayne Granger saved. LA 3, MAN 2 In a game between eliminated teams, the Outlaws won despite behind out-hit 11-4.  Three of the four hits were homers: by Grabarkewitz, Wynn, and Haller. W L *ATL 3 1 *DET 3 1 CHI 2 2 LA 1 3 MAN 1 3	DAL 3, WAS 1 Jack Billingham outdueled Andy Messersmith as Dallas knocked out Washington for 2nd place in Group B.  Willie Crawford homered and Duke Sims hit a two-run singled in the decisive 6th inning.  Dallas faces Atlanta in the semifinals July 8 BOS 8, CLE 5 Boston took an early 7-2 lead to chase Alan Foster and staved off a Cleveland rally to claim 1st place in Group B.  SS Jerry Kindall drove in 5 runs including a two-run double in the second to get the party started.  Boston hosts Detroit in the semifinals on July 8. W L *BOS 3 1 *DAL 3 1 WAS 2 2 CLE 1 3 SF 1 3