May 25, 1969...GAME 40 (SEA 7, CLE 0)

The losing streak is over !!! The Pilots just don't end losing streaks they end them in grandiose fashion. This time the offense came alive like Oyler on a bumpy bus ride to the tune of a 7-0 shutout of "the Tribe". After Marty Pattin tired before he could finish 5 innings Jim Bouton came on to throw two scoreless frames and notch his 3rd win of the season. Mike Marshall came out of the pen to throw 3 scoreless innings to get credited with a "meaningless save". Most curious was the fact that the Pilots scored their 7 runs on only 4 hits. Shouldn't it have been 4 runs on 7 hits ? Quick...run and hide and take the win before the official scorer reverses that too ! Rumor has it that Pattin was not happy about being removed after 4 innings of shutout ball and having his "lay up" win go to Bouton.