New York ace Nolan Ryan earned his 1st shutout of the season, allowing just 5 singles against the Oakland Jacks as the Swats won 10-0 close to within 1/2 game on the Jacks to get out of the American League cellar. But it was the New York defense who helped, turning 3 double-plays, one of them in a wild 6th inning that saw Ryan walk 4. Oakland’s Joe DiMaggio went 3 for 4 in the loss. Jacks starter Bert Blyleven allowed 10 hits and 4 runs in 7 innings, including Babe Ruth’s 9 homerun of the season. Ted Lyons had one inning of relief that he wishes he could forget, allowing 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks including a 3-run shot to Ken Griffey Jr. New York is just 15-20, while Oakland fell to 15-19.