Wednesday, May 13- Don Drysdale added to his league-leading innings pitched by twirling a complete game four-hitter, and the Los Angeles Dodgers romped over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-1, at the Coliseum.
Drysdale (7-2) pitched his seventh complete game and now has tossed 81 innings, a pace to eclipse 400 innings for the season. He didn't allow a run until Roberto Clemente's home run in the ninth inning.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers poured it on Pirates starter Ron Kline (1-3) to the tune of seven runs (five earned) by the fifth inning. Wally Moon had three hits (single, double, triple) and four RBI for Los Angeles (18-13), who took a share of first place with the San Francisco Giants, pending the result of the Giants game Wednesday night. The Pirates (14-15) lost 9-1 for the second night in a row; they fell to the Giants in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Drysdale is also on pace to become the big leagues' first 30-game winner since St. Louis Cardinal Dizzy Dean did it in 1934. At the plate, Drysdale drew three walks and scored a run.
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