Stafford Keeps Run Toll Low for Yankees in Exhibition Win
Yankees’ staff ace Bill Stafford pitched 41 1/3 innings with a 1.69 ERA in spring games while not yielding a home run as New York beat Philadelphia 2-1 in Fort Lauderdale. Other results note Stan Musial’s spring homer for the Cardinals, Bernie Allen and Dick Rollins homering for the Twins, and Willie McCovey hitting for the Giants in a 13-hit attack.
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Fort Lauderdale
Stafford
St. Louis
Cardinals
Detroit
Lakeland
Tigers
Minnesota
Baltimore
Miami
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Phoenix
Chicago
Bernie Allen
Dick Rollins
Zoilo Versalles
Twins
Don Lee
Orioles
Gaylord Perry
Braves
Giants
Willie McCovey
O'Toole May Start In Reds Opener
Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson weighs using Jim O'Toole as the starter for the season opener against the Philadelphia Phillies in Macon Georgia. O'Toole, coming off a 19-9 season, struggled in a 5-0 spring loss to the White Sox, leaving after five innings with six hits and a home run by Al Smith.
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Macon
Cincinnati Reds
Jim O'Toole
Fred Hutchinson
Reds
Chicago White Sox
Hutchinson
O'Toole
Philadelphia Phillies
al Smith
Dave Sisler
Newsome earns MAC sophomore scoring title and All America honors
Western Michigan guard Manny Newsome of Gary Indiana earns the MAC sophomore scoring crown with 578 points in 24 games and 25.4 points per game in 12 league games. He is named to the Little Man All-America first team and the Sophomore All-America squad joining notable peers from Temple George Washington Arizona State and Duke. Newsome set WMU records with 578 season points 305 league points and 238 field goals.
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Western Michigan
Manny Newsome
Gary
Ind
Dave Bones
Newsome
WMU
Fast Company
Bruce Drysdale
Temple
Jon Feldman
George Washington
Larry Armstrong
Arizona State
Willie Somerset
Duquesne
Miles Aiken
St. Bonaventure
Bill Chimelewski
Dayton
Mel Counts
Oregon State
Jeff Mullins
Duke
Charles
Cotton) Nash
Kentucky
John Savage
North Texas State
Paul Silas
Greighton
Nick Workman
Seton Hall
Somerset
Exhibitions Baseball Scores and Upcoming Schedule
Thursday results include Kansas City 6 New York 5 and St Louis 6 Detroit 5. Chicago A 5 Cincinnati 0. Houston 3 Los Angeles A 2. San Francisco 8 Milwaukee 2. Saturday matchups Cincinnati Chicago A in Louisville and Philadelphia St Louis in St Petersburg.
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Kansas City
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Minnesota
Baltimore
Chicago
Cincinnati
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Petersburg
Pittsburgh
Washington
Boston
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Fort Lauderdale
Daytona Beach
York and Racine Win Openers in Season Debuts
York tops Glouster 11 0 behind five near perfect innings from Tom Taggart who struck out seven and allowed one hit. Reliever Bentley protected the shutout as Glouster committed ten errors. Racine beat Eastern 7 5 with Duane Wolfe pitching well in relief and Terry Swartz going the distance for Eastern. It was the first game for both clubs.
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York
Racine
Glouster
Tom Taggart
Tom Bentley
Taggert
Hogue
Duane Wolfe
Eastern
Terry Swartz
Weather Man Harshly Impacts Early Spring Ohio Fishing
The Ohio Division of Wildlife releases the first lake and stream report of the season noting unsettled weather hampers anglers. Perch bullheads and suckers dominate catches with scattered trout in Conneaut Creek and limited action elsewhere. Central regions report mixed conditions with Atwood Leesville reservoirs top picks in east and north areas. Greene County leads the southwest with clear waters and catches of bass catfish and suckers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Summit County
Conneaut Creek
Ashtabula
East Central
Atwood
Leesville
Carroll County
Paint Creek
Fayette County
Alum Creek
Franklin
Deer Creek
Madison
Highland County
Greene County
Athens Area Weekly Sports Results and Postponements
Local Athens listings show weekly results for multiple teams including Williamson Shaft Co, Richards Market, Shannon Firestone, and Diles Hearing. Postponements involve Texas Eastern Athens and Chauncey, with teams such as Williamson Shatf Co and Th ta 45 38 noted among the standings.
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By Mike Rathet
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Beasley & Mathews Marathon Gas
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Texas East
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Williamson and Sons
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Thek Auto Supply
Strot White
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Triple Crow
Fairview Drive
Merle Norman
S&s. Pepai-Cola
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Athens Office Supply
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Neal Floral
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Carling
Royal McBee
Martin
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Ize
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