Durocher's Gamble Backfires as Allen Won't Help Cubs
Leo Durocher's intentional walk ploy backfires when Rich Allen belts a 20th homer in the 12th inning, giving the Phillies a 5-2 win. Houston shuts out Los Angeles 4-0, and New York sweeps Pittsburgh in a two game set 6-5 and 5-6 in 14 innings. Cleon Jones fuels the Mets with 7 hits in the doubleheader as Pittsburgh posts 29 hits. Ed Mathews trades to Detroit announced after the game.
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OSU Buckeyes QB Bill Long Injured But Expected Back Soon
Ohio State team physician Dr Jud Wilson said Bill Long star quarterback should be ok in a week to 10 days after a left leg muscle contusion suffered sliding into second base in Dayton. Long, 20, played last season 1180 passing yards with 106 of 192 attempts. Bucks open practice Sept 1 and season Sept 30 vs Arizona.
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Minor League Standings Fourteen Inning Thriller
Minor League standings contended through a marathon 14 inning game. Teams traded leads as pitchers battled across extra frames highlighting key performances and shifting the pennant chase in the minor leagues.
Phillies win in 12 as Giants fall in extra innings
Philadelphia beats Houston 5 to 4 in 12 innings while Los Angeles hosts San Francisco later. Today’s slate includes Chicago at Philadelphia and New York at Pittsburgh with others in tight divisional matchups.
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Bristol Is Still Optimistic About Reds Pennant Chase
San Francisco reports Cincinnati Reds manager Dave Bristol remains optimistic about a comeback in the National League race as the Reds, tied for second, trail the St Louis Cardinals by 10 14 games. They’ve won seven of nine and boast shutouts from pitching while hitters rack up hits. Bristol cites injuries to key players and agrees the Cardinals affected their slide. Milt Pappas, 12 7, is slated to start against Ray Sadecki, 4 4.
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Athens Stars Triumph in Carroll Invitational Slo-Pitch
Athens All-Stars scored in every inning and beat Amanda 20 to 3 in Carroll. They collected 26 hits while Amanda had six, advancing to face Wolfe's No. 2 in a double elimination round at 7:30 p.m. tonight. The winner plays Wolfe's No. 1 for the championship Saturday.
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Meigs Race Winners At Meigs County Fair Pace and trot
POMEROY Val Stone owned by E N and W C Humphrey of Pomeroy won the second heat of the pace event at the Meigs County Fair in 2 15 Thursday Virgil Butt drove Brother Albert to victory in the first heat in 2 12 Wingate Chiefs owned by Clinton Gilmore of Washington D C H and driven by Larry Richard won the two year old pace in 2 13 and 2 12 Spencer Martin owned and driven by Jim Riley of Ironton won the three year old trot in 2 15 and 2 16
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Mathews Trade Puts Eddie In Tigers Lineup
Detroit acquires Eddie Mathews from Houston late Thursday night after a 7-4 extra inning win at Boston. Mathews will start at third base, replacing Don Wert out two to three weeks, as Mayo Smith reshapes the lineup for a pennant chase with doubleheaders upcoming against Minnesota and Cleveland. Willie Horton homered twice and Al Kaline added one as Detroit capitalized on Boston errors.
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Indians Rally Ends Senators’ Streak In 16 Innings
Cleveland scores five runs in the 16th, aided by Vic Davalillo’s bases loaded triple for a 8-3 win over Washington to sweep the three-game set. Hinton’s eighth inning triple tied the game at 3-3. Ed Connoly earned the win in relief. Cleveland heads to Detroit to face the Tigers with Sam McDowell starting against Mickey Lolich.
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Hall Makes Call For Federal Hocking Grid
All boys in grades 9 to 11 in the Federal Hocking School District are invited to meet with Coach Danny Hall Sunday at 6 p.m. at Rome-Canaan High School in Stewart to discuss football. Pacific Coast League results listed: San Diego 4 Indianapolis 1 Phoenix 3 Oklahoma City 1 Portland 1 Tacoma 0 Seattle 7 Spokane 3 Denver 8 Tulsa 3 Haowali 4 Vancouver 3.
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