Bench Only Red Picked As All Star Game Starter
Willie McCovey led the NL All Star vote with 296 of 40 total votes to earn first base starter status for the July 22 game in Washington. Felix Millan Cleon Jones and Ron Santo joined him as first time selections in the open lineup, with Hank Aaron and other stars rounding out the outfield and infield choices.
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Willie McCovey
San Francisco
Felix Millen
Atlanta
Cleon Jones
New York Mets
Bown Kuhn
Washington
Nationals
Red Schoendienst T
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Mayo
Millan
Beckett
Cubs
Ron Santo
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Don Kessinger
McCovey
Aaron
Santo
Denis Menke
Houston
Johnny Bench
Randy Hundley
Jerry Grote
Mets
Matty Alou
Pittsburgh
Jones
Lee May
Alou
Indians Owner Denies Sale Reports Amid Looming Rebuild
Cleveland Indians owner Vernon Stouffer dismissed reports the team was up for sale saying he has received no active offers. Manager Alvin Dark, now with greater contract power, outlined plans to develop younger players and speed up spring training as the club faces a heavy rebuild.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Vernon Stouffer
Stouffer
Milwaukee
Dallas
Lamar Hunt
Hunt
Alvin Dark
Gabe Paul
Paul
Golf and baseball notes from State Amateur to Giants win
Moore and Cooley are tied for 28th after round three in the State Amateur. Gary Artz leads Ohio event with 213 as Friday’s final round approaches. Lefty Bob Charles holds a 7-under 135 in the British Open. Julian Javier powered Cardinals past Phillies 9-3. Juan Marichal earned his 12th win with a three-hitter.
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Greg Moore
Bob Cooley
Moore
Cooley
Gary Artz
Akron
Bob Charles
Christy O'Connor
Scores and matchups across baseball standings and games
The list shows AL and NL standings with matchups including Philadelphia versus Chicago and Pittsburgh versus St Louis, Cincinnati versus Houston, Atlanta versus San Diego, San Francisco versus Los Angeles, California versus Oakland, Chicago versus Kansas City, Seattle versus Minnesota, Cleveland versus Detroit, Boston versus Baltimore, and New York versus Washington with multiple dates and repeated pairings.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
San Diego
den Francisco
Los Angeles
California
Oakland
Chicago
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Seattle
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Boston
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Marichal authorities praise sore-thumbed ace after win
San Francisco’s Juan Marichal despite a sore right thumb dominated the Dodgers for a 3-0 victory. Dodgers manager Walter Alston called him the best in the league as Marichal improved to 12-3 with eight straight complete games. The win kept the Giants within 2½ games of the Dodgers in the NL West and featured McCovey’s two-run double and the Padres’ 5 defeat amid their 12-hit effort. The day also saw Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh post wins in other NL action.
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Associated Press
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Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
Walter Alison
San Francisco
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Marichal
Atlanta
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Cincinnati
Houston
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New York Mets
St. Louis
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Pittsburgh
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Maury Wills
Tom Haller
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Willie McCovey
Bobby Bonds
Willie Mays
Don Sutton
Sutton
Ft. Ord
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Curt Flood
Jose Pagan
Carl Taylor
Bob Gailey
Manny Sanguillen
Kostivals pitch one-hitter as Athens National Bank wins
Brothers Jan and Jon Kostival combined for a one hit shutout as Athens National Bank beat Hocking Valley Bank 13 to 2 in Pony League. Jan allowed three innings of no hit ball, Don Wood homered and tripled, and Dave Stover pitched for South’s in another league game. Fielding and hitting details highlight a busy day of local youth baseball with several teams scoring in double digits and multiple players contributing in each contest.
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Athens National Bank
Hocking Valley Bank
South’s
Alex
South
Miracle Water
Electric Company
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Jan Kostival
Tim Rose
Don Wood
Dave Stover
Mike Secoy
Modell To Wed Actress Breslin In Cleveland Circuit
Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to marry television star Patricia Breslin within a month. Breslin, recently divorced in Juarez from director David McDearmon, has two sons and will leave General Hospital to relocate to Cleveland.
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Modell
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Juarez
Mexico
David McDearmon
General Hospital
Sluggers Harrelson Killebrew Spark Late Wins Across Leagues
Harrelson and Killebrew homered as Cleveland and Minnesota won their games. Harrelson’s shot tied the Tigers late before Tony Horton’s bases loaded hit sealed Cleveland’s 11th inning win. Minnesota led 6 0 over Kansas City before a Royals rally fell short. Oakland stunned Chicago with an eight run fourth inning behind Odom’s 12th victory. Bando and others homered for Oakland while Baltimore won in the ninth on Robinson’s single. Red Sox stayed in it with three late homers.
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Johnny Bench
Cincinnati
Houston
Jim Wynn
Astros
Bench
Tony Perez
Lee May
Wayne Granger
Denis Menke
Bill Hands
Ron Santo
Cubs
Tigers
Tony Horton
Cleveland
Oakland
Twins
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A’s
John “Blue Moon" Odom
Sal Bando
Athletics
Rick Monday
Luis Aparicio
Buddy Bradford
Frank Robinson
Paul Blair
Baltimore
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Rico Petrocelli
Joe Lahoud
Red Sox
Indians Rally Past Tigers in 11 Inning Win
Harrelson sparked Cleveland with a leadoff dash and a 14th homer as the Indians roared back from a deficit to beat Detroit 75 in 11 innings. Killebrew added his 25th of the year in Minnesota's 6-5 victory while Baltimore beat Boston 54 and Oakland crushed Chicago 12-2. California’s game vs Seattle was rained out and New York and Washington did not play.
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Messersmith
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Krousse
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Butler
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Benton
Culp
Landis
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Lopez
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Harrelson
Gil Hodges
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Norm Cash
Four More Inductees Enter Hall of Fame in 1969
The American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame added four new members. In the Bowlers Section Joe Joseph of Lansing Michigan and John O Martin o of Syracuse New York were inducted. In Meritorious Service David Luby of Chicago founder of the Bowlers Journal and R F Bensinger of Chicago former Brunswick Corp chairman were honored.
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Syracuse
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