Padres Sweep Pirates as Norman and Arlin Star
Padres win 2-1 and 2-0 over Pittsburgh with Norman notching his first 1971 victory and Arlin earning his third shutout. Leron Lee drives in both runs in the opener, while Ollie Brown and Ed Spiezio key the nightcap. Giants split with Reds as May and Bateman pace other NL action.
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San Diego
Norman
Bob Johnson
Clarence Gaston
Arlin
Ollie Brown
Ed Spiezio
Padres
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Gomez
Bobby Bonds
Willie McCovey
Giants
Chinnati
Gaylord Perry
Lee May
Reds
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Willie Mays
Charlie Fox
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Indians Split With Royals Killebrew Nears 500 Mark
Har mon Killebrew pushed to 500 career home runs as the Twins beat the Red Sox 6-2 for his 499th blast. Manager Bill Rigney said the milestone would ease pressure on the team and the slugger. Vida Blue reached 19 wins as Oakland beat Detroit 6-1 to split a doubleheader, with Detroit winning the first game 7-4.
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Associated Press
Harmon Killebrew
Bill Rigney
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Rigney
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Twins
Boston Red Sox
Ernie Banks
Chicago Cubs
Sunda
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Vida Blue
A’s
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
New York
Baseball Roundup Yankees Win Doubleheader. Angels Sweep Orioles
Yankees grab 6-2 in 11 innings and 11-9 in the nightcap to sweep Milwaukee. Angels crush Orioles 6-2 and 9-6 in 13 innings. White Sox top Senators 5-1 and 9-6. Royals beat Cleveland 4-3 then lose 2-1 in the nightcap. Killebrew drives in a run and heir homer, Blue improves to 19-3 before precautionary x-rays. Williams defends managing decisions. Detroit tops Dobson as Alou, Clarke, Baker drive Mets rally. Murcer hits grand slam for Yankees in Game 2. California rallies past Cuellar in the opener. Wilbur Wood shines in Chicago as Reichardt homers. Rojas keys KC rally. Saurez delivers Indians winner in nightcap.
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Tony Taylor
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Frank Baker
New York
Bobby Murcer
Ron Hansen
California
Mike Cuellar
Ken Berry
John Stephenson
Wilbur Wood
Chicago
White Sox
Rick Reichardt
Cookie Rojas
Kansas City
Ken Saurez
Ali-Ellis Bout Set for Astrodome in Title Hope Fight
Mu hammad Ali and Jimmy Ellis meet in a 12 round bout at the Astrodome, with a live gate of about 300000 and extensive TV coverage abroad. Neither fighter holds a title, but the winner seeks another shot at Joe Frazier while Ali aims to reclaim the crown after his draft evasion conviction reversal.
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Athens City Olympics Kicks Off With Multilevel Events
The opening day features sophomores in coed kickball at 6:30 p.m. and juniors in coed softball at Jaycees Fields, with seniors playing boys and girls basketball separately and mixed checkers. A Tuesday scavenger hunt for sophomores is set for 6:30 p.m. at West Elementary, while juniors and seniors join a quiz and questioning at 7:30 p.m. at West Side.
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West Side
Reds Nominate Ten for Hall of Fame in 1961 Pennant Run
Cincinnati Reds announce ten players nominated for the club Hall of Fame with four from the 1961 pennant team. Ballots will be handed to fans at Riverfront Stadium on August 2 through August 11 to select the 35th member. Notable nominees include Purkey Jay Lynch Coleman Adams Allen Burgess Hafey Hatton and McMillan. In Chicago the all star series features 52 top collegians facing the Baltimore Colts in Solider Field on Friday night televised by ABC at 9 30 p m EDT.
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Ethan Allen
Smokey Burgess
Chick Hafey
Grady Hatton
Roy McMillan
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Rick van Matre
Lonny Bush
Dave Boyd
Roger Dixon
Dave Burnett
Dixon
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Werry
Rick Ash
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van Matre
Bill Deems
Jeff Hicks
Hicks
Lan
Lions Open Hole In One Tournament
The Athens Lions Club hosts a week long hole in one tournament at the fairgrounds with nightly prizes for closest to the pin and a final prize of golf clubs. Mayor Raymond Shepard plans the opening and Wilson Carr Jr won last night’s award. five balls cost $1 benefiting the eye research project.
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Sam Alvarez
Bettenhausen Wins New Bremen Feature for Sprint Car Lead
Gary Bettenhausen of Tinley Park Illinois captured the feature race at New Bremen Speedway and vaulted to the USAC National Sprint Car Circuit point lead with 340 points. Larry Dickson of Marietta Ohio moved into second with 32914 points after an 11th place finish at Eldora. Sam Sessions of Nashville Michigan sits third with 324 points after Saturday action at Rossford.
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Larry Dickson
Marietta
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg
Sam Sessions
Nashville
Mich
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Local Junior Tennis Event Opens in Springfield
Springfield Ohio hosts Western Junior and Boys Tennis Championships. Robyn Gool of Stroit Michigan upset Ohio champion Rick Slager of Columbus 6 4 3 6 6 3 as 12 players were eliminated in the first 24 matches. Remaining 268 competitors move to Snyder Park and Wittenberg University courts for further play.
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Ohio
Robyn Gool
Stroit
Mich
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Columbus
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Snyder Park
Wittenberg University
Baseball scores and schedules in Majors week recap
In The Majors season opening results and upcoming fixtures list teams and standings. It notes Monday games including Chicago Washington California Baltimore Kansas City Cleveland Detroit Oakland and Boston with noted pitchers and matchups. Also lists National and American Leagues standings, Saturday and Sunday results, and night games for Tuesday through Thursday with several twi night slots. Teams mentioned include Pittsburgh St Louis New York Philadelphia Montreal San Francisco Los Angeles Atlanta Houston Cincinnati San Diego Chicago Chicago.
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Gibson
Sadecki
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Lersch
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Washington Eeereee
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Raine
Meigs, Lancaster to meet in legion title clash after weekend wins
Meigs edged Lancaster 12-3 to reach the Eighth District final at Trautwein Field in Athens as Logan beat Somerset 4-0 with Mark Shaw no-hitter. Lancaster beat Logan 4-2 to set up a title rematch with Meigs for the state berth in Ashland next month.
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Smith
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Hicks
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Mine
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Ken Culbertson
Brown
Deems
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Norris
Seever
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Ashland
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