Twins Slump Deepens as Tigers Pull Ahead in AL Race
Detroit beats Minnesota 21 0 as Tigers move five games ahead of Baltimore for second place. Mickey Lolich hurls four hit ball through seven as Cal Elmer laments hitting woes. Dick McAuliffe and Willie Horton drive in runs. Oakland tops Cleveland 7 0 in lone other action.
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Detroit
Cal Elmer
Minnesota Twins
Tigers
Twins
Mickey Lolich
Minnesotans
Baltimore
Jim Kaat
Tiger
Willie Horton
Dick MccAuliffe
Elmer
McAuliffe
Oakland
Cleveland
Griffith Defends Twins Front Office Amid Fielding Woes
Minnesota Twins president Calvin Griffith laments a troubling fielding collapse while defending manager Cal Ermer and the club's overall direction. He notes Carew as the top player when present and questions why performance dips during key series. He says no curfew violations were reported and Exonerates Ermer.
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Lew Ferguson
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Griffith
Twins
John Roseboro
Harmon Killebrew
Rod Carew
Jack Hernandez
Cesar Tovar
Bob Allison
Ted Uhlaender
Tony Oliva
Carew
Uncle Sam
al Kaline
Detroit
Cal Ermer
Ermer
Elmer
State Prep Hockey Tournament Moves to Met Center
The 1969 Minnesota High School Hockey Tournament will be held at the Metropolitan Sports Center in St Paul after the Minnesota State High School League board voted to relocate from the St Paul auditorium. The board expects a return to the St Paul arena when the new building is completed and says about 6,000 additional seats will be available for fans. The league will accept new season ticket priority applications.
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ST. Paul
Metropolitan Sports Center
Minnesota State High School League
St. Paul Arena
Giants Trade Henry Carr to Colts for Barry Brown
New York Giants NFL team ships defensive back Henry Carr to Baltimore for linebacker Barry Brown in a midweek trade. Brown joins the Colts while Carr moves to Baltimore to bolster their defense.
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NEW York
New York Giants
National Football League
Henry Carr
Baltimore Colts
Barry Brown
Mets Option Goossen to Jacksonville to clear roster space
The New York Mets optioned catcher first baseman Greg Goossen to Jacksonville of the International League on Wednesday to make room for shortstop Bud Harrelson.
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LOS Angeles
New York Mets
Greg Goossen
Jacksonville
Bud Harrelson
Austin Herald 1968 June 12 13 Thursday
A brief newspaper notice from Austin Minnesota dated June 12, 1968 appears in the local Herald. No further details are readable in the provided OCR fragment.
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Austin
High School Baseball Scores First Round Minnesota State Tournament
In the first round of the Minnesota state high school baseball tournament Austin defeated St. Paul High 5 to 4 while Edina beat Bemidji 8 to 0 Fairmont won 4 to 0 over Glencoe Hibbing crushed Moorhead 10 to 0.
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Austin
St. P. High
Edina
Bemidji
Fairmont
Glencoe
Hibbing
Moorhead
Determination Fueled Pacelli Shamrocks Track Success in 1968
Pacelli High School track thrived in 1968 led by nine senior leaders. Coach Pete Schmidt cites determination as the key as the Shamrocks set ten school records and captured major titles at St John’s, regional, and Pacelli Relays. Several top scorers depart, but core athletes return to build on the year.
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Pacelli
Pete Schmidt
Schmidt
Shamrock
St. John’s
Collegeville
Shamrocks
Dashman Craig
Bowling Top Five Echo Lanes Moonlighters Mixed Dels
Bowler scores began with Men Miller 622 Sellers 613 Sipley 577 Larkin 544 Waterbury 541 while Women Harr is 609 Volkert 484 Deike 448 Guckeen 447 Butts 444. An unrelated note mentions a wood chuck retiring to its burrow around Oct 1 and hibernating until about April 1.
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Echo Lanes Moonlighters
I. Miller
M. Sellers
R. Sipley
B. Larkin
G. Waterbury
B. Harris
B. Volkert
B. Deike
C. Guckeen
J. Butts
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Met
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Tommy’s
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Mike Reinartz
Paul Hardwick
Bob Krebsbach
Larry Langowski
Dirk Nelson
Steve Nierengarten
Bill Herzog
Pete Weis
Nierengarten
Dick Brown
Brown
Dick Nelson
Nelson
Craig Dombrock
Monsoor
Burnell Thilgen
Langowski
Bob Quinn
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