Braves Rally to Beat Astros 84 Behind McLain's Shutdown
Braves win 84 from Astros as pitcher McLain earns his second win in ten games. He allowed a late bid by Houston but sealed the victory after Eddie Mathews took over as Braves manager. Williams hit his 19th homer and Baker added a homer in the early inning flurry.
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Doug Nader
Peforements
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Dennys
Houston
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Eddie Mathews
Dana Wilson
Baker
Mathews
Earl Williams
Watermelon Feed at Roseland Park For Robert E Lee Athletes
Prospective athletes at Robert E Lee invited to a 6 p.m. Thursday watermelon feed at Roseland Park. Lee coaches attend with support from Gander Booster Club. Dusty Baker hit a two run homer and made three running catches in center while FelixMillan starred at second base. McLain praises the faster pitch as the best in baseball. Mathews noted as a top slugger in the sport.
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Sleep Walking Suspect In Ex-Boxer's Death
Eddie Machen a former heavyweight contender may have died after sleepwalking and falling from his second story San Francisco apartment. Homicide inspectors said he had trouble sleeping and walked in his sleep after taking sleeping pills. Machen 40 had been a longshoreman since retiring from boxing in 1967 and lived with Sherry Tomasini 30 who said he once wandered several blocks before being awakened.
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Optimist Club To Host Coaches District 20 AAAA Meet
Baytown Evening Optimist Club hosts football coaches and athletic directors from Lee Sterling Smiley Forest Aldine Galena Park and North Shore Monday at 7 p m at the Optimist Building. Guests include Ron Kramer Al Dennis Bobby Brezina Dave Brown Charlie Patterson Barton Massey Jesse Sadler Harlan Baldridge Pete Sultis Paul Smith Swede Hill. Each coach will speak on upcoming season expectations.
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Charlie Patterson
Aldine
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Paul Smith
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North Forest Independent
Forest Brook
Baseball Standings And Tuesday Results From The League
League standings show Pittsburgh and New York near the top with Montreal and Chicago trailing. Tuesday results include Chicago beating Montreal 5 to 4 while Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 4 to 2 and Atlanta routed Houston 8 to 4. San Francisco and San Diego clash showed mixed innings and Cincinnati edged Los Angeles in a long affair.
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Picture-Book East Race Pulls Yankees Closer in Standings
The Yankees beat Detroit 2-0 to close within three games of the pace in the AL East as Baltimore and Boston won, while Oakland dropped to two games ahead of Chicago. The National League saw Cincinnati edge Los Angeles in 19 innings and several more cross-division results. Mickey Lolich failed again to reach 19 wins as New York snapped a 2-2 tie with two unearned runs in the eighth.
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