Pirates Beat Astros 4-2 to Hold NL Lead
Willie Stargell and Jim Pagliaroni powered a Pittsburgh win over Houston 4-2. Stargell drove in Bailey and Clemente, Pagliaroni doubled for Mazerowski, and Vernon Law added an insurance run. Astros scored two unearned runs in the second as Nottebart struggled.
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Cubs Power Past Braves As Five Homers Put Them Ahead
Cubs slugged five homers to crush Milwaukee 10-2 extending their lead to 244 games in the NL race. Billy Williams Santo Banks and others homered as Bill Faul pitched well. Dodgers held 14 game lead despite a 13-3 loss to Philadelphia. Willie Mays hit his 17th homer of the month as Giants beat the Mets 8-3 moving to second place. Pirates won 4-2 over Houston to stay within 4½ games of the top.
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Hansen Sets Shortstop Record as Sox Sweep Twin Bill
Ron Hansen piled up 28 chances with 18 assists and 10 putouts in a 14 inning opener and a second game, erasing Arky Vaughan’s 1940 shortstop record for a doubleheader. Chicago White Sox swept Boston and pulled within 6 1/2 games of Minnesota in the AL pennant race.
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SWC Sees Fast-Pilled Offense in 51st Year Promise
The Southwest Conference begins its 51st season with high hopes as almost 50 veterans return to the gridiron. Texas is favored to reclaim the title, Arkansas aims to repeat after last season’s perfect record, Baylor seeks a breakthrough, and other schools like Texas Tech Texas A&M TCU Rice SMU field strong lineups and aerials led by Anderson and Southall. The eight teams start play September 17-18 in a demanding interregional schedule.
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Baseball Scores and Results From Various Leagues
International and Pacific Coast League games are summarized with scores from Saturday and Sunday. Notable results include Toronto beating Buffalo 2-1 in ten innings and Atlanta defeating Toledo 5-1 in Sunday play. batting standout Ron Santo homered twice for the Cubs in a 10-2 win over Milwaukee.
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Experts Study Shifting Soils at Texas A&M Conference
COLLEGE STATION AP More than 300 experts from 26 states and 15 countries gather to tackle problems of expansive clay soils. The week-long International Research and Engineering Conference on Expansive Clay Soils is sponsored by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation of Australia the Texas Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and Texas A&M University. They seek ways to prevent cracking buckling and failure of streets curbs and airport runways built on expansive clay soils.
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Major League Leaders List Supports 1960s Baseball Leaders
The Associated Press tallies show National League leaders with batting average Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh .324 and batters like Aaron and Mays. Runs led by Harper Rose and Aaron. RBIs led by Johnson Banks Stargell. hits by Rose and Williams. extra hits by Williams and Rose. home runs led by Mays and McCovey. American League batting by Yastrzemski .327. runs led by Versailles Oliva. RBIs by Colavito Horton. hits by Oliva Versalles. doubles led by Yastrzemski Versalles. triples Campaneris Aparicio Versalles. home runs Horton Conigliaro Colavito.
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