East Eagles and Tigers Triumph in Rain-Shortened Little League Night
East Eagles beat Oilers 10-2 as Gayln Lorfing pitched a two-hitter and Ray Anderson blasted a third inning homer. Tigers defeated Dodgers 5-1 behind Rob Leonard and strong Billy Considine hitting. All other West and Central games were canceled by rain. Teen League games postponed to Saturday.
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Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
American League batting leader Yasuztrzemski Boston .325 and 68 hits F Howard Washington 72. McAuliffe Detroit 38 runs Yastrzemski 36. White New York 36. F Howard 50 RBIs. Horton Cleveland 17 doubles. Fregosi California 8 triples. Howard 23 homers. Campaneris Oakland 25 steals. National League batting leader M Alou Pittsburgh .368. Rose Cincinnati 45 runs. McCovey San Francisco 41 RBIs. Rose 95 hits. Brock St Louis 21 doubles. Clemente Pittsburgh 7 triples. Williams Chicago 6. McCovey 15 homers. Bills Pittsburgh 19 steals. Marichal San Francisco 13 2. Selma NL 6-1. 987.
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Major League Standings and Thursday Results
MLB standings show Detroit leading with 43 wins and 23 losses, followed by Baltimore Minnesota Cleveland Oakland Boston California New York Chicago Washington and Pittsburgh. Thursday results include Detroit 5 Boston 1 and Chicago 8 Cleveland 4, with several other games scheduled or postponed.
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U S Girls Face British Amateur After Cup Loss
The U S team, after winning the Curtis Cup last week, lost the Continental Cup to a European team 1014 to 734. The Americans plan to travel back to England Friday to prep for the British Amateur.
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Cubs fall to 1-0 as Gibson nets fourth straight shutout
Cubs scoreless in 45 frames as Bob Gibson blanks Chicago for the fourth straight time. Lou Brock plates the lone run in the fourth off Ferguson Jenkins, delivering St. Louis’ 19th win in 23. Meanwhile, NL results see Philadelphia edge San Francisco 2-1, Pirates top Dodgers 13 hits in opener, Mets beat Houston 5-3, and Atlanta nips Cincinnati 3-1.
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Wagner's First 68 Homer Blasts White Sox Past Indians
Leon Wagner connected for his first homer of 1968 to spark a six run rally and lift Chicago past Cleveland 8 to 4. Denny McLain allowed three hits in a three hitter as Detroit beat Boston 5 to 2 securing an 8 1/2 game AL lead. other AL teams were idle.
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