Bennington Legion Nine Gains Tourney Berth In Extras
Bennington Post 13 earned a Vermont American Legion Baseball tournament berth with a 4-0 extra inning win over Chester in 11 innings. Scott Racicot struck out 12, leading a 11-hit attack as Greg Croft and B J Woodard doubled in the 11th. Bennington advances to Red Rolfe Field at Dartmouth to face Rutland, seeks funds for travel, and urges local support.
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Chester
Bennington
Vermont American Legion
Post 13
Chester Nine
Racicot
Greg Croft
B. J. Woodard
Citro
Steve Rice
Fran Woodard
Rice
Croft
Johnny Hart
Don Phillips
Rod Cole
Red Rolfe Field
Dartmouth College
Rutland
Barre
Hartford
Hanover
Gerry Croft
Local Drivers Register At Lebanon Race Oval
By Charlie Harrington four main events at Lebanon Valley Speedway were split into separate heats and feature races. Local drivers gathered at the Lebanon oval to vie for top finishes and bragging rights in a compact program of short and long races.
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Charlie Harrington
Lebanon Valley Speedway
Barry Purdy
Purdy
Satnite
Lyle Jelly
Lyle
John Fouchente
Butch Jelly
Jelly
Devil’s Bowl
Bennington CYO Falls 5-0 in No-Hit Hurler Duel
Hoosick Falls Lions right-hander Mike LaRoche throws a no hitter with seven strikeouts to defeat Bennington CYO 5-0. Hart suffers the loss after a five hit effort as Hoosick Falls plates all runs in the fourth inning with key hits from Buck, Dowling, and Wright. The CYO struggles at batting while Hoosick Falls ties the season mark and a makeup game is set before playoffs.
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N.Y
Bennington
CYO
Mike LaRoche
John Hart
Hart
LaRoche
Hoosick Falls Lions
Shawn Rice
L’hereux
Lions
OJ Simpson Still Unsigned Puts Spotlight On Exhibition
United Press International recounts the 1969 exhibition kickoff with Vince Lombardi debuting in the Redskins 13-7 win over the Bears at RFK and Johnny Unitas restoring form in the Colts 26-6 victory over the Chargers while O J Simpson remains unsigned amid the Bills 224-7 defeat to Houston.
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San Diego Chargers
Simpson
Buffalo Bills
Bills
Houston
Twins End McNally Streak With Grand Slam
McNally saw his 17 game two year winning streak end as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. Reese hit a grand slam off a 3-2 pitch with bases loaded and two out in the seventh, breaking the string. Other AL results included Detroit 6-2 over Chicago and New York 5-3 over Seattle.
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McNally
Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Reese
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Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York
Seattle
California
Washington
Oakland
Boston
Willie Horton
Tigers
Dan Osinski
Mickey Stanley
Bobby
Billy Cowan
Bubba Morton
Casey Cox
Cowan
Angel
Bill Robinson
Gene Michael
Steve Barber
Stan Bahnsen
Rico Petrocelli
A’s
Danny Cater
Ramon Webster
Reggie Jackson
Reds and Phils slugfest ends with Reds win
Pete Rose had three hits including his 11th homer and four RBIs, yet a diving catch by Reds right fielder at the bottom of the ninth sealed a 19-17 Cincinnati victory that put them atop the NL Western lead. Other NL scores: Giants over Pirates 3-2, Mets 6-5 over Braves, Cubs 4-3 over San Diego, Astros split with Montreal 7-3 then loss. Jerry Grote sparked a Mets rally with a 11th inning homer to sweep Atlanta.
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Pete Rose
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Jerry Grote
Mets
Braves
Atlanta
Bob Tillman
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