Pizarro Halts Detroit Sweep in Boston
Juan Pizarro hurled a four hitter to spoil Detroit’s bid for a three game sweep as Boston beat Detroit 4-1 at Fenway Park. The win left the Tigers atop the league while Boston prepared to open a road trip against Cleveland led by Tiant. Dalton Jones homered and a squeeze bunt produced Boston's scoring in a tense late innings. The game drew 95,529 fans over the weekend as Boston neared attendance milestones. The piece also notes Rico Petrocelli and Ken Harrelson’s batting trends and a separate old timers game in Oakland honoring Casey Stengel featuring the DiMaggio brothers.
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Boston
UPD
Juan Pizarro
Detroit Tigers
Fenway Park
Tigers
Red Sox
Tiger
Cleveland
Juan
Foy
Pizarro
Yankees
Ken Harrelson
Rico Petrocelli
Oakland, Calif
Pownal Racing Results Highlight Dramatic Sunday
Pownal results from Sunday August 18 1968 list multiple horse races with times and payouts led by First through Tenth races. Center Moriches reports a spectator crash at American Hotrod Association championships injuring eight, two seriously, as Dick Sembler lost control of a Volkswagen pickup crashing through a guard rail. Berlin UPI notes Liesel Westhermann’s discus throw of 204 ft 11 in highlighting West German championships where a world record was narrowly missed.
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Moriches
N.Y
UPD
Dick Sembler
Berlin
UPI
Liesel Westermann
Saratoga Entries Showcase 1968 Harness Races
Daily listing of Saratoga Racecourse entries for Monday August 19 1968 across ten trots and pace events with top finishers and riders. Notable horses include Sharpie W Sharp Sal Clever Surprise Crown winners, and Meadow Torrence Yankee Joy among others across first through tenth races.
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Sharpie W.—Kelly
Sharp Sal—Chase
Silver Relation
Vanidestine
Restless—Richards
Sharp Miss—Myer
Stormy Lauradel—Lamb
Candy Lobell—Cole
Frank B
Ambone
Rigadoon
Pace
Dean Dudley—Allen
Pola Scott—Moore
Gypsy Hill
Kelly
Miss—Coppola
Jim— Bennett
Jack Freehall— Moran
Gals Knight— Mondi
Waydoc— McGuire
Plenty Quick— Tingley
Hinsdale Entries Pace and Trot Races Across Nine Divisions
A compiled list of race entries and horses across nine divisions from Hinsdale, detailing horse names, owners or riders, and cash purses ranging from five to six hundred dollars per event, with multiple "ae" separators indicating affiliations or alternate names. The document outlines FIRST through NINTH place lines with entry numbers and horse names such as Mystery King, Titus Byrd, Gay Liberty, and Eddy H, among others.
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General K
Somers Girl—Cross
Johnny Rhythm— Blake
Congress George— Burgess
Pnb Grattan
Snap Reward— Mattison
High Street
Kim—Gilman
May Flanagan
Reed
Mountain Byrd
Beckwith
Oak Grove
Mabel— Tilbert
Mystery King
Reynolds
Paints Boy
Davey Joe— Provost
Tyson al— Tisbert
Syndys Volf— Bushway
Bill— Tracy
Roger Barnes
Parker
Una Scott—Giddis
Sam— Hamilton
Mauds Pride— Watson
Millibett— Mattison
Dominion
Gilman Plum
Good— Cross
Pace
Gay Liberty—Cross
Dudley Shamrock— McCarthy
Birchcrest
Pink— Beckwith
Little Mann Force
Mattison
Caroline T— Reed
Benny Barthoc— Osborn
Jeans Faith— Tremblay
Lady Blaze—Colbgne
Leslie Fay— Watson Frank Symbol— Kane
Tennie Sue— Nason
Wilsey
Fringe— Pillsbury
Highleys
Campbell
Postakill
Pam— Watson
Apache—Collins
Peter—Gilman
Cotton King
Ae Niblet
Mattison Worthy
Burma— Provost
Happy Majesty
Lynaugh
Glens Miss— Colby
Abbe Louise— Coleman
Forevers
Nance— Collins
Golden Forrest— Jacques
Danny Pence— Hastings
Brown Lusty
Silkie Rhythm
Lad— Tilbert
Eddy H— Reed
Rebel Land
Wayne— Hastings
al Dale— Campbell
Otecas Lucky
Tracy
Alden Lybrook— Burgoyne
Billy Brooks— Collins
Durondas
Lad— Coleman
Manor Way— Edmunds
Poplar Wilda
Shadydale Fly— Kane
Dark Goose
Goodsell
Donald Ware— Collins
Painter Guy— Allen
Abbey Kid— DuBois
Lads Lady— Reed
Jet Jimmie—Goddard
Miss Raymire— Hastings
Miss Fayre Brooks
Sheldon Clover— Johnson
Billie O Boy— Watson
Cavalcade
Lew— Provost
Long Byrd— Mattison
Sharon Nevin— Peters
Shadydale
Sparky— Cassidy
Chaos Boy— Zurl
Success Bert— Johnson
Sun Tan
Guy—Seymourne
Chippy Byrd
Greentree Warrior
Silk
Browns Rally Past Forty Niners In Exhibition Victory
Leroy Kelly scored twice as the Cleveland Browns beat the San Francisco 49ers 31 17 in the exhibition game. Paul Warfield Ian Ryan and Bill Nelson connected for touchdowns and Errol Mann added a field goal and conversions. Other NFL results from Sunday included Houston Beating New Orleans and several other early preseason games.
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Kelly
Leroy Kelly
Cleveland Browns
Cleveland
Frank Ryan
Bill Nelson
Browns
Los Angeles
Paul Warfield
Errol Mann
Lou Groza
Mann
Houston
New Orleans
Pete Beathard
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Kansas City
St. Louis
Dallas
Minnesota
Denver
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Miami
Philadelphia
New York Jets
Boston
New York Giants
Atlanta
Nelson
Ryan
Warfield
George Mira
Mira
Dwight Lee
Ken Willard
T.D. Beathard
Baltimore Eyes Possible Bengal Slump Push
Orioles keep AL pennant hopes alive after a 7 1 victory over the Twins as Frank Robinson drives in four runs with a homer a single and a double. The win narrows the gap to seven games behind Detroit with 40 games left. Other AL results include Chicago sweeping Cleveland California beating Washington and New York edging Oakland in 10 innings.
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Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Robinson
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
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California
Washington
New York
Oakland
Dave Leonhard
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