Giusti’s no hit bid undone by Rose bloop in ninth
Houston pitcher Dave Giusti lost his no-hitter in the eighth inning when Pete Rose dropped a soft fly that Jimmy Wynn could not glove, leading to a 1-0 Cincinnati Reds defeat. Rose’s hit, aided by the official scorer, sparked Cincinnati’s crowd as Giusti allowed a ninth inning double. Rusty Staub and Willie Stargell highlighted other NL action, with Stargell homering three times and Allen driving in four for Philadelphia.
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Punch Singles Win Key Game For Killebrew In Twins Victory
Harmon Killebrew punched a single to right to score Tony Oliva in the eighth, lifting the Minnesota Twins 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers as the AL tightens. Yastrzemski, Foy, Bell, Nash, Buford, Bowens and Johnson supply other notable hits in a day of mixed results across the league.
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Baseball standings and schedules with Wednesday results
League standings show Washington 2 Chicago 0 Minnesota 4 Detroit 3 Baltimore 4 New York 3 Oakland 2 Cleveland 0 Boston 4 California 0. Probable pitchers listed for Cleveland Williams at California Ellis and Chicago Priddy at Washington Ortega. Friday schedule includes Detroit at Oakland Cleveland at California Boston at Minnesota Wash at Ball 2 Chicago at New York. National League standings and game results feature St Louis Chicago Philadelphia New York Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta and Pittsburgh, with upcoming matchups Seattle?
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Indianapolis 500 practice sees wide gap between speeds
Speed patterns in week of practice show Joe Leonard fastest at 169.268 mph and pole record 171.559 mph within reach, while 17 spots remain to fill for time trials. Accidents mar Wednesday with no injuries, including Al Unser’s car wall impact and Jim Malloy’s rookie crash.
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Mt Anthony Rutland clash sets today for title
Mt Anthony Patriots and Rutland Raiders meet in the Western Vermont League finale with league and Class L implications. The 12 0 Patriots may start Rick Bartholdi or Scott Racicot while Rutland counters with Bob Pinney after their 1 1 deadlock earlier this week.
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Bennington II Opens Season With Sunday Start
The Bennington Little League opens its 1968 season this Sunday at Beech Street diamond with ceremonies at 1 30 p m. and the first game at 2 p m. Dr Edward Crealese will host as master of ceremonies and guest speaker. Opening contest features A W and Tansitor teams managed by Dick Cosgrove and Otto Raetz. Minor League schedule lists 6 p m starts on Wednesdays and 10 a m Saturdays with a round robin playoff after the regular season.
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Michael Callanan
Michael Crealese
Billy Davis
Robert Gerity
Gary Greene
Brian Hurley
Malcolm Irons
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Greg Quist
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Gerald Sennett
Terry Worden
Otto Raetz
Palmer Plays With Painful Hip Ailment
Arnold Palmer, urged to play through a hip problem, tees off in the Memphis Open with 144 golfers contending for a $100,000 purse. He is paired with Jack Nicklaus. Palmer previously rested from the tour and may skip next week in Atlanta as doctors diagnose his condition as a calcium deposit. Gary Player is favored by odds makers amid the strong field.
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Proctor Drives Past Arlington In Marble Valley Finale
Proctor's Clayt Doty and Al Champine spark an 8-1 win over Arlington as Champine blanks the Eagles on six innings. Doty collects three hits including a triple while Proctor scores in the second, third, and fifth and adds a five run sixth to seal the game. Arlington scratches a seventh inning run off Mike Corey.
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Red Sox top Angels 4 0 as Clark wilding fades
Boston salvages the series finale with a 4 0 win over California behind Rick Clark’s wild pitching and key hits by Carl Yastrzemski and Joe Foy. Yastrzemski collects three hits including an RBI double, while Foy belts a two run homer. Gary Bell limits Angels to four hits as Rob Elston Howard scores on a Bell sacrifice and Rico Petrocelli walks to spark the scoring.
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Norshaft Minor League Tryout Set for Monday Evening
A tryout session for boys aged 8 to 12 in the North Bennington Shaftsbury area is scheduled for Monday at 6 15 PM at the North Bennington Little League Field. Boys must be accompanied by a parent to attend.
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California Winner Advances In Wolverhampton Tennis
Kristy Pigeon of Danville California won 6-3 6-1 over Vicky Rogers of Rye New York to reach the third round at the Wolverhampton Tennis Tournament in England Valerie Ziegenfuss of San Diego California also moved on by defeating Sheila Morgan of Great Britain 6-2 6-2
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Sheila Morgan
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Hypodermic Needle Leads to Arrest at Berkshire Downs
A thoroughbred trainer Edward Hess was arrested at Berkshire Downs Race Track by Massachusetts State Police and Federal Bureau of Narcotics for possession of a hypodermic needle. Hess was arraigned at Pittsfield House of Correction and released on $500 bail. Three other men Elliott, Root, and Wilkinson were questioned with no further details available. Berkshire Downs in Hancock, Massachusetts, is conducting a 30 day spring meet.
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