Red Sox sweep doubleheader at Holyoke
Pittsfield Red Sox defeated Waterbury Indians 3-0 and 4-2 at Mackenzie Stadium before 6000 fans on Holyoke Boys Club night. Lefthander Jack Gaines pitched a two hitter in the opener while Rod Austin hit a two run homer. Austin also homered in the fourth. Don Dilly added a two out double for an insurance run. The Red Sox next play a doubleheader at Reading.
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Holyoke
Pittsfield Red Sox
Waterbury Indians
Mackenzie Stadium
Holyoke Boys Club
Red Sox
Philadelphia
Reading Tomorray
Ida and John's VEW Past 448 Win Games
The Past 448 VIW baseball team ran 12 straight wins by defeating LUE Local 254 11 to 1 in Babe Ruth Teague action at North Junior High School. Tom Beuth pitched a two hit, one earned run outing with 8 strikeouts and added three singles and 2 RBIs. Mickey Goodrich and John Ciulla contributed multiple hits and RBIs as Ida and John's also blanked Imperial Lanes 7 to 0 in five innings due to darkness. Chris Jacoby earned the win with 10 strikeouts and three RBIs. Comet Jewelers vs General Bleatric follows at North Junior High.
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Tom Beuth
RBI
Mickey Goodrich
Yistors
John Ciulla
Craig Brothers
Babe Ruth
Ida
John’s
Imperial
Chris Jacoby
Martin Tagliaferro
Dick Rafferty
Jacoby
Mike Isabell
Comet Jewelers
General Bleatric
North Junior High
Daday
Pittsfield shuts Waterbury in lone shutout of series
Pittsfield pitcher Gaines earned a rare shutout over Waterbury, tossing four strikeouts and four walks. Waterbury could not solve Gaines as Lou Camilli singled twice and Jim Ridwage took the loss, while Pittsfield capitalized on two double plays and timely hits from Jim Russin and others. Correll triggered a near-double play miscue by Waterbury as Ambrose and Wren contributed. final score 3-0.
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Waterbury
Gaines
Lou Camilli
Jim Ridwage
Jim Russin
Austin
Vic Correll
Vic Ambrose
Rick Miller
Correll
Miler
Indians
Camilli
Steve Wrenn
Bhpoa
Haggard
Camill
Sexton
Zacred Rittwage
P Voogon Diamond
Foeoaoda Wrenny
Zoo
Har
Ambrose
Pitlsfield
RBI
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Walcalt
Iph
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Riftwage
Red Sox sweep Waterbury on Wolcott two out homer
Fred Wolcott delivered a dramatic two out two run homer to power the Red Sox past Waterbury and complete the sweep. Ken Wright earned his seventh straight win as Wolcott’s drive over the left field fence in the eighth capped the rally after Kat Shitanishi’s single kept the inning alive. John Mason sac fly and Rod Austin double had tied the game earlier. Wright finished 9-5 with six strikeouts despite six walks. Phil Hennigan fanned twelve through five innings before the Sox seized the late lead.
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Red Sox
Waterbury
Wolcott
Ken Wright
Kat Shitanishi
Phil Hennigan
Pittsfield
John Mason
Rod Austin
Wright
Arts and Letters Favored In Monmouth $100,000 Cap
Arts and Letters a topweight battens for the Monmouth Invitational Handicap at Monmouth Park. Majestic Prince thwarted bid in Triple Crown race. Braulio Baeza to ride as 128 pounds lead. Other big races include Delaware Handicap and Lindheimer at Arlington and Whitney at Saratoga with contenders such as Amerigo Lady and Figonero in key stakes.
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New Jersey
Paul Mellon
Monmouth Park
Braulio Baeza
Elliott Burch
Big Money
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Benjamin F. Lindheimer
Arlington Park
Saratoga
W. A. Greet
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San Diego
del Mar
Liberty Bell
al Hattab
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Hydrologist
Prime Fool
Dot Ed
Melton
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Walter M. Jefford Jr
State Slow-Pitch Tourney Opens Here Thursday
The 1969 Massachusetts Slow-Pitch softball tournament begins Thursday at Lakewood Field at 7 30 p m with host Step Danis facing Togo's Leominster. Eleven teams compete in double elimination through Sunday, with local clubs Yellow Coach and Coachmen among entrants and Bunny Lee of Lynn directing the event.
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Step Danis
Leominster
Central Mass
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Clam Shell
Peabody
Canal Lanes
Westfield
Varley's
Lynn
Bixby’s
Haverhill
Skip's
Lowell
Brown Mobile
Franklin
Lakewood
Deming Field
Bernard
Bunny) Lee
State Amateur Softball Association Directeur
New C C of P formats golf event for writers and players
The 50th anniversary invitational at Country Club of Pittsfield uses a nine hole round robin format with eight duos per division. Seventy two holes across three days, with winners Moynihan and Messia posted as plus four. Other top finishers include Gardner Thomson and Richard Vitale plus two, Ben Sullivan and Dave McLelland plus one. Second division winners Foss and Whalen plus four.
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John Zaiken
Hest
J. C. Jerome
Bennington
Hagle
Jim Simes
Moynihan
Messia
Gardner Thomson
Holyoke
Richard Vitale
South Hadley
Ben Sullivan
Dave MccLelland
Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown
Bing Hunter
Taconic
Ken Gordon
Essex Fells
N.J
Zaiken
Jerome
Joe Morrill Jr
Wyantenuck
Great Barrington
Dixon Daniels
Richard Semple
Sewickly
Gene Amber
Bob Jones
Pete Foss
Kearns Whalen
Mets Rally Tops Braves In Tight 5-4 Victory
New York Mets beat Atlanta 5-4 as Jerry Grose hit a fourth inning homer to provide the winning margin. Ca Koence and Ron Taylor held the Braves to five hits after Cardwell’s early rough start, with Phil Niekro roughed up for four runs in the first.
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Jerry Grose
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Ca Koence
Ron Taylor
Braves
Don Cardwell
Mets
Phil Niekro
Grote
Atlanta
Koonce
Cardwell
Tony Gonzalez
Orlando Cepeda
Taylor
Felipe Alou
Gonzalez
Blefary Goes Deep Twice In Astros Win Over Expos
Montreal comes up short as Curt Blefary belts two two run homers powering the Houston Astros to a 5-3 victory. Blefary also hit a first inning homer with Menke aboard while Jimmy Wynn added a solo shot. The Expos answer with a pair of runs on consecutive hits and four Astros errors contribute to two unearned runs.
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Curt Blefary
Houston Astros
Montreal Expos
Blefary
Denis Menke
Jimmy Wynn
Astros
Menke
Steven Renko
Expos
Mack Jones
John Bateman
Bobby Wine
Giants Beat Pirates 5-1 Behind Bun ning Loss
In Pittsburgh, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pirates 5-1 as Dick Dietz and Willie McCovey homered. Jim Bunning allowed just two hits before being relieved, with McCovey’s 33rd homer sparking a five-run outburst. Jim Davenport added two RBIs in the ninth as McCormick took the loss.
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Pittsburgh
Dick Dietz
Willie McCovey
Jim Bunning
Bo Belinsky
San Francisco Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bunning
McCovey
Dietz
Jim Davenport
Pirates
Gene Alley
Mike McCormick
McCormick
German Driver Dies in Warmup at Nürburgring Race
Adenau Germany AP reports Sa year old West German Formula 2 driver Gerhard Miller was killed as his BMW spun off the Nürburgring track during warmup for Sunday's German Grand Prix.
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Germany
Gerhard Miller
BMW
Top Drivers Entered At Lebanon Valley Speedway
More than 60 top cars and drivers from the East compete for an $8,200 purse at Lebanon Valley Speedway with a 100 lap open feature winner earning $1,750 and a guaranteed starting spot in the Lebanon Valley 200 on Sept 27. Local and visiting racers from Massachusetts Florida and Pennsylvania join the monthly open. Warm-ups begin at 10 pm with a rain date Aug 10.
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Lebanon Valley Speedway
Lebanon Valley
Eddie Delmolino
Sheffield
Mass
Bob Bottcher
Lehighton
Will Cagle
Tampa
Fla
Massachusetts
Dave Abbott
South Egremont
John Wood
Great Barrington
Bill Gurney
Springfield
Butch Jelley
North Pomnal
Ralph Chittenden
New Lebanon
Reds Rally Demolishes Phillies for Fifth Straight Win
Cincinnati Reds built a 7-0 lead with eight hits including Lee May doubles and Alex Johnson homer, then held on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-6. Pete Rose and Bob Tolan started the surge with singles as Tony Perez drove in two, while Rich Allen homered for Philly.
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Cincinnati Reds
Lee May
Alex Johson
Philadelphia Phillies
Reds
Johnson
May
Cincinnati
Phillies
Woodie Pryman
Pete Rose
Bob Tolan
Tony Perez
Tony Cloninger
Ron Stone
Rich Allen
Cloninger
Mike Ryan
Larry Hisle
Clay Carroll
Allen
John Callison
Brazilians Beat British Doubles In Davis Cup Play
Brazil takes a 2-1 lead over Britain as Thomas Koch and Jose Ed i son Mandarina beat Mark Cox and Peter Curtis 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 in a rain-delayed interzone semifinal. Brazil needs one of Saturday's singles to reach the inter zone final against Romania or India in Bucharest.
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England
Thomas Koch
Jose Edison Mandarina
Brazil
Britain
Mark Cox
Peter Curtis
Romania
India
Bucharest
Probable pitchers listed for a slate of MLB games
The Associated Press box shows probable pitchers for a row of games across multiple cities including Boston Oakland Washington California New York Seattle Cleveland Kansas City Baltimore Minnesota Chicago Detroit Albania New York Cincinnati Philadelphia San Francisco Pittsburgh San Diego Chicago Los Angeles St Louis Houston Montreal with names such as Krausse Murphy Downing Brunet Williams Zachary Cuellar Perry Lolich Reed McAndrew Merritt Jackson Marichal Veale Holtzman Sutton Torrez Ray Blasin Wege ner.
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New York
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Brunet
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Williams
Kansas City
Zachary
Baltimore
Cuellar
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Perry
Chicago
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Lolich
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Reed
McAndrew
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Merritt
Philadelphia
Jackson
San Francisco
Marichal
Pittsburgh
Veale
San Diego
Santorini
Holtzman
Los Angeles
Sutton
St. Louis
Torrez
Houston
Ray
Blasinfame
Montreal
Wegener
Greene's Keeping Calm Holds 2nd Round Lead
Bert Greene fired a three under par 69 to reach 6 under 106 and take a 2nd round lead in the Westchester Golf Classic at Westchester Country Club. Notables Bolts, Bies, Aaron, Harney, and Brewer followed as players chased the $50,000 prize in a windy, tight layout.
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Bert Greene
Greene
Teain
Westchester Country Club
Tommy Bolt
Don Bies
Tommy Aaron
Paul Harney
Bolt
Aaron
Silverman Seeks Rain Date For Noel Field Boxing Card
Boxing promoter Sam Silverman schedules a Monday show at Noel Field featuring Al Romano versus Juan Ramos and Terry Rondeau versus Carlos Garcia in two 10 rounders along with two four round bouts. Ramos headlines a bout that could boost Romano toward a world title shot, while Eddie Spence faces Kaye Williams in another 10 rounder as promoters hope for clears skies after two rainouts.
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Sam Silverman
Noel Field
al Romano
Juan Ramos
Puerto Rico
Romano
New England
Ramos
Madison Square Garden
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Worcester
Terry
Rondeau
Berkshire
Eddie Spence
Pittsfield
Kaye Williams
Philadelphia
Spence
Roger Sala
Jbddie
Williams
Silverman
Memorial services for Paul J. Horgan 76
Paul J. Horgan of Rehoboth Mass former Narragansett Park racing secretary and sports writer dies in Providence He was 76 and a native of Oswego New York He worked at Narragansett from 1935 to 1938 and earlier was a sports writer and short story writing instructor
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R.I
Paul J. Horgan
Rehoboth
Mass
Narragansett Park
Oswego
N.Y
Narragansett
Tigers' McLain Wins After Hospital Stay
DETROIT AP Denny McLain, just out of the hospital, threw six hits to earn his 11th win as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Chicago White Sox 8-0. McLain improved to 16-6, marking his 11th complete game and seventh shutout. Tom Matchlek drove in four with a double and single as Detroit built a six-run fifth.
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Denny McLain
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Tom Matchlek
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Josef Paul Edmondson
Cisen Carlos
Torre Javier Swing Big Bats In St. Louis Win
Joe Torre doubled in two runs as St. Louis Cardinals built a four run third inning to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 extending their winning streak to five. Javier Ja vier had three hits driving in a run and scoring another while Steve Carlton earned the victory.
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Javier
St. Louis
Joe Torre
Julian Javier
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Vada Pinson
Ray Lamb
Don Drysdale
Tim McCarver
Mike Shannon
Dal Maxvill
Carlson
Royals rookie Dick Drago shuts out Indians in 6-0 win
Kansas City Royals end a three game skid as Dick Drago, 24, logs his first major league shutout on five hits. The Royals chase Cleveland starter Gary Boyd from the game in the second inning, building a 4-0 lead.
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Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland
Drago
Indians
Royals
Gary Boyd
West's Eagles Beat Dalton Blues 11-3 in Independent Game
West's Eagles of West Little League defeated the Dalton Blues 11-3 Thursday in Dalton. Starter Greg Keen allowed three hits and struck out nine. Jim Pelkey Lou Sweener and George Morrell each had two hits, while John Couig hit a home run for the Pittsfield club.
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Dalton Blues
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Greg Keen
Fanning
Jim Pelkey
Lou Sweener
George Morrell
Pate
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