Aaron Leads Second Round in PGA Championship at Laurel Valley
Tommy Aaron topped the field in the second round at Laurel Valley Golf Club in Ligonier Pennsylvania as Mason Rudolph Gardnar Dickinson Sam Snead Ray Floyd and Bruce Devlin chase a Dixie flavored invasion. Arnold Palmer, penalized on a late ruling, finished one over par at 72 as fog delayed early play and Jack Nicklaus posted 69.
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Ligonier
Tommy Aaron
Pennsylvania Highlands
Rudolph
Dickinson
Ben Hogan
Inishers
Snead
Floyd
North Carolina
Bruce Devlin
Australia
Jack Nicklaus
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Bobby Nichols
Gary Player
Series-Saving Catch Ends 1951 World Series Drama
Hank Bauer recalls the 1951 World Series final in which the Yankees beat the Giants 4-3 to win in six games. He describes the pivotal triple that broke a 1-1 tie, the late-inning drama, and catching Sal Yvars’ sinking liner for the final out amid cigarette haze and excitement.
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Yankees
Giants
Bobby Thomson
Brooklyn Edgers
Dave Koss
Allie Reynolds
Allie
Eddie Lopat
Koslo
Vic Raschi
Yankee Stadium
Yvars
Kazava
Gonzalez Outpoints Valdez In East Los Angeles Bout
Petey Gonzalez from San Jose wins a ten round decision over Danny Valdez of East Los Angeles. The bout concludes last night in Los Angeles with Gonzalez earning the victory on points.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Petey
Tiger) Gonzalez
San Jose
Calif
Danny Valdez
East
Major League Leaders Summary for 1969 Baseball Season
Major League leaders listed by category. AL batting Yastrzemski .330 Robinson .314. runs Versalles 89 Oliva 88. RBIs Colavito 78 Horton 75. hits Oliva 142 Richardson 125. doubles Yastrzemski 31 Oliva Versalles 29. triples Campaneris 11 Aparicio 10. home runs Horton 23 Colavito and Killebrew 22. steals Campaneris 40 Cardenas 34. pitching Perry 82 wins .800 Grant 144 strikeouts McDowell 216 Lolich 162. NL batting Clemente .348 Aaron Mays .328. runs Harper.
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Associated Press
Yasttrzemski
Boston
Robinson
Baltimore
Versalles
Minnesota
Oliva
Colavito
Cleveland
Horton
Detroit
Richardson
New York
Yastrzemski
Campaneris
Kansas City
Aparicio
Killebrew
Cardenas
Los Angeles
Perry
Grant
McDowell
Lolich
Shannon Catcher Breaks Slump With Daring Debut
Shannon moved from the outfield to catcher for the Cardinals and immediately delivered a seventh inning homer and the game winning run in the 13th against Milwaukee. He has four hits in eight plate appearances since switching, while handling four Cardinal pitchers with minimal errors.
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Mike Shannon
St. Louis
Shannon
Cardinals
Milwaukee
Catchver
Hal Woodeshick
Hank Aaron
Bob Purkey
Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Houston
Bill White
Lou Brock
Joe Torre
Mack Jones
Gene Oliver
Oliver
Ken Boyer
Dal Maxvill
White
Shan Ae
Giants
Matty Alou
Jesus
Manny Mota
Willie Mays
Vern Law
Mays
Baseball Records From A Historic Box Score Summary
The data lists key baseball figures across teams: 98 Rose of Cincinnati with 89 Runs Batted In. Johnson on 93. Banks of Chicago with 4 RBIs. 150 hits for Rose and 149 for Clemente of Pittsburgh. Other leaders include Williams of Chicago with 33 doubles, Callison Philadelphia 13 triples, Mays and McCovey of San Francisco with 32 and 27 homers respectively. Wills of Los Angeles 75 stolen bases, Koufax 20-4 pitching record and 267 strikeouts. Gibson of St Louis 189 strikeouts.
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Rose
Cincinnati
Johnson
Banks
Chicago
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Williams
Aaron
Milwaukee
Allen
Philadelphia
Callison
Mays
San Francisco
McCovey
Wills
Los Angeles
Brock
St. Louis
Koufax
Jay and Nuxhall
Gibson
National League
L. Pet. G.B
San Fran
Phila
Houston
New York
Francisco
Charlie Metro guided nine minor league teams 1948 to 1961
Chicago White Sox coach Charlie Metro managed nine different minor league teams between 1948 and 1961, shaping many future major league players. His long involvement reflects a rich coaching lineage in midcentury baseball.
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Charlie Metro
Chicago White Sox
Kralick Needs Two More Strike Zones In Loss
Cleveland pitcher Jack Kralick scarce two strike zones as he faced the Los Angeles Angels in a 4 1 game. Kralick allowed six hits and saw a ninth inning rally break a 1 1 tie. Bob Lee earned his seventh win for the Angels while New York, Minnesota, Baltimore and Detroit won elsewise.
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Leni Gabrielson
Pirates
Willie Stargell
Gaylord Perry
Chris Short
Ed Roebuck
Astros
Cookie Rojas
Phillies
Rich Allen
Associated Press
Jack Kralick
Cleveland
Kralick
Los Angeles
Jim Fregosi
Vic Power
Fregosi
Power
Lou Clinton
Bobby Knoop
Bob Rodgers
Clinton
Knoop
Angel
Bob Lee
Fred Newman
Minnesota
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Detroit
Kansas City
Newman
Larry Brown
Indians
Leon Wagner
Rocky Colavito
Max Alvis
Angels
Paul Schall
Jose Cardenal
Demeter Drives Tigers Past Kansas City 11-1 In Detroit
Major League star Don Demeter of Detroit drove in seven runs including a grand slam as the Tigers defeated Kansas City 11-1. Demeter added a single and a triple. Hank Aguirre pitched a four hit game for his first win in a month in the lopsided victory.
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Dick Dion
Twomey
Paul Twomey
Trottier
Norm Moulton
Dion
Moulton
Don Lorant Labbe
Ger
Cote
Lauzon
York County
Paquette
Rochambeau
Fred Martin Dou
Saco
Boudreau
Caouette
Don Grei
Maingoire
Bat Cartier
Tousignant
Poa
Sacoter
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Gre
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Logoire Ranger
Pinette
Sevig- Armand
Cartier
Car
Laco ‘Er
Lajeunesse
Tanning
Goulet
Twin City Mets
Twin Bridges
City Mets
Harriman
Stetson
Curtis
Burnham
Mullins
Saco Tanning
Tues¢yr
Rochambeau Club
Callahan
Mullen
Dawley
The
Mets
CIO
H Rochambeau Club
R. Huot
Hj Barker
A. Martin
Maddox
B. Huot
K. Chenard
Loranger
Minnesota
Yankee
Jim Merritt
Richie Rollins
Zoilo Versalles
Don Mincher
Twins
Hector Lopez
Clete Boyer
New York
Baltimore
Boston
John Orosino
Orioles
Jackie Brandt
Frank Malzone
Red Sox
Don Demeter
Hank Aguirre
Detroit
Demeter
Tigers
Bill Freehan
Aguirre
Rene Lachemann
Associated Press
Kansas City
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Sun. & Hols
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