Lema Wins Buick Open In Back-To-Back Majors
Tony Lema roared back to claim the Buick Open title at Grand Blanc Michigan with a 277 total and $8 000 first prize. He beat Don Finsterwald who finished runner up at 280 as Julius Boros slumped to 292 in the seventh annual event.
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Tony Lema
Lema
Rye
N. Y
Don Finsterwald
Finsterwald
Washington
D. C
Julius Boros
Boros
Thunderbird
Warwick Hills
Birds Rout Bosox in twin bill to take AL lead
Baltimore swept Boston 10-1 and 8-1 to move atop the American League behind Chuck Estrada and Dick Hall. Brooks Robinson and Luis Aparicio had four hits in the opener as Adair and Aparicio powered the offense. White Sox drop to second after a doubleheader loss to New York. Yankees third.
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Bosox
Adair
Robby
Aparicio
Bat Heroes
Boston
Baltimore
New York
Yankees
White Sox
Estrada
Brooks Robinson
Luis Aparicio
Jerry Adair
Minnesota blasts eight homers to sweep Washington doubleheader
The Minnesota Twins hit eight home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Washington Senators 6-5 and 9-2. Johnny Goryl delivered key punches in a tense game with pitcher Jim Duckworth as the crowd of 40,359 attended a charity day benefiting a children's hospital. Luci Baines Johnson was among the spectators.
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Minnesota
Johnny Goryl
Jim Duckworth
Twins
Children's Hospital
Johnson
Luci Baines
Gory
Duckworth
Gary
W. Abric Bi
Zimmer
Versalles
Olivart
Rollins
Blas
Killebrew
Hinton
Hall
Allison
Batley
Kindall
Stange
Brinkman
Perry
Narum
Altises
Versailles
Valentine
ER Beso ‘Stange
Perry Narum
Hannan
Aida
Green And Gentile Spark A’s In Twin Bill Wins
Dick Green drove in the decisive runs with a seventh inning homer to lift Kansas City to a 3-2 win over Cleveland in game one after Jim Gentile fueled a 6-5 victory in the nightcap with a 10th inning homer and an earlier two run single. Gentile totaled four RBIs in game one, while Harmon Killebrew homered twice in the nightcap as the A’s, under new manager Mel McGaha, stretched a three game win streak following an opening loss.
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Dick Green
Kansas City
Athletics
Jim Gentile
Mel McGaha
Gentile
Dan Pfister
Pfister
Vic Davalillo
Dick Howser
Bob Chance
Davalillo
Green
Dick Donovan
Wayne Causey
Ted Abernathy
John Romano
Indians
George Alusik
Harmon Killebrew
Jimmie Hall
Jim Kaat
Bob Allison
Allison
Zoilo Versalles
Howser
Bill Bryan
Rocky Colavite
Yankees sweep White Sox as Pepitone drives winner in 10th
New York beats Chicago 4 3 in 10 innings to complete a five game series sweep. Pepitone delivered a two out single to center off Don Mes s i in the 10th for the decisive run. Howard and Linz provided early power while two Yankee errors aided Chicago's late rally.
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Joe Pepitone
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
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White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Boston
Chicago
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Hoyt Wilhelm
Archie Moore
Ron Hansen
Gary Peters
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Elston Howard
Hansen
Pedro Gonzalez
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Bi Watger
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Rich'olson
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Ward
Nicholson
Robinson
Lopez
McCraw
Carreon
Fisher
Landisee
Roomate
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Oeanee
Linz
Tresh
S—Kubek
Bbso Pizarro
Si Baumann
Gaynee Daley
Daley
Clark Wins Belgium Grand Prix in Surprise Finish
Jimmy Clark of Scotland captured the Grand Prix of Belgium for the third straight time after Dan Gurney and Graham Hill faltered. Hill led briefly as Gurney retired with mechanical trouble. Clark then cruised to victory in Lotus-Climax, with Bruce McLaren second and Jack Brabham third.
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Britain
Hill
BRM
Clark
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand
Cooper
Australia
Jack Brabham
Gurney
H. Cooper
Streamlined baseball boxscore to debut June 14
New York will publish a compact boxscore starting Sunday June 14 with editors approving the change. Key changes include relief pitchers not listed in batting unless they bat, pinch hitter and runner entries trimmed, double plays shown by number, team grouped outs and assists, and season home run total shown in parentheses after game total. Umpire names are removed.
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New York
Smith Ph
Detroit
Jones
Smith
Brown
Mays
Cepeda
Hickman
Kranepool
Orioles Trade Stock for Lau as Orsino Faces Operation
The Baltimore Orioles swap relief pitcher Wes Stock to the Kansas City Athletics for catcher Charley Lau. Orsino is out with a cracked hand bone and may need surgery, leaving Dick Brown as the only other catcher on the roster. Hank Bauer says the deal was necessary given the injury situation.
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Boston
Bailimore Orioles
John Orsino
Wes Stock
Kansas City Athletics
Charley Lau
Orioles
Hank Bauer
Baltimore
Orsino
Dick Brown
Cardinals Trade Skinner For Reds Catcher Saul
Cincinnati trades aging outfielder Bob Skinner to St. Louis for 25 year old catcher Jim Saul and undisclosed cash. Saul from the Cardinals Jacksonville farm club will go to San Diego. Reds drop under 25 player limit with deal and expect revival to full strength.
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Cincinnati Reds
Bob Skinner
St. Louis
Jim Saul
Saul
Cardinals
Jacksonville
San Diego
Reds
Tigers Sweep Angels In Doubleheader Slugfest
Detroit toppled Los Angeles 6-5 and 6-4 to complete a three game sweep. Dick McAuliffe homered to win game one, Don Demeter doubled in the second, with Willie Smith and Vic Power also homering for the Angels’ 4-2 lead. Several pitchers contributed as Detroit won six of seven.
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Don Demeter
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Willie Smith
Vic Power
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al Kaline
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Roarke
Latman
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Hr—Smith
Prerso Latman
Voliche
Letinns
Latman Gan
Petty Captures Nashville Race
Richard Petty won the 100-mile late model NASCAR race at Nashville Fair Grounds Speedway after a critical seven-second edge gained from rapid pit-stop refueling. David Pearson finished second, Buck Baker third, with Petty earning $1,000 and Pearson $500 as about 9,000 spectators watched. Ned Jarrett blew an engine in practice.
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Ned Jarrett
Camden
S.C
Foote Wins 50-Lap Langley Field Race
Red Foote of Richmond surged from fourth in the final ten laps to capture the 50-lap feature for modified and sportsman cars at Langley Field Speedway in Hampton. Foote earned $350 as the event's first two time winner, with Doug Yates of Chapel Hill second for $200 and Earl Moss of Creedmoor third for $150.
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Red Foote
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Langley Field Speedway
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Doug Yates
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N. C
Earl Moss
Creedmoor
N.C
Gene Lovelace
Newport News
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Yates
Guy Wallace
Shelton McNair
Plymouth
Jim Jordan
Chesapeake
Texan Pole Vaulter Sets Pre Olympic Mark in San Diego
Fred Hansen a six foot Texan and Rice University student vaulted 17 feet 2 inches to top the world mark, beating John Pennel who cleared 17-2 on an earlier try. Pennel withdrew after a neck jar at 17-2. crowd of 13 840 cheered as Hansen succeeded.
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Calif
Fred Hansen
Texas
John Pennel
Hansen
Rice University
Houston
Pennel
Rice
Cuero
Tex
San Francisco
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