Wil Aaron aims for .400 batting and 50 steals in Appy League
Wil Aaron of the Bluefield Orioles, cousin of Hank Aaron, sets two lofty 1971 goals hitting .400 and stealing 50 bases. He compares himself to Ralph Garr, notes his speed punch and preference for singles, and describes his injury history and college plans. He expects a strong team season despite rainy weather.
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Hank Aaron
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Wytheville
Baltimore and Washington
Bob Laverine
Hank
Ralph Garr
Braves
Garr
Earl Combs Remembers Ruth Gehrig and 1927 Yankees
Earl Combs recalls Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in the era of the 1927 Yankees. He praises Ruth as underrated and notes Gehrig's RBI prowess and power, while praising manager Joe McCarthy and the team’s 110 wins. He recalls nearby rivals the A's and Pirates and a post World Series exchange with Donie Bush and Dan Howley.
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Kentucky Blue Grass
Lexington
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Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
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Wiley Moore
Moore
Donie Bush
Dan Howley
Bush
Pirates
Howley
St. Louis Browns
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Yanks
Ellis Hurls Pirates to 6-0 Win Over Mets in TV Tilt
Dock Ellis pitched a complete game nine winner for Pittsburgh as the Pirates topped New York 6 0 on national TV. Willie Stargell hit his 25th homer and drove in three, boosting Pittsburgh to a four game NL East lead over the Mets.
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New York Mets
Dock Ellis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Mets
New York
Harretsonss
McAndrew
Stargell
Wip
Koosman
Mullaney Named Kentucky Colonels Head Coach
Former Lakers coach Joe Mullaney is formally appointed head coach of the Kentucky Colonels replacing Frank Ramsey who left for business reasons. Ramsey will stay on as consultant and scout as Mullaney begins rookie camp. Colonels president Mike Storen calls the move a major professional addition.
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Terence Hunt
Louisville
Los Angeles Lakers
Joe Mullaney
Kentucky Colonels
Frank Ramsey
American Basketball Association
Mullaney
Lakers
Colonels
Ramsey
Boston Celtic
Madisonville
Mike Storen
Joe
Storen
Bill van Breda Kolff
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Wilt Chamberlain
Gene Rhodes
Open era golf and baseball notes mix in 1950 recap
A sports recap combines a 1950 US Open detail where Ben Hogan three putted nine times over 72 holes at Merion before a 18 hole playoff with 33 putts. It lists Tuesday baseball results in the National League with teams Pittsburgh New York Atlanta Montreal Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Los Angeles Houston San Diego and players noted in parenthetical records.
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New York
Atlanta
Montreal
Philadelphia
St Louis
Los Angeles
Williams
Pinsburan
Nelson
Nighy
Chicago
Jenkins
San Francisco
Reberger
Renko
Reed
Wise
Cincinnati
Carivon
Osteen
Houston
Blasingame
San Diego
Phoebus
Ben Hogan
Merion
Pet
Presburgh Aa
Louis
Monreal
Paindelphia
S Francisco
Los Angeles Uv
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Ovego
Night basketball matchups across leagues with scattered scores
The page lists multiple late games across cities including Oakland at Minnesota, California at Milwaukee, Kansas City at Chicago, Baltimore at Washington, Detroit at New York Stonlemyre, and Cleveland at Boston. Player initials and numbers accompany team names, suggesting box score prefixes and incomplete stat lines, with inconsistent punctuation and several OCR errors.
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Hunter
Minnesota
Perry
California
Fisher
Massier
Milwaukee
Lockwood
Kansas City
Drago
Chicago
Bradley
Baltimore
Jackson
Cuellar
Washington
Janesk
Cox
Wenignt Deroit
Cain
Coleman
New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Lala
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Weak 1971 Derby Field Catches Attention
AP reports the 1971 Kentucky Derby field as the worst ever with only eight of 20 winners and five without a prior stakes win. One maid en earned just $2030 across four races, highlighting the thin quality of the lineup.
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Louisville
Trevino Wins U S Open in Playoff Over Nicklaus
Lee Trevino defeated Jack Nicklaus in an 18 hole playoff at Merion to capture the United States Open. Trevino bogeyed the first hole but led after the eighth and held off Nicklaus who bogeyed the 17th. Trevino earned 30000 and Nicklaus 15000 for the top two finishes.
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Lee Trevino
Grim Destroyer
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Trevino
Ted Makalena
Golden Bear
Merion Golf Club
Aaron Leads Braves Past Expos 6-4 in twin bill opener
Hank Aaron belted his 20th homer of the season and 612th of his career as Atlanta rallied with four eighth inning homers to defeat Montreal 6-4. Mike Lum and Hal King started the inning with homers, followed by Aaron's go ahead blast. Darrell Evans added another homer for the Braves. Ralph Garr earlier homered for Atlanta while Gary Sutherland drove in two for Montreal.
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Hank Aaron
Braves
Montreal Expos
Aaron
Mike Lum
Hal King
Montreal
John Strohmayer
Lum
Mike Marshall
Strohmayer
King
Ralph Garr
Darrell Evans
Garr
Gary Sutherland
Expos
Blue’s 15th Victory as A’s Edge Twins 3-2
Oakland star Vida Blue hurled seven innings for his 15th win, striking out 13. A delayed double steal in the seventh created the decisive run as Bert Campaneris scored on a fielding error with Joe Rudi advancing, finalizing a 3-2 Oakland victory over Minnesota. Blue notched his 15th complete game and upped his season strikeout total to 146.
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Sal Bando
Reggie Jackson
Mike Epstein
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Cepeda Seeks Short Home Visit Over Knee Trouble
Atlanta Braves first baseman Orlando Cepeda says he wants to return to Puerto Rico for two or three days to see if his knee can be improved by his doctor there. He criticized his current form, noted his .285 average with 14 homers and 42 RBIs, and recalled past knee surgery and recovery.
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Atlanta Braves
Orlando Cepeda
Puerto Rico
Cepeda
Braves
National League
Jaycees Edge Legion In Peewee League Action
Bluewell defeated the Jaycees 4-3 and the Elks beat the Legion 3-2 in six innings in Peewee League. The Jaycees won 7-3 over the Legion in the only Little League contest. Tonight the Jaycees face Bluewell and the Elks meet the Legion in Pony League.
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Elks
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