Ailing Scotty McDonald Reassigned to Bluefield
Scotty McDonald, Yakima right handed pitcher and Orioles No 1 draft pick, reports arm trouble and is sent to Bluefield for two to three weeks of workouts. He will join Henry Medlin and Randy Coon in Bluefield while med tests proceed and Bluefield prepares for the Baby Birds.
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Scotty McDonald
Yakima
Wash
Baltimore Orioles
Bluefield
Scotty
Bluefield Clib
McDonald
Miami
Jack Pastore
Orioles
Baltimore
Baby Birds
Bucs Rip Astros 8-5 as Clemente Delivers Three Key Hits
Roberto Clemente powered the Pirates with three timely hits in an 8-5 win over Houston. Clemente, pulling his average to .332, sparked an 11-hit attack with a two-run single in the seventh and an earlier RBI double. Willie Stargell and Gene Alley contributed, while Bill Mazeroski and Jose Pagan also figured in the late miscues that helped Houston.
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Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates
Clemente
Gene Alley
Willie Stargell
Matty Alou
Alley
Jose Pagan
Bob Lillis
Houston
Astros
Bill Mazeroski
Pagan
Dallas Shirley Named Southern Conference Official Chief
Dallas Shirley of Washington DC, a veteran basketball official and high school principal, will become assistant to the commissioner effective July 1 and head the Booking Office, renamed Assignment Bureau, at the December meeting. Hackney resigned effective June 1. his office is in High Point.
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Richmond
High Point
Tuesday Baseball Schedule Highlights From West Coast Night Games
The listing shows American League games including Baltimore at California and Cleveland at Minnesota with night starts. Detroit visits California with Palmer facing Wright and Kansas City at Minnesota as Kralick opposes Downing in a weather affected slate.
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Baltimore
California
Cleveland
Minnesota
Detroit
Wright
Palmer
Kansas City
Oddson
Kralick
Chica Fork
Downing
Boston
Hard-Luck Duffer Knows Golf Is For The Birds
Melbourne AP reports Stan Ely, a golfer from Leongatha, Australia, faced birds during a round. Crows grabbed two balls at the fifth hole while a kookaburra laughter distracted him on the seventh, causing him to duff twice before the bird finally swiped the ball and flew away.
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Melbourne
Australia
Stan Ely
Crows
Leongatha
Jackass Bird
Ely
Kookaburra
Santo undergoes cheekbone surgery after beaning
Chicago Cubs third baseman Ron Santo had surgery on his fractured left cheekbone after being struck by a Jack Fisher pitch in Sunday's Mets doubleheader. Doctors wired the bone, and Santo faces 10 to 12 days out with a protective shield on his face upon return.
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Chicago
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Jack
Santo
Jack Fisher
New York Mets
Wesley Memorial Hosital
Jacob Luker
Five Mercer County golfers enter state tourney at Greenbrier
Five Mercer County players from Bluefield and Princeton clubs are entered in WV state golf championships at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs over the July 4 weekend. Don Wells Buzzy Wilkison Jimmy Getgood L C Fowlkes and Andy Clark compete in stroke play and match play races with tee times set and committee reps listed.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
Greenbrier
E. D
Don) Wells Jr
R. W. (Buzzy) Wilkinson
Jimmy Getgood
L. C. Fowlkes
Bluefield Club
Andy Clark
Princeton Elks Club
Wells
B. H. Cummings
Kelley Reed
D. Taylor
B. Russell
D. Wolfe
W. G. Beddow
B. Reed
West Virginia Golf Association
Gil Meem
Bluefield Country Club
Princeton Ellis
Harold Hulme
Hinton
W. H. Stein
Gary
Astros place Morgan on disabled list in kneecap injury
Joe Morgan breaks kneecap after being struck by a Le Maye line drive during warmups and is placed on the disabled list. The Astros purchase Julio Gotay from Seattle as he hits .317 in the Pacific Coast League. The Giants recall Jesus Alou from Phoenix and send Ollie Brown back. Orioles lead majors with top hitters Snyder and Robinson and boast RBI and home run leaders.
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Associated Press
Houston Astros
Joe Morgan
Julio Goray
Seattle
Morgan
le Maye
Gotay
Russ Snyder
Frank Robinson
RBI
Brooks Robinson
John Powell
Baseball scores from National League games reported
National League results show Chicago 5 Atlanta 1, Los Angeles 1 San Francisco 2, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 8 Houston 5. Remaining night games include Philadelphia at New York, Boston at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Atlanta, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, and San Francisco at St. Louis with listed pitchers and records from the schedule.
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Chicago
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Houston
Philadelphia
Running
New York
Hoston
Giusti
Cardwell
Holtzman
Blasingame
Osteen
Cincinnati
Ellis
Bolin
Gibbon
Briles
Willie Mays Joins Third On All Time Home Run List
Willie Mays hit his 522nd career homer in the first inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 2 1 win over St Louis. The blast moved him to third on the all time list behind Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx, ahead of Ted Williams. Jesus Alou led off with a single as Mays connected off Bob Gibson. Ron Herbel won after six strong innings.
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ST. Louis
Willie Mays
San Francisco Giants
Mays
Ted Williams
Babe Ruth
Jimmy Foxx
Jesus Alou
Tom Haller
Bob Gibson
Ron Herbel
Cardinals
Julian Javier
Tito Francona
Bill Henry
Jerry Buchek
Limby McDaniel
Lou Brock
McDaniel
Curt Flood
Brock
Orlando Cepeda
Jackson
Mdaniel
Woodschir
Shannon Ph
Gibson
San Francisco
St.Louis
Rose Lifts Reds By Dodgers 3-1
Pete Rose sparked a two run first inning rally with a double and John Edwards homered in the second as Cincinnati defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1. Milt Pappas scattered eight hits before leaving in the eighth with a foot injury. Billy McCool gained the win in relief for Pappas, his seventh victory against five losses.
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Cincinnati
Pete Rose
John Edwards
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milt Pappas
Billy McCool
Pappas
Dodgers
Reds
Los Angeles
Cubs Stop Braves 9-1 in Ellsworth Impact
Dick Ellsworth pitched eight hits allowed one run and scored once to lift the Chicago Cubs past the Atlanta Braves 9 to 1. The Cubs broke the game open with three runs in the fifth on walks and hits including a double by Don Kessinger who had three hits in four at bats.
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Atlanta
Dick Ellsworth
Chicago Cubs
Eddie Mathews
Cubs
Randy Hundley
Bilsworth
Glenn Beckett
Don Kessinger
Chicago
Emerson Loses at Wimbledon Injuring Shoulder in Upset
Roy Emerson, attempting to win a third straight Wimbledon, strained his left shoulder after a fall and fell to Owen Davidson 14 63 64 6 4. Ralston advanced for the United States as Cliff Richey was eliminated by Tony Roche.
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Emerson
Wimbledon
Ralston
Owen Davidson
United States
Cliff Richey
Dallas
Tex
Tony Roche
Australia
Richey-Roche
South Africa
Jan Leschly
Denmark
Ken Fletcher
Jaidip Mikerjen
India
Roy Emerson
London
Davidson
Young Denny McLain May Pitch Tigers Into Series
The Detroit Tigers hope the fastballing right hander Denny McLain can bridge the gap to the American League title. McLain, the league's winningest pitcher, is viewed as the key to ending a 20 year drought since their last title in 1945.
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Denny McLain
Tigers
Detroit Tigers
McLain
Motor City
Bluestone River Rebounds as Park Plans Boost Fly Fishing
A long polluted Bluestone River in Mercer and Summers counties is recovering thanks to coal washing controls and river-cleanup efforts. Pipestem State Park aims to draw tourists with an 11 million dollar development including an aerial tramway to bring guests to the river for bass and blue cat fishing. The piece notes state efforts to reduce pollution and the potential economic benefits from outdoor recreation.
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West Virginia
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Natural Resource
Pipestem State Park
Twins Rally Past Indians 6 2 For Tie Breaking Sixth
The Minnesota Twins rallied in the sixth inning to beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 2 on Monday night. Three walks and three Cleveland errors fueled four runs that turned a tie into a Twins lead. Jerry Zimmerman plated two with a single, Max Alvis misplayed a ball to allow another, and Zoilo Versalles then hit a sac fly for the fourth. Earlier, Cleveland carried a 2 0 lead after a first inning rally highlighted by Jim Landis and Chico Salmon singles and Alvis sacrifice fly.
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ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland
Indians
Luis Tiant
Jerry Zimmerman
Bob Allen
Max Alvis
Zoilo Versalles
Twins
Jim Landis
Chico Salmon
Alvis
Fred Whitfield
Standings and results from Bluefield Virginia games
Bluefield 8 Virginia 4 and 4 inning Johnson City 5 0 at Marion 5 Salem 0 at night. Bluefield at Covington at Johnson City at night Vinson. Marion at Salem at night. Sunday results show Bluefield 4 Virginia 7 and Johnson City 5 4 0 innings. Only games scheduled.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Johnson City
Marion
Salem
Covington
Joh City
Vinson
Pet
Lex
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