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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1967
Page
5
Steve Barber carried a no hitter into the ninth but walked two and an error by Mark Belanger opened the door for Detroit’s two runs. The Tigers later added six in the nightcap as Cash homered and Kaline matched the offense with steady contact. Curt Blefary homered for Baltimore, but the comeback fell short.
Baltimore pitcher Steve Barber was charged with a 2 1 loss to Detroit in the first game of a Sunday doubleheader after a ninth inning wild pitch allowed the tying run. Barber walked 10 and hit two, with an error aiding the decisive score as Hank Bauer removed him for reliever Stu Miller. Barber blamed the wild pitch on a change up and said he hoped to straighten out his control soon.
Deadline for the Derby Clippers annual slow pitch tournament is Sunday at 12 midnight. For applications contact Ron Karlins at 226 Main Street Derby or call 724-5516. Games run May 20-21 and 27-28 at Ryan Field with over 500 dollars in prizes.
Danny Cater hit a bases-empty homer in the second inning as the Kansas City Athletics edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Fenway Park. Nash earned his second win, allowing five hits while Boston managed only five, including two infield hits, and failed to score despite a near-capacity crowd promotion.
Bridgeport YMCA Inter-Church basketball league hosts its annual dinner on May 19 at 7 pm in the Bridgeport Y at 631 State Street. Speakers include Wee Devitt Sis King and Carol LaRose of Raybestos Brakelles. A film of the 1966 Women’s World Softball Championship will be shown. MC Glenn Laudensinger Sr and awards by Stu Spraggins. Reservations via the Y physical department.
The U S Olympic Committee said today the executive committee will select sites for the 1968 U S Olympic team trials and name the U S city to bid for the 1971 Pan American Games. It will also review proposals from cities seeking U S representation in the Pan Am bid.
San Francisco exploded for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1. Bolin pitched a three hitter over seven innings, with Davenport delivering a two-run single in the seventh and Brown driving in the tie breaking run. Drysdale suffered the loss after seven frames, giving up six hits and three earned runs.
Rookie drivers George Snider of Fresno and Chris Amon surpassed 155 mph in the Memorial Day 500 practice at Indianapolis. Snider hit 157.4 mph after opening throttle beyond the limit. Only 14 of 40 entered cars cleared tech as the field readies for May 30. Woods End edged Surfside with a 12-11 victory as Chuck LeClerc drove in the decisive run. Henry Pietiecik added three hits.
Cubs rookie Rich Nye scattered four hits over eight innings while Ron Santo blasted a three run homer in the first as Chicago edged Houston 4-1. Don Kessinger opened the game with a single and Glenn Beckett scored on a pair of Astros defensive miscues. Santo’s 350 foot homer came off Bo Belinsky in his first Astros start.
Juan Pizarro limited the St Louis Cardinals to four hits over eight innings while Jerry May drove in two runs to back a 2-0 Pittsburgh victory. May homered off Nelson Briles in the fifth, and Mazeroski scored on a May single in the second as Willie Stargell added a key single. Larry Jaster gave up one run on five hits in his first start against Pittsburgh this season.
Bridgeport City Kickers opened the Connecticut State Cup playoffs with a 5 2 victory over Hartford Italian All Stars. Jimmy White scored three goals, including two in the first half, Chico Chacurian added a 30 yard strike, Junior Orchar netted, and Hartford finished with a late goal.
Eight year old Nolan Gary Nolan pitched for Cincinnati Reds to a 3-2 win in the second game after Don Cardwell blanked the Reds 2-0 in the opener. Lee May homered for Cincinnati, Pete Rose drove in a run, and Vada Pinson, May, and Deron Johnson produced key hits. Swoboda homered for the Mets in the first game as McCool took the loss. Cardwell improved to 2-1 with five strikeouts and no walks.
Schedule of games lists New York at Minnesota Merritt and Boston at California Rubio with records in parentheses. The card notes only scheduled games and does not include results or locations beyond team matchups.
Lycoming romped to two Easy Bird slow pitch wins yesterday, defeating Alamo Industries 23-4 and Stamford Floor Covering 1-1. Ed Finnegan posted four hits in each game, with Harry Eliam Jim Dobbs and Joe Magdon homering in both contests. Other results include Ronnie's over Scoopie's 16-10, Windmill Restaurant beating E and E Barbers 3-0, Surfside Restaurant 12-0 over DiNardo's, and Ace's All Stars 5-2 against Raybes.
New York edged California 4-2 after Mickey Mantle belted a three run homer in the 10th inning the cap day crowd of 47 980 the largest this season. Rick Reichardt and Don Mincher contributed early runs for California while Dooley Womack earned the win for the Yankees and Minnie Rojas yielded the decisive homer. Mantle moved into third on the all time Yankee hit list with 2 215 and neared 500 homers.
Milford report says the Wepawang Shrine club and Panza Construction Co will jointly sponsor a charity softball doubleheader on August 12 at Quigley Stadium West Haven for Crippled Children's Hospital proceeds. The program features a West Haven Superiorettes vs New Jersey Schaelerettes women’s fast pitch game and a Panza Construction versus Jack's Restaurant men’s slow pitch clash with pre game festivities and entertainment. Cochairs are Charles Northrup Seth Winters Sabino Panza and Roger Murray.
Larry Mischik former Warde pitching star scattered four hits as Rider College of New Jersey won its seventh straight baseball game 3-1 over Adelphia Saturday. Mischik fanned six and walked none to lift his season record to 11. His only defeat earlier in the season came at the hands of Southern Connecticut the number two college division squad in the nation.
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