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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
19
Juan Marichal pitched a three-hitter and earned his 12th win as the San Francisco Giants blanked the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0. He jammed a sore right thumb on a bases loaded groundout, but still dominated with a mix of pitches.
New York AP Willie McCovey edged Hank Aaron for top NL vote total in the all star balloting. Felix Millan of Atlanta and Cleon Jones of the Mets earned starting spots for the July 22 game in Washington, with Don Kessinger and Ron Santo also earning repeat appearances.
Box score snippets show Cincinnati losing to Houston 5 to 2 with Granger and Ray contributing for Cincinnati. Houston’s pitching and timely hits helped secure the win. Boston defeated Baltimore 5 to 4 with Rome and Etchebarren providing key contributions.
Pete Riccitelli from Portland defeated Ronnie Geoffrion in a 10 round decision. Hedgeman Lewis of Los Angeles outpointed Ernie Lopez in another 10 round bout.
The Hawkeye Stock Outboard Assn will compete in the Central divisional championship races Sunday at Marina 218 south of Cedar Rapids.
Sayers predicts OJ Simpson will sign with Buffalo as he confirms his own knee is strong ahead of training camp. Namath stays on the West Coast post retirement while other stars retire or rethink careers, shaping an unsettled NFL summer.
Hawk Harrelson and Harmon Killebrew powered two games with late homers as Cleveland beat Detroit 7 5 in 11 innings and Minnesota edged Kansas City 6 5. Harrelson added his 14th of the year as Cleveland rallied, while Killebrew notched his 25th homer and top RBI total. Oakland routed Chicago 12 2 as Sal Bando and John Odom starred. Baltimore won 5 4 over Boston on Frank Robinson’s walkoff threat.
Rod Mefford drove in the winning run as Roosevelt tops McKinley 6-5 in the ninth grade contest. Brian Erbe and Jeff Fleck each had two hits, Ken Thompson scored the decisive run, and Roosevelt improves to 7-0 before facing Wilson.
Jim Alberts pitched a no hitter and had two hits to power Taft past Harding 12-2 on Thursday. Rich Tallman and Bruce Lanik added two hits each for Taft, while Steve Snyder contributed two hits as Taft remained undefeated at 6-0.
Roger Scriven pitched a one-hitter as Wilson ninth grade defeated Franklin 4-1. Dennis Gould and Kirk Findley doubled for Wilson, Carl Landergott added two hits, and Rick Stefani had Franklin’s lone hit.
Thunderbird upset Fleck’s Happitime 10-6 on Thursday night at Ellis in a double elimination substate slo pitch tournament feature. Cedar Hills fell 6-1 to Thunderbird, placing both Cedar Hills and Happitime in the losers bracket as play heads to Friday with a path to the state competition.
Goodyear rolled over Peoples Bank 18 to 2 in Cedar Rapids minors. Tim Walters Steve Willcoxson Mike Azinger and Jeff Oberthien combined on a no hitter for Goodyear.
Dave Keeran fired a one hitter and fanned 14 as Midwest Investment beat Mackin Paint 4 to 0. Keeran and Bob Kelzenberg each had two hits for the winners while Duane Long contributed Mackin's only safety. Jett Scott, Mark Hazlett, Mike Wymore, Dave Keeran, Jeff Kacena cited.
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