All-Star staff picks without Vida Blue for AL
Oakland star Vida Blue, MVP and Cy Young winner last year, is absent from the AL All-Star staff. Manager Earl Weaver tabbed Mickey Lolich to lead a nine man staff with Gaylord Perry, Wilbur Wood, Ken Holtzman, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer, Pat Dobson, Nolan Ryan and Jim Hunter.
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Boston
Oakland
Vida Blue
Atlanta
Earl Weaver
Mickey Lolich
Detroit Tigers
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland Indians
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Ken Holtzman
Oakland Athletics
Dave McNally
Baltimore Orioles
Jim Palmer
Pat Dobson
Baltimore
Nolan Ryan
California Angels
Jim Hunter
A’s. Blue
Charlie Finley
Lolich
Blue
Tigers
McNally
Palmer
Hunter
Perry
Cleveland
San Francisco Giants
Wood
Holtzman
Dobson
Ryan
Weaver
Orioles
Ali Floors Lewis in 11th Round
Muhammad Ali stopped Detroit’s Ali Lewis in the 11th round at Croker Park Dublin for his seventh straight win in a comeback bid. Dundee disputed the fifth round count saying the KO was not clean as timing allegedly stretched to about 22 seconds.
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Ali Floors Lewis
Dublin
Ireland
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Muhammad Ali
al ‘Blue’ Lewis
Ali
Cherry Hill
N.J
Lewis
Detroit
Croker Park
Angelo Dundee
Major League Standings From Affected Games
Standings show Boston leading 8 2 over California while New York 13 Minnesota 3 and other results update divisions. Notable scores include Oakland 9 Milwaukee 6 Chicago 3 Detroit 2 Cincinnati 6 Chicago 3 Montreal 3 San Francisco 2 Pittsburgh 8 Atlanta 3 St Louis 6 Houston 0 Philadelphia 3 San Diego 2 and Dodgers 11 innings Los Angeles 5 New York 0.
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Icelandic Chess Federation Rejects Fischer Demands
Reykjavik Iceland AP The Icelandic Chess Federation rejected 13 demands from Bobby Fischer delaying the fifth world championship game against Boris Spassky. Fischer sleepy and unseen by officials. Thorarinsson cited unresolved requests including film camera removal and hotel pool use as issues.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Icelandic Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
Boris Spassky
Spassky
William Lombardy
Thorarinsson
Lothar Schmid
Schmid
Wise, Simmons lead Cardinals past Astros 6-0
Rick Wise pitched eight scoreless innings and Ted Simmons hit a three run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston 6-0. The win improves Wise to 10-9 while Larry Dierker falls to 8-6.
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Associated Press
Rick Wise
Ted Simmons
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Gaylord Perry
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Royals
Wise
Larry Dierker
Astros
Minor League American Association Scores Report
Indiana’s Indianapolis 3 Tulsa 2 and Town 2 Omaha 1 in extra innings. Oklahoma City 14 Evansville 1 in a dominant win as Evansville opens 1-1. Only games scheduled.
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American Association
Indianpolis
Tulsa
Town
Omaha
Oklahoma City
Evansville
Jackie Robinson names all black baseball team on napkin
Jackie Robinson selected an all black team with Buck Leonard Marvin Wright Willie Wells Hank Thompson Hank Aaron Willie Mays Cool Papa Bell Josh Gibson Roy Campanella Satchel Paige Don Newcombe and Jim Gilliam during a testimonial lunch. He urged a black manager in the majors to inspire youth in ghettos.
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Jackie Robinson
Buck Leonard
Marvin Wright
Willie Wells
Hank Thompson
Hank Aaron
Willie Mays
Cool Papa Bell
Josh Gibson
Roy Campanella
Jim Gilliam
Robinson
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