Bucs Hold First As Aaron Joins 400 Club In Rout
Hank Aaron, new to the 400 homer club, belted two long drives in Atlanta’s 10-? win over Philadelphia, with Bragan estimating a 575 to 650 foot blast. Aaron later estimated around 450 feet. Lee Thomas homered for the Braves as Ken Johnson pitched six strong innings. Elsewhere, Pirates beat Reds 3-2 with Pagan driving in the decisive run in the ninth.
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Whitfield's One Man Show Sinks Yankees in 2-1 Loss
Cleveland first baseman Fred Whitfield powered two straight wins over New York with a game winning homer in 2-1 victory after a 3-1 win previously. The Yankees slip to last in the AL at 1-7 while Baltimore and Boston post wins.
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Andy Etchebarren
Luis Aparicio
Washington
Tony Coni
Gliaro
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Etchebarren
Orioles
Aparicio
Boog Powell
Wally Bunker
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Red Sox
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Conigliaro
Lennie Green
Carl Yastrzemski
Hever
Terry Fox
Jerry Stephenson
Don Demeter
Dick Radatz
Angels
Bob Rodgers
Paul Schaal
Joe Adcock
White Sox
Tom McCraw
Don Buford
Dallas Open Golf Tournament Opens With Top Field
The $25 000 Dallas Open tees off with a star-studded field missing Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Co favorites Thug Sanders and Gay Brewer lead the pack as possible $15 000 first prize winners. Eleven pros from Dallas are in the 145-player field including Brewer and Sanders, with other names such as Don January Billy Maxwell Toy Lee Cupit Bruce Mayfield among entrants.
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Jack Nickolaus
Thug Sanders
Gay Brewer
Dal- Tas Oe
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Don January
Billy Mawel
Toy Lee
Cupit
Bruce Mayfield
Major League Standings and Results Brief
AL standings show Cleveland atop with Baltimore close behind Detroit Chicago and California trail. Wednesdays results include Boston over Detroit and Baltimore over Washington. Cleveland defeats New York. California edges Chicago. Several games postponed due to rain with multiple nixed contests.
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Hess and Gibas lead Raymond League singles finish
Hess won the Raymond League singles title with 240 and 682 handicap total, narrowly ahead of Gibas who had 225 and 676 with handicap. Other league results include Hannan 213 201 and Skinner 206 among listed scores. Sophie Douglas topped women headpin league with 103 high game and 283 high series.
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Chuck Skinner
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Mary Pantle
Celtics Take 2-1 Lead in NBA Finals
The Celtics beat the Lakers 120 to 108 at the Sports Arena to surge ahead in the final series. Coach Red Auerbach said Boston aimed to win and proved stronger than Los Angeles in this Game Three matchup.
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Mosconi Dominates Taylor to Lead Pool Tourney
Mosconi hit runs of 42 42 and 67 to beat Eddie Taylor 15041 in the World's Pocket Billiards Invitational in Burbank. The 15 time champion from Haddon Heights NJ improved to 12 1 with four days left in the $20 000 event. Moore Albuquerque and Balsis Minersville sit 9 2 for second. Worst Grand Rapids 103. Crane Rochester 83.
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Army Football Aims at Range of Roles Under Coaching
Maj Joe Franklin from the mid-50s joins the offensive line. Capt Art Johnson an Army player in 1956 57 assists coaching the ends. Lt Cammie Lewis son of the late Coach Pappy Lewis works with the quarterbacks.
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Steelers Linebacker Charged After Tavern Incident
Myron Potties 26 of Van Voorhis faces assault and battery disorderly conduct resisting arrest and intoxication counts after a tavern incident in Pittsburgh. He was arraigned and released on $1000 bond pending a police court hearing on April 29 following his ejection for allegedly throwing a drink at a woman and assaulting the owner.
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Major Leaders In Batting And Pitching
Major Leaders list highlights batting leaders for two leagues with names like Smith Lefebvre Mays Pinson Oliva and Robinson across teams such as St Louis San Francisco Los Angeles Baltimore Chicago and Minnesota. It shows top runs hits RBIs doubles triples and home runs alongside pitching leaders McDowell Lolich with strikeout totals.
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Minnesota
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Alvis
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Kaline
McAulife
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Aparicio
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Schaal
Pagan Delivers Pinch Hit Halts Reds. Pirates Take NL Lead
Jose Pagan produced a game winning sacrifice fly with bases loaded in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6 2 victory over Cincinnati. The win marked a fifth straight for Pittsburgh and gave them sole possession of first in the National League. Earlier Pagan hit a two run pinch double in a 4 3 win.
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