Tribe Beats KC A's Gain Ground In West Race
Boog Powell stole a base and Frank Robinson drove in two as the Orioles rallied to a 6-5 win over the Twins. Downing pitched a four hit shutout for the Yankees in a 5-0 win over Oakland after Oakland won the opener 5-3 in ten innings. Oakland split the doubleheader while Minnesota fell, widening the gap in the AL West standings.
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Senators
Aurelio Rodriguez
Jim Fregosi
Bubba Morton
Rodriguez
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Duke Sims
Paul Schaal
Joe Foy
Royals
Willie Horton
Bills Scalp Lombardi's Redskins in AFL Exhibition
Bills beat Lombardi coached Redskins 21-17 in Buffalo before 37,012 fans as Max Anderson and Tom Flores connected on a late decisive play. Sonny Jurgensen threw two TD passes for Washington, with Pat Richter and Jerry Smith scoring as the Redskins led 17-14 before Buffalo struck in the final period.
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Seattle
Wattsburg Race Driver Hospitalized After Crash
Erie driver Sherwood Chambers was injured at Wattsburg Speedway during a consolation feature when his car was rammed after a spin. He was moved from Union City Hospital to St. Vincent Hospital with possible internal injuries. Track owner Larry Parmenter remains in fair condition at St. Vincent after a fall from a utility pole last week.
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Larry Parmenter
Wattsburg
Bethlehem Wins State VFW Teener Title
Bethlehem beat Huntingdon 3 to 2 to capture the state VFW Teener baseball championship in DuBois. Pitcher Mitch Lukevics fanned 10 and allowed two hits as Bethlehem finished 41 in the 15 game tournament with eight teams entered.
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Mitch Lukevics
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Plyler Set To Take All At Stateline
BUSTI Bradfords Jay Plyler with a strong finish tonight could wrap up the 1969 Stateline Sportsman title. He leads Jim Sloan by 530 points and Ron Blackmer and Skip Furlow by 690. Four 25-lap features remain at the 1/3 mile dirt oval with a max 800 points.
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Jamestown
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Stateline
Sherman Forfeits Night Game With Keystones
Sherman forfeits tonight's 6 p.m. game at Loveland Field against the Keystones after manager Harry Waite contacted Keystones pilot Jim Hammond. The Keystones eye a playoff spot, will play Cherry Creek tomorrow at 2 p.m., and have makeup games with Randolph and Dunkirk before playoffs. Hammond asks all Keystone and Savings and Loan players to Loveland Field by 5:30 p.m. for practice. Sunday, Keystones and Legion players meet at noon and Savings and Loan players by 3 p.m. for an all-Hooligan event ending with a 100-lap feature.
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Reds blast Phillies as Allen still seeks exit
Cincinnati surged to a 12-5 win over Philadelphia under interim manager George Myatt, led by Lee May's 31st homer and Johnny Bench's 15th. Richie Allen reiterated his desire to leave Philadelphia as the Reds widened their NL West lead, while Deron Johnson and Larry Hisle homered for the Phillies.
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Bob Tillman
Koosman
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Ron Taylor
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Gaylord Perry
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Willie Mays
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Singer
Don Kessinger
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Jim Qualls
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Glenn Beckett
Leo Durocher
Crawford
Norm Miller
Curt Blefary
Jim Wynn
Don Wilson
Wade Blas
Astros
State Grid Tilt To Be Aired On TV
Fans unable to attend the Pennsylvania Big 33 game in Hershey Stadium can watch a delayed broadcast on WQLN-TV Erie and WITF-TV Hershey. The qth annual classic features Pennsylvania east vs west All-Stars and will air statewide tomorrow at 5 p.m. in black and white due to insufficient stadium lighting.
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High School Stars Top Wright Street in Bracken Field Tilt
A packed crowd watched the High School Playground All Stars defeat the Wright Street School All Stars 114 at Bracken Field. It marked the high school's first win in three years, with Rosy Caruso earning the win and Craig Gruca taking the loss.
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Bracken Field
Rosy Caruso
Craig Gruca
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