Seaver Turns Heat On To Stop San Francisco
Seaver beat the Giants 5-3 at Shea, overcoming early rough work and finished with six hits allowed in seven innings. Joe Foy and Cleon Jones homered to tie the game, Ken Singletary delivered the go ahead single off Gaylord Perry as the Mets halted San Francisco. Merritt faded in Cincinnati as St Louis heated up, Cardinals win 16-9. Phillies topped Dodgers 10-3, Twins beat Orioles 5-2, Yankees win 5-2 in 10 innings.
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Boudreau Inducted as Williams Remembers Shift
Hall of Fame ceremony honors four new inductees Lou Boudreau Ford Frick Earl Combs and Jesse Haines. Boudreau recalls his famous shift against Ted Williams in 1947 and Williams countering with three homers. Exhibition game at Doubleday Field draws 9791 as Montreal Expos top Chicago White Sox 106.
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Caboose Leads Chiefs Scrimmage Before Charity Game
Kansas City's Super Chiefs, back in uniform, practiced for Friday's charity game with the College All-Stars as Rookie Mike Garrett scored a three yard TD to cap a trio of first string drives. Goldie Sellers and Otis Taylor added scores. In other NFL notes, 49ers rookies wrapped a 20 minute scrimmage while various teams trimmed rosters and held workouts at multiple camps across the league.
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Pirates Forfeit Win Over Indians Ends Season
Rainy weather left the City Bee League Indians unable to field a team, granting the Pirates a forfeit victory. Indians finish 2-4, Pirates 6-2. Tonight the Braves face the Giants in a pivotal title game, with a makeup game between Pirates and Giants from a rainout to be scheduled.
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Lombardi Undergoes Second Operation for Health
Washington Redskins coach Vince Lombardi was resting at Georgetown University Hospital after a second operation in a month. Officials did not disclose the procedure’s nature, only that it followed a routine checkup after his prior June 27 surgery to remove a non malignant tumor and a two foot section of his colon.
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FCV Central Tops Corry N 'Stars
The French Creek Valley Central All Stars defeated Corry 14 to 5 at Mead Park in five innings on a rain slicked field. Randy Schlosser led Central with two home runs amid a 14-hit offense, while Corry collected eight safeties. The loss ends Corry’s three game win streak as Central advances in inter-district play toward Williamsport.
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First United Methodist Church Throttles Catholics, 23-10
Two top crews in the Church Recreation Softball League met in a high scoring bout. First United Methodist Church surged to a 23-10 victory over the Catholics, scoring in every inning but the fourth and blasting four, seven, and five runs across the early frames. Ed Swanson led FUMC with four hits in five at bats, while Bob Marsh earned the win. Norton took the loss for the Catholics. Curry and Norton hit home runs for their sides. Multiple players added triples and doubles in the contest. Tonight Alliance battles the Baptist on field A and Sparta Baptist meets Beaverdam.
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