Coker's 16th inning homer seals Reds win over Phillies
In Philadelphia Jim Coker hit a two out homer in the 16th off Gary Wagner to lift Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia. Coker also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly as Sammy Ellis allowed four hits and a late comeback bid by the Phillies fell short. John Briggs belted his fourth homer for Philadelphia to tie the game, but Coker's blast decided the night.
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Softball Results From Bailey Park and Nearby Fields
Softball scores listed for Bailey Park Stonewall Jackson Northview Druid Hills and Riverside fields with teams including Fire Dept Barker Foster Franks Can ton Lee Street and Virginians plus Pro Football results Baltimore 23 Detroit 3 Minnesota 35 Philadelphia 2. The frame shows multiple games with partial inning tallies and player pairings.
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Baseball scores and standings from a busy American League slate
American League results show Chicago beating Kansas City 3 1 and Washington over Cleveland 3 1 while New York edged Baltimore 1 0. Detroit lost 3 2 to Boston with Los Angeles defeating Minnesota 3 1. Standings list Milwaukee leading NL with a 50 33 mark and San Francisco close behind.
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Danville Leafs top South Boston 7 to 3 in league game
Danville Leafs rallied for four runs in the sixth to defeat South Boston 7 to 3 at Market Garden Field. Ronnie Guthrie hit a three run homer in the first inning accounting for all VISITORS runs. Frank Fulton and Jack Bryant had two singles each for Danville. The win ties the Leafs with Jesse Jones at 12-6 for regular season honors and sets playoff dates at Market Garden Field with Danville Finance in Babel Ruth League action to follow.
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Clifford Ann Creed Sets Early Pace At Golf Tourney
Clifford Ann Creed of Alexandria La shot a six under par 67 at Miracle Hill Golf Course to lead the first round of the Omaha Jaycees Ladies Open. She finished 18 holes two strokes ahead of Sybil Griffin and Kathy Whitworth both at 69 with several others tied at 69 and tied for second.
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Pro Grid Roundup Halas Bears Seek First Exhibition Win
The Bears led by George Halas aim to beat Vince Lombardi and the Packers in Milwaukee to end a pre season jinx dating to 1959. Both teams won their openers as NFL and AFL action fills a weekend slate.
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Cullen Shuts Out Orioles With 1-0 Yankee Win
Rookie Jack Cullen of the New York Yankees blanked the Baltimore Orioles on three hits for a 1-0 victory. Tom Tresh’s 19th homer in the fourth provided the only scoring, as Cullen completed his first major league complete game, striking out four and walking two.
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No Races Tonight At South Boston Speedway
South Boston officials cancel weekend racing after Trenton modified sportsmen races. Next week August 28 features two 10-lap heats and a 75-lap feature for modified sportsmen plus two 10-lap heats and a 30-lap feature for late model hobby cars. Season-ending program set for September 14 with a 267‑lap 3-8 mile main and NASCAR time trials.
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Mathews, Blasingame Lift Braves Past Pirates 4-3
Ed Mathews blasted a tie breaking two run homer in the eighth, giving the Milwaukee Braves a 4 to 3 victory over Pittsburgh. Blasingame held Pirates to six hits as Milwaukee moved atop the NL, one percentage point ahead of the Dodgers. Torre tied the game in the seventh with his 20th homer.
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Colts Trounce Lions In Exhibition 23 To 3
DETROIT AP Jerry Hill scored two second quarter touchdowns to lift the Baltimore Colts to a 23-3 win over the Detroit Lions in a NFL exhibition. Gary Cuozzo threw a six yard TD pass to Hill, capping a 63 yard drive aided by two pass interference penalties. Tim Murphy hit Alex Hawkins for the final Colts tally. Wayne Walker kicked the Lions only points on a 22 yard field goal. Colts win second straight exhibition. Lions drop to 0-2.
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Chrysler Entries Finish One-Two At Columbia
Chrysler Corp. products dominated the Sandlapper 200 Grand National in Columbia South Carolina as David Pearson led a Dodge one two over Plymouth driver Richard Petty. Petty surged from deep in the field to take second ahead of Ford’s Dick Hutcherson with Tiny Lund fourth and Cale Yarborough fifth.
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Vikings Rally Past Eagles In Exhibition Victory
In Minneapolis, the Minnesota Vikings beat the Philadelphia Eagles 35-21 as Tommy Mason connected with Tom Hall for a 15 yard fourth quarter score sealing the win. Mason earlier ran in a touchdown and Fran Tarkenton added a late pass to Phil King. Eagles’ Norm Snead led a second half surge, tying the game at 21-21 before the Vikings pulled away. Attendance was 43,125.
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Polito Pleads Guilty in Fix Charges
Joseph Polito pleaded guilty in Chicago federal court to attempting to fix a basketball game between Seattle University and the University of Idaho by bribing two Seattle players. The case, moved from Seattle, was adjourned to September 28 for assignment, with possible further hearings on mail fraud and interstate shipment of a forged check.
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Tigers Split Twin Bill With Red Sox In Boston
Detroit pitchers dominate the opener 2-0 as Denny McLain allows three singles. In the nightcap Orlando Pena saves a 3-2 win after Boston rallies to load the bases with two out. Lumpe scores the decisive run on a wild pitch following Mantilla’s boot.
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Senators Seek Waivers on Ryne Duren and Duckworth
Washington Senators asked waivers Friday on veteran relief pitcher Ryne Duren and recalled right-hander Jim Duckworth from the Hawaii farm team in the Pacific Coast League. Duren, once a top AL reliever, had a 1-1 record with a 6.65 ERA in limited action.
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Broncos trim roster with two rookies cut
Denver Broncos released two rookies on Friday reducing the squad to 56. Buster Keliikuli an offensive tackle from Idaho State and Jack Mauro a defensive tackle from Northern Michigan were cut.
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Sanford Stars Angels In 3-1 Opener Win
Angels win 3-1 as Jack Sanford debuts in American League with six innings one run six hits. Joe Adcock hits a two run homer, Albie Pearson collects four hits and two doubles. Bob Lee secures win in relief after Hanson? margin. Rich Rollins errors aid unearned run.
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Senators Win 3-2 On Dick Nen Homer
Washington pitcher Dick Nen hit a two run homer with one out in the ninth to lift the Senators to a 3-2 win over Cleveland. Tiant allowed six hits through eight innings then walked a pinch hitter to set up Nen’s third homer over right field. Hinton and Colavito homered for Cleveland in the fourth, but Washington answered with two singles surrounding a walk to start the decisive ninth.
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White Sox Clinch Seventh Straight With Skowron Two-Run Homer
The Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Athletics 3-1 as Bart Skowron hit a two run homer in the third inning and Gary Peters pitched seven innings with Hoyt Wilhelm nailing down the win. Peters improved to 8-10 with the victory while Jim Hunter took the loss for Kansas City.
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Wade Reaches Women's Invitational semis in Manchester
Virginia Wade of Great Britain dominated Tory Ann Fretz 6 0 6 1 to reach the semifinals. She will face Billie Jean Moffitt while Carol Hanks Aucamp meets Julie Heldman in Saturday's semis. Moffitt beat Mary Ann Eisel to complete the quarterfinal slate. In doubles, Maria Bueno and Moffitt defeated Nancy Reed and Aucamp 6 4 6 4.
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Hetzel Agrees To Two Year Warriors Contract
Charlotte The News reports Davidson star Fred Hetzel has agreed to a $45,000 two year no cut contract with the San Francisco Warriors of the NBA. Warriors president Franklin Mienli declined confirmation while noting Hetzel had not signed yet. Hetzel, a 6 foot 8 guard forward from Washington DC, is touring Europe under a US State Department program and expected back later this month.
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Bob Gibson Dominates Mets in 8 1 Victory
St Louis pitcher Bob Gibson limited New York to three hits while fanning 11, as the Cardinals crushed the Mets 8 1. Lou Brock and Ken Boyer fueled the offense with key hits including a two run homer, and Gibson improved to 15 9 with the win. The Mets, error plagued, dropped their 15th in 17 games.
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