Grant Tosses Two Hitter as Twins Blank Indians 7 0
Jim Mudcat Grant pitched a two hitter for his 17th win and drove in four runs to power the AL leading Minnesota Twins to a 7 0 shutout of Cleveland. Grant, who added a two run single in the fourth and another RBI in the eighth, improved to 17 4 with the victory as he outdueled Sam McDowell. The Twins broke a scoreless game in the seventh with Rollins and Battey scoring on a sequence that chased McDowell. All other Indians hits came from Pedro Gonzalez and Fred Whitfield.
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Pedro Gonzalez
Fred Whitfield
Twins
McDowell
Zoilo Versalles
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Versailes
Sonny Siebart
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Bob Allison
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Chisox Split Double Bill With Red Sox
Boston Redsox win game two behind Dennis Bennett complete game victory lifting his season mark to 4 3 as Chicago falls nine games behind AL leader Minnesota. Don Buford Gene Freesac and Danny Cater pace Chicago with early triples while Yastrzemski Conigliaro and Malzone provide hits for Boston in a 6 1 win.
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Dennis Bennett
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Minnesota
Bennett
Don Buford
Gene
Freesac
Danny Cater
Buford
Bill Skowron
John Buzhardt
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Tony Conigliaro
Lee Thomas
Frank Malzone
Malzone
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Ken Berry
Ron Hansen
Thomas
Conigliaro
Dick Radatz
Senators Edge Orioles 2-1 In 10th Frame
Washington edged Baltimore 2-1 in 10 innings as Jim King lined a two out single off the right field fence for the winner. Ken Hamlin and Ken McMullen started the rally, Willie Kirkland walked, and Woodie Held struck out before King delivered the decisive hit. Mike McCormick earned the win, Stu Miller the loss. Baltimore led briefly on a seventh inning error and Luis Aparicio infield groundout, but Washington seized late control and avoided a loss.
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Jim King
Baltimore
Ken Hamlin
Senators
Ken McMullen
Willie Kirkland
Woodie Held
King
Mike McCormick
Stu Miller
Steve Barber
Hamlin
McMullen
Frank Kreutzer
Detroit
Curt Blefary
Orioles
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Steve Ridzik
Charley Lau
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Washington Aparicio
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O'Donoghue Edges Ford In 1-0 A's Win Over Yankees
Dick Green's ninth inning single produced the winning run as Kansas City's John O'Donoghue outdueled Whitey Ford in a 1-0 A's victory over the Yankees. O'Donoghue improved to 7-17 allowing four hits. Ford was dominant through eight.
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Dick Green
John O'Donoghue
Whitey Ford
A's
New York Yankees
O'Donoghue
Yankees
Ford
Causey
Tartabull
New Fork Kansas City
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E—Kubek
Soyer
I” Ali
Mets Call Up Relief Pitcher For September Rebuild
New York Mets recall relief pitcher Larry Bearnorth from Buffalo as part of a four minor league recall. He will report to the Mets on September 2 joining Cleon Jones Danny Napoleon Dennis Ribant and Dick Selma who also return from Buffalo after the IL season ends.
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Larry Bearnorth
New York Mets
Buffalo
Mets
Cleon Jones
Danny Napoleon
Dennis Ribant
Dick Selma
Toomey Wins World University Games Decathlon Gold
Bill Toomey, hampered by an elbow injury, clinched the decathlon gold at the World University Games in Budapest after a dramatic final 1,500 meters surge. He totaled 7,566 points, beating Jozsef Bakai of Hungary and Manfred Pflugbeil of West Germany as American track stars added medals amid rough weather.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Bill Toomey
Novocaine Tol
United States
Laguna Beach
Calif
Toomey
Jozsef Bakai
Iungary
Manfred Pflugbeil
West Germany
Pflugbeil
Bakai
America
France
Lou Wadson
Minnesota
Russia
Canada
Sweden
Japan
Italy
National Sersus San Francisco Nine Open Score Card
A fragmented sports score snippet shows National Sersus San Francisco nine, New Yor Los Angeles nine, Whiladelphia four, Pittsburgh ten, Houston nine, Chicago five, Milwauk St. Louls five, Cincinnati five after twelve innings.
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San Francisco
New
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Leafs Win to Reach Finals in Stan Musial League
Danville Leafs defeated South Boston 6 1 to advance to the state Stan Musial League finals. Randy Thompson outpitched Will Hill, aided by six South Boston errors. The Leafs and Jesse Jones square off tonight at Market Garden Field with both teams at 2 1 records. If Jesse Jones wins, the regional berth is secured. if Danville wins, a deciding game follows Sunday.
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Randy Thompson
Boston
Will Hill
Danville Leafs
Hill
Leafs
Thompson
Jesse Jones
Virginia
Orlando
Fla
Danville
Market Garden Field
Dark Named Dark as Administrative Aide for Kansas City Athletics
Kansas City club owner Charles O. Finley announced Friday night that Alvin Dark, then a Chicago Cubs coach, would become his administrative assistant for the Athletics.
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Charles O. Finley
Alvin Dark
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City Athletics
Drysdale Ends Jinx With 18th Win Over Phillies
Dodgers edge Phillies 9-8 as Don Drysdale snaps a three year drought against Philadelphia and notches his 18th victory. Howie Reed relieves in the eighth. Gonzalez and Callison homer for the Phillies. Johnson and Fairly drive in key runs for Los Angeles. 26,740 attend.
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Don Drysdale
Los Angeles
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Lou Johnson
Jim Gilliam
Davis
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Gilliam
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Rolas
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Gentzalez
Callison
Williams' Grand Slam Beats Braves in Chicago Victory
Billy Williams crushed a fourth inning grand slam as the Cubs defeated the Milwaukee Braves 5 to 3 in Milwaukee. Chicago pushed ahead with a five run fifth inning against Ken Johnson, with Williams' 23rd homer delivering the decisive blow. Ed Bailey started the rally with a double, and Don Landrum drew a walk to load the bases before Williams connected. The Braves rallied late, but Ted Abernathy closed out the win for Chicago.
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Ken Johnson
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Mays Sets Record Ties Another In Giants Mets Clash
Willie Mays belts his 40th homer to tie a major NL record and set another, while Willie McCovey hits two as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 9-2 at Shea Stadium. Len Gabrielson and Jim Hart also homer, amid Spahn’s five-hit shutout until late.
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San Francisco Giants
New York Mets
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Charlie Smith
Frank Linzy
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Satchel Paige to Organize Alaska Team
Anchorage Alaska AP Satchel Paige the durable baseball star announced he will organize and manage the New Anchorage Earthquakers as a playing manager The team aims to be farmed like Fairbanks Goldpanners Paige may relocate permanently to Anchorage and will seek approval from booking agent Abe Saperstein who may object Paige hinted at a slim chance of approval but plans to proceed if allowed.
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Alaska
Satchel Paige
Anchorage i Earthquakers
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Earthquakers
Goldpanners
Fairbanks
Bob Allaman
Abe Saperstein
Saperstein
Register-Bee Golf Tourney Opens Today
The fifth annual Register and Bee Golf Tournament opens today at Danville Golf Club with Danville defending the team title. Frankie Jones has moved from DGC to Glen Oak aiming for a fourth straight individual crown, while Jones’s departure tests DGC’s bid to retain the team trophy. Teams Glen Oak Tuscarora and Cain Creek join a competitive four way race as players like Townes Lea Milo Aber crombie and Ike Salmon pursue the top honors across 72 holes through Cain Creek Glen Oak and Tuscarora venues.
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Register and Bee
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Tuscarora
Cain Creek
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Milo Abercrombie
Ernest Jones
Jennings Agner
Harry Green Lea
Jimmy Flippen
Bud Feldman
Ike Salmon
Jim Turner
Gus Soffriti
Matt Douglas
Ken Burkhardt
Andy Garibedian
Dan Blalock
Kenneth Jones
O. B. Barbour
Dixie Youth Minor League Game at Riverside Field
At Riverside Field the Dixie Youth Minor League featured 1 Dr. Pepper concession and players R Scolpini S Scolpini Pryor Botkins Scott Beaman with Grapette noted. game details are fragmentary and OCR unclear.
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Riverside Field
Dr. Pepper
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R. Scolpini
S. Scolpini
Pryor
Botkins
Scott
Beaman
Grapette
Reds and Cardinals battle to thirteenth tied five five
Cincinnati and St Louis played a 5 5 tie into the 13th inning Friday night in a National League clash. Both clubs exchanged runs and extra innings pressure as the game stretched deep. Factors include late-inning hits and pitching stamina shaping the outcome.
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CinciNnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Soothsayer Sam Staying Silent On Clinching Date For Twins
Minnesota Twins beat the New York Yankees 9-2 as Bob Allison delivered a two run homer and two doubles leading to their 82nd win and widening the lead in the pennant race. Sam Mele refused to predict when the club will clinch, noting only that continued winning can keep others from catching up. Hurt players include Harmon Killebrew out until mid September and Camilo Pascual missing action until the final week. Tony Oliva and Earl Battey also dealing with injuries.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis ST. Paul
Sam Mele
Minnesota Twins
Bob Allison
Twins
New York Yankees
Minnesota
Chicago
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Aberee
White Sox
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Harmon Killebrew
Serge
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Pascual
Allison
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Tony Oliva
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Earl Battey
Angels rally past Tigers with late homer and relief win
Los Angeles Angels beat Detroit 3-2 as Jim Fregosi hits a two run homer and Bob Lee logs key relief to back Dean Chance who earns his third straight victory Friday night.
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Jim Fregosi
Bob Lee
Dean Chance
Los Angeles Angels
Detroit
Pirates Rally In Ninth To Beat Astros In 11th
Andre Rodgers drove in two runs and singled home Al McBean in the 11th as the Pirates edged the Astros 10 9 after six ninth inning runs tied the game. Bob Bailey, Manny Mota, and Jerry Lynch contributed RBI hits in the late rally.
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al McBean
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Mike Cuellar
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Donn Clendenon
Clemente
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Joe Morgan
Jim Wynn
Joe Gibbon
Rusty Staub
Staub
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Walt Bond
Cardinals Rally To Tie 49ers In Exhibition
St Louis and San Francisco played to a 17 17 tie in a Friday night NFL exhibition as Charley Johnson led a final 80 yard drive ending with a 15 yard TD pass to Sonny Randle with two seconds left. Jim Bakken added the tying extra point.
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Mike Becht
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Charley Johnson
Sonny Randle
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco
Jim Bakken
Cardinals
49Ers
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Joe Childress
Jackie Smith
Bobby Joe Conrad
Randle
John Brodie
Dave Parks
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Tommy Davis
Larry Wilson
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Ken Willard
Wilson
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Doubles tennis results light up National Championships
In Brookline, third seeds Frank Froehling and Charley Pasarell defeated teenagers Stan Smith and Bob Lutz 6-1 6-3 6-2 in quarterfinals. The pair disrupted Smith and Lutz who had upset higher seeds in earlier rounds. Nell Truman and Virginia Wade upset Kathy Blake and Kathy Harter 6-2 6-3 in women’s play. Defending champions Billie Jean Moffitt and Karen Hantze Susman advanced to the semis, while Bill Talbert and Garnet Mulloy reached their third straight senior final.
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Miami
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Puerto Rico
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Bob Lutz
Smith
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Seal Beach
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Beechwood Ohio
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Evanston
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van Nuys
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Fullerton
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Long Beach
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St. Louis
Patti Hogan
la Jolla
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Peaches) Bartkowicz
Hamtramck
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Bill Talbert
New York
Garnar Mulloy
Softball Results from West Eng Ger and Nearby Parks
Readable fragments show multiple softball results with teams such as the Redskins, Twisters, and Marshall. Forfeits and varied scores appear amid names like Dalton, P Boyter, Barnes, Adams, and Dye. Other lines reference Woodlawn Baptist, Moffett Memorial, and local clubs with unclear dates or venues.
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