National League To Play 477 Night Games
The 1968 National League schedule marks nine of sixteen clubs to host all home games at night, with totals from 23 to 64 night games per club and Chicago Cubs remaining daytime only. Since 1935, 6,885 night games have drawn 116,592,250 fans. Opening dates shift to April 8 in 1968, with notable matchups and division structuring among New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati Atlanta St. Louis Houston Los Angeles San Francisco and Chicago as the swing club.
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White Sox sign 3 players to reach 20 in 1968
The Chicago White Sox reached 20 signed players for 1968 with relief pitchers Bob Locker and Dennis Higgins and rookie shortstop Berke Reichenbach. Locker pitched 125 innings in 77 games last season with a 7-5 record and 2.09 ERA. Higgins sat out most of last year due to a detached retina but is said to be healed. Reichenbach, from Ohio University in 1965, moves up from Lynchburg of the Carolina League.
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Memorable USTFF Meet to Close Madison Square Garden
The USTFF meets Friday at Madison Square Garden could become memorable for several reasons as indoor track ends its run at the old arena before moving to the new Garden next week. Notable stars Tommie Smith Wade Bell and Charlie Green are in the field as the federation battles the AAU over eligibility and control of amateur track.
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