Decatur Eliminated as Undefeated Team in Dixie Boy's Meet
In the Dixie Boy's Baseball Tournament at Herman Bailey Field Decatur Hoover Saraland and Center Point were eliminated as Pleasant Grove Selma Boaz and Dothan advanced to the semifinals. Saraland beat Hoover 8 7 Center Point defeated Decatur 9 4 while evening games sent Dothan and Selma to the losers bracket.
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Pleasant Grove
Dick Bell
Decatur
Hoover
Saraland
Center Point
Selma
Boaz
Dothan
Herman Bailey Field
Hoove
Burt Parks
Terry Blalock
Larry Mote
Steve Tapscott
Roy Hollis
McLain Ends Senators Run as Tigers Win 4-0
Detroit ace Denny McLain improved to 21-3 by scattering four hits and fanning nine to blank Washington 4-0. Dick McAuliffe and Al Kaline led the offense with multiple hits and RBIs as Detroit stretched its AL lead to seven games over Baltimore.
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Associated Press
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Detroit Flyers
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Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
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California
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al Kaline
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Washington Senators
Cardinals Rally for Lead With July Firecracker Pace
NL roundup notes the St Louis Cardinals surged to a 14 game lead after a 24 victories in 30 games, including a 3-2 win over Philadelphia with Lou Brock stealing home. Hank Aaron fueled Atlanta's victory over the Mets as Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and others posted wins and a rare unassisted triple play highlighted the national league action.
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Lou Brock
Julian Javier
Woody Fryman
Brock
Bill White
New York Mets
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Pirates
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Mike Co
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Johnny Bench
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Tommy Helms
Gene Alley
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May
Mazeroski
Ron Hansen
Washington
Cleveland
Roberto Clemente
Donn Clenden
Exhibition Roundup Opens Pro Football Preseason Tonight
Pro football begins exhibition play with Washington at Houston and New Orleans versus the Rams in Anaheim. Four more games Saturday include Chicago at Canton, Baltimore at Oakland, San Francisco at San Diego, and Kansas City at Cincinnati. Notable absences include Sonny Jurgensen and Johnny Morris retirement.
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Associated Press
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Houston
Astrodome
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Los Angeles Rams
Anaheim
Green Bay
Chicago
Saraland Edges Hoover 8 to 7 in Tight Shootout
In a high scoring game Saraland defeats Hoover 8 to 7. Watson Norton Rodgers and Norton led for Saraland while Weeks Highsmith Willingham and Yates contributed for Hoover.
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Watson
Norton
Rodgers
Tisdale
Weeks
Highsmith
Willingham
Yates
Pleasant Grove Beats Dothan 5 to 1 in Baseball Match
Pleasant Grove defeated Dothan 5 to 1 as Barfield Harpe and McKnight Halsten led with strong pitching. Lawley earned the win while Barfield took the loss.
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Barfield
Harpe
McKnight
Halsten
Lawley
Keeton
Linzy Draws Bases-Loaded Walk to Force Go-Ahead Run
Frank Linzy forced home the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Bob Bailey. The event details a pivotal moment in the game, highlighting Linzy’s intentional base on balls to deliver the deciding run for his team.
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Oakland
A’s
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Tom Satriano
Jim Fregosi
John Donaldson
Rick Monday
Jim Gosger
Bert Campaneris
Marty Pattin
Kubiak
Angels
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Hershberger
Sal Bando
Catfish Hunter
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Minnesota
White Sox
Ron Perranoski
Tommy Davis
Duane Josephson
Leon Wagner
Ken Berry
Tim Cullen
al Worthington
Woody Held
Sox
Cubs
Houston
Ernie Banks
Billy Williams
Jim Hickman
Dodgers
Joe Gibbon
Dick Dietz
Frank Linzy
Bob Bailey
Auburn Coach Shug Jordan Gets Green Light for Football Duties
Auburn University head coach Ralph Shug Jordan received medical clearance to resume coaching and media work after a Birmingham checkup. He was hospitalized last month for early prostate cancer treatment and will cut back on speaking engagements for a year.
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Auburn
Ala
Auburn University
Ralph ‘“Shug
Jordan
Birmingham
Georgia Tech
Dothan Tops Center Point In Hard Fought Match
Fleming Baker and Vandergriff Mason Halsten lead Dothan to a 5 to 0 point win over Center Point after a close game. Mason records the win on the mound with Fleming as the losing pitcher Flemming.
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Fleming
Baker
Vandergriff
Mason and Halsten
Mason
Flemming
Pleasant Grove Triumph Over Boaz in Scrappy Chess Meet
In a tense contest at Pleasant Grove, the hosts edged Boaz with a 1600 level clash as Keeton Het Gaskin and Hallmark Bishop led the charge. Penny and Holland supported with solid plays in the backline, securing a narrow win on the board.
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Het Gaskin
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