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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1971

Page

9

Scoreboard: MLB results and upcoming games with standings

Scoreboard shows Kansas City, Chicago, California and Minnesota results with scores 6 5 20 and 24 46 25. Detroit 4 Minnesota 2 Oakland 8 New York 7. Tuesday night Milwaukee at Cleveland Chicago at Baltimore Minnesota at Detroit New York at Oakland Washington at California. Wednesday games include New York Oakland Washington California Boston Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Milwaukee Cleveland Chicago Baltimore.

Kansas City Chicago California Minnesota Milwaukee Detroit Oakland New York Slaten Cleveland Foster Bradley Baltimore Cuellar Perry Niekro Stottiemyre Blue Washington Broberg Wright Boston Houston Jenkins Cincinnati McGlothiin Pittsburgh Johnson Atlanta McQueen San Diego Kirby Philadelphia Lersch San Francisco Marichal New Theee York Sadecki Los Angeles Downing Montreal Amarillo Wonso Stoneman Dallas-Fort Worth St. Louis San Antonio Cook Albuquerque Central Arkansas Shreveport Memphis Birmingham Charlotte Asheville Montgomery Jacksonville Pet Savannah Columbus Revie New York Amarillo San Washington

Baseball leaders show strikeouts and home runs across leagues

The Associated Press tallies 1968 season leaders: American League top batters Oliva and Murcer, runs Buford and Murcer, RBIs Killbrew and Bando, hits Tovar and Murcer, doubles Smith and Conigliaro, triples Carew and White, home runs Melton and Cash, steals Patek and Otis. pitchers Blue and Dobson lead in decisions, strikeouts Blue and Lolich. National League stars include Torre and Beckert, Stargell and Aaron, Brock and Borg, with Gullett and McMahon noted for pitching stats.

Associated Press Oliva Minn Murcer N.Y Buford Balt Killebrew Bando Oak Robinson Tovar R.smith Bost B.conigliaro Carew White Patek K.C F.alou Melton Chic Cash Det Otis C.dobson Lolich Torre St.l Beckert Brock Bonds S.F Stargell Pett Cedeno Houst Metzger Morgan W.davis L.A Pitt H.aaron Atl Agee Gullett Cin McMahon, Sr Seaver Jenkins

Mock To Speak At Austin High Booster Club Meeting

Florence State head coach Durell Mock will be guest speaker at 7 30 tonight at the Austin High School Booster Club Membership Meeting in the school cafeteria. All members prospective members football players and fathers are urged to attend.

Florence State Durell Mock Austin High School

Auburn Specialists Named to Preseason All-SEC Team

Auburn punter David Beverly and placekicker Gardner Jett earned spots on the preseason All-SEC list, highlighting the Tigers special teams. Both players are listed among the conference’s top specialists for the upcoming season.

Auburn David Beverly Gardner Jett

Sullivan tops Auburn with nation leading offense in 1970

Auburn signals Wallace Clark will not return as it reshapes for 1971 with tight end Ronnie Robinett and wingback Dick Schmalz as top targets. Sullivan, the standout sophomore, led the nation in total offense 285.6 yards per game and set NCAA yards per play record 8.57 while earning AP ANSEC first team honors and high Heisman consideration.

Wallace Clark Ronnie Robinett Dick Schmalz Schmalz Tennessee Tigers Volunteers James Owens Auburn Tiger Gardner Jett David Beverly Sullivan Associated Press National Collegiate Sports Services Jim Plunkett Stanford Joe Theismann Notre Dame

Napoles Knocks Out Josselin In Fifth Round in L A Fight

World welterweight champion Jose Napoles of Mexico City defeats Jean Josselin of Paris by knockout in the fifth round of a scheduled 10 round non title bout in Los Angeles Monday night. Blood covers Josselin’s face in the action captured by AP Wirephoto.

Jean Josselin Paris Jose Napoles Mexico City Los Angeles Napoles

Saints Hold Manning Out With Foot Injury In Week Preview

Saints quarterback Archie Manning remains sidelined after a foot injury suffered in last weekend's loss to Kansas City. He will rest the foot until fully healed as doctors advised. Cincinnati built a 20-0 lead in an exhibition win over Pittsburgh with Virgil Carter passing for 191 yards and Bob Trumpy catching a 10 yard TD.

Archie Manning Mississippi Kansas City Manning Saints Jim Ward Philadelphia Eagles Richard Harvey 49Ers Tim Anderson Ohio State University Toronto Argonauts Leo Cahill United States Joe Theismann Greg Barton Leon McQuay Jim Stillwagon Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Virgil Carter Bob Trumpy Doug Dressler Horst Muhlmann Terry Bradshaw Paul Rogers

McAuliffe Seizes Power Hits Amid Slump and Praise

McAuliffe increased his impact with 79 hits 16 home runs and 53 RBIs while manager Billy Martin publicly backed him. Oakland built a commanding lead over Kansas City as Tommy Davis rookie Angel Mangual and Dick Green drove in runs and Chuck Dobson earned his 13th win.

McAuliffe Detroit Billy Martin Martin Tommy Davis Angel Mangual Dick Green Chuck Dobson Oakland New York Kansas City Davis Mangual Green

Offense Makes Bryant Unhappy After Practice

Alabama coach Paul Bryant blasted the offense after Monday practice calling it terrible with fumbles poor leadership and little speed. He praised the defense for performing well in drills and noted the team did a mix of things at full speed overall.

Tuscaloosa Ala Alabama Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant Tide

Reds Suffer Two No Hit Games in June 1970 NL Title Season

The Cincinnati Reds, NL champions in 1970, endured two no hit games during June as they chased another title. Key teams and pitchers challenged their offense in a tumultuous midseason stretch.

Cincinnati Reds

Notre Dame and Texas Wishbone Incident TV Special

AP reports a forthcoming ABC TV program replays last January's Cotton Bowl showing Notre Dame ending Texas 30 game win streak. The documentary includes Royal's pre game talk and post game remarks, unique sound issues, and profiles players Terry Harper and Gardner Jett.

NEW York Notre Dame Texas Abc-Tv Darrell Royal Royal Pat O’brien Longhorns

Sanguillen leads Pirates to sweep with clutch two run double

Manny Sanguillen drove in two runs with a double and scored twice as the Pirates won the first game. Al Oliver homered twice in the nightcap, Clemente and Robertson added solos, Oliver tallied four hits as Pittsburgh completed the sweep. The win narrows the Pirates’ gap on the Cubs while Chicago routed Cincinnati behind Santo and James. Gibson pitched seven innings to beat Houston, Wilson losing for the first time since July.

Manny Sanguillen Pirates Pittsburgh al Oliver Roberto Clemente Bob Robertson Oliver Clemente Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Juan Pizarro Ron Santo Cleo James Bob Gibson Cardinals Houston Don Wilson

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