Murphy Leads Thunderbird Open After Four Under 68
Brash rookie Bob Murphy shot a four under par 68 to take the first round lead at the Thunderbird Golf Classic in Clifton New Jersey He birdied holes seven eight and nine and finished with a 33 35 for his total Murphy ahead of a large group at two under including Billy Casper Gary Player Bruce Crampton and Chi Chi Rodriguez Jack Nicklaus struggled with a 73 Palmer at 71.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Clifton
N.J
Bob Murphy
Upper
Montclair Country Club
Billy Casper
Gary Player
Bruce Crampton
Jerry Abbott
Steve Reid
Homero Blancas
Dudley Wysong
Bert Weaver
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Mason Rudolph
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Pat
Rodriguez
Blancas
Wilson leads Willow Park open as Tied for third
Peggy Wilson, 33, from Fallbrook California, shot 36 35 71 to grab an early lead in Calgary. Gloria Wilcox of Miami is one stroke behind at 72 while Kathy Farrer of Birmingham and Jane Woodworth of Fort Worth are tied at 73 for third place in the 40 woman field.
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Peggy Wilson
Fallbrook
Calif
Miss Wilson
Gloria Wilcox
Miami
Kathy Farrer
Birmingham
Ala
Jane Woodworth
Fort Worth
Tex
Seaver Nearly Perfect as Mets Beat Cardinals 8 2
New York Mets ace Tom Seaver wrestled seven perfect innings before a two out double by Orlando Cepeda ended the no hit bid. Seaver finished with a three hitter and an 8-2 win over St. Louis, with Art Shamsky belting a grand slam in the fifth and Jerry Grote contributing three hits. Bud Harrelson driven in two on a first inning single and a loaded bases later sequence helped fuel a six run surge against Nelson Briles.
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New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals
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Orlando Cepeda
Art Shamsky
Cards
Nelson Briles
Jerry Grote
Mets
Roger Maris
Jerry
Buchek
Briles
Bud Harrelson
Shamsky
Cepeda
Mike Shannon
Johnny Edwards
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Kranpool
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Gagliano
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Tolan
Granger
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Joe Pepitone
Yanks
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Jake Gibbs
Mickey Mantle
Cleveland
Arcue
al Downing
Lou Johnson
Peterson
Brown
Indians
Alvis
Yankee
Sam McDowell
Bill Robinson
Tresh
Fleisher Takes Narrow Amateur Lead In Columbus
Bruce Fleisher birdied crucial holes to post a one over 71 and move to four under par 214, two strokes ahead of Hubie Green in the 68th U S Amateur at Scioto Country Club. Green bogeyed 18 but kept pace, while Jack Lewis fired 70 to stand at 218 and several players trailed by three to seven strokes.
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Associated Press
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U.S
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Fla
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Alabama
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Osseo
Minn
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Pittsburgh
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Wake Forest
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Charlottesville
Franklin
Mich
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Langey Afb
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Columbus
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Ala
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Butler
Jack W. Lewis Jr
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Florence S.ceridian
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Los Angeles
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England
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Robert B. Huber Jr
Lititz
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Pensacola
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Tenn
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Thomas S. Watson
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Ind
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Hillsborough
Calif
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Tex
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N.J
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Conn
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Saratoga
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N.Y
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Jerry Greenbaum
Toronto
Canada
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Gary Cowan
Boston
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Ont
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Jim Warario
Champaign
Ill
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W.va
James M. Hoak
Peter J. Green
Des Moines
Iowa
Tigers Rally Past Orioles For Seven-Game AL Lead
Earl Wilson pitched a four-hitter and drove in four runs as Detroit beat Baltimore 9-1 to extend their lead in the AL standings. The Tigers, favored after a fifth inning outburst, built on a three-run homer by Wilson and a series of hits from Freehan Matchick and Wert. Don Buford homered for Baltimore, but Detroit cruised to their third straight win and seventh in the last eight, with Wilson improving to 12-11.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Earl Wilson
Detroit Tigers
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Orioles
Wilson
Tiger Stadium
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Tom Matchick
Freehan
Minnie Minoso
Chicago
Matchick
Frank Robinson
Don Buford
Tom Phoebus
Gene Brabender
Jim Northrup
Willie Horton
Norm Cash
Brabender
Horton
Don Wert
Northrup
Horton’s Last-Second Run Gives Indians Split With Yankees
Tony Horton raced home on Max Alvis' infield roller in the 10th inning to lift Cleveland 3-2 and split the doubleheader with New York. Fritz Peterson held the Indians to 1-0 in game one as the Yanks took the opener. Captain J. O. Coppedge, Navy's new athletic director, played tackle for the Midshipmen in 1945.
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Tony Horton
Max Alvis
Cleveland Indians
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Yankees
Fritz Peterson
Indians
Horton
Joe Azcue
Jose 'Cardenal
J. O
Bo) Coppedge
Navy
Midshipmen
Ninth Inning Surge Secures Senators Win Over Red Sox
Washington erased a four-hit shutout through a five-run ninth inning after Boston miscues. Dalton Jones and Russ Gibson misplayed bunts to spark unearned runs as Ken McMullen and Frank Howard drove in key hits. Coleman earned the victory for Washington, while Harrelson extended his RBI lead despite a late homer.
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Dave O’hara
Associated Press
Boston
Dalton Jones
Russ Gibson
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Gary Bell
Ken Harrelson
Jim French
Jones
Gibson
Washington
French
Joe Coleman
Sparky Lyle
Bell
I French
Coleman
Ken McMullen
Lee Stange
Frank Howard
Mike Epstein
Harrelson
Phils Stop Cincy 7-4 Behind Clemens Three-Run Shot
Philadelphia Phillies snap a five game skid with a 7-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Doug Clemens hit a three run homer in the sixth after Reds starter Jim Maloney left with a blister. Chris Short earned the win with help from Gary Wagner and Dick Farrell.
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Doug Clemens
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
Jim Maloney
Phillies
Maloney
Mike Ryan
Tony Taylor
Chris Short
Gary Wagner
Dick Farrell
Short
Firs
Braves Blank Pirates 2-0 as Pappas Leaves with Injury
Milt Pappas shut down the Pirates on four hits before an eighth inning back muscle strain led to his departure in the ninth. Felipe Alou and Felix Millan delivered run scoring singles as Atlanta built a 2-0 lead, with Bob Tillman drawing a leadoff walk and Cannizzaro erring on a bunt to spark the inning.
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Felix Millan
Bob Tillman
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Gil Garrido
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Claude Raymond
Baseball Standings and Saturday Matchups Across MLB
Cincinnati Cloninger, Wise, St Louis Carlton and McAndrew listed for Saturday night games against Philadelphia New York San Francisco Houston Chicago Oakland California Minnesota Detroit New York Cleveland Boston Washington are noted with a mix of win loss records and pitcher days as part of the day’s standings and schedule.
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Cloninger
Philadelphia
Wise
St. Louis
Carlton
New York
McAndrew
Los Angeles
Sutton
San Francisco
McCormick
Houston
Wilson
Chicago
Niekro
Holtzman
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Pappas
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Blass
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Dobson
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Bennett
Detroit
Baltimore
Cleveland
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X-Min
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St. Oakland
Knicks Open Oct 15 at Madison Square Garden
The New York Knickerbockers start their 23rd NBA season October 15 at Madison Square Garden against the Chicago Bulls.
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New York Knickerbockers
Madison.Square Garden
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