Willie Mays Sparks NL to 1-0 All Star Victory
Willie Mays opened the first inning with a run that proved the difference as the National League beat the American League 1-0 in the 39th All Star game at the Astrodome. The NL’s six pitchers held AL to three fly outs and struck out 11, preserving Mays’s early run and two records in All Star history.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
Houston
Willie Mays
National League
Willie
Astrodome
Mays
Nationals
Cincinnati
Pete Rose
Cleveland
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Harmon
Killebrew
Don Drysdale
Jim Fregosi
Tony Oliva
Tom Seaver
Ron Reed
Jerry Koosman
Curt Flood
AP Sports
NFL Owners Stand Firm in Pension Dispute
NFL owners keep camps closed to veterans, open to rookies for tryouts while pursuing pension talks with the Players Association. Art Modell notes readiness to meet anytime, cites 1970 merger with the AFL as a hurdle, and vows to continue negotiations with Chicago attorney Dan Shulman present.
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Scharles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago
Players Association
All Veterans
Art Modell
Cleveland Browns
NFL
Players ‘Association
American Football League
Modell
Dan Shulman
Dixieland Junior Meet Rained Out
After two days of heavy rain, junior events in the Dixieland Invitational Tennis Tournament at Birmingham have been canceled. Wade Herren, the tournament director, said men’s, women’s and senior events will be played at Vestavia Country Club, resuming today.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wade Herren
Vestavia Country Club
Dixie Seniors Orioles Lose Two Tie Dixie Dixie series ends with Orioles sharing league crown
The Decatur Dixie Senior League race ends with the Orioles and Red Sox tied for first after losses to the Red Sox 5-2 and Tigers 5-4. Red Sox pitcher Roger Stepenson held the Orioles to four hits in game one, while Jackie Stover led the Tigers in the nightcap.
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Orioles
Red Sox
Decatur Dixie
Tigers
Roger Stephenson
Claude McMurtrie
Oriole
Charles Lee Martin
Stewart Stephenson
Mike Stanley
David Bates
John Moriarty
Mike Lewis
Allen Dutton
Ben Butler
Charlie Sharp
Kelvin Russell
Jackie Stover
Ashville Edges Rebels 3 2 In 11 Innings For Co-Champions
Asheville beat Montgomery 3 2 in 11 innings to end the leaders season and share the Southern League title. Stover led Ashville with two doubles while Stevenson and Miller added two singles each. Montgomery pitcher Korince struck out 14 over nine, homered in the seventh to force a 2 2 tie before the winning run scored.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Asheville
Darrel Chaney
Archie Moore
George Korince
Twins
Tigers
Yankees
Indians
Folbeen
Scott Seger
All-Star Game Pitching Dominates Low-Scoring Thriller
The 1968 All-Star Game ends 1-0 as Nationals win their sixth straight. Willie Mays opens with a single and drives in the lone run on a hop-based score. Killebrew suffers a hamstring pull. Drysdale Marichal and others note pitchers have the edge this year.
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B.F. Kellam Houston
Red Schoendienst
Dick Williams
Schoendienst
Nationals
Williams
Americans
Willie Mays
Don Drysdale
Los Angeles Dodgers
Nationalso
Juan Marichal
San Francisco Giants
Jets Falcons Exhibition Game Rescheduled in Birmingham
The Birmingham Kiwanis Club moved the Jets and Falcons exhibition from Saturday August 24 to Friday August 23 to avoid clashing with the Packers Cowboys TV game. Kickoff time is to be announced.
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Birmingham
Birmingham Kiwanis
New York Jets
AFL
Atlanta Falcons
NFL
Green Bay Packers
Dallas Cowboys
Life expectancy in the United States in 1960
The United States recorded an average life expectancy of 69.7 years in 1960, reflecting postwar health trends and demographic shifts across the population.
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U.S
Mays Leads NL Past AL In All Star Thriller
Willie Mays, at 37, scores the lone run and earns MVP as the National League wins 1-0 in the All Star game. Mays singles for his 23rd All Star hit and sets a new All Star scoring record with 20 runs in the event.
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Trant
Freehan
Flood
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Rod Carew
Carew
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Seaver
Don Wert
Minnesota Twins
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Kesger
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Marhal
Odom
Haller
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Fregosi
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Oliva
West
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McDowell
Stottlemyre
Johnon
Marichal
Koosman
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Decatur
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