Decatur Wins Colt Leave Tournament
Right-hander Hal Miller of Decatur pitched a three-hitter to beat Huntsville 6-1 and clinch the district meet. Miller, also a basketball and baseball player from Priceville, hit a solo homer and scored another run as Decatur advanced to the regional Colt League tournament in Birmingham. Miller fanned 14 and walked four while Huntsville's lone run came on Isom’s error and a stolen base sequence. Decatur jumpstarted with runs in the second and fourth innings, aided by Isom, Lacy, Luckett, Lewis and Turner. The regional meet next week includes Aniston, West End, Tarrant, Wahouma, Phenix City and the Gulfport-Biloxi winner.
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Baseball Night Lineups Highlight Interleague Showdowns
Detroit Sparma battles Cleveland Horgan and Kansas City Stafford limited. Washington Moore seeks first win against Chicago John and Baltimore Short. California Sanford faces New York Downing while Minnesota Kaat duels Boston Pappas in night games.
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Baseball Schedule Night Report With Pitcher Matchups
The card lists St Louis at Chicago and Pittsburgh at Houston with Gibson Veale Cuellar. New York at Los Angeles, Philadelphia at San Francisco, and Atlanta at Cincinnati appear for night games with listed pitchers Shaw Koufax Bunning Bolin Cloninger Sheldon.
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San Francisco
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Sheldon
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Swift Has A Tumor Swift Has A Tumor
Detroit Tigers acting manager Bob Swift, 51, is hospitalized since July 14 at Henry Ford Hospital with a malignant lung tumor found after extensive exams. He cannot return this season. Frank Skaff continues as acting manager while Swift receives treatment after recovering from food poisoning.
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Hartack to campaign full time at Arlington Park
Jockey Bill Hartack, who skipped this year’s Kentucky Derby after four wins in seven Roses races, will mount a full season at Arlington Park lasting 103 days through September 12.
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Chicago
Bill Hartack
Angels Top Yanks 6-4 in ninth inning rally
Tom Satriano hit a two run triple in the ninth to lift the California Angels to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. Rick Reichardt tripled and Bob Rodgers drew an intentional walk setting up Satriano's decisive hit off Jim Bouton. The loss ended New York's six game winning streak.
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Rick Reichardt
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Brooks Robinson Lifts Orioles Over White Sox in Slugger Night
Orioles beat White Sox 3-1 as Jim Palmer holds six hits and Brooks Robinson hits his 19th homer in the first inning. Blair adds a squeeze bunt and Powell singles, with Robinson also contributing an inning single.
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al Weis
Tigers Rally Past Indians in 10-4 Victory
Norma Cash drove in six runs including a grand slam as the Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland 10-4 to snap a six game skid. Cash's bases loaded slam in the sixth highlighted a rally that secured the win with three more runs in the ninth. Chuck Hinton had four RBIs for the Indians, including a three run homer.
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Willie Horton
Chico Salmons
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Mickey Stanley
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Decatur Little League All Stars Advance To Semi finals
The Decatur American League All Stars beat Sheffield 3 1 behind Mark McClanahan four hits and Bert Parks 2 RBI in the first inning. The National All Stars defeated Tuscumbia 7 3 with Steve Tapscott winning. The two winners meet tonight at 7 for a district semi final. The victor earns a spot in the championship game against Florence.
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Sheffield
Mark McClanahan
Bert Parks
National All Stars
Bill Dukes
Tuscumbia
Steve Tapscott
Tony Sharp
McClannahan
Terry Blalock
Parks
Bryan Penn
Sharp
Blalock
Penn
McClanahan
Tapscott
DIR Races Set For Tonight With Little Leaguers Honor
Decatur International Raceway hosts a twin bill of Limited Late Models and Modified Specials tonight. Gates open at 5 30 PM, time trials at 7 15, races start an hour later. Local Little Leaguers in uniform plus a parent admitted free, honoring track co owners Troy Watts and Melvin Matthews. About 50 cars expected, including Rhea Greenwell Sam Parrish Clay Bryant Earl Rhoden Dick White Tonis Michael and the regular lineup. Rain canceled last weekend. rain checks honored tonight only.
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Rios Senators Fall as Athletics Top Senators 7 to 2
Jim Gosger homered off Diego Segui and Danny Cater hit a three run shot off Bob Humphreys to power the Athletics past the Washington Senators 7-2. Kansas City snapped a home run drought and extended the Senators’ slide to nine losses in ten games as Jim Nash earned the win in relief. Ozzie Chavarria turned four double plays for Oakland while Washington pushed two runs across in the fourth on an error and timely hits.
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Jim Nash
Mobile
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Jim King
Frank Howard
Boston Red Sox top Twins 6-5 in 11th inning rally
George Thomas lined a go ahead single with two out in the 11th, lifting Boston to a 6-5 win over Minnesota. Don Demeter started the inning with a single, Dalton Jones walked, and Thomas blooped a ball that eluded Cesar Tovar for the decisive run. Oliva and Killebrew homered for the Twins, while Yastrzemski drove in two for Boston.
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George Thomas
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Dwight Siebler
George Scott
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Cesar Tovar
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Harmon Killebrew
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Carl Ystrzemski
Red Sox
Joe Foy
Tony Conigliaro
Sauer Aims to Regain Jets End Job
Poughkeepsie New York AP George Sauer former Jets rookie split end moved to tight end due to injuries and is set to win back his original position. Sauer teamed with quarterback Joe Namath in aerial plays as Namath connected with other receivers Ewbank calls the best corps in four years.
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New York Jets
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Weeb Ewbank
Astros Top Pirates In Dierker’s Two Run Win
Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 as rookie Larry Dierker silenced a pair of homers by Bob Bailey and Willie Stargell. Bailey and Stargell hit solo shots, but unearned runs from an error helped Houston. Rusty Staub Lee Maye and Bob Aspromonte contributed run scoring doubles, and Don Cardwell allowed an extra run in the sixth. Dierker improves to 6-4.
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Bob Bailey
Willie Stargell
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Stargell
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Houstor
Steve Blass
Rusty Staub
Lee Maye
Bob Aspromonte
Ron Brand
Redlegs Rally Past Braves 8 to 2 in Sixth Inning
Cincinnati trailed 2-1 before a six run sixth powered by Leo Cardenas bases loaded double. Joe Nuxhall earned the win after entering in relief and Don Schwall was knocked out. Pete Rose added a two run double as Vada Pinson and Tommy Harper contributed. Frank Bolling homered and Hank Aaron drove in Atlanta’s other runs.
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Art Shamsky
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Hank Aaron
Joe Torre
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Don Nottebart
Boston tennis boosters tout regional tourney strength
Boston area tennis boosters claim the six state region hosts more tournaments than any other in the country with 143 events scheduled this summer in New England.
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