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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1967
Page
7
Cubs win 9-8 over the Astros on a ninth inning single by Thomas. Williams delivered a sacrifice, Bly contributed in the late innings for the Cubs.
Joe Foy fueled an 13 hit Boston attack with two triples and two singles as the Red Sox defeated Cleveland 8-4 Friday night. Foy scored three and drove in one, while Tony Conigliaro and Carl Yastrzemski added two RBIs apiece. Cleveland bulked through four hits in the eighth to score twice and again in the ninth.
Roger Maris hit a leadoff homer in the eighth inning to lift St. Louis to a 3-2 win over Philadelphia. Dick Hughes earned his seventh win in nine decisions, with Rich Allen and John Callison each homering for the Phillies in the first. The Cardinals tied the game in the second and pulled ahead on timely hits and baserunning.
Scores and matchups listed for Saturday include New York at Atlanta with Shaw and Hendley. Houston at Chicago. San Francisco at Los Angeles. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at St Louis. Chicago at Minnesota. Cleveland at Kansas City. and Rostod at New York with various listed pitchers and records.
Tokyo report says Yoshiaki Numata, newly crowned minor lightweight champion, will defend his title against countryman Hiroshi Kobayashi in Tokyo. Date to be selected. This marks the first world title bout between Japanese boxers.
New York pitcher Al Downing hurled a six hitter to lead the Yankees past Detroit 3-1. Downing struck out five and hit his second career homer off Denny McLain in the third. Steve Baker and Tom Tresh also homered for New York as McLain allowed three solo shots.
Nancy Riow of Dallas Texas defeated Annette Van Zyl of South Africa 6 4 7 5 to reach the finals of the London Grass Courts Championship despite rain delaying play.
Wayne Yates surged to a two stroke halfway lead at the Cleveland Open with a 66 in round two. Palmer battled back from a double bogey to a 69 as a group of players jockeyed for position, while Sikes failed to make the cut.
Paul Casanova hit a three run homer with two out in the fourth inning to give the Washington Senators a 3 2 lead over Baltimore. Phil Ortega earned the win with seven strong innings before relief help from Dave Baldwin in the eighth.
California Angels pitcher Rickey Clark and reliever Minnie Rojas combined to shutout the Athletics 2-0 in Kansas City. Jim Fregosi drove in the go ahead run with a seventh inning single after Jay Johnstone doubled. Rojas added an insurance run in the ninth.
Atlanta jumped on Bob Shaw for five runs in two innings and rode a 13 hit attack to a 12 to 4 victory over the New York Mets. Mack Jones had three RBIs on a double and two singles while Felipe Alou added three hits and scored twice. Cleon Jones hit a first inning homer for New York before Atlanta reclaimed the lead and widened it. Ken Johnson earned the win for Atlanta. Shaw fell to 2 6 with the loss. In Tempe Arizona State pitcher Gary Gentry signed a baseball contract with the Mets.
Harmon Killebrew hit his 22nd homer in the seventh to break a scoreless pitching duel between Dean Chance and Horlen, giving the Twins a 1 0 win over Chicago. The blast ended Horlen’s eight straight wins and put Killebrew atop the AL single season home run race.
Fragmentary data lists multiple teams and players with win percentages and scores. Key items include Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, St Louis, and names Cuellar Veale Farrell Jarvis Hughes with associated numbers. Unable to determine full event or context from the damaged text.
Pittsburgh overcame a Cincinnati lead as Henne Maury Wills delivered a pinch single to tie the game and Bob Lee allowed no runs in relief. Alley scored on a walk and a sacrifice fly with Manny Mota and Jose Pagan contributing, giving the Pirates a 4-2 win Friday night in Cincinnati.
New York University reports seven ball teams delivering 35 win seasons across the east over the past four years. The achievement highlights sustained program success and broad depth across NYU athletics.
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