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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1969
Page
10
McNeese allowed one hit and struck out 11 as Jones hit a grand slam to power the Dodgers past the Braves 6-2 and seal the Little League National division title. The duo has dominated on mound and catcher, guiding a standout Chargers era.
Hartselle selected to host the Northern area tournament for 16-18 year olds with Mobile hosting the Southern area event. North Alabama league entries include Florence Huntsville Limestone Co Tenn River Northeast Alabama and Hartselle. South entries are Mobile Montgomery and Baldwin Co. The North winner hosts the South winner in a 2 of 3 series July 22-25, winner advances to Ashville North Carolina July 27, then to Morristown New Jersey August 7-12 for the Tournament of Champions.
Cotaco handed the Braves their first loss of the season 3 to 2 in Hartselle Babe Ruth action. Wymon Winton earned the win in his third start. Andy Smith took the loss. Tommy Murphy homered for Cotaco in the fourth. The Red Sox beat the White Sox 4 to 2 in the other game. Danny Gilbert improved to 2–0 for the Red Sox with Mike Dixon taking the loss. Dixon led the Braves with a double and a single. Barry Mitchell Craig Segars and David Burleson had singles. The Braves sit 4-1 atop the standings. Red Sox 3-2. Cotaco 2-3. White Sox 1-4.
The American League leaders include Carl Yastrzemski style note with batting averages and home runs. Key figures: Blair and F. Robinson lead runs and RBIs for Baltimore. Killebrew and Powell top RBIs. McNally and Lolich lead pitchers with 10-0 and 8-1 records respectively. in the National League, M Alou and Stargell shine in batting with 109 and 55 runs. McCovey and L May pace homers. Holtzman and Baldschun top wins. Singer and Jenkins lead strikeouts.
A 1968 record shows fourteen states conducting pari mutuel harness racing under the Braves Box Fourteen designation. The note highlights the spread of wagering on standardbred racing across multiple jurisdictions and the organized racing framework in that year.
Major league standings show East division leaders Baltimore and Boston with strong records. The list includes Chicago, New York, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Montreal, and more. Monday results featured St. Louis over Montreal rain, Chicago over Pittsburgh, and other matchups. Today's schedule includes Pittsburgh at Chicago and multiple twi night games across the league with noted pitchers and matchups.
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