Johnson Suspended by Angels in volatile 1970 season
Anaheim AP report says Alex Johnson the 1970 AL batting champion was suspended indefinitely without pay by the California Angels for failure to give his best effort in winning games. Johnson had been benched for hustle issues and had accused teammate Chico Ruiz of pulling a gun in the clubhouse. Commissioner Bowie Kuhn will review if suspension lasts beyond 10 days.
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Anaheim
Alex Johnson
California Angels
Angels
White Sox
Chicago
Johnson
Dick Walsh
Walsh
Lefty Phillips
Chico Ruiz
Ruiz
Bowie Kuhn
Pirates Beat Phillies 11 9 as Ellis Earns 12th Win
Dock Ellis earned his 12th win with relief help as the Pirates outslugged the Phillies 11-9. Bob Robertson, Roberto Clemente and Bill Mazeroski drove in three runs apiece, Robertson homered twice and Mazeroski added a solo shot.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Dock Ellis
Bob Robertson
Roberto Clemente
Bill Mazeroski
Pirates
Phillies
Ellis
Robertson
Mazeroski
Luis Aparicio
Frank Robinson
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore
Boog Powell
Orioles
Mel Stottlemyre
Bobb Murcer
New York Yankees
Wash
Transplant science advances and cautions noted
John C. Butler surveys the evolving field of organ transplants. He notes successes in the United States including blood-filtering kidneys and twins cases, with rare nonrelated matches and a chimp kidney survivor. The piece calls transplant work raw but promising for the near future.
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John C. Butler
United States
Somerville Rd
Rankins Win Southeastern Father Son Trophy at Anniston
Rex and Jim Rankin of Decatur capture the Southeastern Father Son Tournament at Anniston Country Club by two strokes. They post a two day low gross of 132, with Jim Rankin taking the sons low net trophy at 135. Jerry Pate trails for runner up as other Decatur entries post scores.
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Anniston
Decatur
Rex
Jim Rankin
Anniston Country Club
Rankins
Rankin
Jerry Pate
Bill Eyster
Billy
Jim Davis
Don
Bill Jones
Crenshaw Delivers Victory for Texas at NCAA Golf
Ben Crenshaw, a 19-year-old UT freshman, shot seven under par 65 to win the individual title and lift Texas to the NCAA golf championship at Tucson National Golf Club. Texas finished eight under par to beat Florida and Houston, with Mills of Houston runner up and Eddie Pearce of Wake Forest fourth.
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Tucson, Ariz
Ben Crenshaw
University of Texas
Texas
Florida
Houston
Crenshaw
John Mills
Mills
NCAA
Tucson National Golf Club
Wake Forest
Oklahoma State
Southern California
Eddie Pearce
Dave Gelnz
Oregon
Dave Shipley
Brigham Young
George Hannon
Decatur Dixie Youth All Star Selections Named
Announcement Saturday lists Decatur Dixie Youth Baseball Leagues all stars chosen by managers and coaches. Rosters cover American Alter nates Central and National Leagues with players from Orioles Yankees Red Sox Pirates Red Legs Mets Cubs Braves and Dodgers. Managers include Waymon Terry Bill Cunningham and John Frost. The tournament path runs from sub district at Point Mallard to district finals at Underwood and state at Hoover with World Series in Pascagoula.
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Decatur Dixie
Dixie
Decatur
Cullman
Moulton
Point Mallard Field
Underwood
Florence
Hoover
Birmingham
Alabama
Pascagoula
Miss
Randy Baggett
Orioles
James McCravey
Steve Howell
Steve Meek
Tommy Bolan
Tigers
Rip Nabors
Yankees
Joe
Speakman
Buzz Terry
Paul Averitt
Red Sox
Mike Deffenbaugh
Greg Newton
Robert Marmann
Twins
Alan Smith
John Smitherman
Alter
Nates
David Farley
Hal Cooper
Danny Harris
James Simmons
Bobby Carpenter
Ricky Garrison
Waymon
Terry
Nick Garrett
Pirates
Jeff Stewart
Indians
Randy Cunningham
Lamon Coger
Jeff Whitlow
Giants
Barry Ziegler
Kim Morris
Preston Sullivan
Dewayne Herbert
Donnie Ferguson
Tim Pettey
Ed Davidson
Dwight Proctor
Astros
Neal Deason
Calvin Brown
Greg Behefield
Rex Lee
Oe Thompson
Bill Cunningham
Mike Bolan
Mets
Mike Caldwell
Brit Cauthen
Cubs
Mark Dishman
George Godwin
Braves
Tony Humphries
Gil Key
Jim Ledbet
Mitchell Widens Cleveland Open Lead in Third Round
Bobby Mitchell fired a 67 to extend his lead to four strokes at 16 under par after 54 holes in the Cleveland Open at Beechmont Country Club. Masters champ Charles Coody surged to second with a 62, tied with Bruce Crampton at 202, while Dan Sikes, Phil Rodgers, and Jerry McGee trailed.
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Bob Green
Associated Press
Cleveland
Bobby Mitchell
Mitchell
Danville
Beechmont Country Club
Charles Coody
Bruce Crampton
Dan Sikes
Phil Rodgers
Jerry McGee
Rodgers
Billy Casper
Bill Garrett
Jerry Heard
Dearie Beman
Mason Rudolph
Gene Littler
Bobby Cole
England
Tony Jacklin
Lee Trevino
Tomor
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Roberto
Catfish Hunter
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Kansas City Royals
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Yankee
Ralph Houk
Ron Swoboda
Yankee Stadium
Eere
Swoboda
Montreal Expos
New York Met
White's
Athe Stores Inc
TIG
6Th Ave
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DYB
Integon
East Moulton St. Decatur
Tommy Sims
Irons
Sixth Ave
Mickey Owens
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STAG
AMSA
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