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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1967

Page

7

Clemente shines as Braves top Pirates 7 to 2 in NL Roundup

Braves routed the Pirates 7 2 as Roberto Clemente slumped to 0 for 4 dropping his average to .388 while Hank Aaron rose to .326 with 11 homers and 29 RBIs. Aaron threw out Clemente at third on a fourth inning attempt amid a fielding showcase by Aaron.

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Roundup of AL games features Mantle homer spree and Yankees rally

Mickey Mantle hit his fourth homer in as many games as the Yankees split a doubleheader with Detroit. Ruben Amaro delivered a decisive single in the nightcap, pulling New York from a four game skid. Al Kaline homered twice for Detroit in the opener, while Tom Tresh sparked the visitors with a three run triple in the third.

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Rebels Stop Evansville Twice In Southern League Clash

Montgomery Rebels beat Evansville 4-2 to gain a share of second in the Southern League. Bill Falk drove in all runs with a bases loaded double after Fred Sherman tripled and scored the first. Rebel pitcher Sherman earned his first win of the season as Montgomery moves seven games behind the White Sox. Birmingham fell to Macon 3-2 and Charlotte beat Knoxville 6-2 in Sunday games. Bert Campaneris of Kansas City placed 10th in last season’s American League MVP voting.

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SEC coaches and ADs open three day meeting in St Petersburg

In St Petersburg Florida athletic directors and football and basketball coaches began a three day conference session to address SEC issues. Agenda includes rules changes for basketball and football most notably the punt return ruling and integration plans for SEC athletics next year. Joe Cronin named American League baseball president in 1959 is noted.

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Major League Baseball Scores and Schedule Highlights

Saturday results show Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 2 and Chicago 20 Los Angeles 3. Sunday scores include St Louis 3 New York 2 and Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 1 in 18 innings. Tonight Los Angeles at New York and San Francisco at Philadelphia headline remaining games with several series across leagues.

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Cardinals Lead Minor A League to Four Straight

The Cardinals won their fourth straight game of the season Saturday night to remain first in the National League division of Decatur Minor A Little League. The Cards stand 4-0 while the Braves and Giants are tied for second at 2-2.

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Stockton Fails to Hold Lead as Archer Wins Colonial

Dave Stockton finishes two behind after a final round 74 as George Archer shoots 68 to claim the Colonial National Invitation title. Tom Weiskopf falls back after early bogeys. Art Coody closes strong to take second with 280 while Hogan Archer Brewer Palmer and Stockton are among others in contention.

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