Pirates Rally to Beat Houston 4-3 on Clemente's Ninth
Roberto Clemente delivered a two out single in the ninth to cap a three run rally and lift Pittsburgh past Houston 4-3. Dick Schofield, Jim Pagliaroni, Donn Clendenon, and Manny Mota contributed key hits as the Pirates overcame a 3-1 deficit.
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Roberto Clemente
Houston
Clemente
Gordon Jones
Dick Schofield
Hal Woodeshick
Pirates
Jim Pagliaroni
Donn Clendenon
Schofield
Manny Mota
Clendenon
Jones
Colts
al Spangler
Mike White
Walt Bond
Willie Stargell
Nottebart
Woodeshick
Bateman
Friend
Priddy
Pagliaroni
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Stargell
Mets Stomp Dodgers in 8-0 Victory
New York Mets exploded for seven unearned runs in the third inning and cruised past Los Angeles 8-0 behind Galen Cisco, who pitched a four hit complete game. Ed Kranepool hit a homer, Charlie Smith added another, and Roy McMillan, Ron Hunt, and Joe Christopher contributed. Dodger pitcher Joe Moeller suffered the loss.
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New York Mets
Ed Kranepool
Los Angeles Dodgers
Galen Cisco
Cisco
San Francisco
Willie Davis
Ron Fairly
Mets
Fairly
Kranepool
Roy McMillan
Ron Hunt
Joe Christopher
Charlie Smith
Dodgers
Joe Moeller
King and Skowron Lead Senators Past Indians 5-3
Washington defeats Cleveland 5-3 as Jim King drives in two runs with a homer and Bill Skowron collects three hits. Vic Davalillo hits a solo shot for Cleveland, while Buster Narum allows five hits over five innings before relief.
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Jim King
Bill Skowron
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Buster Narum
Vic Davalillo
Dick Howser
Jim Duckworth
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John Kennedy
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Pedro Ramos
Max Alvis
Narum
Duckworth
Brumley
Ramos
Abernathy
McMahon
Romano
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Cubs Lick Braves In Spring Action
The Chicago Cubs won 5-2 over the Milwaukee Braves as rookie Sterling Slaughter pitched six innings for the win. Billy Williams collected two hits to raise his batting average to .413, Amalfitano hit his first homer, and Cowan drove in two runs as the Cubs built an early lead and held on.
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Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Braves
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Billy Williams
Amalfitano
Jim Schaffer
Billy Cowan
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Braves
Chicago
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Schaffer
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Reds Rally Past Cardinals With Pinch Hit Two-Run Single
Deron Johnson delivered a two run pinch hit single in the bottom of the ninth as the Cincinnati Reds erased a 4-1 deficit with two errors aiding the rally. John Edwards started the inning with a hit, Billy Klaus and Pete Rose added runs, and Johnson capped the comeback with the winning hit as Cincinnati beat St. Louis 5-4. White and Hobbie homered for St Louis.
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Deron Johnson
Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
John Edwards
Phil Gagliano
Billy Klaus
Pete Rose
Tommy Harper
Ken Boyer
Vada Pinson
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Cincinnas
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Craig
Shan
McCarver
Purkey
Jay
Edwards
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White
Hobbie
Twins Beat Orioles 11-5 to End Streak and Fade A’s Lead
Zoilo Versalles hit two home runs and drove in three for Minnesota, with Jimmie Hall adding three RBIs as the Twins routed Baltimore 11-5 Friday. Hall’s 12th homer followed Versalles’s leadoff shot in the first, and Bob Allison contributed with an RBI single. The loss dropped the Orioles out of first place behind the White Sox.
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Jimmie Hall
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Detroit
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White Sox
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Twins
Lee Stange
Hall
Angels Beat Yankees 3-2 as Clinton Homer Spurs Win Streak
Lou Clinton belted a two run homer and Jim Fregosi added a sacrifice fly to lift the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. The win extended the Angels longest winning streak this season to four games. Clinton, newly acquired from Boston in the Thomás trade, had two singles and the homer among three of the Angels ten hits.
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Lou Clinton
Jim Fregosi
Los Angles Angels
New York Yankees
Angels
Clinton
Boston Wednesday
Lee Thomas
Chisox Rally Past Tigers to End Slump
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit 4-3 as they struck early, scoring four runs in the first three innings and handing the Tigers a sixth straight loss. Hoyt Wilhelm delivered strong relief after Juan Pizarro tired in the late innings.
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Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Hoyt Wilhelm
Juan Pizarro
Tigers Rally Stands Fall Short Against White Sox
In the seventh inning Detroit pushed two runs on George Thomas's double Dick McAuliffe's single and Jerry Lumpe's triple but Chicago pitcher Pizarro held on for his sixth win while Lolich took the loss Wilhem retired Kaline to end the frame as Detroit trailed 4 3 after the top of the inning.
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George Thomas
Dick McAuliffe
Jerry Lumpe
Wilhelm
al Kaline
Pizarro
Detroit
Chicago
Lolich
Rakow
Fox
Wickersham
Freehan
Mossi
MacNertney
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Rice Star In Record Pole Vault
Fred Hansen of Rice leaped to a world record pole vault of 17 feet 1 inch at the U S Track and Field Federation District meet Friday night. He bettered the former mark of 17 3 4 feet by John Pennel on his second attempt.
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Fred Hansen
Rice
John Pennel
Hansen
Standings Saturday’s Games Featured Across Major Cities
Weekend schedule lists St. Louis at Cincinnati N Los Angeles at New York Chicago at Milwaukee Houston at Pittsburgh San Francisco at Philadelphia New York at Los Angeles Boston at Kansas City Baltimore at Minnesota Detroit at Chicago Washington at Cleveland.
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Milwaukee
Houston
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San Francisco
Philadelphia
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Cardinals Sign Arkansas Players to Pro Contracts
The S Louis Cardinals announced they signed University of Arkansas players Jim Bain of Branson Missouri and Jackie Whillock of Clinton to professional contracts. Bain is a third baseman and Whillock a pitcher. Earlier in the week Gaylen Pitts of Gamaliel and Dick House of Mountain Home joined the club as a shortstop and catcher.
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Jim Bain
Branson
Jackie Whillock
Clinton
Bain
Whillock
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Cardinals
Gaylen Pitts
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Dick House
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Pitts
House
Black Mountain wins 17th running of Select Handicap
Black Mountain owned by Joseph Roebling won Monmouth Park's Select Handicap driven by Johnny Sellers in 1 10 for six furlongs. Reely Beeg finished second with Royal Rascal third as eight raced. Big Pete paid but finished far back. Jockeys Seller and Rotz top multiple wins across tracks and purses in the day’s card.
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Paul Bohenko
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Denver Licks Travs In Ninth Inning Thriller
Jim Coker homered in the ninth to cap a four hit night as Denver beat the Arkansas Travelers 9-8 in a Pacific Coast League game. Coker added a triple and a double and drove in the decisive run off Harry Oliver after Arkansas erased an 8-4 Denver lead with a seventh inning rally and three eighth inning runs.
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Jim Coker
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Arkansas Travelers
Coker
Harry Oliver
Arkansas
Travelers
Bosox Crush Athletics in 14-7 Slugfest
Boston Red Sox exploded for nine runs in the second inning highlighted by a Dick Stuart grand slam and a Lee Thomas homer as they beat the Kansas City Athletics 14 to 7 in Kansas City. Thomas also had a homer in his first start since being acquired from Los Angeles.
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Dick Stuart
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