Standings and Tuesday Results Across Leagues
American League standings show Minesota 27 15 and Chicago 27 16 amid tight race. Other clubs like Detroit 22 19 and Baltimore 24 21 chase spots. Tuesday totals highlight Los Angeles 4 Boston 1 and multiple late games. National League standings list Los Angeles 29 17 and San Francisco 26 21 with Milwaukee 22 19 closers. Tuesday results include New York 10 Chicago 5 and St. Louis 2 San Francisco 1.
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New York
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Kansas City
Minnesota
St. Louis
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Houston
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Snead Leads Elite Field For 65th U S Open
New York AP reports Sammy Snead tops a strong list of golfing stars attempting to qualify for the 65th U S Open at Bellerive Country Club June 17 20 St Louis. The field includes former Open winners and other top pros amid a 459 player field with 111 amateurs competing for 119 spots across 12 sectional sites.
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New York
Sammy Snead
Bellerive County Club
St. Louis
Cary Middlecoff
Tommy Bolt
Lew Worsham
PGA Chambers
Jack Burke Jr
Lionel
Snead
Birmingham Country Club
Detroit
Close Slow-Pitch Triple-Header Opens 1985 Season at Fansley Field
Two one run games and a blowout highlight a Tuesday night triple header in the 1985 men’s slow-pitch season at Fansley Field. First Methodist Church beat Western Auto Store 13-12 after a 39-hit battle. Southwest Carpet and Tile downed Renick Drugstore 11-1 in five innings. Garland Furniture edged Smith Sand 9-3 in a 34-hit thriller. Eight Methodist batters had two hits. Southwest’s Joe Arwine allowed only three singles in the late innings. Garland had an 18-16 hit edge. Doug Weber homered to seal the nightcap victory.
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Fansley Field
First Methodist Church
Western Auto Store
Southwest Carpet
Renick Drugstore
Santa Fe Motors
Deerfield
Methodists
Church
Methodist
Lloyd DeRemus
Don Jones
Western Auto
Bob Johnson
Terry Cleveland
Joe Moritz
Larry Goss
Southwest
Joe Arwine
Renick Drugstores
Andretti Is Rookie of Year In Indy 500 Victory
Indy 500 winner Clark from Scotland led a record $628,399 purse at the victory banquet. Mario Andretti of Nazareth Pa. earned Rookie of the Year with 23 of 24 votes and received $500 plus a meat prize. Clark took many prizes including a Plymouth pace car and trophies. owner Colin Chapman of London received the winner’s cash share. The 1965 purse surpassed 1964 by $118,224 with Speedway prizes totaling $500,493 and lap prizes $20,000.
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Mario Andretti
Clark
Duns
Scotland
Lotus-Ford
Colin Chapman
London
Andretti
Nazareth
Olect
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Parnelli Jones
Torrance Calif
Lions Win Pair In Minor Action At Clint Lightner Field
Lions defeat Blues in both ends of a minor league knothole doubleheader at Clint Lightner Field. Lions win A-team 11-6 and B-team 8-1 with strong hitting from J Edling and Rauhut. Blues' Ginest pitches 10 strikeouts in loss. Stallsworth earns win in the opener. Next action Thursday at Lightner, Plains League opener 8 p.m. Syracuse vs Garden City Knights of Columbus.
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Stallsworth
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Mesa
Purdy
Koksal
Lefort
Daly
Blues
Ledesma
Shriners
Knights of Columbus Reds
Lightner
Syracuse
Garden City Knights of Columbus
Lakin Downs Ulysses 8-3 in Plains League opener
Lakin beat Ulysses 8-3 to open the Plains League season for youth baseball. Tony Gooden from Garden City delivered a three bagger driving in two runs in the third. Pitcher Jack Lucas worked four innings with 12 strikeouts, two hits allowed, and three walks.
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Lucas
Domed Stadium Talk Spurs Kaycee Meeting Bid
Kansas City area discussions focus on a domed stadium east of Kansas City. Charles C. Finley of the Athletics aims to meet with Morris Dubiner and a Jackson County steering committee, but responses and scheduling have lagged.
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Charles C. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Prince
Finley
Morris Dubiner
Jackson County Court
Dubiner
Biaseid
Strikeout Artist Veale Threatens Major League Record
Pittsburgh left hander Bob Veale struck out 16 Phillies as the Pirates beat Philadelphia 4-0 for their 12th straight win. Rain delayed the game two hours five minutes. Veale trails the major league strikeout record by two, as he fans 16 to reach 77 on the season and post a third shutout during the streak.
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Phillies
Pirates
Philadelphia
Bob Feller
Sandy Koufax
Don Drysdale
Bob Gibson
Dick Stuart
Rich Allen
No Practices On Park Fields In Finnup Park
City recreation leaders Herman Beringer and Leo Eek announced that no practices are allowed on Finnup Park three ball fields Clint Lightner Fanster and Cleaver as the baseball and softball seasons begin. Daily maintenance is required on all fields with three new practice diamonds built this winter. Other playing fields exist at Alta Brown and Garfield schools.
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Herman Beringer
Leo Eek
Beringer
Eck
Clint Lightner
Fanster
Cleaver
Alta Brown
Garfield
NAIA Marks May Tumble at 14th National Meet
SIOUX FALLS AP Records should tumble this weekend at the 14th annual NAIA National Track and Field Championships if athletes match peak season marks. Eleven NAIA records have been surpassed this season, with six events immune to the record spree. John Damien of Emporia lowered his mile record to 4 01.7, and new team events debut as contenders. Southern University is favored in the 440 yard and mile relays, with a four-man unit timing 4 seconds flat and a mile relay world-record tie at 3:04.5 last week.
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NAIA
John Damien
Emporia
Kan
Southern University
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