Major League Leaders Appears In 1969 Baseball Standings
The American and National Leagues leaders are listed by batting and pitching metrics. Key figures include Lynn Ben and Chambliss for batting averages, North and Rivers for runs, and Seaver Niekro Matlack for pitching. Notable sections cover home runs, stolen bases, and strikeouts with top players across teams like Oak, Cle, NY, Chi, Cin, Phil.
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Associated Press
Lynn
Ben
Chambliss
Carty
Cle
Horton
Det
B.bell
North
Oak
C.washingtn
B. Bell
LePlere
Remy
Cal
Otis
Rudi
Del
Rivers
Melton
Hits
Bochte
D.evans
Carew
Min
Hendrick
L.stanton
Garner
Piniella
Rice
Bsn
Burroughs
Tex
Grieve
Ford
Audi
Randolph
LeFlore
Patek
Chi
Rose
Cin
Schmidt
Phi
Griffey
Morgan
Cedeno
Hun
Kingman
Madlock
Bench
Cardenal
Trillo
Zisk
Pgh
Millan
Garvey
Turner
D.cash
Geronimo
W.davis
Hin
Matthews
Cabell
Buckner
Seaver
Rau
Matlack
Lonborg
R.jones
J.richard
Bats Boom as Royals Sweep Red Sox at Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals rout Boston 8-4 to complete a two game sweep at Fenway Park. Amos Otis belted three homers in the set while Whitey Herzog hailed the club's defense as the key to victory. Paul Splittorff improved to 2-3 with strong work and George Brett drove in runs in the late innings.
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Boston
Fenway Park
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City
Whitey Herzog
Royals
Red Sox
Amos Otis
Fenway
Cookie Rojas
Rojas
Paul Splittorff
Splittorff
Mark Littell
George Brett
Tom Paquette
Ferguson Jenkins
Jenkins
Baltimore
Steve Busby
Orioles
Mike Cuellar
Pitchers Hurt as Slugging Dodgers, Reds Lead NL Action
In a night of wide swings, Dodgers win 14 12 at Chicago as wind fuels a club record seven homers led by Henry Cruz. Reds top Mets 2 0 on George Foster RBI single in 11th after Joe Morgan stole second. Falcone’s near shutout ends early as Royster’s double ends Cardinals win 4 0. Mets fall 2 0 with Hall to Hall collapse. Philadelphia ousts Houston 6 3 and Padres beat Expos 6 4. Pirates top Giants 6 4 aided by Oliver and Dyer homers.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Pete Falcone
Jerry Royster
Mike Proly
al Hrabosky
Braves
Cardinals
Reds
Mets
Wrigley Field
Los Angeles
Henry Cruz
Cubs
Rick Monday
Dodgers
Philadelphia
Houston
San Diego
Montreal
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
George Foster
Ken Griffey
Joe Morgan
Hall
Perez
Foster
Bill Buckner
Ken Cey
Steve
Pirates
Giants
al Oliver
Duffy Dyer
Bruce Kison
Kison
Richie Hebner
Oliver
Dyer
Richie Zisk
Barry's 44 Points Not Enough as Suns Beat Warriors
Rick Barry poured in 44 points but Golden State collapsed in a 108-101 playoff loss to Phoenix in game two of the semifinal series. Westphal led Suns with 31 points as all five Suns starters scored in double figures and Sobers added 23.
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Oakland
Rick Barry
Golden State Warriors
Barry
Phoenix Suns
National Basketball Association
Suns
Phoenix
Golden State
Champs
Paul Westphal
Westphal
Warriors
al Attles
Ricby Sobers
Sobers
Phil Smith
Smith
Detroit
Jamaal Wilkes
Nuggets and Nets Split Games in ABA Finals So Far
In Uniondale New York the Nets led by Julius Erving fight the Denver Nuggets in the ABA championship series with Erving scoring 45 in Game 1 and 48 in Game 2. Denver balanced scoring led by Ralph Simpson and Dan Issel as injuries and lineup changes test depth ahead of Game 3 at Nassau Coliseum.
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Uniondale
W.x
New York Nets
Julius
Dr. J
Erving
American Basketball Association
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
Nassau Coliseum
Denver
Bobby Jones
Nets
Byron Beck
Jones
Beck
Larry Brown
Ralph Simpson
Chuck Williams
Claude Terry
Monte Tone
Jimmy Foster
David Thompson
Dan Issel
Bach
New PGA Junior Golf Championship Opens Local Trials
Local golfers aged 13 to 17 can enter a new nationwide junior tour backed by Chevrolet. Thirty nine sectional events will crown champions who advance to a Disneyworld national championship August 16 to 20. Entries must be in by June 7 with no fee, registered via a Chevrolet dealer and accompanied by a parent. Randy Hunt chairs in Garden City, contact 275-1727.
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Chevrolet
PGA
Professional Golfers Assn
Disneyworld
Florida
USGA
Garden City
Randy Hunt
New Buffalo Dunes
Bob Schreiber
Schreiber Motors
Hunt
Deadline Friday for Broacbuster Golf Meet at Garden City
Enter by Friday for the second annual Broacbuster Golf Tournament at Garden City Country Club on Monday with 12:30 p.m. tee offs. Foursomes are captain plus three, handicap scoring, best score on each hole. Entry is 30 dollars per golfer with banquet at 7 p.m. Proceeds fund the local Quarterback Club scholarship. Stan Werner directs. contact Werner or Dr. Mike Harris to enter.
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Garden City Country Club
Stan Werner
Werner
Mike Harris
Harris
Country Club
New Buffalo Dunes
Babe Ruth Loop Limits Explained in Garden City
City recreation director explains Babe Ruth League age range for boys born Aug 1 1960 to Aug 1 1963 making them 13 to 15 this summer. Drafts set for Friday 7 p.m. at Clint Lightner Field alongside K-18 and Major League programs and Skyline League softball ages 12 to 15.
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Leon Younger
Clint Lightner
Garden City
Lightner Field
Babe Ruth
Major League Baseball Thursday's Games Summary
Multiple games listed with teams in pennant race and standings. Notable matchups include Los Angeles at Chicago, Cincinnati at New York, San Francisco at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Atlanta, San Diego at Montreal. Frontrunner records and rotation notes appear alongside late results and postponed items.
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Los Angeles
Rhodes
Chicago
Bonham
Cincinnati
Gullett
New York
Swan
San Francisco
Barr
Pittsburgh
Rooker
St. Louis
Curtis
Atlanta
Morton
San Diego
Spillner
Foster
Montreal
Kirby
Philadelphia
Alanta
Houston
New
California
Cleveland
Oakland
Minnesota
Hughes
Detroit
Bare
Figueroa
Ross
Texas
Boston
Kansas City
Baltimore
Milwaukee
Associated Fress
Phila
Los Ang
San Diego WI
San Fran
Jockey Climbs From Loss Streak to Victory at Suffolk
Boston AP Jockey Paul Capalbo ended a 59-race drought by guiding Plivo to a threequarters length win in the $12,000 Swift Steve Handicap at Suffolk Downs. Plivo paid $10.60 on a crowd of 10,807 as Capalbo finally broke the skid.
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Boston
Paul Capalbo
Capalbo
Plivo
Suffolk
GB Downs
Johnson Boys Lead Tribune Invite Track Meet Showdown
A large field from western Kansas and eastern Colorado competed in the Tribune Invitational with four divisions. Sharon Springs swept the seventh and eighth grade girls titles while Tribune and Johnson dominated the boys divisions, earning multiple event wins and top relay times across running and field events.
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Tribune
Kansas
Colorado
Sharon Springs
Tribune and
Johnson
Syracuse
Holcomb
Deerfield
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Weskan
Tri-Plains
Winona
Plainview School
Sheridan Lake
Burkhaller
Raines
Smith
Heezley
Eiker
Scots
Plainview
Scott
Altman
Cockreham
Coulter Triumphs in Scott City as GC Girls Shine
Keeli Coulter wins three dashes 75, 100, 220 at Scott City Invitational keeping her season undefeated. Abe Hubert 8th grade girls' team follows Great Bend Relays win with strong Scott City showing. Crystal Brown extends undefeated streak with shot put victory. Garden leads team scores with 66, Ulysses 40, Scott 26. The Abe Hubert Invitational Saturday begins prelims at 10 a.m.
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Scott City
Abe Hubert
Lisa
Great Bend
Keeli Coulter
Crystal Brown
Garden
Ulysses
Scott
Sharon Springs
Dighton
Sublette
Schemmel Eyes Olympic Bid After Brilliant Kansas State Run
Kansas State miler Jeff Schemmel aims for a U.S. Olympic Team berth next month after a standout season that includes a Big Eight outdoor mile title bid in Lincoln Nebraska. The South Dakota native, 5-10 150, has clocked 3:59.4 in the mile and carries a 3.0 GPA in pre law.
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Associated Press
Dakota Plains
Jeff Schemmel
Kansas State
U.S
Dll
Schemmel
Madison
S.C
Lincoln
Neb
Kstate
Glen Stone
Midwest
Washburn
Kan
Topeka
University of South Dakota
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