Petty Wins Bowman Gray 250 to Tie Single-Season Record
Richard Petty led all the way to victory in the Myers Brothers memorial 250 at Bowman Gray, tying Tim Flock with 18 single-season Grand National wins. Jim Paschal finished second as Bobby Allison, hampered by tire trouble, ended in third after a late rally.
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Turnage Scores The Winning Run
North Carolina tops the South 19 14 in the Boys Home All Star game in Greenville. Richard Callaway of Elkin scored the first North touchdown and Hal Queens of Hickory added another as the North built an early lead. The South rallied in the fourth quarter with a late touchdown by Jim Sur savage of Andrews and a 36 yard pass from Randy Short to Tom Jernigan to set up a final scoring push.
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South Falls Behind Then Fights Back on Late Drive
The Yardstick run advances for the South as Randy Stowe of Raleigh fuels drives. Queen connects with Gordon Turnage of Thomasville on a 26 yard scoring pass. North-Calloway and North-Queen add scores as South tries for a late comeback with key plays from Brant and Daniels in the final minute.
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Fuller Azcue Pace Indians over Yankees
Vern Fuller drove in three runs and Joe Azcue added two as the Cleveland Indians beat the New York Yankees 6 to 2 Saturday night. Fuller's RBI single followed Azcue's two run triple in a four run first inning rally.
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Mets Top Pirates Behind Davis Two Homers
Tommy Davis hit two home runs and Cal Koonce, in his first Mets start, limited Pittsburgh to six hits as New York won 6-1. Davis opened the fourth with a homer, added a two run shot in the fifth, and Mazeroski misplayed a grounder allowing a run.
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Northrup Drives Detroit Past Orioles with Three RBIs
Jim Northrup delivered a triple and his 5th homer driving in three runs as Detroit beat Baltimore 5 4. Denny McLain earned his 15th win, pitching amid solo shots by Blefary Aparicio and Johnson.
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Twins rally for 8th inning burst to top White Sox
Bob Allison belted a three run homer in the seventh as the surging Minnesota Twins beat Chicago 8 2 to pull within a half game of the White Sox. Harmon Killebrew drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Oliva, Versalles and Rollins contributed key hits in a four run inning at Metropolitan Stadium. attendance set a regular season record for the park with 39 229 paid.
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Phillies Roll Over Cubs 9-0 Behind Ellsworth
The Philadelphia Phillies routed Chicago 9-0 as Rich Allen and Tony Gonzalez hit homers. Dick Ellsworth allowed five hits to earn his first win versus his former team, improving to 4-4. Johnny Briggs and Gonzalez fueled the early lead with back to back singles before Allen's 19th homer.
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Pappas Throws Shutout as Reds Top Dodgers 4-0
Milt Pappas pitched a six hit shutout for Cincinnati, his second in a row after a two hitter against Houston. He improved to 12-? with one walk as Los Angeles was held scoreless. Tony Perez hit a two run single after the bases loaded in the third. The Reds led 1-0 in the second on a Tommy Helms triple and Lee May single. Pete Rose scored in the ninth on a error after Lon Johnson misplayed May’s double.
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