Royals beat Tigers as Otis hits two homers in rout
Amos Otis credited John Mayberry for helping his power stroke after Kansas City’s 10-2 win over Detroit. Otis, who homered Monday, said Mayberry’s presence set up better pitches. Mayberry was moved from the starting lineup Tuesday, yet Otis delivered a two homer performance to drive the blowout.
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Amos Otis
Kansas City
Detroit Tigers
Otis
John Mayberry
Royals
Mayberry
A's place three staffers on 1973 All-Star squad
Oakland Athletics manager Dick Williams named three of his own staff and two relief specialists among eight pitchers for the American League All-Star team. Wilbur Wood declined the invitation due to his son’s minor surgery. The selections include Jim Hunter Ken Holtzman Rollie Fingers Bill Lee Sparky Lyle Bert Blyleven Jim Colborn and Bill Singer.
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Dave O'Hara
Associated Press
Boston
Dick Williams
Oakland Athletics
Nolan Ryan
Williams
Wilbur Wood
League
Joe Cronin
Jim Hunter
Ken Holtzman
Rollie Fingers
The
A’s
Bill Lee
Boston Red Sox
Sparky Lyle
New York Yankees
Bert Blyleven
Minnesota Twins
Jim Colborn
Milwaukee Brewers
Bill Singer
California Angels
Cards Trim Giants 2 1 in tight NL clash
St Louis beat San Francisco 2-1 to trim Chicago's NL East lead to a half game as Mets, Dodgers and others posted wins in a busy Tuesday night. Steve Arlin pitched five strong to lead San Diego past Chicago 1-0 while Willie Mays supplied a late for the Mets in their 8-7 comeback over Atlanta.
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Padres
Cubs
Steve Arlin
San Diego
Chicago
Milt Pappas
Arlin
Baseball standings and results from Tuesday to Thursday
National League East standings show Chicago leading with 50 wins. St Louis and Montreal follow, then Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York. West division leaders Los Angeles and Cincinnati atop their groups, with San Francisco and Houston close behind. Numerous daily results list games in the NL and AL, including San Diego beating Chicago 1-0, and Los Angeles routing Pittsburgh 8-0. American League entries feature California and Chicago atop their divisions, plus a slate of Tuesday and Wednesday results across leagues.
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Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Schoendienst
St. Louis
San Francisco Giants
Chicago
Cubs
San Diego Padres
New York Mets
Atlanta Braves
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Brewers
Rangers
Tim Johnson
David Clyde
Texas
Angels
Indians
Clyde Wright
California
Cleveland
Frank Robinson
Mike Epstein
A’s
Orioles
Vida Blue
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Blue
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Pittsburgh
San Diego
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Montreal
Houston
W. L. Pet. G.B. Chicago
New York
John
Ellis
Kirby
Jenkins
Bradley
Wise
Seaver
Harrison
Carlton
McGlothlin
Stoneman
Reuss
Hope Legion Faces Hope Angels At Legion Field
Hope Junior American Legion hosts the Hope Angels at Legion Field in a 7:30 game. Unusually the Legion pitcher is Larry Walker, coach of the Legion, with Angels players Jimmy Dale Fincher and Bill Rowland among the stand outs. Butch Fant is named as probable starter for the Angels.
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Legion Field
Hope
American Legion
Hope Angels
Legion
Larry Walker
Angel
Jimmy Dale Fincher
Bill Rowland
Angels
Little League action opens district play at K Park
District Tournament games opened with Arkadelphia beating Hope 1 to 0 on a tense pitchers duel. Jerry Jones struck out eight and allowed one hit for Arkadelphia, while Bruce Hunt fanned nine for Hope before Williams doubled and Ward singled to drive in the decisive run. Kenny Newton had Hope’s only hit. Prescott then edged Smackover 8 to 7 as Bert Sheld yielded six hits over seven innings. Larry Bradford homered for Smackover. Jr American Legion Bi-District tournament starts Monday July 23 at Legion Field in Fair Park with teams from Texarkana Camden El Dorado Magnolia and Hope.
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K Park
Hope and Arkadelphia
Arkadelphia
Hope
Jerry Jones
Bruce Hunt
Jones
Hunt
Williams
Ward
Ee Powers
Powers
Spradling
Kenny Newton
Prescott
Smackover
Bertsheld
Corley
Larry Bradford
Jr. American Legion
Legion Field
Fair Park
American Legion
Texarkana
Camden
el Dorado
Magnolia
Missing Cowboys join uneasy pre season crowd
Dallas center Dave Manders retires after failed contract talks with GM Tex Schramm. Several stars including Craig Morton and Bob Lilly skip camp amid fines. Other teams report absences and possible retirements as Dolphins sign Ron Sellers and Oilers make early workouts.
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Andy Lippman
Associated Press
Dallas Cowboys
Dave Manders
Tex Schramm
Cowboys
Manders
Craig Morton
Bob Lilly
Ann
Lilly
Dallas
Cowboy
Green Bay
Morton
Jethro Pugh
Charlie Waters
Washington Redskin
George Allen
Larry Brown
Allen
Brown
McLain earns first Texas League win with Captains
Former Cy Young winner Denny McLain scattered 11 hits over 813 innings as he led the Shreveport Captains to a 4-3 victory over the Midland Cubs. San Antonio swept Alexandria to widen its West lead, while Memphis edged El Paso in a split pair. The night drew 6,949 fans, a Memphis attendance record.
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Arkansas
Shreveport
Alexandria
San Antonio
el Paso
Amarillo
Midland
Associated Press
Denny McLain
McLain
Shreveport Captains
Iowa Oaks
Midland Cubs
Cubs
Joe Wallis
John Conzatti
Sixto Lezcano
Danny Covert
Rob Belloir
Brewers
Jim Kern
Ed Dopfel
Blues
Rick Baldwin
Sun Kings
Morris Nettles
Solunar Tables Guide for Daily Fishing and Hunting
Solunar Periods listed from Richard Alden Knight's SOLUNAR TABLES. Plan outings to fish in good territory or hunt in good cover during these times to maximize sport each day.
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Richard Alden Knight
Saints sale hits snag in federal court dispute
A federal judge seized 15 percent of Mecom elder’s Saints stake to satisfy a $192,000 legal claim, complicating negotiations with Chicago buyers George Gillett and Potter Palmer for about $16 million. The Mecom family privatizes, while NFL officials say transfer depends on cleared title and further legal steps.
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NEW Orleans
New Orleans Saints
John W. Mecom Jr
John W. Mecom Sr
Chicago
George Gillett
Potter
Mecom
Edward Carmouche
Lake Charles
Mecoms
Steeg
Gillett
Jim Kensil
NFL
Pete Rozelle
New York
Kensil
Saints
Rozelle
Maynard the golfing caddy rolls in at Siligun Springs
Maynard is an electronic golf caddy, roughly 130 pounds, guided by a belt transmitter and two 12 watt batteries. Citation Manufacturing of Silogin Springs plans to mass produce the device, aiming for about 2,000 units monthly next year for country clubs and driving ranges.
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Marvin R. Pike
Associated Press
Rochester
N.Y
U.S
Donna Caponi Young
Country Club of
Hagge
Harry King
Siloam Springs, Ark
Maynard
Citation Manufacturing Co
Silugin Springs
Virgil Alexander
Firma
Alexander
Unis
Lier
Connecticut
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