Cepeda Hits 430-Foot Shot To End Dodgers Slump
Orlando Cepeda slugged a 430 foot homer in the eighth off Ron Perranoski to break a 3-3 tie and lift the Giants to a 7-3 win over the Dodgers. Cepeda’s 22nd homer and 40th RBI helped San Francisco cut the lead in the NL to one game behind Los Angeles as Cubs, Mets, Phillies, and others won or lost in a day of varied results.
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Orlando Cepeda
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cepeda
Dodger
Ron Perranoski
Dodgers
Giants
Chicago
St. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Ken Hubbs
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Yankees
Senators
Minnesota
Hubbs
Dick Bertell
Colts
Hal Wondeshick
Lindy McDaniel
Billy Williams
Cubs
Howie Goss
Tracy Stallard
Reds
Tim Harkness
Joey Jay
Mets
Ray Culp
Braves
Culp
Ed Mathews
Mathews
Phillies
Bob Hendley
Money Seized at Mexico Border
A contraband shipment of about one million pesos in one-peso silver coins was seized by Mexican customs agents in Juarez. Officials say the coins were to be smuggled into the United States. Arkansas school receives foundation grant for driver education training.
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Juarez
Mexico
U.S
Guillermo Alarcanajera
United States
Conway, Ark
Arkansas State Teachers College At
Conway
Allstate Foundation
Baseball results and standings snapshot for today and week
Scores from multiple major leagues show New York defeating Cincinnati 3 to 2 and Los Angeles 13 to 2 over Kansas City. Cleveland beat Baltimore 3 to 2 while Detroit topped Kansas City 6 to 3. Standings list Los Angeles 82 21 .871 atop the circuit with St Louis Chicago and San Francisco close behind. Week schedule includes Los Angeles at Kansas City and Cleveland at Baltimore among others, plus several rain or pounded results from Monday games.
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New York
Washington
Cleveland
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Detroit
Boston
Minnesota
Chicago
W. L. Petg
St Lewis
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
Houston
St. Louis
Pitsburgh
Sana Francisco
Associated Press
W.L. Pet.g.b
Safrai
Leaders in the Major Leagues
The Associated Press reports top NL and AL leaders. AL batting shows Malzone 346 and Kaline 337. runs led by Kaline and Allison with 40. RBIs led by Kaline with 45. hits led by Pearson and Kaline. doubles led by Versalles. home runs led by Allison with 15. pitchers with five decisions include Stock 5-0. NL leaders include Covington 345, Great 340. runs led by Fleed and Aaron. RBIs led by Robinson with 44. hits by Great and White. doubles by Cepeda. context shows ongoing summer season stats.
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Associated Press
Malzone
Boston
Kaline
Detroit
Allison
Minnesota
Wagner
Los Angeles
Pearson
Versalles
Power
Hinton
Washington
Clinton
Cimoli
Kansas City
Aparicio
Balltimore
Wood
Stock
Baltimore
Radatz
Horlen
Chicago
Roland
Pascuaul
Barker
Covington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Fleed
H. Aaron
Milwaukee
Robinson
Cincinnati
H.aaron
Boyer
White
Cepeda
San Francis
Open Championship Berths Decided for Brookline Event
Broadcaster awards to Oren Harris and a host of top names set the stage for 36 holes at seven U S courses to decide the last 99 berths for the 63rd Open at The Country Club Brookline Mass in June 2022. Second stage qualifiers in Chicago Cincinnati Kansas City Washington Denver and Portland filled 30 berths with Snead never having won the event. The remaining 21 spots honored automatic qualifiers including Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer Gary Player and Tony Lema.
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Country Club
Brookline
Mass
Snead
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Washington
Denver
Portland
Ore
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Redhot
Tony Lema
Boxing Results From Boston Reno Tops Night Card
In Boston Larry Carney of Lowell outpointed Gaylord Barnes of Trenton after 10 rounds. Mike Pusateri of Dedham stopped Julius Owens of New York in three. In Reno Willie Kee of Reno stopped Tima Amador of Tijuana after 8 rounds, with Dave Patterson of Las Vegas stopping Gabriel Branbilla of Guadalajara in four.
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Associated Press
Boston
Larry Carney
Lowell
Mass
Gaylord Barnes
Trenton
Nid
Mike Pusateri
Dedham
Julius Owens
New York
Reno
Nev
Willie Kee
Tima Amador
Tijuana
Mexico
Dave Patterson
Las Vegas
Gabriel Branbilla
Guadalajara
Major League Stars and Minor League Scores Summary
Major League Stars batting and pitching highlights include Al Kaline homering twice with four RBIs for Detroit in a 6-1 win over Boston. Al Downing of the Yankees pitched two hits allowed for his first major league victory in a 7-0 win over Washington, with Washington taking the second game 1-0. In other action Hank Aaron homered for Milwaukee and Frank Robinson led Cincinnati with 15 stolen bases. Minor league results cover International League and Pacific Coast League games with several scores and a few postponements.
Spahn Says Learning Is Necessary
Associated Press reports Warren Spahn, star left handed pitcher for the Milwaukee Braves, stresses continual learning in baseball. He says a pitcher must keep evolving beyond admitting personal greatness, remaining focused on mastering the craft as long as he plays.
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Spahn
NEW York
Warren Spahn
Milwaukee Braves
Lefty Grove
Carl Hubbell
Herb Pennock
Rube Waddsell
Eddie Plank
Full Field for National Open Meet
Ol Samuel Jackson Snead heads 353 entrants in the National Open Meet as Slammin Sam, age 51, pursues a spot in the US Open. Lefty Spahn, 42, says no concessions to hitters, recalling 2 no hitters and 56 shutouts while warning rivals he remains the staff ace.
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Ol’ Samuel Jackson Snead
Sam
Spahns
Spahn
Solunar Schedule From Knight Tables Highlights Periods
The schedule of Solunar periods printed from John Alden Knight's tables notes that major periods begin at stated times and last 90 minutes to two hours, with shorter minor periods following. Plan days to fish in good territory or hunt in productive cov ers during these times for optimal sport.
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John Alden Knight
Grid Practice Without Pads In Arkansas
Arkansas high school football practice without pads begins August 14 reversing an earlier date. The Arkansas Athletic Association executive secretary Johnie Burnett said Saturday a new rule permits five days of organized non padded drills before August 20 when pad practices start, noting August 18 is a Sunday.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Athletic Association
Johnie Burnett
Kaline Wood Combo Sparks Tigers in 6-1 Win over Red Sox
Kaline blasted two homers driving in four as the Tigers beat Boston 6-1 behind Bill Faul on the mound. Jake Wood added a triple and two singles with a steal and two runs. Al Downing won his first big league game with a two hit shutout of the Senators.
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al Kaline
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Jake Wood
Kaline-Wood
Bill Faul
Boston Red Sox
Kaline
Wiry
Wood
New York
Washington
Yankees
al Downing
Claude Osteen
Barry Latman
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore
Orioles
Los Angeles Angels
Kansas City
Chicago
White Sox
Minnesota Twins
San Francisco
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Houston
New York Mets
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Downing
Senators
Clete Boyer
Yankee
Elston Howard
Don Rudolph
Osteen
Latman
Cleveland
Boog Parnell
Bob Johnson
Ted Abernathy
Tribe
Ed Sadowski
Felix Torres
Lea Thomas
Albie Pearson
Angels
Orlando Pena
Sadowski
Homer
Leon Wagner
Los Angeles
Dan Osinski
Travelers Lose 7th in a Row
Arkansas Travelers dropped their seventh consecutive game 4-3 to Rochester in Rochester. Five losses were by one run. Richie Allen's hitting provided the bright spot as he extended a 13 game streak, with potential to tie a 14 game club record. Ossie Virgil hit a ninth inning homer off Dick Querez to seal the win for the Red Wings.
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Rochester
N.Y
Arkansas Travelers
Itle
Columbus
Buffalo
Richmond
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Syracuse
Toronto
Jacksonville
Arkansas
Richie Allen
Norm Gigon
Dick Querez
Marcelino Lopez
Ossie Virgil
Red Wings
Arkansas State Track Club 2nd at All-America Meet in Knoxville
Eight Arkansas runners won several firsts and amassed 70 points to finish second behind Knoxville Track Club, which totaled 93 points. Members included Don Ketcheside, David Denman, Joe Wessel, Ernest Miller, Wilbur Owen, Mike Bentley, Gerald Cound, and Bill Curtis.
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Arkansan Track Club
Knoxville,tenn
Arkansas
Arkansas State Track Club
Knoxville
Don Ketcheside
David Denman
Joe Wessel
Ernest Miller
Wilbur Owen
Mike Bentley
Gerald Cound
Bill Curtis
Paragould duo wins Fox Hills Open Four-Half golf tourney
Herschel Smith and Larry Spence led Paragould to a rare team title at the Fox Hills Open Four-Half, shooting eight under par 132 for 36 holes on Sunday. Athletics opened strong with one hit over the first five innings and finished with a seven-run effort. Pena’s record fell to seven.
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Paragould
Ark
SAP
Herschel Smith
Larry Spence
Athletics
Pena
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