Horton’s Best Lifts Detroit Lead to 2%
Willie Horton belted his 14th homer in the seventh to give the Detroit Tigers a 1-0 win over the New York Yankees. The victory, with Boston beating Baltimore, put Detroit 2½ games up in the American League. Lolich pitched a four-hitter and benefited from Stottlemyre’s early two-hit gem as Detroit rallied in a key scoring duel.
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Red Sox power surge in 3-0 win over Orioles
Boston's Ken Harrelson and Carl Yastrzemski hit solo and runners on to back Gary Beil as the Red Sox blanked Baltimore 3-0. Harrelson belted his fourth homer in six games in the third inning and Yaz added his seventh in the eighth.
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Bateman Leads Astros Over Cubs 3-1
John Bateman delivered a two out two run double in the fourth as Houston, behind Larry Dierker's four hitter, beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Dierker improved to 8-7 while Ferguson Jenkins fell to 5-5. Thomas and Wynn scored on Bateman’s double after a baserunning sequence.
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Nitehawks Top Hustlers in Western Softball Duel
Ralph Smith homered with two on in the eighth inning to give the Long Beach Nitehawks a 3-0 win over the Hawthorne Hustlers Friday night at Park Ave Field. Pitching duel ends with Norm Pfingsten the winner and Greg Halberg the loser as league standings show 68 000 32 000 000 51]]
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Tiant Excels as Indians top Senators 8 to 3
Lee Maye Tony Horton and Tommy Harper homer for Cleveland while Luis Tiant allows eight hits over eight innings to post his seventh win. He adds his eighth complete game of the season as the Indians build a 2 0 lead early and coast to an 8 3 victory over Washington.
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Nolan Nips Phils in Related Debut
Fred Whitfield drove in two seventh inning runs to snap a 3-3 tie, guiding the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Gary Nolan, making his first start since spring sickness, went three hits allowed in six-plus innings before leaving with the game tied.
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Cardinal Baseball Victory and League Scores Recap
Comtpon LL Cardinals beat the Yanks 4 to 2. Rossmoor Los Alamitos Tigers 2, ppacers 3 Cortie Glancie Colts 3, Bodi cats 10, Mustangs 8. AV NLB Pony Leach Oil 7, NLB Bronc Lundden 4, Medrano Electric 24. NLB Minor USS Kearsarge 13, Park Pantry 10. Cardinals 3 Athletics 2 Giants 5, Nikes Lakewood Village II Giants 7. Kenney’s 0, Racing Valve 6, Krugers.
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Phillies rally in eighth to shock Reds in slugfest
Johnson Perez and Johnny Bench combined with an error by White to spark two Cincinnati runs in the sixth. The Phillies drew even in the eighth on a pinch hit double by Gary Sutherland and Pena single, then loaded the bases before McCool induced Callison grounder to end the threat.
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Niekro Shuts Down Pirates as Braves Win 5-2
Phil Niekro tossed a three hitter to lift the Atlanta Braves past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 in Pittsburgh. Hank Aaron drove in two on sacrifice flies while Alou collected three hits and Francona, Boyer and Jackson contributed to a fourth inning rally.
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Jaster Foiled in Eighth as Cardinals Win Two-Hit Shutout
Southpaw Larry Jaster pitched seven and two thirds of a perfect game before Greg Goossen broke through with a ground single. Jaster finished with a two hitter and struck out seven in a 2-0 St. Louis victory over the New York Mets. Lou Brock and Curt Flood supplied the runs in the third with a triple and a single, aided by an intentional walk to Tim McCarver.
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Swing mechanics for smooth backswing in golf
Guidance on keeping hips and knees flexible to maintain balance at address and avoid straightening the legs during the backswing. Warns that straightening can ruin swing tempo and smoothness. Described in 1968 NATL News Syn ing style.
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White Sox win in 14th on Aparicio bunt
Chicago edges Minnesota 2-1 as Luis Aparicio drives in the deciding run in the 14th. Dick Kenworthy opened the frame with a double, Ken Barry was hit, Sandy Alomar sacrificed, Russ Snyder walked, and Aparicio pulled a bunt past the mound for the winner.
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Unclear sports results and fight notes from wartime wire story
Fragmentary boxing and baseball wire reports list scores and cities such as Fresno Bakersfield Stockton Fort Worth and San Antonio with mixed results. Names like Warthen and Cane appear amid scattered scores and dates, but details are incomplete and unclear.
Newbury Park Wins A Title in CIF Baseball Final
Newbury Park High of Ventura County captured the CIF A baseball championship at Cerritos College by defeating Valley Christian 3 0. The Panthers scored all runs in the first inning on one hit aided by walks a hit batter a stolen base and a balk as Jim Scaife delivered a two run single. Tim Tiemens doubled and scored for Valley Christian.
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Lacher Wins Second Cycle Main at Ascot
Mel Lacher of San Diego led the second lap to win his second feature AMA flat track main at Ascot Park on Friday. Trophy Dash winner was Lacher with Chuck Jones noted in results. Roller Game results show T-Birds 100, Boston Braves 96.
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