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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1970
Page
10
Israel's World Cup squad, after a 0-0 draw with eventual finalist Italy, will meet the Greater Los Angeles All Stars Wednesday night at the Coliseum. The joint exhibition showcases top talent from the region with national pride on the line.
Harmon Killebrew hit his 18th homer and Ron Perranoski earned his 17th save as Minnesota beat Milwaukee 4-3. The win extended the Twins’ lead to 44 games in the American League West. Baltimore built a late rally to stay close in the race.
In Boston the Orioles tally a costly first inning error to fall behind but rally with a two-run double by Frank Robinson and a three-run ninth. The Twins stay within three games of the Yankees after Jim Kaat’s strong start and a late homer by Harmon Killebrew. Harper hits a 12th homer for Milwaukee, while Oakland edges Kansas City 2-1 on Frank Fernandez’s ninth-inning homer.
A cluttered OCR page lists multiple league baseball game results and upcoming schedule items. Notable results include Warner Electric 0 and L&L Hustlers 0 in ten innings, J&B Dusters 2 over Front Room 1, Alamitos Flyers 4 over LaPier 2, and various other matchups such as Purple Lions 1 and Youngster’s 0. The page also mentions venue times, park events, and miscellaneous team nicknames like Bears Warlocks and Vikings.
Long Beach golfers faced tough Pebble Beach and Cypress Point layouts in the first day of State Amateur qualifiers. Notables, including Kemp Richardson with 43 42 85 at Pebble and Leonard Young 42 37 79 at Cypress, struggled to break 80. Several players logged 79s, 80s, and 81s as overcast, windy conditions and fast greens affected scoring. Sam Reeves led Cypress with 37 34 71, while John Brodie shot 74 at Cypress and the field aimed for 157 158 cutoff to reach the 64-player bracket.
Lefty Phillips of the Angels notes ace Andy Messersmith has a 6-6 start with a 3.10 ERA. After a short-lived win drought and arm health questions, the series opener vs the White Sox pits Messersmith against Jerry Janeski as Freddie Frederico cites a need for Andy to rediscover his form.
Willie Mays leads San Francisco to an 18-6 rout of Cincinnati as the Giants pile up 17 hits. Don Gullett suffers first start after relief success, lasting 2 13 innings amid a seven-run third. Rich Robertson homers for SF while Dietz, Lanier, Hunt also drive in runs. Don Wilson tosses a three-hitter in Houston 4-1 over San Diego with Morgan and Watson contributing. Duffy Dyer’s pinch-hit homer drought ends for Mets in 9-5 win over Chicago. Pirates and Cardinals split a twin bill as Ellis and Ruess pitch well. Alou, Alley spark 1-0 Buc win in 10 innings. Browne’s two-run double fuels Phillies sweep of Montreal, backed by Fryman’s four-hitter.
Mary Elizabeth Shea holed a 25 foot birdie on the 18th to break a four way logjam and win medal in qualifying at Recreation Park. The 23 year old, 1969 State Amateur champion, fired 38 36 74, one stroke ahead of Gwen Hibbs, Laura Baugh and Harriet Glanville, with Glanville earning an automatic berth. Low net for the day went to Eleanor Howell 84 17 67.
Atlanta adds pitcher Aubrey Gatewood by purchasing his contract from the minor leagues marking a third knuckleball specialist on the roster.
California League scores show Loda defeating Hels 9-5 while San Miele posted 3 in a separate outcome. Details are scarce amid OCR garble but indicate mixed results across teams with a 3-0 result for one matchup and a 9-5 score in another.
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