Oliver sparks Pirates with four hits and 300th homer
Al Oliver delivered four hits including a triple and two doubles, driving in three as the Pirates beat St Louis 6-0. Dock Ellis pitched five hits allowed with surgical precision, and Willie Stargell hit his 23rd homer of the season, his 300th career blast, before leaving the game.
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Pittsburgh
al Oliver
Oliver
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirate
Bill Virdon
Nicknam
Ball
Dock Ellis
Willie Stargell
Ellis
Cardinals
Stargell
Vic Davatillo
Ralph Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Torre
Augie Donatelli
Major League Baseball Scores and Schedule Roundup
National League results and upcoming games include Philadelphia defeating New York 11-4, Montreal 5-2 over Chicago in a suspended 18 inning game, Atlanta 3-3 Los Angeles 2-8, and San Diego 6-1 Cincinnati. Friday schedules feature Seaver, McAnally, Downing, and Williams among others across Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, St. Louis, and Philadelphia with multiple night games and weekend doubleheaders.
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San Francisto
Houston
San Diego
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Mon«treal
Chicago
Cubs
San Francisco
Astros
Gary Matthews
Garry Maddox
Montreal
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Downing
Morton
Troedson
Billingham
Williams
Richard
Twitchell
Murphy
Palmer Crampton Massengale Lead Western Open Round
Arnold Palmer Bruce Crampton and Rik Massengale shot five under par 66 to lead the opening round of the $175,000 Western Open at Midlothian Country Club. The trio battled swirling winds and rough greens as Massengale, fresh off the 1968 Western Amateur title, joined the early leaders.
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Charles Chamberlain
Associated Press
Chicago
Arnold Palmer
Bruce Crampton
Rik Massengale
Midlothian
Palmer
Crampton
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Miller
Midlothian Country Club
Ie Snead
George Johnson
Bob Lewis
Jim Barber
Bruce Devlin
Hubert Green
Lionel Hebert
Ken Sub S
Mike Reasor
Hob Shaw
George Archer
HE Forrest Feder
Smith leads West Penn Amateur after 36 holes at Latrobe
Tommy Smith of Greensburg Country Club holds a four stroke lead at Latrobe Country Club with a 36 hole total of 143 in the West Penn Amateur. Bob Kendra of Latrobe Elks is second after rounds of 74 and 73. Tom Lenz trails by one stroke.
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Latrobe, Pa
Tommy Smith
Greensburg Country Club
West Penn
Latrobe Country Club
Smith
Bob Kendra
Tom Lenz
Sewickley Heights Country Club
Pittsburgh
Monong. Val
Osborne
Ridgeview
I Nicolette
Pleasant Val
M. Holiman
C. MacFarland Jr
Wash. Co
J. Suley
Willow
B. Walton
Longue Vue
Ever
R. Red
First Round Scores by Golfers in 1969 Event
A list of players with round totals and score breakdowns from the first round. Notable entries include Bobby Nichols 69, Lee Trevino 69, Jim Jamieson 69, Doug Ford 69, Bert Yancey 69, Pat Fitzsimons 69, Dick Rhyan 69, Tom Kite 70, John Lister 71, Tommy Aaron 71, Ray Floyd 71, Dewitt Weaver 71, Bob Rosburg 71, Al Geiberger 71, Dale Douglass 71, George Knudson 71, Bob Wynn 71, Ed Sneed 71, Mike McCullough 71, Don Iverson 71, Artie McNickle 71, Bob Goalby 71, Jerry McGee 71, Kim Wiechers 71, Fred Marti 71, Robert Moreland 71, Pete Brown 72, Rick Rhoads 72, Howie Johnson 72, Art Wall 72, Phil Rodgers 72, Steve Oppermann 72, Dave Stockton 72, John Jacobs 72, Miller Barber 72, Sam Adams 72, Charles Sifford 72, John Schroeder 72, Charles Coody 72, Frank Beard 72, Andy North 72, Chuck Thorpe 72, Steve Melnyk 72, Tom Watson 72.
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Bobby Nichols
Lee Trevino
Jim Jamieson
Doug Ford
Bert Yancey
Pat Fitzsimons
Dick Rhyan
David Glenz
David Barber
Tom Kite
Martin Bohen
John Lister
Tommy Aaron
Bud Allin
Chuck Courtney
Rocky Thompson
Ray Floyd
Dewitt Weaver
Bob Rosburg
al Geiberger
Dale Douglass
George Knudson
Bob Wynn
Larry Wise
John Lotz
Bob Brue
Ed Sneed
Gil Morgan
Mike McCullough
Don Iverson
Artie McNickle
Bob Goalby
Jerry McGee
Kim Wiechers
Dick Lotz
Fred Marti
Robert Moreland
Pete Brown
Rick Rhoads
Howie Johnson
Art Wall
Phil Rodgers
Les Peterson
Steve Oppermann
Dave Stockton
John Jacobs
Miller Barber
Sam Adams
Charles Sifford
John Schroeder
Charles Coody
Vukovich Seeks Schaefer 500 Title at Pocono
Billy Vukovich starts 13th in a 33-car field for the Schaefer 500 at Pocono Raceway aiming for a $374,000 prize. Freddie Agabashian predicts the 29-year-old son of Indy winners could claim the season driving title, with ten rivals including Jones, Unser, Andretti, and Leonard in contention.
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Billy Vukovich
Indianapolis
Freddie Agabashian
Vukovich
Pocono International Raceway
Agabashian
Vuky
Indy
Gordon Johncock
Parnelli Jones
Gulf
Sunoco
STP
Jones
al Unser
Mario Andretti
Joe Leonard
United States Auto Club
Mike Mosley
NBA Hopes New All-Star Format Cuts Coin Flip Reliance
NBA owners revise all-star selection to 12 players with no club quota and permit unlimited players from one team. Media pick eight players. coaches pick four. Coin flip used for tiebreakers replaced by game results, conference results, division results, and point differentials. Abe Pollin re-elected chairman. merger with the ABA not upcoming this season. Kings franchise change approved. Ray Evans named new board chairman.
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Los Angeles
National Basketball Association
Walter Kennedy
NBA
Newsmen
Kennedy
Abe Pollin
Capitol Bullets
Washington, D.C
American Basketball Association
Board of Governors
Kansas City-Omaha
Missouri Valley Pro Sports, Inc
Kings Professional Basketball Club, Inc
The
Kings
Ray Evans
Shawnee Mission
Kan
Kansas University
Joseph A. Axelson
Cincinnati
Weekend Sports On Air And Schedule Update
Saturday listings cover bowling roller derby wrestling baseball pregame shows and golf events on various channels with times from noon to 7 pm. Sunday features Canadian Pro Football CBS Sports and Western Open coverage with Sunday matches and umpire assignments for Stafford Clymer Commodore and Starford games on July 1 and July 4.
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Brewers
Red Sox
Wide World of Sports
Lee Trevino
Sports Action
CBS Sports
Commodore
Clymer
Marathe
Bendus
Starford
Stafford
Dettorre
Pruner
Marion Center Walks To 8-3 Victory In Junior Legion
Marion Center used a barrage of walks from three Indiana Lions pitchers to defeat Marion Center 8-3 in Indiana County Junior Legion action. Lions built a 3-1 lead before Marion Center exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fourth, aided by eight walks and a wild pitch. Chris Lazor led the Lions with a double and a single, while Jim Nealar pitched a three hitter for Marion Center with four strikeouts. The game featured 11 walks by Lions starter Bill Spence, with Dave Hogan and Ted Geletka also pitching in relief.
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Marion Center
Indiana Lions
Indiana County Junior Legion
Lions
Chris Lazor
Spencer Clark
Greg McPherson
Jim Hasinger
McPherson
Bernie Stadtmiller
Bill Spence
Dave Hogan
Ted Geletka
Jim Nealar
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Indiana Legion
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