Five teams squeeze AL West race tightens standings
The AL West tightens as Chicago barely leads with California, Minnesota, Kansas City, and Oakland within a half to one game behind. Oakland beat Kansas City 9-5 while Texas topped Minnesota 7-4, and Detroit, Milwaukee, and Baltimore also won as the league inches toward an unsettled pennant chase.
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California
Jack McKeon
Royals
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Alexander
Medich
Hunter
Splittorff
Pattin
Curtis
Slaton
Bibby
Kaat
Singer
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Pirates Rally Amid Ninth Inning Blues In NL East
The Pittsburgh Pirates tumbled to fifth in the NL East, but beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 as Dock Ellis improved to 11-2 against Chicago. Los Angeles routed Atlanta 13-3, St. Louis edged Montreal 1-0 in five innings, and Philadelphia outslugged New York 9-6. Ken Brett homered and drove in two for Philadelphia as Rusty Staub’s three-run shot opened the scoring. Bill Russell fueled the Dodgers with four singles and five RBIs in the win that pushed L.A. one game behind San Francisco in the West.
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Gentges, PIC win to widen lead in B-R action
Gentges blanked Adrians 4-0 in Jefferson City Junior Babe Ruth League as Gerry Lewis earned the victory with a three hit game and seven strikeouts. PIC toppled Central Trust 10-4 behind Mike Thompson and a fifth inning grand slam by Thompson to seize sole position in a three way tie for second.
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Softball Scores From Women’s League Show Mixed Results
Big B Cleaners defeated Pepper Mill 19 to 15 while Meyer Electric scored 3 percent to beat Small Fries 4. RAR won 21 to 1 over First Methodist and Westinghouse posted an 8 to 0 result. Towner TV Budweiser triumphed 17 to 9 over Tony’s All-Stars, Jerry’s Drive-In won 16 to 12 against Sinclair Dealers, and Office Products fell 9 to Show. Me Oil.
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First Methodist
Budweiser
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Sinclair Dealers
Show. Me Oil
Garrison hits two homers to power Jeff-Cole Quarries win
John Garrison slugged two homers including a grand slam to lift Jeff-Cole Quarries to a 13-3 victory over Central Dairy in 9-year-old Little League action. Gale Begemann threw a one hitter as S and M blanked the Fledglings 13-0. American Family beat Lions 3-2 behind Wayne Strope's 13 strikeouts. Phil Knuth and Dan Roling homered to fuel Scruggs-Guhleman’s 11-0 win over VFW in 10-year-olds. Dan Schnieders outpitched Robert Brooks as VFW edged Jeff Cole 2-1. Westlake's down Chesebrough Ponds 7-2 in 11-year-olds.
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Jeff-Cole Quarries
Central Dairy
Gale Begemann
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Fledglings
Lions
Wayne Strope
Phil Knuth
Dan Roling
Scruggs-Guhleman
VFW
Dan Schnieders
Robert Brooks
Jeff Cole
Westlake
Chesebrough Ponds
Tyson lifts Cardinals with first major league homer
St Louis rookie Mike Tyson slugged a first inning homer off Balor Moore for the Expos in a 1-0 rain-shortened win. Rick Wise improved to 9-3 as the Cardinals moved within one game of .500 and within one of Montreal for second in the NL East. Tyson battled a shoulder injury but played, earning his historic 100th career win for Wise.
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Smith Court seeded first at Wimbledon
London AP reports top seeds for the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament with Smith and Court leading. 71 players threaten boycott over Pilic case. Seeds include Nastase Newcombe Ashe Rosewall Okker Riessen Emerson Gorman Richey Lutz. women seedings feature King Goolagong Evert Casals. Queen's Club case adds disorder as Erik van Dillen and Jimmy Connors advance.
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Romania
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Australia
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Ken Rosewall
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Marty Riessen
Evanston, Ill
Roy Emerson
Tom Gorman
Seattle
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Bob Lutz
Los Angeles
St Thomas extends Osage loop win streak to six
St Thomas beats Freeburg 7 6 in 11 innings to secure their sixth straight Osage League victory. Gene Boessen earned the win for St Thomas, Glen Barton took the loss, and homers by Gerhard Bax and Bob Poettgen highlighted the scoring. The win keeps St Thomas atop the Central Division race as Dixon posted a 9 3 win over Mt Sterling.
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Glen Barton
Gerhard Bax
Bob Poettgen
Butch Loethen
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Ken Acord
Bill Hammerschmidt
Richard McMillan
Dwight Stack
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