Petrocelli Seeks Ice Cream-Free Power in Bosox Win
Boston's Rico Petrocelli extended his hot streak by driving in 2 runs and homering for his 20th of the season as the Red Sox beat Minnesota 5-3. Petrocelli credits daily play and a reduced ice cream habit, while teammate Carl Yastrzemski added his 14th homer to seal the victory.
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Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching
Key leaders include Carew batting .390 for Minnesota with Petrocelli at .339 for Boston. Robinson leads runs with 46 for Baltimore, Killebrew 45 RBIs for Minnesota, and F. Howard with 70 hits for Washington. Pitching leaders show McNally 8-0 and Lonborg 6-0 with 1.000 ERAs, and Culp leading strikeouts at 91.
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Oakland
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Lyle
Culp
McDowell
Cleveland
Batting Leaders and Key Standings from the League
The list highlights batting averages with M Alou of Pittsburgh at .354 and C Jones of New York at .353. It notes runs for Wynn of Houston with 45 and Kessinger of Chicago with 42, RBIs led by Banks of Chicago with 50 and McCovey of San Francisco with 46. M Alou tops hits with 84. A Johnson of Cincinnati has 71. Home runs show McCovey with 19 and others tied at 15. Stolen bases feature Brock of St. Louis with 25 and Morgan of Houston with 15.
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Must Continue Selling Ourselves Says Brewer's VP
Edmund B. Fitzgerald, vice-president of Milwaukee Brewers Inc., said NL owners believed Montreal and San Diego suited well for new franchises. He vows the Brewers will keep selling Milwaukee as a baseball city and hopes to secure another franchise, despite San Diego and Montreal getting teams. He noted Milwaukee has facilities and that the current MLB lineup will change over time.
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Doctor X Versus Cowboy Bill Watts Headline La Crosse Mat Card
Ringside Wrestling Club of La Crosse presents its fifth mat card at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Main event features 295-pound Cowboy Bill Watts versus Doctor X in a best two of three falls match within a 60 minute limit. Supporting bout pairs Billy Red Lyons and Red Bastien against Larry Henning and Lars Anderson in a two of three falls. Ticket info available at local outlets with ringside $2.00 and general admission $1.50. door price adds 25 cents.
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City Track Honor Roll Outdoor Leaders
Athletes from Central and Aquinas posted top marks in outdoor events. Notable performances include Loeffler 10.1 in the 100, Affeldt 22.7 220 and 50.4 440, Dwyer 1:59.0 in the 880, Hammes 4:32.7 mile, and Petry 6-5 in high jump. The Aquinas relay squads posted 3:28.2 and 1:31.7.
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Lee Henriksen
Bruce Dahnke
Bob Petry
Brent Christianson
Larry Schmidt
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Bob Burg
Mike Pitz
Steve Landau
Logan
Bill Holloway
Lolich Fans 16 Batters But Tigers Lose To Pilots
Mickey Lolich struck out 16 Seattle batters and allowed only two earned runs through nine innings, but the Detroit Tigers dropped a 3-2 extra inning decision to the Pilots after a costly homer by Dick Simpson. Joyce Lolich presented the pitcher with his newborn daughter No. 2 Monday morning.
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La Crosse Sailing Club opens with M-20s and snipes
The first La Crosse Sailing Club races Sunday featured two events M-20 and snipe with wins by Jay and Jack Hoeschler in the first M-20 race and Harry and Hans Schroeder in the second. Schroeders placed second in the opening race behind Ringdahl and Shepherd. Hoeschlers were runner up in race two with Everhardt and Klug third. Gordy Yates won the first snipe. John Fox and Jim Noelke followed. Fox won the second snipe with Yates second and Noelke third. In major league action Boston topped Minnesota 5-3, Kansas City beat the Yankees 7-1, and Cleveland beat the White Sox 5-1. Cincinnati downed the Cubs 4-1 in the NL. Seattle won on Mincher’s single and Gil’s sacrifice fly. Detroit’s Lolich struck out 16 in a 6-3 win over California. Joe Pepitone hit his 17th homer for the Yankees, Ellie Rodriguez hit a key three-run shot for Kansas City. Cleveland surged to win its sixth in seven.
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St. Cloud State blanks Taylor in NAIA meet
Five hit pitching by Wayne Parks powered St. Cloud State to a 4 0 victory over Taylor University in the NAIA baseball tournament to reach the winners bracket. Tom Ditty had three hits, Bill Josephson drove in two runs, and Parks improved to seven and one.
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Burdette Backs Legalizing Spitball To Boost Hitting
Lou Burdette, former Braves star with 179 wins now Montreal Expos pitching coach, urges legalizing the spitball to produce more .300 hitters. He says batters would rethink swinging for the fences and use more contact hitting, while recalling his own past use and the sport’s debates over the pitch.
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Olympic Group Raps Boundage For Ski Decision
The International Ski Federation enacts rules allowing expense money and ad appearances under limits while banning prize money. IOC welcomes the move and rebuffs Avery Brundage's demand for gold medal returns from 1968 champions Nancy Raine and Jean-Claude Killy.
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North Stars Move Farm Club to Waterloo
Minnesota North Stars relocate their top farm club from Memphis Tennessee to Waterloo Iowa citing financial problems. The CHL team will play at the 7232 seat McElroy Auditorium and operate with Northeast Iowa Sports Inc in the U S Hockey League. Water loo averages 3000 fans per game.
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National League East standings and today's schedule
MLB standings show Philadelphia Montreal and Pittsburgh in the NL East with Montreal at 12 37 and Philadelphia 18 31. The Monday results include Cincinnati 4 Chicago 1 and full today’s schedule features multiple NL games across Chicago Atlanta St Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Montreal San Diego Philadelphia Los Angeles New York San Francisco.
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Midwest League scores and standings brief
Cedar Rapids 4 3 Decatur 1 1 Appleton 5 4 Quad Cities 2 5 second game innings Quincy 7 Burlington 3 Wisconsin Rapids 8 6 Clinton 3 7 second game innings
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