Royals Rally Past Twins 9-8 In Ninth Inning Burst
Kansas City, mired in a 6-of-27 slump this month, erased a 6-1 deficit at Municipal Stadium to beat Minnesota 9-8. Joe Foy and Bob Taylor delivered the decisive ninth inning, with Taylor driving in the winning run after a bases loaded walk and error-filled action. Tony Oliva and Rich Reese had energized starts for Minnesota, while Dick Woodson’s fifth inning wild pitch drew Twins ire.
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Lew Ferguson
Kansas City
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Billy Martin
Municipal
Royals
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Rich Reese
Bob Oliver
Joe Foy
Bob Taylor
Joe Gordon
Oakland
Ron Perranoski
Oliver
Jerry Adair
Ellie Rodriguez
Jackie Hernandez
Adair
Foy
Perranoski
Pat Kelly
Taylor
Martin
Dick Woodson
John Roseboro
Tovar
Kelly
Olivarf
Fiore
Killebrew
Harrison
Reese
Kirkptrck
Quilici
Nettles
Roseboro
Piniella
Cardenas
Woodsn
E—Hernandez
E.rodriguez
Hernandez
Uhlaender
Oliva
Sb—Nettles
S—Perranoski
Woodson
Grzenda
B.miller
Worthington Dragooneeues
Burometer
Wickersham Oriley
Drabowsky
R.woodson
Oriley
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Carew batting .379 with 200 at bats and Blair leading in runs with 60. Killebrew drives in 67, Blair has 96 hits, and Harper steals 42 bases. Pitching leaders show McNal ly 11-0 and Lolich 9-1 with 122 strikeouts by McDowell.
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Carew
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Blair
R. Jackson
Oakland
Killebrew
Powell
McAuliffe
Detroit
Hogan
Seattle
McNally
Lolich
McDowell
Cleveland
Culp
Boston
M. Alou
Pittsburgh
C. Jones
New York
Wynn
Houston
Kessinger
Chicago
Banks
Santo
Tolan
Cincinnati
La Crosse Legion No. 1 Baseball Weekend Schedule
The La Crosse Legion No. 1 team plays four games this weekend under manager Bill Parizek. They host Alma Legion in a two night doubleheader at Copeland Park starting today at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. A Sunday makeup game with Westby Legion follows at 1:30 p.m. before a night game in Caledonia as part of the Tri State League.
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la Crosse Legion
Bill (Booker
Parizek
Alma Legion
Copeland Park
Parizek’s Legionnaires
Westby Legion
Caledonia
Astros Win 10th In Row Eyeing NL West Lead
The Houston Astros won their 10th consecutive game 5-4 over Atlanta in the ninth inning to climb into fourth place in the NL West. Curt Blefary started the decisive rally with a single and Marty Martinez delivered a two-out RBI single. Hank Aaron hit his 20th homer for Atlanta.
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Dick Coach
Associated Press
Harry Walker
Houston Astrodome
Walker
Astros
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Houston
Joe
Niekro
Curt Blefary
Martinez
Cecil Upshaw
Wynn
Hank Aaron
Braves
al Ferrara
Dodger
Padres
Don Sutton
John Lipin
San Diego
Cardinals Slip Past Cubs 3 1 in Series Opener
Steve Carlton fans 12 on 153 pitches as St Louis spoils Ken Holtzman's bid for perfection. Cards rally on Vada Pinson and Joe Torre hits, with Brock and Flood contributing for insurance. Fans in bleachers target visiting outfielders with objects. players call for fair play.
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Chicago
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Ken Holtzman
Cubs
Cardinals
Red Schoendienst
Steve Carlton
Carlton
Lou Brock
Curt Flood
Holtzman
Flood
Brock
Runners Fire Up For 81st AAU National Outdoor Meet
Miami hosts the 81st AAU National Outdoor Track and Field Championship opening with 450 athletes chasing records in heat up to 90 degrees. John Carlos leads 100 yard dash finalists with 9.1 seconds. Gerald Tinker shines in 220 as Ken Penney and Bob Seagren contest the pole vault.
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Miami
Knoxville
Tennessee
Jim Ryan
Kansas
Villanova
Marty Liquori
Tions
U.S
Russia
John Carlos
Carlos
Lennox Miller
Charlie Green
Ronnie Ray Smith
Gerald Tinker
John Penney
Bob Seagren
Madison Golfer Tied For 8th In NCAA Golf Meet
Jeff Radder of Madison Wisconsin tied for eighth after 54 holes at the NCAA collegiate championships. He posted 76 77 73 226, three off the pace. Andy North also from Madison was in a large tie for 40th as Florida faded to second with Wake Forest atop.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Jeff Radder
Madison
Wis
Radder
Andy North
Badider
Florida
North
Wake Forest
Purdue
Ripon Gridder Signs with Eagles as Free Agent
Alan Long of Ripon College signed as one of five free agents by the Philadelphia Eagles. The announcement lists him among new NFL roster additions on Friday.
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Philadelphia
Alan Long
Orfm
Curve-In blanks Monkey's Roost 3 0 in La Jac loop
West Salem Curve-In blanked Monkey's Roost 3-0 in La Jac league action. Ron Hemker held Monkey's Roost to one hit, dropping them from uncontested first place and leaving the Roost tied with Sparta's Market Bar and Howie's Hot Brau for first. The Roost face Evan's Implement of West Salem Monday.
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West Salem
Wis
Monkey
Ron Hemker
Sparta
Howie
la Crosse
Evan
Bangor9 Plays Host In Tourney
Bangor Wisconsin hosts a WIAA regional summer baseball tournament July 12 and 18. Holmen faces Onalaska at 1 p.m. and Bangor meets West Salem at 3 p.m. July 18 the regional winners play for the title, with the winner advancing to sectional action the week of July 21.
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Wis
WIAA
Holmen
Onalaska
West Salem
Arcadia
Melrose - Mindoro
Osseo- Fairchild
West Bend
Trempealeau
Menomonee Falls
Huron Offense Sparks 6-3 Win Streak Untarnished
Undefeated Huron exploded for five runs in the first inning to beat Winnipeg 6-3 in a Northern League game. Duluth surged past Sioux Falls 11-5 on 16 hits, and St. Cloud rallied with three runs in the eighth to top Aberdeen 9-6.
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Associated Press
Huron
Winnipeg
Duluth
Sioux Falls
St. Cloud
Aberdeen
Unclear Matchups Across Major League Cities
A string of listed pairings shows numerous city matchups without dates results or context. Games include San Diego versus Los Angeles Pittsburgh versus New York Atlanta versus Houston and San Francisco versus Cincinnati among others with repeated city pairs and neutral notation.
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Tolan
Cincinnati
R. Jackson
Atlanta
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Blefary
Houston
Gaston
San Diego
Bonds
San Francisco
McCovey
L. May
Brock
St. Louis
Baldschun
Holtzman
Chicago
Jenkins
Singer
Los Angeles
Dodgers
Braves
Giants
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Montreal
New York
Www
L Pet. G.B. Chicago
Rc Phila Ek
San Fran
Orioles Bomb Detroit As McNally Wins 11th This Season
Orioles defeating Detroit 4-1 behind Dave McNally five-hitter in Detroit. Blair hit his 17th homer, Buford and Blair drove in runs as Baltimore built a 53-20 record and led the AL East by nine games. Mayo Smith vented about fielding errors and bad lighting as Detroit fell further back.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore
Mayo Smith
Orioles
Dave McNally
Paul Blair
Tigers
McNally
Boston
Washington
Oakland
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York Yankees
California
Seattle
Angels
Detroit
Earl Wilson
Blair
Frank Robinson
Boog Powell
Dave Johnson
Don Buford
Smith
Johnson
Ike Brown
Willie Horton
Buford
Reggie Smith
Bill Landis
Sparky Lyle
Red Sox
Landis
Brant Alyea
Billy Wynne
White Sox
John “Blue Moon” Odom
College athletics urged to prove educational value over show business
College athletics must justify its existence as an educational activity, not just a spectator show. Indiana University professor Edwin Cady told a national athletic directors’ meeting that big-time sports are in show business and require clear educational purpose, with income from football and basketball aiding university funding.
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Lew Ferguson
Kansas City
Edwin Cady
Indiana University
Cady
Europe
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Larry Hisle
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