Baseball Standings and Results Forecast In Late Season
American League standings show Detroit tied for lead with 17 wins and 9 losses while Baltimore and Minnesota trail. Friday results Cleveland crushed Baltimore 12 nil and Detroit beat Washington 12 to 1 with other key outcomes. National League races tighten as Philadelphia and San Francisco sit atop with 14 13 records and several postponed or completed games shaping the pennant chase.
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Olivas Homer Delivers Twins Split In Anaheim
Tony Oliva belted a two run homer in the eighth to spark Minnesota past California 6-5 and secure a split of the double header after the Angels won the opener 3-0 behind George Brunet’s two hit performance.
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Kaline Breaks Slumber Leads Tigers To Top Spot
Al Kaline sparked Detroit with a three run homer a double and a single as the Tigers routed Washington 12-1 to move into first in the American League. Kaline tied Hank Greenberg for Detroit's all time home run mark with 306.
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Central Tops Aquinas 4 3 to Claim City Baseball Crown
Central nipped Aquinas 4-3 in nine innings at Copeland Park to unseat La Crosse Logan as city champions. Ace pitcher Tom Schmidt struck out 19 in nine innings, allowing three hits and one walk, lifting Central to a 5-1-1 record. Aquinas drops to 6-2 as its five game win streak ends.
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Oshkosh Edges LCU and Eau Claire in State Triangular
Oshkosh won the Wisconsin State University Conference golf triangular on Eau Claire’s course by three strokes over La Crosse and Eau Claire. LCU’s Dick Martin led with 74, while Oshkosh's Pete Benson shot 76 and teammates Jellison and Overby added 78s to a 391 team total. Eau Claire leaders Kleven and Clish both posted 77s.
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City Sports Slate Shows Weekend Invitational Lineup
Track at Plus Invitational and Stevens Point Invitational lead a busy schedule. Baseball features Whitewater at LCU with Memorial events. Tennis has LCU against Platteville at 11 a.m. Football showcases Wisconsin scrimmage at Memorial Field at 1 p.m.
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Tomah Beats Viroqua 4-2 In Conference Clash
Tomah builds a four run lead before Viroqua plates two in the final inning to claim a 4 2 South Central Conference win at Viroqua. Tunney Strozewski socks a double and a single for Tomah and Don Stickney adds a double. Keith Peterson has two hits for Viroqua.
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Central Netters remain undefeated with 9-0 win over John Marshall
La Crosse Central tennis stays unbeaten by blanking Rochester John Marshall 9-0. Tim Goode won at number one 6-4 6-4, with Scott Rockwood Danel Largent and others sweeping singles. Doubles led by Largent Menke and Sivertson Rockwood.
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Toby's holds off Chaseburg 23 16 in Riverland clash
Toby's outslugged Chaseburg 23 to 16 in a Riverland Conference game on Thursday. Hokah defeated Genoa 7 to 4 as Gary Werthein homered for Hokah.
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McCovey Power Spurs Giants Past Reds in NL Action
Willie McCovey drove in three to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 win over Cincinnati. McCovey, batting .330, homered for the ninth time as Gaylord Perry pitched well. Ron Swoboda also homered for the Mets in a 5-1 win over Chicago, while Atlanta beat Los Angeles 2-1 and Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 2-1.
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Lombardi Becomes City Redevelopment Company Chairman
Vince Lombardi joins Public Facilities Inc. of Madison as board chairman while remaining Green Bay Packers general manager. The firm plans urban renewal projects totaling about 60 million dollars, with public and private housing programs across Wisconsin and beyond. Lombardi emphasizes no political aims, focusing on city needs and investor relations.
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Viroqua Edges Logan in Close Golf Duel
VIROQUA Wis Al Buress and Dave McIntosh each shot 39 to lead Viroqua to a 160 164 win over Logan Friday at Viroqua Curt Schlicht added 40 and Tom Fortney 42 for Viroqua as Dave Rude tied for medalist with 39 Logan’s Pat Thorsen Steve Campbell and Chris Weiss fired 40 42 and 43 Logan falls to 1 6 in dual meet play
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
The season’s top performers include Alvis and Carew in batting averages with .337 and .320. Killebrew leads in runs with 18, and Rose tops with 22 runs. McLain and Santiago post 1.000 ERAs among pitchers. Other leaders show varied totals in RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, steals, and strikeouts across multiple teams.
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