Sore Thumb Hero Helps Orioles in Doubleheader Sweep
Baltimore manager Hank Bauer relied on Brooks Robinson with a fractured right thumb to deliver a pinch-hit single in the 12th inning, driving in the winning run as the Orioles beat Detroit 5 4 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Robinson also played four innings in the opener before X rays showed the fracture.
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Milt Pappas
Boog Powell
al Kaline
Willie Horton
Jim Northrup
Luis Aparicio
Indians
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Whitfield
Rocky Colavito
Sonny Siebert
Tony Conigliaro
Boston
Lee Thomas
Senators
Don Zimmer
Hal Reniff
Gil Blanco
Bob Schmidt
Camilo Pascual
Twins
White Sox
Zoilo Versalles
Moose Skowron
Chicago
Jose Cardenal
Angels
Fred Newman
Bob Lee
Los Angeles
Whitworth Wins Third Straight At Shreveport Invitational
Kathy Whitworth shot a final round two under 70 to win the Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational Golf Tournament with a 54 hole total of 210. Patty Berg finished second at 215 after a 73. Ruth Jessen was third at 216 and Mickey Wright fourth at 217.
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Shreveport-Kiwanis Club
Palmetto Country Club
Miss Whitworth
Patty Berg
Ruth Jessen
Mickey Wright
Missouri fishing champ Glenn Andrews repeats title
Glenn Andrews of Lampe Missouri won his second Missouri fishing tournament championship after leading a 24 man field over a three day event. He earns a trip to the national contest near Dallas in October. Wallace Lea of Forsyth and Joseph Brangon the 1964 champion finished third.
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Glenn Andrews
Lampe
Missouri
Andrews
Dallas
Tex
Wallace Lea
Forsyth
Josef Brangon
Redbirds and A's Struggled in 0-4 Weekend Set
The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City A's went 0-4. Cardinals missed a final out in a 9-8 11th inning loss to Philadelphia and failed to tie Sunday’s 4-2 defeat. Gagliano drove in a run with a pinch hit as Sadecki lost his fourth.
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Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Phil Gagliano
Lou Brock
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Bob Skinner
Phillies
Tony Gonzales
Nelson Briles
Curt Flood
Dick Stuart
Johnny Callison
Ray Sadecki
Art Mahaffey
Gagliano
Ed Roebuck
Sadecki
A’s
Philadelphia
Tracy Stallard
Jim Bunning
Robinson Steals Win With Pinch Hit For Reds Over Pirates
Frank Robinson, sidelined with a swollen left thumb, delivered a pinch single with the bases loaded in the ninth to give the Cincinnati Reds a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh. The MVP lined the key hit after a late-inning rally that erased a 3-2 Pirates lead, driving in two runs as John Edwards tied the game and Ed Cardenas loaded the bases. Ernie Banks homered twice for Chicago in a 7-1 win over Houston, while Milwaukee beat New York 8-2 and Philadelphia topped St Louis 4-2 in other NL action.
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Glenn Beckett
Don Landrum
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Mouston
Rusty Staub
John Bateman
Jim Wynn
Astros
Joe Torre
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Mets
Topsy Turvy Week for Loop Gridders
A topsy turvy Big Eight spring weekend with Kansas Sims Stokes scoring twice and Gipp DuPre tossing three TDs. Nebraska freshman Dennis Richnafsky shined amid injuries as Colorado Varsity edged Alumni 13-12.
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Leslie Webster
Iowa State
Reds
Webster
Tom Vaughn
Robinson
Tony Baker
Baker
OSU
Durkee
Orange
Walt Garrison
Missouri
Roland
Charlie Brown
Devine
Jack Mitchell
Stokes
Mike Johnson
Bob Devaney
Huskers
Freeman White
Tony Jeter
Richnafsky
Bob Churchick
T.D
White
Colorado
Larry Plant
Bill Symons
Big Eight tune ups spark track meet ahead in Lincoln
Oklahoma State set a world two mile relay mark at the West Coast Relays with a 7 18.3 clocking as Calhoun and Crews highlight a day of fast marks. Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Nebraska chase the Big Eight title with eleven records in reach and several athletes pursuing major marks.
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Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Bill Calhoun
OSU
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Jim Metcalf
John Perry
Tom Ruden
Dave Perry
Gene Crews
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Calhoun
Charles Allen
Lowell Paul
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Charlie Greene
Nebraska
Jim Jackson
K-State
Bill Floerke
Robin Lingle
Iowa State
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John Adams
Air Force
Manhattan
Colorado
Denver
Colorado State
Jim Miller
Floerke
Bill Alley
Greene
Bill Easton
Eight Events In State Class B Track Meet Run By Area Entries
Area entrants set for eight events at the state Class B track meet with six area schools placing at the Shawnee Heights regional. Perry finished fourth with 15 points while Baldwin took ninth, Ton ganoxie and Wellsville tied for 11th with eight, McLouth fourth and Oskaloosa two. Perry sprinter Steve Crawshaw won the 120 yard high hurdles and Wellsville medley relay captured by.
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Perry
Baldwin
Tonganoxie
Wellsville
McLouth
Oskaloosa
Steve Crawshaw
Toby Orr
Bill Stallard
Tom Swan
Daryl Bell
Kansans End Raft Trip Short of Topeka
Four Kansas State University students began a raft journey from Manhattan to Topeka on the Kansas River. Low water and a rainstorm forced them to abandon the river at Wamego after covering about halfway, finishing the trip by motorcar. The travelers were Dan McJunkin Steven Reed and Bob Branam of Topeka and Jim Moore of Buffalo New York. They departed Manhattan at 8 am Saturday.
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Topeka
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Jim Moore
Buffalo
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