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Newspaper

Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1971

Page

10

Stargell Delivers Walkoff Hit as Pirates Edge Phillies 4 3

Willie Stargell bides patience through four runners left on base then singles off Dick Selma in the 11th to score Dave Cash and give Pittsburgh a 4 3 win over Philadelphia. Cincinnati, San Francisco, St. Louis and Los Angeles posted wins elsewhere in NL play.

Pittsburgh Pirates Philadelphia Stargell Dick Selma Selma Willie Dave Cash Cincinnati Atlanta San Francisco San Diego St. Louis Houston Los Angeles Chicago

Pirates Rally as Stargell Delivers In Overtime Strike

In a dramatic late at bat, Stargell snapped an 0-for-5 skid with a single that plated Cash, tying the game for the Pirates after Robertson’s two-out homer. Earlier, Money homered twice and Roberson’s two-out blast helped spark the comeback. the Reds halted a skid with two-run shots by Johnny Bench.

Willie Bob Robertson Pirates Don Money Phillie Money Reds Atlanta Johnny Bench Pete Rose Jim Moe

Blyleven Shuts Out Royals in Twins Victory

Minnesota right-hander Bert Blyleven pitched a two run shutout over Kansas City as the Twins moved to within a half game of Milwaukee atop the American League West. Cesar Tovar doubled and Rod Carew singled for the second run in the seventh. Blyleven allowed three hits and struck out two, earning his second consecutive shutout after last week’s four hitter in Milwaukee.

Perry Jose Cardenal Lou Brock Ted Simmons St. Louis Houston Frank Linzy Astros Wade Blasingame Richie Allen Los Angeles Steve Garvey Dodgers Cubs Jim Lefebvre Chicago Randy Hundley Hundley Herschel Nissenson Associated Press Young Bert Blyleven Kansas City Royals Minnesota Blyleven Milwaukee Oakland Twins Boston Washington California Chicago White Sox Baltimore Cleveland Detroit New York Yankees Royals Satchel Paige Jim Holt Cesar Tovar Rod Carew Cookie Rojas Paul Schaal Amos Otis Drago Killebrew Freddie Patek Red Sox Rico Petrocelli Duane Josephson Billy Conigliaro Singie Doug Griffin Conigliaro Joe Lahoud Carl Yastrzemski Senators Joe Foy Richie Scheinblum Jim French Ken Tatum Culp Rollie Fingers Joe Rudi Lew Krausse Sal Bando Rick Monday Bando Green Wilbur Wood White Sox Rick Reichardt Jay Johnstone Angels

Ags Host Rangers For OCC Pair Pace by Williams Jones

Texas A M braces for an OCC doubleheader with Rangers led by Williams and Jones. First game at 1 p.m. at McCord Park, second game to follow. Hilterbran homered eight times this season. Homier will man the mound behind him. Williams leads Aggies with a .351 average and 20 hits. 12 steals.

Ags Williams Jones McCord Park Allan Colson Southpaw Gould Buzz Jensen Curtis Green Tony Winstead Donny Meason Mike Hasenmyer Mike Asenap Larry Robinson Claude Young Gordon Williams Jeff Bergman John Boone Joe Alexander Lane Malmberg Pat Sullivan Young Young Eeee Moore Robinson Hasenmyer Il Meason Alexander Malmberg Boone Jensen Beauchamp

With The Horses Wins Cigar Maid Purse in New York

New York horse With The Horses Turione led from the start to win the Cigar Maid Purse by two lengths over Sterieve Saring at fumieguet. Bowie Md jockey Joe Frazier rode Stiff Upper Lip to a one length defeat.

New York Turione Sterieve Saring Fumieguet Bowie. Md Joe Frazier

NFL Season Openers Set

New York AP Baltimore Colts and New York Jets meet September 19 to kickoff the 1971 NFL schedule. The opening weekend features 13 games including Vikings at Detroit and notable debuts at new parks such as Oakland at New England and Philadelphia at Veterans Stadium.

NEW York Baltimore Colts Johnny Unitas New York Jets Joe Namath Dallas Buffalo Kansas City San Diego Los Angeles New Orleans Miami Denver New York Giants Green Bay Oakland New England Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago San Francisco Atlanta Washington St. Louis Houston Cleveland Detroit NFL Jets Namath Vikings Lions Gary Cuozzo Norm Snead Patriots Schaefer

Wolves Win Meet Debut In Altus Tournament

Altus junior high baseball opens with the Wolves blanking Arnett 5-0 as Tomlinson has two hits and drives in a run. Albert Walz fires a two hit shutout with 11 strikeouts. Wolves improve to 9-1 and face Altus Southeast in round two with 16 teams in the week long single elimination meet.

Altus Tomlinson Wolves Arnett Altus Southeast Ray Chidester Albert Walz Steve Carel

Scots Fall To Bombers In Windblown Contest

Frederick capitalized on five Highlander errors to storm to a 4 0 lead before Lawton MacArthur’s Highlanders rallied. Ronny Jackson allowed eight hits with 6 strikeouts over six innings as Frederick earned a 5 4 win with Darrell Dawkins starting for Lawton MacArthur.

Jim Bagby Lawton MacArthur Highlanders Geronimo Frederick Darrell Dawkins Blue Jays Scots Billy Wayne Smith Kenneth Bryant Robert Godfrey Ronny Jackson Jackson Jimmy Carpenter Carpenter Steve Whitworth Toby Perry MacArthur Sanford Hayes Hayes Doug Jones Dawkins Jimmy Butler Godfrey

Home Runs On Decline In Majors

Atlanta AP Sparky Anderson predicts fewer 40 homer seasons as ballparks grow and Astro Turf spreads. He cites NL parks where long balls are hard to come by and expects teams to favor quick, agile players over power hitters. Bench Perez and May are noted Reds hitters with past power.

Atlanta Sparky Anderson Cincinnati Reds Anderson Ralph Garr Bill Russell Dodgers Reds John Bench John Bench Tony Perez Lee May

NHL Playoffs Resume Tonight with Three Tight Series

Three NHL first round ties resume with Montreal at Boston Toronto at New York and Minnesota at St Louis. Ken Dryden dazzles Montreal in net while Bobby Orr scores three for Boston as Bruins tie series 2 2. Eddie Giacomin leads New York past Toronto 4 2 and Gump Worsley battles to 2 1 win for Minnesota over St Louis.

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