Aaron Will Pass 714 But Babe Has Another Record
The piece argues Hank Aaron will break Babe Ruth’s 714 career homers and possibly reach about 740 if healthy in 1974. It contrasts Ruth’s peak dominance with Aaron’s era, noting Ruth’s high percentage of league homers and explaining that Ruth’s 13.7 percent dominance would be infeasible in today’s game.
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Georgia
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Jones Chills Yukon With First No-Hitter
Jeff Jones tossed a complete no hitter as Ambuc Park hosted Yukon in a doubleheader. Jones and Gibson’s subdued the visitors 7-0 in the opener, then Yukon rallied for five runs in the nightcap to win 5-2 in seven innings.
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American Legion
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Ambuc Park
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Terry Hamner
Wallis
Jack Morse
Shaw
Ray Chidester
Dickie Klein
Melvin Hunt
Klein
David Whiting
D’s. Yukon
El Reno Tops Skidding Cardinals In Legion Action
El Reno jumpstarted the night with a 5-0 early lead and went on to a 6-3 victory as Cagle’s squad stranded nine runners. Tom Patman, Randy Haley and Joe McGinley fueled the offense with a first inning error and a three run homer, while Doug Castrop held Cagle’s to seven hits and 10 strikeouts.
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Tom Patman
Randy Haley
Joe McGinley
Doug Castrop
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Rod Elam
Whetstone
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Dennis Totte
Raymond Burgess
Pete Rose
Bill Plummer
Philadelphia
Mike Schmidt
Norman
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Ken Brett
Schmidt
Rose
Cards
Giants
Joe Torre
Jim Barr
Bob Gibson
San Francisco
Juan Marical
Gibson
Torre
Barr
Lions Braves Cancel Two Bouts in Intra City Series
Lawton's semi pro teams halt their intra city schedule this week as the Braves cancel Tuesday and Thursday games after three injured players last weekend in Lubbock. Lions plan a Wednesday doubleheader with the Oklahoma City Oilers and host Ardmore this weekend.
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Ardmore
Blue Bolls In Y Tourney Narrow Wins Spark First Round
The YMCA Summer Basketball league opened with tight games last night as Snyder edged Duncan 51 to 48, Central beat Sterling 49 to 44, and Cache defeated Rush Springs 43 to 40 while Eisenhower Blue routed Marlow 43 to 24. Five games are set tonight at Eisenhower gym. the tournament concludes Friday. Top scorers include Harris Snyder 23 and Dwyer Duncan 18 up to 15 for Musgrave Sterling.
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Hole
Romanian Ie Nestese Wins Swiss International Men’s Crown
In Gstaad Ie Nestese of Romania defeated Australian Roy Emerson 6 4 6 3 6 3 to claim the men’s title in the Swiss International Tennis Championships. Julia Anthony of Los Angeles won the women’s title over Argentina’s Rachel Giscotte 6 4 7 5. Jon Alexander, seeded fourth, reached the second round in Brookline after beating Jeff Borowick 6 4 6 7 4.
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Romania
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Julia Anthony
Los Angeles
Rachel Giscotte
Argentina
Brookline
Mass
Jonn Alexander
U.S
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Dodgers roll to sixth straight behind Sutton and Crawford
Los Angeles Dodgers win 1-0 over Pittsburgh on a six-hitter by Don Sutton and a Willie Crawford homer to extend their lead in the NL West. Sutton shares credit with catcher Joe Ferguson as the pair steer the team to a sixth straight victory.
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Associated Press
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Willie Crawford
Nelson Briles
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Cincinnati
Ferguson
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Phillies
Fred Norman
Bubba Smith Traded From Colts to Raiders
Colt star Bubba Smith is dealt to the Oakland Raiders for tight end Raymond Chester as Baltimore overhauls its roster after a 5-9 season. Joe Thomas spearheads the purge, shipping out stars including Unitas and Newsome while Howard Schnellenberger aims to rebuild the defense with new and younger players.
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Baltimore Colts
Joe Thomas
Oakland Raiders
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Colts
Robert Irsay
Baltimore
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John Williams
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Don McCafferty
Unitas
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Tom Nowatzke
Bill Curry
Danny Sullivan
Billy Newsome
Fred Miller
Jerry Logan
John Sandusky
Bubba
Howard Schnellenberger
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Newsome
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Roy Hilton
Greybeard
Joe Schmiesing
Jim Bailey
Joe Ehrmann
Kids Baseball PEEWEES Scores Report
American League results list Brookland 1 Country Club 0 Sullivan Village 11 Cleveland 7 Park Lane 2 Woodland Hills Hoover 14 Western Hills 4 Edison 13 Dunbar 4 Kuntz 3 Taft 2 Jefferson 5 Westwood 1 Swinney 24 Lincoln 3 National Jackson 11 Garfield 1 Eisenhower 5 Adams 0 Whittier 8 Washington 3 Wilson 3 Roosevelt 0 Howell 4 Armer West 3 Bishop 1 Rogers 0 forfeit Lee 19 Pioneer Park 3
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Grand Jury Probes Ball High Transcript Alterations
A Galveston grand jury investigates transcript changes for Ball High pupils affecting Oklahoma and Colorado, with subpoenas issued to school board members and registrar. Coach Joe Woolley admits altering Kerry Jackson and Phillips transcripts. he was briefly removed then reinstated. The case faces potential misdemeanors under Texas law and school officials face pressure amid resignations and threats.
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Jim Watson
Adair Team Captures Fort Sill Pro-Am Golf Crown
Adair and his amateur lineup Paul Dickerson George Allman and C O Smith posted a team low 56 to win the Fort Sill Golf Club Pro-Amateur tourney at Fort Sill. Johnny Elkins led one amateur team with Mike Ley Lee Hoenig and Harvey Snowden. Kent Carter led another with Dave Moore Tom Smith and Dick Bell.
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Lawton High
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Elkins
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Vernon, Tex
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Fred Forbest
Stillwater
al Cooke
Tom Hunt
George Kraus
Pro Sweeney
Jay Career
Ray McLenon
Bob Archer
Winners Breeze In Slow Pitch Action At ABC League
Mountain Dew and Lawton Merchants post easy wins in ABC Major League slow pitch softball. Four games at Countryman Field Ambuc Park feature Mountain Dew SW Furniture and Kentucky Fried with multiple hits and runs. Tonight's games include Gemes Medical Arts versus Lawton Police and other matchups at KCCO Ted's Air Conditioning Central Baptist SW Stationery Fire Fighters and Cagie's Wade.
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Don Johnson Wins 21st Houston-Ser Tomas Open Title
Bowling star Don Johnson from Akron Ohio captured 13 of 16 matches to claim his 21st championship on the Houston Ser toma Open Bowling Tour.
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