McLain Tries Desperately To Regain Winning Touch
Denny McLain and Chuck Dobson live it up in Savannah while toiling in the Birmingham A's farm system. McLain, 31-game winner in 1968, endures a rough start to the season with 12 runs allowed in seven innings against the Savannah Braves, and he vows a comeback as his shoulder improves and his book project looms.
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McLain
Savannah
Denny McLain
Birmingham
Savannah Inn and Country Club
Chuck Dobson
Denny
Oakland A’s
Detroit
Ala
Washington Senators
A’s
Birmingham A’s
Ken
Hawk
Harrelson
Cleveland Indians
Dobson
Glenn Abcott
Keith Leippman
Charlie Chant
Savannah Braves
Rowland Office
Scooter Blanks
Red Gilbreath
Zip
Mongomery Rebels
Knoxville
Grayson Stadium
Greg Foreman
Chuck Sprinkle
Sprinkle
Murderers’ Row
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Cavarretta
Birmingham Players
Bowie Kuhn
Mickey Lolich
Tiger
Fort Myers
Ed Askew
Jacksonville
Fla
Chuck
Heart of Jacksonville
Oakland
Sherman
Dempsey
Scherman
Bob Darwin
Art Fowler
Mike Paul
Casey Cox
Don Mincher
Texas
Milwaukee
Paul
Cox
George Scott
Vida Blue Faces Silence From Oakland Bats
Vida Blue remains winless despite strong pitching as the Oakland A's lose 1-0 to the Baltimore Orioles behind Pat Dobson's three-hitter. Don Buford's eighth-inning single produced the game's lone run while Detroit and Texas wins shaded AL action. Tommy Vaughn retires as Detroit Lions safety.
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Oakland Coliseum
Blue
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers
Milwaukee Brewers
A’s
Kansas City
Pat Dobson
Balltimore
Dobson
Don Buford
Oakland
Buford
Norm Cash
Mickey Stanley
Joe Niekro
Fred Sherman
Former Angels Skipper Lefty Phillips Dies at 53
Harold Lefty Phillips, longtime Angels manager and former Dodgers scout, died Monday night at 53 of an apparent asthma attack. He helmed California in 1969 and 1970, later serving as scout and staffer amid team upheaval and discipline issues surrounding Alex Johnson.
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Orange
Calif
Harold
Lefty’ Phillips
California Angels
Brooklyn
Los Angeles Dodgers
Angels
California
Alex Johnson
Phillips
Dodgers
Don Drysdale
Roberta
Colts blank Central in Mideast win at Ambuc Park
Tony Antone pitched and hit Mideast to a 16-3 victory over Southwest in Colt league action at Ambuc Park. Antone was 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBIs while striking out six. Mideast improved to 8-3 overall, 5-2 in league. Southwest fell to 3-3.
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Tony Antone
Mideast
Southwest
Ambuc Park
Cache
Central
Antone
Doug Smith
Dale Wilson
Southwestern
Baseball Standings And Results In Major Leagues
Base standings show Pittsburgh New York Chicago Montreal Philadelphia Cincinnati West Los Angeles Houston Atlanta San Diego San Francisco with various win totals. Monday results include Atlanta defeating New York and Houston beating Montreal. Tuesday and Wednesday schedules feature multiple interleague matchups across the circuit. Local minor leagues report scores from Oklahoma City Tulsa Indianapolis Evansville Omaha and others across divisions.
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Witl Pet
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
Stele
Montreal
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Houston
Atlanta Motte
San Diego
San Francisco
Atlanta
St. Louis
Kirby
Pappas
Pizarro
Reynolds
McGlothlin
Grimsley
McDowell
Ellis
Seaver
Schueler
Torrez
Dierker
John
Spinks
Bud Harrelson
Don Kessinger
Kris Speier
Lar Bona
Maury Wills
Enzo Hernandez
National League linescores upsets with late surges
Los Angeles and New York both win high scoring games while St Louis Houston and Atlanta rebound. Cleveland and Reuss earn wins in American League action as Niekro and McAnally suffer hard losses. HRs noted for Milner Garrett Staub Boswell Williams Cash Stanley Jones Mincher.
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Los Angeles
St. Louis
Singer
Brewer
Sims
Cleveland
Simmons
L—Singer
New York
Atlanta
Gentry
McGraw
Dyer
Niekro
Hardin
Upshaw
Williams
W—Upshaw
L—Mcgraw
Milner
Garrett
Staub
Boswell
Girls Softball Peewees Scores From National Jackson to Prep Patterson
Team results list multiple games with final scores including Jackson 21 over Kluntz 4, Westwood 21 over Wilson 1, Brookland 26 over Country Club 9, Pioneer Park 16 over Park Lane 12, Jefferson 14 over Hoover 8, Taft 19 over Swinney 9, Edison 26 over Fort Sill 4, Cleveland over Woodland Hillis, Sullivan Village over Lincoln by forfeit, Prep Patterson Center 9 over Fort Sill %
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National Jackson
Kluntz
Westwood
Wilson
Brookland
Country Club
Pioneer Park
Park Lane
Jefferson
Hoover
Taft
Swinney
Edison
Fort Sill
Cleveland
Woodland Hillis
Sullivan Village
Lincoln
Patterson Center
Torre Tops All Star Balloting As First Day Joins
Joe Torre of the St. Louis Cardinals leads National League fans in the first day of voting for the July 25 All Star Game in Atlanta with 73,129 votes. Hank Aaron of Atlanta follows with 69,548 votes and Roberto Clemente of Pittsburgh is third among outfield picks. The ballot also lists Ron Santo, Bud Harrelson, Manny Sanguillen and Johnny Bench among top contenders at their positions.
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Lou Resanova
McClain
Dobson
Harrelson
McLain
NEW Yrk
Joe Torre
St. Louis Cardinals
Torre
Atlanta
Ron Santo
Chicago Cubs
Hank Aaron
Atlanta Braves
Bud Harrelson
New York Mets
Hank Acton
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh
Rusty Staub
New York
Willie Stargell
Frank Robinson
Los Angeles
Willie Mays
Bobby Tolan
Cincinnati
Cesar Cedeno
Houston
Lou Brock
St. Louis
Manny Sanguillen
First Christian Wins Y Battle in Slow-Pitch Action
First Christian defeated Clem's Shoes 12 7 while First Baptist beat Weldon Cox Pontiac 12 8 and Sterling Center edged First Methodist 12 10 in YMCA Slow-Pitch. Centenary Methodist earned a forfeit win over Treasure Lake as eden League play continues on Monday Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
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First Christian
First Baptist
Sterling Center
Clem’s Shoes
Weldon Cox Pontiac
First Methodist
Centenary Methodist
Treasure Lake
Mets Nostalgia Sparks Braves Comeback Night in Atlanta
The Mets rallied in the eighth to beat the Braves 8-7 as memories of their early days resurfaced. John Milner Wayne Garrett Rusty Staub and Ken Boswell homered for New York while Hank Aaron Ralph Garr and Rico Carty sparked Atlanta’s late rally. Dusty Baker and Tommie Agee misplayed chances as the Braves tied the game. Darrell Evans and Cleon Jones figures also featured in the tense sequence. Houston beat Montreal 3-1 and St Louis edged Los Angeles 3-2 elsewhere on the abbreviated schedule.
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New York Mets
New York
Mets
Atlanta
Braves
Houston
Montreal
St. Louis
Los Angeles
John Milner
Wayne Garrett
Rusty Staub
Ken Boswell
Tug McGraw
Gary Gentry
Ralph Garr
Rico Carty
Hank Aaron
Darrell Evans
Aaron
Sonny Jackson
Cleon Jones
Garrett
Jackson
Evans
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Associated Press
Los Angeles Times
Savannah Inn
Bob Clark
Greyhounds
Lakeland
Vida
Ken Rappoport
Vida Blue
Baltimore Orioles
Cash
Bert Blyleven
Stanley
Minnesota
Jim Nettles
Rick Dempsey
Ted Williams
Tommy Vaughn
The
Detroit Lions
Lefty Phillips
Cache Colts
Kephart
Bryant
Huriey
Everett
Southqrest
Wien
Baltimore
Boston
International League
Louisville
Richmond
Toledo
Peninsula
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Rochester
Syracuse
Tidewater
American Association
Oklahoma City
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Tulsa
Wichita
Indianapolis
Iowa
Evansville
Omaha
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Amarillo
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Alexandria
el Paso
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Albuquerque
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Phoenix
Eugene
Tacoma
Splittorff
Odom
Perry
LCC
Joella Watson
Lolita Corley
Lorene Lewis
Lawton Country Club Ladies Golf Association
McAnally
Renko
Marshall
Humphrey
Reuss
Edwards
W— Reuss
L—Mcanally
Freehan
Blyleven
LaRoche
Roof
Mitterwald
Parsons
Colborn
Bell
Rodriguez
Billings
W— Paul
L—Parsons
Jones
Mincher
Etchebarren
Locker E
Duncan
W—Dobson
Peewees
Johnny Bench
Lee Maye
Tony Perez
Nate Colbert
Willie McCovey
Wes Parker
Orlando Cepeda
Glenn Beckert
Dave Cash
Joe Morgan
Ted Sizemore
Tito Fuentes
Felis Millan
Jim Fregosi
Richie Hebner
Dave Kingman
Doug Rader
Eden League
Hal Bock
Dusty Baker
Tommie Agee
Agee
Jerry Reuss
Lee May
Astros
Expos
Jimmy Wynn
May
Johnny Edwards
Tommy Helms
Helms
Brock
Cal Maxvill
Duke Sims
Bobby Valentine
Gibson’s Pharmacy
S. Sheridan
College of
Council For Financial Aid To Education, Inc
East 45Th St
New York, N.Y
Sailor Go Home
Belmont Park
Linstock
Sir Holme
Liberty Bell
H. P. Cannon Fireworks
Hawn
Dallas
Lawton Lumber Co
F Avenue
Dial
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Cedar Lin
Ralph W. Carrell
Jack Brittain
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