Bratz Throws No-Hitter as Lompoc Eye State Title
Lompoc Babe Ruth all stars led by pitcher Mike Bratz no-hit Bullard of Fresno 13-0 at Pioneer Park to seize the Northern State crown bid. Bratz fanned nine, Kevin Drake and Jules Hain sparked early offense, and Ralph Ochoa aided the victory with two RBIs.
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Lompoc
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Bullard
Fresno
Pioneer Park
Bratz
P.D. Pals
Kevin
Ralph Ochoa
Jules Hain
Fremont
Manuel Silva
Gary Adair
Babe Ruth
South Sacramento
South All-Star defense seals 7 3 victory in Santa Barbara
Sam Cunningham's 12 yard touchdown with 6 14 to go lifts the South to a 7 3 win over the North at La Playa Stadium Santa Barbara. Mike Guerra 27 yard field goal late in the fourth tied the game before Cunningham and Jed Anderson connected for the decisive score. Local players stood out for the North with Ellis Drake and Bob Howell among the top contributors.
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Santa Barbara
Lompoc
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Cunningham
Jed Anderson
Anderson
Cabrillo
Ellis Drake
Steve Haacke
Dan Novak
Bob Howell
Howell
South
Beard
Golf
McNally’s 17-game win streak ends as Reese delivers grand slam
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dave McNally saw his two-year 17-game win streak snapped when the Minnesota Twins won 5-2. Reese hit a bases-loaded grand slam off a 3-2 pitch to end McNally’s run in the seventh. Detroit, Kansas City, New York, California, and Oakland posted wins in other AL games.
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UPI
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Minnesota Twins
Baltimore Orioles
Reese
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Chicago
Kansas City
Cleveland
New York
Seattle
California
Washington
Oakland
Boston
Willie Horton
Tigers
Dan Osinski
Mickey Stanley
Bobby Knoop
Norm Cash
Horton
Joe Foy
Luis Tiant
Tiant
Foy
Wally Bunker
Billy Cowan
Bubba Morton
Santa Maria Triumphs In Sectional Little League Play
Santa Maria defeated China Lake 2 to 1 in Culver City sectional play as Bob Edie pitched a no hitter until a passed ball scored China Lake. Leonard Salazar delivered a two run homer in the first inning to pace the Santa Marians toward the win. Santa Maria advances to the division round in San Diego to face Manhattan Beach in a 5:30 contest Thursday.
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China Lake
Edie
Miss Bud takes hydro point lead at Seafair race
Miss Budweiser won the Seattle Seafair unlimited hydroplane race on Lake Washington finishing first for 6 000 dollars and 1 200 season points. Miss Bardahl finished third with 800 points while Atlas Van Lines took second with 900 points as Myr's Special faltered in the day. Over 250 000 spectators watched the event.
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UPI
Harrison
N.Y
Frank Beard
Beard
Bert Greene
Greene
Georgia
Dan Sikes
South Africa
Harold Henning
Tommy Aaron
Lee Trevino
Raymond L. Andrews
Seattle
Bill Sterett
Miss Budweiser
Lake Washington
Tampa
Fla
Miss Bardahl
Fred Alter
Bob Budweiser
Bardahl
Atlas van Lines
Jim McCormick
Lakeside
Myr
Dean Cenoweth
Newman nips Monterey in 13-year-old Babe Ruth tourney
Jim Bryan tossed a two hitter and struck out eight to spark Newman Westside to a 7-0 win over Monterey American in Pioneer Park. Bryan added two doubles and a walk while Dan Cope led off with a single, stole bases and drove in two. Belmont, Fremont, and Fortuna also won in Sunday action.
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Newman Westside All-Stars
Monterey American
Babe Ruth
Pioneer Park
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Chris Rebelo
Newman
Dan Cope
Westside
Cope
al Santos
Kelly Ravino
Ray Ramsey
Paul Dubrasich
Monterey
Steve Wallace
Belmont
Randy Nieman
Poplar
Fortuna
Jim Gomes
Avalos powers San Fernando to 12–0 win in Area Six tournament
Frank Avalos led San Fernando in a 16 hit attack with a 3-for-5 day including a home run as the Legionnaires rout Lompoc 12–0 in Burbank to reach the championship round against Covina. Pitcher Jim Kiser allowed three hits with 10 strikeouts over the full game.
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Lompoc
Burbank
Covina
Avalos
San Fernando Legionaires
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Roy Howell
Monte Bolinger
Neal Porter
Kiser
Teddy Torres
Tony Schutz
Torres
Schutz
Roy Thomas
Les McIntosh
Santa Monica
Marc Landry
Carlos Gonzales
San Fernando Valley
Gonzales
Oxnard
Davis
Howell
Thomas
Harmon
Hr—Avalos
Lombardi Unitas top grid world in exhibition start
Vince Lombardi and Johnny Unitas led impressive NFL showings as the exhibition schedule opened with five games. The Redskins beat the Bears 37 7 in poor weather, while Unitas played a quarter in the Colts 26 6 win over the Chargers. Buffalo struggled in a 24 7 loss to Houston as O J Simpson remained unsigned. Kansas City beat Oakland 23 17 and Minnesota crushed Miami 45 10. NFL leads 20 0 in interleague play with 31 games left.
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Johnny Unitas
O. J. Simpson
New York Jets
Lombardi
Green Bay
Washington
Rfk Stadium
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Unitas
Baltimore Colts
San Diego Chargers
Simpson
Buffalo Bills
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Houston
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Oakland
Minnesota
Miami
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NFL
Rose Paces Reds In 19-17 Slugfest Over Phillies
Pete Rose topped the Reds with three hits and four RBIs including his 11th homer. Cincinnati prevailed 19-17 in a wild NL slugfest and moved into first in the Western Division.
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UPI
Pete Rose
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
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Pittsburgh
New York
Atlanta
Chicago
San Diego
Houston
Montreal
German in four way swim win
West German Hans Fassnacht won his fourth event at the Los Angeles Invitational Swimming Championships, taking the 1500 meter free in 16:32.13 to break a European citizen record. He anchored Phillips 66’s winning 400 meter free relay as well. Debbie Meyer won her first meet event, the 1500 free, in 17:46.07.
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Fassnacht
Phillips 66
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Chip Ferriss
Debbie Meyer
Sacramento
Mexico City
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Jose Fiolo
Dan Frawley
Los Angeles Athletic Club
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