Baseball Standings and Friday Results Summary
Eastern Division standings show Chicago leading with 52 wins, New York 44, Pittsburgh 38, Philadelphia 35, St. Louis 23, Montreal 24. Friday results include Cincinnati over Los Angeles 4-1, New York over Pittsburgh 11-6, Chicago over St. Louis 3-1 in 10 innings, Montreal 8 Philadelphia 5, San Francisco 7-7 Atlanta 6-3 in 10. Today’s schedule lists multiple NL and AL matchups with pitchers and locations.
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Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadephia
St. Louis
Montreal
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Merritt
Singer
Niekro
Bolin
Houston
Griffin
San Diego
Kirby
Holtzman
Briles
McAndrew
Blass
Renko
Fryman
Oakland
Minnesota
Seattle
Kansas City
California
Baltimore
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Brunet
Wynne
McNally
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Hedlund
Elks and Pals Triumph in Babe Ruth Action
Ralph Ochoa threw a three hitter to power the Elks to a 13 0 win over V J. Eddie Marshalls two homers accounted for five Elks runs. Dennis Overman went 3 for 4 as Lee Tulner added three hits and a double. Chile Weaver drove in two as Nick Berry led V J with two hits. In the nightcap the P D Pats defeated the Miners 63 as Gary Adair and Bill Ebbert sparked the rally and Jeff Bratz earned the win.
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Eric Jackson
Ralph Ochoa
Elks
V&j
Babe Ruth
Eddie Marshall
W&j
Dennis Overman
Lee Tulner
Chile
Weaver
Nick Berry
Bob Aguilar
P.D. Pats
Greg Long
Joe Martinez
Arnold
Mike Bratz
Jeff Bratz
Terry Williams
Long
Pals
Williams
Ebbert
Howard Comstock
Adair
Pats
Fields
Miners
Joe Torres
Curt Wade
Ed Cabral
Sam Collier
Johnstone hits grand slam as Angels split twin bill
Jay Johnstone slugged his fourth homer of the season to cap a five run eighth inning, guiding the California Angels to a 7 3 win over the White Sox in the opener of a doubleheader. Chicago rebounded to win 3 1 in the nightcap.
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Chicago
UPI
California Angels
Jay Johnstone
Angels
White Sox
Johnstone
Gary Bell
California
Jim McGlothlin
Rudy May
Ken Tatum
Hawaii
Sprinter Wins Triple AAU Titles Amid Foot Injury
Willie Mae Nichols of Bakersfield claimed the 100 50 and 220 yard titles at the national AAU girls track meet in Daytona Florida despite a painful spike wound on her right foot. The 16 year old 5 foot 10 inch 152 pound sprinter clocked 10.8 in the 100 and 4.8 in the 50 yard dash tying American and AAU marks, and powered to 24.3 in the 220 yard race to tie the AAU record set six years earlier by Shirley Williams.
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Ohio
UPI
Willie Mae Nichols
Bakersfield
National Amateur Athletic Union
Miss Nichols
Shirley Williams
Compton
Pam Greene
Denver
Steelers Sign Terry Hanratty From Notre Dame
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed quarterback Terry Hanratty of Notre Dame to a 1969 NFL contract. Hanratty was the Steelers' No. 2 pick and during three seasons with Notre Dame he accounted for 43 touchdowns rushing and passing.
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UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Hanratty
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National Football League
Hanratty
Steelers
Irish
Grubb and Huggett Share Pro-Am Victory in England
Briant Huggett and Tony Grubb posted 135 for 36 holes to split the 4800 dollar first prize at the Bowmaker Pro-Am in Sunningdale England. Billy Casper tied for fifth with a second straight 71 for 142.
Yarbrough wins Firecracker 400 after late wreck drama
Lee Roy Yarbrough captured the Firecracker 400 in Daytona Beach as a dramatic late wreck allowed him to pass Buddy Baker in the final miles. The Columbia, S.C. driver earned 22,175 to Baker's 11,195 with 53,800 fans watching and extended his season earnings to 120,315.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
UPI
Lee Roy Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Columbia, S.C
Buddy Baker
Charlotte N.C
Baker
Dodge
Ford
Lee Roy
Cale Yarbrough
Timmonsville
S.C
Mercury
Cale
Donnie Allison
Hueytown
Ala
David Pearson
Spartanburg
Richard Petty
Randleman
N.C
Henley Gray
Rome
Buddy Arrington
Martinsville
Hoss Ellington
Wilmington
Ed Hossert
Trenton
N.J
Allison
Dierker Shuts Out Padres in Astros Victory
Houston right-hander Larry Dierker pitched a 4-0 win over San Diego, his 11th win in 16 decisions this season. Doug Rader drove in two runs with a key two-run double as Houston climbed above .500 at 41-40, while San Diego extended its skid to six straight losses. Al Santorini took the loss for the Padres after five innings.
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Lompoc Junior Legion
Vandenberg Village
Lompoc
San Luis Obispo
Santa Ynez
Paso Robles
Bobby Howell
Teddy Torres
Tony Mason
Ernie Martin
Village
Roy
Howell Brothers
Tom Harmon
Mac Fisher
Bob Fields
Terry Leone
Leone
Rick Martinich
Torres
Bobby Grossini
Roy Howell
Harmon
Grossini
Carlos Gonzales
Neal Porter
Joe Barthel
Roy Thomas
Thomas
Howell
SAN Diego
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Larry Dierker
San Diego Padres
Houston Astros
Padres
Dierker
Houston
Astrodome
Astros
Clay Kirby
Denny Lemaster
Doug Rader
al Santorini
US Russia and Britain to duel in July track meet
The Amateur Athletic Union announced dual scoring for the July 18-19 track meet in Los Angeles. The United States will tally points separately against the Soviet Union and Britain, and a second set of USSR Britain statistics will be kept.
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Los Angeles
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Amateur Athletic Union
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Great Britain
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Ussr
Britain’s Ann Haydon Jones Wins Wimbledon Women Title
Ann Haydon Jones defeated Billie Jean King 3-6 6-3 6-2 to become Wimbledon women’s singles champion, ending a 13-year pursuit and giving Britain its first British winner over an American in the final in 25 years. King criticized the crowd while Jones noted disputed calls and crowd passion. The men's final features Rod Laver vs John Newcombe, while Newcombe and Tony Roche won the doubles title.
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Ann Haydon Jones
Billie Jean King
Billie Jean
Helen Wills
Ann
Mrs. King
Rod Laver
John Newcombe
Newcombe
Tony Roche
Marty Riessen
Evanston
Ill
Tom Okker
Netherlands
Davenport ties world HH record at Zurich meet
Willie Davenport of Baton Rouge Law equaled the world 110 meter hurdles record with 13.2 seconds at the International Zurich Track and Field Meet. John Pennel cleared 17 feet 7 inches in the pole vault but failed at 16 feet 2 inches to better his pending record. Hermes Ramírez won the 100 meters in 10.0 seconds while Fanie van Zijl set a South African 1500 meter mark in 3:41.1. Ethiopia withdrew its team due to the South African presence, angering officials and fans.
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Zurich
Switzerland
UPI
Willie Davenport
Baton Rouge Law
Martin Lauer
Germany
Lee Calhoun
Gary
Ind
Earl MecCullouch
USC
Erv Hall
Villanova
John Pennel
Southern California Striders
Davenport
Hermes Ramires
Cuba
Fanie van Ziji
Ethiopa
Mamo Wolde
Letzigrund
Brock Lifts Cardinals with .300 Hitting Return
Lou Brock, once slumping to .089, rebounded to hit .300 after a four for four game versus Montreal, signaling he will drive St. Louis toward another NL pennant. The speedster also recalls past steals and his key role beside Curt Flood and the rest of the Cardinals lineup.
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Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Brock
Curt Flood
Flip Wilson
Stan
Wilson
Flood
Cardinals
St. Louis
Looey
Montreal
Tommy Harper
Seattle
Cardinal
Cubs
Orlando Cepeda
Cloninger Wins Pitching Nod as Reds Top Dodgers
Cincinnati continues its hitting surge with Tony Cloninger guiding a 4 1 victory over Los Angeles. Corrales backed him with two RBIs, while Osteen allowed 12 Reds hits and one run as the Dodgers struggled with timely outs and scattered offense.
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Alex Kahn
UPI
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Reds
Tony Clonginger
Los Angeles Dodgers
Claude Osteen
Clonginger
Dave Bristol
Tony
Bristol
Pat Corrales
Cloninger
Osteen
Dodger
Corrales
Walt Alston
Dodgers
Village Little League names 1969 all stars
Village Hills Little League honored its all star squad at a noon ceremony in Village Park. repeaters from last year join four Cardinals four Giants on the elite team with Carlton Roberts also listed for Dodgers. Pirates and Mets are represented by Brossman Stratford Garner and Garner respectively.
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Village Hills
Village Park
Charles Denson
Kirk Dalton
Cardinals
Giants
Kelly Hubbard
Richard Brossman
Pirates
Denson
Dalton
James Trenner
Charles Simmons
Brent Ebbert
Allan Hallenbeck
Carlton Roberts
Hubbard
Dodgers
Ronald Davis
Shane Whitmore
William Stratford
Brossman
Darrell Garner
Mets
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Los Ang
San Fran
Joe Horlen
Horlen
Walt Williams
Luis Aparicio
Carlos May
Gail Hopkins
Clyde Wright
George Brunet
Billy Wynne
Lompoc Nine Downs Village
Firecracker
By Bill Cockshott
Martin
Fisher
Fanning Thomas
Fischer
Moore
Long Beach
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
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