Marichal Best NL Pitcher Despite Jammed Thumb
Juan Marichal pitched a three hit shutout as the Giants beat the Dodgers 3–0 in Los Angeles. Alston praised Marichal while Sutton struggled for the Dodgers, dropping to 4 straight losses as he tows duty from Ft Ord.
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Alex Kahn
UPI
LOS Angeles
Juan Marichal
Walt Alston
Juan
San Francisco Giants
Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Marichal
Montreal
Alston
Dodger
Don Sutton
Sutton
Ft. Ord
Don
National League All Stars Named With Strong Showings
Willie McCovey and Hank Aaron led the NL selections with big games as McCovey doubled in two and Aaron doubled in two for the Braves. Santo homered in the Cubs win, Bench drove in two in the Reds’ 4 1 victory, and Sanguillen sparked the Pirates with an 11th inning single. The day highlighted key performances in wins for Giants Dodgers Cubs Reds and Pirates with other matches shaping pennant races.
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Jim Qualls
al Weis
Bill Hands
Don Kessinger
Qualls
Glenn Beckert
Billy Williams
Beckert
Ken Boswell
Kessinger
Santo
Hands
Tommie Agee
Cubs
Mets
Tony Perez
Lee May
Bench
Reds
Wayne Granger
Cesar Geronimo
Manny Sanguillen
Pirates
Expos
Sanguillen
Dan McGinn
Julian Javier
Cardinals
Phillies
Javier
Vada Pinson
Joe Torre
Tim McCarver
O Connor shoots 65 to draw within one of Open lead
Irish champion Christy O Connor lit up the course with a 65 in the Open second round at Lytham St Annes to reach 136, one behind leader Bob Charles as 73 players advanced to the third round. Americans Billy Casper and Orville Moody sit at 140 and 141, with Tony Jacklin and Alex Caygill at 138. Renowned retirements and bouts also noted.
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Lytham ST. Annes
England
UPI
Christy O'Connor
Bob Charles
Rich Bassett
Upper Montclair
N.J
Australia
South Africa
Spain
New Zealand
Argentina
Belgium
France
Holland
Billy Casper
Orville Moody
Tony Jacklin
Sea Island Club
Alex Caygill
Lompoc Legion lineup altered by mumps outbreak
Lompoc Post 211 Junior Legion Baseball faces lineup disruptions as brothers Roy and Bobby Howell miss weekend games with mumps. Coach Domingos plans Teddy Torres to start against Atascadero and Roy Thomas to face San Luis Obispo, with Neal Porter at third and Bobby Grossini at short. Bolinger’s return at first and center field uncertainty add to the shakeup as Lompoc, San Luis Obispo and Vandenberg Village vie for the league lead with 8 2 records.
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Vandenberg Village
Lompoc Post 211 Junior Legion
Atascadero
San Luis Obispo
Steve Terrones
Carlos Gonzales
Bobby Grossini
Lou Domingos
Teddy Torres
Roy) Thomas
Domingos
Roy
Bobby Howell
Lompoc
Bobby
Neal Porter
Monte Bolinger
Bolinger
Olympic stars headline Santa Clara swim field
Nearly every 1968 Olympic medalist, led by Debbie Meyer and Mark Spitz, competes in the Santa Clara Invitational Swim Classic at Santa Clara. The three day meet features world record holders, foreign entrants, and a strong American lineup with finals televised on ABC.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
Santa Clara
Calif
Debbie Meyer
Miss Meyer
Mexico City
Sullivan
Mark Spitz
Don Schollander
Europe
South America
Asia
Angela Coughlan
Ralph Hutton
Spitz
Mike Burton
Miss Coughlan
Hutton
Kaye Hall
Roland Matthes
East Germany
Nicolai Pankin
Russia
Karen Muir
South Africa
ABC
Schollander
Matthes
Burton
Don McKenzie
Ken Walsh
Ellie Daniel
Linda Gustavson
Jan Henne
Sue Pedersen
Sharon Wichtman
Sabine Steinbach
Mexico
Felipe Munoz
Czechoslovakia
Milena Duchkova
Ger
Marlins Host Tri-County Swim Meet At Lompoc Pool
The Lompoc Marlins will host ten TriCounty Swim League teams at the Lompoc Municipal Swimming Pool with 325 swimmers and over 1 000 entries. Competition starts at 9 a m and the pool will be closed to public swimming all day Saturday. The meet aims to produce qualifying times for the league championship on Aug 9 at San Luis Obispo. Teams include Atascadero Cabrillo Goleta Amvets Paso Robles Santa Barbara Rec Santa Barbara Y Santa Ynez San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria.
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Lompoc
San Luis Obispo
Marlins
Atascadero
Cabrillo
Goleta Amvets
Paso Robles
Santa Barbara Rec
Santa Barbara Y
Santa Ynez
Santa Maria
Truckers Capture Pennant With One-Hitter Victory
Ron Melson pitched a one hitter and scored on a passed ball as the Truckers beat the Grange Sprouts 1 0 to seal a third straight Am erican League championship berth in Lompoc Little League. Sprouts pitcher John Rodriguez allowed two hits and nine strikeouts. Jeffers Mufflers defeated DeFrene Crane 21 0 and Red Kids beat Pizza Palace 102. Final standings show Truckers 6 6 65 and Sprouts 4 6.
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Ronnie Melson
Truckers
Grange Sprouts
Lompoc
Melson
Sprouts
John Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Anthony Barreras
Owen Etheridge
Jeffers
Mufflers
du Frene Crane
Red Kids
Pizza Palace
George Renfroe
John Helmuth
Randy Jeffers
Danny Welch
Cranes
Ricky Zook
Robert Martinez
Zook
Scott Victor
Teddy Hannah
WOL Truckers
Crane i
Jeffers’ Mufflers
Robinson credits team play for 13 game lead
Baltimore slugger Frank Robinson says no stars exist on the Orioles as he helps beat Boston 4 1 with a 20th homer and ninth inning RBI. Teammates shine with Blair stealing, Etchebarren homering, and Hardin earning a complete game. Oakland, Cleveland, and Minnesota win as Cal beat Seattle rained out.
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Gary Kale
UPI
Frank Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore
Boston Red Sox
Orioles
Robinson
Paul Blair
Franks
Jim Hardin
Andy Etchebarren
Detroit
Cleveland
Tigers
Oakland
Chicago
Minnesota
Kansas City
California
Seattle
Tony Horton
Tom Timmerman
Ken Harrelson
Norm Cash
Jim Price
Sal Bando
John Odom
Luis Aparicio
Buddy Bradford
Rod Laver
Twins
Harmon Killebrew
Royals
Ron Perranoski
Dave Boswell
Aaron earns 15th All Star berth for NL bid
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves is named to his 15th All Star team as the National League lines up for the July 22 game in Washington. Aaron, 35, gathers 295 votes, one shy of Willie McCovey, with Atlanta and Chicago each landing two starters. Felix Milan wins second base, while Don Kessinger and Ron Santo pad the Cubs infield. Matty Alou and Cleon Jones start in the outfield, and Johnny Bench is chosen as catcher.
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Joe Carnicelli
UPI
Willie McCovey
Hank Aaron
Ron Santo
Johnny Bench
McCovey
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Aaron
Atlanta Braves
San Diego Padres
Santo
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
Becnh
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Pittsburgh
Montreal
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Felipe Alou
Braves
Dodgers
Alou
Mets
New York
Washington
San Francisco
Atlanta
Chicago
Felix Milan
Glenn Beckett
Cubs
Don Kessinger
Matty Alou
Cleon Jones
Cincinnati
Smith in four hit win by SLC
Cary Smith pitched a four hitter for San Luis Obispo as the defending champions crushed Arroyo Grande 10-3 in the District 3 Babe Ruth playoffs at Pioneer Park Lom poc. Ron Hayes homered and drove in three while Hays added a homer and double in a 12 hit San Luis attack.
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Eric Jackson
Cary Smith
San Luis Obispo
Lompoc
Roland Granger
Marvin Otsuji
Gary Hughes
Granger
R.L. Lewis
Hays
Ron Stoneman
Dale Overland
Marty Farrar
Sponeman
Overland
San Luis
Farrar
Smith
Cubs
Arroyo Grande
Frank Golden
Guy Rodgers
Golden
John Moore
RBI
Hughes
Moore
Smith and Overland
Otsuji and Roberts
SLO
Katzakian Shuts Down Opponents In Four-Hitter Victory
Venus Katzakian pitched a four-hitter as undefeated Piz za Palace blitzed Sharon's 15 to 2 in women’s softball. Gale Schmidt and Midge Loveaul led with three hits each, while Linda Vaughn Lucy Nilsby and Connie Price contributed multiple safeties and Diana Legrande added a double. Nan cy Duiste earned the win with a three-hitter for Cable TV in a 17-8 win over NCC wives.
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Venus Katzakian
Pizza Palace
Sharon
Gale Schmidt
Midge Loveaul
Palace
Schmidt
Loveau
Linda Vaughn
Lucy Nilsby
Connie Price
The
Diana Legrande
Brenda Freeman
Nancy Duiste
Cable TV
NCC
Diana House
Karen Dewing
Ann Hall
Cable Nine
Jane Daniel
Dueste
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