Dobson Leads Orioles In Doubleheader Sweep Over Athletics
Pat Dobson pitched a four hitter to extend his win streak to 11 as the Orioles beat the Athletics 1 0 in the opener and Brooks Robinson belted a two run homer in the nightcap to seal a 6 4 victory and complete the sweep. Dobson improved to 14 4 with 13 strikeouts while leading the staff in wins complete games innings and ERA.
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Orioles
Oakland Athletics
Brooks Robinson
Baltimore
Dobson
Dave McNally
Jim Palmer
Mike Cuellar
Boston
Milwaukee
Brewers
Minnesota
Washington
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
Cleveland
California
US faces injuries and rules cloud Pan Am track prospects
US coach Alex Francis warns a no substitution rule and injuries may prevent another 22 of 24 event sweep at the Pan Am Games in Cali. He notes athletes Crockett Greene and Green unavailable, considers Milburn Draper as substitutes while highlighting top stars Smith and Matzdorf past peak as competition intensifies.
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Colombia
UPI
United States
Alex Francis
U.S
Fort Hays
Kan
Francis
Winnipeg
Canada
Ivory Crockett
Charlie Greene
Jim Green
Lexington
Miami
Cali
Delano Merriwether
Philadelphia
Marshall Dill
Detroit
Rod Milburn
Ron Draper
Crockett
Roundup of yesterday's Lompoc and San Leandro results
Yesterday's play left Lompoc and San Leandro tied at 0 in 12 innings. Tonight Taft faces San Leandro at 8 p.m. Tomorrow Lompoc meets the Taft winner at 5 p.m. Wasco Reedley and Stockton were eliminated.
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Lompoc
San Leandro
Taft S. Leandro
Wasco
Reedley
Stockton
Rodriguez nails shutout in 12th gives Lompoc rare win
Lompoc defeats San Leandro 1-0 in 12 innings to reach Babe Ruth Northern California finals. Johnny Rodriguez relieves with bases loaded no outs in ninth, strikes out three and helps seal the win with key defense and a late run. Grafton starts. Ochoa and Rodriguez shine in relief.
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Bob Pellerin
Wasco
Ted Grafton
Lompoc
Bill Rule
Johnny Rodriguez
Rule
Rodriguez
San Leandro
Johnny Faced
Norm Otterstetter
Jeff Borges
Tuffy Grossi
Scooter Henderson
Babe Ruth
California
San Leandro Taft
Taft
Stockton
Grafton
Ochoa
Borges
Ruth
Tom Harmon
Greg Long
Don Jordan
Scooter
Long
Rick Fridrich
Grossi
Jules Hain
Jeff Bratz
Fridrich
Bratz
Hain
Bratt
Otterstetter
Chargers trade Dick Post to Broncos in bid to shed unhappy players
Dick Post, the 1969 AFL rushing leader, moves from the San Diego Chargers to the Denver Broncos for a second round pick as the Chargers unload dissatisified players. Posts knee injuries and contract disputes cited as reasons, following trades of Ron Billingsley and other roster moves across the league.
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United Press International
Dick Post
San Diego Chargers
Post
American Football League
Denver Broncos
Chargers
Ron Billingsley
Houston Oilers
Cleveland Browns
Joe Taffoni
Taffoni
Browns
Nick Skorich
Atlanta Falcons
Tommy Nobis
Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Hill
Texas Arlington
New England Patriots
Ron Jessie
Kansas
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Larry Grantham
New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers
Worthy McClure
Mississippi
Houston
Clarence Oliver
John Sodaski
Doug Fisher
Oakland Raiders
Daryle Lamonica
Bob Cutburth
Chicago
Hills-Shuts Out Vandenberg 2 0 to Reach District Final
Village Hills All-stars defeat Vandenberg 2 to 0 to advance to the District 50 championship. Andre Roberts earns the win with eight strikeouts and two hits allowed. McKeown homered twice for Village Hills, with one shot in the fourth inning and another in the first game.
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Village Hills
Santa Maria South
Santa Maria North
Beach Cities
Santa Maria West
Orcutt American
Vandenberg
Limas Park
Roxie Thompson
Jim Girard
Ian McKeown
Brockett
McKeown
Lompoc Nationals
Andre Roberts
Hills’ Hillman
Curt Neely
Blain Nelson
Neely
Nelson
Jeff Bryan
Mike Brockett
Kevin Ewing
Rocky Brock
Buckner's Grand Slam Stops Ellis Streak in NL Roundup
Buckner delivered his first career grand slam as Los Angeles surged from a 5-1 deficit to beat the Pirates 8-5. Ellis aimed for 16th win but faltered in the seventh, while Mudcat Grant and Willie Crawford contributed. Braves, Reds, Phillies, Expos also posted wins in a busy NL slate.
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Bill Buckner
Ellis
Los Angeles
Buckner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tom Haller
Maury Wills
Jim
Grant
Willie Crawford
Atlanta
San Francisco
Cincinnati
San Diego
New York
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Houston
Montreal
Chicago
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Nipomo
Boog Powell
Aurelio Rodriguez
Jim York
Mickey Lolich
Jim Price
Tony Taylor
Dalton Jones
Dick McAuliffe
Tony Oliva
Twins
Senators
Harmon Killebrew
Oliva
Sandy Alomar
Angels
Sam McDowell
Bill Parsons
Parsons
Pan Am
John Smith
Pat Matzdorf
Western Hemisphere
Reynaldo Brown
Dave Smith
Jeff Mackey
Henderson
Boxscore
RBI
Rivas
Mackey
Brennan
Hernandez
Baker
Jordan
Gray
Hubbard
Broncs
Lompoc Record
Hills
HR — McKeown
Earl Williams
Braves
Juan Marichal
Hal McRae
Lee May
Padres
McRae
Reds
Jim McGlathlin
Bobby Pfeil
Phils
Cesar Cedeno
Doug Rader
Wade Blasingame
Astros
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