Dodgers Fans Drive City to Buy In and Cheer
In Los Angeles, the Dodgers cultivate fan loyalty with personalized scoreboard greetings and player signings. Peter O'Malley touts marketing hours and community involvement as key to drawing three million spectators, with players like Messersmith and Downing praising the side. The team emphasizes regional appeal over celebrity rosters as attendance climbs.
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City Softball Scores From Local Leagues
Mission Hills Baptist defeated First Southern Baptist 20 to 6 as Mike Muir earned the win with three hits for Gary Vick Greg Zellers and three for Muir. Southern’s Tim Fickess homered and Ken Tucker had two singles. Calvary Baptist beat Church of Nazarene 14 to 0 as Dean Morris Dan Townsend and Dan Thompson each hit three. Roy Patterson Sr. added two for the losers. Goodlife won 16 to 5 over Starbuck’s Starlets with Lyon Harmon Mar y Schankel Linda Letson and Diane Droste each collecting two hits. Terri McLaughlin went 4 for 4 for Starlets. Fat Jax topped Mid Coast 7 to 3 as Carolyn Norris fanned 11 and Karen Cottam had two hits.
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Southern
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Ken Tucker
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Dan Thompson
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Sheryl Ellingwood
Jerri Werner
Fat Jax
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Tuesday through Thursday Major League Baseball Scores and Schedules
UPI reports results from Tuesdays games Chicago beat Montreal 4 3 Atlanta defeated Los Angeles 4 2 Philadelphia won 5 1 over Pittsburgh San Francisco downed Cincinnati 4 2 St Louis took New York 5 3 and New York 11 St Louis 6 in separate doubleheader games Wednesday matchups include Montreal at Chicago Los Angeles at Atlanta Philadelphia at Pittsburgh New York at St Louis and San Diego at Houston Thursday features St Louis at Chicago Los Angeles at Atlanta New York at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Montreal and San Francisco at Cincinnati plus Milwaukee Boston Cleveland Baltimore Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Chicago California and Texas at Oakland games and probable pitchers listed.
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Stengel Defends Billy Martin On 85th Birthday
Casey Stengel, turning 85, praises Billy Martin as a sharp manager and capable player, recounting their rekindled friendship after past tensions. He notes Martin’s work ethic and baseball knowledge, recalls Martin's time with Oakland and the Yankees, and mentions Stengel’s health, daily visits to his wife, and his Mets duties while still signing autographs at events.
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Kansas City
Houston
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Village CC Women take Low Net and Low Putts titles
Lorraine Dutra won the Low Net title and shared the Low Putts win with Dorothy Mac Clure in Village Country Club weekly women’s golf. Wilma Lilly and Jean Sullivan tied for first flight with 73s. MacClure third at 75. DuFrene 79. Second flight went to Dutra with 70. Barnard 74. Briscoe 75. Freeman 77. Third flight listed Wright 78. Ruh and Henricks 80. Davenport 82.
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Wilma Lilly
Jean Sullivan
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Jean Barnard
Elsie Briscoe
Ruby Freeman
Mary Joe Wright
Renee Ruh
Edie Henricks
Lorraine Davenport
Lenore van Wyk
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