Vida Blue dominates Royals as 16th win seals shutout
Vida Blue, 21, pitched five hits over seven innings for a 7-0 shutout of the Kansas City Royals to notch his 16th victory. His family from Mansfield, Louisiana watched in Finley’s box as Blue fanned 12 and posted his sixth shutout of the season, lowering his ERA to 1.37. Oakland, 33,888 in attendance, led the AL West by 10 games.
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Laver and Newcombe Rest After Wimbledon Wins
Tom Gorman, Rod Laver and John Newcombe earned a day off from singles at Wimbledon after reaching the quarter finals of the 85th All England Championships. Four Americans, four Australians, a Mexican and a New Zealander vie for five remaining spots as Nancy Richey Gunter leads the American women in the round of eight. Laver, top seed and 6 to 4 favorite, and defending champion Newcombe enjoyed four tough rounds before the rest.
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Major League Baseball and Grand Slam Tennis Highlights
MLB standings show Pittsburgh leading with wins over Philadelphia and others as Chicago St Louis Atlanta and San Francisco post results. Tennis highlights discuss Laver Grandslam context Emmerson Smith Riessen Rosewall and top women players Court King Durr Melville advancing.
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Vida Blue Extends Strike on Pitching Pace with 16th Win
Vida Blue delivered a 7-0 shutout of Kansas City, extending his innings total to 15 1 3 this season. He improved to 16-2 with 12 strikeouts, leading the majors in wins, strikeouts, complete games, and ERA at 1.37 as the A’s moved 10 games ahead in the AL West.
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Lompoc Starters Torres Asselstine to Join Hancock Bulldogs
Ernie Torres and Brian Asselstine, both high school standouts from Lompo and Santa Ynez, will join Allan Hancock College Bulldogs baseball next spring. Torres, 9-1 with a 1.33 ERA as a left handed ace, earned Third Team CIF honors, while Asselstine hit .363 for Los Padres runner up. They join 18 other freshmen prospects as Hancock defends the 1971 Central Conference title.
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Stargell Paces Pirates to 14 4 Win Over Phillies
Willie Stargell, despite a painful knee, belts his 27th homer and drives in four as the Pirates roll to a 14-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Stargell leads the league with 76 RBIs in 63 games while batting .319 and powered the early 11-2 surge with three extra base hits.
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Mitchell takes lead at the Cleveland Open golf tourney
Bobby Mitchell 28 of Danville Virginia led into the third round of the Ninth Annual Cleveland Open at Beechmont Country Club after a 12 under par 66 64 for 130. He led Dan Dikes by one stroke at halfway with Sikes in second and 1970 US Open champion Tony Jacklin among leaders.
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Plunkett Heads East In Tonight's Coaches All America Game
East team balances running and passing to counter a West air show in the 11th annual game at Texas Tech Jones Stadium. Kickoff is 8:30 p.m. EDT before 42 000 plus fans and nationwide ABC television. Partly cloudy skies are forecast.
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San Diego Seeks ABA Team As Rockets Leave Town
Local backers led by Marvin Kratter announce plans to buy an ABA club to accompany the San Diego Gulls WHL franchise after the Rockets NBA sale to a Houston group for 5.6 million dollars. Kratter, a former Celtics owner, lives in La Costa and aims to establish a dual sports venture in the city.
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Minor League Baseball Highlights and Waiver News
كرة Baseball brief recaps include National League Minors Firehouse 9 Yankees 4 with Clayton Evans earning the win and Bradley Sousa collecting a single and a double for the Yanks. Also, Phillies 5 Pirates notables with McKeown going 3 for 3 and two home runs. CAP League Rainiers 9 Chiefs 2 pitcher Loney. Weis on waivers by the Mets as Agee returns from the disabled list.
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Lompoc and Vandenberg Schedule Weekend Legion Games
Lompoc (6-0) seeks to stay unbeaten as they host San Luis Realty (5-2) at 11 a.m. tomorrow after canceling today’s Flower Festival game with Atascadero. Vandenberg Village (2-5) hosts Atascadero at 11 a.m. at Cabrillo High with Pat Dampier leading the offense and Bill Boyer and Ed Hall rotating on the mound.
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