Aaron Aims at Ruth S R humbly in face of records
Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves slugger, faces Babe Ruth's all time home run mark as he nears Ruth's 714 with 613 614 career homers. Team-mates managers and peers express faith he can break the record though health and behind behind him factors may influence the outcome.
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Red Sox surprise power lifts them in AL East chase
Boston rode Doug Griffin and John Kennedy homers and a seven run eighth inning to a 10-4 win over the Washington Senators. Rico Petrocelli and Carl Yastrzemski added key hits as Boston closed to within 4 1/2 games of Baltimore. Other AL results included Oakland over Minnesota 6-4 and Kansas City 3-0 over California.
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Ted Williams
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Doug Griffin
John Kennedy
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Rico Petrocelli
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New York
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Pirates
Jerry Reuss
Mets
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Bill Mazeroski
al Oliver
Roberto Clemente
Ken Boswell
Gary Gentry
Ali Talks About His Future After Draft Ruling
Muhammad Ali reacts to the Supreme Court decision overturning his draft evasion conviction saying he feels free to fight, travel, or retire as he wishes. He expresses sincere Islamic faith and gratitude while in Chicago training for a July 26 bout with Jimmy Ellis in Houston.
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Joe Frazier
Crawford finally arrives as Dodgers top Cubs at Wrigley
Willie Crawford starred in 6-4 Dodger win at Chicago, going 3-for-3 with a home run and a double as Los Angeles moved closer to the Giants. Al Downing earned the win with six innings of work. Wes Parker and Bill Buckner added three hits each in the 16-hit attack. Davis climbed to .358 with two singles.
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Willie Davis
National League Baseball Schedule and Standings Brief
National League standings and tonight’s probables list games across major cities. Players include O Brien Hands Simpson Britton McNally Seaver Lersch Walker Cleveland Foster Kline Corbin Blue Hedland Murphy Cain Lonborg and others with results from Cleve New York Milwaukee Chicago Boston Oakland Minnesota California and Washington.
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Lompoc and Cabrillo Play at 5:30 P M In League Action
Lompoc and Cabrillo High Schools return to action with 5:30 p m starts at Lompoc High. Lompoc faces Righetti while Cabrillo meets Santa Maria on varsity and junior varsity fields as Instructional League action continues.
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Elks Field
Expanded Mackie golf tourney opens Saturday
The seventh annual Thomas Mackie Invitational expands to a 54 hole three day format at Village Country Club. Eighty two two man teams will compete with daily prizes for lowest score and final awards for low net and low gross to be presented Monday at 7 p.m. Notables include Alisal CC John Wade, Roy McKenzie, Frank Murray, Pinky Bebernes, Bob Purdy, plus Tom Mackie and Vandenberg AFB leaders Maj. Gen. Garland and Maj. Gen. Wilson.
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Frank Murray
Alisal
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Pinky Bebernes
Bob Purdy
Kenny
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Louis L. Wilson
Space and Missile Test Center
Stan Smith Eyes Gorman Duet After Wimbledon Upset
Stan Smith of Pasadena offers to buy Tom Gorman a beer after Gorman stunned Rod Laver in straight sets to reach the Wimbledon semifinals. Gorman, from Seattle, doubled as an Army private. Smith, a top-seeded contender, aims to avenge prior losses as they prepare for Thursday’s semifinal showdown.
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Tom Gorman
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Cliff Drysdale
May belts two homers as Reds sweep Expos in doubleheader
Lee May slugged two homers and tied a six-hit day to power the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 and 5-4 doubleheader sweep over the Montreal Expos. May's 19th and 20th blasts boosted his season average to .317 with 48 RBIs as Cincinnati faltered in the NL standings. The Pirates, Mets, Dodgers, Astros, and Padres also won in NL action.
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Sparky Anderson
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