Inside Corner Scouting the Major League Scouts
This piece treats baseball scouts as secretive operatives watching games and gathering data. It notes their experience, the rise of computerized scouting, and the changing landscape of talent discovery. A sports quiz asks six trivia questions about MLB records and leaders with answers provided.
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Mickey Mantle
Willie Mays
Feld
Giants
Ted Williams
Rogers Hornsby
Yankees
Felix Millan
Atlanta
Jesus
Matty Alou
Juan Marichal
Bob Gibson
Honus Wagner
Tigers stay in pace with Coleman Lolich duo leading surge
Detroit rides a three hit gem from Joe Coleman and support from Mickey Lolich to beat the Red Sox 7-2, lifting the Tigers to 15-10 and within half a game of Cleveland as Haller crowds in with a triple and two doubles. California tops Oakland in 12 innings.
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United Press International
Mickey Lolich
Joe Coleman
Detroit Tigers
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Coleman
Detroit
Cleveland
Tom Timmerman
Tom Haller
Haller
California
Oakland
New York
Montreal
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Chicago
St. Louis
Houston
Los Angeles
Dick Williams
Syd O’brien
John Boccabella
Ron Hunt
Martinez
Ken Rudolph
Don Kessinger
Cardinals
Ted Simmons
Hal McRae
Driver Malloy Dies From Speedway Practice Crash
Jim Malloy, 37, of Denver, died in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital after injuries from a practice crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He had multiple fractures, burns, and internal injuries from the Sunday wreck on the No 3 turn during preparations for the 500 mile race. This was the track's first fatality in over four years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Jim Malloy
Denver
Colo
Malloy
Indianapolis Methodist Hospital
Speedway
Mike Spence
Great Britain
Carmona Stops Takayama In Third Round At Olympic
Mexico lightweight champion Chango Carmona battering Takayama with body shots consigns the Tokyo challenger to a third round knockout at Los Angeles Olympic arena. Referee George Latka waved off after a second knockdown as Carmona improves to 34 7 with 32 KOs while Takayama falls to 26 3. Leoncio Ortiz scores a sixth round KO over Tosh Koniyaga in a 10 round lightweight bout.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mexico
Chango Carmona
Masataka Takayama
Tokyo
Olympic
Carmona
Mexico City
Takayama
George Latka
Leoncio Ortiz
Tosh Koniyaga
Palmer Loses Watch Then Fires Back in Classic Round
Arnold Palmer faced a midround shock when Creamy Carolan revealed his $1,200 gold watch was missing on the 12th hole. Palmer recovered with a 71 in the Danny Thomas Golf Classic opening round at Colonial, two strokes behind leaders Maxwell Gilbert and Green as treacherous back nine conditions sent Weiskopf and others home early.
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Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Arnold Palmer
Creamy
Palmer
Creamy Carolan
Arnie
Billy Maxwell
Gibby Gilbert
Hubert Green
Lee Trevino
Charles Coody
Colonial Country Club
Tom Weiskopf
Weiskopf
World Wristwrestling Champs Prep for Petaluma Showdown
Jim Dolcini defends his world wristwrestling title in Petaluma California as ABC tapes the event. The 20th annual contest features three weight divisions and a women's division with strong contenders from Boston and beyond.
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Milton Richman
New York
UPI
Jim Doleini
Jim Dolcini
Petaluma
Calif
ABC
Wide World
Boston
Jack Homel
Wristwrestlers’ Corporation
Los Angeles Baseball Dodgers
Bill Buhler
Jack Home
Saints edge Hillmen to earn CIF playoff bid
The Santa Maria Saints defeated Cabrillo 4-3 in a post season playoff at Lompoc High School to secure hosting Thousand Oaks in the CIF tournament. Individual matches featured Jim Moreton and Mike Weinstein for Cabrillo fighting Treankler and DeVoe for Santa Maria, with key wins by Clemovitz and Beers-Driscoll to tilt the balance. Cabrillo finishes 12-4 this season with Hillmen maintaining their league lead.
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Cabrillo
Lompoc H.S
Santa Maria Saints
Hillmen
Thousand Oaks
Robbin
Cong
Jim Moreton
Mike Weinstein
Santa Maria
Bill DeVoe
John Treankler
Weinstein
Treankler
Moreton
DeVoe
Congs
Hillman
Bob Russ
Bill Hobart
Bob Seaman
Joe Foronda
Mike Clemovitz
Scott MacDonald
McDonalds
Clemovitz
MacDonald
Rick Beers
Lonnie Driscoll
Hill
John Beaudry
David Bryant
Beers
Driscoll
Tim Cox
Rusty Bryant
Butch Haley
Cox
Bryant
Saints
Letterman
Beaudry
Haley
Letter
Serra at Lompoc opens CIF 3A playoffs
Sports schedule lists Serra versus Lompoc in the CIF 3A first round at 3.00 pm. Also on the calendar Hancock College hosts State small JC tennis and track semifinals at Cerritos College and Lompoc events include Cabrillo at Lompoc, plus a Lompoc Marlins swim meet in San Luis Obispo.
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Serra
Lompoc
Hancock College
Santa Maria High
Cerritos College
Norwalk
Cabrillo
Lompoc Jr
Vandenberg Jr Hi
Lompoc High
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Oliver Kulberg
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Red Wilson
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