Gibson Trails Young Cardinals in a Pitchers’ Duel
Bob Gibson struggles to keep pace with a trio of young Cardinals in the win over the Houston Astros 4-0. St. Louis extends its streak to nine, with Gibson matching his eight-inning effort and boasting an ERA of 1.52 amid a crowded rotation featuring Jaster Carlton and Briles.
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Mike Rech
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Cardinals
Gibson
Houston Astros
Gem
Steve Carlton
Nelson Briles
Larry Jaster
New Names in Baseball Not Familiar To Fans
Tim Foli, Broberg, Martin Cott, Thurman Munson emerge as first draft picks in a 28 round 1960s baseball draft. The 641 players drafted, including high school and college stars, face optional signing, with pool return rules if they refuse. Teams like the Mets, Athletics, and Giants pursue young talent.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Tim Foli
Broberg
Martin Cott
Thurman Munson
Rick Monday
Nolan Ryan
Johnny Bench
del Unser
Ken Holtzman
Joe Coleman
Stan Bahnsen
Kansas City
Oakland
Pete Broberg
Dartmouth
Gus Broberg
Alma Mather
Palm Beach
Fla
Cort
Hutchinson Tech
Buffaa
Ten Astros
Munson
Canton
Ohio
New York Yankees
Gene Woodling
Kent State University
Charlie Lish
Avondale High
Decatur
San Francisco Giants
Phoenix
Dudish
Gonzales Seeks 19-Year Return in Open French Semifinal
Pancho Gonzales, 40, the veteran from Los Angeles, aims to reach the Open French final against Rod Laver after rain postponed their semifinal. Meanwhile Andres Gimeno led Ken Rosewall 2-0 in the other semifinal when play was halted by showers.
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Paris
Pancho Gonzales
Australia
Rod Laver
Gonzales
Los Angeles
Andres Gimeno
Spain
Ken Rosewall
Gimeno
Petty Wins East Tennessee 200 in 1968 Plymouth
Richard Petty led the final 99 laps of the East Tennessee 200 stock car race in Maryville Tennessee driving a 1968 Plymouth to victory on Thursday. The event featured top drivers and a late charge to the checkered flag.
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Maryville
Major League Leaders Highlights Across Batting and Pitching
In the American League F Howard Wash leads with a .353 batting average and 22 home runs while Campaneris Oak tops runs and steals. pitching shows John Chic 40 decisions and 1.000, McLain Det 91 .900, Tiant Cleve 86 strikeouts. In the National League Rose Cin leads averaged .356 with 74 hits and 38 runs, Perez Cin 34 RBIs, Clemente Pitt 5 triples, Selma N Y 5-0 1.000 and Singer L A 94 strikeouts.
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F.howard
Wash
Yastrzemski
Bost
F. Howard
Campaneris
Oak
Powell
Bast
R. Smith
B. Robinson
Balt
McCraw
McAuliffe
Det
W. Horton
Cardenal
Cleve
John
McLain
McDowell
Tiant
Rose
Cin
Flood
St.l
Santo
Chic
A. Johnson
Perez
Stargell
Pitt
Brock
Stikeouts — Singer
L.A
Marichal
S.F
Bucko McDonald Named Canadiens Lacrosse Coach
Wilfred Bucko McDonald, age 62, was named coach of the Montreal Canadiens at a National Lacrosse Association league meeting in Peterborough Ontario. The announcement came Thursday and adds a veteran figure to the team leadership.
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Peterborough
Ont
Wilfred ‘‘Bucko
McDonald
Montreal Canadiens
National Lacrosse Association
Indiana Leads National Intercollegiate Golf Final Round Showdown
Indiana held a 23 stroke team edge entering the final 18 holes of the 72 hole event in Bemidji Minnesota with Ricky Hrip leading the individual race at 213 after a 72. Appalacian’s John Parker and Howard Twitty of Redlands tied for second at 217. Southwest Louisiana, Appalachian, Detroit College, and Northeast Louisiana trailed in the top positions.
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Bemidji, Minn
Indiana
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Ricky Hrip
Bemidji State
Southwest Louisiana
Appalachian
Boone, N.C
Detroit College
Northeast Louisiana
Western Illinois
Presbyterian
Eastern New Mexico
Little Rock
Hrrp
John Parker
Howard Twitty
Redlands
Calif
Baseball Standings and Schedule Snapshot
Major league standings and results show Detroit leading the American with a 33 19 mark and Cleveland at 31 22. Thursday outcomes include Detroit 5 Boston 3 and California 8 Baltimore 6. Upcoming games feature Cleveland at Detroit and New York at California among others.
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Wwee
G.B
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Minnesota
Boston
Oakland
California
New York
Wash’n
Chicago
Caifornia
Washington
Crampton Holds 2 Stroke Lead at Speedway Open
Bruce Crampton of Australia led by two strokes after the first round of the Speedway Open in Indianapolis with a four under par 68. Billy Casper, tied for second after a two-stroke penalty on hole three, joined Bob Goalby and John Lively in the chase as the field pressed toward the weekend. Jack Tuthill announced a memory service for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Bruce Crampton
Australia
Crampton
Billy Casper
PGA
Casper
John Lively
Bob Goalby
Lively
Canton
Tex
Goalby
Speedway
Frank Beard
Don Fairfield
Jim Grant
Bobby Cole
Jack Tuthill
Robert F
Sports World To Pay Tribute To Kennedy
Sports world honors Sen. Robert F. Kennedy by postponing or canceling events across baseball, racing, boxing, auto racing, and power boating. Mets abstain from Saturday game. Belmont Park suspends racing. Giants insist on play. other venues adjust schedules after Kennedy funeral date. Belmont Grand National Steeplechase moved to next Friday.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Robert F. Kennedy
New York Mets
Giants
San Francisco
New York
Belmont Park
Board of
State Racing Commission
William D. Eckert
Washington
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Atlanta
Mets
Belmont
New York State
California
Sen. Kennedy
State Commission
Bay Meadows
Golden Gate Fields
Hollywood Park
Emile Griffith
Andy Heiloan
Oakland
Washington, D.C
Lexington
Ohio
Philadelphia
Howard On AL Hit Parade With 15 Runs
Frank Howard led the American League with 15 home runs in May and added another in a 4-3 Washington victory over Oakland. The day also saw four AL games with homers, including Norm Cash and Jim Northrup in Detroit, Tony Oliva for Minnesota, and a Cal ilfornia Baltimore burst. NL results included St Louis, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles wins.
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Gibson
Jaster
Carlton
Briles
Don Sutton
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Mets
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Jim Hart
Giants
Phillies
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Boston
Minnesota
New York Yankees
California
Baltimore
Washington
Oakland
Houston
Dick Hughes
Astros
St. Louis
Astrodome
Orlando Cepeda
Tim McCarver
Lou Brock
Cardinals
Cepeda
McCarver
Mets
Dick Selma
Met
Ron Taylor
Ed Charles
New York
Ken Holtzman
Hart
RBI
Juan Marichal
Marichal
Hal Rock
Associated Press
Galump
Frank Howard
Howard
Chicago
Ron Hansen
Tony Oliva
Norm Cash
Jim Northrup
Pittsburgh
Hansen
Senators
Frank Bertaina
Bulge
A’s
Mike Hershberger
Dennis Higgins
Ted Kubiak
Rick Monday
Oliva
Yankees
Harmon Killebrew
Dave Oswell
al Worthington
Boswell
Worthington
Northrup
Red Sox
Carl Yastrzemski
Cash
Joe Sparma
Tigers Triumph Over Giants in 13-10 Thriller
In Little League doubleheader action the Tigers beat the Giants 13-10 after trailing 8-2. Tim Weaver earned the win in relief of Marcelo Moreno. Glenn Callaway led Tiger hitters with four hits while Edger Shorter, Marcelo Moreno, and others added three hits apiece.
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Braves
Tigers
Pirates
Giants
Jackie
Billy Hill
Jack
Cedric Fairweather
Tim Weaver
Marcelo Moreno
Greg Pappas
Glenn Callaway
Tiger
Ricky Dunlap
Edger Shorter
Greg Hogue
Jeff Turner
Gary Kirkpatrick
Brian Akin
Terry Fortner
Darrell Schoolcraft
Ricky Mason
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Rick Reichardt
Don Mincher
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White Sox
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