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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1971

Page

11

Dodgers Rally to Beat Reds on Bench Interference

Manny Mota scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh after Cincinnati catcher Johnny Bench was called for interference as the Dodgers defeated the Reds 5 4. The Dodgers erased a 4 3 deficit with a rally started by a Warren pass and clutch hits from Ferguson Buckner and Allen. Bench interference and a tying run in the eighth set the stage for Mota's safe dash home.

LOS Angeles Manny Mota Cincinnati Johnny Bench Los Angeles Dodgers Reds Dodgers Tony Perez Cincinnati Ferguson Joe — Ferguson Wes Parker Joe Gibbon Maury Wills Ouf Mota Bill Buckner Richie Allen Parker Willie Crawford Bench

A's sweep Indians as Bevacqua error fuels win

Oakland defeats Cleveland 4-2 to sweep Sunday doubleheader. Catfish Hunter allows five hits and Gene Tenace belts a three run homer in game one. Rick Monday and Sal Bando set up runs in game two after Bevacqua error. Cleveland also gets power from Graig Nettles and Chris Chambliss but fall.

Cleveland Kurt Bevacella Oakland A’s Dive Catfish” Hunter Gene Tenace A's Oakland Rick Monday Sal Bando Revacqua Curt Blefary Monday Bando Angel Mangual Frank Paker Bevacqua Ted Uhlelaender Indians A’s Mancual John “Blue Moon" Odom Darold Knowles Graig Nettles Mangual Steve Harlan Siai Tenace Chris Chambliss

Red Sox complete sweep with four run fourth

George Scott and Reggie Smith homered in a four run fourth inning to fuel a 6-1 Boston win over the Chicago White Sox and complete the doubleheader sweep.

Chicago George Scott Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox

Brewers Take Opener as Chicago Errors Cost Whitesox Early Lead

Boston turned three Chicago errors into four first inning runs and beat the White Sox 3-1. Vicente Roma started for Chicago in the second game and threw three perfect innings before a fourth inning barrage. John Kennedy and Doug Griffin singled before Smith hit his 2nd homer of the year and Scott followed with his 17th.

Boston Chicago White Sox Vicente Roma John Kennedy Doug Griffin Smith Scott

Mitchell Sprints Past Senators in Brewers Sweep

Milwaukee Brewers rout Washington 4 3 and 4 0 as Bobby Mitchell belts his first two major league home runs in the doubleheader. He homered in the opener off Jim Shellenback and again in the nightcap off Bill Gogolewski to fuel the sweep, with Jim Slaton winning the first game and Skip Lockwood taking the second. Ken Sanders earned a save in the opener and finished the second game with 16 saves on the year.

Milwaukef Bobby Mitchell Milwaukee Brewers Washington Senators Mitchell Frank Tepedino Milwaukee Danny Walton New York Yankees Jim Shellenback Brewers Bill Gogolewski Washington Frank Howard Jim Slaton Ken Sanders Skip Lockwood Senators Dick Billings Sanders Dave Nelson Andy Kosco Tommy Harper Harper Dave May

Minnesota Rips Yanks Two Locals Tabbed As Grid Kings

Texas coaches pick Austin Reagan and Brownwood to defend football titles. District by district selections cover Class AAAA AAA AA and A with numerous Texas schools listed across El Paso Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio and other regions.

Fort Worth Texas High School Coaches Association Austin Reagan Brownwood el Paso Burgess Bel Air Tascosa Monterrey Orlessa Perminan Wichita Falls Rider Arlington Garland Fort Worth Terrell Fort Worth Southwest Dallas Bryan Adams Oak Cliff Richardson Lufkin Killeen Spring Worl Houston Kashmere Yates Lee Houston Sterling Beaumont Herbert Port Arthur Jefferson Pasadena Galvi Lamar Consolidated Alice Pharr Sin Juan Seguin San Antonio Edgewood Dumas Anedrews Estacado Brownwerd Azle McKinney Mount Pleasant Wandsboro Premont Los Fresnos White Deer Clarendon Springlake Petersburg Cae Graves Linan Knox City Holliday Sonora de- Leon Springtown Nocona Farmersville China Springs

Tennis Matches Delayed By Rain

Unfinished doubles match between India and Romania in the Bavie Cup interzone semifinals was rained out. The tie was 1-1 after India won the second set 8-6 while dropping the first 3-6. Doubles and two remaining singles were rescheduled for today.

NEW Delht India Romania

Giants sweep Pirates as Mays McCovey power rally to 11-7 opener

In San Francisco the Giants win 11-7 in the opener and 8-3 in the nightcap to complete a four-game series sweep. Willie McCovey belts a three-run homer and Willie Mays adds a two-run double in an five-run eighth inning rally. Dave Kingman blasts two two-run homers in the second game. The sweep gives San Francisco a nine-game NL West lead over Los Angeles. Pirates get earlier leads on Stargell homers and Oliver and Clements, but the Giants rally.

Willie San Francisco Wilie Mays Pittsburgh Jackie Hernandez Giants Mays Dave Kingman San Francisco Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Willie McCovey Willie Mays Los Angelles Dodgers Frank Reberger Bruce Kison Gallagher Robby Bonds Tito Fuentes McCovey Reliver Bob Veale Bucs al Oliver Roberto Clemente Pirates Bonds Henderson Russ Gibson

Northrup’s 11th homer lifts Tigers in 16th inning win

Jim Northrup belted his 11th homer of the season off Boyd Allen in the 16th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4 3 victory over the California Angels in a 4 hour 56 minute marathon. Aurelio Rodriguez sparked a late-inning rally with a leadoff single and score on a wild pitch to tie the game in the eighth.

Detroit Jim Northrup Detroit Tigers California Angels Northrup Boyd Allen Tigers Aurelio Rodriguez Gates Browns Eddie Fisher Dave LaRoche California Lefty Phillips Fisher Sandy Alomar Ancels Les Cain Alomar Jim Spencer

Sunday results show mixed MLB outcomes across leagues

In the American League Boston defeated Chicago 6 to 4 but the Boston matchup with Milwaukee and other scores are unclear. Baltimore had a postponed game. In the National League Chicago beat New York 3 to 2. Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 7 to 3.

Boston Chicago Milwaukee Metro Baltimore Oakland

King Dalton Win Doubles Crown

Billy Jean King and Judy Dalton defeated Françoise Dürr and Gail Chanfreau to win the doubles title 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in Venice at the Ford Capri tournament. Ross Casals and Helga Masthoff led in the singles final before darkness halted play with Casals ahead two games to one in the third set.

Venice Italy Billy Jean King Long Beach Calif Judy Dalton France Francoisen Durr Gail Chanfreau Ross Casals San Francisco Helga Mastoff Miss Casals

Prospect of Whitby Takes Second in Race to France

In the Portsmouth to France and back mile race, Prospect of Whitby from Britain won with Yankee Girl of the United States taking second. Morning Cloud, skippered by Heath, placed third before Heath handed the yacht to crew for today's Admiral Cup. Bay Bea finished seventh.

Cowes Isle of Wight Whitby United States Sunda Portsmouth France Morning Cloud Edward Heath London Bay Bea

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