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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1964

Page

8

Aaron Caps Rally as Braves Split With Giants 7-4

Hank Aaron delivered a three run homer in the eighth inning to power Milwaukee to a 7-4 win over San Francisco Sunday and split the doubleheader after the Giants won the opener 13-10. The nightcap comeback erased a 4-3 deficit as Felipe Alou left on base, Rico Carty drove in the tying run, and Lee Maye followed.

Milwaukee Hank Aaron San Francisco Braves Giants Philadelphia Orlando Cepe Felipe Alou Rico Carty Lee Maye Aaron Carty Jim Hart Hart Willie McCovey Jim Davenport Gene Oiver Eddie Mathews

Angels Trim Detroit With Big First Inning Lead

Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 5 4 after jumping to a four run first inning on homers by Jim Fregosi and Willie Smith. Ken McBride earned his third victory in 15 decisions despite six innings of work. Detroit’s Dave Wickersham was chased early as Albie Pearson and Vic Power combined with Fregosi for the key early offense. Norm Cash and Gates Brown tallied in the ninth for Detroit, but Smith made a decisive shoestring catch to seal the win with Aaron adding a 23rd homer later.

LOS Angeles Los Angeles Angels Jim Fregosi Willie Smith Detroit Tigers Ken McBride Detroit Dave Wickersham Albie Pearson Vic Power Angel Fregosi Smith Wickersham Angels Pearson AL Kaline Ed Rakow Norm Cash Gates Brown Bob Lee Don Demeter Bill Greehan

Local Golf Tourneys See Cramped Finish and Big Prizes

In a tense Sunday finale Lorenzo and Holton finished one over par 73 as Ful lingim edged ahead with a clutch approach on the par four No. 1 to win the championship match. Robert Hoffman of Slaton claimed the consolation title by two strokes with Bill Wilson of Lubbock runner-up. Prize awards included trophies and irons for winners, woods for runners-up, and golf bags for consolation victors.

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Indians Triumph in Second Game of Doubleheader

Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City 6-5 to split the doubleheader. Nelson Ma led the Athletics offense in the opener with five runs batted in Gentile hit two homers and five RBIs Mathews added four RBIs with two homers. In the nightcap Gentile drove in a run in the two run eighth and the Indians pulled ahead in the ninth on Alvis's two run single after Howser Chance and an intentional walk loaded the bases.

Kansas City Cleveland Indians Tadiane Ain Gentile Nelson Gentile Mathews A’s Indians Dick Howser Chance Johnny Romano Alvis

Cincinnati Pulls Within Five Games of NL Leaders

A fragmented report notes Cincinnati trimming Houston by a 16 second game margin with two triples. The split left Cincinnati within five games of the National League leaders, as key drives and innings are referenced but details are unclear.

Cingina National League Iators

White Sox fall as Knuckleballer tops game

The Chicago White Sox lose after a third strike by the second on a knuckleball specialist. Hoyt becomes the helm replacement as Peters strikes out Brooks Robinson on pitches. Johnson grounds out Horlen no runner reaches second as Balti more wins for the first time this season and improves his record.

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Relief Aid Sought From Pete and Jerpalen

A terse note requests relief assistance from Pete and Jerpalen to restore services and furnish ports. The message implies external support is needed to stabilize operations and supply crucial facilities.

Raiders top Oilers in pre-season romp at Cashman Field

Oakland jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead and defeated Houston 34-20 in a professional football game at Cashman Field. Cotton Davidson and Tom Mora Morrow scored for Oakland, with Daniels and Mercer doing key work as Mercer added two field goals. Houston's scorers included Blanda Cannon Trull Kearns and others as the Raiders improve to 3-1, Oilers at 1-3.

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Ruidoso Downs race results summary

Ruidoso results list multiple races with payouts and horses such as Coup de Me, Tai, Tree Ita, Ball, Bogger Boy and others. Notable payouts show Quinella and exacta style returns with various distances including 240 and 440 yards. Travelers Lady appears among listed entries with prices shown.

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Koufax Dominates With Early 1.74 ERA and No-Hitter

Sandy Koufax posted a 1.74 ERA and 223 strikeouts in 223 innings this season and threw a no-hitter. He was on pace for a 20-win season before a circulatory ailment in a finger sidelined him after 14 wins. He returned last year to 25 victories helping the Dodgers sweep the Yankees in the World Series.

Koufax Dodgers New York Yankees Dr. Kerlan

Westlake Club Golf Meet Yields Narrow Victory

In a 36 hole medal format at the Westlake Club, Jimmy Stewar captured a five stroke win over Steve Beasley. Larry Bicket and Don Alford also earned top honors in their flights with identical scores in the third flight.

Jimmy Stewar Paget Westlake Club Tory Steve Beasley

Unclear OCR sports note on Palmer and rival results

Fragmentary sports update mentions Palmer finishing second in one event and a rival attack failing to break a score, with figures around 110743.37 and 286. The passage references four rounds and multiple finishes but lacks complete context or dates.

Palmer

Sports standings and results across major leagues

Fragmented OCR shows league standings with multiple teams and scores. Teams include Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, Washington, Minnesota, and St Louis. Specific scores such as Chicago 68, Los Angeles 73, and St Louis 63 appear, with brief game references.

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