Durocher Bids Adieu To Chicabs
Leo Durocher resigns as Chicago Cubs manager at the halfway mark of his seventh season. Owner Phil Wrigley says Durocher agreed it was best for his and the club’s interests. Whitey Lockman will take command in Philadelphia, while players assess their pennant chances.
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Chicago
Leo
Durocher
Chicago Cub
Phil Wrigley
Durotcher
Whitey Lockman
Cubs
Philadelphia
Wrigley
Cub
Eligibility rules differ for pre and post 1970 Southwest athletes
The Southwest Athletic Conference sets two eligibility paths for student athletes. Pre 1970 entrants must maintain a 1.6 GPA and 12 new hours with at least six hours each of the last two residence semesters. post 1970 entrants must complete 12 new hours and a rising cumulative hours ladder up to 109 by nine semesters. Shared rules include summer school not counting toward eligibility and withdrawal provisions based on hours passed.
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Jim Riffle
Texas Tech
Rifle
Avalanche-Journal
Burle Pettit
Southwest Athletic Conference
Omer
Burle Pettitt
Nationals Edge AL In 10th For 4 3 All Star Win
Cincinnati's Joe Morgan lined a 10th inning single to drive home Nate Colbert and lift the National League to a 4-3 win over the American League in the All Star Game. The NL tied it in the ninth on Manny Sanguillen’s clutch hit and Cookie Rojas earlier homered for the AL. Tug McGraw earned the win, Dave McNally the loss.
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Cincinnati
Joe Morgan
Nate Colbert
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Colbert
San Francisco
Chris Speier
Morgan
San Diego
Tug McGraw
New York Mets
Baltimore
Dave McNally
Kansas City
Cookie Rojas
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
Manny Sanguillen
Bobby Grich
Williams
Houston
Lee May
Grich
Ron Santo
Rojas
Thunder
Hank Aaron
Aaron
Bill Freehan
Detroit
Jim Palmer
Rod Carew
Cesar Cedeno
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
Perry
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Willie Mays
Mickey Lolich
Ike
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