Giants Fielder Mays Aims At Ruth as He Homers Big
In a televised game at the Astrodome, Willie Mays hit his sixth homer of the season to move into fourth on the all time list, tying Mel Ott’s NL record and lifting the Giants to a 4-2 victory over Houston. Herman Franks presented the ball to Mays for a $125,400 center fielder. Other games: Sadecki two hits and a two run homer for the Cardinals. Ken Holtzman and Ted Abernathy combine to blank the Dodgers. Braves beat Mets as Wade Blasingame drives in two runs.
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Barons Rally To Edge Thunder Birds In Final
The Cleveland Barons scored three goals in the final period to beat Springfield 3 2 on Sunday night, earning a spot in the American Hockey League Calder Cup finals and a berth in the title series.
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Baseball standings and results recap
Standings show Pittsburgh .9 3 and San Francisco .9 3 tied for .750. Cincinnati 27 222 S% and Chicago 3 8 .273. Yesterday Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 3 2 in 5v2 innings. Chicago beat Los Angeles 2 0. St. Louis beat Pittsburgh 5 2. San Francisco beat Houston 4 2. Atlanta defeated New York 5 3 while New York 2 4. Today's schedule includes Cincinnati at Houston and Atlanta at San Francisco.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
Daily standings show Cleveland at Boston postponed by rain. Minnesota beat California 5 to 3 and Chicago edged Kansas City 4 to 3 in ten innings. Detroit beat Washington 4 to 0, Baltimore defeated New York 2 to 1, and Cleveland split with Boston in a rain delay. Chicago 6 3 667 2% among leaders with tied records in the league.
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Baseball scores and postponements from Tuesday games
International League games include Toronto at Columbus postponed due to rain, Buffalo at Toledo 2, Rochester 6 to 5, Richmond 1 to 3 in 2nd game went 10 innings, Jacksonville 6 Syracuse 2. Pacific Coast League results show Hawaii 9 to 5 over Tacoma 6-7, Denver 11 San Diego 3, Vancouver 11 Spokane 5, Seattle 8 Portland 0, Tulsa 4 Indianapolis 3, Phoenix 8 Oklahoma City 7 in 10 innings.
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Umpires Sponsor Training Movies at YMCA
Two baseball training films will be shown at the YMCA auditorium Wednesday night at 7 30 p m. Sponsored by the Middletown Umpires Association the event is open to managers coaches and pitchers of Knothole teams in the Middletown area.
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Robinsons Nightmares Hurt Yankees In 2-1 Loss
Orioles stretch six game win streak to 8-1 while New York drops sixth in a row. Frank and Brooks Robinson drove in the decisive run with back-to-back doubles in the sixth as Baltimore edged the hapless Yankees 2-1. The Yankees hit .199 as a team, led by Roy White at .318, with Borbon and Mantle among others below their usual marks.
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Reds Edge Phillies in Rain Shortened 3-2 Win
Cincinnati, last in the NL, beat Philadelphia 3-2 in five and a half innings before rain halted play. Vada Pinson and Pete Rose homered, Briggs added another, and Ellis improved to 1-1 while Heffner eyed Jim Maloney to face Houston’s Bob Bruce or Ray Cuellar in the clubs 1966 meeting.
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Celtics Brace For Sixth Game In L A After Setback
Boston trails Los Angeles 3-2 in the NBA finals after a 121-117 loss at Boston Garden. Elgin Baylor and Jerry West combined for 72 points as the Lakers overcome poor Celtics shooting and a late rally. Baylor scored 41 with 16 rebounds despite a thumbnail injury.
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Perez triples after Pinson homer to score on Queen's fly
Tony Perez followed Pinson's homer with a triple against the center field light tower and scored on Mel Queen's sacrifice fly to Briggs, highlighting a productive rally.
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Plymouths Are 1-2-3 In 500
Martinsville Va AP The Virginia 500 stock car race ended with Plymouths sweeping the podium Jim Paschal of High Point North Carolina won in a 1966 Plymouth leading 368 laps despite a scoring error that initially gave the win to Paul Goldsmith of Munster Indiana who finished second in a 1965 Plymouth and Richard Petty of Randleman North Carolina took third in a 1966 Plymouth
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Named for 1901 Novel Miami Colt Graystark
AP reports Graystark, a top three year old colt from John W. Galbreath, was named after a 1901 George Barr McCutcheon novel. The note connects the horse’s name to the literary work, highlighting the owner’s chosen homage.
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