Koufax Shuts Cardinals After Cortisone Shot
Sandy Koufax battles elbow pain after a cortisone injection to win his 20th game of the season against St. Louis. He allowed six hits, struck out 10, and reached 20 wins in a season for the third time while Dodgers teammates and NL rivals push for division positions.
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Murray Chass
Nationals
Associated Press Sports
St. Louis
Sandy Koufax
Koufax
Los Angeles
Cardinals
Cincinnat
National Swim Meet Ends with World Records Across Field
The 16th National AAU Outdoor Championships closed in Lincoln with two youths, Mike Burton and Patty Caretto, setting world records in the metric mile. Olympians Don Schollander Pokey Watson and Claudia Kolb led Santa Clara Swim Club to five gold medals each as nine world records were set or tied across the four days.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Lincoln
Neb
Mike Burton
Sacramento
Calif
Patty Caretto
Whittier
Don Schollander
Pokey Watson
Claudia Kolb
Santa Clara
World marks spark at Arden Hills swim meet
Burton of Arden Hills Club shattered the world 1500 free record with a 16 41.6 as 3,200 in the arena watched a full night of record-breaking swims. Caretto of Los Angeles AC edged 14-year-old Deb Meyer for 1300-meter supremacy while 15 American records fell or tied. Santa Clara led by coach George Haines swept both team crowns, with Los Angeles AC and Indiana AC in close chase.
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W. L. Pet. G.B. Pittsburgh
San Fran
Los Angeles
Phila
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Burton
Miss Caretto
Atlanta
Moss Kolb
Houston
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Debbie Meyer
Arden Hills Swim Club
Carmichael
Calif
UCLA
Arden Hills Club
Steve Krause
Seattle
Greg Buckingham
Santa Clara
Schollander
George Haines
Indiana AC
Philadelphia
Vesper Boat Club
Los Angeles AC
Astros rout Reds as Giusti drives in six runs
Dave Giusti of Houston drove in six runs with two bases loaded doubles to power the Astros to an 11-0 win over Cincinnati. Sandy Koufax won his 20th against seven losses as the Dodgers beat St. Louis 4-1 in Los Angeles. Frankie Narvaez, 136, Puerto Rico out pointed Johnny Bizarro, 136, Erie, Pa., in San Juan.
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Dave Giusti
Houston
Astros
Cincinnati
Sandy Koufax
Los Angeles
Dodgers
St. Louis
San Juan
P.R
Frankie Narvaez
Puerto Rico
Johnny Bizarro
Erie
Dome Nightmare for Reds in Houston Series
The Cincinnati Reds were swept in Houston as Dave Giusti drove in six runs with bases loaded doubles and the Astros exploded for 11 runs. Cincinnati, winless in Houston all year, fell to six losses in seven games and sit three under .500.
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Dave Giusti
Reds
Ohio Cyclist Killed at Illinois Fair During Race Tragedy
Bill Corbin a 26 year old motorcycle racer from Marion Ohio died after a pileup in a five mile preliminary to a 50 mile AMA national points feature at the Illinois State Fair. Four others were injured and the accident followed a day of other fatalities when a platform fell from the grandstand roof.
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Springfield, Ill
Bill Corbin
Marion
Ohio
Corbin
Ray Mueller Named First Base Coach for Indians
Ray Mueller, 54, named first base coach of the Cleveland Indians succeeding Reggie Otero who moved to third base after George Strickland became manager. A 14 year major league catcher, Mueller has served with the Indians since 1960 and previously played for the Reds Pirates Pirates and Reds and Braves. He set a National League record with 233 consecutive games caught and totaled 985 major league contests.
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Cleveland
Ray Mueller
Cleveland Indians
Reggie Otero
George Strickland
Tribe
Mueller
Indians
Reading
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Baseball scores and fixtures from leagues across the nation
Detroit 9 Baltimore 4 and New York 7 California 4 highlight a day of results. Chicago 3 Cleveland 2, Washington 7 California 4, Boston 6 Minnesota 4. Several games listed with Detroit at Chicago, Minnesota at Washington, and others. Rain affects Buffalo Toledo and San Diego Tulsa matchups.
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Washington
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New York
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Seattle
Portland
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San Diego
Tulsa
G.B. Baltimore
Scenery Change Spurs Wilson to Sixth Straight Win
Earl Wilson, traded from Boston to Detroit two months ago, won his sixth straight start as the Tigers routed the Orioles 94 to 4. Wilson improved to 15-9 overall, and Detroit benefited from his 10th win in 14 decisions since the trade. The Tigers also got homers from Cash, McAuliffe, Kaline, and Northrup as they built the lead, while Frank Robinson hit his 38th for Baltimore. Boston halted Minnesota’s streak with a 6-4 victory as Kaline and Northrup went deep for Detroit.
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Wilson
Boston
Detroit
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Orioles
Red Sox
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Twins
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Kansas City
Washington
California
Frank Robinson
Dick McAuliffe
Norm Cash
al Kaline
Jim Northrup
George
Scott
Bob Tillman
Major League Leaders American League Batting and Pitching
Summary of top 10 leaders in the American League across batting and pitching categories. Includes Oliva and F. Robinson leading in batting averages runs and hits for Minnesota and Baltimore, with Powell and Aparicio also prominent. Pitching leaders include Me Nally and Hamilton and strikeout leaders Richert and Boswell.
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Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Aparicio
Powell
Yastrzemski
Boston
B. Robinson
Campaneris
Hershberger
Kansas City
Brinkman
Washington
Buford
Chicago
Me‘Nally
Hamilton
New York
Richert
Boswell
White Sox rally past Indians on late pinch hit
Smoky Burgess delivered a two run pinch hit double and Floyd Robinson added a run producing single in the seventh to overcome a 2-0 Indians lead behind Steve Hargan who had held the Sox hitless before the rally.
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Smoky Burgess
Floyd Robinson
White Sox
Indians
Steve Hargan
Hargan
Sox
Baseball Leaders and Standouts of the Season
Player stats show Alou of Pittsburgh hitting .344 with 170 hits and 88 runs, Aaron of Atlanta driving 33 homers with 88 runs, Clemente of Pittsburgh collecting 86 RBIs, and Rose of Cincinnati 155 hits. Pitchers Perry and Regan lead with 20 and 10 decisions respectively, Koufax posting 254 strikeouts.
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Pittsburgh
Stargell
Aaron
Atlanta
Clemente
Rose
Cincinnati
Callison
Philadela
McCarver
St. Louis
Allen
Philadelphia
Mays
San Francisco
Brock
Jackson
Houston
Perry
Regan
Los Angeles
Koufax
Bunning
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