Mets Stealer Agee Pulls Victory With Safe Home
Tommie Agee stole home in the 10th inning to give the New York Mets a 2 1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Agee yelled to Cleon Jones as he barreled home, knocking over the catcher and home-plate umpire. The rest of the night featured other NL results and strong showings by Cubs Pirates Giants and Phillies.
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New York Mets
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Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
New Yorkers
Jim Brewer
Dodgers
Cleon Jones
Jones
Los Angeles
Bill Haller
Atlanta
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Houston
San Francisco
Montreal
Philadelphia
San Diego
Melton's Night One To Forget
The Chicago White Sox slugger Bill Melton struck out seven times in a doubleheader against Detroit and Cincinnati, tying a major league record. Despite Melton's struggles, Chicago rallied for five runs in the ninth to beat the Tigers 5-2 in the first game, then lost the nightcap.
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Mike Recht
Associated Press
Bill Melton
Chicago White Sox
ST. Louis
Detroit
Brock
Hague
lAllen
Torre
Davalillo
White Sox
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Ramirez
Tigers
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RBI Tolan
Bone
Acass
Helms
Woodward
Nolan
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Cincinnati
K — Javier
Allen
Cincinnat
Baseball Standings and Weekend MLB Scores Across Divisions
Standings show Pittsburgh 55 43 and New York 51 44 leading the pennant races with Chicago and Philadelphia mid pack. Friday results include Cincinnati 4 St Louis 0 and Pittsburgh 11 Houston 0. Saturday schedule features Montreal San Francisco and Los Angeles at New York among others.
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New York
Chicago
Philaphia
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Cincinnati
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Atlanta
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Houston
San Diego
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Minnesota
California
Oakland
Kansas City
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Boston
Washington
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Peterson
Segui
Shellenback
Wright
Nagy
Nolan's Groove Has Reds Excited After Win Over Cardinals
Cincinnati star pitcher Nolan had his sixth straight win as the Reds blanked the St Louis Cardinals 4 0. He struck out seven to run his record to 13 4 while Sparky Anderson praised his groove and Larry Shepard noted the pitching revival. Bench hit his 29th homer and Carbo added his 15th as Red shutout effort relied on Granger final outs with two key double plays.
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Randy Hundley
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Cubs
Ken Holtzman
Dock Ellis
Pirates
Astros
Willie Stargell
Pittsburgh
Mets
Willie McCovey
Willie Mays
Giants
Montreal
Giant
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Bateman
Jim Ray Hart
Oscar Gamble
Phils
Padres
Nate Colbert
San Diego
Grant Jackson
Washington
California
Oakland
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Boston
Cleveland
Kansas City
Tigers
Jon Baltimore
Minnesota
Tony Oliva
Harmon Killebrew
Rick Renick
Jim Kaat
Oliva
Mike Cuellar
Mike Epstein
Senators
Andy Messersmith
Frank Howard
Cincinnati
Nolan
Cincinnati Redal
Sparky Anderson
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Wayne Granger
Larry Shepard
John Bench
Bernie Carbo
St. Louis
Red Schoendienst
Old Masters Tie Top Pros in Four-Ball Championship
In Ligonier Pa AP Sam Snead and Gardner Dickinson matched the pace of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus in the National Four-Ball after two rounds. The aging duo shot 10 under to tie for the lead at 128 total as Palmer and Nicklaus also 14 under. Birdies 10 with no bogeys for Dickinson and Snead.
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Ligonier
Sam Snead
Gardner Dickinson
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Laurel Valley
Snead
Dickinson
Ben Hogan
Palmer
Nicklaus
Uneter
Jim Colbert
Dean Refram
Dave Fichelberger
J.C. Goosie
Bruce Crampton
Orville Moody
Miller Barber
Don January
Little Dickinson Se
USAC Bars Tri County Speedway Racing Over Safety Label
USAC bans all events at West Chester Ohio track until a double guard rail is installed after inspectors deem the half mile dirt facility unsafe. Seven Thursday midget races were planned along with sprint and stock car programs later. drivers like A J Foyt Al Unser and Roger McCluskey previously appeared at the track.
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Cincinnati
U. S. Auto Club
Tri County Speedway
USAC
West Chester
Ohio
Tri County
A. J. Foyt
al Unser
Roger McCluskey
Bill Redwine
Robert Stroud
Redwine
Stroud
Richey advances in Western Championships amid on court tension
Cliff Richey, a second seed, beat Bob Hewitt 64 12 10 to reach the semifinals in the $25,000 Western Championships. He borrowed shoes from Turner Howard due to a footwear mishap and clashed with Hewitt over calls as referees urged calm.
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Cincinnati
Cliff Richey
Bob Hewitt
Richey
Hewitt
South Africa
San Angelo
Tex
Turner Howard
Knoxville
Tenn
Three Die in County Fair Stock Car Crash
At Lafayette County Fair in Darlington Wisconsin three pit crewmen from Rockford Illinois died when a late model Chevelle collided with another car, skidded into the wrecking truck and overturned it. Four more were injured as 4 000 spectators watched. Victims are Robert W. Henn 15 James R. Hardman 30 and Laverne L. Meyers 17. Two other pit workers Ray Burkhalter 23 and William Cullen 35 were hospitalized.
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Wis
Ken Pratt
Rockford
Ill
Pratt
Robert W. Henn
James R. Hardman
Laverne L. Meyers
Ray Burkhalter
William Cullen
Palmer's Firm Sues Fuqua Over California Plant Sale
The Arnold Palmer Golf Co. of Cleveland filed an $18.7 million federal suit against Fuqua Industries Inc. in Cleveland. The suit alleges Fuqua breached a contract to sell a California manufacturing plant to Palmer Co. in exchange for 25 percent of Palmer Co. stock and to lend $700,000.
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U.S
Arnold Palmer Golf Co
Cleveland
Fuqua Industries Inc
Fuqua
California
Palmer Co
NFLPA Relents Chiefs May Start All Star Drills
Philadelphia AP report says the NFLPA allowed the Kansas City Chiefs to begin organized drills for the upcoming All Star game in Chicago after seven hours of talks with owners under mediation. Negotiators led by John Mackey met with owners led by Tex Schramm. mediators said sessions resume Saturday with no firm outcome.
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National Football League Players Association
Kansas City Chiefs
Chicago
Bas Maree
Chiefs
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NFLPA
NFL
Association
Hank Stram
John Mackeey
Baltimore Colts
Ernie Wright
Cincinnati Bengals
Ken Bowman
Green Bay
Tex Schramm
Dallas Cowboys
Ralph Wilson
Buffalo Bills
Mackey
Schramm
Wilson
Gilbert J. Seldin
Chiefs Get One Week To Prepare For All-Star Game
The Chiefs and College All-Stars will train at Soldier Field after NFLPA eased a clash with owners over the pension fund. Kansas City can begin organized practices Saturday, aligning with the All-Stars who trained at Northwestern and resumed drills under Otto Graham.
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Kansas City Chiefs
National Football League’ ‘Players’ Association
Chiefs
Soldier Field
NFLPA
Kansas City
Hank Stram
Players’ Association
Philadelphia
Northwestern University
Evanston
Otto ‘Graham
Senior Golfer Wins 4th New England Title
Charlie Sheppard aged 64 from Whitinsville Massachusetts won the New England Seniors Golf Championship for the fourth time. He shot 71 and 70 for a three under par 141 to finish the 36 hole tournament on Friday. His prior titles came in 1956 1957 and 1964.
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Portland, Maine
Charlie Sheppard
New England
Whitinsville
Mass
Stars and Slugging Highlight Big Baseball Night
Yesterday's Stars include Dock Ellis Chuck Dobson and Ron Santo who starred in lopsided wins. Pittsburgh routed Houston 11-0 as Ellis and Dobson each pitched four hitters. Oakland beat the Yankees 1-0. Santo led Chicago with a single double and a homer driving in four in an 11-0 win over Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Dock Ellis
Pirates
Chuck Dobson
A’s
Pittsburgh
Houston
Oakland
New York Yankees
Ron Santo
Cubs
Chicago
Atlanta
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