60 000 Turn Out For Mickeys Day Mantle Farewell
Yankees honor Mickey Mantle with a 6'2 minute standing ovation as No 7 is retired and sent to Cooperstown. Mantle's 536 homers and 18 year career are recalled amid discussion of his pain and World Series glory. Scout Tom Greenwade recalls signing Mantle and Hob understanding his future.
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Mantle
White Sox
Ralph Houk
Yankees
Cincinnati
Tom Greenwade
Independence
Reds Face Chicago as Pitching Woes Continue
Cincinnati’s bats keep winning late, led by John Bench and teammates, while pitching falters strain the rotation. Tolan extends an 11 game streak as Dave Bristol notes Bench is swinging well. Culver to start against Chicago after rain postponed Sunday’s game. Maloney sidelined with shoulder trouble.
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Reds
Cincinnati
John Bench
Tony
Cubs
Robert Howsam
Culver
Chicago
Ferguson Jenkins
Indianapolis
National League East results andUpcoming schedule
Scores show New York edged San Diego 3-2 while San Francisco beat Philadelphia 9-8 in 12 innings. Atlanta topped Pittsburgh 11-3. Cincinnati beat Chicago. Montreal defeated Los Angeles 4-3. Cincinnati at Chicago and other matchups listed for Tuesday and today.
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San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Iain Houston
St. Louis
Montreal
Los Angeles
Culver
Jenkins
Houston
San Fran
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Phia
Mauch Breaks Slump as Expos Edge Dodgers 4-3
Gene Mauch, returning to a coaching role, helped Montreal end a 20-game skid by edging Los Angeles 4-3. Jerry Robertson earned his first major league win with Rusty Staub and Mack Jones homers backing him. Mets beat San Diego 3-2, Giants nipped Phillies in 12, Astros edged Cardinals in 11, and Braves swept Pittsburgh. Rain halted Cincinnati Chicago.
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Gene Mauch
Montreal Expos
Mauch
Expos
Los Angeles
Jerry Robertson
Rusty Staub
Mack Jones
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
San Diego
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Skein
Houston
St. Louis
Atlanta
Pittsburgh
Robertson
Erroy Face
Dodgers
Pollard Snaps Back From Indy Crash To Lead
At Milwaukee Pollard car wreck triggered a 13 car crash on lap one of the Rex Mays Classic. He repaired, jumped from last to lead by lap 90, finishing seventh and earning 16112 dollars as Andretti's winner endured a rough race from pole starting. Jim Malloy finished 31 seconds behind Pollard for 8282 dollars.
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Wis
Park Oval
Mario
Art Pollard
Andretti
Rex Mays
Medford
Ore
Pollard
Jim Malloy
Denver
Andy Granatelli
Bucknum Claims First Trans-Am Victory at Mid-Ohio
Ronnie Bucknum of Northridge California stormed to his first solo Trans-American Sedan Championship win at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course before 23,000 fans. The record 83.53 mph from 100 laps topped last year’s 82.28 mph mark set by Mark Donohue, boosting Bucknum and Roger Penske's Sonoco Camaro team with at least $4,000.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Ronnie Bucknum
Northridge
Calif
Mid - Ohio
Roger Penske
Sonaco Camaro
Bucknum
Mark Donohue
Media
Belmon t Stakes: Arts and Letters Beats Majestic Prince
Arts and Letters, Rokeby Stable, defeated Majestic Prince by a neck in the Belmont Stakes after Majestic Prince had previously won the Derby and Preakness. Elliott Burch expressed confidence the champion status could still go to Arts and Letters as the two fillies finish rest before a fall rematch. Longden and Hartack offered candid postrace analyses of the slow pace and Prince’s pace strategy.
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By &D Schuyler JR
New York
Frank McMahon
Rokeby Stable
Arts and Letters
Majestic Prince
Elliott Burch
Johnny Longden
Dike
Distray
Rooney
Shield
Prime Fool
Bill Hartack
Prince
Bill
Longden
Hartack
Markel Stalled by Slow Pace in Belmont Feature
Bart Markel of Flint Michigan could not close the gap in the Belmont feature at Downs track on Saturday night. His third straight Ameri trapped by a slow pace damaged his chances for the Triple Crown, costing him a championship shot.
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Bart Markel
Flint
Belmont
Louisville Crown
Downs
West All-Star Tilt Takes Series In 17 11 Win
The West won the three game all-star high school baseball series 17 11 over the East in Columbus Ohio. Dave Coleman of Dayton Stebbins hit one of two grand slams and drove in six runs and was named the West MVP.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dave Coleman
Dayton
Stebbins
Great Pitching Cures All Ills
The Yankees swept a doubleheader against the White Sox 3-1 and 11-2 with Mel Stottlemyre strong on the mound and Bill Burbach adding a key six-hitter. Mantle’s number retired as a tribute, while the Seattle Pilots end their drought by beating the Orioles 7-5. Jim Lonborg pitched Boston to an 8-2 win over Kansas City as Washington outlasted Minnesota 7-5 in 12 innings and Cleveland topped California 3-0 before a 3-2 setback. Ruthless, a filly, won the first Belmont Stakes in 1867.
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Minnesota
Oakland
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Associated Press
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New York Yankees
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Pilots
Mantle
Chicago White Sox
Ralph Houk
Houk
Mel Stottlemyre
Bill Burbach
Jim Palmer
Orioles
Jim Lonborg
Stottlemyre
Joe Pepitone
Yanks
Yesteryear
Gerry Nyman
Burbach
Ed Hermann
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Ins., Inc
First Ave
Middletown
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West
Charles Wells
Shanley
Mike Recht
Ruthless
Mick
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