Reds extend hot streak with Astros at Crosley Field
Cincinnati Reds open a nine-game home stand at Crosley Field vs Houston after a weekend sweep of Pittsburgh. Gerry Arrigo vs Don Wilson. Bench leads 11-hit attack with four RBIs as Reds win 9-3 at Forbes Field. Vada Pinson eyeing all time hits mark, tied Edd Roush with 1,784. Pirates drop fifth in six as Culver early relief falters.
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Denny Lemaster
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Los Angeles
Jim Wynn
Houston
Ron Brand
Lee Thomas
Mike Cuellar
Dodgers
Stanky’s Bold Bench Moves Produce Big Sox Win
Eddie Stanky directed a Chicago White Sox doubleheader sweep over Kansas City with a three run homer by a pitcher and three pinch runners scoring in one inning. Detroit swept Washington as Dick McAuliffe homered twice and Kaline reached 307th career pinch hit.
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Sandy Alomar
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Dick McAuliffe
al Kaline
Ed Mathews
Kaline
Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Mathews
Mel Ott
Sonny Siebert
Cleveland
Wittenberg Tigers Reach NCAA Mideast Tournament Bid
Wittenberg, the Ohio Conference baseball champion, accepts an NCAA College Division Mideast bid. Coach Howard Maurer says this is the fifth tourney in ten years and the Tigers seek a fifth Mid East title. The event runs May 23-25 at Union College in Jackson Tennessee with World Series action in Springfield Missouri June 5-8. Other Mid East teams include Middle Tennessee State Illinois State and Delta State. Wittenberg carries a 9-1 record.
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Turbine Cars Threaten 500 Mile Memorial Qualifying
Indianapolis race scene focuses on Lotus turbines led by Graham Hill and Joe Leonard who set 10 mile qualifying records amid damp weather. Officials warn turbine power may drop in heat, leaving piston cars with a chance to fill the 33-car field after a day of rain disrupted further qualifying.
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Joe Leonard
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Memorial Day
Bobby Unser
Albuquerque
M.M
Pines
Major League Leaders American and National Leagues
A compact list of leading batting and pitching figures from the American and National Leagues. Highlights include F Howard Washington leading batting average and hits, Campaneris Oak leading runs and stolen bases, McCovey San Francisco strong in RBIs and hits, and pitching leaders Reed Atlanta and John Chicago with perfect 3 decision records.
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Pitt
H. Aaron
Wills
R. Jackson
Reed
Selma
Singer
L.A
iRyan
Laver Great, Tilden Best in All Time Debate
Henry Benisch, longtime tennis official, defends Bill Tilden as the greatest ever, while acknowledging Rod Laver’s greatness. Benisch watched Laver win the Madison Square Garden Invitation in a four set match over Ken Rosewall before a crowd of 11,108, noting era differences in shotmaking and power.
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Rod Laver
Bill Tilden
Henry Benisch
West Side
Forest Hills
N.Y
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Tilden
Laver
Madison Square Garden
Ken Rosewall
McCullough Leads Trojans To Track Victory At Pac-8
Earl McCullough and Lennox Miller starred as USC swept eight events and placed in 14 of 18 at the Pacific Eight track championships in Berkeley. USC totaled 128 points to defend its NCAA crown with the meet set before the June 13 15 championships at Edwards Field. Oregon could manage only 82 after a mile sweep.
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Local bouts feature Backus and Soria in mixed results
Syracuse fighter Billy Backus from Canastota stops Dick French at 150 Cranston Street R.L. 6. In Mexicali Raul Sori ano knocks out L C Morgan of Los Angeles at 148 with a 6 round finish.
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N.Y
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Canastota
Dick French
Cranston
R.L
Mexicali
Mex
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L.C. Morgan
Los Angeles
Elford and Siffert Win 1000 Kilometer Race Record Pace
Vic Elford and Joseph Siffert driving a Porsche set a record average speed of 95.06 mph to win the 1000 kilometer race for sports cars and prototypes in Adenau Germany on Sunday.
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Germany
Vic Elford
Britain
Joseph Siffert
Switzerland
Porsche
Ladies Day exchange sparks chatter about Italy town
In a light exchange a speaker asks a guest from Italy about her origin and town, prompting curiosity and a friendly, casual dialogue about heritage.
National League Results and Schedule Highlights
Sunday results include Philadelphia 4 over St. Louis 3 and Cincinnati 9 over Pittsburgh 3. New York 2 beat Houston 0 while Chicago 6-0 over San Francisco. Tuesday slated matchups feature Pittsburgh at New York and Philadelphia at Chicago among others.
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Tacoma at Portland and more scores list
Reported results show Tacoma 2 Portland rain Seattle 4 Vancouver 0 Indianapolis 6 Tulsa 3 Oklahoma City 6 Denver 1 San Diego 8 Phoenix 2 Spokane 2 5 Hawaii 0 1.
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Baseball doubleheader rain delays and tied games noted
Scores show Toledo 6 Columbus 6 in a game tied at 5 innings, Buffalo 4 Louisville 1 in the first game of a doubleheader with a rain delay affecting the second game, Richmond 5 Rochester 4 in 10 innings, Syracuse 4 Jacksonville 3-6.
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Rochester
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Jacksonville
Namath in Jet Fold
Joe Namath, rookie star with a record contract, signed for the 1968 season as announced by the New York Jets.
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NEW York
Joe Namath
New York Jets
Cubs Power On In Doubleheader Split With Giants
Ernie Banks powered the Cubs to a 6-3 nightcap win with a three run homer after Dick Nen delivered a two run shot. In the opener Gaylord Perry shut out Ferguson Jenkins as the Cubs fell 1-0.
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Ron Reed
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Felix Millan
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Nolan Ryan
J.C. Martin
Dick Kelley
Mets
al Jackson
Clete Boyer
Tommie Aaron
Woody Woodward
Phillies
St. Louis
Gary Sutherland
Curt Flood
Tim McCarver
Indian pitcher Siebert shuts out Orioles in doubleheader sweep
Sonny Siebert of Cleveland allowed one hit through seven innings to defeat Baltimore 2-0 finishing a doubleheader sweep. Andy Kosco homered and drove in five with a single and double as the Yankees beat the Red Sox 11-3 in New York.
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Baltimore
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Boston
Astros Sign Morgan From Cabrillo Junior College
The Houston Astros signed right handed pitcher Wayne Morgan as a free agent from Cabrillo Junior College in Aptos California.
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Houston Astros
Wayne Morgan
Cabrillo Junior College
Aptos
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