Major league trades slip to deadline with limited impact
Few major deals occurred as teams shuffled second tier pieces before the midnight deadline. Houston traded regular Ron Davis to St Louis for Dick Simpson and Hal Gilson, while Baltimore acquired Fred Valentine to bolster outfield depth. Cleveland sent Vic Davalillo to the Angels for Jimmie Hall, and New York dealt Jim Bouton to Seattle and sold reliever John Wyatt to Detroit.
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Pittsburgh
Maury Wills
New York Yankees
Hous
Ton
Ron Davis
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Simpson
Hal Gilson Davis
Astros
Simpson
Gilson
Baltimore
Paul Blair
Orioles
Fred Valentine
Washington
Bruce Howard
Howard
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland
California
Indians
Vic Davalillo
Angels
Jimmie Hall
Yankees
Jim Bouton
Seattle
John Wyatt
Detroit
Wyatt
Boston
Trevino Captures U.S. Open With Record-Tying 275
Lee Trevino won the U.S. Open at Oak Hills by four strokes to tie the Open scoring record with 275. Bert Yancey led early but Trevino’s front-nine par, two long birdie putts, and late surge sealed the title, with Jack Nicklaus finishing second at 279 and Bobby Nichols fourth. Trevino earned $30,000, while Nicklaus collected $15,000 and Yancey $10,000.
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Trevino
Oak Hills Country Club
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Springfield
N.J
Bert
Claudia
Lee
el Paso
Bobby Nichols
Eee Oneny
Lee Trevino
Bert Yancey
Hall of Fame outfielder Sam Crawford dies at 88
Hall of Famer Sam Crawford known as Wahoo dies at Hollywood Community Hospital after a stroke and pneumonia. A .309 lifetime hitter with 2964 hits and the only player to lead both leagues in home runs, Crawford starred for Cincinnati and Detroit and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1957.
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Hall of Famer
Sam Crawford
Hollywood
Calif
Sam “Wahoo Crawford
Crawford
Baseball Hall of Fame
Coopertown
N.Y
Cincinnati
Detroit
Tigers
Ty Cobb
Charlie Gehringer
Cobb
Yeach
Gesture First Wins Corinthian Cup In Cape May to Jamestown
James L. Madden's 57 foot sloop Gesture finished first on corrected time in the 220 mile Corinthian Cup race from Cape May New Jersey to Jamestown Rhode Island. Gesture defeated Henry M. Chance's 43 foot yawl Hirondelle by 12 minutes 46 seconds for fleet honors.
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Gesture
Newport
James L. Madden
Cape May
N.J
Jamestown R.I
Henry M. Chance
Municipal Golf Course to Close Tuesday Morning
Municipal Golf Course will be closed Tuesday morning until noon except for a free junior class running from 9 to 10 a.m. Ground crews will dress greens in the morning. The junior class, second of six for the summer, will be at the practice area south of Swayze Natatorium.
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Municipal
Johnny Myers
Swayze Natatorium
Cleveland Stumbles Toward Lead In NASL Tie Bid
Cleveland battled New York to a 3-3 draw after rallying with two late goals. Enrique Mateus cut the margin to 3-2, Roy Turner tied it 2:15 later as Cleveland stayed six points behind idle Chicago in the Lakes Division. Washington edged Baltimore 1-0, Los Angeles beat Toronto 3-0. Reilly made eight saves for Baltimore. Mendieri assisted and scored for Los Angeles, lifting them from last in the Pacific.
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New York
Stokers
Enrique Matees
Roy Turner
Chicago
Washington Whips
Baltimore Bays
Baltimore
Los Angeles Wolves
Toronto Falcons
Antonio de Oliveiira
John Pelleta
Whips
Rays
Jack Reilly
Calos Mendieri
Los Angeles
George Beniez
Italy and Spain reach European Davis Cup finals
Martin Mulligan led Australia born Italy to a 3-2 win over Russia in Reggio Calabria as Mulligan defeated Tomas Lejus 6-2 6-4 7-5. Spain crushed Britain 4-1 to join Italy in the European Zone Group A final. West Germany beat Czechoslovakia 4-1 in Group B with Buding and Bungert securing the wins in Munich.
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Spain
Martin Mulligan
Russia
Mulligan
Tomas le Jus
Reggio Filia
Britain
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Alex Metroveli
Nicola Pietrangeli
Lejus
Barcelona
Mark Cox
Juan Gilbert
Ingo Buding
Germany
Munich
Czzechoslovakia
Jan Kodes
Wilhelm Bungert
Milan Holecek
South Africa
Dusseldorf
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Sam Snead
Billy Casper
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Gary Player
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Hugh Rover Jr
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Terry Oil
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Robert Murphy
Charles Sifford
BN Coltina
Doug Sanders
Harold Henning
Bob Goalby
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Man Hunter
Lebron Harris Jr
D. Eichelberger
al Balding
Bob Dickson
Bruce Crampton
Billy Mamwell
Gene Borer
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al Chandler
Jack Lewis Jr
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Wahoo, Neb
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