Mitterwald’s Saving Hit Lifts Twins Past White Sox
The Minnesota Twins edge Chicago 7-6 in 11 innings as George Mitterwald delivers a game deciding single after a tying homer and a 4th hit. Oliva, Reese drive runs. Rigney notes Mitterwald’s return from a pulled muscle. Other AL results include Detroit over Cleveland and Baltimore over New York.
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Mitterwald
Twins
White Sox
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
Minnesota Twins
George
Chicago
George Mitterwald
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
California Angels
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Atlanta Braves
Bill Rigney
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Rich Reese
Oliva
Kessinger Remakes Baseball With Six Straight Hits
Chicago Cubs outfielder Don Kessinger collected six consecutive hits in a 16 inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals. He drove in two runs and scored three as Ron Santo and Joe Pepitone provided key offensive support. Burt Hooton debuted for Chicago, walking five in a rough start before Carlton delivered the decisive hit for St. Louis.
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Mike Andrews
White Sox
Bill Freehan
Les Cain
Detroit
Tigers
Cleveland
Sam McDowell Cain
Norm Cash
Freehan
McDowell
Ellie Hendricks
Baltimore
New York
Bobby Murcer
Pat Dobson
Orioles
Kansas City Royals
Dick Drago
Drago
Boston
Cookie Rojas
Kansas City
MclQueen
Don Kessinger
Ron Santo
Cubs
Chicago
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Red Schoendienst
Burt Hooton
University of Texas
Steve Carlton
Whitcomb Leads Late Model Pair At Ohio Sprints
USAC late model stock cars run at Eldora on Saturday and New Bremen on Sunday in western Ohio. Dave Whitcomb leads with 541.5 points in a 20-car field for 50 miles at each track, with Norm Nelson second on 505 and Roger McCluskey seventh on 328.5. Prizes total 7,500 per race with 1,000 bonus to the overall joint leader and 2,000 for sweeping both events.
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Rossburg
Ohio
Eldora Speedway
New Bremen Speedway
Dave Whitcomb
Balparaiso
Ind
Whitcomb
Norm Nelson
Racine
Wis
Nelson
Plymouth
TISAC
Roger McCluskey
Tucson
Ariz
McCluskey
Roosevelt Raceway Opens With 79 Winners Led by Buddy Gilmour
Buddy Gilmour led the drivers at Roosevelt Raceway in the 1971 season opener with 79 winners, beating runner up Ben Webster by 23 wins.
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Buddy Gilmour
Roosevelt Raceway
Ben Webster
Trojans Capture College Baseball Title With 7-2 Win
Southern California defeated Southern Illinois 7-2 in Omaha to defend its College World Series title. Busby pitched eight innings for USC, scattering eight hits with five strikeouts, while Alfano drove in three runs and Perkins and Alfano hit back-to-back homers.
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Omaha
Neb
Southern California
Steve Busby
Southern Illinois
Dan Radison
Larry Calufelli
USC
Craig Perkins
Frank Alfano
Southern Cal
Alfano
Busby
Trojan
George Ambrow
Dick Cross
Tim Steele
Jeff Port
Southern Ilinois
Jim Dwyer
Radison
Calafetti
Bob Blakeley
Dick Langdon
Holman Sparks Twin City Sports Past Tallulah at Legion Field
Eddie Holman struck out 19 as Twin City Sports beat Tallulah 10 to 2 at Legion Field. Fields doubled twice and singled, Holman earned the win, and Copes took the loss as Tallulah errors aided the hosts in a four run fourth inning.
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Eddie Holman
Twin City
Tallulah
Legion Field
Ark - la
Holman
Gary Fields
Fields
Richard Peeples
Jerry Hawkins
Glen Copes
Florida horse sale pact signed in Ocala
A five year marketing agreement for Florida thoroughbred sales was signed by Joe O'Farrell of the Florida Breeders' Sales Company and John M. S. Finney of Fasig Tipton. The pact begins with the Oct 4 7 Ocala Fall Sales.
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Ocala, Fla
Joe O'Farrell
Florida Breeders’ Sales Company
John MS. Finney
Fasig- Tipton Company
Ocala
Foe of AAU says rule will break
Longtime foe of the Amateur Athletic Union argues the AAU is outmoded and controlling. Tom Jennings of the Pacific Coast Club predicts the USTFF will gain power by 1973 and athletes should compete freely without AAU interference. He notes past threats of ineligibility and describes efforts to enroll athletes in school to bypass AAU limits.
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AAU
Long Beach, Calif
Amateur Athletic Union
Ispn
Tom Jennings
Pacific Coast Club
Jennings
United States Track and Field Federation
NCAA
USTFF
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Wichita
Kan
Gen. MacArthur
Guy
Terry Musika
Louisiana Machinery breaks Rivers Ford in Eastside contest 11 to 5
Louisiana Machinery exploded for six runs in the first inning to defeat Rivers Ford 11 to 5. David Boatright earned the win while Joe Middleton took the loss as Rivers Ford totaled six runs across the game.
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Louisiana Machinery
Rivers Ford
David Boatright
Joe Middleton
Machinery
LaFrance
Carr Supply
Jimmy Tucker
Wayne Parris
Tucker
Carr
Lakeshore Lions
Mark Ballard
Mike Page
Jason Johnson
Lakeshore
Kerey Jackson
Lee Smith
C. O. Horton
Randy Hampton
Huey Laffoon
Jeff Brewster
James Adams
L. Parnell
J. Horton
Montgomery Ward
Monroe Sand
Globe Insurance
Darre
House
Mark Edwards
Mike Perry
Giobe
Eric Stark
Trey & Nichols
Louis Daniel High
Twin City Optimist
Bob Lee
Lee
Brown
Bridges
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Horlen
Rigney
Royals
Kessinger
Santo
Joe Pepitone
Cub
Trojans
Rod Dedeaux
West Monroe
Horse and Mule CO
Father
Holman Sparks Sports
Twin City Sports
Glen C Copes
Jerry Copes
Tommy Huff
Europe
SONY
Superscope
CIO
Ene A
Stanley Monroe
Ectronkes
Firestone
Firestone Store
Louisville Ave
Bankamericard
3Rd
Washington St
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