Cubs Triumph in 15th Inning as Williams Drives 8-5 Win
Billy Williams belted a three run inside the park homer in the 15th inning to lift the Cubs over the Reds 8-5. Phil Regan earned his second win over Cincinnati in 24 hours, going 7 2/3 innings with strong relief to preserve Chicago’s win.
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Dick Coach
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Phil Regan
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
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Ace Regan
Reds
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Lee May
Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
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Jack Lamabe
Don Drysdale
Philadelphia
Felix Millan
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Francisco
New York Mets
Tigers Sweep Red Sox Behind Brown Two Pinch Hits
Gates Brown again crushed Boston with a 14th inning pinch homer in game one and a ninth inning single in game two as Detroit widened its AL lead to seven games with a 5-4 6-5 sweep. Other games see Lolich win relief, Kaline and Freehan homers, and strong supporting hits from Carey Oliva and Reichardt in different matchups.
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Hal Bock
Associated Press
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Gates
Minnesota
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Lolich
Wayne Comer
Bill Freehan
Joe Foy
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Reggie Smith
Jim Price
Freehan
Dick McAuliffe
Mickey Stanley
al Kaline
Rick Reichardt
Minor League Results From Saturdays Games
Pacific Coast League Spokane at Denver wet grounds Seattle 4 Hawaii Indianapolis at Okla City 2 Iain Tulsa 89 Phoenix 0 5 San Diego 63 Vancouver 4 1 Portland 4 Tacoma 3 International League Toledo 10 Jacksonville 5 Buffalo 6 Richmond 3 Rochester 3 Louisville 2 Columbus 7 Syracuse 4 Sundays Results Spokane 2 0 Denver 1 2 Portland 80 Tacoma 7 2 edudianapolis 5 1 Okla City 0 2 Vancouver 4 San Diego 3 Tulsa 2 Phoenix Seattle 5 Hawaii 2 Toledo 5 Jacksonville 0 Richmond 11 3 Buffalo 2 5 Louisville 3 Rochester 2 Columbus 6 0 Syracuse 57 1st game 15 innings
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Quad County Conference crowns shine in youth baseball
South Wilmington nets Quad County Minor League title while Opdyke tops Little League after a split with Seneca. Mazon dominates Opdyke 21 to 5 at Donahoe Field as darkness halts play after 3 innings.
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S. Wilmington
Major Baseball Standings and Results From National League
National League standings show St Louis leading with 76 wins and Chicago second at 62. San Francisco 60, Cincinnati 57, Pittsburgh 56, Philadelphia 53, Los Angeles 53, New York 54, Houston 51. St Louis beat Atlanta 7-1. Houston 16-4 over Pittsburgh. New York swept San Francisco 3-0. Chicago over Cincinnati 8-5. Atlanta held St Louis to 3-5 in 14 innings. American League standings list Detroit 74-42, Baltimore 66-48, Boston 62-54, Cleveland 63-56, Oakland 60-55, Minnesota 54-59, New York 51-60, California 53-63, Chicago 48-65, Washington 42-71. Detroit beat Boston 4-3. Minnesota 11-2 over New York. Oakland 8-1 over Washington. California 11-1 over Baltimore. Cleveland 6-2 over Chicago. Baltimore at Oakland postponed. New York at California postponed.
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Boston
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Oakland
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California
Washington
Eagles Fall to Lions 29-3 as Snead Breaks Leg
In Philadelphia, the Eagles lost 29-3 to Detroit after Norm Snead suffered a broken leg on the opening play. Joe Kuharich faces a difficult period as Snead’s injury sidelines him for at least 12 weeks while King Hill and John Huarte failed to move the team. George Wilson’s Dolphins tied Buffalo 28-28 and Larry Csonka shone in a pro debut.
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George Wilson
Kuharich
Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit
Norm Snead
Snead
Wilson
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo
Larry Csonka
Mike Clark
Dallas Cowboys
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Fran Tarkenton
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Lou Michaels
Bob Humphreys
Denver
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Bill Kilmer
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Jan Stenerud
New York Jets
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Eagles
Izzy Lang
Lem Barney
Lions
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Jerry DePoyster
Greg Barton
Bill Malinchak
Barney
King Hill
John Huarte
Mexico City
Philadelphia
Csonka
Miami
Bob Griese
Griese
Jim Keyes
Jerry Rhome
Dallas
Clark
49Ers
Ryun Wins Pre Olympic Meet At Mt San Antonio
Jim Ryun the world record miler recovered from mononucleosis wins the Mt San Antonio pre Olympic meet in 3 55.9. Roscoe Divine pushes him in the final lap as Billy Mills also returns with a 28 43.6 10 000 meters. Other stars skip the meet but John Vaughn clears 17 5 in pole vault and George Young runs 13 38.8 in 5 000 meters.
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Jack Stevenson
Walnut
Calif
America
Jim Ryun
Kansas
Mt. San Antonio
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Uncle Sam
Mills
Ryan
Billy
Flagstaff
United States
Bob Seagren
Bob Beamon
Tommie Smith
Charlie Greene
John Vaughn
George Young
Ronnie Ray Smith
Mel Pender
Nicklaus Wins Akron Golf In Playoff
Jack Nicklaus edged Lee Elder in a sudden-death playoff for the $125,000 American Golf Classic title in Akron. Elder led at times but bogeyed the final regulation hole. Nicklaus rolled in a 10 foot birdie on the playoff hole to win. Frank Beard exited after the first playoff hole.
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Hal Paris
Associated Press
Akron, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Lee Elder
Elder
Big Jack
Ron Nicklaus
Washington, D.C
Nicklaus
Frank Beard
Beard
Don Beis
Seattle
Bert Yancey
Beis
Yancey
Bob Stanton
Julius Boros
Bob Lunn
George Knudson
Art Wall
Gardner Dickinson
Ray Floyd
Rod Funseth
Arnold Palmer
Injured Golfer Shirley Englehorn Makes Comeback
Shirley Englehorn of Caldwell Idaho enters the final round of the Concord Open at Kiamesha Lake NY with a two stroke lead on the LPGA tour after a comeback following ankle surgery. She posted a one under par 76 for 153 in the 54 hole event with a winner’s purse of 4275 dollars.
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N.Y
Shirley Englehorn
Caldwell
Idaho
Miss Englehorn
Bengtson Seeks No 4 as Packers coach in Lombardi shadow
Phil Bengtson, Lombardi's former top assistant, presses for a fourth straight NFL title with the Green Bay Packers. The piece traces his defensive staff, star players like Starr, Wood, Nitschke, Kramer and Grabowski, and the challenge of living up to Lombardi's legacy.
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Vince Lombardi
Green Bay
Packer
Honny
Robert Tillman
Green Bay Packers
Packers
Bengtsons
Bengtson
Lombardi
NFL
Willie Davis
Lionel Aldridge
Ron Kostelnik
Henry Jordan
Fred Carr
Bart Starr
Starr
Alabama
Zeke Bratkowski
Moose B Team Clinches Second in NI Moose Softball League
The Morris B team finished runner up in the Northern Illinois Moose Softball League by beating Batavia 6-1 Sunday at Morris to raise their mark to 9-4. Batavia lost 8-5. Mel Bunton allowed four hits with seven strikeouts and three walks for the win. Lambert had a triple and two hits as Morris split six ways offensively. Rich Darling doubled in two runs, Jim Davis Bruce Smith Bob Chappel and Larry Anderson each drove in a run. Next Sunday Morris travels to Naperville and ends the schedule August 25 versus Morris A.
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Northern Illinois Moose
Batavia
Naperville
Mel Bunton
Lambert
Rich Darling
Jim Davis
Bruce Smith
Bob Chappel
Larry Anderson
Smith Leads Lineup in 24 Hits as Victory Totals 6 Runs
Morris D. Smith 1b 3-1-1 J Davis ss 3-2-1 B Smith cf 2-0-1 R Darling p 3-1-1 B Chappel rf 3-1-0 L Anderson 2b 3-1-1 J Richardson 3b 3-0-1 R Smith lf 2-0-0 M Bunton p 2-0-0 Kenney sub 0-0-0 Carr sub 0-0-0. Totals 24-6-6.
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Batavia D Lambert Rapp Weirich Williams Weber Allen
Batavia D Lambert 4 1 2 Rapp 3 0 1 Weirich 3 0 0 Williams 3 0 0 Weber 2 0 1 Allen 3 0 0 Dunn 3 0 0 Barker 2 0 0 Has ley 3 0 0 totals 26 1 4.
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