Glenbrook North Wins State Baseball Championship
Glenbrook North Spartans defeated Maine South 15-2 to capture the 27th Illinois high school title in Peoria. Ken Kozil allowed four hits with seven strikeouts as Glenbrook built a 8-0 first inning lead and finished 21-4. Maine South had reached the final with an 8-6 semifinal win over Alton after earlier beating Glenbrook in the regular season.
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Charles Chamberlain
Peoria, Ill
Glenbrook North
Maine
Park Ridge
Glenbrook
Spartans
Hawks
Fenger
Kelley
Pekin
Aston
Maine South
John Spiggos
Ken Kozil
Ray Larsen
Larry Mynars
Chuck Love
Dennis Jacob
Moin
Don Piggott
Mynar
Jacob
Bob Matajzel
Dave Strom
Bob Holz
Galesburg
Alton
Glen Brook North
Alton Redbirds
Chuck Richards
Russ Gibe
Larry Ducommon
Dave Jouett
Dave Weaver
Dan Kennedy
Bob Grover
Redbirds
Steve Hard
Glen Brook
Chuck Leve
Webb
Ducommon
Ealey
Chappell
Bazzell
Richards
Larson
Spiggos
Waberzeck
W — Richards
L—Webb
Cards Rally Past Braves 3-2 in Nine Inning Win
Bob Gibson held St Louis to two hits through eight and faced retirement after Hank Aaron's 18th homer and Felipe Alou single. Joe Hoerner relieved with two outs in the ninth and struck out Mack Jones to seal Gibson's seventh win as Curt Flood went 4 for 4, despite three double plays tied NL record.
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Atlant A
Joe Hoerner
Bob Gibson
St. Louis
Atlanta
Braves
Gibson
Hank Aaron
Felipe Alou
Hoerner
Mack Jones
Curt Flood
Orlando Cepeda
Pirates Rally For 7-2 Win Over Astros
Jim Pagliaroni and Bill Mazeroski hit consecutive home runs in the sixth as Pittsburgh pushed a 2-2 game to a five run inning. Roberto Clemente opened the frame with a single, followed by Pagliaroni and Mazeroski homers. Matty Alou Manny Mota and Willie Stargell added RBIs as Woody Fryman pitched effectively for the victory over Houston.
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Pittsburgh
Jim Pagliaroni
Bill Mazeroski
Pirates
Woody Fryman
Houston Astros
Southpaw
Pagliaroni
Roberto Clemente
Mazeroski
Houston
Larry Dierker
Ron Taylor
Matty Alou
Manny Mota
Willie Stargell
Probable MLB pitchers listed across National League games
The Associated Press box shows starting pitchers for NL games including Osteen at Los Angeles facing Hamilton at New York, Marichal at San Francisco versus Short at Philadelphia, Simmons and Stallard for St Louis at Atlanta, Broglio for Chicago at Cincinnati, and Roberts for Houston at Pittsburgh with Blass.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Osteen
New York
Hamilton
San Francisco
Marichal
Philadelphia
Short
St. Louis
Simmons
Stallard
Atlanta
Cloninger
Umbach
Chicago
Broglio
Cincinnati
Ellis
Houston
Roberts
Pittsburgh
Blass
Baseball Matchups Across American League Set
Detroit faces California as Brunet starts for the Angels while McLain leads Detroit in the lineup. Cleveland travels to Minnesota with Kelley on the mound. Kansas City visits Baltimore with Talbot and Dobson, Baltimore counters with Barber and McNally. New York visits Boston as Stottlemore starts for the Yankees and Santiago for the Red Sox. Washington travels to Chicago with Segui opposing Buzhardt.
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Detroit
McLain
California
Brunet
Clevland
Kelley
Minnesota
Pascual
Kansas City
Talbot
Dobson
Baltimore
Barber
McNally
New York
Stottlemore
Boston
Santiago
Washington
Segui
Chicago
Buzhardt
Major League Leaders SummaryTABLE
Major League leaders listed by batting runs batted in hits doubles and more. Notable names include Oliva and B Robinson leading batting and hits while Reichardt and Yastrzemski appear in multiple categories. Pitching leaders include Watt Sanford and Richert with strikeouts and wins noted.
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Associated Press
Oliva
Minnesota
B. Robinson
Baltimore
Agee
Chicago
Reichardt
California
Yastrzemski
Boston
Batting and pitching leaders in major league baseball standings
Statistics show Mota and Alou leading batting with averages over .370 and .331 respectively. Aaron tops runs and RBIs, while Hart and Mays follow in runs and RBIs with strong totals. Alou leads homers among batters and Koufax dominates strikeouts in pitching.
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Mota
Pittsburgh
Alou
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Mays
Johnson
Los Angeles
McCarver
St. Louis
Torre
Wills
Jackson
Houston
Marichal
Koufax
Gibson
Quick MLB games under two hours
Only 11 of 444 major league games to date finished in under two hours. Seven were in the American League and four in the National League.
Kuntz and Laughary End Coaching Tenures at MCHS
Morris Community High School faces a major loss as veteran coaches Frank Kuntz and Joe Laughary resign at the end of the school year. Both men contributed across football basketball track golf and tennis shaping a storied era for the Redskins program.
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Morris Community High School
MCHS
Frank Kuntz
Joe Laughary
Redskins
Kuntz
Laughary
MCHL
Athlltic
Morris
Fresh-Soph
Chatsworth
Ernie Peredetto
Dallas Pratte
Howard Torkelson
Bill Swanson
Peoria
Dawson Hawkins
Pekin
Rock Island
Austin
Chicago
Streator
West Aurora
Alleman
Tilden Tech
West Chicago
Lockport
Paris
Pontiac
Charleston
Eddie Pope
Pete Trucano
Trucano
State Fishing Contest Underway With Record Entries
The Illinois Department of Conservation reports two youngsters entered state records this year. Larry L. Smith, 11, Paris, caught a 1 pound 11 ounce redear sunfish on April 10 in Edgar County, while Greg Aubrey, 6, Chatham, landed a 3 pound 4 ounce black bullhead on May 22 in Sangamon County. Records list various species and weights, rules, and postmark deadline of December 31.
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Illinois Department of Conservation
Larry L. Smith
Paris
Ill
Edgar County
Greg Aubrey
Chatham
Sangamon County
Smith
Joe Melton
Villa Grove
Melton
Victor Crawford
A. F. Stowden
Toulon
Allendale
Stark County
Crab Orchard Lake
Kankakee
Illinois
Department of Conservation Fishery
Department of Conservation
Kinois Department of Conservation
Kauai King Seeks Belmont Crown in Triple Crown Bid
Kauai King, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, heads a 19-horse Belmont Stakes field as the 4-5 favorite. The race at Aqueduct offers 125000 added, with 116450 to the winner and 25000 to second. Notable rivals include Fast Count for C V Whitney and Stupendous ridden by Braulio Baeza.
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Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Tov
Aqueduct
Enith
CBS
Buffie
Robert Leberg
King Ranch
Middleground
Max Hirsch
Vitaway
Manuel Yeaza
Quadrangle
C. V. Whitney
Phalanx
Counterpoint
Whitney
Fast Count
Aqueduct Oval
Braulio Baeza
Stupendous
H. C. Phipps
Wheatley Stable
Sherlock
Chateaguay
Wheatley
Johnny Sellers
Baeza
Bobby Ussery
California
Kauai King
New York
Valam
Oth
Today’s Baseball Schedule and Standings Snapshot
Detroit visits California and Cleveland travels to Minnesota while Washington hosts Chicago and Kansas City meets Baltimore at twilight New York plays Boston. The National League shows San Francisco 32 16 .667 and Los Angeles 29 18 .617 atop the standings with Pittsburgh 26 20 and Houston 27 21 also near .500. Other games include St. Louis at Atlanta and Chicago at Cincinnati with day and night matchups listed.
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Detroit
California
Cleveland
Minnesota
Washington
Chicago
Kansas City
Baltimore
New York
Boston
W. L. Pet
San Fran
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Houston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Atlanta
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Associated Press
G.B. Cleveland
Eeens
Chicago Minnesota
Phillies Hand Giants 6-1 for Seventh Straight Win
Philadelphias Jim Bunning pitched his seventh straight win, striking out 11 over six hits, after a short injury delay. Rich Allen launched his fourth long homer in under a week, a 440 foot shot in the fourth, with Uecker and Rojas also homering to cap the rally and extend Phils streak to five.
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Philadelphia
Jim Bunning
San Francisco
Rich Allen
Bunning
Giants
Phillies
Len Gabrielson
Allen
Bob Uecker
Cookie Rojas
Phils
Reichardt Scott Impress Fans With Power Hitting Feats
Reichardt and Scott have captivated fans with aggressive hitting. Scott drilled balls that nearly cleared Detroit’s Tiger Stadium roof and a top deck shot at Yankee Stadium recalling Jimmy Foxx’s 1932 feat. Mele praised him, while Rigney and Gordon adjusted Reichardt’s stance, risking hits on the plate as they push toward a likely 40th home run.
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Reichardt
Scott
Detroit
Tiger Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Jimmy Foxx
Sam Mele
Twins
Bill Rigney
Joe Gordon
Orioles Rally Past Kansas City With Robinson Two Run Shot
Frank Robinson returned to the lineup and hit a two run homer in the fifth, lifting Baltimore to a 3 2 win over Kansas City. Aparicio added three hits and Palmer earned his fifth victory as the Orioles beat the Athletics in a tense night game.
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Baltimore
Frank Robinson
Kansas City
Robinson
Jim
Catfish
Jim Palmer
Ken Harrelson
Dick Green
A's
Brooks Robinson Drives In Three As Orioles Top California
Baltimore’s Brooks Robinson drove in three runs to lift the Orioles to a 9-6 win over California. His RBI total rose to 45 in 44 games, already leading the American League, a pace far above his 44 game tally of 19 last season.
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Baltimore
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
California
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