Pirates Sweep Astros, Climb in NL Standings
The Pirates defeated the Houston Astros 4-3 at Forbes Field to complete a five game sweep and move six games ahead of Houston. Willie Stargell hit his 11th homer in the fifth, Roy Face closed it out, and Matty Alou added a bases cleared double in the first. Al McBean improved to 6-5 while Dave Giusti fell to 4-8. Atlanta moved into second with a 3-2 win over Cincinnati as Hank Aaron homered for the Braves.
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Major Standings And Results From Monday Baseball
Standings show St Louis leading with 38 wins 25 losses and .603. Atlanta 33 29 .532, San Francisco 34 30 .531, Los Angeles 34 31 .528, Philadelphia 28 28 .500. Cincinnati 29 32 .475 and Pittsburgh 28 31 .475. Monday results match Atlanta over Cincinnati 3 2 and Pittsburgh over Houston 4 3. Tonight Cincinnati at Atlanta and Los Angeles at Pittsburgh are listed with Chicago at St Louis and Houston at New York. San Francisco at Philadelphia 2 twi night.
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American League Standings and Daily Results Summary
The American League table lists teams with records and games behind. Notable results include Minnesota 4 Washington 1, Chicago 2 Cleveland 1, California 2 New York 1, Oakland 3 Baltimore 2, and New York at California as well as Baltimore at Oakland.
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Sox Hand Indians 7th Loss in Row
Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 in Milwaukee as rookie Bill Voss, batting .140, drove in two runs with a pinch triple. Stanky praised Voss after he broke a scoreless duel with Steve Hargan and Jack Fisher, with 28,081 fans watching the third Sox home game of the season.
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Trevino Becomes One Third Owner of Horizon Hills Club
Lee Trevino who once taught golf at Horizon Hills in El Paso now holds one third of the club alongside cousins Jess and Don Whittington. The U.S. Open champion aims to pay off the loan and fund the course by summer’s end while juggling touring commitments and a brief return home for his daughter's illness.
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El Torito: A Bold New Open Champion Rags to Riches Tale
A colorful portrait of El Torito Trevino, the Open golf champion, tracing his rise from an eighth grade dropout in Dallas to a celebrated, brash figure loved by the public. The piece likens him to Hagen, Sarazen, and Hogan, notes his Mexican American background, fast play, and winning mindset.
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Mazon Little League tops Opdyke 12 8 at Donahoe Field
The Mazon All Stars beat Opdyke 12 to 8 Monday night as darkness ended the game with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. Steve Paulsen earned the win with eight strikeouts. Duane Dunkle took the loss as Opdyke pitcher.
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Coach switches roles runs for county board
James Yeager, former Colorado football coach who left to become a Boulder clothing merchant, announces a bid for the Boulder County Board of Commissioners.
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Minor League Scores From The Associated Press
International League Louisville blanked Rochester 7 to 0. Columbus routed Syracuse 13 to 8. Toledo split a doubleheader with Jacksonville 1-0 and 0-2 with 10 innings in the second game.
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Fink Week draws golfers as first non Fink joins tour
Officials of the Fink Invitation Golf Tour seek more finks to form a foursome for the weekend event. David Fink, 22, of Houston and a Houston Post sports writer, will play as a non Fink beside the field at Tanglewood Hills Country Club near Fink, Texas.
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Prindiville and Webber Win Big in Morris Minor League Action
Prindiville pounded Corwin 27 7 and Webber defeated Hutchings 21 6 Monday in Morris Minor League play at Goodwill and McKinley. Paul Santa Cruz was the winning pitcher and Paul Weitz the loser. Prindiville and Phil Wigtil homered for the winners while Doug Button homered for the losers. Rick Pinder went 4 for 4 to lead Webber and Randy Murphy collected four hits for Hutchings, including a home run.
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Cardinals Beat Cubs 13-8 in Pony League Clash
Mor ris Pony League action at the MCHL diamond saw the Cardinals defeat the Cubs 13-8. Winning pitcher Larry Lutz struck out 14 and went 3-for-4 with a triple. Cubs pitcher Larry Cooper took the loss while Jim Smith led Cards with a homer and a triple. Jeff Rose also hit one for the Cards. Cubs had 10 hits to 9 for the Cards.
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Olson's Lions nip Kukman's Cougars in opener at McKinley Park
Olson's Lions beat Kukman's Cougars 6 to 5 in the Major Little League opener at McKinley Park. Winning pitcher Greg Strait struck out eight and walked seven, while Kevin Mulvihill took the loss with 10 strikeouts and two walks.
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