Littler Captures U S Open Title in Tight Finish
Gene Littler won the 1961 U S Open at Oakland Hills with a one stroke margin over Doug Sanders and Bob Goalby. The victory boosted Littler from 34th to fourth on the PGA money list while adding $14 000 to his earnings and earned him a major career milestone.
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Mich
Pro Golf
Gene Littler
Grand Rapids
Gary Player
Arnold Palmer
Littler
Michigan
Oakland Hills
Palmer
U.S
Denver
Cherry Hills
Doug Sanders
Sanders
Bob Goalby
Cincinnati Wins Two Tops League By 14
Cincinnati widened its National league lead to small margins Sunday by taking two more from Philadelphia 7-2 and 10-0, running the Phillies to 12 straight losses this season. San Francisco moved to second by routing Chicago 7-2 as Milwaukee's 10-2 win over the Dodgers let the Braves hit five homers. Pittsburgh split with St. Louis as Bob Friend and Larry Jackson shared pitching wins. Gene Freese led Cincinnati with seven hits in eight at bats, and Vada Pinson added two hits in each game. Wally Post slugged two homers in the two games. Howie Nunn earned his second win with 7 2/3 scoreless innings in relief. Jim O'Toole delivered a 10 hit shutout in the second game. Willie Shoemaker won six races in one day on six occasions.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Reds
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Bob Friend
Larry Jackson
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Wally Post
Howie Nunn
Jim Maloney
Jim O'Toole
Don Ferrarese
Chris Short
Willie McCovey
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Juan Marichal
Don Cardwell
Dick LeMay
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Joe Adcock
Frank Thomas
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Adcock
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Don McMahon
Carl Willey
Dick Groat
Julio Goray
Stan Musial
Camilo Pascual
Bob Allison
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Red Sox
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Washington
del Rice
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Roger Maris
Ford
Neiman
Jim Perry
Cleveland
Gary Bell
Orioles
Jack Fisher
Dick Hall
Wes Stock
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Goodman
Fox
White Sox
Pascual
Allison
Turk Lown
Ray Herbert
Ford’s 12 strikeouts power Yankees over Tigers in 9-0 win
Whitey Ford struck out 12 to lift the New York Yankees to a 9-0 victory over Detroit as Detroit clung to the AL lead by a half game. The Tigers fell further behind Cleveland and New York amid a busy day of MLB action with Boston and Chicago also winning.
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New York
Whitey Ford
Cleveland
Baltimore
Ford
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
Twins
Baseball results and upcoming games from weekend to Tuesday
Sunday results show Cleveland and New York posting wins while Chicago and Los Angeles split. Detroit and Kansas City were blanked by New York and Baltimore respectively. Upcoming Tuesday matchups include Detroit at Washington and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with several interleague games.
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Schedule of Youth League Games at Goodwill Park and Nearby Fields
The listing shows Midget League games at Goodwill Park Tuesday and Wednesday with teams Hougas Blair Woodridge Kezerle and more. Minor League 9 a.m. games include Bloomfield Washburn and Tibbott Taylor Waddell Granville plus Goodwill Park Morris Paper Mill fields host 6 p.m. clashes Panthers Wild Cats Cougars Cubs. Pony League at High School diamond schedules Hanoun Met til le Fox Harper with multiple matchups.
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Waddell’s
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Taylor
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Pony League
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Mettille
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Hanouw’s
Fox
Illinois State Amateur Golf Opens at Savoy
Savoy Illinois a week long Illinois State Amateur Golf tournament starts with 186 entrants at the University of Illinois course. Defending champion Ed Moehling Jr. Mt. Prospect leads a field including last year’s runner up Joel Hirsch Highland Park and past champions Bob Dredge Galesburg Hal Foreman Jr. Highland Park as 36 holes of qualifying begin with match play to follow.
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Ill
Ed Moehling Jr
Mt. Prospect
University of Illinois
Moehling
Joel Hirsch
Highland Park
Bob Dredge
Galesburg
Hal Foreman Jr
County Line Softball Leaders Shine In One-Hit Games
Nettle Creek hurler Del Johnson improved to 3-0 with a 7-0 win over Newark, allowing eight hits and fanning 38 in three games. Lemont pitcher Ken Hunt held Nettle Creek to one hit in a 1-0 loss. This week’s schedule includes Yorkville at Lemont, Nettle Creek at Sheridan, Lisbon at Yorkville, Muffler’s at Nettle Creek, Sheridan at Wilson’s, and Lemont at Newark with 9 p.m. starts.
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del Johnson
Newark
Johnson
Ken Hunt
Muffter
Yorkville
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Lisbon
Muffler’s
Lemont Wilson
Yorkville Muffler
Major League Leaders Across American and National Leagues
Summary of top players by batting, runs, RBIs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases in the American and National Leagues. Notable names include Cash Mantle Morris Piersall Pinson Mays Cepeda Clemente and Aaron among others with district leaders and season totals.
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Detroit
Brandt
Baltimore
Mantle
New York
Colavito
Morris
Piersall
Cleveland
Kubek
Power
Romano
O'Connell
Washington
Wood
Landis
Chicago
Keough
Aparicio
Howser
Kansas City
Pinson
Cincinnati
Clemente
Pittsburgh
Coleman
Notable Surnames and Residences Listed for Obituaries
The record lists individuals with years and hometowns: John Hobart of Moline tied to 1944 1945 1951, Gus Moreland of Peoria associated with 1935 and 1950, and Norando Nannini of Highwood with 1940 and 1949.
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John Hobart
Moline
Gus Moreland
Peoria
Norando Nannini
Highwood
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